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10 Feb, 5 tweets, 5 min read
The @MarosSefcovic
letter to @michaelgove - quick breakdown.

It starts with a list of UK non-compliance at NI ports...and says addressing these are a "prerequisite" for any other facilitations /1

ec.europa.eu/info/sites/inf…
@MarosSefcovic @michaelgove There is an offer of a fix on TRQs issue that saw some steel going from GB into NI attracting 25% tariffs - more deets here /2 belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/25-tar…
@MarosSefcovic @michaelgove But no offer of 'blanket derogations' on issues around export health certificates and - it seems - no fix at all on 'prepared meats' (can u send a non-frozen sausage from Brum to Belfast) - note line on new supply chain ("source them in NI or ROI in effect") /3
@MarosSefcovic @michaelgove And on seeds/plants (viz @michaelgove example of a bulb going from Bedford to Ballymena) and on pets - about £200 quid per dog, per journey....the fix must revolve around UK aligning with relevant EU rules. And know how much this govt likes doing that. /4
@MarosSefcovic @michaelgove For reference you can read Gove's original letter to Sefcovic here.

They meet in London on Thursday.

Things are very delicate. Both sides need to remember what's at stake here. Not inflame things further.

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