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Brexit: one month from the deadline, London calls for "preparation"

2020-12-01T07:39:56.579Z


The British government, which now has less than a month to reach a post-Brexit deal with the Europeans, urged companies on Tuesday (December 1st) to prepare for the major changes that will come in any case on December 31st. The final negotiations with the European Union to reach a free trade agreement have still not been concluded despite the approach of the end of the post-Brexit transition perio


The British government, which now has less than a month to reach a post-Brexit deal with the Europeans, urged companies on Tuesday (December 1st) to prepare for the major changes that will come in any case on December 31st.

The final negotiations with the European Union to reach a free trade agreement have still not been concluded despite the approach of the end of the post-Brexit transition period, on December 31 at midnight, the moment which will mark the the UK leaves the single market.

"Whatever the outcome of our negotiations with the EU, there are definite changes for which companies must prepare now,"

said Michael Gove, the minister responsible for coordinating government action.

Four weeks before the deadline,

"There is no time to waste"

.

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As London and the EU make final efforts to overcome their differences and agree on their future relationship, Enterprise Minister Alok Sharma said he wrote letters to nearly five million of them to warn them of the challenges ahead.

“Our new departure from the single market and the EU customs union is on the horizon,”

he said.

"As we enter the home stretch, businesses need to ensure that they are fully prepared for the new rules and opportunities that being an independent trading nation will bring

.

"

The government has also started to set up an operations center to control the movement of goods and people across the border.

The center, which will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, aims to provide real-time information allowing the authorities to react quickly to limit disruption at the border.

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From July, imports into the UK from the EU will for the first time require security declarations, a possible cause of delays.

“Changes in the way we do business with Europe are likely to lead to short-term disruptions at the border.

However, with access to better quality information and intelligence than before, the government will be able to ensure the smooth flow of goods and people and make our country safer, ”

the government assures us. communicated.

In the event of a “no deal”, trade between the United Kingdom and the EU will be governed by the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO), synonymous with costly customs duties that can cause an economic shock.

But even in the event of an agreement without tariffs or quotas, companies will be subject to new and time-consuming administrative procedures and new controls.

The negotiations, currently led in London by Michel Barnier and David Frost, are still stumbling over the guarantees demanded of the British in terms of competition, the way of settling disputes in the future agreement and the access of European fishermen to British waters.

Source: lefigaro

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