Brexit: Gb postpones customs checks on EU goods

(ANSA) - LONDON, SEPTEMBER 14 - The British government of BorisJohnson announced today the decision to postpone to 2022 a series of controls on the import-export of certain goods between the EU and the United Kingdom, provided for by the post Brexit agreements with Brussels and which would in part be due to come into effect from 1 October. This is another unilateral move by London, following the one on the protocol for Northern Ireland. Minister DavidFrost explained that the postponement will concern pharmaceutical and phytosanitary products, coming both from the EU area and from the rest of the world, and that it is necessary due to the repercussions from the Covid pandemic on the business. (HANDLE).