UK and EU circulate draft food-trade agreement ahead of summit
Economy · First reported 3 Nov, 02:11 · Updated 03:13
The UK and EU have circulated a draft agreement intended to reduce checks on food and agricultural trade, with EU representatives set to consider it before a 20 November summit. The reported terms include the UK following EU food and plant standards; the agreement is not yet final.
- The draft would remove many post-Brexit checks and fees on food and agricultural trade; some UK exports, including seed potatoes and fresh sausages, could resume.
- Under the reported terms, the UK would follow or adapt to EU rules on food, plant and animal standards in exchange for reduced EU controls.
- The agreement would affect Northern Ireland’s food trade arrangements; Andy Burnham said he had not proposed restoring freedom of movement.
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- Next scheduled summit
- 20 November
- Draft length reported by BBC
- 200 pages
- Government estimate of annual economic benefits
- £5.1bn eventually
- Examples of exports that could resume
- Fresh sausages, burgers, shellfish from domestic waters and seed potatoes
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- A previous Lux story reported that the British Chambers of Commerce was urging a reassessment of the UK-EU relationship and said the current system was not delivering for businesses. [37cd4efa-c300-4871-af8f-b35447d67990]
- An earlier Lux headline concerned proposed lower fees for EU students in exchange for access to a post-Brexit scheme. [a7516dfd-cc96-4aec-bf79-30b5c5cc155d]
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