Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community
Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community
- AGREEMENT
- on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community
- PART ONE
- COMMON PROVISIONS
- Article 1
- Objective
- Article 2
- Definitions
- Article 3
- Territorial scope
- Article 4
- Methods and principles relating to the effect, the implementation and the application of this Agreement
- Article 5
- Good faith
- Article 6
- References to Union law
- Article 7
- References to the Union and to Member States
- Article 8
- Access to networks, information systems and databases
- PART TWO
- CITIZENS' RIGHTS
- TITLE I
- General provisions
- Article 9
- Definitions
- Article 10
- Personal scope
- Article 11
- Continuity of residence
- Article 12
- Non-discrimination
- TITLE II
- Rights and obligations
- Chapter 1
- Rights related to residence, residence documents
- Article 13
- Residence rights
- Article 14
- Right of exit and of entry
- Article 15
- Right of permanent residence
- Article 16
- Accumulation of periods
- Article 17
- Status and changes
- Article 18
- Issuance of residence documents
- Article 19
- Issuance of residence documents during the transition period
- Article 20
- Restrictions of the rights of residence and entry
- Article 21
- Safeguards and right of appeal
- Article 22
- Related rights
- Article 23
- Equal treatment
- Chapter 2
- Rights of workers and self-employed persons
- Article 24
- Rights of workers
- Article 25
- Rights of self-employed persons
- Article 26
- Issuance of a document identifying frontier workers' rights
- Chapter 3
- Professional qualifications
- Article 27
- Recognised professional qualifications
- Article 28
- Ongoing procedures on the recognition of professional qualifications
- Article 29
- Administrative cooperation on recognition of professional qualifications
- TITLE III
- Coordination of social security systems
- Article 30
- Persons covered
- Article 31
- Social security coordination rules
- Article 32
- Special situations covered
- Article 33
- Nationals of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland
- Article 34
- Administrative cooperation
- Article 35
- Reimbursement, recovery and offsetting
- Article 36
- Development of law and adaptations of Union acts
- TITLE IV
- Other provisions
- Article 37
- Publicity
- Article 38
- More favourable provisions
- Article 39
- Life-long protection
- PART THREE
- SEPARATION PROVISIONS
- TITLE I
- Goods placed on the market
- Article 40
- Definitions
- Article 41
- Continued circulation of goods placed on the market
- Article 42
- Proof of placing on the market
- Article 43
- Market surveillance
- Article 44
- Transfer of files and documents relating to ongoing procedures
- Article 45
- Making available of information in relation to past authorisation procedures for medicinal products
- Article 46
- Making available of information held by notified bodies established in the United Kingdom or in a Member State
- TITLE II
- Ongoing customs procedures
- Article 47
- Union status of goods
- Article 48
- Entry summary declaration and pre-departure declaration
- Article 49
- Ending of temporary storage or customs procedures
- Article 50
- Access to relevant networks, information systems and databases
- TITLE III
- Ongoing value added tax and excise duty matters
- Article 51
- Value added tax (VAT)
- Article 52
- Excise goods
- Article 53
- Access to relevant networks, information systems and databases
- TITLE IV
- Intellectual property
- Article 54
- Continued protection in the United Kingdom of registered or granted rights
- Article 55
- Registration procedure
- Article 56
- Continued protection in the United Kingdom of international registrations designating the Union
- Article 57
- Continued protection in the United Kingdom of unregistered Community designs
- Article 58
- Continued protection of databases
- Article 59
- Right of priority with respect to pending applications for European Union trade marks, Community designs and Community plant variety rights
- Article 60
- Pending applications for supplementary protection certificates in the United Kingdom
- Article 61
- Exhaustion of rights
- TITLE V
- Ongoing police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters
- Article 62
- Ongoing judicial cooperation proceedings in criminal matters
- Article 63
- Ongoing law enforcement cooperation proceedings, police cooperation and exchange of information
- Article 64
- Confirmation of receipt or arrest
- Article 65
- Other applicable Union acts
- TITLE VI
- Ongoing judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters
- Article 66
- Applicable law in contractual and non-contractual matters
- Article 67
- Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judicial decisions, and related cooperation between central authorities
- Article 68
- Ongoing judicial cooperation procedures
- Article 69
- Other applicable provisions
- TITLE VII
- Data and information processed or obtained before the end of the transition period, or on the basis of this Agreement
- Article 70
- Definition
- Article 71
- Protection of personal data
- Article 72
- Confidential treatment and restricted use of data and information in the United Kingdom
- Article 73
- Treatment of data and information obtained from the United Kingdom
- Article 74
- Information security
- TITLE VIII
- Ongoing public procurement and similar procedures
- Article 75
- Definition
- Article 76
- Rules applicable to ongoing procedures
- Article 77
- Review procedures
- Article 78
- Cooperation
- TITLE IX
- Euratom related issues
- Article 79
- Definitions
- Article 80
- End of Community responsibility for matters related to the United Kingdom
- Article 81
- Safeguards
- Article 82
- Specific obligations under international agreements
- Article 83
- Ownership and rights of use and consumption of special fissile materials in the United Kingdom
- Article 84
- Equipment and other property related to the provision of safeguards
- Article 85
- Spent fuel and radioactive waste
- TITLE X
- Union judicial and administrative procedures
- Chapter 1
- Judicial procedures
- Article 86
- Pending cases before the Court of Justice of the European Union
- Article 87
- New cases before the Court of Justice
- Article 88
- Procedural rules
- Article 89
- Binding force and enforceability of judgments and orders
- Article 90
- Right to intervene and participate in the procedure
- Article 91
- Representation before the Court
- Chapter 2
- Administrative procedures
- Article 92
- Ongoing administrative procedures
- Article 93
- New State aid and European Anti-Fraud Office procedures
- Article 94
- Procedural rules
- Article 95
- Binding force and enforceability of decisions
- Article 96
- Other ongoing procedures and reporting obligations
- Article 97
- Representation in ongoing proceedings before the European Union Intellectual Property Office
- TITLE XI
- Administrative cooperation procedures between Member States and the United Kingdom
- Article 98
- Administrative cooperation for customs
- Article 99
- Administrative cooperation for matters related to indirect tax
- Article 100
- Mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to taxes, duties and other measures
- TITLE XII
- Privileges and immunities
- Article 101
- Definitions
- Chapter 1
- Property, funds, assets and operations of the Union
- Article 102
- Inviolability
- Article 103
- Archives
- Article 104
- Taxation
- Chapter 2
- Communications
- Article 105
- Communications
- Chapter 3
- Members of the European Parliament
- Article 106
- Immunity of members of the European Parliament
- Article 107
- Social security
- Article 108
- Avoidance of double taxation on pensions and transitional allowances
- Chapter 4
- Representatives of Member States and of the United Kingdom taking part in the work of the institutions of the Union
- Article 109
- Privileges, immunities and facilities
- Chapter 5
- Members of the institutions, officials and other servants
- Article 110
- Privileges and Immunities
- Article 111
- Taxation
- Article 112
- Domicile for tax purposes
- Article 113
- Social security contributions
- Article 114
- Transfer of pension rights
- Article 115
- Unemployment insurance
- Chapter 6
- Other provisions
- Article 116
- Waiver of immunities and cooperation
- Article 117
- European Central Bank
- Article 118
- European Investment Bank
- Article 119
- Host agreements
- TITLE XIII
- Other issues relating to the functioning of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union
- Article 120
- Obligation of professional secrecy
- Article 121
- Obligation of professional discretion
- Article 122
- Access to documents
- Article 123
- European Central Bank
- Article 124
- European Investment Bank
- Article 125
- European Schools
- PART FOUR
- TRANSITION
- Article 126
- Transition period
- Article 127
- Scope of the transition
- Article 128
- Institutional arrangements
- Article 129
- Specific arrangements relating to the Union's external action
- Article 130
- Specific arrangements relating to fishing opportunities
- Article 131
- Supervision and enforcement
- Article 132
- Extension of the transition period
- PART FIVE
- FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- CHAPTER 1
- General provisions
- Article 133
- Currency to be used between the Union and the United Kingdom
- Article 134
- Facility offered to auditors in relation to the financial provisions
- CHAPTER 2
- The United Kingdom's contribution to and participation in the Union budget
- Article 135
- The United Kingdom's contribution to and participation in the implementation of the Union budgets for the years 2019 and 2020
- Article 136
- Provisions applicable after 31 December 2020 in relation to own resources
- Article 137
- The United Kingdom's participation in the implementation of the Union programmes and activities in 2019 and 2020
- Article 138
- Union law applicable after 31 December 2020 in relation to the United Kingdom's participation in the implementation of the Union programmes and activities committed under the MFF 2014-2020 or previous financial perspectives
- Article 139
- Share of the United Kingdom
- Article 140
- Outstanding commitments
- Article 141
- Fines decided upon before or on 31 December 2020
- Article 142
- Union liabilities at the end of 2020
- Article 143
- Contingent financial liabilities related to loans for financial assistance, EFSI, EFSD and the external lending mandate.
- Article 144
- Financial instruments under direct or indirect implementation financed by the programmes of the MFF 2014-2020 or under earlier financial perspectives
- Article 145
- The European Coal and Steel Community
- Article 146
- Union investment in the EIF
- Article 147
- Contingent liabilities related to legal cases
- Article 148
- Payments after 2020
- CHAPTER 3
- European Central Bank
- Article 149
- Reimbursement of the paid-in capital
- CHAPTER 4
- European Investment Bank
- Article 150
- Continued liability of the United Kingdom and reimbursement of the paid-in capital
- Article 151
- Participation of the United Kingdom in EIB group after the withdrawal date
- CHAPTER 5
- European Development Fund and the United Kingdom's guarantee under the EDF Internal Agreements
- Article 152
- Participation in the European Development Fund
- Article 153
- Reuse of the decommitments
- Article 154
- The United Kingdom's guarantee under the successive EDF Internal Agreements
- CHAPTER 6
- Trust funds and facility for refugees in Turkey
- Article 155
- Commitments toward the Trust Funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey
- CHAPTER 7
- Agencies of the Council and common security and defence policy operations
- Article 156
- The United Kingdom's obligations from the date of entry into force of this Agreement
- Article 157
- The United Kingdom's obligations after 31 December 2020
- PART SIX
- INSTITUTIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
- TITLE I
- Consistent interpretation and application
- Article 158
- References to the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning Part Two
- Article 159
- Monitoring of the implementation and application of Part Two
- Article 160
- Jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning certain provisions of Part Five
- Article 161
- Procedures before the Court of Justice of the European Union
- Article 162
- Participation of the European Commission in cases pending in the United Kingdom
- Article 163
- Regular dialogue and exchange of information
- TITLE II
- Institutional provisions
- Article 164
- Joint Committee
- Article 165
- Specialised committees
- Article 166
- Decisions and recommendations
- TITLE III
- Dispute settlement
- Article 167
- Cooperation
- Article 168
- Exclusivity
- Article 169
- Consultations and communications within the Joint Committee
- Article 170
- Initiation of the arbitration procedure
- Article 171
- Establishment of the arbitration panel
- Article 172
- Rules of procedure
- Article 173
- Time-frame of the procedure before the arbitration panel
- Article 174
- Disputes raising questions of Union law
- Article 175
- Compliance with the arbitration panel ruling
- Article 176
- Reasonable period of time for compliance
- Article 177
- Review of any measure taken to comply with the arbitration panel ruling
- Article 178
- Temporary remedies in case of non-compliance
- Article 179
- Review of any measure taken after temporary remedies
- Article 180
- Arbitration panel decisions and rulings
- Article 181
- Members of an arbitration panel
- TITLE IV
- Final provisions
- Article 182
- Protocols and Annexes
- Article 183
- Authentic texts and depositary
- Article 184
- Negotiations on the future relationship
- Article 185
- Entry into force and application
- PROTOCOLS
- PROTOCOL ON IRELAND/NORTHERN IRELAND
- Article 1
- Objectives and relationship to subsequent agreement
- Article 2
- Subsequent agreement
- Article 3
- Extension of the transition period
- Article 4
- Rights of individuals
- Article 5
- Common Travel Area
- Article 6
- Single customs territory, movement of goods
- Article 7
- Protection of the UK internal market
- Article 8
- Technical regulations, assessments, registrations, certificates, approvals and authorisations
- Article 9
- VAT and excise
- Article 10
- Agriculture and environment
- Article 11
- Single electricity market
- Article 12
- State aid
- Article 13
- Other areas of North-South cooperation
- Article 14
- Implementation, application, supervision and enforcement
- Article 15
- Common provisions
- Article 16
- Specialised Committee
- Article 17
- Joint consultative working group
- Article 18
- Safeguards
- Article 19
- Protection of financial interests
- Article 20
- Review
- Article 21
- Annexes
- ANNEX 1
- PROVISIONS OF UNION LAW REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4(1)
- ANNEX 2
- Article 1
- Scope
- Article 2
- Trade between the parts of the single customs territory
- Article 3
- Customs Tariff applicable to trade with third countries
- Article 4
- Commercial policy
- Article 5
- Administrative cooperation
- Article 6
- Specific remedies
- ANNEX 3
- Article 1
- Application of Customs Codes
- Article 2
- Formalities in respect of point (c) of Article 1(1) of Annex 2
- Article 3
- Documentary evidence
- Article 4
- A. UK. movement certificate
- Article 5
- A. UK. movement certificates issued retrospectively
- Article 6
- Submission of A. UK. movement certificates
- Article 7
- Replacement of A. UK. movement certificates
- Article 8
- Administrative cooperation
- Article 9
- Verification of A. UK. movement certificates
- Article 10
- Disputes relating to the verification procedure
- Article 11
- Penalties
- Article 12
- Provisions concerning goods brought by travellers
- Article 13
- Postal consignments
- ANNEX 4
- PART ONE
- TAXATION
- Article 1
- Taxation
- PART TWO
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- Article 2
- Non-regression in the level of environmental protection
- Article 3
- Monitoring and enforcement related to environmental protection
- PART THREE
- LABOUR AND SOCIAL STANDARDS
- Article 4
- Non-regression of labour and social standards
- Article 5
- Multilateral labour and social standards and agreements
- Article 6
- Monitoring and enforcement of labour and social standards
- PART FOUR
- STATE AID
- Article 7
- State aid
- Article 8
- Procedures referred to in Article 7(2)
- Article 9
- Independent authority
- Article 10
- Cooperation
- Article 11
- Courts and tribunals of the United Kingdom
- Article 12
- Transparency
- Article 13
- Consultations
- Article 14
- Interim measures
- Article 15
- Coordination
- PART FIVE
- COMPETITION
- Article 16
- Principles
- Article 17
- Agreements between undertakings
- Article 18
- Abuse of a dominant position
- Article 19
- Concentrations of undertakings
- Article 20
- Public undertakings, undertakings granted special or exclusive rights or privileges, and designated monopolies
- Article 21
- Interpretation
- Article 22
- Implementation
- Article 23
- Cooperation
- Article 24
- Monitoring and dispute settlement
- PART SIX
- STATE-OWNED UNDERTAKINGS, UNDERTAKINGS GRANTED SPECIAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES, AND DESIGNATED MONOPOLIES
- Article 25
- Neutral regulation
- ANNEX 5
- PROVISIONS OF UNION LAW REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 6(2) AND 10
- 1. General customs aspects (1)
- 2. Protection of the Union's financial interests
- 3. Trade statistics
- 4. General trade related aspects
- 5. Trade defence instruments
- 6. Regulations on bilateral safeguards
- 7. Others
- 8. Goods - general provisions
- 9. Motor vehicles, including agricultural and forestry tractors
- 10. Lifting and mechanical handling appliances
- 11. Gas appliances
- 12. Pressure vessels
- 13. Measuring instruments
- 14. Construction products, machinery, cableways, personal protective equipment
- 15. Electrical and radio equipment
- 16. Textiles, footwear
- 17. Cosmetics, toys
- 18. Recreational craft
- 19. Explosives and pyrotechnic articles
- 20. Medicinal products
- 21. Medical devices
- 22. Substances of human origin
- 23. Chemicals and related
- 24. Pesticides, biocides
- 25. Waste
- 26. Environment, energy efficiency
- 27. Marine equipment
- 28. Rail transport
- 29. Food – general
- 30. Food – hygiene
- 31. Food – ingredients, traces, residues, marketing standards
- 32. Food contact material
- 33. Food – other
- 34. Feed – products and hygiene
- 35. GMOs
- 36. Live animals, germinal products and products of animal origin
- 37. Animal disease control, zoonosis control
- 38. Animal identification
- 39. Animal breeding
- 40. Animal welfare
- 41. Plant health
- 42. Plant reproductive material
- 43. Official controls, veterinary checks
- 44. Sanitary and phytosanitary - Other
- 45. Intellectual property
- 46. Fisheries and aquaculture
- 47. Other
- ANNEX 6
- PROVISIONS OF UNION LAW REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 9
- 1. Value Added Tax (1)
- 2. Excise
- ANNEX 7
- PROVISIONS OF UNION LAW REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 11
- ANNEX 8
- PROVISIONS OF UNION LAW REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 12(1) OF THIS PROTOCOL AND ARTICLE 7(1) OF ANNEX 4
- 1. State Aid rules in the TFEU (1)
- 2. Acts referring to the notion of aid
- 3. Block exemption regulations
- 3.1 Enabling regulation
- 3.2 General block exemption regulation
- 3.3 Sectorial block exemption regulations
- 3.4
- De minimis
- aid regulations
- 4. Procedural rules
- 5. Compatibility rules
- 5.1 Important Projects of Common European Interest
- 5.2 Agricultural aid
- 5.3 Fisheries and aquaculture aid
- 5.4 Regional aid
- 5.5 Research and development and innovation aid
- 5.6 Risk capital aid
- 5.7 Rescue and restructuring aid
- 5.8 Training aid
- 5.9 Employment aid
- 5.10 Temporary rules in response to the economic and financial crisis
- 5.11 Export credit insurance
- 5.12 Energy and environment
- 5.12.1 Environment and energy
- 5.12.2 Electricity (stranded costs)
- 5.12.3 Coal
- 5.13 Basic industries and manufacturing (steel)
- 5.14 Postal services
- 5.15 Audiovisual, broadcasting and broadband
- 5.15.1 Audiovisual production
- 5.15.2 Broadcasting
- 5.15.3 Broadband network
- 5.16 Transport and infrastructure
- 5.17 Services of general economic interest (SGEI)
- 6. Transparency of financial relations between Member States and public undertakings
- ANNEX 9
- PROCEDURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 12(2)
- ANNEX 10
- PROCEDURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 18(3)
- PROTOCOL RELATING TO THE SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND IN CYPRUS
- Article 1
- General provisions
- Article 2
- Customs territory of the Union
- Article 3
- Taxation
- Article 4
- Duty relief
- Article 5
- Social security
- Article 6
- Agriculture, fisheries and veterinary and phytosanitary rules
- Article 7
- Checks on persons crossing the external borders of the Sovereign Base Areas
- Article 8
- Cooperation
- Article 9
- Specialised Committee
- Article 10
- Joint Committee
- Article 11
- Operation of Article 6 of Protocol No 3 during the transition period
- Article 12
- Supervision and enforcement
- Article 13
- Responsibility for implementation
- PROTOCOL ON GIBRALTAR
- Article 1
- Citizens' rights
- Article 2
- Air transport law
- Article 3
- Fiscal matters and protection of financial interests
- Article 4
- Environment protection and fishing
- Article 5
- Cooperation in police and customs matters
- Article 6
- Tasks of the Specialised Committee
- ANNEXES
- ANNEX I
- SOCIAL SECURITY COORDINATION
- PART I
- DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION
- PART II
- ACTS REFERRED TO
- PART III
- ADAPTATIONS TO REGULATION (EC) NO 883/2004 AND REGULATION (EC) NO 987/2009
- ‘UNITED KINGDOM-GERMANY
- UNITED KINGDOM-IRELAND
- ‘UNITED KINGDOM
- ‘UNITED KINGDOM
- ‘UNITED KINGDOM
- ‘UNITED KINGDOM
- ‘UNITED KINGDOM
- ‘UNITED KINGDOM-BELGIUM
- UNITED KINGDOM-DENMARK
- UNITED KINGDOM-ESTONIA
- UNITED KINGDOM-IRELAND
- UNITED KINGDOM-SPAIN
- UNITED KINGDOM-FRANCE
- UNITED KINGDOM-ITALY
- UNITED KINGDOM-LUXEMBOURG
- UNITED KINGDOM-HUNGARY
- UNITED KINGDOM-MALTA
- UNITED KINGDOM-NETHERLANDS
- UNITED KINGDOM-PORTUGAL
- UNITED KINGDOM-FINLAND
- UNITED KINGDOM-SWEDEN
- ANNEX II
- PROVISIONS OF UNION LAW REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 41(4)
- ANNEX III
- TIME LIMITS FOR THE SITUATIONS OR CUSTOMS PROCEDURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 49(1)
- ANNEX IV
- LIST OF NETWORKS, INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DATABASES REFERRED IN ARTICLES 50, 53, 99 AND 100
- Part I: Customs
- Part II: Excise
- Part III: VAT
- Part IV: Tax and duty recovery assistance
- ANNEX V
- EURATOM
- ANNEX VI
- LIST OF ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION PROCEDURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 98
- ANNEX VII
- LIST OF ACTS/PROVISIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 128(6)
- ANNEX VIII
- RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE AND SPECIALISED COMMITTEES
- Rule 1
- Chair
- Rule 2
- Secretariat
- Rule 3
- Participation in meetings
- Rule 4
- Meetings
- Rule 5
- Documents
- Rule 6
- Correspondence
- Rule 7
- Agenda for the meetings
- Rule 8
- Minutes
- Rule 9
- Decisions and Recommendations
- Rule 10
- Publicity and Confidentiality
- Rule 11
- Languages
- Rule 12
- Expenses
- Rule 13
- Specialised committees
- Rule 14
- Annual report
- ANNEX IX
- RULES OF PROCEDURE
- PART A
- RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
- I. Definitions
- II. Notifications
- III. Appointment and replacement of members of an arbitration panel
- IV. Financial issues
- V. Timetable and written submissions
- VI. Operation of the arbitration panel
- VII. Hearings
- VIII. Questions in writing
- IX. Confidentiality
- X. Ex parte contacts
- XI. Urgent cases
- XII. Translation and interpretation
- PART B
- CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS OF ARBITRATION PANELS
- Definitions
- Responsibilities to the process
- Disclosure obligations
- Due diligence of members of an arbitration panel
- Independence and impartiality of members of an arbitration panel
- Obligations of former members of an arbitration panel
- Confidentiality
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