Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community2019/C 384 I/01
Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community2019/C 384 I/01
- 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
- Article 2
- Rights of individuals
- Article 3
- Common Travel Area
- Article 4
- Customs territory of the United Kingdom
- Article 5
- Customs, movement of goods
- Article 6
- Protection of the UK internal market
- Article 7
- Technical regulations, assessments, registrations, certificates, approvals and authorisations
- Article 8
- VAT and excise
- Article 9
- Single electricity market
- Article 10
- State aid
- Article 11
- Other areas of North-South cooperation
- Article 12
- Implementation, application, supervision and enforcement
- Article 13
- Common provisions
- Article 14
- Specialised Committee
- Article 15
- Joint consultative working group
- Article 16
- Safeguards
- Article 17
- Protection of financial interests
- Article 18
- Democratic consent in Northern Ireland
- Article 19
- Annexes
- ANNEX 1
- PROVISIONS OF UNION LAW REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2(1)
- ANNEX 2
- PROVISIONS OF UNION LAW REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5(4)
- 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 3
- PROVISIONS OF UNION LAW REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 8
- 1. Value Added Tax ( 1 )
- 2. Excise
- ANNEX 4
- PROVISIONS OF UNION LAW REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 9
- ANNEX 5
- PROVISIONS OF UNION LAW REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10(1)
- 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 6
- PROCEDURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10(2)
- ANNEX 7
- PROCEDURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 16(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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