FUTURE UK-EU RELATIONSHIP: WHAT THE UK WANTS

Alphabetical Listing of Topics

Coverage

The UK wants separate agreements covering different sectors. Each agreement would have its own governance arrangement.

Data

The UK accepts that the EU will decide whether to give the UK data adequacy, but expects this to be granted as it currently follows EU rules.

Energy

The UK believes that an energy agreement should be entered into only if the UK can maintain an independent energy policy.

Fisheries

The UK wants annual negotiations on access to waters. The UK government ignores the EU’s desire to agree provisions on fisheries by 1 July 2020. The UK has underlined that its preferred option is in line with EU precedent for other coastal states.

Goods

The UK would like access with “zero quotas and zero tariffs. The UK seeks a reciprocal commitment, which should recognise existing precedents. The UK’s asks for equivalence agreements and mutual recognition would not remove regulatory barriers completely but they would simplify some requirements around checks and certification.

Governance

The UK government wants appropriate governance and dispute-settlement arrangements for every deal it strikes with the EU. The UK does not want a role for the ECJ in decisions relating to the future relationship. The UK says that its Parliament and courts must remain supreme.

Intellectual Property

The UK has agreed to recognise EU GIs listed in the Withdrawal Agreement. But it may not continue to do so for new GIs.

Internal Security

The UK will not commit to remaining part of the European Court for Human Rights

Ireland

The UK has objected to having EU officials keeping an office in Belfast for checks at  Northern Irish ports and airports.

Laws

The UK does  not agree to any obligations for its laws to be aligned with the EU’s.

Level Playing Field

The UK doesn’t want commitments that go beyond normal agreements with EU partners. The UK does not want its commitments to be enforceable by dispute resolution.

Public Procurement

The UK does not want the final deal to cover public procurement

Services

The UK is seeking to go beyond global commitments or precedents in a number of areas, such as in digital, professional and business services and equivalence.

Transport

The UK accepts the need for co-operation in some areas but favours bilateral agreements in accordance with EU precedent. The UK is seeking greater regulatory freedom and rejects the need for restrictions on freight numbers.