In this week’s EU exit corner, we bring you the latest guidance updates and publications relevant to EU exit. We also update you on recent developments in relation to the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland. And the latest Trader Support Service bulletin is available.
Update on the Protocol
On Wednesday last week, the House of Commons voted on the draft Stormont Brake Statutory Instrument for the Windsor Framework after a debate in Parliament. MPs voted overall by a large majority to approve the Stormont brake, viewed as an overall vote on the Windsor Framework, with 515 in favour and 29 against.
On the EU side, the EU formally adopted the required legislative parts of the Windsor Framework in a meeting of the EU General Affairs Council which took place on Tuesday this week.
In order to translate the Windsor Framework into law, this required the UK and the EU to adopt decisions in the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee. A meeting took place in London on Friday 24 March, of the Joint Committee at which it the agreement was formally adopted.
In other developments, last week the House of Lords Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland opened a Call for Evidence into the Windsor Framework and will be accepting evidence until Tuesday 2 May 2023. The House of Commons Library also published a research briefing into the framework.
Miscellaneous updated guidance etc.
The latest guidance updates, and publications relevant to EU exit are as follows:-