On Wednesday this week, the House of Commons will vote on the agreement in principle between the UK and the EU. On the EU side, reports suggest that the EU may formally adopt the required legislative parts of the Windsor Framework by tomorrow, Tuesday 21 March, when the next meeting of the EU General Affairs Council takes place. Last week, the European Parliament debated the Windsor Framework.
In order to translate the Windsor Framework into law, this requires the UK and the EU to adopt decisions in the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee. On the EU side, the EU will be required to change certain rules, for example on the movement of retail goods. The original Protocol will also be revised in several aspects including to add the so-called Stormont Brake.