UK: Brexit concerns about strengthening customs controls in 2022

Published 2021년 12월 16일

Tridge summary

Since the UK's exit from the European Union, concerns have been raised by MEPs about the potential negative impact on the agricultural sector in 2022. This is due to the full implementation of post-Brexit tariffs and health procedures, especially if discussions on digitizing health certificates are not finalized. The impact could include increased supply delays and costs, particularly in the beef sector due to potential free trade agreements that may not meet European production standards. The digitization of health certificates, equalization of labeling systems, and excessive bureaucracy are key issues. The British Agricultural Trade Unions office in Brussels has reported a decrease in agri-food trade between the UK and EU since the Trade and Cooperation Agreement in 2020.
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Original content

A year after the United Kingdom left the European Union, several MEPs meeting in the Agriculture Committee expressed their fears that the situation would worsen in 2022, once the post-Brexit tariff and health procedures are fully implemented. . Especially if Brussels and London do not finalize their discussions in relation to the digitization of health certificates. Another worrying aspect is the consequences linked to the free trade agreements concluded by London, which could hamper the competitiveness of the beef sector in the British market. In the framework of the public hearing on the impact of Brexit on European agricultural markets, several MEPs from the Committee on Agriculture (Comagri) expressed their concern about the important consequences that the effective implementation by part of the European agricultural sectors could have on of the United Kingdom of the requirement of pre-notification of agri-food imports on January 1, 2022 and of phytosanitary certificates on ...
Source: Agropopular

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