The British-European sausage war flares up again

Published Jun 22, 2021

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The article highlights the upcoming end of a postponement on meat exports without customs control, which will affect Britain's ability to export meat to Northern Ireland due to Brexit-induced changes and the necessity for food safety compliance with the EU. The potential for a breach of the Brexit agreement and the EU's insistence on imported meat under EU control have led to threats of unilateral deal cancellation by Britain, potentially impacting Dutch exports. The EU has proposed a delay until September but insists on Britain's acceptance of the deal terms for a peaceful resolution.

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At the end of this month, the previously granted postponement will expire, so that meat export without customs control is no longer possible. Britain now wants to find a solution before September 30. Since Brexit, Britain no longer has to comply with EU food safety rules and other standards for dairy and meat products. As a result, British refrigerated meat can no longer be sold in Northern Ireland. In the Brexit agreement it has been agreed that Northern Ireland will remain part of the European customs union. With that agreement, the British-European border came to lie in the Irish Sea, to prevent a hard border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. This is laid down in the peace agreement that put an end to the unrest and civil war in the British part of the island of Ireland. Non-controlled meat The British insist it's just 'British-British transport' of British sausages, but the European Union (EU) says it involves imports of non-EU-controlled British meat ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst