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Dr Anna Jerzewska
Dr Anna Jerzewska
@AnnaJerzewska
Better late than never. Here we go. What does this deal mean for borders, border formalities, customs & trade facilitation?

Long one. TL:DR very little at the moment but has potential

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Borders
When compared to no deal the deal changes very little in terms of border procedures. All formalities and checks will still be required.

Reminder - we're not starting from 0 here – both our container ports and our ro-ro ports are already congested

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On top of that, all the issues related to border readiness: lack of capacity and space, IT systems not ready, shortages of customs agents, treader readiness – have not been solved.

The deal doesn’t help with that.

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Here is where we are:
☑️The UK will phase-in border formalities over 6 months (customs and SPS)
☑️The EU will introduce full formalities in 3 days (customs + SPS)
☑️Irish Sea border also fully operational in 3 days with some short-term SPS easements

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Pre-notifications (safety & security declarations) not initially required on the UK side, needed for imports into the EU.

So what's in the deal?

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UK , LAW
Dr. Ubaka Ogbogu
Dr. Ubaka Ogbogu
@UbakaOgbogu
Here we go. The Judge is rendering her decision on the "Cancelling Christmas" case.

Judge making important note that they are seeking an interlocutory order - a quick and temporary decision on the issues pending full consideration by the court at a later date.

Think of it as "let's put out the fires first before we sit down to talk about how this fire started."

Judge says first step of granting interlocutory order - whether there is a serious issue to be tried - is satisfied. Nothing strange here - judge's analysis on this is sound.

Judge addressing evidence presented by applicants in support of the claim that their Charter rights have been infringed. Lots of lawyer stuff but gist is this is trending towards accepting some of the evidence because we are dealing with burning houses here.
LAW