Policy paper No deal immigration arrangements for EU citizens arriving after Brexit Updated 5 September 2019 Contents Introduction Summary EU citizens who are resident in the UK before Brexit on 31 January 2020 EU citizens entering the UK after Brexit Crossing the border after Brexit EU citizens moving to the UK after Brexit Future immigration […]
Category: UK No Deal Issue Papers [2019]
Operation Yellowhammer Summary
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UK Overarching No Deal Note
UK government’s preparations for a ‘no deal’ scenario Updated 21 December 2018 Contents Purpose of this notice Context – progress in negotiations What we mean by a ‘no deal’ scenario Plans already in place The UK approach – prioritising stability The EU approach Conclusion Purpose of this notice This notice outlines the Government’s overall approach […]
Overseas Visitors Charges
Guidance Overseas visitor charging: no-deal Brexit guidance for NHS service providers How changes to charging rules will affect how you recover costs from overseas visitors and migrants if there is a no-deal Brexit. Published 8 April 2019 Last updated 12 August 2019 — see all updates From: Department of Health and Social Care Contents Stay […]
Providing Services in Ireland
Ireland: providing services after EU Exit Guidance for UK businesses about Irish rules and regulations on service provision if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. Published 19 March 2019 From: Department for International Trade, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, and Foreign & Commonwealth Office Contents General information What do UK businesses […]
Trade Remedies UK No Deal Notes
Purpose The purpose of this notice is to alert UK businesses to the government’s intention to establish an independent trade remedies system by the time the UK exits the EU which will be operated by the UK Trade Remedies Authority (TRA), a new arm’s length body to investigate complaints of unfair trading practices and unforeseen […]
ID Document Check
Using the ‘EU Exit: ID Document Check’ app Information for EU citizens and their families applying to the EU Settlement Scheme. Published 15 November 2018 Last updated 6 March 2019 — see all updates From: UK Visas and Immigration and Home Office Contents Check if you can use the app on your phone How to use the app […]
No Deal Impact Report [Feb 2019]
Implications for Business and Trade of a No Deal Exit on 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) 26 February 2019 Summary 1. The Government’s primary aim is to ensure that the UK leaves the EU on 29 March with a negotiated deal which will honour the result of the referendum. However, as a responsible government, it continues to plan for all eventualities, […]
Customs Training Grants Guidance
Apply for grants if your business completes customs declarations Find out what grants you can apply for to get funding for training and IT improvements if your business completes customs declarations. Published 22 November 2018 Last updated 4 December 2018 — see all updates From: HM Revenue & Customs Contents Who can apply What you must […]
Operating in the EU Guidance
Operating in the EU after Brexit When the UK leaves the EU, the way businesses both offer services in the EU and operate will change. Published 1 February 2019 From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Contents What your business needs to do now What your business should consider What will change if there […]
LIFE Projects Funding
Funding for UK LIFE projects if there’s no Brexit deal Updated 19 December 2018 Contents Purpose Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) After March 2019 if there’s no deal Further information Delivering the deal negotiated with the EU remains the government’s top priority. This has not changed. However, the government must prepare for every eventuality, including a […]
European Territorial Co-operation
European Territorial Cooperation funding if there’s no Brexit deal How current and future European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programmes would be affected if the UK leaves the EU with no deal. Published 24 September 2018 Last updated 28 February 2019 — see all updates From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Documents European Territorial Cooperation funding […]
Life Sciences Guidance
The life sciences sector and preparing for EU Exit If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, there may be changes that affect your business. Published 28 February 2019 From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Contents Regulation and standards Importing and exporting Your employees Personal data Trade associations Your business may need […]
Getting EORI Number Guidance
Get a UK EORI number to trade within the EU UK businesses trading with the EU will need a UK EORI number to continue trading if the UK leaves the EU with no deal. Published 4 December 2018 Last updated 4 March 2019 — see all updates From: HM Revenue & Customs Contents Who […]
Ferry / Channel Tunnel
Ferry or Channel Tunnel operators moving goods between the UK and the EU Contents How the customs process will change Transit of non-EU goods within the EU Dealing with import VAT Changes to VAT IT systems Actions you can take now The trade that you carry out with the EU will broadly follow the customs […]
No Deal Scenario Overview
Purpose of this notice As announced by the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on 18 July 2018, the government will be publishing a series of technical notices during August and September. Today we are publishing the first 25 of these notices and will publish more during September. These notices […]
EU Travel UK No Deal Notes
Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) Most EU countries (though not the UK) are members of the Schengen Agreement. This agreement removes passport checks and border controls at the borders between countries within the Schengen area. People can travel around the area as if it is one country. If you’re a British citizen, as an EU national, […]
Mobile Communications UK No Deal Notes
Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) You can travel in the EU with guaranteed surcharge-free roaming. This means you can use your mobile devices to make calls, send texts and use mobile data services for no more than you would be charged when in the UK. In addition, the EU Roaming regulation requires mobile operators to apply […]
Seafarer’s Certificate UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice provides information about the impact of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on the recognition of seafarer certificates. It also outlines the government’s approach to providing continuity for EU trained seafarers working on board UK flagged vessels, and the action being taken by government to minimise risks for UK trained […]
Maritime Security UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice informs companies that are currently exempted from providing security pre-arrival information for scheduled services between the UK and the EU ports that: in a no deal scenario they will need to provide this information they should plan accordingly by engaging with EU countries to understand what information they would be required to […]
Space Programmes UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice sets out how the UK’s space programmes would be affected if the UK leaves the EU with no deal, including: the European satellite navigation programmes, Galileo and European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) the Copernicus Earth Observation space programme the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking (EUSST) programme The UK’s membership of the […]
Oil & Gas Businesses UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice explains to businesses engaged in energy sector activities (e.g. oil and gas exploration and production operations), and companies obligated under the UK’s Compulsory Stockholding of Oil regime, how these will apply should the UK leave the EU in March 2019 with no agreement in place. This notice covers: oil and gas licensing […]
Ozone Depleting Substances UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice sets out how the UK would continue to regulate the trade and use of fluorinated gases (F gases) and Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) if the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 without a deal. These gases are used as refrigerants, feedstocks for the manufacture of other chemicals, in medical inhalers, fire […]
Environmental Standards UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice sets out how the UK government will uphold environmental standards if the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 without a deal. These include standards in areas such as waste, air quality, water, and protection of habitats and species. Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) Human health and the environment is currently protected by […]
Car Emissions UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice provides manufacturers with information about regulating and reporting CO2 emissions of new cars and vans registered in the UK if we leave the EU in March 2019 with no agreement in place. Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) Emissions of CO2 from new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles registered in Europe each year […]
Data Protection UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice sets out the actions UK organisations should take to enable the continued flow of personal data between the UK and the EU in the unlikely event that the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 with no agreement in place. This notice does not consider sector-specific requirements, for example in relation to […]
Telecoms UK No Deal Notes
Purpose The purpose of this notice is to inform businesses of our contingency plan with regard to the telecoms regulatory framework in the unlikely event that the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 with no agreement in place. It does not cover other matters which may also be relevant to telecoms providers (please see […]
Merger Control UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice sets out how merger review and investigations into anti-competitive activity would be affected if the UK leaves the EU with no deal. If the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 without a deal, find out how this would affect: the role of the Competition and Markets Authority; merger review; investigations into […]
Broadcasting UK No Deal Notes
Purpose The purpose of this notice is to set out the legal status for audiovisual services that media services providers may wish to consider in the unlikely event that the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 with no agreement in place. Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) The Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) (Directive 2010/13/EU) sets […]
Procurement UK No Deal Notes
Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) Under the UK’s EU membership, all procurement opportunities that fall within the scope of the EU procurement directives are advertised on the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) via Tenders Electronic Daily (TED). Procurement opportunities for below threshold contracts not falling within the scope of the EU procurement directives are […]
Vehicle Approval UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice explains the contingency plans the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) would implement in order to allow vehicle and component manufacturers to place new products on the market if the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 without an agreement. Motorists and fleet operators would not be affected […]
Goods Standards II UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice explains the future arrangements for the regulation of most goods covered by the EU’s New Approach, which includes those regulated under the ‘New Legislative Framework’ as well as machinery. In particular it covers arrangements for conformity assessment (the testing of goods to ensure they meet relevant requirements). These goods are subject to […]
Goods Standards UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice provides guidance on how the importing and exporting non-harmonised goods under the mutual recognition principle would be affected in the unlikely event that the UK exits the EU without a deal in March 2019. Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) Some manufactured goods are subject to national regulations rather than EU-wide rules. Examples include […]
Firearm Pass UK No Deal Notes
Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) The European Firearms Pass (EFP) is a form of passport for firearms and is designed for use by those who are travelling with their firearms between EU countries. EFPs are issued by the EU country in which a firearm owner is resident. You do not need an EFP if you are travelling within […]
Civil Justice UK No Deal Notes
Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) Currently, the UK applies EU rules to determine: which country’s courts hear a civil, commercial or family law case raising cross-border issues with other EU countries (jurisdiction) which country’s laws apply (applicable law) how a judgment obtained in one EU country should be recognised and enforced in another (recognition and enforcement) […]
Driving UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This guidance explains the additional documents you would need, as well as your driving licence, to drive in the EU after 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) if the UK leaves with no withdrawal agreement. Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) Your driving licence is valid in the EU. As long as you hold a UK licence, you can […]
European Social Fund UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice sets out how organisations in receipt or applying for European Social Fund (ESF) grants would be affected if the UK leaves the European Union (EU) with ‘no deal’. Find out how this would affect you if you: want to apply for funding from the European Social Fund already get funding for European […]
Regional Development Fund UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice sets out how current and future European Regional Development Fund projects would be affected if the UK leaves the EU with no deal. Find out how this would affect you if you: want to apply for funding from the European Regional Development Fund; already get funding from the European Regional Development Fund. […]
Connecting Europe Facility UK No Deal Notes
Connecting Europe Facility energy funding if there’s no Brexit deal Published 13 September 2018 Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) The Trans-European Networks-Energy (TEN-E) regulation sets out the criteria and process for an energy project to earn the status of Project of Common Interest (PCI) (key infrastructure projects that are of EU benefit, especially cross-border projects, that […]
EU Programmes UK No Deal Notes
The government’s guarantee for EU-funded programmes Purpose The purpose of this notice is to provide an overview of the scope of the government’s guarantee for EU-funded programmes and to link external stakeholders to the parts of government responsible for overseeing the application of the guarantee for specific programmes. Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) Until our departure […]
Nuclear Energy Issues UK No Deal Notes
Nuclear Research Purpose This notice explains how civil nuclear research that the UK already undertakes with the EU will be affected in the unlikely event that the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 with no agreement in place. It is relevant to all researchers and research organisations in the fields of nuclear fission research […]
Farm Payments UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice explains how payments under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) schemes would be affected if the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 without a deal. As the UK will have the freedom to design its own agricultural policy once we have left the EU, the nature of support for the agricultural […]
Rural Development Funding UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice explains how farmers, land managers and rural businesses in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland who receive payments under the EU Rural Development Programmes, funded under Pillar 2 of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), would be affected if the UK leaves the EU with no deal. It sets out how government will […]
Trading with EU UK No Deal Notes
Purpose The purpose of this notice is to inform businesses of the implications for the trade in goods between the UK and EU countries and the actions they may want to now consider taking to mitigate the potential impacts in the event that the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) with no agreement […]
Customs Classification UK No Deal Notes
Classifying your goods in the UK Trade Tariff Purpose This technical notice is one of a series which covers the movement of goods between the UK and the EU following EU exit. It should be read alongside Trading with the EU if there’s no Brexit deal and Trade Agreement Continuity. In the unlikely event that […]
Export Control UK No Deal Notes
Exporting controlled goods Purpose The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) is responsible for the UK’s system of export controls on military items, dual-use items (items with both civil and military uses), civilian firearms, and items usable for torture. These items are regulated through a system of export licensing. The export of many controlled items within […]
Labelling / Product Safety UK No Deal Notes
Labelling tobacco products and e-cigarettes Purpose The purpose of this notice is to provide information to organisations, businesses and members of the public concerned with tobacco and related products, regarding changes to the regulation of such products in the unlikely event that the UK leaves the European Union (EU) in March 2019 with no agreement […]
Financial Services UK No Deal Notes
Purpose The purpose of this notice is to provide stakeholders (including personal and business customers of financial services firms and funds, and financial services firms, funds and financial market infrastructure) with information about the impact of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, and the government’s approach to ensuring that we have a functioning […]
Medicines UK No Deal Notes
Batch testing medicines Purpose This notice updates businesses on the arrangements that will come into force in the unlikely event that the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) with no agreement in place for the regulation of human medicines. This notice only covers arrangements with reference to: batch testing, by manufacturers, of human […]
State Aid UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice explains to state aid givers and beneficiaries how the state aid rules will apply in the United Kingdom in the unlikely event that the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 with no agreement in place. Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) State aid is support in any form (financial or in kind) from […]
Workplace Rights UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice informs businesses, workers and citizens of the UK’s plans to continue workplace protections in the unlikely event that the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 with no agreement in place. This government firmly believes in the importance of strong labour protections. Amendments we are putting in place will ensure legal certainty […]
EU Travel UK No Deal Notes
Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) Most EU countries (though not the UK) are members of the Schengen Agreement. This agreement removes passport checks and border controls at the borders between countries within the Schengen area. People can travel around the area as if it is one country. If you’re a British citizen, as an EU national, […]
Common Travel Area UK No Deal Notes
Purpose The purpose of this notice is to provide clarity on the Common Travel Area (CTA) arrangements and the associated rights and privileges of British and Irish citizens in the other jurisdictions. Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) If you are a British or Irish citizen you can travel freely within the Common Travel Area (CTA) without […]
Taking Pet Abroad
Purpose This notice sets out how the arrangements that allow pet owners to travel to and from the EU with pets (cats, dogs and ferrets) would change if the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 without a deal. It explains what pet owners would need to do to prepare their pets for travel, and […]
Vet Medicines Regulation UK No Deal Notes
Purpose The purpose of this notice is to outline the arrangements that would come into force to regulate veterinary medicines in the unlikely event the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) with no agreement in place, with specific reference to: Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH) – legal presence requirements Veterinary ‘Generic’ Marketing Authorisations – […]
Vet Medicines Registration UK No Deal Notes
Purpose The purpose of this notice is to outline the arrangements that would come into force to regulate veterinary medicines in the unlikely event the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) with no deal in place, with specific reference to: batch testing of veterinary medicines Qualified Person (QP) batch certification and release of […]
Animal Medicine IT Systems UK No Deal Notes
Purpose The purpose of this notice is to inform key stakeholders of the actions they will need to undertake to continue to submit regulatory and notification information to the UK, via the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD), in the event that the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 with no agreement in place. Before 29 […]
Trade Marks UK No Deal Notes
Purpose If the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 without a deal, find out how this would affect: registered Community designs unregistered Community designs correspondence addresses and confidentiality for UK trade marks and designs Continued protection of registered trade marks and designs in the UK Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) EU trade marks and registered […]
Patents UK No Deal Notes
Purpose If the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 without a deal, find out in this notice how this would affect: the UK patent system and supplementary protection certificates the Unified Patent Court and unitary patent correspondence addresses and confidentiality for UK patents Patents and supplementary protection certificates Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) Only a […]
IP Rights Exhaustion UK No Deal Notes
Purpose If the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 without a deal, find out in this notice how this would affect the exhaustion of intellectual property rights. Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) Intellectual property rights give the business, organisation or individual that holds the rights (the right holder) certain exclusive entitlements, which include the right […]
Copyright UK No Deal Notes
Purpose If the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 without a deal, find out in this notice how this would affect cross border copyright. Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) The UK and other EU member states are party to the main international treaties on copyright and related rights. Under the rules of these treaties, countries […]
Chemicals Regulation UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice sets out how businesses producing, registering, importing or exporting chemicals would be affected if the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 with no deal. Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) There is a large body of existing EU law relating to chemicals which protect human health and the environment, as well as enabling […]
Geographical Indications UK No Deal Notes
Purpose This notice informs UK producers about what might happen to geographical indication (GI) protection, and action they may wish to consider taking, should the UK leave the EU in March 2019 without a deal. Before 29 March 2019 (may also apply to new exit date on 31 December 2020) Producers in the EU can protect the names of their products under GI regulations put in […]