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Brexit: EU says UK grace period extension breaches international law
The EU says a UK move to unilaterally extend grace periods for Irish Sea border checks will be a breach of international law. Northern Ireland has remained a part of the EU's single market for goods so products arriving from GB undergo EU import procedures. The grace periods mean procedures and checks are not yet fully applied. The first of these periods will expire at the end of March, but the UK has said it will be extended until October. European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič said the move amounted to "a violation of the relevant substantive provisions" of the Brexit deal on Northern Ireland, ... (full story)