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UK has proposed a selective approach to an all-Ireland agrifood zone
Breaking: UK negotiators have proposed a selective approach to an all-Ireland agrifood zone, no alignment on customs or industrial goods, and no "legally operable" solutions this side of a Withdrawal Agreement, according to well-placed sources.
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) September 20, 2019
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Officials briefed on the UK "non-papers" as well as the talks between the Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier, have described the proposal as a "backward step" and "totally insane"
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) September 20, 2019
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EU sources say this would require wholesale derogations from EU customs law.
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) September 20, 2019
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Nor would the MaxFac package be legally operable. These proposals would remain concepts which would be fleshed out during a transition period.
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) September 20, 2019
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"All of it is quite sobering," said source. "Its cherry picking on [agri-food] rules, regulatory controls on industrial goods done away from the border, with extensive derogations. None of this legally operable. It is currently only concepts to be worked out during the transition
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) September 20, 2019
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