Thread: Brexit discussion
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Old 14-02-2018, 10:47   #2046
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Re: Brexit discussion
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Originally Posted by jonbxx View Post
If we go and strike our own trade deals, it is not possible to have frictionless trade with the EU. It doesn't matter what mood Michel Barnier or anyone else is in. Those are the rules of international trade - customs and regulatory compliance dictate this, it isn't a decision that can be made bilaterally
I don't believe you are thinking outside the box. Clearly, the government believes there is a way through this.

For example, you can have frictionless trade for certain goods and not others. I haven't looked into this, but it may be possible to give the UK some sort of agency status to conduct certain affairs on behalf of the EU, and the EU on behalf of the UK.

It is a question of looking in detail at the rules and working out how they can be applied in this situation. It is not as black and white as some are making out.

The government has said often enough that our future outside the EU is dependent on our being able to strike our own trade deals. If what you said was correct, why do you think the government is proceeding in the way it is? Problems are rarely insurmountable.
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