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Differences controlled across maintained borders, using customs inspections, etc.
Not what we are proposing long term.
I do admire Denmark for having higher standards. Not sure your point...
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If the EU can cope with a newly created 900+km border, then they can cope with a smaller NI one. It's for THEM to deal with. We can ship out whatever we want, whether the EU accepts something is up to them.
Denmark has to accept products with lower standards from WITHIN the EU.
The Withdrawal Agreement has NOTHING to do with "long term" or the future. That is the subject for a potential FUTURE agreement, which has not been set out and negotiations cannot even start until after we've left the EU.
Article 50.2
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A Member State which decides to withdraw shall notify the European Council of its intention. In the light of the guidelines provided by the European Council, the Union shall negotiate and conclude an agreement with that State, setting out the arrangements for its withdrawal, taking account of the framework for its future relationship with the Union. That agreement shall be negotiated in accordance with Article 218(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. It shall be concluded on behalf of the Union by the Council, acting by a qualified majority, after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament.
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Article 50 compels only the EU to seek a negotiation, not the withdrawing member state.
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The WA is optional.
A "Withdrawal" cannot have any ongoing conditions. That goes with the definition of the term. Be interesting to be able point all this out to certain quarters, so they can use it. Not likely to be that many of them around here. The problem is that there is no Leave equivalent of Gina Miller.