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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Exactly what I thought until today's surprise resignation. You don't resign over a tidying-up exercise.
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So what have the Joint committee agreed about the NI arrangements? If nothing has been agreed, then there is no alternative but to impose something. If you like, a sort of "backstop" in case no further agreement is made. The committee last met in mid July.
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Article 4
Customs territory of the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland is part of the customs territory of the United Kingdom.
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Therefore under
international WTO rules it can't have different customs tariffs and rules. Otherwise it would constitute a different(ie non UK) customs territory.
WTO Rules
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2. For the purposes of this Agreement a customs territory shall be understood to mean any territory with respect to which separate tariffs or other regulations of commerce are maintained for a substantial part of the trade of such territory with other territories.
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