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Old 02-02-2021, 15:59   #3313
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Re: Coronavirus
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Originally Posted by nomadking View Post
Why on earth did the EU think the UK would sneak things in via NI?
Their regulation wasn't legal in the first place. They can't invoke article 16 until a situation and it's effects, actually occur and are ongoing. They also have to tell the Joint Committee and the UK beforehand, and give one month's notice.
They are not allowed to invoke it on the basis of a purely theoretical and unlikely risk.
I don't know, you would have to ask the EU. They made a bad decision then made a U turn, which is better than trying to bluster it out.
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