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Sefcovic Confirms EU Accepting UK Request To Extent NI Grace Period

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European Commission VP Maros Sefcovic has - as expected - confirmed that the EU will extend the grace period on the export of chilled meats from Great Britain to Northern Ireland by three months.

  • Says 'this does not extend to a blank cheque for the UK'. UK will have to abide by EU standards until the end of the grace period, align on sanitary and phytosanitary provisions.
  • Says 'some in UK say EU is too inflexible or legalistic'. Disagrees, says that the EU has 'turned rules upside down and inside out' to reach an agreement on medicines provision.
  • Now answering questions: https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/ebs/live/1

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