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EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
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- 2024
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The Handbook on the Agreement The new handbook provides the first Handbook on the agreement analysis of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) in English language. It clearly and comprehensibly classifies the legal and institutional framework under international, European and UK law in 29 chapters, including the following fields: Trade in goods, services, and capital Competition Digital trade Energy Fisheries Investment Judicial cooperation in criminal matters Level playing field and sustainability Health security Cyber security Institutional framework and dispute settlement Insights from renowned legal scholars and practitioners guarantee a particularly high level of practical relevance.
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- Copyright year
- 2024
- ISBN-Print
- 978-3-7560-1197-1
- ISBN-Online
- 978-3-7489-4287-0
- Publisher
- Nomos, Baden-Baden
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 528
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Table of contents
ChapterPages
- Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages I - XXII
- Gesa Kübek, Christian J. Tams, Jörg Philipp Terhechte
- A. Introduction No access
- B. Key elements No access
- C. Aim and structure of this book No access
- Ulrich Karpenstein, Jörg Philipp Terhechte
- A. Introduction No access
- I. Foundations of EU law No access
- II. The TCA as a new element of the EU’s external relations No access
- I. Association between the EU and the UK No access
- II. Procedure No access
- III. Substantive requirements of EU law No access
- I. Binding of the Union institutions and EU Member States No access
- II. Validity of the TCA and rank in the Union legal order No access
- 1. Principle No access
- 2. Exceptions No access
- E. Legal effects of decisions and rulings based on the TCA No access
- I. Continuation clauses in the Withdrawal Agreement No access
- II. Ireland/Northern Ireland No access
- III. Further protocols No access
- G. Interpretation of the TCA No access
- H. Union legal framework for bilateral agreements of EU Member States with the UK No access
- I. Enlargement of the EU in the light of the TCA No access
- J. Conclusion: The TCA reflected the Union’s legal order No access
- Tobias Thienel
- A. Introduction and background No access
- I. UK law during membership in the EU No access
- II. A timeline of Brexit No access
- I. The general implementation of the TCA No access
- a) Retention and modification of EU law No access
- b) Direct implementation of the TCA through UK subordinate legislation No access
- a) The role of the devolved nations in the modification of EU law No access
- b) The role of the devolved nations in the direct implementation of the TCA No access
- D. Conclusion No access
- Christian J. Tams
- A. Introduction and background No access
- I. Future relations based on international law No access
- II. Interpretation and application in accordance with international law No access
- III. The TCA as a “free trade agreement plus” with peculiarities No access
- I. International law as an explanatory guide No access
- II. International law as a framework No access
- III. International law as a limit No access
- IV. International law as a guideline for future action No access
- D. Evaluation and outlook No access
- Jörg Philipp Terhechte
- A. Introduction No access
- I. Internal systematics of the TCA No access
- II. Annexes, Protocols and Declarations No access
- III. Further agreements No access
- I. Framework for overall EU-UK relations No access
- II. Territorial scope of application No access
- III. Material scope of application No access
- IV. Temporal scope of application No access
- D. Amendments and evaluation of the TCA No access
- E. Correlation with the Withdrawal Agreement No access
- F. Conclusion No access
- Paulina Starski, Jonas Wieschollek
- A. Introduction and background No access
- I. Legal context within the TCA No access
- II. Legal context under international law No access
- III. Domestic legal context of the parties No access
- a) General assessment No access
- b) Key features No access
- c) Annex: obligation to further the main obligations through promotion and cooperation No access
- a) General assessment No access
- b) Key features No access
- c) Annex: obligation to further international climate protection No access
- 3. The international “ordre public” – the fight against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, conventional weapons, serious crimes, and terrorism No access
- a) General assessment No access
- b) Key features No access
- c) Annex: obligation to cooperate in the domain of data protection No access
- 5. The “global responsibility” of the parties No access
- a) Legal conditions for suspension and termination No access
- b) Legal consequences of suspension and termination No access
- c) Procedure No access
- d) Dispute resolution No access
- e) Competences No access
- a) General assessment No access
- b) Legal conditions for safeguard measures No access
- c) Legal consequences of safeguard measures No access
- d) Rebalancing measures No access
- e) Dispute settlement No access
- f) Competences No access
- D. Conclusion and outlook No access
- Gesa Kübek
- A. Introduction No access
- B. Legal context No access
- 1. Partnership Council No access
- 2. Trade Partnership Committee No access
- 3. Trade Specialised Committees and Specialised Committees No access
- 4. Working Groups No access
- 1. Exchange of information and technical implementation No access
- 2. Interpretation No access
- 3. Amendments No access
- 4. Consultations and mutually agreed solutions No access
- 5. Extensions No access
- a) The reach and limits of Art. 218(9) TFEU No access
- b) The role of the European Parliament: the TCA as a blueprint? No access
- 2. Parliamentary Partnership Assembly No access
- 3. Civil society No access
- 4. Transparency No access
- D. Conclusion No access
- Thomas Voland
- A. Introduction and background No access
- B. Applicable provisions No access
- 1. Scope and purpose No access
- 2. Principles No access
- 1. Structure and details of regulatory proceedings (“good housekeeping”) No access
- 2. Transparency and public consultation No access
- a) Performing impact assessments No access
- b) Retrospective evaluations No access
- a) Good regulatory practice in the EU No access
- b) Good regulatory practice in the UK No access
- 1. Coordination between parties No access
- a) Institutional involvement of the Trade Specialised Committee on Regulatory Cooperation No access
- b) Tasks of the Trade Specialised Committee on Regulatory Cooperation No access
- I. Criticism of regulatory cooperation No access
- II. Outlook No access
- Christoph Herrmann
- A. Introduction and background No access
- B. Systematic context No access
- I. Institutional framework No access
- II. Jurisdiction No access
- III. Objectives and powers of dispute settlement No access
- 1. Consultation No access
- 2. Establishment of the arbitration tribunal No access
- a) Language of proceedings No access
- b) Operation of the arbitration tribunal No access
- c) Procedural phases and deadlines No access
- d) Terms of reference and organisational meeting No access
- aa) Written procedure No access
- bb) Process of fact-finding and sources of information No access
- cc) Hearing No access
- 1. Termination by suspension and cessation of the proceedings No access
- 2. Termination by mutually agreed solution No access
- 3. Termination by contentious decision of the arbitration tribunal No access
- 1. Nature and scope No access
- 2. Measures and deadlines for implementation of the decision No access
- 3. Review of the implementation No access
- 4. Interim remedies No access
- 5. Termination of the interim remedies No access
- VII. Costs No access
- 1. Special dispute settlement mechanisms of the TCA No access
- 2. Dispute resolution outside of the TCA No access
- D. Assessment and outlook No access
- Roya Sangi
- A. Introduction and background No access
- B. Regulatory context No access
- I. National treatment No access
- II. Free transit No access
- III. Prohibition of customs duties No access
- IV. Fees and formalities No access
- V. Repaired goods No access
- VI. Remanufactured goods No access
- VII. Import and export monopolies/restrictions No access
- VIII. Import and export licensing procedures No access
- IX. Other rules on the free movement of goods No access
- X. Exemptions No access
- D. Evaluation and outlook No access
- Korbinian Reiter
- A. Introduction No access
- B. Legal context No access
- 1. General requirements No access
- 2. Wholly obtained in a contracting party No access
- 3. Sufficient transformation No access
- 4. Packaging and accessories No access
- 5. Accounting segregation No access
- 6. Returned products and non-alteration No access
- 1. Statement on origin No access
- 2. Importer's knowledge No access
- 3. Small consignments No access
- 4. Record-keeping, verification, administrative cooperation, refusal of preferential treatment, confidentiality, and sanctions No access
- 5. Advance rulings No access
- D. Conclusion No access
- Ramona Tax, Jörg Philipp Terhechte
- I. Economic significance No access
- 1. Negotiating positions of the EU No access
- 2. Negotiating positions of the UK No access
- I. General framework of the GATT No access
- II. General framework of the SPS Agreement No access
- III. General framework of the TBT Agreement No access
- IV. SPS and TBT provisions in the TCA No access
- 1. Scope and terms No access
- 2. Objectives and principles No access
- 3. Import and other provisions No access
- 4. Cooperation of the TCA Parties No access
- 5. Cooperation in individual areas No access
- 1. Scope and terms No access
- 2. Objective No access
- 3. Technical regulations No access
- 4. Conformity assessment procedure No access
- 5. Marking and labelling No access
- 6. Transparency No access
- 7. Cooperation of the TCA Parties No access
- a) Motor vehicles, equipment, and parts thereof (Annex 11) No access
- b) Medicinal products (Annex 12) No access
- c) Chemicals (Annex 13) No access
- d) Organic and biological products (Annex 14) No access
- e) Trade in wine (Annex 15) No access
- 1. Trade Specialised Committee on SPS No access
- 2. Trade Specialised Committee on TBT No access
- D. Conclusion No access
- Albrecht Wendenburg
- I. Economic relevance No access
- II. The course of negotiations No access
- III. Narratives and ciphers No access
- I. GATS No access
- II. JEFTA No access
- III. Provisions on trade in services No access
- 1. Scope of application and exceptions No access
- 2. Right to regulate No access
- 3. Review No access
- 1. Market access No access
- 2. Local presence No access
- 3. National treatment No access
- 4. Most-favoured-nation principle No access
- a) General provisions No access
- b) Reservations of the EU No access
- c) Reservations of the UK No access
- a) Headnote No access
- b) Reservations of the EU No access
- c) Reservations of the UK No access
- a) Business visitors for establishment purposes No access
- b) Contractual service suppliers No access
- c) Independent professionals No access
- d) Intra-corporate transferees No access
- e) Short-term business visitors No access
- 2. Family members, social security No access
- 1. Domestic regulation No access
- a) Review procedures No access
- b) Professional qualifications No access
- a) Economic significance No access
- b) Substantive provisions No access
- c) Possibility of equivalence decisions No access
- 4. Legal services No access
- 5. Provision concerning further service sectors No access
- 6. Digital services No access
- D. Conclusion No access
- Julian Scheu
- A. Introduction No access
- B. Legal context No access
- 1. General scope of Title II: services and investment No access
- a) Establishment and operation of an enterprise to perform economic activities No access
- aa) Natural or legal person of a party No access
- bb) Planned or completed establishment of an enterprise No access
- c) Covered enterprises No access
- d) Example No access
- a) Denial of benefits No access
- b) Non-conforming measures and exceptions No access
- 1. Market access No access
- 2. National treatment No access
- 3. Most-favoured-nation treatment No access
- 4. Senior management and boards of directors No access
- a) Prohibition of performance requirements No access
- b) Prohibition of conditions in the case of granting an advantage No access
- 1. Exception under Art. 412 TCA in conjunction with Art. XX GATT 1994 No access
- 2. Exception under Art. 412(2) TCA No access
- 3. Further exceptions and justifications No access
- D. Conclusion No access
- Roya Sangi
- A. Introduction and background No access
- B. Regulatory context No access
- I. Principle: National treatment No access
- 1. Exceptions to protect the highest international legal rights and interests No access
- 2. Exceptions to safeguard security No access
- 3. General exceptions No access
- D. Evaluation and outlook No access
- Kristina Irion, Mira Burri
- A. Introduction No access
- B. Legal context of the Digital Trade Title No access
- I. Chapter 1: General provisions No access
- 1. Cross-border data flows No access
- 2. Protection of personal data and privacy No access
- 3. The TCA and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation No access
- 4. UK championing international data flows No access
- 5. Transitional mechanism No access
- 1. Enabling digital services and protecting software source code No access
- 2. Facilitation of electronic commerce transactions No access
- 3. Online consumer protection No access
- 4. Open government data No access
- 5. Regulatory cooperation No access
- I. Comparing the TCA with other EU FTAs No access
- 1. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership No access
- 2. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the United States-Japan Digital Trade Agreement No access
- 3. The Digital Economy Partnership Agreement No access
- E. Conclusion No access
- Korbinian Reiter
- A. Introduction No access
- B. Legal context No access
- 1. Current account No access
- 2. Capital movements No access
- 1. Application of laws and other regulations No access
- 2. Exceptions under Title XII No access
- 3. Overriding reasons relating to the public interest No access
- 4. Proportionality No access
- III. Safeguard measures No access
- D. Conclusion No access
- Sven Hetmank, Anne Lauber-Rönsberg
- A. Introduction and background No access
- B. Regulatory context No access
- 1. Compliance with obligations under international agreements and national treatment No access
- a) Previous legal situation No access
- b) Legal situation after withdrawal No access
- 1. Previous legal situation No access
- a) Continuity of the domestic legislation transposing the directives and the regulations No access
- b) Standards set by the TCA No access
- c) Case law of the CJEU No access
- a) Sui generis database right No access
- b) Orphan works No access
- 1. Previous legal situation No access
- a) Continuity of the domestic legislation transposing the directives and the regulations and maintaining minimum standards No access
- b) Fate of the EU trade mark No access
- 1. Previous legal situation No access
- a) Maintaining minimum standards No access
- b) Fate of the community design for the territory of the UK No access
- c) Protection of future unregistered designs in the UK No access
- V. Patents and supplementary protection certificates No access
- VI. Undisclosed information (trade secrets) and protection of certain data No access
- VII. Plant varieties No access
- VIII. Enforcement of intellectual property rights No access
- D. Evaluation and outlook No access
- Marc Bungenberg, Stefan Schelhaas
- A. Introduction No access
- I. Politico-economic background of international public procurement in free trade agreements No access
- 1. The start: multilateralisation and europeanisation No access
- 2. The continuation No access
- I. The Procurement Chapter in the EU-UK TCA No access
- 1. The personal scope provisions of the GPA 2012 No access
- 2. Extension of the personal scope of application by the TCA No access
- 1. Material scope of application of the GPA 2012 including thresholds No access
- 2. Extension of the material scope of application through the TCA No access
- 1. Main material principles of the GPA 2012 No access
- 2. Confirmation and expansion of the basic principles by the TCA No access
- 1. Provisions of the GPA 2012 No access
- 2. Concretisation and expansion of the specifications by the TCA No access
- 1. Provisions of the GPA 2012 No access
- 2. Concretisation of the legal protection and review procedure by the TCA No access
- VII. Other provisions of the TCA No access
- D. Conclusion No access
- Silke Goldberg, Patricia Nacimiento
- A. Introduction and background No access
- B. Regulatory context No access
- I. Competitions on the markets and non-discrimination No access
- 1. Mission and scope No access
- 2. Consequences for market operators No access
- 1. Mission and scope No access
- 2. Participation in decision-making processes No access
- 3. Consequences for market operators No access
- 1. Network access No access
- 2. Unbundling No access
- 1. General cooperation and principles No access
- 2. Regulations concerning existing interconnectors No access
- 3. Future interconnectors No access
- 4. Capacity allocation and congestion management No access
- 1. Consequences of market decoupling No access
- 2. “Multi-region loose volume coupling” as a future model for market design No access
- 3. Integrity and transparency of the wholesale electricity market No access
- 4. Absence of solidarity mechanisms No access
- VII. Renewable energies No access
- 1. Commitment to the Paris Agreement No access
- 2. Role of climate requirements for the level playing field mechanism No access
- 3. Establishment of the UK emissions trading system No access
- IX. Ireland and I-SEM in the Northern Ireland Protocol No access
- 1. New UK provisions No access
- 2. Nuclear cooperation agreements No access
- D. Evaluation and outlook No access
- Ramona Tax, Jörg Philipp Terhechte
- I. Competition policy dimensions of free trade agreements No access
- II. Background: The level playing field as a negotiating objective No access
- 1. Negotiating positions of the EU No access
- 2. Negotiating positions of the UK No access
- I. WTO legal framework No access
- II. National Competition and State Aid Law of the UK No access
- III. International networking of the authorities No access
- IV. Location of the competition and state aid rules in the TCA No access
- 1. Principles and terms No access
- 2. Addressing anticompetitive business practices No access
- 3. Enforcement and cooperation No access
- 4. Dispute resolution No access
- 1. Definitions No access
- 2. Principles No access
- 3. Prohibited subsidies and subsidies subject to conditions No access
- 4. Exceptions No access
- 5. Enforcement and procedure No access
- 6. Dispute resolution No access
- III. Scope and transitional provisions No access
- IV. Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol No access
- D. Conclusion No access
- Jelena Bäumler
- A. Introduction No access
- I. What is a level playing field? No access
- II. Precautionary approach No access
- III. Dispute settlement No access
- a) Definition No access
- b) Non-regression in protective standards No access
- c) Enforcement No access
- a) Framework of multilateral labour standards and agreements No access
- b) Obligations regarding,ultilateral labour standards and agreements No access
- c) Further provisions No access
- a) Definition No access
- b) Obligations No access
- c) Enforcement and dispute settlement No access
- a) Framework of the multilateral anvironmental agreements (MEAs) No access
- b) Obligations No access
- a) Trade and biodiversity No access
- b) Trade and forests No access
- c) Trade and sustainable management of marine biological resources and aquaculture No access
- 1. Climate-related obligations in Chapter 7 No access
- 2. Trade and climate change in Chapter 8 No access
- 1. Sustainable development through trade and investment No access
- 2. Responsible supply chain management No access
- 1. Dispute settlement No access
- 2. Unilateral measures to restore balance No access
- 3. Review mechanism No access
- D. Conclusion No access
- Stefanie Sendmeyer
- A. Introduction No access
- B. Legal context No access
- a) Traffic rights No access
- b) Requirements on licencing No access
- aa) Certificate of Professional Competence No access
- bb) Social Legislation No access
- cc) Rules for posted drivers No access
- dd) Driver attestation No access
- d) Requirements for vehicles No access
- aa) Regular services and special regular services No access
- bb) Occasional services No access
- cc) Comparison with European Law No access
- b) Requirements on licensing No access
- c) Requirements for drivers and vehicles No access
- d) European passenger rights No access
- 3. Private use of the road No access
- 1. Rail transport through the Channel Fixed Link No access
- 2. Rail Transport on the Island of Ireland No access
- 3. European passenger rights No access
- a) The different Freedoms of the Air No access
- b) Code-sharing and blocked space agreements No access
- c) Additional rights regarding air transport No access
- 2. Operating authorisation and technical permissions No access
- a) Rules on aviation safety No access
- b) Rules on aviation security No access
- c) Rules on air traffic control No access
- 4. Transfer and processing of PNR data No access
- 5. European passenger rights No access
- 1. Traffic rights No access
- 2. European passenger rights No access
- V. Inland waterways transport No access
- D. Conclusion No access
- Dominik Steiger
- A. Introduction No access
- B. Legal context No access
- 1. Matters covered No access
- a) Special non-contributory cash benefits No access
- b) Long-term care benefits No access
- c) Further new exceptions No access
- d) Exceptions under previously applicable EU Law No access
- II. Persons covered – persons who are or have been subject to the legislation of an EU Member State or the United Kingdom No access
- 1. General rules: The State of Employment Principle No access
- 2. Detached workers: State of Residence Principle No access
- 3. Cross-border workers: State of Residence Principle No access
- 4. Other groups of individuals: pensioners; students; persons on ships and airplanes; civil servants No access
- 5. Third-country nationals No access
- 1. State of Employment Principle vs. State of Residence Principle No access
- 2. Equality of treatment No access
- 3. Aggregation of periods, including the equal treatment of benefits (totalisation) No access
- 4. Exportability of cash benefits No access
- 5. Principle of good administration No access
- 1. Sickness, maternity, and equivalent paternity benefits No access
- 2. Benefits in respect to accidents and work and occupational diseases, death grants, old-age and survivors’ pensions, and pre-retirement benefits No access
- 3. Invalidity benefits and unemployment benefits No access
- VI. Direct applicability and primacy No access
- a) Specialised Committee – General functions and composition No access
- b) Dispute settlement No access
- 2. National institutions No access
- 3. Citizen participation No access
- VIII. Termination and expiry No access
- D. Conclusion No access
- Alexander Proelss
- A. Introduction and background No access
- B. Regulatory framework No access
- 1. Sustainable management No access
- 2. Trade-related regulations No access
- 3. Governance No access
- 1. Foundations, objectives and principles No access
- 2. Conservation and sustainable management No access
- a) Fishing opportunities No access
- aa) Access No access
- bb) Provisional access No access
- cc) Compensatory measures No access
- dd) Special regulations No access
- a) Special Committee on Fisheries No access
- b) Remedial measures and peaceful settlement of disputes No access
- c) Termination, review, and relationship to other agreements No access
- D. Evaluation and outlook No access
- Frank Meyer
- A. Introduction No access
- B. Legal context No access
- I. Overview No access
- a) Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms No access
- b) Data protection No access
- a) Exchange of DNA, fingerprints and vehicle registration data No access
- b) Transfer and processing of passenger name record data No access
- c) Cooperation on operational information No access
- a) Europol No access
- b) Eurojust No access
- 4. Surrender No access
- 5. Mutual assistance No access
- 6. Exchange of criminal record information No access
- 7. Anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing No access
- a) Procedure No access
- b) Liability and legal protection No access
- a) Notifications No access
- b) Dispute resolution and termination of cooperation No access
- c) Implementation No access
- D. Conclusion No access
- Anna Böffgen, Laura Münkler
- A. Introduction and background No access
- I. Health-related provisions of the TCA No access
- 1. ECDC and EWRS as the key players of European health protection No access
- 2. The Health Security Committee No access
- 3. Expanding the mandate and introducing HERA No access
- III. Fitting into the WHO’s International Health Regulations No access
- 1. Serious cross-border threats to health No access
- 2. Timely reciprocal briefing No access
- 1. Integration into the EWRS and participation in the HSC No access
- 2. Establishing focal points No access
- 3. Cooperation between the ECDC and the corresponding organization in the UK No access
- III. Adherence to EU law within the cooperation No access
- IV. Further collaboration in the area of prevention within international committees No access
- D. Comparison to other trade agreements No access
- E. Evaluation and prospects No access
- Henning Lahmann, Isabel Skierka
- I. Cybersecurity: conceptual understanding and classification No access
- II. The state of cybersecurity in Europe No access
- 1. The international legal framework of cybersecurity No access
- 2. EU cybersecurity cooperation with third countries No access
- I. The section on cybersecurity in the context of the TCA No access
- 1. Cybersecurity and resilience of the digital single market No access
- 2. Internal security and the combat against cybercrime No access
- 3. Cyber foreign policy and cyber defense No access
- I. Dialogue on cyber issues No access
- a) Existing international law and norms for responsible state behaviour No access
- b) Sharing of good practices and cooperative practical actions No access
- c) Regional confidence-building measures No access
- 2. Cooperation in relevant international bodies and Forums and strengthening of third countries No access
- III. Cooperation with the Computer Emergency Response Team – European Union No access
- IV. Participation in specific activities of the Cooperation Group established under Directive (EU) 2016/1148 No access
- V. Cooperation with the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) No access
- D. Conclusion No access
- Index No access Pages 513 - 528




