Trade Agreements: Rules of Origin

(asked on 6th October 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will take steps for the UK to have third-party membership of existing EU Free Trade Agreements to comply with rules of origin requirements.


Answered by
Greg Hands Portrait
Greg Hands
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
This question was answered on 16th October 2017

We are currently working with existing EU trading partners, including South Africa, to ensure that where preferential trading agreements are in place, arrangements are made that will allow maximum possible continuity in the effect of these agreements, when the UK leaves the EU. This is a technical exercise to ensure continuity in existing trading arrangements.

In this regard, we are engaging with trading partners to understand mutually beneficial options for ensuring the greatest continuity. Rules of Origin, as a key element of trade agreements, form an important part of this ongoing engagement.

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