The EU’s Acquis Communautaire

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This Note looks at the term "Acquis Communautaire", what it means and how the European Court of Justice has interpreted it.

Pet travel after Brexit

New rules for pet travel will came into force on 1 January 2021 after the UK left the EU. This briefing paper sets out the new requirements.
Northern Ireland Protocol: Article 16

What is Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol and how should it work? This paper looks at the reasons why Article 16 might be triggered, what the other party can do to respond if it is, the role of the arbitration panel to settle disputes, whether the TCA can be used to cross-retaliate and can it be terminated, how the EU's infringement process could be used, and in what other areas the EU could withhold cooperation.
Northern Ireland Protocol: Implementation, grace periods and EU-UK discussions (2021)

This briefing paper explores the Northern Ireland Protocol, how it has been implemented, the temporary grace periods introduced to help ease trading problems, and negotiations between the EU and UK in 2021 on possible changes to the Protocol.