UPDATES: Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee; UKIM bill; GSP; Goods regs; Chemicals
Please see below for relevant updates published today:
Meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee on 17 December 2020: UK Government statement following the meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee, 17 December.
UK Internal Market Bill becomes law: New laws to protect jobs and trade across the whole of the United Kingdom will come into force from 1 January 2021.
GSP
UK Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): graduated goods: The Department for International Trade has published a notice on graduated goods under the UK Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP).
Trading with developing nations from 1 January 2021: Details on the UK’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP). Added a paragraph specifying the current preferences regarding Cambodia under the UK’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP)
Goods regulations
Product safety and metrology from 1 January 2021: Great Britain: Second version of the guide on the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Regulations 2018 published, revised to clarify the deadlines in relation to the temporary arrangements for the conformity assessment of products.
Chemicals
Submitting chemicals information to the appointed body from 1 January 2021: Guidance for companies placing hazardous mixtures on the UK market (such as manufacturers, importers, downstream users and distributors) from 1 January 2021.
Goods movement
Bringing goods into Great Britain from outside the UK from 1 January 2021: Allowances mean you can bring a certain amount of goods into Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from outside the UK for your own use, without having to pay duty or tax.
Open general export licence (export of dual-use items to EU member states): This OGEL has been revised to take into account changes in legislation following the end of the transition period.