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La 24 decembrie 2020, UE și Regatul Unit au încheiat cu succes un Acord comercial și de cooperare, după o negociere lungă și complexă. Începând cu 1 ianuarie 2021, acest acord s-a aplicat cu titlu provizoriu până la finalizarea procesului de ratificare de către Consiliu și PE. Urmărind aceleași obiective ca și alte acorduri de liber schimb recente, el implică dispoziții specifice privind dialogul cu societatea civilă. Prin urmare, CESE, actor-cheie al acestui dialog cu societatea civilă, a decis cu privire la structura instituțională menită să promoveze relația cu Regatul Unit și cu societatea sa civilă (întreprinderi, sindicate și alte organizații), precum și cu privire la un organ de monitorizare a Acordului comercial și de cooperare.

Această nouă structură, ajustată nu numai în funcție de acordul încheiat și de noua relație dintre UE și Regatul Unit, ci și de evoluțiile instituționale recente din CE, include:

  • Comitetul de monitorizare UE-Regatul Unit, succesorul politic al Grupului de monitorizare privind Brexitul, și un comitet al CESE în cadrul căruia ne putem stabili propria agendă și propriile priorități, pentru a răspunde nevoilor noii realități;
  • Grupul consultativ intern al UE din cadrul Acordului comercial și de cooperare UE-Regatul Unit, pilonul instituțional al societății civile în relația comercială dintre UE și Regatul Unit.

Având în vedere că viitoarele relații dintre cei doi parteneri au fost reglementate printr-un acord de parteneriat atât de important și cuprinzător, CESE se angajează să își asume rolul care îi revine în vederea optimizării potențialului acestui acord, în special în ceea ce privește societatea civilă din Regatul Unit. CESE este hotărât să mențină contacte strânse cu societatea civilă din Regatul Unit după Brexit, să încurajeze dialogul și schimburile și să implice organizațiile societății civile în procesul de luare a deciziilor în domeniul social, asigurând astfel protejarea legăturilor economice, sociale și politice puternice, dezvoltate timp de peste o jumătate de secol de apartenență a Regatului Unit la UE.

  • Aviz adoptat on 27/04/2023 - Bureau decision date: 21/03/2023
    Referințe
    REX/574-EESC-2023
    Workers - GR II
    Plenary session number
    578
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    In accordance with the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 and Directive 2001/83/EC as well as the Commission acts based on them, apply to and in the UK in respect of Northern Ireland.

     

    EESC opinion: Specific rules relating to medicinal products for human use intended to be placed on the market of Northern Ireland
  • Aviz adoptat on 27/04/2023 - Bureau decision date: 21/03/2023
    Referințe
    REX/575-EESC-2023
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Plenary session number
    578
    -

    In accordance with the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, a number of EU legislative acts concerning sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures apply to and in the UK in respect of Northern Ireland after the end of the transition period set out in the Withdrawal Agreement.

    Accordingly, the entry into Northern Ireland from other parts of the UK of certain consignments of products of animal or plant origin, including animal food, plants for planting, machinery and vehicles for agricultural or forestry purposes and seed potatoes falls within the scope of these acts and is subject to official controls, certification requirements and prohibitions. This also applies to non-commercial movements of certain pet animals.

    EESC opinion: Specific rules relating to the entry into Northern Ireland from other parts of the United Kingdom of certain consignments of goods
  • Aviz adoptat on 25/01/2023 - Bureau decision date: 22/09/2022
    Referințe
    REX/563-EESC-2022-01-01
    Workers - GR II
    Ireland
    Plenary session number
    575
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    The general objective of the information report will be to feed into the political dialogue between the EU and UK and promote a joint reflection on their future relationship. More specifically, the information report will be transmitted to the relevant services in the European Commission, EEAS, European Parliament, and Council, as the EESC's contribution to addressing issues arising from the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement and Northern Ireland Protocol.

    Information report: The implementation of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, including the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland
  • Aviz adoptat on 17/10/2018 - Bureau decision date: 18/09/2018
    Referințe
    TEN/682-EESC-2018
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Ireland

     

     

    EESC opinion: Ship inspection and survey organisations with regard to the United Kingdom's withdrawal proposal
  • In particular the EESC:

    • supports the adoption and early implementation of the proposed regulation, which ensures adequate sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards for a transparent, streamlined and safe supply of the market of Northern Ireland from other parts of the UK;
    • acknowledges the significant effort made to reconcile the facilitation of procedures, to safeguard the integrity of the EU internal market and the protection of public animal and plant health;
    • urges the Commission to further clarify and provide solutions for the areas of more apparent divergence between SPS standards in the UK and the EU;
  • In particular, the EESC: 

    • supports the adoption and early implementation of the proposed regulation, which would ensure continuity of supply of medicinal products for human use in Northern Ireland;
    • agrees that it is essential that the proposed regulation contains a provision enabling suspension of the specific rules by the Commission in the event of the UK's non-compliance;
    • encourages ongoing consultation with key stakeholders to help ensure timely implementation as well as monitoring for any future risks to the delivery of the objectives of the proposed regulation;

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  • At its January plenary session, the EESC adopted an information report on the Implementation of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, including the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland. The report shows that UK organised civil society is strongly in favour of a deeper and more constructive relationship with their EU counterparts and the EU as a whole. This could contribute to the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement and help maximise the potential of the EU-UK Trade Cooperation Agreement.

  • The 6th meeting of the EU DAG set up under the EU-UK TCA featured the participation of the UK DAG Chair, Mr. Sean McGuire, to discuss the recent Windsor Framework on Northern Ireland, the situation of both DAGs and future joint steps. A DG TRADE representative presented and discussed with members the technical aspects of Level Playing Field provisions.

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    In the context of the reinforced follow-up of EESC Information Report

    Following the adoption of the EESC Information Report on the Implementation of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, the Committee is now promoting and giving it a reinforced follow-up using various communication channels, considering the relevance and the perfect timing of the subjects covered in the report.

     

  • The 5th meeting of the EU DAG set up under the EU-UK TCA was dedicated to the assessment of the first year of DAG work -including the recent EU-UK Civil Society Forum, to an update on the Trade Specialised Committees and to a structured discussion of selected issues and recommendations with a DG TRADE representative.