THE UNITED KINGDOM NORTHERN IRELAND PROTOCOL BILL
Elaine Campling, Chair of ESMA’s Health, Safety and Environmental Protection Committee, reports on The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill which was introduced to Parliament in June of this year
Year
2022
Company
ESMA
Author
Elaine Campling
The Protocol itself was negotiated as part of the Brexit arrangements to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. As such, Northern Ireland is retained as part of UK customs territory, but is regulated by the EU customs union and single-market regulations on manufactured and agricultural goods.