Statement
My honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Europe (Leo Docherty MP) has made the following Written Statement:
The Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee met on 28 September 2023, with UK and EU delegates joining by video conference. The meeting was co-chaired at alternate level by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Europe at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Leo Docherty MP, and the Deputy Secretary-General of the European Commission, John Watson. A Joint Statement was agreed and published on GOV.UK.
The Committee made two declarations:
- The European Union made a Declaration pursuant to Article 23(4)(a) of Decision No 1/2023 of the Joint Committee declaring that the EU is satisfied with the implementation by the United Kingdom of Article 5 of Decision No 6/2020 of the Joint Committee.
- The United Kingdom made a Declaration pursuant to Article 23(4)(b) of Decision No 1/2023 of the Joint Committee declaring that all importers wishing to operate under Article 7(1)(a)(ii) and Article 7(1)(b)(ii) of Decision No 1/2023 have been granted authorisations in accordance with Articles 9 and 11 of, and Annex III to, Decision No 1/2023.
The Committee also received an update on the work of the Withdrawal Agreement Specialised Committees that had met since the last meeting on 3 July 2023.
The Committee adopted the Decision:
- on adding two newly adopted Union acts to the Framework on Moldova and Ukraine trade liberalising measures