Twelfth Meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee

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