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Recommendation 24
24
Not Addressed
We ask the Government to provide examples of other agreements entered into by the UK...
Recommendation
We ask the Government to provide examples of other agreements entered into by the UK or EU where termination by one party would require the payment of compensation to the other. This will ensure that Parliament has the proper context when considering the relevant provision of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement and the legislation necessary to implement it in due course. (Recommendation, Paragraph 75)
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The government response discusses relations with the EU, trade barriers, and agreements on fishing and emissions trading, but does not provide examples of agreements where termination requires compensation.
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Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government · verbatim extract
Not Addressed
The details of the SPS agreement are subject to ongoing negotiations with the EU. We will not provide a running commentary on the progress of those negotiations. It should be noted that express termination provisions are common in international agreements, and there are examples of provisions which deal with the consequences following termination. Such is the case for the Agreement between the UK and the European Atomic Energy Community for Cooperation on the Safe and Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. This Agreement provides for the return of items transferred under the agreement on termination, which may include costs.
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