G/ADP/N/1/GBR/1/Suppl.9  
G/SCM/N/1/GBR/1/Suppl.9  
G/SG/N/1/GBR/1/Suppl.8  
4 March  2020 
(20-1724) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices  
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  
Committee on Safeguards  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER  
ARTICLES 18.5, 32.6 AND 12.6 OF THE AGREEMENTS  
UNITED KINGDOM  
Supplement  
The following notification, dated 2 March 2020, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United Kingdom.  
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COMMENCEMENT  REGULATIONS  
STATUTORY INSTRUMENT S  
2020 NO. 97 (C. 10)  
EXITING THE EUROPEAN  UNION  
CUSTOMS  
THE TAXATION ( CROSS -BORDER TRADE) ACT 2018 ( APPOINTED DAY NO. 7 AND 
TRANSITORY PROVISIONS) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2020  
Made  - - - - 28th January 2020  
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by 
sections 56(4) and 57 of the Taxation (Cross -border Trade) Act 2018( 1). 
Citation  
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Taxation (Cross -border Trade) Act 2018 (Appointed 
Day No. 7 and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.  
Interpretation  
2.  In these Regulations — 
"the Act " means the Taxation (Cross -border Trade) Act 2018;  
"the TRA " means the Trade Remedies Authority upon which functions relating to import duty are 
conferred by Schedules 4 and 5 of the Act in accordance with section 13(1) of the Act.  G/ADP/N/1/GBR/1/Suppl.9 • G/SCM/N/1/GBR/1/Suppl.9 • G/SG/N/1/GBR/1/Suppl.8  
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  Appointed day  
3.  The day appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 22 of Schedule 4, and paragraph 22 
of Schedule 5, to the Act is 30th January 2020.  
Transitory provisions  
4.  The provisions of the Act commenced by regulation 3 have effect subject to the transitory 
provisions set out in the Schedule until the date on which the TRA is established.  
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for International Trade  
Conor Burns  
Minister of State for Trade Policy  
Department for International Trade  
28th January 2020  
SCHEDULE  
Regulation 4  
Transitory provisions  
Modification of paragraph 22 of Schedule 4 to the Act  
1.  Paragraph 22 of Schedule 4 to the Act (variation or revocation following an international 
dispute decision) has effect as if — 
(a) in sub -paragraph (1) — 
 (i) in paragraph (a), for "the TRA recommending to the Secretary of State " there were 
substituted "the Secretary of State making a preliminary decision "; 
 (ii) for paragraph (b) there were substituted — 
"(b) the Secretary of State deciding to give effect to such a preliminary decision. "; 
(b) in sub -paragraph (2), for paragraph (a) there were substituted — 
"(a) provide for the Secretary of State to investigate certain matters for the purposes 
of determining whether to make a preliminary decision; "; 
(c) in sub -paragraph (4) — 
 (i) in the words before paragraph (a), for "accepts a recommendation " there were substituted 
"decides to give effect to a preliminary decision "; 
 (ii) for paragraph (a) there were substituted — 
"(a) must publish notice of the preliminary decision and of the decision to give effect 
to it,". G/ADP/N/1/GBR/1/Suppl.9 • G/SCM/N/1/GBR/1/Suppl.9 • G/SG/N/1/GBR/1/Suppl.8  
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  Modification of paragraph 22 of Schedule 5 to the Act  
2.  Paragraph 22 of Schedule 5 to the Act (variation or revocation following an international 
dispute decision) has effect as if — 
(a) in sub -paragraph (1) — 
 (i) in paragraph (a), for "the TRA recommending to the Secretary of State " there were 
substituted "the Secretary of State making a preliminary decision "; 
 (ii) for paragraph (b) there were substituted — 
"(b) the Secretary of State deciding to give effect to such a preliminary decision. "; 
(b) in sub -paragraph (2), for paragraph (a) there were substituted — 
"(a) provide for the Secretary of State to investigate certain matters for the purposes 
of determining whether to make a preliminary decision; "; 
(c) in sub -paragraph (4) — 
 (i) in the words before paragraph (a), for "accepts a recommendation " there were substituted 
"decides to give effect to a preliminary decision "; 
 (ii) for paragraph (a) there were substituted — 
"(a)must publish notice of the preliminary decision and of the decision to give effect to 
it,". 
 
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