ABOUT US EXPERTISE INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE CAREERS NEWS & PUBLICATIONS CONTACT US Home » Brexit - What happens next? BREXIT - WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? OUR EXPERTS IDENTIFY THE KEY ISSUES TO CONSIDER AS THE UK DEPARTS FROM THE EU. LATEST BREXIT NEWS: BREXIT MAKES ITS MARK ON PRODUCTS: A HIGH-LEVEL GUIDE TO PRODUCT COMPLIANCE MARKINGS IN THE UK Five years ago, 17,410,742 people in the UK voted to sever ties with the European Union, culminating in our official withdrawal on 31 January 2020 and the start of a Brexit transition period. Following months of complex negotiations, an eleventh-hour agreement defining the UK’s future relationship with the EU came into effect on 31 December 2020. The potential no deal outcome which would have seen the UK default to World Trade Organisation tariffs was finally averted after a consensus was reached on a number of significant outstanding issues including fishing rights in UK waters. Passed by the House of Commons with an overwhelming majority of 448 votes, the trade deal cleared Parliament and became law in a single day, in stark contrast to the many previous votes when it had been impossible to achieve a breakthrough. Under the terms of the 1,200 page agreement, tariff free trade is guaranteed on most goods, establishing a platform for long-term cooperation. New rules have however come into effect across an array of different areas from travel, immigration and living and working abroad to security and data protection, supply chains, law enforcement, professional services and education. This fundamental shift in the EU-UK relationship marks an end to almost 50 years of economic integration. Below is a series of briefings produced by some of our practice area and sector teams on the implications of leaving the EU for both businesses and private individuals. If you need direct support in managing the impact of Brexit, please speak to your usual Penningtons Manches Cooper contact in the first instance. Brexit makes its mark on products: a high-level guide to product compliance markings in the UK Posted: 21/07/2021 Post-Brexit, manufacturers and importers have new obligations in relation to product marking requirements in the UK, with the most significant changes due to take effect from 1 January 2022......>> Unregistered design right protection in the UK and EU post-Brexit Posted: 25/05/2021 Unregistered design right protection in the UK is changing following the end of the Brexit transition period. For all designs first made available before 31 December 2020, continuing unregistered Community design rights will apply until the end of the term of protection (three years from the date at which a design is first made available to the public)……>> One step closer to free flow of personal data: EDPB publishes opinions on the European Commission’s draft adequacy decisions Posted: 06/05/2021 On 13 April 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted two opinions on the European Commission’s draft adequacy decisions, which were issued in February 2021. The first relates to the transfer of personal data under the GDPR and the second to the transfer of personal data under the Law Enforcement Directive...…>> First Innovation Passport awarded under UK MHRA’s Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway Posted: 04/05/2021 The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced that a treatment for a rare cancer-causing genetic disorder is the first to be awarded the Innovation Passport under the MHRA’s Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP). The ILAP was launched in January 2021 to speed up development......>> Imports and exports post Brexit: the new timetable for border control processes Posted: 22/03/2021 Since the UK formally left the EU on 31 December 2020, the UK and the EU have been operating under a Trade and Cooperation agreement. According to this agreement, trade in goods between the UK and the EU shall not be subject to any tariffs or quotas on all goods that comply with the appropriate rules of origin......>> Brexit and financial services: the Temporary Permissions Regime and Financial Services Contracts Regime Posted: 12/03/2021 The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 and entered into a ‘transition period’, during which EU law continued to apply directly in the UK. The transition period ended at 11pm on 31 December 2020 (referred to in section 39 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 as ‘IP Completion Day’)……>> Brexit update: EU trade marks and designs – 20 days to go… Posted: 16/12/2020 With less than 20 days to go until the end of the Brexit transition period (31 December 2020), and a UK/EU trade deal still proving elusive, it remains imperative that EUTM and RCD owners are fully prepared for the transition process and have taken all appropriate measures to ensure the continued protection and management of their...…>> Product safety assessment marks after Brexit – out with the old, in with the new Posted: 15/12/2020 The new UKCA (‘UK Conformity Assessed’) mark will replace the existing CE mark for relevant products sold in Great Britain when the Brexit transition period ends on 31 December 2020 (subject to any amendments contained in any EU-UK trade deal reached). 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