Department of International Trade Consultations

[darmstadt]

Hang on a minute, we can't sign trade agreements with other countries until we are in the transition period!

The EU public stance is still...



The article... here

Do you know what the word consultations means? Do you know who these consultations are with? Have you read the website? Hopefully you haven't had your head in a hole like the Department of International Trade has for the last 2 years...

[Zigenare]

https://consultations.trade.gov.uk/c...e+negotiations

They've finally announced consultations on the sum total of their work to date. They have 4, yes, count them, FOUR trade agreement consultations on the DfIT website.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership who have already declined to speak with the UK about the UK joining because they are focussed on continuing to develop their EU-27 relationship. They told Liam Fox "thanks for your interest but no thanks".


New Zealand whose trade minister, David Parker, said the UK’s withdrawal did not diminish the huge potential gains for his country that would come from breaking down trade barriers with the remaining 27 member states. He said: “The EU is our third-largest trading partner, with two-way trade worth more than $20bn [£10.3bn]. Even excluding the UK, our trade with the EU is worth about $16bn annually.”

Australia see similar comments to NZ above.


And the USA who have specifically said that in order to trade with the USA we'd have to give up our high quality standards that we need to trade with the EU.

Hang on a minute, we can't sign trade agreements with other countries until we are in the transition period!

The EU public stance is still...

Britain will be free to sign trade deals during the Brexit transition period without permission from the European Union after a climbdown by Brussels, The Times has learnt.

EU negotiators have accepted the UK’s demand that it should be able to pursue an independent trade policy while remaining inside the customs union and single market.

Publicly, the EU’s negotiating guidelines still state that Britain will not be able to implement trade deals “unless authorised to do so by the union”. Behind closed doors the position taken by Michel Barnier, the bloc’s chief negotiator, is understood to have softened significantly. The latest draft of a potential transition deal says that Britain will be able to both negotiate and sign trade deals during the period.

The article... here

[darmstadt]

https://consultations.trade.gov.uk/c...e+negotiations

They've finally announced consultations on the sum total of their work to date. They have 4, yes, count them, FOUR trade agreement consultations on the DfIT website.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership who have already declined to speak with the UK about the UK joining because they are focussed on continuing to develop their EU-27 relationship. They told Liam Fox "thanks for your interest but no thanks".

In this context, the UK will potentially seek accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

These agreements could enable increased trade and investment, secure access for UK exporters to the key markets of today and the future, give consumers access to a greater range of products at lower prices, and make the UK more innovative, competitive and prosperous.
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The Department for International Trade is preparing for possible negotiations as the UK Government considers seeking accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) after the UK leaves the EU on the 29th March 2019.
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The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), is a signed, but not yet in force, trade agreement between 11 countries (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam)

New Zealand whose trade minister, David Parker, said the UK’s withdrawal did not diminish the huge potential gains for his country that would come from breaking down trade barriers with the remaining 27 member states. He said: “The EU is our third-largest trading partner, with two-way trade worth more than $20bn [£10.3bn]. Even excluding the UK, our trade with the EU is worth about $16bn annually.”

The Department for International Trade is preparing for possible negotiations with New Zealand after the UK leaves the EU on the 29th March 2019.

Australia see similar comments to NZ above.

The Department for International Trade is preparing for possible negotiations with Australia after the UK leaves the EU on the 29th March 2019.

And the USA who have specifically said that in order to trade with the USA we'd have to give up our high quality standards that we need to trade with the EU.

The Department for International Trade is preparing for possible negotiations with the United States after the UK leaves the EU on the 29th March 2019.