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In the context of Brexit, what is meant by the ‘transition or implementation period’?
Published on: 29 January 2020
The term ‘transition or implementation period’ is used in the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Withdrawal Agreement) to refer to the period during which the transitional arrangements in the Withdrawal Agreement apply.
These transitional arrangements are set out in Part Four of the Withdrawal Agreement and are intended to govern the relationship between the UK and the EU for a specific time-limited period after exit day (11 pm on 31 January 2020). The Withdrawal Agreement refers to this period as the ‘transition period’. The UK government prefers the term ‘implementation period’ and this is reflected in the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (EU(WA)A 2020), which implements the Withdrawal Agreement in UK law.
Although the UK and the EU prefer to use different terms, they refer to the same period, hence Article 126 of the Withdrawal Agreement refers initially to the ‘transition or implementation period’. This period is
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Brexit definition
What does Brexit mean?
means: (a) the United Kingdom (UK) ceasing to be a member state of the European Union (EU) and/or the European Economic Area (EEA) on exit day; and/or (b) the commencement, end of[ or variation in] any transitional, trading or other arrangements from time to time between: (i) the UK and the EU and/or EEA (including during any implementation period and IP Completion Day); and/or (ii) the UK and any other country, group of countries, international organisation, bloc or body (including the World Trade Organization) in contemplation of or (directly or indirectly) in connection with the UK’s said cessation of membership;
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