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Once a subsequent agreement between the Union and the United Kingdom becomes applicable after the entry into force of the Withdrawal Agreement, this Protocol shall then, from the date of application of such subsequent agreement and in accordance with the provisions of that agreement setting out the effect of that agreement on this Protocol, not apply or sha...
As a starting point the white paper seeks to define the UK’s Internal Market stating it was established after the 1707 Act of Union. Whilst the Internal Market may date back over 300 years, the impact of EU membership effectively meant a definition for it wasn't necessary even when devolution for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland was delivered in 1999.
Attention now turns to the scheduled High-level conference due to take place later in June.
High-level conference
A date for the High-level conference towards the end of June is still to be agreed.
He said:
The Scottish Government have been clear that, to date, engagement in relation to the future relationship negotiations has been woefully inadequate.
During its evidence session on 17 December, the Promoter suggested that there are 203 potential beneficiaries of the Widows' Fund and that, at the date of the evidence session, the value of the fund was approximately £11million.
A European Commission position paper on Intellectual property rights (including geographical indications published in September 2017 set out the Commissions expectation in relation to GIs when negotiating the Withdrawal Agreement:
In the specific case of protected geographical indications, protected designations of origin and other protected terms in relation to agricultural products (traditional specialities guaranteed and traditional terms for wine) protected under Union law before the withdrawal date...
Section 58 of the 2010 Act also allows the Regulator to appoint a manager to an RSL where it considers that this is necessary to ensure the RSL manages its financial or other affairs to an appropriate standard. To date, the Regulator has used this power seven times.
Rather than set out a proposed plan, the Bill provides that, following further consultation, the first National Island Plan would be laid before the Scottish Parliament within 12 months from the date on which the Act comes into force.
Following its completion, we will consider the oral and written evidence that we have received to date, with a view to publishing our stage 1 report on the bill in mid-September.