Date: 2025-08-13Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision No 3/2025 of the Joint Committee established by 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 of 29 April 2025 adding two newly adopted Union acts to Annex 2 to the Windsor Framework [2025/1744]
**Executive Summary:**
Decision No 3/2025 of the Joint Committee adds Regulations EU 2024/1392 and EU 2024/1501 to Annex 2 of the Windsor Framework. These regulations extend temporary trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine and Moldova, respectively. The decision, adopted on April 29, 2025, comes into force the day after its adoption and is binding on the EU and the UK.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Amendment to Annex 2 of the Windsor Framework:**
* Regulation EU 2024/1392 (Ukraine trade liberalisation) is added to Annex 2 under point 4 (General trade-related aspects).
* Regulation EU 2024/1501 (Moldova trade liberalisation) is added to Annex 2 under point 4 (General trade-related aspects).
* **Legal Basis:**
* Article 134 of the Windsor Framework empowers the Joint Committee to add newly adopted Union acts.
* Article 166(2) of the Withdrawal Agreement makes Joint Committee decisions binding on the EU and the UK, with the same legal effect as the Withdrawal Agreement.
* **Context:**
* Regulations EU 2024/1392 and EU 2024/1501 extend existing trade liberalisation measures previously covered by Regulations EU 2023/1077 and EU 2023/1524.
* Regulations EU 2023/1077 and EU 2023/1524 expired on June 5, 2024, and July 24, 2024, respectively, and were previously added to Annex 2 by Decision No 4/2023.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The decision enters into force on the day following its adoption (April 29, 2025).
**Impact Analysis**
**European Union:**
* *Impact:* The EU is bound by the decision and must implement the extended trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine and Moldova as outlined in Regulations EU 2024/1392 and EU 2024/1501.
* *Action Required:* Implement the regulations regarding trade with Ukraine and Moldova.
**United Kingdom:**
* *Impact:* The UK is bound by the decision and must implement the extended trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine and Moldova as outlined in Regulations EU 2024/1392 and EU 2024/1501 per the Windsor Framework.
* *Action Required:* Implement the regulations regarding trade with Ukraine and Moldova.
**Ukraine and Moldova:**
* *Impact:* Benefit from extended trade liberalisation measures with the EU.
* *Action Required:* Continue to comply with the requirements of the Association Agreements with the EU.
**Traders/Businesses:**
* *Impact:* Continuation of trade benefits due to the extended trade liberalisation measures.
* *Action Required:* Ensure compliance with the regulations concerning trade with Ukraine and Moldova.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: A sovereign state located in Europe, formerly a member of the European Union.
European Atomic Energy Community: An international organisation established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 with the purpose of creating a specialist market for nuclear power in Europe.
Windsor Framework: An agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union on post-Brexit trade arrangements.
Joint Committee: A committee established by 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.
Ukraine: A country in Eastern Europe.
Republic of Moldova: A country in Eastern Europe.
Regulation EU 2024/1392: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on temporary trade liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1744 13.8.2025
DECISIONNo 3/2025 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY 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
of 29 April 2025
adding two newly adopted Union acts to Annex 2 to the Windsor Framework [2025/1744]
THE JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to 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(1) (the ‘Withdrawal Agreement’), and in particular
Article 13(4) of the Windsor Framework(2),
Whereas:
(1) Article 13(4) of the Windsor Framework empowers the Joint Committee established under Article 164(1) of the
Withdrawal Agreement (the ‘Joint Committee’) to adopt decisions adding newly adopted Union acts falling within
the scope of the Windsor Framework to the relevant Annexes to the Windsor Framework.
(2) Pursuant to Article 166(2) of the Withdrawal Agreement, the decisions adopted by the Joint Committee are binding
on the Union and the United Kingdom. The Union and the United Kingdom are to implement such decisions, which
have the same legal effect as the Withdrawal Agreement.
(3) Regulations (EU) 2024/1392(3) and (EU) 2024/1501(4) of the European Parliament and of the Council are newly
adopted Union acts falling within the scope of the Windsor Framework, in accordance with the conditions
applicable to them by law, which should be added to Annex 2 to the Windsor Framework. Those Regulations extend
for another year the existing temporary trade-liberalisation measures for Ukraine and Moldova, respectively, set out in
Regulations (EU) 2023/1077(5)and (EU) 2023/1524(6)of the European Parliament and of the Council. These latter
Regulations were added to Annex 2 to the Windsor Framework on 28 September 2023 by Decision No 4/2023 of
the Joint Committee(7). Regulation (EU) 2023/1077 expired on 5 June 2024 and Regulation (EU) 2023/1524
expired on 24 July 2024,
(1) OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 7.
(2) Joint Declaration No 1/2023 of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by 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 of 24 March 2023 (OJ L 102, 17.4.2023, p. 87).
(3) Regulation (EU) 2024/1392 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on temporary trade-liberalisation
measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products under the Association Agreement between the European
Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (OJ L,
2024/1392, 29.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1392/oj).
(4) Regulation (EU) 2024/1501 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on temporary trade-liberalisation
measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to products from the Republic of Moldova under the Association Agreement
between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the
Republic of Moldova, of the other part (OJ L, 2024/1501, 29.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1501/oj).
(5) Regulation (EU) 2023/1077 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on temporary trade-liberalisation
measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products under the Association Agreement between the European
Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part
(OJ L 144, 5.6.2023, p. 1).
(6) Regulation (EU) 2023/1524 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 July 2023 on temporary trade-liberalisation
measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to products from the Republic of Moldova under the Association Agreement
between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the
Republic of Moldova, of the other part (OJ L 185, 24.7.2023, p. 1).
(7) Decision No 4/2023 of the Joint Committee established by 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 of 28 September 2023 adding two
newly adopted Union acts to Annex 2 to the Windsor Framework (OJ L, 2023/2471, 7.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/
2023/2471/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1744/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 13.8.2025
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. Regulation (EU) 2024/1392 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on temporary trade-
liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products under the Association
Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the
one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, shall be added to Annex 2 to the Windsor Framework under point 4, ‘General
trade related aspects’.
2. Regulation (EU) 2024/1501 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on temporary trade-
liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to products from the Republic of Moldova under the
Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member
States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, shall be added to Annex 2 to the Windsor
Framework under point 4, ‘General trade related aspects’.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the date of its adoption.
Done at London, 29 April 2025.
For the Joint Committee
The Co-chairs
Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ Nick THOMAS-SYMONDS
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1744/oj