Date: 2023-11-07Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Declaration by the Union Within 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 pursuant to Article 23(4), point (a), of Decision No 1/2023 of the Joint Committee
**Summary:**
This declaration by the European Union, issued on November 7, 2023, within the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU and the European Atomic Energy Community, addresses the implementation of specific articles and decisions related to the Windsor Framework.
Specifically, the Union declares its satisfaction with the UK's implementation of Article 5 of Decision No 6/2020, concerning the practical working arrangements for Union representatives' rights as per Article 122 of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland. This includes access to information within UK networks, systems, and databases. The declaration notes the UK's commitment to improving data latency and completeness, supported by a business continuity process, and the accessible format of information for risk analysis.
The declaration also affirms that all existing XI EORI registrations have been correctly issued. Furthermore, it acknowledges the UK's issuance of new guidance for parcels, in line with Decision No 1/2023, and its unilateral declaration on export procedures for goods exiting Northern Ireland to other parts of the UK.
This declaration is made pursuant to Article 234, point a, of Decision No 1/2023 of the Joint Committee, which lays down arrangements relating to the Windsor Framework. The official reference for this declaration is Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2023/2478. The European Legislation Identifier (ELI) is http://data.europa.eu/eli/declar/2023/2478/oj/eng.
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 country located off the north-western coast of the European mainland.
European Atomic Energy Community: An international organization established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 with the purpose of creating a specialist market for nuclear power in Europe.
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.
Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community: The formal agreement outlining the terms of the UK's departure from the EU.
Windsor Framework: Arrangements relating to trade and other issues between the United Kingdom and the European Union following Brexit.
Article 122 of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Article detailing the rights of Union representatives.
Northern Ireland: A region in the United Kingdom.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2478 7.11.2023
DECLARATION BY THE UNION WITHIN 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
pursuant to Article 23(4), point (a), of Decision No 1/2023 of the Joint Committee
Pursuant to Article 23(4), point (a), of Decision No 1/2023 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 24 March 2023laying down arrangements relating to the Windsor Framework (‘Decision
No 1/2023’) the Union declares that it is satisfied:
(i) with the implementation by the United Kingdom of Article 5 of Decision No 6/2020 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 17 December 2020providing for the practical
working arrangements relating to the exercise of the rights of Union representatives referred to in Article 12(2) of the
Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland through the provision of access to information contained in United Kingdom
networks, information systems and databases and United Kingdom national modules of Union systems referred to in
Annex 1 to that Joint Committee Decision, noting that the United Kingdom has committed to ensuring significant
progress as regards the required data latency and completeness, supported by a business continuity process, and that
access by Union representatives to such information is still to be provided in an accessible format in such a way as to
allow them to conduct risk analysis including identification of recent and historical trends patterns; and
(ii) that all existing XI EORI registrations are correctly issued; and
(iii) that the United Kingdom has issued new guidance for parcels in line with the arrangements set out in Decision
No 1/2023; and
(iv) that the United Kingdom has issued its unilateral declaration on export procedures for goods exiting Northern Ireland
to other parts of the United Kingdom.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/declar/2023/2478/oj 1/1