The Prohibition on Quantitative Restrictions (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Cessation of the prohibition on quantitative restrictions

2.  Subject to regulation 3, any rights, powers, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, remedies and procedures which—

(a) continue by virtue of section 4(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018; and

(b) are derived (directly or indirectly) from—

(i) Articles 34, 35 and 36 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

(ii) Articles 11, 12 and 13 of the EEA agreement;

(iii) Articles 13, 13a and 20 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation, signed at Brussels on 22nd July 1972(1);

(iv) Articles 5, 6 and 7 of Decision No. 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 22 December 1995 on implementing the final phase of the Customs Union(2) as provided for under Articles 5 and 10 of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey signed at Ankara on 12th September 1963(3),

cease to be recognised and available in domestic law (and to be enforced, allowed and followed accordingly).

(1)

OJ L 300, 31.12.1972, p. 189-280. This agreement is a Treaty for the purposes of section 2(1) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68). Article 13a was inserted by the Supplementary Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the elimination of existing and prevention of new quantitative restrictions affecting exports or measures having equivalent effect, see OJ L 295, 13.10.1989, p. 29–34. There are other amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

OJ L 035, 13.02.1996, p.1-47.

(3)

This Agreement was concluded, approved and confirmed on behalf of the Community by Council Decision 64/732/EEC of 23 December 1963, and is a pre-accession treaty falling within paragraph 7 of Part I of Schedule 1 to the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68).