The draft Withdrawal Agreement between European Union and the United Kingdom government

The draft Withdrawal Agreement translates into legal terms the Joint report from the negotiators of the European Union and the United Kingdom government on the progress achieved during phase 1 of the negotiations, and proposes text for those outstanding withdrawal issues which are mentioned in the joint report. It also integrates the text on the transition period.

The draft withdrawal Agreement consists of six parts – including introductory provisions, citizens’ rights, other separation issues such as goods placed on the market before the withdrawal date, the financial settlement, transitional arrangements, and institutional provisions – and a protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland. This protocol operationalises the third option outlined in the joint report, in order to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland. This is the fall-back solution of the joint report, which applies in the absence of other agreed solutions.

It will be published online in accordance with the European transparency policy.

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