Manufacturers Urge Brexit Continuity by Keeping EU Rules for Now
- EU laws should be ‘transposed’ into U.K. statutes, bosses say
- Industry embedded in EU fears disruption and uncertainty
An employee passes the bodywork of Range Rover Sport SUV at Tata Motors Ltd.'s Jaguar Land Rover vehicle manufacturing plant in Solihull.
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The U.K. should maintain European Union regulations covering everything from working hours to chemicals until after the government sets out its plans for Brexit, said British manufacturers anxious to avoid a policy vacuum and safeguard access to their biggest export market.
For now, the U.K. should “transpose” EU regulations not already reflected in its own laws because the scale and complexity make a more selective approach impractical, manufacturing association EEF said in a report published Wednesday.