U.K. Won't Escape Shackles of EU Laws After Brexit, Bloc Says
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The U.K. must comply with hundreds of European Union regulations and European Court of Justice rulings even after its withdrawal from the bloc or face penalties, according to a series of negotiating documents under discussion by the EU’s 27 remaining member states.
“All rulings given by the Court of Justice pursuant to the provisions of the withdrawal agreement are binding on the union and the United Kingdom, and are enforceable in the United Kingdom,” the European Commission’s Task Force in charge of preparing Brexit negotiations said in one of the so-called position papers circulated to national governments. The papers, posted on the commission’s website on Thursday, will be discussed among officials as soon as June 29.