U.K. Seeks Longer Northern Ireland Trade Grace Period
- Ban on chilled meats to N. Ireland from U.K. starts July 1
- Britain has written to EU to ask to delay change to Sept. 30
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The U.K. government asked the European Union to prolong a trade grace period relating to Northern Ireland, seeking to avoid an imminent ban on some meat products that would aggravate post-Brexit tensions.
Under the terms of the Brexit divorce treaty, chilled meats and fresh sausages would be barred from entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K from July 1. That’s because Northern Ireland must follow EU health and safety rules, which don’t permit trade in such products.