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Brexit Breakthrough: UK-EU Sanitary Deal

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UK and EU negotiators inching towards a sanitary and phytosanitary deal, set to ease Brexit hurdles for farm goods. This pact could eliminate physical border checks, pricey veterinary certificates, and not for EU labels, potentially reviving Scottish shellfish exports. UK holds leverage, with some advocating for mutual recognition of standards over EU rule enforcement.

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Brexit Breakthrough: UK-EU Sanitary Deal

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UK News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Brexit Breakthrough: UK-EU Sanitary Deal. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 21st, UK and EU negotiators are on the verge of sealing a sanitary and phytosanitary deal to slash Brexit hurdles for farm goods. This pact won't kill every form, but it promises real relief by ditching physical border checks and those pricey 200 pound veterinary. Certificates Meanwhile, it would scrap the not-for-EU labels that have jammed up wholesaler since Brexit kicked in. Let's say this could revive Scottish shellfish exports, like Languistines and oysters, which used to hit Paris plates fresh off the boat within a day, pre-Brexit, border delays killed that speed, tanking sales. According to trade pros testifying to peers, the UK holds leverage because it never fully enforced checks like the EU did in Dover, letting up to 20,000 businesses drop EU shipments. Some push for mutual recognition of standards, like New Zealand and Australia use, overlocking into EU rules. Talks continue on balancing that buyer's edge with dynamic alignment to nix inspections

for good, potentially flipping the script on post-Brexit trade, flows.

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