Previously notified in N1GBR1, N2GBR1 and N3GBR1
UK legislation
Retained EU Law -
Some European Union law was retained in UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, with minor modifications to ensure operability.
Specific arrangements may apply in Northern Ireland including by virtue of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland. The full text of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland can be accessed via: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-withdrawal-agreement-and-.... Further details on the operation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-northern-ireland-protocol.
Laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the system of import and export licences.
The United Kingdom (UK) operates a system of import licences in order to i) monitor trade flows for certain agricultural products without limiting access to the UK market or ii) administer tariff rate quotas (TRQs) by the simultaneous examination method for certain agricultural products arising from obligations at the WTO or resulting from arrangements with the government of a country or territory of a country outside the UK.
Please refer to trader guidance on operation of licence system:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/notice-to-traders
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/licences-for-the-importexport-of-agricultura...
The Import and Export Licensing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021 revoke the requirement for general licences for imports of rice and ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin and export licences for rice, as set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 2016/1239.