Britain will not seek to extend Brexit transition period, says minister

[Notch7]

759 trade agreements?, that seems a remarkable achievement given there are less that 200 countries in the world.

"The EU is also a party to a wide range of other trade-related agreements, covering areas such as regulatory cooperation, aviation, customs procedures, the nuclear industry and agriculture. The number of these too is uncertain, but a suggested total figure for all EU trade-related agreements is 759 (with 168 countries). There is an urgent need for clarity over the number, type, scope, extent and importance of the EU’s trade-related agreements."

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmintrade/520/520.pdf

 

[just pumps]

Really! Is that the best you got?

 

[ellal]

Time to move on guy`s as we aren`t going back!

 

[just pumps]

So predictable and shows your level of intellect.

 

[fillyboy]

"The EU is also a party to a wide range of other trade-related agreements, covering areas such as regulatory cooperation, aviation, customs procedures, the nuclear industry and agriculture. The number of these too is uncertain, but a suggested total figure for all EU trade-related agreements is 759 (with 168 countries). There is an urgent need for clarity over the number, type, scope, extent and importance of the EU’s trade-related agreements."

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmintrade/520/520.pdf

About 40 trade agreements as I suspected. From your link:

The exact number of EU trade agreements appears to be a matter of some uncertainty. The Secretary of State for International Trade, Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP, told us in December 2017 that there are “around 40” EU trade agreements, “covering over 55 countries”. The Government thought that “it would be misleading to attempt to provide a definitive figure”, given various “complexities”. These include: multiple agreements counting as single agreements; and the fact that some agreements “have only been partially or provisionally applied, or are signed but not yet in force”.8 The former Minister of State for Trade Policy Lord Price has referred to “36 treaties with 60 countries”.9 His successor, Mr Hands, referred in oral evidence to “40-plus agreements”10 with “70-plus”11 partners. Using the Design of Trade Agreements (DESTA) Database, Professor Andreas Dür of the University of Salzburg arrived at a figure of 41 EU-third country trade agreements. This included agreements that are “provisionally applied at the moment”, as well as those “that are basically concluded and will be implemented very soon”.12

 

[Notch7]

About 40 trade agreements as I suspected. From your link:

Nope, wrong

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At its most granular level, the sheer administrative scale of the “third country” question is striking. Through analysis of the EU treaty database, the FT found 759 separate EU bilateral agreements with potential relevance to Britain, covering trade in nuclear goods, customs, fisheries, trade, transport and regulatory co-operation in areas such as antitrust or financial services. This includes multilateral agreements based on consensus, where Britain must re-approach 132 separate parties. Around 110 separate opt-in accords at the UN and World Trade Organisation are excluded from the estimates, as are narrow agreements on the environment, health, research and science. Some additional UK bilateral deals, outside the EU framework, may also need to be revised because they make reference to EU law.

 

[Notch7]

Really! Is that the best you got?

just pumps thinks brexit is done and dusted....because Boris told him



you are wrong, the UK is still in the SM.
brexit is all in the future, starting at the end of transition

 

[ajohn]

you are wrong, the UK is still in the SM.
brexit is all in the future, starting at the end of transition

Don't worry Notch. That loosening I mentioned was preceded with you could obviously allow your people to prosper but it would be better to ..............

Advice to all sides of the house. From the USA of course.

 

[just pumps]

just pumps thinks brexit is done and dusted....because Boris told him
you are wrong, the UK is still in the SM.
brexit is all in the future, starting at the end of transition

I`ve edited your wasted space for you which pretty much sums you up As for the rest of your post, well you really need to work on your mind reading before posting garbage.

 

[fillyboy]

International arrangements aren't trade deals.

 

[SirGalahad]

Looks like Pork is off the menu.

Every single Scottish Conservative MP – all of whom represent strong rural areas – voted to allow ractopamin pork into UK.

Ractopamine is an asthma drug which, when fed to pigs, causes growth spurts. Canada, EU, China & Russia have banned it for human consumption, as it’s too dangerous.

Banned in 160 countries but soon not the UK.

Enjoy. Suckers.

 

[ellal]

Looks like Pork is off the menu.

Not for the gammons...

They love feeding off their own!

 

[JohnD]

International arrangements aren't trade deals.

Some of them are.

And trade deals are International Agreements.

 

[just pumps]

Looks like Pork is off the menu.

Every single Scottish Conservative MP – all of whom represent strong rural areas – voted to allow ractopamin pork into UK.

Ractopamine is an asthma drug which, when fed to pigs, causes growth spurts. Canada, EU, China & Russia have banned it for human consumption, as it’s too dangerous.

Banned in 160 countries but soon not the UK.

Enjoy. Suckers.

It means nothing without a source.
(See what I did there?)

 

[fillyboy]

Some of them are.

And trade deals are International Agreements.

The EU have about 40 trade deals. Fisheries policy and IATA regulations aren't trade deals. Notch's own link confirms the EU has signed about 40 trade deals.
Now stop being silly.