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1) Provisional application is a method well established in international treaty practice to bring agreements into effect ahead of entry into force. Bridging mechanisms are an alternative means to ensure continuity of trade, where the UK or treaty partners are unable to fully ratify or provisionally apply an agreement. These non-binding mechanisms include Memoranda of Understanding or Exchange of Diplomatic Notes and ensure continuity of trade.

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(1) Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia are not members of the World Trade agreementOrganisation.

(2) discussionsOn 31 December 2020 the UK and Ghana issued a joint statement. This announced that both sides had reached a consensus on the major elements of a trade agreement. Both sides are committed to making the gap in preferences as short as possible.

Trading with countries in Customs Unions with the EU

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Mutual recognition agreements

A mutual recognition agreement (MRA) is one in which countries recognise the results of one another’s conformity assessments.

A conformity assessment is a set of processes that confirm whether a product meets the specified legal requirements. This can include testing, inspection, and certification.

The UK has signed MRAs that replicate the effect of existing EU arrangements. These are expected to take effect from 1 January 2021. The withdrawal agreement allows for the EU’s arrangements to continue to apply to the UK until then.

The UK has signed MRAs with:

• Australia
• New Zealand
• United States of America

MRA coverage in trade agreements

The UK’s trade agreement with Switzerland incorporates elements of the EU-Switzerland MRA.

The UK’s trade agreement with Israel covers conformity assessment of industrial products. This means that existing arrangements with Israel willremain continuein after 31 December 2020.place.

MRA discussions with Japan

The UKUK-Japan and Japan have signed an exchange of lettersCEPA designedreplicates to ensure the continuityeffects of effect of the existing arrangements.EU-Japan MRA.

More information

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• duties and customs procedures for exporting goods
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Find out:

• how you trade with a country if there is no trade agreement in place following the transition period
• about EU free trade agreements in which the UK currently participates
• about EU mutual recognition agreements in which the UK currently participates
• about international agreements with non-EU countries during the transition period
• about bridging mechanisms and provisional applications (PDF, 93.5KB, 3 pages)
• about the notice of fulfilment from the United Kingdom on cumulation with trading partners: December 2020