Research

Changing the rules: A unilateral approach to non-tariff barriers


https://iea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IEA-_Briefing_Changing-the-rules_web.pdf
Summary

In framing its ongoing relationship with the EU, and a new external trade policy, the UK is in a unique position to adopt one particular, radical free trade policy: a policy of unilateral recognition of the regulations of other territories for the acceptance of goods for the UK market. But such a policy has gone almost without consideration. This briefing sets out the basis for this policy and suggests some benefits that it could bring.

Commenting on this report, The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities, said:

Anyone who believes in free trade will welcome this report. Non-tariff barriers are the delight of protectionists and should be removed wherever possible.”

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Head of Regulatory Affairs

Victoria joined the IEA’s International Trade and Competition Unit in Spring 2018. She is a lawyer and practiced for 12 years in the fields of technology and financial services, before joining the Legatum Institute Special Trade Commission to focus on trade and regulatory policy. She has published work on the implications and opportunities of Brexit in financial services and movement of goods and the issues in connection with the Irish border. Before entering the legal profession Victoria worked for Procter & Gamble in the UK and Germany.



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