10-09-2020, 05:20 PM
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Re: Just Who is Moving the Posts on a Level Playing Field ?
Originally Posted by Solasch
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Isn't that the agreement the usa signed up to and trump withdrew from? You're in good company! Will they welcome a country that has similar practices as trump?
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10-09-2020, 06:10 PM
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Re: Just Who is Moving the Posts on a Level Playing Field ?
The extent to which EU state aid rules will apply in relations between the UK and the EU will be determined by the deal the UK and the EU agree. It is very likely that state aid provisions will be part of the agreement, not least because both the UK and EU are keen on preserving a level playing field for their businesses.
In 2018, the UK proposed to follow a common rulebook on state aid whereby the UK continues to apply the existing state aid law. At this point it*cannot*not be*said how much of this “dynamic alignment” could return in the future*UK-EU agreement, but state aid appears to be one of the less contientious issues. Therefore, some way of keeping to common rules is plausible.
Also, the EU has insisted on including some sort of controls on state assistance in almost every free trade agreement it has signed with other countries in the past. For example, while the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement and Association Agreements with aspirational Member States like Ukraine tend to replicate the EU state aid rules, Free Trade Agreements with South Korea and Canada build upon the less stringent World Trade Organisation commitments on restricting harmful subsidies. In general, the closer the market integration with the EU, the more state aid rules form part of the agreement.
From
EU State Aid rules and WTO Subsidies Agreement
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk...fings/sn06775/
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