Hard Brexit Impact Analysis

Page 100 of 106 Category If no agreement is reached: Consequence EU Document Transport Maritime Transport Safety of fishing vessels: UK fishing vessels shall be subject to control by a Member State when in its ports. According to Article 3(5) of Directive 97/70/EC,17 Member States shall prohibit fishing vessels flying the flag of a third country (including the UK after the withdrawal date) from operating in their internal waters or territorial sea or landing their catch in their ports unless they are certified by their flag State administration to comply with the requirements referred to in Article 3(1)-(4) and Article 5 of Directive 97/70/EC, namely the technical provisions of that Directive. Additional certification is required for UK fishing vessels looking to enter or land catch at Irish ports. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF MARITIME TRANSPORT Transport rail As of the withdrawal date, the EU rules in the field of rail transport no longer apply to the United Kingdom. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF RAIL TRANSPORT Transport rail MANAGEMENT AND USE OF RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE: As of the withdrawal date, licences issued by the United Kingdom will no longer be valid in the EU 27. Railway undertakings holding such a licence and wishing to continue operating in the EU 27 as of the withdrawal date will have to apply for a new licence in an EU 27 Member State in accordance with Chapter III of Directive 2012/34/EU. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF RAIL TRANSPORT Transport rail MANAGEMENT AND USE OF RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE: As of the withdrawal date, Railway undertakings providing cross-border services between the United Kingdom and the EU 27 and wishing to continue after the withdrawal date, will have to comply with the legal requirements applicable both in the EU 27 and the United Kingdom. These undertakings will therefore have to ensure that they have a licence valid in the EU 27 for the sections of the cross-border services located in the territory of the EU 27. It follows from Article 17(1) of Directive 2012/34/EU that establishment in one of the EU 27 Member States is a precondition for acquiring an EU 27 licence. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF RAIL TRANSPORT