Hard Brexit Impact Analysis

Page 19 of 106 Category If no agreement is reached: Consequence EU Document Citizen Rights ECI Regulation (This is the ability OF EU citizens to petition the EU to take certain actions. One million signatures are needed for a request to be considered) Statements of support submitted on the United Kingdom form will no longer be considered by the Commission unless they have been verified and certified under Article 8(1) of the ECI Regulation before the withdrawal date. Applies to UK Citizens and EU citizens residing in the UK. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF THE EUROPEAN CITIZENS' INITIATIVE Citizen Rights ECI Regulation (This is the ability OF EU citizens to petition the EU to take certain actions. One million signatures are needed for a request to be considered) Statements of support submitted by the United Kingdom citizens residing in those Member States, which accept statements of support from their residents, will only be considered if collected before the withdrawal date. They can be verified and certified after the withdrawal date. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF THE EUROPEAN CITIZENS' INITIATIVE Citizen Rights ECI Regulation (This is the ability OF EU citizens to petition the EU to take certain actions. One million signatures are needed for a request to be considered) As of the withdrawal date, any online collection system certified by the United Kingdom authorities in accordance with Article 6 of the ECI Regulation can no longer be used. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF THE EUROPEAN CITIZENS' INITIATIVE Civil Justice International jurisdiction : the rules on international jurisdiction in EU instruments in the area of civil and commercial law as well as family law no longer apply to judicial proceedings in the United Kingdom. International jurisdiction will be governed by the national rules of the State in which a court has been seized. UK laws will apply in the UK. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF CIVIL JUSTICE AND PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW