Hard Brexit Impact Analysis

Page 64 of 106 Category If no agreement is reached: Consequence EU Document Media Telecoms Roaming Roaming providers operating in the United Kingdom: As of the withdrawal date 1) will no longer benefit, when requesting wholesale roaming access, from the obligation of mobile network operators operating in the EU to meet all reasonable requests for providing wholesale roaming access. 2) will no longer benefit from the EU rules on maximum wholesale roaming charges that visited network operators operating in the EU may charge for the provision of wholesale roaming services within the EU. Mobile phone WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS Media Telecoms Roaming Roaming customers of roaming providers operating in the United Kingdom: As of the withdrawal date 1) will no longer benefit from the EU rules on the retail obligation of their roaming provider not to levy any surcharge in addition to the domestic retail price on them for the use within the EU of roaming services (calls made or received, SMS messages sent and data services), subject to fair use. 2) will no longer benefit from the EU rules on the transparency obligations laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 531/2012 (voice and SMS) and Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 531/2012 (data services) when travelling to the EU. Mobile phone WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS Media Trademarks and Design AS of the withdrawal date, EU rules on EU trade marks and Community designs will no longer apply to the United Kingdom. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES FOR TRADEMARKS AND COMMUNITY DESIGNS Media Trademarks and Design As of the withdrawal date As a result, EU trademarks and registered Community designs registered in accordance with Union law (Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 on the European Union trade mark4 and Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 on the Community designs5) as well as unregistered Community designs made available to the public in the manner provided for in Union law (Regulation (EC) No 6/2002) before the withdrawal date will continue to be valid in the EU27 Member States but will have no longer effect in the United Kingdom as from the withdrawal date. Any application for an EU trade mark or for a registered Community design pending before the withdrawal date will no longer cover the United Kingdom as from that date. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES FOR TRADEMARKS AND COMMUNITY DESIGNS