Hard Brexit Impact Analysis

Page 79 of 106 Category If no agreement is reached: Consequence EU Document Public Procurement As of the withdrawal date , the United Kingdom ceases to be a member of the Union, EU Member States will no longer be under the obligation to recognise security clearances obtained by an economic operator in the United Kingdom, even where they could consider them as equivalent to their national security clearances. This may lead to the exclusion of operators relying on a United Kingdom security clearance in EU defence and security public procurement procedures. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT Ship Recycling As of the withdrawal date the EU rules on ship recycling on ship recycling4 no longer apply to the United Kingdom. Irish vessels to be recycled must find an alternative recycling facility approved by the EU. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE EU SHIP RECYCLING REGULATION Ship Recycling Owners of ships flying the flag of a Member State shall ensure that ships destined to be recycled are only recycled at ship recycling facilities that are included in the European List of ship recycling facilities (‘the European List’). Irish registered vessels cannot be recycled in UK facilities WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE EU SHIP RECYCLING REGULATION Ship Recycling As of the withdrawal date, the entries in the European List of ship recycling facilities for facilities located in the United Kingdom will become void. Ships flying the flag of a Member State of the Union may no longer be recycled at these ship recycling facilities. This applies to all Irish registered vessels including trawlers and other transport / leisure vessels. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE EU SHIP RECYCLING REGULATION Trade Industrial security FACILITY SECURITY CLEARANCE (FSC): As of the withdrawal date, facility security clearances issued by the United Kingdom NSA, DSA or other competent security authority are no longer valid for the purposes of Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444. This could, under the terms of the classified contract/grant agreement that was signed, constitute a ground for termination, unless the contractor/beneficiary has taken appropriate remedial measures, WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL SECURITY Trade Industrial security Withdrawal date ongoing procedures Tenders and Applications: Where an award procedure is ongoing on the withdrawal date, tenderers or applicants that cannot comply with their security obligations will be rejected. Where applications or tenders for EU funded work include applicants who are not security certified the bids will be automatically rejected as invalid. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL SECURITY