Hard Brexit Impact Analysis

Page 86 of 106 Category If no agreement is reached: Consequence EU Document Trade Energy Origin CERTIFICATION OF INSTALLERS: Member States shall ensure that certification schemes or equivalent qualification schemes are available for installers of small-scale biomass boilers and stoves, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal systems, shallow geothermal systems and heat pumps. As of the withdrawal date Certifications of installers awarded by the United Kingdom will no longer be recognised by the EU 27 Member States. UK certified installers will not be able to operate in any of the EU 27 member states. Irish based installers with UK certifications will have to recertify in one of the EU 27 member states. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF GUARANTEES OF ORIGIN OF ELECTRICITY FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES Trade Import and Export licences IMPORT/EXPORT LICENCES REQUIRED UNDER UNION LAW: Different areas of Union law provide, for certain goods, a mandatory authorisation/approval/notification of shipments from a third country to the European Union or vice versa (“import/export licences"). As of the withdrawal date, where the import/export of goods is subject to a licensing requirement under Union law, shipments from the EU 27 to the United Kingdom and vice versa will require such an import/export licence. UK Imports and exports to and from the EU 27 will required import / export licences for certain types of goods as defined by the EU. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF IMPORT/EXPORT LICENCES FOR CERTAIN GOODS Trade Import and Export licences IMPORT/EXPORT LICENCES ISSUED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM AS AN EU MEMBER STATE ON THE BASIS OF UNION LAW: As of the withdrawal date, import/export licences issued by the United Kingdom as an EU Member State on the basis of Union law are no long valid for shipments to the EU 27 from third countries or vice versa. UK import and export licences issued before the Withdrawal date will no longer be valid for the import / export of goods into the EU 27. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF IMPORT/EXPORT LICENCES FOR CERTAIN GOODS Trade Import and Export licences Import and Export Licences: Goods Covered. Import/export licences exist in a wide range of policy areas and for a wide variety of goods, including the following: Waste; Certain hazardous chemicals; Ozone- depleting substances; Mercury and certain mixtures of mercury; Drug precursors; Genetically-modified organisms; Specimens of endangered species; Cultural goods; Rough diamonds; Dual use goods; Firearms and ammunition; Military technology and equipment; Certain goods which could be used for capital punishments/torture. The cultural goods aspect of this may impact arts and crafts etc. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF IMPORT/EXPORT LICENCES FOR CERTAIN GOODS