Hard Brexit Impact Analysis

Page 88 of 106 Category If no agreement is reached: Consequence EU Document Trade Euratom As of the withdrawal date, the overall set of Euratom provisions (i.e. the Euratom acquis) no longer applies to the United Kingdom WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE EURATOM ACQUIS Trade Euratom COMMON SUPPLY POLICY: As from the withdrawal date, ESA and, where relevant, the Commission, will have to take account of the fact that materials transferred to the United Kingdom will no longer contribute to the Community's security of supply and reach an assessment of the United Kingdom's safeguards regime before its co- signature and, where relevant, authorisation can be given in relation to the aforementioned contracts. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE EURATOM ACQUIS Trade Euratom Exports EXPORTS: As from the withdrawal date, the requirement below will apply to exports from the EU 27 to the United Kingdom. Authorisation to dispose production outside the Community: In accordance with Article 59 of the Euratom Treaty, the "conclusion" (co-signature by ESA) of contracts pertaining to the export of EU-produced nuclear materials towards a third country needs to be authorised by the Commission. Such authorisation may not be granted if the recipients of the supplies fail to satisfy the requirement that the general interests of the Community are safeguarded or in the event the terms and conditions of the contracts in question are contrary to the Euratom Treaty. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE EURATOM ACQUIS Trade Euratom Exports Exports: Consent of third parties and other special procedures: As of the withdrawal date, the United Kingdom will be neither part of the common nuclear market, nor will it be covered by these agreements. As a consequence, exports and imports of nuclear items, to and from the United Kingdom, may require a special procedure and/or the prior consent of the Third Country concerned. Euratom has concluded several Nuclear Cooperation Agreements with third countries. Currently, under these agreements nuclear items (including nuclear materials, equipment and other items usually foreseen in such agreements) can be transferred within the nuclear common market on the territory of the Euratom Community (including to and from UK) without being submitted to a special procedure and/or the prior consent of the Third Country concerned. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE EURATOM ACQUIS