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Transition period after SPS agreement rejected in Gov response to EFRA report

Ministers have refused to give businesses a transition period to adjust to what could be very disruptive changes coming down the track, says EFRA Committee chair

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock • 4 min read
Transition period after SPS agreement rejected in Gov response to EFRA report

The Government has responded to the EFRA Committee's report on negotiating a sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement with the EU, rejecting the recommendation to seek a transition period for affected...

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