European Union Committee
The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
Ninth Report of Session 2019-21 - published 1 June 2020 - HL Paper 66
Contents
Chapter 2: Objectives (Article 1)
Chapter 3: Rights of individuals (Article 2)
Chapter 4: Common Travel Area (Article 3)
Chapter 5: Customs territory of the United Kingdom (Article 4)
Northern Ireland’s participation in future trade agreements
Chapter 6: Customs and movement of goods (Article 5)
The implications for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s economic model
The Government’s Command Paper
Defining processing and goods at risk of being moved into the EU
Other exemptions under the Protocol
Chapter 7: Protection of the UK internal market and technical regulations (Articles 6 and 7)
Checks and controls in relation to the prohibition or restriction of the export of goods
Unfettered market access to the UK internal market
Chapter 8: VAT and excise (Article 8)
Chapter 9: State aid (Article 10)
The implications for UK State aid policy
Other areas of North-South cooperation
Bilateral agreements between the UK and Ireland
EU law applicable to Northern Ireland
Amendments or replacements of EU law listed in the Annexes to the Protocol
Implementing and applying EU law in Northern Ireland
The responsibilities of the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Executive
EU supervision of the implementation and application of the Protocol
The request to open an EU office in Northern Ireland
The jurisdiction of the CJEU and the EU’s executive agencies
Article 13: Common provisions and safeguards
Article 17: Protection of financial interests
The Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee
The Joint Committee’s role in relation to the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
The Ireland/Northern Ireland Specialised Committee
The Joint Consultative Working Group
Chapter 13: Democratic consent (Article 18)
Chapter 14: Parliamentary scrutiny and inter-parliamentary engagement
Scrutiny of planned and adopted EU legislation within the scope of the Protocol
Inter-parliamentary engagement
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest
Evidence is published online at https://committees.parliament.uk/work/9/protocol-on-irelandnorthern-ireland/ and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).
Q in footnotes refers to a question in oral evidence.