Considerations on COM(2019)880 - Amendment of Decision (EU) 2019/274 on the signing of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU and Euratom

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dossier COM(2019)880 - Amendment of Decision (EU) 2019/274 on the signing of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU and ...
document COM(2019)880 EN
date October 21, 2019
 
table>(1)On 29 March 2017, the United Kingdom notified the European Council of its intention to withdraw from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (‘Euratom’) in accordance with Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (‘TEU’), which applies to Euratom by virtue of Article 106a of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.
(2)In accordance with Article 50 TEU, the European Union negotiated with the United Kingdom an agreement setting out the arrangements for its withdrawal, taking account of the framework for its future relationship with the Union (‘Withdrawal Agreement’).

(3)On 11 January 2019, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2019/274 (1) on the signing of the Withdrawal Agreement.

(4)By Decision (EU) 2019/476 (2), the European Council, in agreement with the United Kingdom, initially decided to extend the period under Article 50(3) TEU until 12 April 2019. That period was further extended until 31 October 2019 by European Council Decision (EU) 2019/584 (3), taken in agreement with the United Kingdom.

(5)As a result, the date of entry into force of the Withdrawal Agreement had to be adjusted accordingly, and Decision (EU) 2019/274 was amended by Council Decision (EU) 2019/642 (4) to take account of the adapted text of the Withdrawal Agreement.

(6)Following negotiations between the negotiators of the Union and of the United Kingdom during the months of September and October 2019, an agreement was reached on a revised text of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland included in the Withdrawal Agreement, and on necessary technical adaptations to Articles 184 and 185 of that Agreement. On 17 October 2019, the European Council endorsed the amended Withdrawal Agreement.

(7)Decision (EU) 2019/274 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(8)As provided for in Article 50(4) TEU, the United Kingdom has not taken part in the discussions of the Council concerning this decision nor in its adoption,