UK and EU Settle Proposed Deal to Cut Food Trade Checks

The UK and EU have settled a proposed agreement that would reduce checks and paperwork on food, animal and plant products moving between them.

The deal is still proposed. It could cut food checks.

Most food could move without certificates. It could also help exports.

These include sausages, burgers and shellfish. Seed potatoes could also move.

Fees and other checks could fall.

The deal may start in 2028. The UK is expected to follow EU food rules.

Some goods may need six more months.

The deal is important for Northern Ireland. Food from Great Britain needs papers there.

Some food also needs physical checks.

EU ambassadors will discuss the package. This is planned before the UK-EU summit on 20 November.

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