Re:EU wants to require platforms to filter uploaded content,...
by Silhouette on Saturday March 17, 2018 @08:21AM
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Fascinating, thanks. Looking at your detailed examples, it seems like there are a few recurring themes.
One theme seems to be that the CU is convenient for those importing to or via multiple EU countries, because you have the same rules to comply with wherever you bring the goods in and then once inside they can go anywhere else inside.
Another seems to be that a UK outside the CU would have to make its own arrangements with trading partners, including the EU at that point, and everyone would have to implement any necessary customs checks at borders, including the Irish border and ports of entry for UK goods into the EU.
Finally, there are a couple of separate issues, in terms of the VAT/cashflow issue and the timescales for figuring all of this out.
One theme seems to be that the CU is convenient for those importing to or via multiple EU countries, because you have the same rules to comply with wherever you bring the goods in and then once inside they can go anywhere else inside.
Another seems to be that a UK outside the CU would have to make its own arrangements with trading partners, including the EU at that point, and everyone would have to implement any necessary customs checks at borders, including the Irish border and ports of entry for UK goods into the EU.
Finally, there are a couple of separate issues, in terms of the VAT/cashflow issue and the timescales for figuring all of this out.
Is that a fair summary?