UNILATERAL DECLARATION BY THE UNITED KINGDOM IN THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY THE AGREEMENT ON THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY

of 24 March 2023

on strengthening enforcement action for goods moved in parcels from another part of the United Kingdom to Northern Ireland

Prior to the entirety of the provisions of Decision No 1/2023  ( 1 ) becoming applicable, the United Kingdom is committed to working with the Union to provide protection to the Union internal market by strengthening enforcement action concerning goods moved in parcels from another part of the United Kingdom to Northern Ireland. In that context, the United Kingdom undertakes to:

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Work with economic operators, notably fast parcels and postal operators, to make available to the United Kingdom Government and Union representatives commercial data on the movement of parcels, including the sender, the recipient and the description of the relevant goods. This data would support enforcement and compliance action, supplementing existing risk and intelligence led activity.

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Enhance existing co-operation between UK customs authorities and the European Commission, by collaborating on enforcement and compliance risks on the basis of the agreed operational arrangements referred to in Decision No 1/2023.

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The United Kingdom will regularly update the Specialised Committee on issues related to the implementation of the Windsor Framework  ( 2 ) on the progress of the work carried out on the above-mentioned issues.

( 1 )   Decision No 1/2023 of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 24 March 2023 laying down arrangements relating to the Windsor Framework (see page 61 of this Official Journal).

( 2 )   See Joint Declaration No 1/2023.