The UK government’s no-deal Brexit tariff plan would be “illegal” under World Trade Organisation rules, the EU commissioner in charge of agriculture has said.
Phil Hogan characterized the British plan, which would see no duties levied on goods entering Northern Ireland across the border, as “a political stunt, pure and simple”.
“Our initial assessment is that the proposal is illegal. It is not compatible with WTO rules and it’s the start of a process where they’ll have to get approvals,” he told reporters in Dublin.
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