Brexit timeline

New requirements for export health certificates, phytosanitary certificates and physical checks on SPS goods at border control posts. Safety and security declarations on imports also now required

EU temporary equivalence decision for UK Central Counterparties ends

UK Parliament’s House of Lords opens inquiry into post-Brexit commercial insurance regulation

Hauliers must check if they need a report for inspection if arriving at the Port of Dover, Eurotunnel or Holyhead

Deadline for the EU and the UK to consider options for the reciprocal liberalisation of ownership and control requirements for air carriers

End of one-year ‘Rules of Origin’ easement for UK exporters

E-Commerce changes from GB to the EU commence: VAT compliance impacts for merchants selling through the online marketplace

Deadline for applying to the EU Settlement Scheme

Data flows between the EU and UK through ‘data adequacy bridge’ ends

Temporary equivalence for settlement of EU securities trades by UK CSDs ends

Regulatory requirements under EU law to the import of certain meat products cease to apply to exports of meat products from GB to NI

Deadline for GB-based holders of existing EU REACH registrations to complete the ‘grandfathering’ process with HSE

Temporary Data Adequacy ends unless extended until end June 2021

EU Parliament ratifies Brexit trade deal

Deadline for UK-EU discussions to establish a framework for financial services regulatory cooperation

EU formally launches legal action against the UK

UK Government unilaterally extends grace periods on exports from Britain to Ireland

Grace period on providing export health certificates on food supplies from GB to NI ends

European Commission launches process on personal data flows to UK

New UK-EU relationship begins and the Northern Ireland Protocol comes into effect, bringing changes including customs procedures for UK-EU trading

Loss of passporting rights for UK and EU firms across financial services sector

Transition period due to end

UK Government publishes Internal Market Bill

Deadline for extending the transmission period passes

UK leaves the EU

European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill becomes law

European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill published 

General Election results in Conservative Party majority

EU agrees to Brexit extension until 31 January 2020

European Council Summit

Queen's speech

G7 Summit in Biarritz, France

Boris Johnson takes over as UK Prime Minister

The UK votes in the European Parliament elections

The UK and the EU27 agree to extend A50 until 31 October 2019

Government loses ‘Meaningful Vote 3’

EU27 leaders grant short extension of A50 (to 12 April or 22 May)

Prime Minister writes to European Council asking to extend Article 50 until 30 June

Parliament votes to rule out a ‘no deal’ Brexit

Government loses ‘Meaningful Vote 2’ on Brexit deal

Government loses ‘Meaningful Vote’ on Brexit deal

Five days of Brexit debates on the EU Withdrawal Agreement

Special meeting of European Council reconfirms conclusions of 25 November

ECJ rules that UK can unilaterally revoke Article 50

Prime Minister delays planned meaningful vote on Brexit deal

Government found in contempt of Parliament over handling of Brexit legal advice

EU27 leaders endorse draft Brexit withdrawal agreement and approve draft political declaration on future EU-UK relations

Government publishes draft Brexit withdrawal agreement

European Council meeting with an aim to finalising the terms of withdrawal and the future EU-UK relationship

Labour Party annual conference

EU leaders meet with Theresa May at informal summit in Austria

UK parliament returns from recess

Summer recess

Brexit white paper on financial services

EU (Withdrawal) Bill Royal Assent

End of Phase 2 negotiations: UK and EU agree terms for transition/implementation period

House of Lords committee stage of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill completed

European Council publishes new draft guidelines on the framework for future EU-UK relations

European Parliament publishes a resolution on concerns and priorities for the Brexit deal

Phase 1 negotiations conclude

UK Prime Minister sets out ‘Plan for Britain’