Brexit timeline
The UK formally notified the European Council of its decision to withdraw from the EU on 29 March 2017. This triggered a two-year timeframe to negotiate a withdrawal agreement. Our timeline illustrates what has happened to date and how we expect the process to unfold going forward.
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1 Jul
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
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30 Jun
EU temporary equivalence decision for UK Central Counterparties ends
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25 Jan
UK Parliament’s House of Lords opens inquiry into post-Brexit commercial insurance regulation
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1 Jan
Hauliers must check if they need a report for inspection if arriving at the Port of Dover, Eurotunnel or Holyhead
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Dec
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
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1 Jul
E-Commerce changes from GB to the EU commence: VAT compliance impacts for merchants selling through the online marketplace
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30 Jun
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
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Jun
Regulatory requirements under EU law to the import of certain meat products cease to apply to exports of meat products from GB to NI
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30 Apr
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
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28 Apr
EU Parliament ratifies Brexit trade deal
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31 Mar
Deadline for UK-EU discussions to establish a framework for financial services regulatory cooperation
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15 Mar
EU formally launches legal action against the UK
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3 Mar
UK Government unilaterally extends grace periods on exports from Britain to Ireland
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Mar
Grace period on providing export health certificates on food supplies from GB to NI ends
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19 Feb
European Commission launches process on personal data flows to UK
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1 Jan
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
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31 Dec
Transition period due to end
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9 Sep
UK Government publishes Internal Market Bill
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30 June
Deadline for extending the transmission period passes
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31 Jan
UK leaves the EU
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23 Jan
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill becomes law
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19 Dec
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill published
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12 Dec
General Election results in Conservative Party majority
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28 Oct
EU agrees to Brexit extension until 31 January 2020
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17-18 Oct
European Council Summit
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14 Oct
Queen's speech
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24-26 Aug
G7 Summit in Biarritz, France
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24 Jul
Boris Johnson takes over as UK Prime Minister
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10 Apr
The UK and the EU27 agree to extend A50 until 31 October 2019
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23 May
The UK votes in the European Parliament elections
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29 Mar
Government loses ‘Meaningful Vote 3’
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21 Mar
EU27 leaders grant short extension of A50 (to 12 April or 22 May)
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20 Mar
Prime Minister writes to European Council asking to extend Article 50 until 30 June
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13 Mar
Parliament votes to rule out a ‘no deal’ Brexit
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12 Mar
Government loses ‘Meaningful Vote 2’ on Brexit deal
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15 Jan
Government loses ‘Meaningful Vote’ on Brexit deal
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9-15 Jan
Five days of Brexit debates on the EU Withdrawal Agreement
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13 Dec
Special meeting of European Council reconfirms conclusions of 25 November
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11 Dec
ECJ rules that UK can unilaterally revoke Article 50
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10 Dec
Prime Minister delays planned meaningful vote on Brexit deal
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4 Dec
Government found in contempt of Parliament over handling of Brexit legal advice
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25 Nov
EU27 leaders endorse draft Brexit withdrawal agreement and approve draft political declaration on future EU-UK relations
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14 Nov
Government publishes draft Brexit withdrawal agreement
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18 Oct
European Council meeting with an aim to finalising the terms of withdrawal and the future EU-UK relationship
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30 Sep–3 Oct
Conservative Party annual conference
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23-26 Sep
Labour Party annual conference
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20 Sep
EU leaders meet with Theresa May at informal summit in Austria
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4-13 Sep
UK parliament returns from recess
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Aug
Summer recess
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12 Jul
Brexit white paper on financial services
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26 Jun 2018
EU (Withdrawal) Bill Royal Assent
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End of Mar
End of Phase 2 negotiations: UK and EU agree terms for transition/implementation period
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Mar
House of Lords committee stage of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill completed
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23 Mar
European Council publishes new draft guidelines on the framework for future EU-UK relations
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14 Mar
European Parliament publishes a resolution on concerns and priorities for the Brexit deal
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8 Dec
Phase 1 negotiations conclude
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29 Mar
Article 50 triggered
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17 Jan
UK Prime Minister sets out ‘Plan for Britain’
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23 Jun
UK referendum vote to leave EU
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Deborah Newberry
Corporate Affairs Director - London
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Joanna Manthorpe
Senior Corporate Affairs Lawyer - London
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