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<p>In areas where the UK had committed to maintain a common rulebook with the EU,
the Joint Committee would need to agree on whether a proposed EU rule change should
be incorporated into the agreements, and there would be a process for the UK Parliament
to be consulted on this. If the UK and the EU could not agree, the Joint Committee
should consider all other possibilities and endeavour to maintain the functioning
of the relevant agreement, including the possibility to recognise the equivalence
of legislation. If this was not possible after a defined period and an imbalance was
created, proportionate and where possible localised rebalancing measures could be
proposed, for instance, requesting financial compensation. Where there was no agreement
over these measures, or they were not possible, the relevant part of the future relationship
could be suspended</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In areas where there is a common
rulebook, there could be proportionate implications for the operation of the future
relationship from the decisions taken by Parliament about what legislation it chooses
to adopt in the future. For instance, if the UK and the EU had agreed to add a rule
change to the agreements, and if the UK Parliament decided not to give effect to this
change in domestic law, it would be in the knowledge that it would breach the UK's
international obligations, and that the EU could raise a dispute and ultimately impose
non-compliance measures on the UK. As set out in the White Paper, the type of measures
that could be imposed for different sorts of breaches would be technical, but could
include financial penalties or suspension of specific obligations.</p>
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