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<p>It is the Government’s intention to have our own independent World Trade Organization
(WTO) schedules ahead of leaving the EU. Our transition at the WTO continues to move
forward.</p><p> </p><p>The appropriate legal mechanism for our goods transition remains
rectification. We want to minimise disruption to existing trade and we will act in
accordance with WTO rules and procedure. The joint letter we sent with the EU to the
WTO membership in October 2017 provides the detail of our proposal.</p><p> </p><p>On
services, the UK continues to engage on the detail of our draft schedule. We are committed
to retaining our existing commitments. We have also begun the process to independently
accede to the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) by formally submitting a market
access offer.</p>
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