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<p>We are working closely with Member States and our partners in the EU institutions
to negotiate the best deal for the UK and the EU. As set out in the Government’s August
2017 position paper ‘Continuity in the availability of goods for the EU and the UK’,
we want compliance activity, including conformity assessments from notified bodies,
carried out prior to exit to be recognised in both the UK and the EU to support a
smooth exit and the move to a deep and special future relationship. We have been engaging
extensively with the EU on these matters.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We welcome
the EU’s agreement to negotiate an implementation period, as set out in the Council
guidelines published on 15 December. We have been clear that this should be based
on the existing structure of EU rules and regulations, during which the UK and the
EU would continue to have access to one another’s markets on current terms. We will
continue to work closely with all relevant stakeholders, including notified bodies.</p><p>
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