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<p>Draft EU guidelines for the negotiation of the future framework have been circulated
to the EU27 for comment. We expect final guidelines to be formally adopted at the
March European Council, and we hope they will provide the flexibility to allow the
EU to think creatively about our future economic partnership</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As
the Prime Minister said in her speech in Mansion House on 2 March 2018, we will want
to explore with the EU the terms on which we could remain part of EU agencies such
as those that are critical for the chemicals, medicines and aerospace industries:
the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), and the
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). As the Prime Minister said in Munich in respect
of data protection, we envisage an ongoing role for the UK’s Information Commissioner’s
Office.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are other agencies, such as those related
to our future security partnership, that the UK may seek to remain a part of. Where
there is a demonstrable national interest in pursuing a continued relationship with
an agency or other EU body the Government will carefully examine whether we should
pursue this. Our future relationship with the EU's agencies will ultimately be a matter
for the negotiations.</p><p> </p>
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