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<p>Alongside the Withdrawal Agreement, the EU undertook to notify its treaty partners
that the UK is treated as a Member State for the purposes of EU international agreements
during the IP. This includes trade agreements. This notification is expected to issue
following signature of the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>Discussions with all
partner countries have demonstrated a commitment to finding a pragmatic way to ensure
continuity of our existing international agreements. A number of countries have already
publicly welcomed this approach (Library deposit of 13 September DEP2018-0926 provides
a list of countries). Others are, understandably, waiting for the notification to
be issued before responding formally. We are working closely with our trading partners
to ensure that there would be no disruption to trade as we move into the Implementation
Period. Alongside this, the government will continue to do the responsible thing and
prepare for all eventualities with partner countries, including a ‘no deal’ Brexit
scenario.</p>
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