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<p>The Political Declaration on the future relationship between the EU and the UK
says “the Parties should establish provisions to facilitate electronic commerce, address
unjustified barriers to trade by electronic means, and ensure an open, secure and
trustworthy online environment for businesses and consumers”. This means that the
UK and EU agree to work together to address unjustified barriers to the free flow
of non-personal data, where they could disrupt businesses, such as rules restricting
where data must be stored and processed. As for the ‘appropriate protection for...geographical
indications’, the Political Declaration reaffirms that GI’s should be dealt with in
the context of our future economic partnership; but it is also true that UK GIs such
as Scotch whisky, Welsh lamb and Cornish Pasties will continue to be protected by
the EU.</p><p>The detail of how this will apply under the future relationship will
be for further negotiation with the EU after our exit in March 2019.</p><p> </p>
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