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<p>The Government is committed to maintaining standards of environmental protection
after we leave the EU.</p><p>The Political Declaration refers to the possibility of
cooperation between the UK and the European Chemicals Agency on chemicals. Any arrangements
will be a matter for future trade negotiations.</p><p>Current EU regulations for chemicals
and pesticides have already been legislated for in domestic law, where necessary to
be automatically triggered in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.</p><p>More
broadly, the environmental protections afforded by EU Treaties, including the TFEU,
will not be weakened when we leave the EU, though we will no longer be part of EU
institutions like the Economic and Social Committee. Environmental principles and
a provision to publish a policy statement have been included in clauses in the draft
Environment Bill.</p>
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