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<p>Under Article 143 (formerly Article 136) of the draft Withdrawal Agreement, the
UK will stand behind a share of EU contingent liabilities related to financial operations
up to withdrawal. These are reported in the Consolidated Fund accounts as having a
remote probability of crystallising. The UK will receive a share of the pre-paid guarantee
funds and reflows from these operations and, in the event of crystallisation, the
UK will receive its share of any amounts recovered by the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Under
Article 147 (formerly Article 140), the UK will stand behind a share of EU contingent
liabilities arising from legal cases related to the budget and linked policies and
programmes up to the end of 2020. These are reported in the EU’s consolidated annual
accounts of the European Union.</p>
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