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This afternoon (30 June), the European Commission announced that it would grant the UK a further three-month grace period it requested to implement the provisions on chilled meats in the Northern Ireland Protocol. Vice President Maroš Šefčovič also announced that the EU would adjust its law to facilitate the trade in medicines along with other concessions.

The Commission said its package of measures would address some of the most pressing issues related to the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland.

The EU's co-chair of the Joint Committee, Vice President Maroš Šefčovič, said: “Our work is about ensuring that the hard-earned gains of the Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement – peace and stability in Northern Ireland – are protected, while avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland and maintaining the integrity of the EU Single Market. Therefore, we have spared no effort in trying to mitigate some of the challenges that have arisen in the implementation of the Protocol.”

"To those in the UK suggesting that the EU is too legalistic... we have turned our rules upside-down and inside-out to find a solid solution to an outstanding challenge" @MarosSefcovic pic.twitter.com/mC5j18ojBr

- Phóng viên EU (@eureporter) 30 Tháng Sáu, 2021

The Commission has put forward solutions in a number of areas, including for the continued supply of medicines, provisions on guide dogs, as well as a decision waiving the need to show an insurance green card, which is of particular benefit for motorists crossing the border in Northern Ireland.

The UK negotiator Lord Frost said: “We are pleased we have been able to agree a sensible extension on chilled meats moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland - one that does not require rules in the rest of the UK to align with future changes in EU agrifood rules.

 “This is a positive first step but we still need to agree a permanent solution. The chilled meats issue is only one of a very large number of problems with the way the Protocol is currently operating, and solutions need to be found with the EU to ensure it delivers on its original aims: to protect the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement, safeguard Northern Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom, and protect the EU's single market for goods.”

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The EU said that the temporary solution on chilled meats is subject to strict conditions. For example, the meat products that are subject to the channelling procedure referred to in the United Kingdom's unilateral declaration must remain under the control of the Northern Ireland competent authorities at all stages of that procedure. These meat products must be accompanied by official health certificates issued by the UK competent authorities, can exclusively be sold to end consumers in supermarkets located in Northern Ireland, and must be packed and labelled accordingly. The EU also underlined the importance of ensuring that Border Control Posts in Northern Ireland have the necessary infrastructure and resources to be able to perform all the controls required by the EU's Official Controls Regulation.

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