Nissan vows to secure future after Brexit
such as medicines.
Nissan, which employs almost 6,700 people directly on Wearside and supports more than 20,000 more in its Nissan bosses have vowed to supply chain, exports 70% of work with the Government its Sunderland output to Europe, to secure the long-term future including Russia. of the firm’s Sunderland A spokesman said: “We plant after Brexit. will continue to work with
Britainhassetoutproposalstoensurethatgoods–such the British Government to ensure the company’s longterm as cars – approved for sale acrosstheUKandEUcancontinuetobetradedafterBrexit.
The plans, published by Brexit Secretary David Davis, were welcomed by business leaders as an improvement on EU proposals, which would require separate regulatory processes on either side of the Channel from the day after UK withdrawal.
Under the UK plan, approvals granted for products to be sold across the EU should remain valid, and arrangements should be made to ensure continued oversight of the safety and regulatory compliance of goods success and investment in the UK.”
Mr Davis said the UK was now ready to begin a “formal dialogue” on elements of the future UK-EU trade relationship, such as customs.
The new position paper comes ahead of the third round of formal negotiations in the Belgian capital next week, and is expected to be followed in the coming days by further documents on issues like post-Brexit judicial co-operation, dispute resolution and data protection.
The Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU) said the UK’s proposals were designed to smooth the way to “the freest and most frictionless trade possible” under a new partnership with the EU. But Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesman Tom Brake dismissed them as a “fantasy wishlist”.
Britain’s proposals envisage all goods placed on the market before Brexit day continuing to be sold in the UK and EU without extra restrictionsorrequirementsafter withdrawal, and that the same principle should apply to services relating to these goods.