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Guidance on how to prepare for Brexit if there’s no deal.

The UK Government has published a series of technical notices. These notices are designed to inform people, businesses and stakeholders about steps they may need to take in the event of a ‘no deal’ scenario.

Last updated 13 October 2018

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How to prepare if the UK leaves the EU with no deal

Notices have been published on the following areas:

Overview

• UK government’s preparations for a no deal scenario

Applying for EU-funded programmes

• Connecting Europe Facility energy funding if there’s no Brexit deal
• Delivering humanitarian aid programmes if there’s no Brexit deal
• European Regional Development Funding if there’s no Brexit deal
• European Social Fund (ESF) grants if there’s no Brexit deal
• European Territorial Cooperation funding if there’s no Brexit deal
• Funding for UK LIFE projects if there’s no Brexit deal
• Horizon 2020 funding if there’s no Brexit deal
• The government’s guarantee for EU-funded programmes if there’s no Brexit deal
• Funding for British Overseas Territories if there’s no Brexit deal

Driving and transport

• Aviation safety if there’s no Brexit deal
• Aviation security if there’s no Brexit deal
• Driving in the EU if there’s no Brexit deal
• Flights to and from the UK if there’s no Brexit deal
• Operating bus or coach services abroad if there’s no Brexit deal
• Vehicle insurance if there’s no Brexit deal
• Rail transport if there’s no Brexit deal
• Meeting rail safety and standards if there’s no Brexit deal

Farming

• Farm payments if there’s no Brexit deal
• Manufacturing and marketing fertilisers if there’s no Brexit deal
• Receiving rural development funding if there’s no Brexit deal
• Regulating pesticides if there’s no Brexit deal
• Commercial fishing if there’s no Brexit deal
• Plant variety rights and marketing of seed and propagating material if there’s no Brexit deal
• Breeding animals if there’s no Brexit deal

Handling civil legal cases

• Handling civil legal cases that involve EU countries if there’s no Brexit deal

Importing and exporting

• Buying and selling timber if there’s no Brexit deal
• Classifying your goods in the UK Trade Tariff if there’s no Brexit deal
• Commercial road haulage in the EU if there’s no Brexit deal
• Exporting animals and animal products if there’s no Brexit deal
• Exporting controlled goods if there’s no Brexit deal
• Importing and exporting plants if there’s no Brexit deal
• Importing animals and animal products if there’s no Brexit deal
• Trade remedies if there’s no Brexit deal
• Trading with the EU if there’s no Brexit deal
• Exporting GM food and animal feed products if there’s no Brexit deal
• Exporting objects of cultural interest if there’s no Brexit deal
• Trading and moving endangered species protected by CITES if there’s no Brexit deal
• Maintaining the continuity of waste shipments if there’s no Brexit deal
• Existing free trade agreements if there’s no Brexit deal
• Importing high-risk food and animal feed if there’s no Brexit deal

Labelling products and making them safe

• Appointing nominated persons to your business if there’s no Brexit deal
• Developing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) if there’s no Brexit deal
• Labelling tobacco products and e-cigarettes if there’s no Brexit deal
• Producing and labelling food if there’s no Brexit deal
• Producing and processing organic food if there’s no Brexit deal
• Protecting geographical food and drink names if there’s no Brexit deal
• Regulating chemicals (REACH) if there’s no Brexit deal
• Trading goods regulated under the ‘New Approach’ if there’s no Brexit deal
• Trading under the mutual recognition principle if there’s no Brexit deal
• Travelling with a European Firearms Pass if there’s no Brexit deal
• Vehicle type approval if there’s no Brexit deal
• Control on mercury if there’s no Brexit deal
• Control on persistent organic pollutants if there’s no Brexit deal
• Regulating biocidal products if there’s no Brexit deal
• Classifying, labelling and packaging chemicals if there’s no Brexit deal
• Health marks on meat, fish and dairy products if there’s no Brexit deal
• Export and import of hazardous chemicals if there’s no Brexit deal

Meeting business regulations

• Accessing public sector contracts if there’s no Brexit deal
• Broadcasting and video on demand if there’s no Brexit deal
• Copyright if there’s no Brexit deal
• Exhaustion of intellectual property rights if there’s no Brexit deal
• Merger review and anti-competitive activity if there’s no Brexit deal
• Patents if there’s no Brexit deal
• Trade marks and designs if there’s no Brexit deal
• What telecoms businesses should do if there’s no Brexit deal
• Accounting and audit if there’s no Brexit deal
• Providing services including those of a qualified professional if there’s no Brexit deal
• Structuring your business if there’s no Brexit deal

Money and tax

• Banking, insurance and other financial services if there’s no Brexit deal
• VAT for businesses if there’s no Brexit deal

Personal data and consumer rights

• Data protection if there’s no Brexit deal
• Geo-blocking of online content if there’s no Brexit deal
• Consumer rights if there’s no Brexit deal

Protecting the environment

• Industrial emissions standards (‘best available techniques’) if there’s no Brexit deal
• Reporting CO2 emissions for new cars and vans if there’s no Brexit deal
• Upholding environmental standards if there’s no Brexit deal
• Using and trading in fluorinated gases and ozone depleting substances if there’s no Brexit deal
• Meeting climate change requirements if there’s no Brexit deal

Regulating energy

• Civil nuclear regulation if there’s no Brexit deal
• Generating low-carbon electricity if there’s no Brexit deal
• Nuclear research if there’s no Brexit deal
• Running an oil or gas business if there’s no Brexit deal
• Trading gas with the EU if there’s no Brexit deal
• Trading electricity if there’s no Brexit deal

Regulating medicines and medical equipment

• Batch testing medicines if there’s no Brexit deal
• Ensuring blood and blood products are safe if there’s no Brexit deal
• How medicines, medical devices and clinical trials would be regulated if there’s no Brexit deal
• Quality and safety of organs, tissues and cells if there’s no Brexit deal
• Submitting regulatory information on medical products if there’s no Brexit deal
• Trading in drug precursors if there’s no Brexit deal

Regulating veterinary medicines

• Accessing animal medicine IT systems if there’s no Brexit deal
• Registration of veterinary medicines if there’s no Brexit deal
• Regulation of veterinary medicines if there’s no Brexit deal

Sanctions

• Sanctions policy if there’s no Brexit deal

Satellites and space

• Satellites and space programmes if there’s no Brexit deal

Seafaring

• Getting an exemption from maritime security notifications if there’s no Brexit deal
• Recognition of seafarer certificates of competency if there’s no Brexit deal

State aid

State aid if there’s no Brexit deal

Studying in the UK or the EU

• Erasmus+ in the UK if there’s no Brexit deal

Travelling between the UK and the EU

• Mobile roaming if there’s no Brexit deal
• Taking your pet abroad if there’s no Brexit deal
• Travelling in the Common Travel Area if there’s no Brexit deal
• Travelling to the EU with a UK passport if there’s no Brexit deal
• Taking horses abroad if there’s no Brexit deal

Workplace rights

• Workplace rights if there’s no Brexit deal