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Amendments to the Withdrawal Agreement
14 July 2020
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Cabinet Office
At a Glance
Issue Summary
This statement is about technical amendments to the Withdrawal Agreement.
Action Requested
No specific action requested. The statement announces that the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee adopted Decision No. 1/2020 on June 12, 2020, which makes corrections and omissions in the agreement's Social Security Coordination section and Financial Provisions.
Key Facts
- Decision No. 1/2020 was adopted at the second meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee on 12 June 2020.
- The decision corrects errors and omissions in Part I Annex I - Social Security Coordination and Part Five - Financial Provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement.
- Decision No. F3 specifies how family benefits should be calculated for recipients, approved by the EU on December 19, 2018.
- Decision No. E7 mandates electronic data transmission via the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) system as of July 3, 2019, approved by the EU on June 27, 2019.
- Amendments to Articles 135, 137, 143, 144 and 150 reflect the actual departure date of January 31, 2020.
- Article 145 was amended for legal certainty regarding beneficiaries of the Research Fund for Steel and Coal until project closure.
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