First report - Australia FTA: Food and Agriculture
Select Committee
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
HC 23
17 June 2022
Recommendations
2 results
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Deferred
Para 22
While the Government has argued that it has secured three safeguards to protect farmers it...
Recommendation
While the Government has argued that it has secured three safeguards to protect farmers it appears to us that only the general bilateral safeguard mechanism offers any real protection. The volumetric safeguards would only kick in if there were a …
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Government Response Summary
The government states that the technical processes for how the bilateral safeguard mechanism will operate are currently under review and that Parliament will be updated on the outcome.
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Deferred
Para 55
We welcome the approach that the UK Government has taken to protecting the UK’s SPS...
Recommendation
We welcome the approach that the UK Government has taken to protecting the UK’s SPS requirements within negotiations on the UK-Australia FTA. It will be essential that the UK robustly maintains this position in negotiations with future trade partners who …
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Government Response Summary
The government is reviewing how to implement remaining import controls in an improved way via the new Target Operating Model, which will be published in the Autumn, and the new controls regime will come into force at the end of 2023.