The Agreement on the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU and Euratom and its impact on the future application of state aid rules in the UK
| Published date | 01 August 2020 |
| DOI | 10.1177/1023263X20932047 |
| Author | Phedon Nicolaides |
| Date | 01 August 2020 |
| Subject Matter | Legal Development |
Legal Development
The Agreement on the
Withdrawal of the UK from the
EU and Euratom and its impact
on the future application of
state aid rules in the UK
Phedon Nicolaides*
Abstract
The Agreement on the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU provides that EU state aid rules will
apply to the UK until the end of the transition period and to the trade of Northern Ireland at least
until 31 December 2024 and from that date for as long as the agreed arrangements receive
‘democratic consent’. This article considers whether the Agreement may incentivize the UK to
apply EU state aid rules in the rest of the UK. It concludes that the UK is likely to align itself to the
EU’s regime.
Keywords
Brexit, withdrawal agreement, Article 50 TFEU, state aid, Northern Ireland
1. Introduction
The United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union on 31 January 2020. The Agreement on
the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU aims to:
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* Maastricht University Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid Bouillonstraat Maastricht, Netherlands
Corresponding author:
Phedon Nicolaides, Maastricht University Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid Bouillonstraat Maastricht, 6200 MD Nether-
lands.
E-mail: phedon.nicolaides@maastrichtuniversity.nl
1. Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union
and the European Atomic Energy Community, 31 January 2020, OJ L 29, p. 7–187.
Maastricht Journal of European and
Comparative Law
2020, Vol. 27(4) 503–512
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