585 blz
maar heb het nog makkelijk gevonden, je moet wel een beetje diplomatees lezen.
---
p304: RECALLING that the Joint Report from the negotiators of the European Union and the United
Kingdom Government on progress during phase 1 of negotiations under Article 50 TEU on the
United Kingdom's orderly withdrawal from the European Union of 8 December 2017 outlines three
different scenarios for protecting North-South cooperation and avoiding a hard border,
but that this
Protocol is based on the third scenario of maintaining full alignment with those rules of the Union's
internal market and the customs union which, now or in the future, support North-South
cooperation, the all-island economy and the protection of the 1998 Agreement, to apply
(= als er geen akkoord komt dan komt het derde scenario in voege, zijnde een customs union zonder einddatum - "now or in the future")
unless and until an alternative arrangement implementing another scenario is agreed,
(=zonder einddatum tenzij er een ander akkoord kan bereikt worden)
p308: Extension of the transition period
The United Kingdom, having had regard to progress made towards conclusion of the agreement
referred to in Articles 1(4) and 2(1) of this Protocol, may at any time before 1 July 2020 request the
extension of the transition period referred to in Article 126 of the Withdrawal Agreement. If the
United Kingdom makes such a request, the transition period may be extended in accordance with
Article 132 of the Withdrawal Agreement.
(= extra 2 jaar onderhandeling-uitstel na 2020 als beide partijen akkoord gaan)
.