The EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement

Learn about the results of past negotiations: the Withdrawal Agreement with its chapters on Citizens’ Rights and the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.

The Withdrawal Agreement concluded between the European Union and the United Kingdom establishes the terms of the United Kingdom's orderly withdrawal from the EU, in accordance with Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union.

The Withdrawal Agreement entered into force on 1 February 2020, after having been agreed on 17 October 2019. It consists amongst others of a Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland.

12 NOVEMBER 2019

The Withdrawal Agreement (full legal text) (1.85 MB - HTML) (2.31 MB - HTML) (1.94 MB - HTML) (1.86 MB - HTML) (1.85 MB - HTML) (1.9 MB - HTML) (1.81 MB - HTML) (2.42 MB - HTML) (1.93 MB - HTML) (1.92 MB - HTML) (1.81 MB - HTML) (1.87 MB - HTML) (1.86 MB - HTML) (1.85 MB - HTML) (1.94 MB - HTML) (1.91 MB - HTML) Nederlands (1.9 MB - HTML) (1.89 MB - HTML) (1.96 MB - HTML) (1.92 MB - HTML) slovenčina (1.86 MB - HTML) slovenščina (1.8 MB - HTML) (1.9 MB - HTML) (1.85 MB - HTML)

24 JANUARY 2020

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6 JULY 2020

The EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement explained (slides) (1.59 MB - PDF)

12 NOVEMBER 2019

Political declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom

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What the Withdrawal Agreement covers

Common provisions: setting out standard clauses for the proper understanding and operation of the Withdrawal Agreement.
Citizens' rights: protecting the life choices of more than 5 million EU citizens in the United Kingdom, and over 1 million United Kingdom nationals in EU countries, safeguarding their right to stay and ensuring that they can continue to contribute to their communities.
Separation issues: ensured a smooth winding-down and enabled an orderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom, including, amongst others:
- enabled goods placed on the market before the end of the transition under EU rules to continue to their destination
- protects existing intellectual property rights including geographical indications
- winded down on-going procedures related to police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters and other administrative and judicial procedures
- addressed the use and protection of data and information exchanged before the end of the transition period
- addressed issues related to Euratom
- Cyprus: a protocol on the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) in Cyprus, protecting the interests of Cypriots who live and work in the Sovereign Base Areas following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU.
- Gibraltar: a Protocol on Gibraltar, facilitating close cooperation between Spain and the United Kingdom in respect of Gibraltar on the implementation of citizens' rights within the Withdrawal Agreement. The Protocol also concerns administrative cooperation between appropriate authorities in a number of policy areas.
The implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement requires measures both at EU and at Member State level.