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The European Commission and the United Kingdom agree to work towards a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement in respect of Great Britain.
As a result of an SPS agreement, the vast majority of movements of animals, animal products, plants, and plant products between Great Britain and the European Union could be undertaken without SPS certificates and checks.
The SPS agreement would cover sanitary, phytosanitary, food safety and general consumer protection rules applicable to the production, distribution and consumption of agrifood products, the regulation of live animals and pesticides, the rules on organics as well as marketing standards applicable to certain sectors or products.
The agreement would require that the United Kingdom dynamically aligns to the relevant EU rules. Within an arbitration-based dispute resolution model, the European Court of Justice is the ultimate authority for all questions of European Union law
How would the SPS Agreement affect the Windsor Framework?
An SPS agreement, together with the Windsor Framework, would greatly facilitate the movement of agri-foods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Until an SPS agreement is concluded and applied, the SPS arrangements under the Windsor Framework continue to apply and need to be delivered in full, both in terms of flexibilities and safeguards.
May 19, 2025/ EC/ European Union.
https://ec.europa.eu
