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low article from ITC member, No5 Chambers, =0D=0Amay be of interest to Ri=
verside Dog Grooming =26 Boarding Kennels=2E<BR><BR>I certainly believe t=
hat the =0D=0ACouncil could help your organisation over the next twelve m=
onths and would look =0D=0Aforward to the opportunity to assist in any wa=
y=2E<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Lei<BR><A =0D=0Ahref=3D=22http://www=2Etradecounc=
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255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px=27>The =0D=0AUK referendum on 23 June 2016 resulte=
d in a vote to leave the European Union =0D=0A(=26ldquo;EU=26rdquo;)=2E M=
uch has already been said about how eventual =26ldquo;Brexit=26rdquo; may=
 impact upon =0D=0Athe UK politically but this article will instead explo=
re what effect this could =0D=0Ahave on regulation and doing business in =
(or with) the UK?</P>=0D=0A<P =0D=0Astyle=3D=27WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-=
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E: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(119,119,11=
9); PADDING-BOTTOM: 15px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-TOP: 5px; FONT: 300 1=
4px/1=2E5em =22Open Sans=22,HelveticaNeue,=22Helvetica Neue=22,Helvetica,=
Arial,sans-serif; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDOWS: 1; LETTER-SPACI=
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INDENT: 0px=27>Reduced =0D=0Abusiness regulation or =26ldquo;red tape=26r=
dquo; has long been a target of the UK government=2E =0D=0AFollowing elec=
tion in 2010, the previous coalition government launched its =26ldquo;Red=
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=2E This touched upon a =0D=0Amultitude of different =26ldquo;themes=26rd=
quo; including health and safety, the environment, =0D=0Aemployment and m=
anufacturing=2E By the end of 2014, the coalition claimed to have =0D=0As=
aved businesses =26=23163;10billion=2E The coalition=26rsquo;s aims were =
undoubtedly frustrated by =0D=0Athe UK=26rsquo;s membership of the EU=2E =
For instance, it is estimated that between 80-90=25 =0D=0Aof the UK=26rsq=
uo;s environmental legislation is derived from EU legislation making it =0D=
=0Adifficult (if not impossible) for the UK government to alter=2E New co=
nstruction =0D=0Asite safety regulations were introduced in 2015<SPAN =0D=
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=5B1=5D</SPAN><SPAN =0D=0Aclass=3DApple-converted-space>=26nbsp;</SPAN>in=
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y of the requirements that commercial =0D=0Aclients were subjected to and=
 this was not thought to comply with the underlying =0D=0AEU Directive=2E=
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WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(=
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ONT: 300 14px/1=2E5em =22Open Sans=22,HelveticaNeue,=22Helvetica Neue=22,=
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55); TEXT-INDENT: 0px=27>The =0D=0Adrive to limit red tape has continued =
under the new conservative government =0D=0Aelected in 2015=2E Given that=
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islation (and we will have to wait and see what, if anything, the =0D=0AU=
K is required to keep or adopt when it comes to negotiate trade deals wit=
h the =0D=0AEU and others), it will be of interest to both UK and foreign=
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sociated with doing business =0D=0Ain the UK =26=238211; economic crime, =
export and sanctions controls, health and safety, =0D=0Aand the environme=
nt=2E</P>=0D=0A<P =0D=0Astyle=3D=27WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px=
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HelveticaNeue,=22Helvetica Neue=22,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; PADDING-LE=
FT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDOWS: 1; LETTER-SPACING: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 0=
px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px=27><STRONG =0D=0A=
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normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(119,119,119);=
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/1=2E5em =22Open Sans=22,HelveticaNeue,=22Helvetica Neue=22,Helvetica,Ari=
al,sans-serif; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDOWS: 1; LETTER-SPACING:=
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ENT: 0px=27>The =0D=0AUK has one of the strictest anti-bribery laws<SPAN =
=0D=0Astyle=3D=22MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; CURSOR: pointer =21important; TEXT-D=
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space>=26nbsp;</SPAN>in the world=2E This is a product of =0D=0Adomestic =
not EU law so is unlikely to change although proposals for a new =0D=0Aco=
rporate offence of failure to prevent economic crime may be withdrawn=2E =
=0D=0ALikewise, the UK=26rsquo;s anti-money laundering (=26ldquo;AML=26rd=
quo;) legislation ultimately stems =0D=0Afrom international agreements th=
at the UK is party to so is unlikely to be =0D=0Aaffected by Brexit=2E Wh=
at may change, however, is how these laws are enforced =0D=0Asince there =
will be pressure to ensure that UK businesses remain competitive and =0D=0A=
are not unduly restricted in doing business abroad=2E The EU currently fa=
cilitates =0D=0Aintelligence sharing between regulators in different memb=
er states and concerns =0D=0Ahave been raised that the UK authorities wil=
l in future miss out making it more =0D=0Adifficult to detect bribery and=
 corruption=2E However, the UK already shares =0D=0Ainformation with non-=
UK countries including the US and it is difficult to see =0D=0Awhat could=
 be gained through non-cooperation=2E Therefore, it seems unlikely that =0D=
=0ABrexit will lead to the UK becoming a soft touch on economic crime=2E<=
/P>=0D=0A<P =0D=0Astyle=3D=27WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT=
-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(119,119,119); PADDING-BOTTOM: 15px; TEXT-ALI=
GN: left; PADDING-TOP: 5px; FONT: 300 14px/1=2E5em =22Open Sans=22,Helvet=
icaNeue,=22Helvetica Neue=22,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; PADDING-LEFT: 0p=
x; MARGIN: 0px; WIDOWS: 1; LETTER-SPACING: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BA=
CKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px=27><STRONG =0D=0Astyle=
=3D=22MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(68,68,68)=22>EXPO=
RT AND =0D=0ASANCTIONS CONTROLS</STRONG></P>=0D=0A<P =0D=0Astyle=3D=27WHI=
TE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(119=
,119,119); PADDING-BOTTOM: 15px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-TOP: 5px; FONT=
: 300 14px/1=2E5em =22Open Sans=22,HelveticaNeue,=22Helvetica Neue=22,Hel=
vetica,Arial,sans-serif; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDOWS: 1; LETTE=
R-SPACING: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)=
; TEXT-INDENT: 0px=27>In =0D=0Aprinciple, Brexit could lead to a divergen=
ce between the UK and EU on export and =0D=0Asanctions controls similar t=
o that which already exists between the US and EU in =0D=0Arespect of Ira=
n=2E However, notwithstanding that military export controls are =0D=0Aalr=
eady the responsibility of individual member states a level of harmonisat=
ion =0D=0Ahas been achieved through the adoption of a =26ldquo;Code of Co=
nduct of Arms Exports=26rdquo; =0D=0Aand it seems unlikely that the UK wi=
ll seek to move away from the EU position on =0D=0Anon-military export co=
ntrols any time soon (even less so if harmonisation =0D=0Abecomes a condi=
tion of any trade agreement)=2E Also, the UK is already (along with =0D=0A=
the EU) directly party to a number of key international agreements which =
will =0D=0Acontinue to determine its approach post-Brexit=2E One more gen=
eral but important =0D=0Achange could be that the UK becomes a =26ldquo;t=
hird country=26rdquo; for EU purposes, so =0D=0Aexports moving from the U=
K to the EU become subject to import VAT=2E</P>=0D=0A<P =0D=0Astyle=3D=27=
WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(=
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ONT: 300 14px/1=2E5em =22Open Sans=22,HelveticaNeue,=22Helvetica Neue=22,=
Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDOWS: 1; LE=
TTER-SPACING: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,2=
55); TEXT-INDENT: 0px=27>Although =0D=0Athe EU has imposed some recent sa=
nctions autonomously, many have been borne out =0D=0Aof binding resolutio=
ns of the UN Security Council of which the UK will continue =0D=0Ato be b=
ound as a member and to have influence=2E</P>=0D=0A<P =0D=0Astyle=3D=27WH=
ITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(11=
9,119,119); PADDING-BOTTOM: 15px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-TOP: 5px; FON=
T: 300 14px/1=2E5em =22Open Sans=22,HelveticaNeue,=22Helvetica Neue=22,He=
lvetica,Arial,sans-serif; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDOWS: 1; LETT=
ER-SPACING: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255=
); TEXT-INDENT: 0px=27><STRONG =0D=0Astyle=3D=22MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-=
WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(68,68,68)=22>HEALTH AND =0D=0ASAFETY (=26ldquo;H=
=26amp;S=26rdquo;)</STRONG></P>=0D=0A<P =0D=0Astyle=3D=27WHITE-SPACE: nor=
mal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(119,119,119); PA=
DDING-BOTTOM: 15px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-TOP: 5px; FONT: 300 14px/1=2E=
5em =22Open Sans=22,HelveticaNeue,=22Helvetica Neue=22,Helvetica,Arial,sa=
ns-serif; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDOWS: 1; LETTER-SPACING: norm=
al; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: =
0px=27>The =0D=0AHealth and Safety at Work etc=2E Act 1974 remains the pr=
imary UK legislation on =0D=0AH=26amp;S and is unlikely to change post-Br=
exit=2E Over time, it has been =0D=0Asupplemented by a series of regulati=
ons derived both from the UK and EU =0D=0Adirectives including the Framew=
ork Directive (89/391/EEC) which is implemented =0D=0Ain the UK by the Ma=
nagement of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999=2E The =0D=0AUK is=
 proud to have one of the best H=26amp;S records in the world and this ha=
s =0D=0Abeen reinforced by recent guidelines issued to the courts in Engl=
and and Wales, =0D=0Awhich increased the recommended penalties for H=26am=
p;S offences=2E Brexit is =0D=0Aunlikely, therefore, to result in any dil=
ution of H=26amp;S requirements in the UK =0D=0Aand it is of note that No=
rway=26rsquo;s H=26amp;S legislation accords with the Framework =0D=0ADir=
ective despite its being outside the EU=2E</P>=0D=0A<P =0D=0Astyle=3D=27W=
HITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(1=
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NT: 300 14px/1=2E5em =22Open Sans=22,HelveticaNeue,=22Helvetica Neue=22,H=
elvetica,Arial,sans-serif; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDOWS: 1; LET=
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5); TEXT-INDENT: 0px=27>More =0D=0Acomplicated is what might happen to UK=
 food safety and hygiene regulation=2E The =0D=0Acurrent enforcement prov=
isions in England and Wales both refer directly back to =0D=0Athe EU Hygi=
ene Regulations so this is an area that will clearly require =0D=0Aconsid=
eration post-Brexit with a view to possible new UK requirements being =0D=
=0Aimplemented=2E However, UK businesses looking to export food (and inde=
ed other =0D=0Aproducts into the EU) are still likely to have to comply w=
ith EU safety =0D=0Arequirements=2E</P>=0D=0A<P =0D=0Astyle=3D=27WHITE-SP=
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119); PADDING-BOTTOM: 15px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-TOP: 5px; FONT: 300=
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a,Arial,sans-serif; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDOWS: 1; LETTER-SPA=
CING: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEX=
T-INDENT: 0px=27><STRONG =0D=0Astyle=3D=22MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT=
: bold; COLOR: rgb(68,68,68)=22>ENVIRONMENT</STRONG></P>=0D=0A<P =0D=0Ast=
yle=3D=27WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; CO=
LOR: rgb(119,119,119); PADDING-BOTTOM: 15px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-TO=
P: 5px; FONT: 300 14px/1=2E5em =22Open Sans=22,HelveticaNeue,=22Helvetica=
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WS: 1; LETTER-SPACING: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(=
255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px=27>High =0D=0Aenergy prices (caused, in pa=
rt, by climate change legislation and targets) have =0D=0Along been a con=
cern for UK manufacturers and have an obvious effect upon their =0D=0Aabi=
lity to remain competitive, so will Brexit bring any reduction in the cos=
t of =0D=0Aenergy or other green taxes? The UK will of course remain comm=
itted to meeting =0D=0Aits climate change targets under international tre=
aties and agreements (and the =0D=0AUK=26rsquo;s own Climate Change Act 2=
008) so may well wish to continue within the EU =0D=0Aemissions trading s=
cheme in the same way that Norway now does=2E Likewise, the UK =0D=0Amay =
choose to retain its current waste management laws because those standard=
s =0D=0Awill be required of businesses exporting waste into the EU=2E It =
is unlikely that =0D=0Athe existing environmental permitting regime will =
change any time soon since the =0D=0AEU requirements were largely based o=
n the UK model=2E</P>=0D=0A<P =0D=0Astyle=3D=27WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-=
SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(119,119,119); PADDING-BOTT=
OM: 15px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-TOP: 5px; FONT: 300 14px/1=2E5em =22O=
pen Sans=22,HelveticaNeue,=22Helvetica Neue=22,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif=
; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDOWS: 1; LETTER-SPACING: normal; PADD=
ING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px=27>T=
he =0D=0Alikelihood is, therefore, that Brexit will have no immediate imp=
act on UK =0D=0Aenvironmental regulation although one downside may be tha=
t the UK can no longer =0D=0Aas readily influence EU environmental policy=
=2E</P>=0D=0A<P =0D=0Astyle=3D=27WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; =
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-ALIGN: left; PADDING-TOP: 5px; FONT: 300 14px/1=2E5em =22Open Sans=22,He=
lveticaNeue,=22Helvetica Neue=22,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; PADDING-LEFT=
: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDOWS: 1; LETTER-SPACING: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px=
; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px=27><STRONG =0D=0As=
tyle=3D=22MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(68,68,68)=22>=
CONCLUSION</STRONG></P>=0D=0A<P =0D=0Astyle=3D=27WHITE-SPACE: normal; WOR=
D-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(119,119,119); PADDING-BO=
TTOM: 15px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-TOP: 5px; FONT: 300 14px/1=2E5em =22=
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f; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDOWS: 1; LETTER-SPACING: normal; PAD=
DING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px=27>=
It =0D=0Ais important to remember that any eventual Brexit will not be im=
mediate and =0D=0Aexisting regulatory requirements will remain in place u=
ntil the UK withdraws =0D=0Afrom the EU and the European Communities Act =
1972 is repealed=2E It is likely that =0D=0Afuture UK requirements will b=
e influenced by what is agreed by way of any trade =0D=0Adeals with the E=
U and others (including the US) notwithstanding the UK =0D=0Agovernment=26=
rsquo;s ongoing wish to limit =26ldquo;red tape=2E=26rdquo; At present, i=
t seems unlikely =0D=0Athat the UK will want (or be able) to adopt a sign=
ificantly different approach =0D=0Aon the areas highlighted above at leas=
t for the foreseeable future=2E One downside =0D=0Acould be, however, tha=
t the UK will no longer able to exert the same influence =0D=0Aover polic=
y that current EU membership affords it=2E</P>=0D=0A<P =0D=0Astyle=3D=27W=
HITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(1=
19,119,119); PADDING-BOTTOM: 15px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-TOP: 5px; FO=
NT: 300 14px/1=2E5em =22Open Sans=22,HelveticaNeue,=22Helvetica Neue=22,H=
elvetica,Arial,sans-serif; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDOWS: 1; LET=
TER-SPACING: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,25=
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LOR: rgb(68,68,68); -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin=
: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial=22>=5B1=5D</SPAN><SPAN =
=0D=0Aclass=3DApple-converted-space>=26nbsp;</SPAN>The Construction (Desi=
gn and =0D=0AManagement) Regulations 2015</P>=0D=0A<P =0D=0Astyle=3D=27WH=
ITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(11=
9,119,119); PADDING-BOTTOM: 15px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-TOP: 5px; FON=
T: 300 14px/1=2E5em =22Open Sans=22,HelveticaNeue,=22Helvetica Neue=22,He=
lvetica,Arial,sans-serif; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDOWS: 1; LETT=
ER-SPACING: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255=
); TEXT-INDENT: 0px=27><SPAN =0D=0Astyle=3D=22MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; CURSOR:=
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=0Aclass=3DApple-converted-space>=26nbsp;</SPAN>The Temporary Mobile Cons=
truction =0D=0ADirective</P>=0D=0A<P =0D=0Astyle=3D=27WHITE-SPACE: normal=
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em =22Open Sans=22,HelveticaNeue,=22Helvetica Neue=22,Helvetica,Arial,san=
s-serif; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDOWS: 1; LETTER-SPACING: norma=
l; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0=
px=27><SPAN =0D=0Astyle=3D=22MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; CURSOR: pointer =21impor=
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ckground-inline-policy: initial=22>=5B3=5D</SPAN><SPAN =0D=0Aclass=3DAppl=
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