September 9, 2024

REACH updates: EU REACH (re)authorisation of Chromates CR(VI)

REACH updates: EU REACH (re)authorisation of Chromates CR(VI)

ADS are monitoring EU REACH regulations closely, through the ADS Sustainable Materials (SusMat) Working Group, to raise awareness of the impacts to […]

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March 16, 2023

Integrated Review Refresh 2023

Integrated Review Refresh 2023

Written by Will Stone, MBDA secondee In the wake of a turbulent couple of years following the release of the Integrated Review […]

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June 17, 2022

Customs Declarations – moving from CHIEF to CDS

Customs Declarations – moving from CHIEF to CDS

The UK customs declaration system has been due for an upgrade since the announcement of the Union Customs Code in 2016. With […]

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March 4, 2022

Guidance on Humanitarian aid to Ukrainian refugees

Guidance on Humanitarian aid to Ukrainian refugees

There are many messages in the media right now with people and businesses wanting to support Ukraine during the Humanitarian crisis, ADS […]

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Security-Threat
March 2, 2022

Actions to take when the security threat is heightened

Actions to take when the security threat is heightened

Guidance for ADS members The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has triggered the greatest security crisis in Europe since the Cold War, and […]

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Brexit
January 24, 2022

Managing Brexit: One Year On

Managing Brexit: One Year On

It’s been one year since the UK officially left the European Union (EU) and began looking for new countries to trade with. This week, ADS took the time […]

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January 11, 2022

House of Lords Committee report recognises SMEs suffering most one year on from Brexit

House of Lords Committee report recognises SMEs suffering most one year on from Brexit

One year on from the implementation of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), ADS is hosting a webinar next where will […]

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December 13, 2021

Managing Brexit: UK-EU Status Report

Managing Brexit: UK-EU Status Report

The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 and exited the transition period on 31 December. The UK and EU agreed […]

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Brexit
November 10, 2021

National Audit Office Report: The UK border: Post UK–EU transition period

National Audit Office Report: The UK border: Post UK–EU transition period

Last week the National Audit Office published a report on the state of the UK border with the EU since January 2021. The purpose of […]

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October 6, 2021

UK Export Support Service – launched

UK Export Support Service – launched

Last week the Department of International Trade launched a new Export Support Service specifically designed as a helpline, targeted to join up cross government departmental information to better support businesses. The […]

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Brexit transition
September 16, 2021

Full Import Controls on EU to UK goods once again delayed

Full Import Controls on EU to UK goods once again delayed

Some businesses this week will welcome the news that the UK Government have refreshed the timetable for the implementing full customs controls […]

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August 3, 2021

Managing Brexit with the Department for International Trade

Managing Brexit with the Department for International Trade

Last week, ADS hosted two webinars with the Department of International Trade (DIT) as part of our Managing Brexit series to provide […]

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Brexit
July 30, 2021

A Sub-Committee report on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland

A Sub-Committee report on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland

On 29 July the House of Lords Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland published an introductory report. The report exposes flaws in the approach taken with […]

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Brexit
April 9, 2021

House of Lords EU Goods Sub-Committee Report  

House of Lords EU Goods Sub-Committee Report  

Conclusions   The EU Goods Sub-Committee published its report on what the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) means for trade in goods, following an […]

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February 19, 2021

EU Commission publishes draft adequacy decisions for the UK

EU Commission publishes draft adequacy decisions for the UK

ADS has been monitoring the progress of the EU’s data adequacy assessment of the UK for some time. Previous blogs have set […]

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