Possible extensions to Irish Sea border 'grace periods' to be discussed by EU-UK body overseeing Northern Ireland Brexit deal
Northern Ireland has remained part of the EU's single market for goods and continues to enforce EU customs rules at its ports
The grace periods mean that checks and controls on goods going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland are not yet fully implemented.The UK government, with the support of business groups, has asked the EU for an extension until 2023. First Minister Arlene Foster said her Democratic Unionist Party was not seeking extensions to the grace periods, describing such a move a "sticking plaster" over post-Brexit trade problems affecting Northern Ireland.
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