Since the UK's withdrawal from the EU on 31 January 2020, in
accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement concluded between
the UK and the EU to ensure an orderly departure and legal
certainty, EU law continues to apply to and in the UK in important
areas during the transition period ending 31 December 2020. The UK
having refused an extension as allowed by the Withdrawal Agreement,
the transition period will necessarily end on 31 December 2020.
In July 2020, the European Commission issued a Communication on
readiness at the end of the transition period between the EU and
the UK (see the link here) as well as a Brexit Readiness
Checklist (see link here). Indeed, even if the EU and
the UK conclude a partnership by the end of 2020 covering all areas
agreed in the Political Declaration relating to their
future relationship, the UK's withdrawal from the EU acquis,
the internal market and the Customs Union will, at the end of the
transition period, inevitably create new
