In the March 27 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union the following trade-related notices were posted:

The European Union will add the United Kingdom to the list of countries eligible for its general export authorization for most dual-use goods once the U.K. leaves the EU with no transition deal in place, it said in a notice issued March 27. The new regulation adds the U.K. to authorization “EU001,” which is currently applicable to the U.S. Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland. The authorization applies to all goods on the EU’s dual-use control list, with some exceptions such as pathogens and materials, software and materials for making nuclear weapons. The U.K.’s addition to the authorization would take effect on the day that EU treaties cease to apply in the U.K., the notice says.

Intra-European Union licenses required for very sensitive dual-use items that authorize the export of goods from an EU member state to the United Kingdom will still be valid when and if the U.K. leaves the EU with no transition deal in place, he EU said in a fact sheet issued March 21. These intra-EU transfer licenses, if issued before the U.K.’s withdrawal date, "should be considered as valid licences for exports to the United Kingdom as of the withdrawal date, and until the validity of the licence expires,” the EU said. The fact sheet reiterates that, for dual-use goods, exports from the EU to the U.K. will become subject to the EU’s export control regime after a no-deal Brexit, and any licenses issued by the U.K. for exports from the EU to a third-country will no longer be valid.

In the March 26 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union the following trade-related notices were posted:

The European Union is amending its regulations on plant and animal health and protection to add new requirements for border controls on hay, straw and composite foods, it said in a notice published in the March 25 Official Journal. Specifically, the EU is amending a list of categories of goods subject to “official controls, at the border control post of first arrival into the Union,” to include “hay and straw and foodstuffs containing both products of plant origin and processed products of animal origin (‘composite products’),” the notice said. The changes apply from Dec. 14, 2019.

The United Kingdom reached a deal to maintain trade relationships with several countries in the Caribbean after it leaves the EU, the U.K. said in a news release. The agreement involves Barbados, Belize, The Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, The Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the U.K. said. The trade continuity agreement will allow for trade in rum and other goods "without any additional barriers or tariffs," the U.K. said. "The UK is seeking to provide continuity for existing EU trade agreements covering more than 70 countries that account for 11% of total UK trade and we are making good progress having recently signed agreements with Switzerland and Israel," it said.

In the March 25 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union the following trade-related notices were posted:

The European Union is making several changes to its customs regulations that will take effect in 2020, according to a notice published March 25 in the EU Official Journal. Among other amendments to the EU’s Union Customs Code, temporary storage will be added to the list of customs procedures covered by penalty “extinguishment” provisions, timelines will be changed for invalidating certain customs declarations, and new duty-free provisions will be added for certain goods exported for repair or alteration.

An agreement to create a new European Union tariff-rate quota for poultry mostly from China will take effect April 1, according to a notice in the March 25 Official Journal. The agreement resolves a World Trade Organization dispute between the EU and China that was the subject of a WTO panel report issued in 2017. Under the agreement, the EU will set a TRQ of 6,060 tons for goods of tariff line 1602.3929 with an in-quota rate of 10.9%, allocating 6,000 tons of that quantity to China; and a TRQ of 660 tons for goods of tariff line 1602.3985 with an in-quota rate of 10.9%, allocating 600 tons to China. It will also set a first-come, first-served quota of 5,000 tons for tariff line 1602.3219, with an in-quota duty rate of 8 percent.

In the March 22 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union the following trade-related notices were posted: