Belgium
As from March 30, 2019, the United Kingdom (UK) will no longer be a member of the European Union (EU). Although to date, no agreement between the EU and the UK has been approved, the companies involved in Brexit should anticipate the consequences as much as possible.
As a result of Brexit, new import and export rules will enter into force within a certain period and under conditions that are currently still to be defined. The Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) will have to carry out import and export controls, mainly focusing on products that pose a risk in the areas of plant health, animal health and food safety. Companies that want to export to the UK or import from the UK must be aware of this and take this into account. If the EU and UK reach an agreement on Brexit, a transition period will apply until the end of 2020 in which all current European rules for the UK remain applicable.
A Belgian portal site on Brexit (www.belgium.be/brexit) has been made available so that companies can easily access all useful information in the context of Brexit. On this National portal, the FASFC also provides a specific FASFC site for companies and a contact centre to support the companies involved as well as possible.
More information can be found here.