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IP completion day definition

What does IP completion day mean? The point in time marking the end of the Brexit implementation (transition) period for UK legal purposes. In practice, it is the trigger date used in UK statutes, statutory instruments and contracts to determine when EU law stopped applying and when UK amendments took effect. It is defined in legislation: section 39 of the European Union (withdrawal agreement) Act 2020 fixes “IP completion day” as 11.00 p.m. on 31 December 2020 (UK time). Key legal effects include: establishing the snapshot for “retained EU law” under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018; altering the supremacy and direct effect of EU law as...

Brexit: implications of IP completion day for UK commercial agents and principals—retained law, EU interface, competition, intellectual property, data protection, cross‑border supply and Northern Ireland considerations

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Practice notes

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note is archived and is no longer maintained. The transition period created to enable the UK to move away from the EU’s laws and institutions ended at 11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020. That point in time, referred to in this Practice Note as ‘IP completion day’, resulted in an immediate and significant shift to the UK’s legal framework. This Practice Note outlines the implications of that shift for Agency.

How does Brexit impact agency?

Agency law

Agency law in the UK stems from the common law and, for the most part, was unaffected by IP completion day; see Practice Notes: Nature and types of agency and What does IP completion day mean for contract clauses? [Archived].

Commercial agency arrangements in the UK are governed by the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993, SI 1993/3053 (Commercial Agents Regulations). These sit within the body of retained EU legislation under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EU(W)A 2018) with effect from 11 pm (UK time) on 31 December 2020.

From IP completion day, the UK is regarded as a third country in relation to the EU, and commercial agents of UK principals operating in EEA countries are subject...

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