Less than six months before the end of the transition period, the government of Boris Johnson launched, Monday, July 13, a major information campaign, dubbed “Check, change and go” (“Check, change and go there” ! ”), In order to prepare the British for the reality of a Brexit which until now has remained largely theoretical. And not surprisingly, this major step in the history of the United Kingdom will mean unprecedented costs and procedures for individuals and businesses, but also significant barriers to entry for applicants to immigrate to the United Kingdom. .
The country having definitively left the single market and the European customs union on 1er January 2021, holidaymakers must have a passport, with a validity date greater than six months from the date of their departure from the European Union (EU), to cross the Channel. The European health insurance card, allowing an EU national to seek treatment anywhere in the Union, will no longer be available. An additional insurance policy is therefore recommended.
The British will no longer benefit from free roaming charges (allowing the absence of additional costs linked to a call abroad), nor from European consumer protection regulations (authorizing them to be reimbursed in the event of cancellation of a trip). These great lovers of pets can take them with them only if they have been duly vaccinated against rabies and then, subjected to a blood test of control: it will be necessary to do it four months before the trip itself , alert the authorities.
Giant parking lot
With the re-emergence of a customs border with the EU, exporters of goods to the EU (and importers of European goods to the United Kingdom) will all need a unique customs identification number, and s ‘ensure it starts with GB (Great Britain). They will have to complete customs declarations, depending on the imported / exported products (live animals, manufactured products, etc.). According to the British government, 30% of SMEs and 70% of large groups in the country will be ready by October.
Those who do not have the appropriate permits at the start of 2021 risk being detained at the border on the English side: Michael Gove, chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster (and strongman of the Johnson government), confirmed on Sunday 12 July that a large area (11 hectares of agricultural land) had just been acquired by the state, very close to Ashford, in Kent (east of England), in order to serve as a giant parking lot for trucks and to prevent them from doing the queuing on the roads, before the customs posts in Dover or the entrance to the Channel Tunnel… The information made local politicians jump, including the elected conservative of Ashford Damian Green, close to the ex-prime minister Theresa May. “It’s unfair to Ashford”, and “Far too close to homes”, he tweeted on Sunday.
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