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How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 'as regards the cereulide toxin in infant formulae, follow-on formulae and foods for special medical purposes intended for infants' (draft title). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market', including 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export, food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry; the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, carry out official controls and surveillance measures on that food. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: The Commission's summary: 'In response to recent safety concerns, the Commission is proposing to introduce additional checks for baby formula and special infant foods. This will ensure the toxin cereulide is not present in the following foodstuffs sold in the EU: dried infant formulae; dried dietary foods for special medical purposes, intended for infants under 6 months; dried follow-on formulae. The goal is to make these foods safer for all children in the EU, while ensuring fair and consistent rules for EU producers.' (The summary's list items are joined here with semicolons.) Draft regulation published 1 September 2026; feedback period ended 29 September 2026 (closed). Next stage shown: adoption by the European Commission, planned period first quarter of 2027 (the Commission's planning).

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these rules count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: The draft's own text (attachments 'PART-2026-770262V2' and its Annex 'PART-2026-770263V2') was not opened: this card rests on the record's title, summary and dates.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled). It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The current draft would amend Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 'as regards measures to prevent the entry into the Union territory, and the spread within it' of 13 named pests, and 'as regards changes of protected zones in relation to Beet necrotic yellow vein virus and Erwinia amylovora' (draft title). Annex 20 point 1(b) also names 'Union acts governing import and export prohibitions and restrictions on grounds of, inter alia, ... the protection of the health and life of humans, animals or plants'. Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market', including 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export outside Gibraltar or the EU without first being placed on the Gibraltar or EU markets, and some food (points (b) and (c)). Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: The Commission's summary: 'Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 sets out protective measures against pests of plants. It includes the establishment of protected zones, prohibitions and requirements for import and trade of certain plants. Those measures are based on risk assessments carried out by EFSA, the European Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO) or other authorities. This draft act will update those protective measures, in view of the overall development of the phytosanitary risk in the EU'. The current draft's title names 13 pests, the protected zones for 2 more, an amendment of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1941 and the repeal of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1927. Draft implementing regulation published 29 October 2026, the current publication of this initiative; feedback period open until 26 November 2026. Earlier drafts and adopted acts under the same initiative are listed in the record.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these rules count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: The current draft's text and its Annex (attached to the record) were not opened: this card rests on the record's title, summary and dates.

How it reaches Gibraltar: The European Commission has adopted it; the item does not show its entry into force. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled). It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The act amends Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 'as regards the list of relevant commodities and relevant products' (title of the adopted act). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export outside Gibraltar or the EU without first being placed on the Gibraltar or EU markets, and some food (points (b) and (c)). Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: The Commission's summary: 'The draft Delegated Act introduces targeted changes to the product scope of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). It also proposes simplifications and technical fixes for broader categories of products. These revisions are necessary to ensure that the EUDR remains in line with the latest environmental and economic evidence and to exploit its full potential for simplifications and reduction of administrative costs.' Draft delegated regulation published 4 May 2026, feedback period ended 1 June 2026. Delegated regulation adopted by the European Commission on 13 July 2026 (the record's current publication, stage 'adoption'). The record does not show publication in the Official Journal or entry into force.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these rules count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: The adopted act, its Annex and the Commission staff working document (attached to the record) were not opened: this card rests on the record's titles, summary and dates.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled). It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC 'as regards allergenic fragrances in toys, bisphenol A, phenol and benzisothiazolinone' (draft title); the summary names the standards EN 71-10 and EN 71-11. Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export outside Gibraltar or the EU without first being placed on the Gibraltar or EU markets, and some food (points (b) and (c)). Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: The Commission's summary: 'This initiative will introduce technical adaptations to the Toy Safety Directive which are necessary before the new Toy Safety Regulation starts applying. It will: ban the use of the allergenic fragrance Lilial in toys, as this substance has been classified as toxic for reproduction; remove the references to European standards EN 71-10 and EN 71-11, as there are more recent testing methods; lower the limit value for Bisphenol A in toys to reflect the most recent testing methods.' (The summary's list items are joined here with semicolons.) Draft directive published 17 September 2026; feedback period ended 15 October 2026 (closed). Next stage shown: adoption by the European Commission, planned period fourth quarter of 2026 (the Commission's planning).

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these rules count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: The draft's own text (attachment 'PART-2026-706202V3') was not opened: this card rests on the record's title, summary and dates.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled). It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 as regards amendments to UN Regulations Nos 10, 12, 13, 13-H, 17, 26, 39, 48, 55, 80, 94, 95, 100, 107, 108, 109, 118, 125, 129, 131, 145, 167 and 171, and new UN Regulations Nos 164, 170, 172, 173, 178, 182 and 185 (draft title); the title of its Annex lists the new UN Regulations as Nos 164, 170, 172, 173, 174, 178, 182, 183 and 185. Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export outside Gibraltar or the EU without first being placed on the Gibraltar or EU markets, and some food (points (b) and (c)). Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: The Commission's summary: 'The references to the regulatory acts listed in the annexes to the General Vehicle Safety Regulation need to be amended to reflect the latest developments. This initiative updates the list to: include the latest versions of the UNECE Regulations applicable for vehicle approval in the EU; add references to the newly adopted UNECE Regulations on snow grip of retreaded tyres, safety belts, emergency lane-keeping, advanced driver distraction warning systems and automated driving systems.' (The summary's list items are joined here with semicolons.) Draft delegated regulation published 9 October 2026; feedback period open until 6 November 2026. Next stage shown: adoption by the European Commission, planned period fourth quarter of 2026 (the Commission's planning).

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these rules count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: The draft's own text and its Annex (attachments 'PART-2026-661726V3' and 'PART-2026-661729V2') were not opened: this card rests on the record's titles, summary and dates.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as regards maximum residue levels for carbofuran, imazalil, mandipropamid, propaquizafop, quizalofop-P-ethyl and quizalofop-P-tefuryl in or on certain products' (draft title). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market', including 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export, food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry; the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, carry out official controls and surveillance measures on that food. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: Article 1 amends Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as set out in the Annex. The Annex replaces the Annex II columns for imazalil, mandipropamid and quizalofop, deletes the carbofuran column in Annex II and in Part B of Annex III, and adds a carbofuran column to Annex V (recital 3: 'to set MRLs for carbofuran on all products at the product-specific LODs in Annex V'). Recitals 2 to 28 give the reasons: Codex limits revoked or adopted, and the reasoned opinions of the European Food Safety Authority (for example, imazalil on melons and quizalofop-P-ethyl on chards, herbal infusions from flowers and herbal infusions from herbs lowered to the limit of determination; imazalil on citrus fruits, cucumbers, courgettes and gherkins set at the levels the Authority recommended; the Codex limit for imazalil in bananas included). Article 2: Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as it stood before being amended by this Regulation shall continue to apply to products which were placed on the market in the Union before' the date 6 months after entry into force. Article 3: entry into force 'on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal', application from 6 months after entry into force. The draft's own Articles 2 and 3 (main text, item 79) set the dates; recitals 2 to 28 give the reasons; the Annex (item 55) and the Annex II and Annex V tables (items 87 and 94) set the limits. The Annex V table carries the document number D113093/03, the other documents D113093/04. Draft implementing act in the EU comitology register, document status 'transmitted' (record updated 29 October 2026). Stage shown: favourable opinion, scrutiny, dated 28 September 2026 22:00 UTC (29 September in Brussels), after committee meeting CMTD(2026)37. Procedure shown: regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Art. 5a par. 1-5); register note 'PRAC 2 MOIS'. Not yet adopted by the European Commission.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these limits count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: nothing of this draft's five documents is missing from the item; the other language versions in the register were not opened.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as regards maximum residue levels for diazinon in or on certain products' (draft title). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market', including 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export, food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry; the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, carry out official controls and surveillance measures on that food. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: The Annex (item 70): 'Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are amended as follows: (1) in Annex II, the following columns are added: [table Annex II]; (2) the column for diazinon in Part B of Annex III is deleted.' The Annex II table (item 73) gives a diazinon limit for each product code; values marked '*' are 'lower limit of analytical determination'. The main text of the draft (Articles and recitals) is not in the item. The Annex (item 70) and the Annex II table (item 73); the record (item 59). The main text with its dates is not held. Draft implementing act in the EU comitology register, document status 'transmitted' (record updated 29 October 2026). Stage shown: favourable opinion, scrutiny, dated 28 September 2026 22:00 UTC (29 September in Brussels), after committee meeting CMTD(2026)37. Procedure shown: regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Art. 5a par. 1-5); register note 'PRAC 2 MOIS'. Not yet adopted by the European Commission.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these limits count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: the draft's main text (articles and recitals) is not in the item.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as regards maximum residue levels for azocyclotin, chlorfenapyr, cyhexatin, dicofol, endosulfan, fenarimol, fenpropathrin and profenofos in or on certain products' (draft title). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market', including 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export, food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry; the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, carry out official controls and surveillance measures on that food. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: The Annex (item 82): in Annex II, 'the columns for azocyclotin, chlorfenapyr, cyhexatin, dicofol, endosulfan and fenarimol are deleted' and 'the column for profenofos is replaced'; 'in Part A of Annex III, the column for fenpropathrin is deleted'; in Part B of Annex III the same six columns are deleted and the profenofos column replaced; 'in Annex V, the following columns are added'. The tables themselves and the main text are not in the item. The Annex (item 82, Word file); the record (item 60). The tables and the main text with its dates are not held. Draft implementing act in the EU comitology register, document status 'transmitted' (record updated 29 October 2026). Stage shown: favourable opinion, scrutiny, dated 28 September 2026 22:00 UTC (29 September in Brussels), after committee meeting CMTD(2026)37. Procedure shown: regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Art. 5a par. 1-5); register note 'PRAC 2 MOIS'. Not yet adopted by the European Commission.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these limits count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: the draft's main text and its tables are not in the item.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as regards maximum residue levels for diazinon in or on certain products' (draft title). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market', including 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export, food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry; the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, carry out official controls and surveillance measures on that food. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: The Annex (item 70): 'Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are amended as follows: (1) in Annex II, the following columns are added: [table Annex II]; (2) the column for diazinon in Part B of Annex III is deleted.' The Annex II table (item 73) gives a diazinon limit for each product code; values marked '*' are 'lower limit of analytical determination'. The main text of the draft (Articles and recitals) is not in the item. The Annex (item 70) and the Annex II table (item 73); the record (item 59). The main text with its dates is not held. Draft implementing act in the EU comitology register, document status 'transmitted' (record updated 29 October 2026). Stage shown: favourable opinion, scrutiny, dated 28 September 2026 22:00 UTC (29 September in Brussels), after committee meeting CMTD(2026)37. Procedure shown: regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Art. 5a par. 1-5); register note 'PRAC 2 MOIS'. Not yet adopted by the European Commission.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these limits count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: the draft's main text (articles and recitals) is not in the item.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as regards maximum residue levels for cycloxydim, ethofumesate, folpet, mepiquat and quinmerac in or on certain products' (draft title). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market', including 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export, food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry; the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, carry out official controls and surveillance measures on that food. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: Article 1 amends Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as set out in the Annex; the Annex (item 72) replaces the Annex II columns for cycloxydim, ethofumesate, folpet and quinmerac and the Part A of Annex III column for mepiquat. Recitals 2 to 7 give the reasons (applications for cycloxydim in honey, ethofumesate in carrots, mepiquat in honey; an import tolerance for folpet in bananas 'based on uses in Ecuador and El Salvador'; a tentative MRL for folpet in honey 'as a risk management decision' with a footnote 'indicating the missing information and the deadline for its submission'; quinmerac tentative MRLs for bovine, sheep, goat and equine liver, kidney and edible offal confirmed). Article 2: entry into force 'on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal'. The main text (item 91: recitals 2 to 7, Articles 1 and 2) and the Annex (item 72); the record (item 89). Draft implementing act in the EU comitology register, document status 'transmitted' (record updated 29 October 2026). Stage shown: favourable opinion, scrutiny, dated 28 September 2026 22:00 UTC (29 September in Brussels), after committee meeting CMTD(2026)37. Procedure shown: regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Art. 5a par. 1-5); register note 'PRAC 2 MOIS'. Not yet adopted by the European Commission.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these limits count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: the draft's Annex II and Annex IIIA tables are not in the item.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as regards maximum residue levels for diazinon in or on certain products' (draft title). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market', including 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export, food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry; the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, carry out official controls and surveillance measures on that food. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: The Annex (item 70): 'Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are amended as follows: (1) in Annex II, the following columns are added: [table Annex II]; (2) the column for diazinon in Part B of Annex III is deleted.' The Annex II table (item 73) gives a diazinon limit for each product code; values marked '*' are 'lower limit of analytical determination'. The main text of the draft (Articles and recitals) is not in the item. The Annex (item 70) and the Annex II table (item 73); the record (item 59). The main text with its dates is not held. Draft implementing act in the EU comitology register, document status 'transmitted' (record updated 29 October 2026). Stage shown: favourable opinion, scrutiny, dated 28 September 2026 22:00 UTC (29 September in Brussels), after committee meeting CMTD(2026)37. Procedure shown: regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Art. 5a par. 1-5); register note 'PRAC 2 MOIS'. Not yet adopted by the European Commission.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these limits count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: the draft's main text (articles and recitals) is not in the item.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as regards maximum residue levels for carbofuran, imazalil, mandipropamid, propaquizafop, quizalofop-P-ethyl and quizalofop-P-tefuryl in or on certain products' (draft title). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market', including 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export, food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry; the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, carry out official controls and surveillance measures on that food. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: Article 1 amends Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as set out in the Annex. The Annex replaces the Annex II columns for imazalil, mandipropamid and quizalofop, deletes the carbofuran column in Annex II and in Part B of Annex III, and adds a carbofuran column to Annex V (recital 3: 'to set MRLs for carbofuran on all products at the product-specific LODs in Annex V'). Recitals 2 to 28 give the reasons: Codex limits revoked or adopted, and the reasoned opinions of the European Food Safety Authority (for example, imazalil on melons and quizalofop-P-ethyl on chards, herbal infusions from flowers and herbal infusions from herbs lowered to the limit of determination; imazalil on citrus fruits, cucumbers, courgettes and gherkins set at the levels the Authority recommended; the Codex limit for imazalil in bananas included). Article 2: Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as it stood before being amended by this Regulation shall continue to apply to products which were placed on the market in the Union before' the date 6 months after entry into force. Article 3: entry into force 'on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal', application from 6 months after entry into force. The draft's own Articles 2 and 3 (main text, item 79) set the dates; recitals 2 to 28 give the reasons; the Annex (item 55) and the Annex II and Annex V tables (items 87 and 94) set the limits. The Annex V table carries the document number D113093/03, the other documents D113093/04. Draft implementing act in the EU comitology register, document status 'transmitted' (record updated 29 October 2026). Stage shown: favourable opinion, scrutiny, dated 28 September 2026 22:00 UTC (29 September in Brussels), after committee meeting CMTD(2026)37. Procedure shown: regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Art. 5a par. 1-5); register note 'PRAC 2 MOIS'. Not yet adopted by the European Commission.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these limits count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: nothing of this draft's five documents is missing from the item; the other language versions in the register were not opened.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as regards maximum residue levels for azocyclotin, chlorfenapyr, cyhexatin, dicofol, endosulfan, fenarimol, fenpropathrin and profenofos in or on certain products' (draft title). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market', including 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export, food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry; the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, carry out official controls and surveillance measures on that food. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: The Annex (item 82): in Annex II, 'the columns for azocyclotin, chlorfenapyr, cyhexatin, dicofol, endosulfan and fenarimol are deleted' and 'the column for profenofos is replaced'; 'in Part A of Annex III, the column for fenpropathrin is deleted'; in Part B of Annex III the same six columns are deleted and the profenofos column replaced; 'in Annex V, the following columns are added'. The tables themselves and the main text are not in the item. The Annex (item 82, Word file); the record (item 60). The tables and the main text with its dates are not held. Draft implementing act in the EU comitology register, document status 'transmitted' (record updated 29 October 2026). Stage shown: favourable opinion, scrutiny, dated 28 September 2026 22:00 UTC (29 September in Brussels), after committee meeting CMTD(2026)37. Procedure shown: regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Art. 5a par. 1-5); register note 'PRAC 2 MOIS'. Not yet adopted by the European Commission.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these limits count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: the draft's main text and its tables are not in the item.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as regards maximum residue levels for carbofuran, imazalil, mandipropamid, propaquizafop, quizalofop-P-ethyl and quizalofop-P-tefuryl in or on certain products' (draft title). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market', including 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export, food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry; the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, carry out official controls and surveillance measures on that food. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: Article 1 amends Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as set out in the Annex. The Annex replaces the Annex II columns for imazalil, mandipropamid and quizalofop, deletes the carbofuran column in Annex II and in Part B of Annex III, and adds a carbofuran column to Annex V (recital 3: 'to set MRLs for carbofuran on all products at the product-specific LODs in Annex V'). Recitals 2 to 28 give the reasons: Codex limits revoked or adopted, and the reasoned opinions of the European Food Safety Authority (for example, imazalil on melons and quizalofop-P-ethyl on chards, herbal infusions from flowers and herbal infusions from herbs lowered to the limit of determination; imazalil on citrus fruits, cucumbers, courgettes and gherkins set at the levels the Authority recommended; the Codex limit for imazalil in bananas included). Article 2: Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as it stood before being amended by this Regulation shall continue to apply to products which were placed on the market in the Union before' the date 6 months after entry into force. Article 3: entry into force 'on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal', application from 6 months after entry into force. The draft's own Articles 2 and 3 (main text, item 79) set the dates; recitals 2 to 28 give the reasons; the Annex (item 55) and the Annex II and Annex V tables (items 87 and 94) set the limits. The Annex V table carries the document number D113093/03, the other documents D113093/04. Draft implementing act in the EU comitology register, document status 'transmitted' (record updated 29 October 2026). Stage shown: favourable opinion, scrutiny, dated 28 September 2026 22:00 UTC (29 September in Brussels), after committee meeting CMTD(2026)37. Procedure shown: regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Art. 5a par. 1-5); register note 'PRAC 2 MOIS'. Not yet adopted by the European Commission.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these limits count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: nothing of this draft's five documents is missing from the item; the other language versions in the register were not opened.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as regards maximum residue levels for carbofuran, imazalil, mandipropamid, propaquizafop, quizalofop-P-ethyl and quizalofop-P-tefuryl in or on certain products' (draft title). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market', including 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export, food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry; the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, carry out official controls and surveillance measures on that food. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: Article 1 amends Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as set out in the Annex. The Annex replaces the Annex II columns for imazalil, mandipropamid and quizalofop, deletes the carbofuran column in Annex II and in Part B of Annex III, and adds a carbofuran column to Annex V (recital 3: 'to set MRLs for carbofuran on all products at the product-specific LODs in Annex V'). Recitals 2 to 28 give the reasons: Codex limits revoked or adopted, and the reasoned opinions of the European Food Safety Authority (for example, imazalil on melons and quizalofop-P-ethyl on chards, herbal infusions from flowers and herbal infusions from herbs lowered to the limit of determination; imazalil on citrus fruits, cucumbers, courgettes and gherkins set at the levels the Authority recommended; the Codex limit for imazalil in bananas included). Article 2: Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as it stood before being amended by this Regulation shall continue to apply to products which were placed on the market in the Union before' the date 6 months after entry into force. Article 3: entry into force 'on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal', application from 6 months after entry into force. The draft's own Articles 2 and 3 (main text, item 79) set the dates; recitals 2 to 28 give the reasons; the Annex (item 55) and the Annex II and Annex V tables (items 87 and 94) set the limits. The Annex V table carries the document number D113093/03, the other documents D113093/04. Draft implementing act in the EU comitology register, document status 'transmitted' (record updated 29 October 2026). Stage shown: favourable opinion, scrutiny, dated 28 September 2026 22:00 UTC (29 September in Brussels), after committee meeting CMTD(2026)37. Procedure shown: regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Art. 5a par. 1-5); register note 'PRAC 2 MOIS'. Not yet adopted by the European Commission.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these limits count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: nothing of this draft's five documents is missing from the item; the other language versions in the register were not opened.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as regards maximum residue levels for cycloxydim, ethofumesate, folpet, mepiquat and quinmerac in or on certain products' (draft title). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market', including 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export, food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry; the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, carry out official controls and surveillance measures on that food. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: Article 1 amends Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as set out in the Annex; the Annex (item 72) replaces the Annex II columns for cycloxydim, ethofumesate, folpet and quinmerac and the Part A of Annex III column for mepiquat. Recitals 2 to 7 give the reasons (applications for cycloxydim in honey, ethofumesate in carrots, mepiquat in honey; an import tolerance for folpet in bananas 'based on uses in Ecuador and El Salvador'; a tentative MRL for folpet in honey 'as a risk management decision' with a footnote 'indicating the missing information and the deadline for its submission'; quinmerac tentative MRLs for bovine, sheep, goat and equine liver, kidney and edible offal confirmed). Article 2: entry into force 'on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal'. The main text (item 91: recitals 2 to 7, Articles 1 and 2) and the Annex (item 72); the record (item 89). Draft implementing act in the EU comitology register, document status 'transmitted' (record updated 29 October 2026). Stage shown: favourable opinion, scrutiny, dated 28 September 2026 22:00 UTC (29 September in Brussels), after committee meeting CMTD(2026)37. Procedure shown: regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Art. 5a par. 1-5); register note 'PRAC 2 MOIS'. Not yet adopted by the European Commission.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these limits count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: the draft's Annex II and Annex IIIA tables are not in the item.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as regards maximum residue levels for cycloxydim, ethofumesate, folpet, mepiquat and quinmerac in or on certain products' (draft title). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market', including 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export, food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry; the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, carry out official controls and surveillance measures on that food. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: Article 1 amends Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as set out in the Annex; the Annex (item 72) replaces the Annex II columns for cycloxydim, ethofumesate, folpet and quinmerac and the Part A of Annex III column for mepiquat. Recitals 2 to 7 give the reasons (applications for cycloxydim in honey, ethofumesate in carrots, mepiquat in honey; an import tolerance for folpet in bananas 'based on uses in Ecuador and El Salvador'; a tentative MRL for folpet in honey 'as a risk management decision' with a footnote 'indicating the missing information and the deadline for its submission'; quinmerac tentative MRLs for bovine, sheep, goat and equine liver, kidney and edible offal confirmed). Article 2: entry into force 'on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal'. The main text (item 91: recitals 2 to 7, Articles 1 and 2) and the Annex (item 72); the record (item 89). Draft implementing act in the EU comitology register, document status 'transmitted' (record updated 29 October 2026). Stage shown: favourable opinion, scrutiny, dated 28 September 2026 22:00 UTC (29 September in Brussels), after committee meeting CMTD(2026)37. Procedure shown: regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Art. 5a par. 1-5); register note 'PRAC 2 MOIS'. Not yet adopted by the European Commission.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these limits count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: the draft's Annex II and Annex IIIA tables are not in the item.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as regards maximum residue levels for ametoctradin, cyflumetofen, diflufenican and milbemectin in or on certain products' (draft title). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market', including 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export, food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry; the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, carry out official controls and surveillance measures on that food. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: Article 1 amends Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as set out in the Annex; the Annex (item 97) replaces the columns for ametoctradin, cyflumetofen, diflufenican and milbemectin. Recitals 2 to 10 give the reasons (applications for cyflumetofen in sweet peppers/bell peppers and milbemectin in cherries (sweet); for ametoctradin, 'appropriate to increase the MRLs' for swine liver and edible offals and for bovine, sheep, goat and equine liver, kidney and edible offals, and to maintain the others; for diflufenican, 'appropriate to maintain the existing MRLs for wheat, rye, barley and products of animal origin'; the footnotes requiring the submission of information deleted). Article 2: entry into force 'on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal'. The main text (item 96: recitals 2 to 10, Articles 1 and 2) and the Annex (item 97); the record (item 92). Draft implementing act in the EU comitology register, document status 'transmitted' (record updated 29 October 2026). Stage shown: favourable opinion, scrutiny, dated 28 September 2026 22:00 UTC (29 September in Brussels), after committee meeting CMTD(2026)37. Procedure shown: regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Art. 5a par. 1-5); register note 'PRAC 2 MOIS'. Not yet adopted by the European Commission.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these limits count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: the draft's Annex II table is not in the item.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as regards maximum residue levels for carbofuran, imazalil, mandipropamid, propaquizafop, quizalofop-P-ethyl and quizalofop-P-tefuryl in or on certain products' (draft title). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market', including 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export, food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry; the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, carry out official controls and surveillance measures on that food. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: Article 1 amends Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as set out in the Annex. The Annex replaces the Annex II columns for imazalil, mandipropamid and quizalofop, deletes the carbofuran column in Annex II and in Part B of Annex III, and adds a carbofuran column to Annex V (recital 3: 'to set MRLs for carbofuran on all products at the product-specific LODs in Annex V'). Recitals 2 to 28 give the reasons: Codex limits revoked or adopted, and the reasoned opinions of the European Food Safety Authority (for example, imazalil on melons and quizalofop-P-ethyl on chards, herbal infusions from flowers and herbal infusions from herbs lowered to the limit of determination; imazalil on citrus fruits, cucumbers, courgettes and gherkins set at the levels the Authority recommended; the Codex limit for imazalil in bananas included). Article 2: Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as it stood before being amended by this Regulation shall continue to apply to products which were placed on the market in the Union before' the date 6 months after entry into force. Article 3: entry into force 'on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal', application from 6 months after entry into force. The draft's own Articles 2 and 3 (main text, item 79) set the dates; recitals 2 to 28 give the reasons; the Annex (item 55) and the Annex II and Annex V tables (items 87 and 94) set the limits. The Annex V table carries the document number D113093/03, the other documents D113093/04. Draft implementing act in the EU comitology register, document status 'transmitted' (record updated 29 October 2026). Stage shown: favourable opinion, scrutiny, dated 28 September 2026 22:00 UTC (29 September in Brussels), after committee meeting CMTD(2026)37. Procedure shown: regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Art. 5a par. 1-5); register note 'PRAC 2 MOIS'. Not yet adopted by the European Commission.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these limits count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: nothing of this draft's five documents is missing from the item; the other language versions in the register were not opened.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as regards maximum residue levels for ametoctradin, cyflumetofen, diflufenican and milbemectin in or on certain products' (draft title). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market', including 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export, food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry; the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, carry out official controls and surveillance measures on that food. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: Article 1 amends Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as set out in the Annex; the Annex (item 97) replaces the columns for ametoctradin, cyflumetofen, diflufenican and milbemectin. Recitals 2 to 10 give the reasons (applications for cyflumetofen in sweet peppers/bell peppers and milbemectin in cherries (sweet); for ametoctradin, 'appropriate to increase the MRLs' for swine liver and edible offals and for bovine, sheep, goat and equine liver, kidney and edible offals, and to maintain the others; for diflufenican, 'appropriate to maintain the existing MRLs for wheat, rye, barley and products of animal origin'; the footnotes requiring the submission of information deleted). Article 2: entry into force 'on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal'. The main text (item 96: recitals 2 to 10, Articles 1 and 2) and the Annex (item 97); the record (item 92). Draft implementing act in the EU comitology register, document status 'transmitted' (record updated 29 October 2026). Stage shown: favourable opinion, scrutiny, dated 28 September 2026 22:00 UTC (29 September in Brussels), after committee meeting CMTD(2026)37. Procedure shown: regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Art. 5a par. 1-5); register note 'PRAC 2 MOIS'. Not yet adopted by the European Commission.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these limits count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: the draft's Annex II table is not in the item.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a draft only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if its rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The draft would amend Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 'as regards maximum residue levels for ametoctradin, cyflumetofen, diflufenican and milbemectin in or on certain products' (draft title). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'. Article 268 reads references to Union acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future as well as any Union act implementing or supplementing those Union acts', but Article 256(1) names no act, so whether this act counts among 'the relevant rules' is not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market', including 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; the Annex 20 provisions 'shall be those applicable at the time in the Union' (Annex 20 point 1, last sentence) and are to be 'determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council' (Annex 20 point 2). Article 239(c) counts 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export, food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry; the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, carry out official controls and surveillance measures on that food. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: Article 1 amends Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as set out in the Annex; the Annex (item 97) replaces the columns for ametoctradin, cyflumetofen, diflufenican and milbemectin. Recitals 2 to 10 give the reasons (applications for cyflumetofen in sweet peppers/bell peppers and milbemectin in cherries (sweet); for ametoctradin, 'appropriate to increase the MRLs' for swine liver and edible offals and for bovine, sheep, goat and equine liver, kidney and edible offals, and to maintain the others; for diflufenican, 'appropriate to maintain the existing MRLs for wheat, rye, barley and products of animal origin'; the footnotes requiring the submission of information deleted). Article 2: entry into force 'on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal'. The main text (item 96: recitals 2 to 10, Articles 1 and 2) and the Annex (item 97); the record (item 92). Draft implementing act in the EU comitology register, document status 'transmitted' (record updated 29 October 2026). Stage shown: favourable opinion, scrutiny, dated 28 September 2026 22:00 UTC (29 September in Brussels), after committee meeting CMTD(2026)37. Procedure shown: regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Art. 5a par. 1-5); register note 'PRAC 2 MOIS'. Not yet adopted by the European Commission.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown (Article 256(1): whether these limits count among the relevant EU rules is not settled; Article 256(2) presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled).

Not opened or not held: the draft's Annex II table is not in the item.

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is not an adopted law: the Commission's communication is on the Council's first-reading position on a new EU medicines Directive, so it could matter only once that Directive is adopted. Article 256(4) lets the UK, for Gibraltar, allow medicinal products for human use as defined in point 2 of Article 1 of Directive 2001/83/EC to be placed on the market in Gibraltar, if all its conditions are fulfilled. The Directive would repeal Directive 2001/83/EC, and Article 268 reads references to EU acts in Article 256 as including those acts as amended or replaced in future, so that definition could then be read from the new rules. Whether the new Directive is also one of the relevant EU rules under Article 256(1) is not settled.

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). Article 256(4) points to point 2 of Article 1 of Directive 2001/83/EC to define the medicinal products for human use that the UK, for Gibraltar, may allow on the Gibraltar market on its conditions (a) to (c). The Council position would repeal Directive 2001/83/EC, and Article 268 reads references to EU acts in Article 256 'to include those Union acts as amended or replaced in future', so the definition that Article 256(4) uses could then be read from the act that replaces it. Article 256(1) covers the relevant EU rules on producing goods or placing them on the market in Gibraltar; whether the new Directive counts among them is not settled.

Now, or after which condition: Under Article 256(4), 'Notwithstanding paragraph 1', the UK, for Gibraltar, may allow medicinal products for human use as defined in point 2 of Article 1 of Directive 2001/83/EC to be placed on the market in Gibraltar, provided that all of conditions (a) to (c) are fulfilled: the UK's competent authorities have authorised the product for the UK market; it bears no EU unique identifier but an individual 'UK only' label; and the UK, for Gibraltar, has taken effective monitoring and enforcement measures, by audits and inspections, so that it may not be moved from Gibraltar to the EU or placed on the market in an EU country (except licensed prescription medicines accompanied by a prescription by a GHA approved professional, in a quantity not exceeding 90 days of treatment: footnote to Article 256(4)(c)), and so that economic operators comply with the labelling requirement provided for in Article 256. Under Article 256(1), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules. The Council position would repeal Directive 2001/83/EC. Article 268 reads references to EU acts in Article 256 as including those acts as amended or replaced in future, so, if the new Directive replaces Directive 2001/83/EC, the definition that Article 256(4) uses could then be read from it; the texts read do not show whether that definition would differ. Article 256 applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)); the Parties may agree to apply the treaty provisionally earlier, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 (monitoring and tracking of tobacco) are in place (Article 336(2) and (4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply while the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'Without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with the rules for goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Stage: a Commission communication on a Council first-reading position, not an adopted act; the Commission 'can accept the Council's position at first reading'.

Why: This Commission communication to the European Parliament, of 29 September 2026, is on the Council's first-reading position of 28 September 2026 on a new EU code for medicinal products for human use. The Commission says it can accept that position. It is not an adopted law. The Directive would repeal Directive 2001/83/EC and Directive 2009/35/EC. Article 256(4) of that treaty uses point 2 of Article 1 of Directive 2001/83/EC to define the medicines that the UK, for Gibraltar, may allow on the Gibraltar market if all its conditions are fulfilled, and Article 268 reads that reference as including an act that replaces Directive 2001/83/EC. If the Directive is adopted, the definition that exception uses could change; the texts read do not show whether it would. Whether the new Directive counts among the relevant EU rules under Article 256(1) is not settled.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. If adopted, the Directive would repeal Directive 2001/83/EC and Directive 2009/35/EC (communication, title). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, may allow medicinal products for human use as defined in point 2 of Article 1 of Directive 2001/83/EC to be placed on the market in Gibraltar, provided that all its conditions are fulfilled: the UK's competent authorities have authorised them for the UK market; they bear no EU unique identifier but a 'UK only' label; and the UK, for Gibraltar, has taken effective monitoring and enforcement measures, by audits and inspections, so that they may not be moved from Gibraltar to the EU or placed on the market in an EU country (except licensed prescription medicines accompanied by a prescription by a GHA approved professional, in a quantity not exceeding 90 days of treatment: footnote to Article 256(4)(c)), and so that economic operators comply with the labelling requirement provided for in Article 256 (Article 256(4)(a) to (c)). Article 268 reads that reference as including an act that replaces Directive 2001/83/EC, so, if the Directive is adopted, which medicines from the UK count under that exception could change (the texts read do not show whether the definition would differ). For medicines not allowed under that exception, the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that they may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether the new Directive counts among them is not settled). Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union the texts read do not show.

Residents: Under Article 256(4), the UK, for Gibraltar, may allow medicines for human use authorised in the UK, with a 'UK only' label and no EU unique identifier, to be placed on the market in Gibraltar, if it also has effective monitoring and enforcement so they cannot be moved to the EU or placed on the market in an EU country (except licensed prescription medicines accompanied by a prescription by a GHA approved professional, in a quantity not exceeding 90 days of treatment: footnote to Article 256(4)(c)), and so that economic operators comply with the labelling requirement provided for in Article 256. Medicines placed on the market in Gibraltar, which residents buy or are prescribed, may come under that exception. If the new Directive is adopted, the definition of medicines that the exception uses could change (Article 268); the texts read do not show whether it would.

Businesses: Gibraltar businesses that place medicines on the market could be affected. Under Article 256(4), the UK, for Gibraltar, may allow medicines authorised in the UK, with a 'UK only' label and no EU unique identifier, only if it also has effective monitoring and enforcement so they cannot be moved to the EU or placed on the market in an EU country (except licensed prescription medicines accompanied by a prescription by a GHA approved professional, in a quantity not exceeding 90 days of treatment: footnote to Article 256(4)(c)), and so that economic operators comply with the labelling requirement provided for in Article 256. If the new Directive is adopted and replaces Directive 2001/83/EC, the definition these rules use could change (Article 268). For medicines not allowed under that exception, Article 256(1) applies: the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that they may be placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules; whether the new Directive counts among them is not settled.

Government of Gibraltar: Under Article 256(1), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws making sure goods are produced or placed on the Gibraltar market only if they meet the relevant EU rules. Under Article 256(4), it may allow 'UK only' medicines only if, among the other conditions, it has taken effective monitoring and enforcement measures, by audits and inspections, so they cannot be moved from Gibraltar to the EU or placed on the market in an EU country (except licensed prescription medicines accompanied by a prescription by a GHA approved professional, in a quantity not exceeding 90 days of treatment: footnote to Article 256(4)(c)), and so that economic operators comply with the labelling requirement provided for in Article 256. If the Directive is adopted, the definition of medicines those measures cover could change (Article 268), and the UK, for Gibraltar, could need to review its medicines law and checks. Whether the new Directive counts under Article 256(1) is not settled.

Row of the watch list: An act the treaty cites: 32001L0083; P13 Industrial policy and internal market

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a proposal, so it could matter only if it is adopted; even then, Annex 20 point 1(h) would have the UK, for Gibraltar, apply the carbon border adjustment mechanism only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). Annex 20 point 1(h) names 'Union legislation establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism'; the proposal amends Regulation (EU) 2023/956.

Now, or after which condition: Annex 20 applies only if the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1); that decision must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices are established in the port and airport, operate and are controlled in accordance with the modalities and procedures set out in that decision, and that competent authorities within the EU are designated (Article 247(1)(a) and (b)); the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting it (Article 247(2)) and is to determine the Annex 20 provisions in greater detail (Annex 20 point 2); until that decision enters into force, Gibraltar is regarded as a third territory under EU customs, indirect taxation and trade-related law (Article 247(5)). Annex 20 point 1 applies EU acts 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region in relation to Article 247(1)', and 'the provisions referred to in this paragraph shall be those applicable at the time in the Union'. Stage: proposal, not law unless adopted.

Why: This proposal would widen the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism to downstream steel and aluminium-intensive goods and add anti-circumvention measures. It is a proposal only and matters only if it is adopted. Annex 20 point 1(h) lists the mechanism, but Annex 20 applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1). Gibraltar businesses that bring in such goods could then be affected. The texts read do not settle whether the mechanism could already apply to such goods when they are cleared at a designated customs post before that decision.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Once that treaty applies (Article 336), goods from the UK come from outside the customs union formed by the EU's customs territory and Gibraltar's (Article 241). If the proposal is adopted, downstream steel and aluminium-intensive goods from the UK that the proposal adds to the mechanism's list (Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/956) could fall under the widened carbon border adjustment mechanism when brought into Gibraltar. Through Annex 20, this could happen only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), and only as far as needed to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region (Annex 20 point 1, opening words, and point 1(h)). The texts read do not settle whether the mechanism could already apply to such goods when they are cleared at a designated customs post before that decision (Annex 21 Article 1(2)).

Businesses: Gibraltar businesses that bring in downstream steel and aluminium-intensive goods could face the widened mechanism. This could happen only if the proposal is adopted. Through Annex 20, it could happen only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1). The texts read do not settle whether the mechanism could already apply to such goods when they are cleared at a designated customs post before that decision (Annex 21 Article 1(2)).

Government of Gibraltar: Annex 20 point 1 says the EU acts it covers are applied in the UK, for Gibraltar. The UK, for Gibraltar, could then have to apply the widened mechanism and its anti-circumvention measures to goods brought into Gibraltar. This could involve Gibraltar's customs or other public authorities. It could arise only if the proposal is adopted and only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Row of the watch list: P02 Customs union and free movement of goods; P15 Environment, consumers and health protection

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a proposal only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if it counts among the relevant EU rules on goods (this is not settled). It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). Changes rules and procedures for chemical, cosmetic and fertilising products, including the label content of hazardous substances and mixtures and what must be shown on the packaging of EU fertilising products (or in a document accompanying them when supplied without packaging): chemicals are named in Annex 20 point 1(e) and Article 256(1) covers rules on placing goods on the market.

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The Parties may agree to apply the treaty provisionally earlier (Article 336(2) and (4)), and Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts again when they are restored. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in an EU country compliant, and Article 256(3) lists exceptions (for example goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export 'without being first placed on the Gibraltar or Union markets'). Annex 20 point 1(e) ('Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market') applies only after the Article 247(1) decision (see its conditions in the other entries). Gibraltar's Legal Notice 183/2026 defines the CLP Regulation.

Why: This is a proposal only. The European Parliament voted at first reading on 22 October 2026 (decision T10-0362/2026), and the Council's first-reading position is awaited. If adopted, it would change rules and procedures for chemical, cosmetic and fertilising products, for example by adding a digital contact to the labels of hazardous substances and mixtures and to the packaging of EU fertilising products (or to a document accompanying them when supplied without packaging). It could change what Gibraltar businesses must show on these goods under Article 256(1) of that treaty, if it counts among the relevant EU rules on goods. Annex 20 point 1(e) could matter only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown: that would depend on whether these rules count among the relevant EU rules that goods put on the market in Gibraltar must meet, and that is not settled. If adopted as the Commission proposed, it would change rules for chemical, cosmetic and fertilising products; for example, suppliers would have to give an address and a digital contact, instead of an address and telephone number, on the label of the packaging of hazardous substances and mixtures (the text agreed in committee was not among the texts read and may differ). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)).

Businesses: Gibraltar businesses that produce or sell chemical, cosmetic or fertilising products could have to follow changed rules, for example by adding a digital contact to the labels of hazardous chemicals or to the packaging of fertilising products (or to a document that goes with them when they are supplied without packaging). This could happen only if the proposal is adopted and the changed rules count among the EU rules on goods under Article 256(1). It could also happen under Annex 20 point 1(e), but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Government of Gibraltar: Gibraltar's Chemicals Regulations 2026 (Legal Notice 183/2026) refer to the EU classification, labelling and packaging rules, as amended from time to time. If the proposal is adopted, the Government of Gibraltar may need to check how the change fits those Regulations. If the changed rules count among the EU rules on goods under Article 256(1), Gibraltar's public authorities may also need to apply and enforce them.

Row of the watch list: An act the treaty cites: 32009R1223; G-LN-183 LN 183/2026 Chemicals Regulations 2026

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a proposal only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if the changed rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled). It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The proposal would change what manufacturers and importers must draw up, give or show with products under Regulations (EU) 2016/424, 2016/425, 2016/426, 2023/1230, 2023/1542 and 2024/1781, for example an EU declaration of conformity 'in electronic form' and a 'postal address and digital contact' (proposal Articles 2 to 7), and it would add common specifications to the accreditation rules of Regulation No 765/2008 (proposal Article 1). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods', and Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market'. Whether these Regulations count among the relevant rules under Article 256(1), and whether the accreditation changes do, the texts read do not say.

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar, and Article 256(3) lists exceptions (for example goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export 'without being first placed on the Gibraltar or Union markets'). Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2). As proposed, the changes to Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery would apply from 20 January 2027 and most of the other digital changes 24 months after entry into force; EU countries could not stop the making available of products placed on the market before that later date under the earlier version of Regulations (EU) 2016/424, 2016/425, 2016/426, 2023/1542 and 2024/1781 (proposal Articles 8 and 9).

Why: This is a proposal only. The text agreed in the first-reading negotiations was approved in a European Parliament committee on 14 July 2026 and awaits the Parliament's first-reading position, with an indicative plenary date of 23 November 2026; that agreed text was not among the texts read and may differ. As the Commission proposed it, it would amend seven EU Regulations on products and on accreditation: manufacturers would draw up the EU declaration of conformity only in electronic form; manufacturers and importers would give a digital contact as well as a postal address (for example on personal protective equipment, gas appliances and batteries); instructions could be given in electronic form, while safety information for consumers would still be given on paper or, in some cases, shown on the product or its packaging; and the Commission could adopt common specifications where harmonised standards do not exist or are insufficient (proposal Articles 1 to 7). It could change what goods placed on the market in Gibraltar must carry or come with under Article 256(1), if these rules count among the relevant EU rules there (not settled). Annex 20 point 1(e) could matter only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown: that would depend on whether these rules count among the relevant EU rules that goods placed on the market in Gibraltar must meet, and that is not settled. If adopted as the Commission proposed, it would change what manufacturers and importers must draw up, give or show with products under the EU Regulations it amends, such as personal protective equipment, gas appliances, machinery and batteries; for example, manufacturers would draw up the EU declaration of conformity only in electronic form and give a digital contact as well as a postal address (proposal Articles 3, 4 and 6). The text agreed in committee was not among the texts read and may differ. Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)).

Businesses: Gibraltar businesses that make, import or sell personal protective equipment, gas appliances, machinery, batteries or other products under these EU Regulations could have new duties, for example to give a digital contact as well as a postal address, or to provide the EU declaration of conformity only in electronic form. This could happen only if the proposal is adopted. It could then happen under Article 256(1), if the changed rules count among the relevant EU rules there, which is not settled. For goods from the UK, it could also happen when they are cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). It could also happen under Annex 20 point 1(e), but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Government of Gibraltar: Under Article 256(1), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules. If this proposal is adopted and the changed rules count among those rules, which is not settled, those laws and how they are applied could need to change. The same could follow under Annex 20 point 1(e), but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Row of the watch list: P13 Industrial policy and internal market

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a proposal only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if the changed rules count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The proposal changes EU rules on food, feed, plant protection products, biocides, pesticide residues and official controls, including official controls at border control posts on plants and plant products entering the EU (proposal Article 11, amending Article 50(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'; Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures'; and Article 239(c) counts 'sanitary and phytosanitary measures as provided for in Union law' among the customs clearance formalities which, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, are carried out for goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, at a designated customs post (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), except that sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)). Whether the act, or which of its provisions, counts among the relevant rules under Article 256(1) the texts read do not say.

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) excludes from the paragraph 1 rules goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export, food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry; the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, carry out official controls and surveillance measures on that food. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2).

Why: This is a Commission proposal only, waiting for a European Parliament committee decision; the Legislative Observatory page gives no date ahead. If adopted, it would amend ten EU Regulations on food and feed safety, for example: approvals of active substances in plant protection products and in biocides would become unlimited in time, with exceptions; authorisations of feed additives would be valid for an unlimited period, except coccidiostats and histomonostats; professional users would not have to keep records of plant protection products whose only active substances are biocontrol substances; some label information on feed additives and premixtures could be given by digital means; and border control posts could split consignments of plants and plant products to release the parts already checked (proposal Articles 1, 4, 6 and 11). It could change what goods placed on the market in Gibraltar must meet under Article 256(1), if these rules count among the relevant EU rules there (not settled); Article 256(3) leaves some food out of those rules. Annex 20 point 1(e), which names sanitary and phytosanitary measures, could matter only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Whether it also reaches goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union is not shown: that would depend on whether these rules count among the relevant EU rules that goods placed on the market in Gibraltar must meet, and that is not settled. If adopted as the Commission proposed, the competent authorities at the EU's border control posts could split consignments of plants and plant products before completing the official controls on the whole consignment, to release the parts for which controls have been finalised (proposal Article 11, point (2), replacing Article 50(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625). It would also change rules that products must meet, for example by allowing some label information on feed additives and premixtures (the name and address of the person responsible for the labelling particulars, where applicable the approval number of the establishment, and the batch reference number and date of manufacture) to be given by digital means (proposal Article 6). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules and sanitary and phytosanitary measures; sanitary and phytosanitary formalities are carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled; Article 256(3) leaves some food out).

Businesses: If the proposal is adopted, Gibraltar businesses that produce or sell food, feed, plant protection products or biocides could have to meet changed rules. This could come through Article 256(1), if the act counts among the relevant EU rules there, which is not settled. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1). Under Article 256(3), the Article 256(1) rules leave out food produced in Gibraltar, or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments there, and placed on the market there for local consumption (not spirit drinks; prepacked food must be labelled 'Not for EU'). They also leave out imported food, but only as regards its transport, storage and distribution after it enters Gibraltar.

Government of Gibraltar: Article 256(1) requires the UK, for Gibraltar, to have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules. If the proposal is adopted and counts among those rules, which is not settled, those laws could need to change. Annex 20 point 1(e) could also carry it, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1). Under Article 256(3), the competent authorities of the UK, for Gibraltar, must carry out official controls and surveillance measures on the food left out under its points (b) and (c).

Row of the watch list: P0350 Food, animal and plant health (inside chapter 03 Agriculture); P13 Industrial policy and internal market

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a proposal only, so it can matter only once it is adopted. It would amend Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) 2017/746, which Article 256(5) names. Article 268 reads references to those Regulations in Article 256 as including later amendments. Whether Article 256(1) also carries it is not settled.

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). Article 256(5) cites Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and 2017/746 to define devices in that derogation; the proposal amends both, including definitions to which Article 256(5) points.

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The Parties may agree to apply the treaty provisionally earlier (Article 336(2) and (4)), and Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts again when they are restored. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in an EU country compliant, and Article 256(3) lists exceptions (for example goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export 'without being first placed on the Gibraltar or Union markets'). Annex 20 point 1(e) ('Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market') applies only after the Article 247(1) decision (see its conditions in the other entries). Article 256(5) is a derogation: the UK, for Gibraltar, 'may allow' the import of devices lawfully placed on the UK market, for entities under the Gibraltar Health Authority, on conditions (a) to (e).

Why: This is a Commission proposal only, so it can matter only if it is adopted. It would change the EU medical device rules, including definitions that Article 256(5) uses. That could change which devices the UK, for Gibraltar, may allow to be imported for the Gibraltar Health Authority on the conditions in Article 256(5). Whether it also changes the rules that Gibraltar suppliers follow under Article 256(1) is not settled.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK. Article 256(5) says the UK, for Gibraltar, may allow the import of medical devices, their accessories and in vitro diagnostic medical devices that may lawfully be placed on the market in the UK, for bodies under the direct responsibility of the Gibraltar Health Authority, on its conditions. It defines those products by Article 2 of Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) 2017/746, and Article 268 reads those references as including later amendments. The proposal would change those definitions (Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 and Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 2017/746), so, if it is adopted, it could change which products from the UK count as devices under that rule.

Businesses: Gibraltar businesses that make, import or supply medical devices could face changed EU rules if the proposal is adopted. Whether Article 256(1) carries these rules to Gibraltar is not settled. The proposal aims to reduce the burden on manufacturers and make certification by notified bodies more predictable.

Government of Gibraltar: Article 256(5) lets the UK, for Gibraltar, allow imports of devices for bodies under the direct responsibility of the Gibraltar Health Authority, on conditions that include monitoring by audits and inspections. The proposal would change definitions that rule uses. If it is adopted, the Government of Gibraltar may need to review its law and its checks. Whether Article 256(1) also carries it is not settled.

Row of the watch list: An act the treaty cites: 32017R0745; An act the treaty cites: 32017R0746; P13 Industrial policy and internal market

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a Commission proposal only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), under which the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules, if the changed battery rules count among those rules, which is not settled. It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), which names chemicals and waste, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1). Separately, Gibraltar's Legal Notice 159/2026 defines the Batteries Regulation 'as amended from time to time' and makes it an offence to place on the market batteries that do not meet its labelling requirements (Article 13) or products whose portable or LMT batteries do not meet its removability requirements (Article 11); whether that would carry this change into Gibraltar law the texts read do not settle.

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The proposal would change product rules for batteries in Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 (the substances a battery label must show, the removability of LMT batteries and who counts as a producer). Under Article 256(1), goods may be 'produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they comply with the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'; Annex 20 point 1(e) names 'chemicals' and 'waste' among the product rules it lists. Gibraltar's Legal Notice 159/2026, made 'for the purposes of the implementation of Article 219(4)', defines the Batteries Regulation 'as amended from time to time' and makes breaches of its Articles 11 and 13 offences (new regulations 14Y(1)(c) and 14ZK). Regulation (EU) 2024/1244 has no tie in the Gibraltar texts read.

Now, or after which condition: Stage: Commission proposal, not law unless adopted; the Legislative Observatory shows 'Awaiting committee decision', the latest key event 'Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading' on 9 February 2026 and an 'Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading' of 14 December 2026. If adopted, it would be 'binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States' and would enter into force on the twentieth day after publication (proposal Article 3). Article 256(1): the UK, for Gibraltar, 'shall have in place and effectively apply legislation ensuring that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they comply with the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods'; whether these battery rules are among them is not settled. Article 256 is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)), or from an earlier date if the Parties agree to apply it provisionally, provided that before that date they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2) and (4)); Title II of Part Three, which holds it, ceases to apply from the day those administrative arrangements are suspended or terminated, and starts applying anew from the day the suspension is lifted or new administrative arrangements are concluded (Article 336(5)). Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with current or future rules for goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar, and Article 256(3) lists exceptions (for example goods produced in Gibraltar 'exclusively for export outside Gibraltar or the Union without being first placed on the Gibraltar or Union markets'). Until the Article 247(1) decision enters into force, goods other than those carried by travellers in their personal luggage are brought into Gibraltar only by land under Annexes 19, 21, 22 and 24 (Article 247(3)), save that EU goods may also come by sea (Article 247(4)(a)), and goods from outside the customs union are cleared at a designated customs post 'in accordance with those provisions of Union law that would apply if the goods were customs cleared in the Union' (Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2)), which Article 239(c) says cover 'conformity with product rules, requirements and standards', except that sanitary and phytosanitary clearance formalities are carried out 'at the first entry point of the Union when required by Union legislation' (Annex 21 Article 1(1)). Annex 20 point 1(e) ('Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market, including on tobacco and related products, chemicals, waste and sanitary and phytosanitary measures') applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts a decision under Article 247(1) that specifies the date from which Annex 20 applies and declares that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled in accordance with that decision and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting it (Article 247(2)); the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), in the version in force in the EU at the time, as the Cooperation Council determines 'in greater detail' (Annex 20 point 2); until that decision enters into force, Gibraltar 'shall be regarded as a third territory under Union customs, indirect taxation and trade-related law' (Article 247(5)). Article 219(4): the UK, for Gibraltar, 'shall uphold environmental and climate levels of protection that are equivalent to the levels in place in the Union, including by effectively enforcing environmental and climate law applicable to and in Gibraltar'; it applies no EU act and does not say from what date that level is read; Article 219(1) keeps each Party's right to set its levels of protection 'in a manner consistent with each Party's international commitments, including those under this Chapter'. Legal Notice 159/2026 comes into operation on the Implementation Date, which has the meaning given in section 3 of the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026 (not among the texts read).

Why: This is a Commission proposal only; the Legislative Observatory shows it 'Awaiting committee decision', with the committee referral announced on 9 February 2026 and an indicative plenary sitting date of 14 December 2026. If adopted as proposed, it would amend Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on batteries: anyone who sells batteries directly to end users in an EU country while established in another EU country or outside the EU would count as a producer whatever the selling technique, not only for distance contracts (new Article 3(1)(47)(d); recital 6); the substances to be labelled would be the substances of very high concern present at 0.1% weight on weight or more, other than mercury, cadmium and lead (new Annex VI Part A point 8 and new Article 3(1)(69); the explanatory memorandum ties this to the hazardous-substances label of Article 13); products with LMT batteries would have to have those batteries, and the individual modules in the pack, readily removable and replaceable by an independent professional (new Article 11(5)), which the proposal describes as module level instead of cell level; and the Commission's duty to publish a report on the information made available by EU countries would go (Article 76(4)). It would also amend Regulation (EU) 2024/1244 so that operators of livestock production and aquaculture installations no longer report under Article 6(1), first subparagraph, point (d), which the proposal describes as the use of water, energy and relevant raw materials, and EU countries could exempt them from other reporting if they can gather the information by other means (proposal Article 2). Gibraltar's Legal Notice 159/2026 defines the Batteries Regulation 'as amended from time to time', gives 'producer' the meaning in its Article 3(47) and makes breaches of its Articles 11 and 13 offences (new regulations 14C, 14Y(1)(c) and 14ZK); whether the changes would reach Gibraltar's rules the texts read do not settle. No Gibraltar text read names Regulation (EU) 2024/1244.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK; goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union. If adopted as the Commission proposed, it would change rules that batteries placed on the market must meet: the substances to be labelled would be the substances of very high concern present at 0.1% weight on weight or more, other than mercury, cadmium and lead (new Annex VI Part A point 8; Article 13 label), and products with LMT batteries would have to have those batteries and the individual modules in the pack readily removable and replaceable by an independent professional (new Article 11(5)); it would also widen who counts as a producer (new Article 3(1)(47)(d)). Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these rules count among them is not settled), and goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country are presumed compliant with the rules for goods placed on the market in Gibraltar (Article 256(2)); batteries coming from Spain or the rest of the EU would have to meet the changed rules when placed on the market in the EU. Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules, with sanitary and phytosanitary clearance formalities carried out at the first entry point of the EU when EU law requires them (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). Gibraltar's Legal Notice 159/2026 makes it an offence to place on the market or put into service in Gibraltar batteries that do not meet the labelling and marking requirements in Article 13, or products whose portable or LMT batteries do not meet the removability and replaceability requirements in Article 11, of the Batteries Regulation, which it defines 'as amended from time to time' (new regulations 14Y(1)(c) and 14ZK); whether a later amendment is carried in that way the texts read do not settle.

Businesses: Gibraltar businesses that place batteries on the market, or products with portable or LMT batteries, could have to meet changed rules on which substances the battery label must show and on removing and replacing LMT batteries at module level. This could happen only if the proposal is adopted and the changed rules count among the relevant EU rules under Article 256(1), which is not settled, or reach Gibraltar's battery rules through Legal Notice 159/2026, which defines the Batteries Regulation as amended from time to time and makes breaches of its Articles 11 and 13 offences (new regulations 14Y(1)(c) and 14ZK), which is also not settled. Annex 20 point 1(e) could carry it only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1). Legal Notice 159/2026 gives 'producer' the meaning in Article 3(47) of the Batteries Regulation (new regulation 14C), which the proposal would widen; how that would read for Gibraltar the texts read do not settle.

Government of Gibraltar: Legal Notice 159/2026, which the Government of Gibraltar made for the purposes of the implementation of Article 219(4), defines the Batteries Regulation as amended from time to time and makes it an offence to place on the market or put into service batteries that do not meet the labelling and marking requirements in its Article 13, or products whose portable or LMT batteries do not meet the removability and replaceability requirements in its Article 11 (new regulations 14Y(1)(c) and 14ZK). If the proposal is adopted, the Government of Gibraltar may need to check how the change fits those Regulations and their enforcement. If the changed rules count among the relevant EU rules under Article 256(1), which is not settled, Gibraltar's public authorities may also need to apply and enforce them. Article 219(4) requires the UK, for Gibraltar, to uphold environmental and climate levels of protection equivalent to the levels in place in the EU, including by effectively enforcing environmental and climate law applicable to and in Gibraltar; it applies no EU act and does not say from what date the EU level is read.

Row of the watch list: P15 Environment, consumers and health protection; G-LN-159 LN 159/2026 Environment (Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a proposal, so it could matter only once it is adopted, and then through the duty of the UK, for Gibraltar, under Article 256(1) if these directives count among the relevant EU rules on goods (not settled), or through Annex 20 point 1(e) only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). Declarations of conformity and CE marking in thirteen product directives are rules on placing goods on the market (Article 256(1)); Annex 20 point 1(e) names product rules.

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The Parties may agree to apply the treaty provisionally earlier (Article 336(2) and (4)), and Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts again when they are restored. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in an EU country compliant, and Article 256(3) lists exceptions (for example goods produced in Gibraltar exclusively for export 'without being first placed on the Gibraltar or Union markets'). Annex 20 point 1(e) ('Union acts setting product rules, requirements and standards applicable in the Union's internal market') applies only after the Article 247(1) decision (see its conditions in the other entries).

Why: This is a proposal only; the European Parliament has not yet voted on it at first reading. If adopted, it would simplify and digitalise obligations on economic operators in thirteen product directives, for example an electronic EU declaration of conformity. This could change the paperwork for goods produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar. It could do so under Article 256(1), if these directives count among the relevant EU rules, which is not settled. It could also do so under Annex 20 point 1(e), but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), and only as needed to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from the UK; goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union. If adopted as the Commission proposed, it would change what makers and importers must give with products under the thirteen EU product directives it amends, such as electrical, radio and pressure equipment; for example, makers would draw up the EU declaration of conformity only in electronic form. In the amended provisions read, makers and importers would add a digital contact to the postal address they give on the product or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document with it (for importers, this fallback is for components). The text agreed in committee was not among the texts read and may differ. Once that treaty applies (Article 336), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules (Article 256(1); whether these directives count among them is not settled). Once that treaty applies, and until the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and that decision enters into force, goods from the UK, other than goods carried by travellers in their personal luggage, are to come in by land and be cleared at a designated customs post under the EU rules that would apply in the EU, including product rules (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)).

Businesses: Gibraltar businesses that make or sell goods such as electrical, radio or pressure equipment could see a change in how they show conformity, for example through an electronic EU declaration of conformity. This could happen only if the proposal is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if these directives count among the relevant EU rules (not settled). It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Government of Gibraltar: Under Article 256(1), the UK, for Gibraltar, must have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods are produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules. If the proposal is adopted and these directives count among those rules (not settled), the Government of Gibraltar may need to check whether that legislation should change. The texts read do not say which Gibraltar authorities would check conformity paperwork.

Row of the watch list: P13 Industrial policy and internal market

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a proposal only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Article 256(1), if the act, or parts of it, count among the relevant EU rules governing the production or placing on the market of goods (this is not settled). It could also come through Annex 20 point 1(e), but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1). Separately, by its own terms its rule on biotechnology products of concern would also cover making them available to people outside the EU (proposal Article 43(1)).

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The proposal covers health biotechnology products 'during their entire lifecycle', including 'placing on the market' (proposal Article 1(3)), and amends Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 (general food law), Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007, Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 and Regulation (EU) 2019/6 on veterinary medicinal products, among others; those amendments 'also relate to the other products, services and activities that fall in the scope of that legislation' (proposal Article 1(4)). Article 256(1) covers 'the relevant rules of Union law governing the production or placing on the market of those goods', and Article 256(4) deals with medicinal products for human use placed on the market in Gibraltar. Whether this act, or which of its provisions, counts among the relevant rules under Article 256(1) the texts read do not say. Its rule on biotechnology products of concern reaches supplies to customers in Gibraltar by its own terms: they 'shall only be made available to, introduced, or used by any natural or legal person in the Union, as well as made available to any natural or legal person outside the Union, that has a legitimate need for those products' (proposal Article 43(1)).

Now, or after which condition: Article 256(1) is not tied to the Article 247(1) decision; it applies from the entry into force of that treaty (Article 336(1)). The two sides may agree to apply the treaty provisionally from an earlier date, provided that, before that date, they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2)); references to entry into force are then read as references to that date (Article 336(4)). Title II of Part Three, which holds Article 256, ceases to apply if the administrative arrangements listed in Article 336(5) are suspended or terminated, and starts applying again when the suspension is lifted or new arrangements are concluded. Article 256(2), 'without prejudice to paragraph 1', presumes goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country compliant with any current or future rules applicable to goods to be placed on the market in Gibraltar. Article 256(3) lists exceptions, among them food produced in Gibraltar or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments in Gibraltar and placed on the market there for local consumption (spirit drinks are not left out and must fully comply with the relevant EU rules; prepacked food labelled 'Not for EU'), and food imported into Gibraltar as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry. 'Notwithstanding paragraph 1', Article 256(4) lets the UK, for Gibraltar, allow medicinal products for human use authorised in the UK to be placed on the market in Gibraltar, provided all the conditions in its points (a) to (c) are met. Annex 20 point 1(e) applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), which must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled as that decision sets out, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated; the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting that decision (Article 247(2)), and the acts are those 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' (Annex 20 point 1), determined in greater detail by the Cooperation Council (Annex 20 point 2). As proposed, the Regulation would apply from its entry into force, with later dates for some of its amendments to Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 (proposal Article 67).

Why: This is a Commission proposal only, waiting for a European Parliament committee decision, with an indicative plenary date of 14 December 2026. If adopted, it would set an EU framework to strengthen health biotechnology, with support for strategic projects, regulatory sandboxes and accelerated procedures, and would amend the EU rules on general food law procedures, advanced therapy medicinal products, clinical trials, veterinary medicinal products, the STEP Regulation and substances of human origin (proposal Articles 1 and 56 to 61). It would also allow the biotechnology products of concern listed in its Annex I (benchtop nucleic acid synthesis equipment and certain synthetic DNA or RNA sequences of concern) to be made available only to persons with a legitimate need, in or outside the EU (proposal Article 43(1)). It could reach Gibraltar's goods rules through Article 256(1), if it counts among the relevant EU rules for goods, which is not settled, or through Annex 20 point 1(e), but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1). Article 256(3) leaves some food out of the Article 256(1) rules, and Article 256(4) lets the UK, for Gibraltar, allow UK-authorised medicinal products for human use on conditions.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Goods coming from Spain or the rest of the EU under the customs union. Only for the biotechnology products of concern the proposal lists. If adopted as the Commission proposed, the products listed in its Annex I (benchtop nucleic acid synthesis equipment, and de novo synthesised DNA or RNA of at least 50 nucleotides, or the corresponding amino acid sequence of at least 17 amino acids, that meets one of the criteria set there) 'shall only be made available to, introduced, or used by any natural or legal person in the Union, as well as made available to any natural or legal person outside the Union, that has a legitimate need for those products' (proposal Article 43(1)). The texts read do not say whether a customer in Gibraltar counts as a person in the EU or outside it for this rule; under either wording, these products could be made available from the EU to a customer in Gibraltar only if that customer has a legitimate need. An economic operator that makes these products available on the EU market would have to verify each prospective customer's identity, record each transaction and assess legitimate need, and would have to refuse and report suspicious transactions (proposal Articles 44 and 46(4)); the texts read do not settle whether those checks apply to a supply to a customer in Gibraltar. The texts read also do not settle whether the rule would apply to such products coming from the UK when, once that treaty applies and until the decision in Article 247(1) enters into force, they are cleared at a designated customs post (Article 247(3); Annex 21 Article 1(1) and (2); Article 239(c)). The texts read do not show the proposal's other changes, on support for projects, authorisation and clinical-trial procedures and regulatory sandboxes, changing what happens on any of Gibraltar's routes.

Businesses: Gibraltar businesses that make, import or sell biotechnology, health or food products could face changed product rules if the proposal is adopted. That could happen through Article 256(1), if the act counts among the relevant EU rules for goods, which is not settled. It could also happen through Annex 20 point 1(e), but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1). Article 256(3) leaves out of the Article 256(1) rules food produced in Gibraltar, or prepared, processed or repacked by retail establishments there, and placed on the market there for local consumption (not spirit drinks; prepacked food must be labelled 'Not for EU'), and imported food as regards its transport, storage and distribution after entry. Gibraltar businesses and laboratories that buy the biotechnology products of concern listed in the proposal's Annex I from suppliers in the EU could be supplied only if they have a legitimate need (proposal Article 43(1)); whether the supplier's checks for each transaction in proposal Article 44 apply to such a supply the texts read do not settle.

Government of Gibraltar: Article 256(1) requires the UK, for Gibraltar, to have in place and effectively apply laws so that goods may be produced or placed on the market in Gibraltar only if they meet the relevant EU rules. If the proposal is adopted and counts among those rules, which is not settled, those laws could need to change. The same could follow through Annex 20 point 1(e), but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1). The texts read do not say which Gibraltar authorities would enforce the changed rules.

Row of the watch list: An act the treaty cites: 32002R0178; P13 Industrial policy and internal market

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a Gibraltar Bill, not an EU text. It changes Gibraltar law only if the Gibraltar Parliament enacts it, and the Act would come into operation on the day of publication (clause 2 of the Bill). The Bill names no provision of the treaty. Article PTOB.1(2) and (3) of the Protocol on the traceability, cooperation to fight smuggling of tobacco and additional measures related to tobacco products is context: if enacted, the Bill could be part of the information on legislation adopted to prevent and combat fraud and smuggling in Gibraltar that the EU and the UK, for Gibraltar, are to share each quarter.

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The Bill would amend Gibraltar's Tobacco Act 1997 and names no provision of that treaty. Its explanatory memorandum says it amends the Act 'in keeping with' that treaty, and that the amendments are made 'whilst recognising the minimal price differentials with neighbouring jurisdictions and the track and trace requirement now introduced that have come into effect as a result of the Treaty'; that is the memorandum's claim, and this card does not test it. Under Article PTOB.1(2) of the Protocol on the traceability, cooperation to fight smuggling of tobacco and additional measures related to tobacco products, the EU and the UK, for Gibraltar, 'shall share specific information referring to the efforts made to prevent and combat fraud and smuggling in Gibraltar, including the legislation adopted for this purpose', provided quarterly (Article PTOB.1(3)); if enacted, the Bill could be part of that information. The site's owner decided on 10 October 2026 to add this entry.

Now, or after which condition: Row: none (the watch list has no row for this Bill). Nothing changes unless the Bill is enacted; if it is, the Act comes into operation on the day of publication (clause 2). The Bill sets no tobacco prices and changes no excise duty. What is context only: the provisions below are not named or amended by the Bill, and the card does not say the Bill carries any of them out. Article PTOB.1(2) and (3): if enacted, the Bill could be part of the information on legislation against fraud and smuggling to be shared quarterly; the texts read do not say whether changes to existing controls, such as the higher commercial quantities, the end of the condition of no more than 200 cigarettes to the same individual at any one time and the sales between retail licence holders, are to be reported or assessed in any particular way. Article 258 (specific measures on monitoring and tracking of tobacco) has the UK, for Gibraltar, in accordance with the Protocol on tobacco, (a) set up a tobacco traceability system equivalent to the EU system and the relevant EU law, (b) adopt additional measures on picture warnings, tobacco for oral use and cross-border distance sales for tobacco products, (c) share traceability information on the movements of tobacco products in Gibraltar with the competent authorities within the EU, upon request, (d) establish monitoring mechanisms to exchange information with those authorities on raw, unmanufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco products entered, imported or sold in Gibraltar or exited or exported from Gibraltar, and (e) cooperate, including by exchanging information with those authorities, to fight tobacco smuggling; Article PTOB.3(1) applies the traceability system to cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco from the entry into force of that treaty and to all other tobacco products within 24 months of that date. The Bill as read sets up no traceability system and amends nothing in Part IVB (traceability and security features) of the Tobacco Act 1997. On prices, Article PTOB.4 says 'The price differential is laid down in Annex 24'; Annex 24, Article 6(5), puts manufactured tobacco products under Section 3 of its Appendix 2, where the overall excise duty on cigarettes 'shall not be less than EUR 115 per 1 000 cigarettes' and 'The price difference resulting from the applicable overall excise duty shall not exceed EUR 0,80 or 15 % per packet of cigarettes, whichever leads to the lower price differential'; that limit is tied to excise duty, and the text does not say whose prices the difference is measured against. The new section 6(4) keeps the condition that a retail licence authorises sales at no less than the minimum retail prices the Collector of Customs sets under section 4A, which, where tobacco is divided into categories, are published quarterly by notice in the Gazette.

Why: This Gibraltar Bill was published on 2 October 2026 and changes nothing unless it is enacted. It would change controls in the Tobacco Act 1997. For example, the number of cigarettes that counts as a commercial quantity, for which the Act requires permits and licences, would rise from 2000 to 100,000 (section 2; the Collector of Customs may still prescribe another quantity by regulations), and in Special Zones from 600 to 2000 (section 11B; the Chief Minister may still prescribe another number by notice in the Gazette); the retail licence condition of no more than 200 cigarettes to the same individual at any one time would go (new section 6(4)); and wholesale, retail and manufacturing licences could be transferred with the prior written consent of the Minister with responsibility for Customs (sections 6(3)(b) and 14D(a)). Its explanatory memorandum says it is 'in keeping with' the treaty. Under Article PTOB.1(2) of the Protocol on tobacco, the EU and the UK, for Gibraltar, are to share specific information on the efforts made to prevent and combat fraud and smuggling in Gibraltar, including the legislation adopted for this purpose; if enacted, the Bill could be part of that information. So these changes are worth watching.

Where it touches Gibraltar: The frontier with Spain; Gibraltar's own businesses, including services sold to the UK and the EU. Of Gibraltar's own businesses, the Bill concerns only tobacco licence holders; nothing in it concerns services sold to the UK or the EU. If enacted, the Bill would change the rules for Gibraltar's own tobacco businesses (R6): licence transfers with the prior written consent of the Minister with responsibility for Customs (sections 6(3)(b) and 14D(a)); sales of unused cigarette stocks between retail licence holders (new section 6(15) and (16)); the end of the retail conditions on quantities and packets, keeping only the minimum price condition (new section 6(4)); weekly instead of daily wholesale returns (section 22(1)); and records produced within 7 days (section 23(2)). At the frontier with Spain (R3), an export permit for cigarettes in a commercial quantity would authorise export by land without the words 'through the examination station at Four Corners' (section 11(4)(c)); under the Act, cigarettes are deemed exported by land when the vehicle carrying them 'enters the loop road leading to the frontier gates by which vehicular traffic exits from Gibraltar' (section 11(7)). The higher commercial quantity (section 2) would also change when an import or export permit is needed for cigarettes (sections 9 and 11). Nothing changes unless the Bill is enacted.

Residents: If the Bill is enacted, the number of cigarettes that counts as a commercial quantity would rise from 2000 to 100,000 (section 2), and in Special Zones declared under section 11A from 600 to 2000 (section 11B); the Collector of Customs, or for Special Zones the Chief Minister, may still set another number. Under the Act, cigarettes in a commercial quantity need a permit to import or export, licensed premises to be stored, a licensed vehicle to be carried and a licence to be possessed (sections 9, 11, 12, 13 and 14). The rule that carrying up to 1,999 cigarettes per adult occupant (aged 16 or over) of a motor vehicle is not an offence under section 13 would be deleted (section 13(7) and (8)). The retail licence condition of no more than 200 cigarettes to the same individual at any one time would also go (new section 6(4)).

Businesses: If the Bill is enacted, wholesale, retail and manufacturing licences could be transferred, but only with the prior written consent of the Minister with responsibility for Customs, given after consulting the Collector of Customs and having regard to the Collector's advice, possibly with conditions, and only if the Minister is satisfied that the transferee is not subject to a 'licensing bar', a term the Act as read does not define (sections 6(3)(b) and 14D(a)). A retail licence holder could sell or transfer for value unused stocks of cigarettes, in any quantity, to another retail licence holder for onward sale under that holder's own licence, if at the time both hold valid retail licences and neither licence is the subject of a pending application for revocation under section 7 (new section 6(15) and (16)). Wholesalers' returns would be weekly instead of daily (section 22(1)), and the condition to issue an invoice for each sale of cigarettes would go (section 6(5)). Records requested by a police or customs officer would have to be produced within 7 days (section 23(2)). The Collector of Customs' power to suspend a licence where the holder, its servants or agents, or a licensed company's directors or shareholders, have been charged with an offence under the Act would be deleted (section 6A).

Government of Gibraltar: If the Bill is enacted, wholesale, retail and manufacturing licences could be transferred, and the Minister with responsibility for Customs would decide on those transfers by giving or refusing prior written consent (sections 6(3)(b) and 14D(a)). That Minister, instead of the Collector of Customs, would also give the consent needed for changes of a licensed company's shareholders or directors (section 6(3)(c) and (ca)). Each time, the Minister must first consult the Collector of Customs and have regard to the Collector's advice. The Collector of Customs could make regulations prohibiting, restricting or regulating the importation of tobacco only with that Minister's prior written consent, which may carry conditions, and the Minister must have regard to the proportionality of the measure and its likely impact on persons lawfully engaged in the tobacco trade in Gibraltar (section 10). Manufacturing licences would be issued by the Minister with responsibility for Public Finance instead of the Collector of Customs (section 14A(1)), and in sections 14A(3), 14B, 14C and 14D(b) 'the Minister' would replace the Collector without saying which Minister. If enacted, the new law could be part of the information on efforts against fraud and smuggling in Gibraltar that the EU and the UK, for Gibraltar, are to share each quarter under Article PTOB.1(2) and (3) of the Protocol on tobacco.

Row of the watch list: none

How it reaches Gibraltar: Once the treaty applies, under Article 47(3) short-stay visas issued in accordance with EU law, in particular the Visa Code (Regulation (EC) No 810/2009), are also valid for entry and stay in Gibraltar for a maximum period of 90 days in any 180-day period, and Spain issues the visa where the main purpose is to stay in Gibraltar, so, once it takes effect, the Decision reaches Gibraltar through those visas. Under Article 47(4), a visa Spain issues for a stay mainly in Gibraltar is not valid for entry and stay in Gibraltar if the UK, for Gibraltar, has told Spain that it should not be issued, on account of sufficiently serious reasons of public policy, internal security or public health. Whether the Decision reaches further is not settled.

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). The Decision suspends provisions of the Visa Code (Regulation (EC) No 810/2009, which Article 47(3) names) for nationals of Guinea subject to the visa requirement. Article 47(1) requires a visa to enter and stay in Gibraltar where EU law requires a short-stay visa for EU countries; Article 47(3) makes short-stay visas issued in accordance with EU law 'also valid for entry and stay in Gibraltar for a maximum period of 90 days in any 180-day period', Spain issuing the visa 'Where the main purpose is to stay in Gibraltar'.

Now, or after which condition: The Decision 'shall take effect on the date of its notification' (Article 3); the texts read do not give that date. Article 47 applies from the entry into force of the treaty (Article 336(1)), or from an earlier date if the Parties agree to apply it provisionally, provided that before that date they have notified each other that the implementation plan referred to in Article 7 and the administrative arrangements referred to in Articles 29, 33, 38, 55, 56, 251, 260 and 265 and in the Protocol on Social Security Coordination are in effect and have been fully implemented, and that the measures described in Article 258 are in place (Article 336(2) and (4)); it sits in Title III of Part Two, which under Article 336(5) ceases to apply from the day those administrative arrangements are suspended or terminated and starts applying anew from the day the suspension is lifted or new administrative arrangements are concluded. Under Article 47(4), Spain notifies the UK, for Gibraltar, when it intends to issue a visa under the second sentence of Article 47(3); where the UK, for Gibraltar, considers on sufficiently serious grounds of public policy, internal security or public health, including on the basis of an alert issued in Gibraltar, that the visa should not be issued, it informs Spain, and any visa Spain issues is then not valid for entry and stay in Gibraltar, which is marked in the 'comments' section of the visa. Article 47(5): visas other than those issued under Article 47(3) and Article 48 are not valid for entry and stay in Gibraltar. Whether the Decision also bears on the exceptional short-stay visas the UK, for Gibraltar, may issue at the external border crossing points on humanitarian grounds under Article 48 the texts read do not settle.

Why: This Decision is adopted and takes effect on the date of its notification (Article 3); it is addressed to EU countries, Spain among them (Article 4). For nationals of Guinea subject to the visa requirement under Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (Article 1(1)), it temporarily suspends Visa Code provisions (Article 2): Article 14(6) (waiving documentary evidence), Article 16(5)(b) (optional fee waiver for diplomatic and service passports), Article 23(1) (the 15-day processing period, so the standard period would be 45 days, recital 5) and Article 24(2) and (2c) (issuing multiple-entry visas). Under Article 47(1) and (3), those nationals also need a visa for Gibraltar, short-stay visas issued in accordance with EU law are valid for Gibraltar for up to 90 days in any 180-day period, and Spain issues them where the main purpose is to stay in Gibraltar. The family members listed in Article 1(3) of the Decision are excluded, and it is without prejudice to EU countries' obligations under international law (Article 1(4)).

Where it touches Gibraltar: The frontier with Spain; the airport (flights to and from the UK). Once the treaty applies, nationals of Guinea who need a short-stay visa for EU countries also need a visa to enter and stay in Gibraltar (Article 47(1)), and short-stay visas issued in accordance with EU law, which Spain issues where the main purpose is to stay in Gibraltar, are valid for Gibraltar for up to 90 days in any 180-day period (Article 47(3), subject to Article 47(4)). All passengers entering Gibraltar from Gibraltar port or airport are subject to border checks (Article 29(2)). Once it takes effect, this Decision makes the standard processing period for those nationals' visas 45 days and suspends other Visa Code provisions for them (Article 2; recital 5), so it changes what such a traveller faces to obtain the visa needed to enter Gibraltar, across the frontier with Spain or at the airport.

Travellers: Nationals of Guinea who need a visa could wait longer for a short-stay visa valid for Gibraltar: the 15-day processing period in Article 23(1) of the Visa Code is suspended, so the standard period would be 45 days. The issuing of multiple-entry visas under Article 24(2) and (2c), the optional fee waiver for diplomatic and service passports (Article 16(5)(b)) and the possibility of waiving documentary evidence (Article 14(6)) are also suspended for them. Excluded (Article 1(3) of the Decision): family members of an EU citizen to whom Directive 2004/38/EC applies when accompanying or joining that citizen; family members of a third-country national with a right of free movement equivalent to that of EU citizens under an agreement with the EU; and family members of a UK national who is a Withdrawal Agreement beneficiary, provided they are entitled to join that beneficiary in the host State and apply for a visa for this purpose.

Row of the watch list: An act the treaty cites: 32009R0810; P19 Area of freedom, security and justice

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a proposal only. Once adopted, it could reach Gibraltar under Article 63 and Article 19(1)(b)(iii), on the conditions in Article 19(2) to (4). That is only if it is on the same subject as an act listed in Annex 9, such as Directive (EU) 2021/555 on weapons (point 3) or Regulation (EU) No 258/2012 on firearms export, import and transit (point 4). The texts read do not settle whether it is.

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). A Directive on firearms trafficking offences could be 'another Union act on the subject matter' of Directive (EU) 2021/555 (Annex 9 point 3) under Article 19(1)(b)(iii); whether it is, the texts read do not settle.

Now, or after which condition: Article 19(1)(b)(iii) reaches 'another Union act on the subject matter' of a listed act, on the conditions in Article 19(2) to (4), and only once adopted; this is a proposal. Annex 9 point 3 lists Directive (EU) 2021/555 on weapons; whether a Directive on criminal offences for firearms trafficking is on its subject matter the text does not settle. Article 19(1)(b) works only 'under the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2 to 4' and once the act is adopted; this is a proposal.

Why: This is a Commission proposal only, now with a European Parliament committee. It would set minimum rules on firearms offences and penalties, cross-border cooperation and data on seizures. If adopted, it could count as another act on the subject of the weapons and firearms acts listed in Annex 9, under Article 19(1)(b)(iii). The texts read do not settle whether it does.

Where it touches Gibraltar: The frontier with Spain. If the proposal is adopted, EU countries, Spain among them, would have to make intentional firearms trafficking a criminal offence (proposal Article 3(1)(b)). The proposal counts as trafficking moving firearms, their essential components or ammunition from or through one EU country or third country to another, where a country concerned has not authorised it or the items are not marked as the rules require. So it could cover such moves across the frontier with Spain. Whether the Directive would also reach Gibraltar's own law is not settled (Article 19(1)(b)(iii); Annex 9).

Government of Gibraltar: If the Directive is adopted and reaches Gibraltar under Article 19(1)(b)(iii), Gibraltar law could need new firearms offences and penalties. Gibraltar's customs or other public authorities could then have a part in cross-border cooperation and in data on seizures. Once the EU notifies the act, the UK, for Gibraltar, would have 30 days to say whether it accepts its content and puts it into its domestic law (Article 19(2) and (3)).

Row of the watch list: P19 Area of freedom, security and justice

How it reaches Gibraltar: Annex 20 point 1(b) covers EU acts on fishery conservation and management measures. Annex 20 applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), and this text is still a proposal. Article 231 applies no EU act.

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). Annex 20 point 1(b) lists 'Union acts concerning the implementation of fishery conservation and management measures'; Article 231 binds each Party to its own tools against IUU fishing and applies no EU act.

Now, or after which condition: Annex 20 applies only if the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1); that decision must specify the date from which Annex 20 applies and declare that border control posts and customs offices are established in the port and airport, operate and are controlled in accordance with the modalities and procedures set out in that decision, and that competent authorities within the EU are designated (Article 247(1)(a) and (b)); the Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting it (Article 247(2)) and is to determine the Annex 20 provisions in greater detail (Annex 20 point 2); until that decision enters into force, Gibraltar is regarded as a third territory under EU customs, indirect taxation and trade-related law (Article 247(5)). Annex 20 point 1 applies EU acts 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region in relation to Article 247(1)', and 'the provisions referred to in this paragraph shall be those applicable at the time in the Union'. Article 231 binds each Party to its own tools against IUU fishing and does not apply any EU act. Stage: proposal, not law unless adopted. Whether these measures are 'necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region' the texts read do not say.

Why: This proposal would bring measures of regional fisheries organisations into EU law, for example a ban on retaining whale sharks. It is not yet law: Parliament voted on 15 September 2026, and the Legislative Observatory page read on 26 October 2026 shows the final act signed on 21 October 2026 and the procedure completed, awaiting publication in the Official Journal. If adopted, it could change the fishery measures applied under Annex 20 point 1(b). That can happen only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), and only as needed to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region. Whether point 1(b) would cover the whole act or only its border part is not settled.

Where it touches Gibraltar: The port (crew changes, ship calls, bunkering and ship services). If adopted, it would set rules for ports that receive fishing vessels from outside the EU under the South Pacific fisheries rules (Regulation (EU) 2018/975). Such a vessel would have to give, at least 48 hours before its expected arrival, the information in Annex XI of that Regulation with, as a minimum, its fishing authorisation, crew list and trip dates. A fishing vessel of the kind that may be let into port only to be inspected could not use the port, whenever it is there for any reason, for landing, transhipping, packaging or processing fish or for other port services, including bunkering, maintenance and dry-docking (proposal Article 2, changing Articles 31 and 33 of that Regulation). These rules could apply at the port of Gibraltar only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), and only if this act is among those Annex 20 point 1(b) then carries.

Businesses: Gibraltar businesses that import, export or trade fish could face new border rules on fishery conservation under Annex 20 point 1(b). This could happen only if the proposal is adopted and once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Government of Gibraltar: The Government of Gibraltar could need to adjust Gibraltar law so that these fishery measures can apply in Gibraltar. Gibraltar's customs or other public authorities could need to apply them at the border. The texts read do not say which authority would carry out the checks. This could happen only if the proposal is adopted and once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1).

Row of the watch list: T1 Waters, the sea and fisheries; P02 Customs union and free movement of goods

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a Commission proposal only, so it could reach Gibraltar only if it is adopted. It could then come through Annex 20 point 1(b), which names 'Union acts concerning the implementation of fishery conservation and management measures', but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), only as far as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region (Annex 20 point 1), and as the Cooperation Council determines in greater detail (Annex 20 point 2); the texts read do not settle whether this act would be among those acts. Article 231 binds each Party to its own tools against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and applies no EU act.

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). Annex 20 point 1(b) lists 'Union acts concerning the implementation of fishery conservation and management measures'. The proposal would implement into EU law measures adopted by ICCAT, SPRFMO, NAFO, IATTC, WCPFC and IOTC, including a port rule: the master of the vessel 'shall not commence landing or transhipment operations, or make use of other port services, before authorisation has been given by the competent port authority or prior to the expiry of the estimated time of arrival (ETA) as reported in PSC1 or PSC2' (Article 3(5) of the proposal). Article 231 binds each Party to its own effective tools against IUU fishing and to measures to exclude IUU products from trade flows; it applies no EU act.

Now, or after which condition: Annex 20 applies only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1). That decision must specify the date from which the provisions of EU law listed in Annex 20 apply to the UK, for Gibraltar, and in Gibraltar, and declare that border control posts and customs offices have been established in the port and airport, that they operate and are controlled in accordance with the modalities and procedures set out in that decision, and that competent authorities within the EU have been designated (Article 247(1)(a) and (b)). The Cooperation Council may amend the Annex 20 list when adopting it (Article 247(2)) and is to determine the Annex 20 provisions in greater detail (Annex 20 point 2). Annex 20 point 1 applies EU acts and other equivalent legislation 'as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region in relation to Article 247(1)', in the version applicable at the time in the EU. Until the decision enters into force, Gibraltar is regarded as a third territory under EU customs, indirect taxation and trade-related law (Article 247(5)). The files read hold no such decision, and the texts read do not say whether these measures are necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region. Article 231 is context only: it binds each Party to its own tools against IUU fishing and applies no EU act. Stage: a Commission proposal, not law unless adopted; the Legislative Observatory shows 'Awaiting committee decision' (Fisheries committee).

Why: This is a Commission proposal only, still waiting for a committee decision in the European Parliament. If adopted, it would write into EU law measures adopted by ICCAT, SPRFMO, NAFO, IATTC, WCPFC and IOTC, by amending the seven EU Regulations that implement them: for example, reporting duties for EU countries, requirements for an electronic monitoring system on board fishing vessels in the NAFO Regulatory Area where an EU country uses the derogation for it, rules on releasing sharks, and a rule that the master of the vessel may not start landing or transhipment operations, or make use of other port services, before the competent port authority authorises it or before the estimated time of arrival reported has passed, though these may start before that time with the permission of the port's competent authorities (Article 3(5) of the proposal, replacing Article 41(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/833). It could reach Gibraltar through Annex 20 point 1(b) only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), only as far as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region, and only if this act is among those the Cooperation Council then determines; the texts read do not settle that.

Where it touches Gibraltar: The port (crew changes, ship calls, bunkering and ship services). Of this route, the texts read show a change only to when such a vessel may start landing, transhipment or other port services; they do not name crew changes or bunkering. If adopted, Article 3(5) of the proposal would replace Article 41(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/833 (NAFO): the master of the vessel 'shall not commence landing or transhipment operations, or make use of other port services, before authorisation has been given by the competent port authority or prior to the expiry of the estimated time of arrival (ETA) as reported in PSC1 or PSC2', though these may begin before the ETA 'with permission from the competent authorities of the port Member State'. The texts read do not include the rest of Article 41, so they do not show which vessels it covers. This rule could apply at the port of Gibraltar only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), only as far as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region (Annex 20 point 1), and only if this act is among those Annex 20 point 1(b) then carries; the texts read do not settle whether it would be, or how a rule written for the port of an EU country would apply in Gibraltar. The proposal's other changes are aimed at EU fishing vessels and EU countries in the areas of those organisations and do not show a change on Gibraltar's other routes.

Businesses: If this proposal is adopted and Article 41(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/833, as replaced by Article 3(5) of the proposal, came to apply at the port of Gibraltar, businesses there that land or tranship fish for, or give other port services to, the vessels that Article covers could see when those vessels may start: not before the competent port authority authorises it or before the estimated time of arrival reported has passed, though the port's competent authorities may allow a start before that time. The texts read do not include the rest of Article 41, so they do not show which vessels it covers. This could happen only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1), only as far as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region (Annex 20 point 1), and only if this act is among those Annex 20 point 1(b) then carries, which the texts read do not settle. The proposal's other rules are for EU fishing vessels and EU countries; the texts read do not show Gibraltar businesses among them.

Government of Gibraltar: If this proposal is adopted, the UK, for Gibraltar, could need to apply these fishery rules under Annex 20 point 1(b), as far as necessary to avoid distortions with the neighbouring region, but only once the Cooperation Council adopts the decision in Article 247(1) and only if this act is among the acts Annex 20 then carries, which the Cooperation Council is to determine in greater detail (Annex 20 point 2). The texts read do not say what the Government of Gibraltar would have to do, or which authorities would carry out the checks.

Row of the watch list: T1 Waters, the sea and fisheries; P02 Customs union and free movement of goods

Grade NOW (Article 248(3) and (4); Annex 24, Article 6(2)(a); section 104(2) of the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026).

How it reaches Gibraltar: This is a proposal only. If it is adopted, its change to Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 could reach Gibraltar only for state aid within Article 201(1). It would come through the Article 19 steps, and only subject to the limits in the later paragraphs of Annex 18, which lists that Regulation.

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). Amends Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007, listed in Annex 18, to which Annex 18 applies Article 19 'subject to the following paragraphs'; the rest of the Public Procurement Act has no quoted tie.

Now, or after which condition: Only the amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 is tied. Annex 18 applies Article 19 to its listed acts 'subject to the following paragraphs'. Those paragraphs say: the listed acts apply, with the necessary adaptations, to state aid granted by the UK, for Gibraltar, within Article 201(1); some listed acts may not be immediately relevant because of Gibraltar's geography, and the UK, for Gibraltar, need not put such an act into its domestic law until it has the economic activity the act regulates in its territory, or unless it intends to grant aid that could fall under it; and in any event its independent authority or body must pay due regard without delay to the relevant listed acts if called upon to assess state aid. Stage: proposal, not law unless adopted.

Why: This is a Commission proposal only, so it can matter only if it is adopted. It would amend Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 on public passenger transport by rail and by road. Annex 18 lists that Regulation for state aid under Article 201(1). Once adopted, the change could reach Gibraltar through the Article 19 steps, subject to the limits in Annex 18. No tie was found for the rest of the Public Procurement Act.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Gibraltar's own businesses, including services sold to the UK and the EU. If the proposal is adopted, public buyers could restrict tenders to economic operators that originate in the EU or are 'covered', reject other tenders, and require goods, services or works of EU or covered origin, fully, to a certain degree or for specific components (proposal Article 73). Operators are covered where, under Article 74(1), they originate in a third country that is party to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), or that has a trade agreement or an agreement establishing a customs union with the EU, under the conditions laid down in that agreement, and the procurement falls within the EU's public procurement commitments in that agreement (proposal Article 70); the Commission may still treat them as not covered in the cases in proposal Article 72. The texts read of that treaty set no general rules on public procurement (they mention a public tender only in Article 274(1) and (2), for the company in charge of the day-to-day management of Gibraltar airport, and in Annex 12, which lists 'Obstructing of public tender procedures' among offence categories), and the texts read do not settle whether Gibraltar businesses could count as originating in the EU or as covered through the UK. So Gibraltar businesses that sell to public buyers in the EU could be limited. Separately, the proposal's change to Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 could reach Gibraltar only for state aid within Article 201(1), through the Article 19 steps and with the limits in Annex 18.

Businesses: Businesses that run public passenger transport by rail or by road could be affected if they receive state aid from the UK, for Gibraltar. This applies only where that aid has or could have an effect on trade in goods or investment between the EU and Gibraltar (Article 201(1)). It could happen only if the proposal is adopted and the change reaches Gibraltar through Article 19.

Government of Gibraltar: If the proposal is adopted, the UK, for Gibraltar, would have 30 days after the EU's notice to say whether it accepts the change (Article 19(3)). Annex 18 notes a limit. Some listed acts may not be immediately relevant because of objective constraints from Gibraltar's geography. Then there is no duty to put them into domestic law until the activity exists in Gibraltar, or unless aid that could fall under them is intended. In any event, the independent state aid authority or body must pay due regard without delay to the relevant listed acts if asked to assess state aid.

Row of the watch list: An act the treaty cites: 32007R1370; P07 Transport policy

How it reaches Gibraltar: Only once this proposal is adopted, the UK, for Gibraltar, would decide under Article 19(1)(b)(i) and Article 19(2) to (4) whether to accept its changes to the General Data Protection Regulation, which Annex 3 lists and to which Article 14(3) applies Article 19; whether Article 19(1)(b)(iii) reaches the other acts it changes is not settled.

Why it could matter to Gibraltar: Articles and Annexes cited are of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (that treaty). Amends the General Data Protection Regulation, listed in Annex 3, to which Article 14(3) applies Article 19; the tie is firm for that Regulation only: the other amended acts are not shown as tied by any quote.

Now, or after which condition: Article 14(3): Article 19 applies to Annex 3 (the General Data Protection Regulation). Article 19(1)(b) works only 'under the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2 to 4' and once the act is adopted; this is a proposal. Article 14(2) leaves out of Annex 3 the provisions of the Regulation on the lead supervisory authority.

Why: This proposal would change the General Data Protection Regulation, which Annex 3 of that treaty lists. It is a proposal only, so it matters only if it is adopted. Then the UK, for Gibraltar, would have 30 days to decide whether to accept those changes (Article 19(2) and (3)). Article 14(2) leaves out of Annex 3 the Regulation's rules on the lead supervisory authority and the supervisory authority concerned. Whether the other acts it changes could reach Gibraltar is not settled.

Where it touches Gibraltar: Gibraltar's own businesses, including services sold to the UK and the EU; residents' rights. Article 14 and Annex 3 tie Gibraltar's data protection rules to the General Data Protection Regulation, which this proposal would change. If it is adopted and the UK, for Gibraltar, accepts the changes under Article 19, the data protection duties of Gibraltar businesses and the data protection rights of residents could change.

Residents: Article 14 of that treaty ties Gibraltar's data protection rules to the General Data Protection Regulation. If this proposal is adopted and its changes are accepted under Article 19, the rules protecting residents' personal data in Gibraltar could change.

Businesses: Article 14 of that treaty ties Gibraltar's data protection rules to the General Data Protection Regulation. If this proposal is adopted and its changes are accepted under Article 19, the data protection duties of Gibraltar businesses that handle personal data could change.

Government of Gibraltar: If the proposal is adopted, the UK, for Gibraltar, would have 30 days to tell the EU whether it accepts the changes to the General Data Protection Regulation and puts them into its domestic law (Article 19(3)). If they are accepted, Gibraltar law could need changing.

Row of the watch list: An act the treaty cites: 32016R0679; P13 Industrial policy and internal market