The register of open questions

How many Article 46 risk assessments have gone to Spain and how many travel prohibitions have followed; and how does section 44 of the Act relate to Article 46?

The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.

What do the Schengen rules that Article 55(1) refers to require before surveillance may continue across the border: consent, authorisation, or notice only?

a statement of whether Article 55(1) brings in Article 40 of the Schengen Convention, or a Gibraltar, Spanish or EU rule on continued surveillance; none is held.

Where may Spanish officials work on the Gibraltar side, and Gibraltar officials on the Spanish side, and over what distance, according to Annex A of the border-checks arrangement or any understanding under its paragraph 1.1?

the Annex A drawing, or an understanding under paragraph 1.1 of the border-checks arrangement, that states a distance.

Do the Schengen rules on pursuit that Article 56(1) refers to, any declaration or understanding under paragraph 6.2 of the surveillance and pursuit arrangement, or any Spanish or EU rule, require pursuing officers to hand over their weapons and vehicles when the pursuit ends?

a statement of which Schengen acts Article 56(1) refers to, the declarations under paragraph 6.2 of Arrangement 5, or a Spanish or EU rule on the point; none is held.

What do the Schengen rules that Article 56(1) refers to require before a pursuit may continue across the border: permission, or notice only?

a statement of whether Article 56(1) brings in Article 41 of the Schengen Convention, or a Spanish or EU rule on pursuit; Gibraltar's rule (LN 152/2026) requires notification only.

Which chapters of the Agreement do LN 137/2026 (Eurojust) and LN 138/2026 (Europol) give effect to?

Under LN 138/2026, if the Royal Gibraltar Police pays damages because Europol sent wrong information, who repays whom?

the Government of Gibraltar, which made LN 138/2026; the Royal Gibraltar Police.

a correction notice, or a published statement on regulation 16(3).

For requests under LN 143, 144 and 145/2026, when is the double-criminality condition not applied, and which list of offences counts: Annex 13 or Article 118(5)?

a correction notice, or a published statement on article 13(5) and article 12(8).

Has a reason been given for making no notification under Article 122(2), and will a notification be considered in the window before 15 July 2030?

the Government of Gibraltar, which made Legal Notice 237 of 2026 under section 62(2) of the Act; the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.

Which provision of Gibraltar law gives people affected by freezing or confiscation measures the effective legal remedies required by Article 195(1)?

the Government of Gibraltar, which made LN 145/2026; the Minister with responsibility for Justice, who is the Central Authority under it unless the Minister names another person or body.

the Government of Gibraltar, which made LN 212/2026 and LN 218/2026; the minister with responsibility for justice, who grants the authorisations under both notices.

Which Gibraltar instrument gives effect to Regulation (EU) 2025/41 on the import, export and transit of firearms?

the Government of Gibraltar, which made LN 218/2026.

When the Minister for Justice decides on a firearms export authorisation under LN 218/2026, are sanctions imposed by legal acts of the Union taken into account?

the Government of Gibraltar, which made LN 218/2026; the minister with responsibility for justice.

a published statement naming the provision, or the text of the Sanctions Act 2019 read against Article 263(2)(b).

Do the points of Annex VI to the Schengen Borders Code, to which Annex 7 refers, require cameras or other surveillance equipment at the border crossing points?

the text of Annex VI to the Schengen Borders Code.

Which waters are "the territory where the person has been apprehended" for an arrest at sea?

the joint working group on border surveillance under Arrangement 4; the Government of Gibraltar; the Government of Spain.

Will the Spanish officers in the airport booths wear uniform, as Arrangement 4, paragraph 2.1.4(a) permits?

Has the declaration under Arrangement 5, paragraph 6.2 been made, and does it let pursuing officers hold a person until Gibraltar's officers arrive?

the joint working group on police cooperation under Arrangement 5; the Government of Gibraltar and the Royal Gibraltar Police; the Government of Spain.

Has a decision been made, under Arrangement 5, that Spanish officers on surveillance in Gibraltar may not carry service weapons?

How many operations have Spanish officers carried out in Gibraltar under Arrangement 5 since 15 July 2026, and under whose direction?

the Royal Gibraltar Police and HM Customs Gibraltar (the Gibraltar competent authorities in Legal Notice 152 of 2026).

How does Article 45 apply if Gibraltar later changes the residence period for Gibraltarian status, and has a reading been published?

Does a Category 2 status meet the "genuine connection" condition in Article 45(4)(b), as Article 45(5) and (6) set it out?

Which Government proposed and passed the 2014 amendment to the Gibraltarian Status Act that reduced the residence period from 25 years to 10, and was the 10-year figure in Article 45(4)(a) taken from it?

Which Gibraltar documents were notified to Spain as "residence permits"?

How many Article 50 notifications have been sent, objections received and permits refused or withdrawn, and are applicants told that their details go to Spain?

How many residence permits were in force on 15 July 2026, how many fall to be renewed by 15 July 2028, and when was the Article 52(3) list sent to Spain?

Has any sector been recognised as one of "demonstrable shortage of labour or skills" under the Residency Regulations, and on what criteria is the waiver used?

Does Spain's exemption for pay for work done abroad (Ley 35/2006, Article 7(p)) apply to a frontier worker's Gibraltar salary after the delisting?

What figure has the Notice in the Gazette under regulation 3 of the Residency Regulations 2026 fixed as the average gross annual earnings in Gibraltar, and from what date?

Do Gibraltar's departments have a legal basis to share and match personal data with each other, has the Article 87(1) document been published, and how does Article 14 sit with the alignment required for UK market access?

the Government of Gibraltar; the Royal Gibraltar Police (the competent authority for cooperation with Europol, LN 138/2026, regulation 5(1)); the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority as Information Commissioner.

the provision that gives the legal basis, the Article 87(1) document, and a published statement of position.

a published notice naming the controller for each route and the access terms, and a published explanation or correction of section 33(2).

Where will aid granted be published under section 70(2), how is a measure notified to the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority, and how many measures have been notified and authorised since 15 July 2026?

Which aid measures entered into before 15 July 2026 are still being paid, and does the Government consider them to be within section 68(2) of the Act?

Does the territorial clause of each UK trade agreement (including the CPTPP (the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership)) extend it to Gibraltar for services, and does any of them need a change because of the customs union?

the licensing authority (the person designated under section 4 of the Traffic Act 2005); the Government of Gibraltar, which made LN 174/2026.

a published statement from the licensing authority on how regulation 6(b) applies to vehicles type-approved in the UK.

How is the 2019 tax agreement working: is there a published position under Article 289, how many returns and requests have gone to Spain each year, how many people and companies Spain has treated as its residents, and what guidance is given to firms with mostly Spanish customers?

the Government of Gibraltar; Gibraltar's tax authorities designated under Article 4 of the 2019 tax agreement (the held texts do not name them).

Does LN 188/2026 contain the Annex 19 rule that the designated customs posts are the exit customs office for goods going from the Union into Gibraltar?

HM Customs Gibraltar, the competent authorities of Gibraltar under LN 188/2026 (regulation 3); the Government of Gibraltar, which made it.

Is electricity brought into Gibraltar from outside charged transaction tax, and if so under which provision of Annex 24 or which Gibraltar regulation or published guidance?

Which Article of the Agreement does the airport definition added by LN 150/2026 refer to, given that Article 36 has no paragraph 6?

the Government of Gibraltar, which made LN 150/2026.

Do the Agreement and LN 81/2026 cover the same flights by airlines banned in the Union, and does LN 81/2026 cover airlines listed with restrictions rather than a full ban?

the Director General of the Gibraltar Civil Aviation Authority, who made LN 81/2026.

Has the Director General designated Gibraltar Airport as "schedules facilitated" or "coordinated", had a capacity analysis carried out, or appointed a schedules facilitator or coordinator?

Has the airport joint venture under Article 274 been set up, and how do Articles 271 to 273 apply before it exists?

the joint venture's founding instrument, and a published statement on Articles 271 to 274 in the meantime.

What did the Deputy Chief Minister say on 13 June 2025 about 'enhanced use' of the airport and the ownership of the terminal, and where is it recorded?

Does any site plan or drawing, such as Annex A to Arrangement 4, show where the shared airport facility, the border crossing point and the Second Line Checks Area stand: in Gibraltar, in Spain, midway, or partly in each?

the Annex A drawing, or any other site plan, showing where the three stand, and where the line between Gibraltar and Spain falls.

Does the design at Annex A to Arrangement 4 place the Schengen immigration booths inside the shared facility with the Second Line Checks Area?

What age of eligibility for the airport e-gates (automated border gates) is set in the Annex A design or in the operational understanding, and is it 14?

the Annex A design or the operational understanding, if it sets an age.

Where will the port's crossing point be when the Article 29(3) exception no longer applies, who checks yachts at the marinas, and how many ships' lists have gone to Spain?

a published list and a statement on how regulation 26 applies to bunker fuel.

How do Gibraltar's rules before the Agreement for the arrival, departure and change of ships' crews compare with the rules under the Agreement and its arrangements, including paragraph 2.2.4 of the border-checks arrangement?

the text of the earlier Gibraltar rules on crews, to set beside paragraph 2.2.4.

Which Union voting rule applies when the Union takes the 'necessary steps' to terminate the Agreement under Article 66(2) after a Spanish request?

When were the Article 68 notifications sent to the Union and through which channel, has the UK completed ratification, and which Member States notified under Article 68(5)?

Has the UK-Gibraltar Joint Implementation Committee been set up; who represents Gibraltar on the Cooperation Council and the committees; what plans exist for a suspension or for onward checks on travellers from Spain; and how does Article 336(5) apply if an arrangement ends?

published membership lists, published plans, and a published reading of Article 336(5).

Will the text of the framework of 31 December 2020 be published by the Governments, and was the "political instrument" in its paragraph 4 ever made?

Under which power were LN 180/2026 and LN 200/2026 made?

Is the Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006 a 'rule of domestic law' that section 10(2) of the Act makes subject to modification for the purposes of the Treaty?

The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.

Has a study of the economy of Gibraltar and the Campo de Gibraltar on current data been published, in connection with the shared-prosperity objective in Article 1 and the financial mechanism in Article 299(1)?

Do the transboundary notification duties in paragraphs 7 to 9 of the environmental arrangement, and the environmental impact assessment standards under Articles 218 and 219, change what Gibraltar had to do before the Agreement for a land reclamation scheme?

What 2030 interim climate target does the Climate Change Act now set, and has the National Restoration Plan been made, for comparison with the level of protection Article 219(4) requires?

Where will the section 70(2) register be published, by what procedure is a measure notified to the GRA, and how many have been notified and authorised since 15 July 2026?
Gathers: publication of the s.70(2) register · notification procedure (LN 135 creates none) · measures notified and authorised since 15 July · GRA staff and budget for the aid function (the Authority's 2025/26 report, to 31 March 2026, does not mention it)

Which arrangements entered before 15 July 2026 are still paying and does the Government consider them within section 68(2)?
Gathers: pre-treaty arrangements still paying

Which EU acts on marine fuel now bind the port (FuelEU (LN 192), the alternative-fuels infrastructure regulation, the revised Energy Taxation Directive)?
Gathers: part answered: the Renewable Energy Regulations 2026 (LN 2026/169) apply the Renewable Energy Directive as amended by RED III, following EU amendments as they come; they set no numeric overall target (the share must be "meaningfully increased" by 2030), give renewable installations priority grid access, and put a transport obligation on fuel suppliers

Where is the maritime border crossing point, has the Article 29(3) derogation been invoked, how many crew and passenger lists have gone to Spain under LN 221, and what are the terms of Spain's real-time access to the Yacht and Port Portals: retention, onward transfer, logging, audit?
Gathers: border crossing point · Article 29(3) · LN 221 lists · Yacht and Port Portal access terms · which data-protection instrument governs that access. The regulations laid on 16 July under that title are LN 221/2026, the port manifests, which the pack holds. LN 165/2026 (Border Checks and Alerts), regulation 7, says what happens meanwhile: while Article 29(3) applies, passengers and crew arriving at the port who need Schengen checks are taken to the airport by immigration officers accompanied by Schengen officers, and back again on departure, and refusing is an offence, so there is no crossing point at the port yet, and the question is what happens when the traffic threshold is crossed

how the social security protocol applies to the Household Cost Allowance

Under the new section 175 of the Gambling Act, have differentiated gaming duty rates been assessed against the state-aid test?

Has any sector been recognised as one of "demonstrable shortage of labour or skills" under the Residency Regulations, and on what criteria is the discretion exercised?

Has the Article 274 joint venture been constituted, where, with what instrument for Gibraltar Air Terminal Ltd; how does the Government's statement that there would be no change to the current operator without its consent reconcile with Article 274's procurement; on what basis may a Union carrier fly before it exists; and do Articles 272–273 operate before it does, given 271(d)?
Gathers: JV in Ireland · GATL instrument and tender · operator consent · EU carriers before the JV · Articles 272–273. Part answered: LN 208/2026 defines the operator of the Civil Airport as the person appointed under section 37 of the Civil Aviation Act 2024, so the instrument is a section 37 appointment; whether it was tendered remains. LN 208's charging rules apply only when the airport handles over five million passenger movements a year (regulation 4), so they do not apply at present; LN 207/2026 opens groundhandling to competition, with the operator able to limit suppliers in four categories and an Airport Users' Committee · LN 2026/209 (reduced-mobility passengers) and LN 2026/210 (slot allocation) put every airport-side duty on the section 37 operator and leave the joint arrangements untouched; LN 210 names no slot coordinator; a capacity analysis is carried out when the Director General considers it necessary or within six months of a request (from the Director General, or in writing from air carriers representing more than half of the airport's operations or from the operator, when either considers capacity insufficient), and the airport is designated as coordinated, for the periods concerned, only where capacity problems last at least one scheduling period, the shortfall is so serious that significant delays cannot be avoided and the problems cannot be resolved in the short term [regulation 4(3) and (6)], or, by way of derogation, where the Director General so decides in exceptional circumstances [regulation 4(7)]

the position on route rights under Articles 272 to 274

How many Schengen and EES booths will the airport's final layout carry, who decides, by when; and has the EU customs counter Annex 23 requires at the airport been built?
Gathers: LN 149/2026 designates the Second Line Checks Area at the airport as temporary infrastructure, one part for Gibraltar's officers and one for the Schengen authorities; LN 165/2026, regulation 17, holds anyone refused entry in a secure facility there until a carrier takes them, escorted jointly through a secure corridor

Why did the UK, for Gibraltar, make no Article 122(2) notification, and is the 2030 window in the diary; when were Gibraltar's Article 68 notifications sent to the EU, and through the FCDO as Article 6(3) requires; has the UK ratified; which EU countries notified under Article 68(5); were the four declarations adopted and where?
Gathers: whether the Article 122(2) notification was made: answered: LN 2026/237 of 23 July 2026 records that the UK, for Gibraltar, makes no notification under Article 122(2) or Article 121(2) · the date of transmission (LN 2026/237 took effect on 23 July, after the 15 July date that Article 68 read with Article 336(4) sets for most items) · the Article 68(9)(b) description of the Attorney General's competences, not in the notice

Has the tobacco traceability system under PTOB.3 been built; what did the first quarterly exchange on 30 November 2026 contain; has any minimum-price notice appeared since 14 July; which Gibraltar instrument requires operators to supply brand-level volumes and prices; what is the ad valorem rate on cigarettes, and does the £121 specific duty sit inside Annex 24's bands?
Gathers: the Tobacco Protocol Regulations 2026, laid 13 July, make the Collector the competent authority for the exchange, with a seven-day response to requests and Annex I of the arrangement as the form; they cover the exchange, not the collection: the quarterly exchange is the Collector's own duty (section 120(3); LN 2026/178 regulation 5(2)), but no instrument obliges operators to report volumes by brand and operator, and the Annex I form has no line for it; the traceability repository under LN 2026/118 records brand for cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco and is the only source the Collector has; LN 2026/204 sets the specific duty at £121 per 1,000 cigarettes, and Annex 24 requires the specific element to be between 7.5% and 76.5% of the total tax burden and the whole at least EUR 115 per 1,000; and the Statistics Office has published no import statistics since the 2016 Abstract, so no volume is in the public record from that side either

How many residence permits were in force on 15 July 2026 and fall to renewal by 15 July 2028; how many Article 50 notifications sent, objections received, permits refused; has the Article 52(3) list been transmitted; which documents were notified to Spain as residence documents; in which court does the 52(3) appeal lie; and who provides the return monitoring, the detention facilities, the legal counselling and the guardians that the International Protection Regulations require?
Gathers: permits in force (the 2022 Census counted 8,864 usually-resident non-Gibraltarians; it does not count permits) · Article 50 counts · Article 52(3) list · documents notified · appeal court · are applicants told of the transfer to Spain · LN 2026/237 names the Director of Immigration and Home Affairs as the competent authority for Articles 50(9) and 51(10) · LN 2026/206 (International Protection) brings in the EU's reception, qualification, procedures and return standards: work after six months, removal detention up to six months extendable by twelve, a forced-return monitoring system the Government must provide

How many Article 46 risk assessments has the Government sent to Spain, how many prohibitions has Spain issued; and why does section 44 of the Act set a lower threshold ("could pose a threat") than Article 46?
Gathers: Article 46 counts · section 44 threshold · the "facial recognition systems"

The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.

Which functions are now exercised by or jointly with Spain, under which instrument, and with what remedy if misused: the pursuit declaration under 6.2, the paragraph 5 surveillance decision, "the territory where the person has been apprehended" at sea, and why no data-protection arrangement among the seven?
Gathers: pursuit declaration · paragraph 5 · at sea · no DP arrangement · functions with Spain · whether the Spanish officers in the airport booths wear uniform, as Arrangement 4, paragraph 2.1.4(a) permits (it permits uniform and does not require it). LN 152/2026, the Uninterrupted Pursuit Regulations laid on 8 July, prescribe that pending the 6.2 declaration pursuing officers may not apprehend; the question is now whether a declaration will be made, and what it will say. LN 165/2026, regulation 19: joint maritime patrols run in jointly crewed vessels, and an arrest at sea is made by the authority of the territory where the person is apprehended under that territory's law: the rule is in Gibraltar law; which waters are whose is still the question. Regulation 10: on a Gibraltar-only alert a traveller may refuse arrest and choose to be turned back; regulation 15: on a Schengen alert for a Gibraltar resident only the Royal Gibraltar Police act, and the Commissioner notifies the Schengen authorities "with a view to fast extradition"

Has the UK–Gibraltar Joint Implementation Committee been constituted and met; who is nominated to the Cooperation Council and each EU-UK treaty committee; what contingency exists for an Article 67 suspension; how were Article 19's thirty days and the Council's ninety expected to run; and under Article 336(5), if an arrangement ends, do the alignment and aid obligations outlive the access; and what is the contingency if Schengen members reintroduce checks on arrivals from Spain, as Italy did from 1 August 2026, for Gibraltar residents travelling onward; and will the implementing instruments be corrected where their words depart from the treaty's?
Gathers: the departures found on reading the implementing instruments: the Eurojust and Europol Regulations cite the wrong chapters of Title V, and the Europol Regulations reverse Article 84(2) on who recovers damages; the Amendment of Act Regulations and the Act cite "Article 36(6)" where the layout arrangement is in Article 33(6); the Annex 19 Regulations do not carry Annex 19's rule that the designated posts are the exit customs office for all exports of goods from the EU into Gibraltar [Annex 19, Article 1(7)]; the Environmental Crime Regulations' schedule still lists "32A(1)" after the corrigendum renumbered it; whether LN 2026/174 regulation 33 lets a new vehicle type-approved in the UK be registered · five regulations (LN 2026/163, 191, 192, 193, 229) took their Implementation Date from a "European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2026" until a Notice of Corrigendum of 1 October 2026 (LN 2026/348) substituted the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026 in each · the Supreme Court rules (LN 2026/151) send every Treaty Act case down the judicial-review route without saying whether the permission stage and time limit apply to state-aid claims

The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.

Does section 33(2) disapply the GDPR at the border; has the Article 87(1) document been published; and how does data-protection law facing the EU under Article 14 sit with the Authorisation Regime aligning finance law to the UK?

When does the Gibraltar Authorisation Regime commence; has Gibraltar seen the draft legislation; what does sufficient alignment require and cost; is there a published position; is there notice or an appeal against withdrawal; who leads; and where Annex 17 and the GAR diverge, which gives way?
Gathers: all eight GAR rows · insurance rulebook policy · what Gibraltar can offer

What is Gibraltar's worked position under Article 289 on treaty–tax-agreement inconsistency; how many individuals and companies have been reclassified since 2021?

How does the Government read SSC.3 for a Gibraltarian; has the SSC.27(3) healthcare waiver been agreed; are GHA ambulances operating under Article 276(2) and whose direction; has the DVLD begun issuing Annex 27 licences; was ECRIS operational in time; is the nuclear-incident channel established?
Gathers: the law is in place: the Exchange of Criminal Record Information Regulations (LN 213/2026) and the Road Transport and Annex 27 Regulations (LN 141 and 140/2026) came into operation on 15 July; whether the ECRIS connection is live and whether operator licences have issued are the questions that remain

Has any arrest warrant been executed or any request under Articles 165–171 made; has any Gibraltar authority applied for a Spanish transfer authorisation; when will Regulation (EU) 2025/41, which Annex 9 lists beside Regulation 258/2012, be implemented; will the Proceeds of Crime orders be corrected to the Article 118(5) list and given the Article 195(1) remedy; and has the EU made the notifications under Articles 118(4) and 121?
Gathers: the procedural law for a surrender hearing, answered: the Surrender Regulations 2026 (LN 171/2026): the magistrates' court is Gibraltar's judicial authority, with provisional arrest, the requested person's rights, consent, the hearing, time limits under Article 140, bail under the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act 2011, and appeals to the Supreme Court and the Privy Council

Will the Government publish the framework text of 31 December 2020 with its own account of what changed; was the paragraph 4 "political instrument" ever made; has the "structured discussion" on the constitutional relationship been taken up; was the Governor's consent under section 35(2) of the Constitution signified for the Treaty Bill, which touched internal security and the police; does Gibraltar have standing to be heard in its own name; when will the Hansard for 13–17 July 2026, the signing week, be published (the record now runs to 7 July)?