Specialised Committee on the Implementation of the Windsor Framework: Joint Statement, 10 June 2025
Published 10 June 2025
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The Specialised Committee on the Implementation of the Windsor Framework met today, co-chaired by officials from the UK Government and the European Commission.
The co-chairs took stock of the implementation of the Windsor Framework since the last meeting on 6 March 2025. They recalled the commitment of the EU and the UK to the full, timely and faithful implementation of the Windsor Framework, as recently reiterated at the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee meeting on 29 April and the UK-EU Summit on 19 May.
They noted progress in some areas of the Windsor Framework’s implementation, notably the deployment of new facilitations in the customs area for freight and parcel movements that entered into application on 1 May. They also reviewed the upcoming work that needs to be delivered in this area within 6 months from the application of the facilitations, notably in relation to the full access of the Union representatives to the relevant UK IT systems.
In the SPS area, they reviewed the good progress made in relation to the pet movement scheme. They noted that significant work remains to be done to deliver in full the safeguards underpinning the flexibilities for the movement of agri-foods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It was agreed that progress would be urgently made on all pending issues and in particular on the accurate issuance of certificates and the correct implementation of the labelling safeguards.
The co-chairs took stock of the work of the Joint Consultative Working Group and its structured sub-groups.
They reiterated the importance of continued joint engagement with Northern Ireland stakeholders.
The co-chairs also held an exchange of views on the implications of the Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Resilience Acts for the proper functioning of the Windsor Framework, in line with Article 13(4) of the Windsor Framework, following on from the delegation of that responsibility by the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee.