Agenda: Trade Specialised Committee on Level Playing Field for Open and Fair Competition and Sustainable Development under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: sixth meeting, 15 October 2026
Updated 7 October 2026
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1. Opening remarks and adoption of the agenda:
a) Decision No 1/2026: Panel of expert Art. 409 Trade and Cooperation Agreement
b) Signature of the Competition Cooperation Agreement
2. Discussion on issues related to subsidy control, competition and state-owned enterprises:
a) Update on EU competition policy and UK competition reforms
b) Update on EU and UK digital markets competition enforcement
c) Enforcement of the UK subsidy control regime and outcome of the review
d) The EU’s proposal for an Industrial Accelerator Act and certain Member State industrial schemes
e) Update on Allocation Round 8 and allocation of Clean Industry Bonus
f) An overview of the financial support schemes behind the UK Modern Industrial Strategy, including support schemes to lower energy costs for UK industry
g) EU Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework
h) State Owned enterprise: Railways Bill and Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act
3. Discussion on issues related to labour and social standards:
a) Update on the implementation of the Employment Rights Act including the launching of the Fair Work Agency
b) EU Labour and Skills
4. Discussion on issues related to environment and climate:
a) Stocktake of discussions under Article 395 TCA
b) Update on EU ETS Review
c) Update on the implementation of the Planning and Infrastructure Act
d) EU Simplification agenda: environment
e) EU and UK approaches to deforestation
5. Discussion on other instruments for trade and sustainable development:
a) EU and UK approaches to forced labour