This article is part of our special report (Agri-food) life after Brexit.
The EU and UK may have finally ratified their trade deal, but question marks remain over how the two partners will align their phytosanitary regulation, which is causing a considerable headache for the agrifood sector.
Almost five years after the Brexit vote, EU lawmakers this week endorsed the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) that now governs economic relations between the UK and the bloc, while EU-27 ministers on Thursday (29 April) agreed their position on a four-year Brexit Adjustment Reserve.
While the ratification of the trade deal has come as welcome relief, the issue of phytosanitary checks remains a thorny issue.