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The European Union promised legal action on Wednesday after the British government unilaterally extended a grace period for checks on food imports to Northern Ireland, a move Brussels said violated terms of Britain's divorce deal.
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He added: “For supermarkets and their suppliers, as part of the operational plan the UK committed to at the UK-EU Joint Committee on February 24, the current Scheme for Temporary Agri-food Movements to Northern Ireland (STAMNI) will continue until October 1.
“Certification requirements will then be introduced in phases alongside the roll out of the digital assistance scheme.”
The temporary nature of the government s move is unlikely to satisfy the DUP.
Speaking before Secretary of State Lewis published his written statement, DUP MP for East Antrim, Sammy Wilson, said temporary extensions to grace periods were not good enough.
Lorries leaving Larne Port. (Photo: PA Wire)