The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland is annexed to and an integral part of the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement. It comprises a preamble and 19 Articles. There are also seven Annexes (see below). The Articles cover:
(1) Objectives; (2) Rights of Individuals; (3) Common Travel Area; (4) Customs territory of the United Kingdom; (5) Customs, movement of goods; (6) Protection of the UK internal market; (7) Technical regulations, assessments, registrations, certificates, approvals and authorisations; (8) VAT and excise; (9) Single electricity market; (10) State aid; (11) Other areas of North-South cooperation; (12) Implementation, application, supervision and enforcement; (13) Common provisions; (14) Specialised Committee; (15) Joint consultative working group; (16) Safeguards; (17) Protection of financial interests; (18) Democratic consent in Northern Ireland; (19) Annexes.
Annexes
The seven Annexes to the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland contain either lists of EU acts applicable in the United Kingom 'in respect of Northern Ireland' (Annexes 1-5) or provisions detailing specific processes (Annexes 6-7)
For details of the EU acts listed in Annexes 1-5, see the Applicable EU Law. These lists can be revised/updated by Decisions of the Joint Committee.
| Annnex 1. Provisions of Union Law Referred to in Article 2(1) | Individual rights |
| Annnex 2. Provisions of Union Law Referred to in Article 5(4) | Movement of goods |
| Annnex 3. Provisions of Union Law Referred to in Article 8 | VAT and excise |
| Annnex 4. Provisions of Union Law Referred to in Article 9 | Single electricity market |
| Annnex 5. Provisions of Union Law Referred to in Article 10(1) | State aid |
| Annnex 6. Procedures referred to in Article 10(2) | State aid and subsidies for agriculture |
| Annnex 7. Procedures referred to in Article 16(3) | Safeguards |