EUR-Charts

The box in the 3rd row on the left hand side entitled “Through the withdrawal agreement” must read:

 Through the withdrawal agreement

Exampels of possible issues:

• Transitional rules;;
• The protection of acquired rights,
  e.g. of citizens having exercised Union rights before the withdrawal of the State in question (maintenance of residence rights etc.);
• Budget and financial obligations of the exiting state / the EU.

Note:
Protection of acquired rights is not guaranteed through Art. 50 TEU, different from e.g. Art. 23 of the EU- Swiss Agreement on the free movement of persons.

 

E.g. the UK Government on the 31 January 2020

The box in the 3rd row in the middle must read:

Through an alternative arrangement for post- membership relations

Various possibilities in theory, notably:

• EFTA and EEA membership (“Norway model”);
• Customs union (“Turkey model”);
• Sectoral agreements (“Switzerland model”);
• Free trade and investment agreement of the modern type (“Canada model”);
• No special arrangement, WTO law only (“Hong Kong model”).

 

E.g. the UK Government:

• Alternatives to Membership: possible models for the United Kingdom outside the European Union (March 2016);
• The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union (February 2017): ‘an ambitious and comprehensive Free Trade Agreement’.