On January 15, a draft version of the Financial Services Contracts (Transitional and Saving Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which have been laid before Parliament, was published together with a draft explanatory memorandum.
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On January 7, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that the notification window for the temporary permissions regime (TPR) is now open.

In the lead-up to the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union (Brexit) on March 29 (Exit Day), the agreement on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal (Withdrawal Agreement) has not been ratified by the UK Parliament. If ratification fails, this would result in a so-called “no-deal Brexit,” meaning that the UK would leave the EU without having agreed on any transitional arrangements, and any European Economic Area (EEA)-based firms or fund managers passporting their services or products into the UK would lose their permission to do so on Exit Day.
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On January 8, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper (CP19/2) on contractual certainty post-Brexit.

In the lead-up to the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union (Brexit) on March 29 (Exit Day), the agreement on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal remains to be ratified by the UK Parliament. If ratification fails, this would result in a so-called “no-deal Brexit,” meaning that the UK would leave the EU without having agreed on any transitional arrangements, and any firms or fund managers based in the European Economic Area (EEA) passporting their services or products into the UK would lose their permission to do so on Exit Day.
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