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On Monday, 13 June 2016 14:01:57 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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dennis@home wrote:
So for example car emissions laws won't have to be complied with?

Why would we have to comply with EU car emission laws for cars owned
by
UK citizens. For cars sold into the EU, we obviously would have to,
just as we would for cars sold anywhere else in the world. Like the
US,
f'rinstance.

Tim doesn't seem to know much about history. The whole car emissions
thing
started in California. Due to the odd climatic conditions they have
there.
And quite quickly spread to much of the rest of the world. Those
countries
which ignored it are rather regretting it now.

So you agree that we can't just ignore EU laws and that they will
affect
us even if we leave.


This is all very simple, Den, and I don't know why you're having such
trouble with it.


Its extremely simple, just leaving the EU doesn't make us free to do
what we like as the leavers keep claiming.

nonsense. It just means EU won't dictate much re what we do within our own
country.

Exactly so. If we wish to continue trading with the EU, we will have to
negotiate the new conditions. Only an optimistic fool would hope they'll
be better than the existing ones. All the available evidence says
otherwise.

Most UK trade is internal. In that area the UK retains control.

Yes.

Foreign trade is inevitably always negotiated between countries.

Not anymore, most of the time its done under
the WTO rules without any negotiation at all.