Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community

Following the decision of EU leaders on 10 April 2019 to extend the deadline provided for in Article 50, the Council approved an amended draft decision on the conclusion of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and decided to forward it to the European Parliament for its request for approval launched by the Council on 11 January 2019.

At the special summit on 10 April EU leaders agreed an extension of Article 50 until the end of October 2019. If the withdrawal agreement is ratified by both sides earlier, the UK will leave on the first day of the following month, leaders said. The decision was taken in agreement with the UK.

The date of entry into force of the withdrawal agreement is therefore adjusted to correspond to the deadline provided for in Article 50(3) of the TEU, as extended by the European Council in agreement with the United Kingdom.