Sanitary and Phytosanitary Barriers Upon withdrawal from the EU, the UK transposed existing EU sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures into UK law in 2021, thus creating close initial alignment between UK and EU SPS measures. Some trade concerns outlined in the SPS section of the EU Chapter in this National Trade Estimate Report therefore remain with respect to the UK. The United States is concerned that these measures may unnecessarily restrict trade without furthering safety objectives, because they appear to be applied beyond the extent necessary to protect human, animal, or plant life or health, not based on science, or maintained without sufficient scientific evidence. Specifically, the UK remains closely aligned to EU policy on pesticide approvals, regulation, and maximum residue limits (MRLs). However, there have been divergences between the two regimes as changes to some EU SPS measures have not been automatically reflected in the UK SPS measures (with the exception of Northern Ireland) and vice versa. => Nach Austritt hielt das VK trotzdem viele EU Regelungen bei. Das entfallen dieser hätte den internationalen Handel erleichtert. Ein Beispiel wie das VK keine Konsequente post-Brexit wirthschafts/handels-Politik hatte.