The Council of ministers held last Friday March 1, has adopted a royal DECRETO-LEY to deal with the consequences of withdrawal from the United Kingdom of the European Union without agreement (BOE of 2.03.2019) and contains national regulatory actions, supplementing those taken by the European union.

Actions are directed to counter, to the extent possible, the unwanted effects arising from a withdrawal of the kingdom United without agreement in those areas of state matter that are tried essential for a successful transition to the new situation.

The measures are aimed at two objectives:

• Preserve the interests of citizens, Spanish and British, who exercised their right to free movement before the date of withdrawal.
• Preserve the normal workings of trade flows and economic interests of Spain.

It is temporary measures aimed at facilitating the transition to the new situation derivative of the account of the kingdom united as a third state. In this way, do not seek to establish the future relationship with United Kingdom and its operation will cease when the time elapsed in each case shows, or before, if adopted, bilateral and European, as appropriate, instruments called to regulate relations with the unified kingdom durably.

The maintenance of measures is subject to treatment by the equivalent United Kingdom, which shall be verified through the mechanisms uniquely provided for this purpose.