The Act is organised in 5 Parts and 6 Schedules. Part 1 concerns international trade agreements and their implementation. It regulates implementation of the Agreement on Government Procurement, it lays down general rules on the implementation of international trade agreements, such establishing that the implementation provisions on certain areas (e.i. protection of human, animal or plant life or health; animal welfare; environmental protection, employmnet etc.) must be consistent with maintaining UK levels of statutory protection in that area. The Part also consider the situation and provides for procedures to be followed when there is a Free Trade agreement and exist credible reports of genocide in the territory of a prospective FTA counter-party. Part 2 establishes the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) and Schedule 4 and 5 contain further provision about the TRA and transfer of staff. The TRA provides the Secretary of State with advice, support and assistance in connection with the conduct of an international trade dispute, functions of the Secretary of State relating to trade, international trade, and trade remedies. Part 3 establishes the Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) with the purpose to provide advice under section 42 of the Agriculture Act 2020 (reports relating to free trade agreements) as amended by this Part. Schedule 6 contains provision applying legislation relating to public bodies to the TAC. Part 4 concerns trade information and regulates collection of exporter information by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), disclosure of information by HMRC and other authorities and offence relating to disclosure by authorities identified under section 14.
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