The suggestion that the UK could avoid EU sanctions in the event of a no - deal Brexit by invoking Article 24 of the World trade Organization 's General Agreement on Trade and Trade is wrong , EU trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom has argued . Both mark Farage and Boris Johnson have suggested that Article 24 could be used to secure two years of trade between the EU and the EU with no tariffs . Outgoing Prime Minister Theresa has said the issue is not as simple as some people believe .
The suggestion that the UK could avoid EU tariffs in the event of a no-deal Brexit by invoking Article 24 of the World Trade Organization's General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is wrong, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom has said. Both Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson have suggested that Article 24 could be used to secure two years of trade between the UK and the EU with no tariffs. Outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May said the issue is not as simple as some people believe.