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Petition · past parliament

Trigger Article 24 of the WTO's General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Triggering Article 24 of the WTO's General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade would allow the UK and EU a "reasonable amount of time" after Brexit to agree a free trade deal with zero tariffs.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

The UK Government should negotiate to invoke Article 24 (GATT) for a "soft" WTO

Timeline

30 Jan 2019 Petition opened for signatures
12 Feb 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Feb 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.