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<span>The bloc has sent a letter of formal notice to kick-start an infringement procedure, which could lead to fines being imposed by the EU's top court</span> </figure>
The European Union launched legal action against Britain on Monday for unilaterally changing trading arrangements for Northern Ireland that Brussels says breach the Brexit divorce deal agreed with London last year.
The bloc has sent a letter of formal notice to kick-start an infringement procedure, which could lead to fines being imposed by the EU's top court, although that could be at least a year off, leaving time for a solution to be found. Britain's withdrawal agreement with the EU leaves the British-ruled province of Northern Ireland in the EU single market for goods and so requires checks on goods arriving there from other parts of the United Kingdom.
其中一些检查预计在三月底宽限期到期后开始。该计划已经中断了到达北爱尔兰超市的一些供应。
英国表示打算单方面将宽限期延长至 1 月 XNUMX 日，但欧盟信函要求英国推翻这一决定。英国表示，它没有违反协议，并将“在适当的时候”对欧盟的法律行动做出回应。
美国呼吁双方维护《耶稣受难日协议》，以保护北爱尔兰的和平，白宫敦促双方“优先考虑务实的解决方案”。
负责英国关系的欧盟高级官员马罗斯·塞夫科维奇(Maros Sefcovic)也单独致信英国同行戴维·弗罗斯特(David Frost)，寻求真诚的谈判以在本月解决这一问题。
英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊周一表示，延期只是一项旨在公平的技术决定。他说，该协议应保障英国和北爱尔兰之间以及北爱尔兰与爱尔兰陆地边界之间的贸易。
“这就是我们试图通过一些临时和技术措施来解决的问题，我们认为这些措施非常明智，但显然我们将期待与欧盟朋友进行讨论，看看我们能取得什么进展，”他说。
