As the transition period ends, the #BrexitDeal applies from tomorrow. But there's also a parallel significant legal change - most of the rest of the withdrawal agreement starts to apply. A thread on the legal issues in the rest of that agreement.

The citizens' rights provisions of the withdrawal agreement (on EU citizens who moved to the UK, and UK citizens who moved to the EU, before the end of the transition period) start to apply.

Annotation and detailed analysis of those provisions here: https://t.co/WLG4axw7qH
After today, UK citizens newly moving to the EU, or EU citizens newly moving to the UK, are in principle governed by national law (partly harmonised by the EU, on the EU side).

However, the #BrexitDeal contains some provisions on visas for service providers.
The #BrexitDeal also refers to the matching unilateral decisions of the EU and UK to waive a visa requirement for short tourist visits. Analysis of the EU law on that issue here: https://t.co/HNdlpnlIq6
UK citizens resident in the EU on the basis of the withdrawal agreement (or who move to EU in future) should be covered by the EU law on long-term resident non-EU citizens, which provides for a limited form of mobility between Member States. Analysis here: https://t.co/zngoZWBOCg
Next, a big chunk of the treaty on 'separation provisions' - ie what happens to pending European Arrest Warrants - starts to apply. For a number of issues (for instance, trade in goods and extradition) the #BrexitDeal will start to apply to any new transactions, requests etc.
The financial contributions part of the withdrawal agreement - which already applied during the transition period (ie the UK has already made a chunk of the contributions it provides for) - continues to apply as regards remaining contributions.
What if the EU and UK argue about this agreement? In place of the full jurisdiction of the CJEU, the arbitration rules in the withdrawal agreement start to apply. Some limited jurisdiction of the CJEU continues.

Analysis of dispute settlement issues here: https://t.co/D5lRc0w7mQ
There are broader questions about breach and termination of the agreement, which I discussed here - https://t.co/AkaMdIpbow

Note that issues of breach and termination are quite different in the #BrexitDeal, but they are separate treaties, ie ending the latter doesn't end the WA.
But for both the withdrawal agreement and the 'Brexit deal' there's a common misunderstanding that breaching the treaty automatically leads to its termination. That's incorrect as regards both treaties (and as regards international treaties in general).
Finally, the withdrawal agreement protocols. The protocol on Cypriot bases starts to apply; the protocol on Gibraltar mostly ends (we'll see if anything is agreed to replace it).

The NI protocol mostly starts: remember it's been supplemented by implementing measures this month.
My overview of the whole withdrawal agreement here: https://t.co/AzdiMxuNzj

And of the transition period here: https://t.co/Zj3UsmSIsp

More on the #BrexitDeal soon... //

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From today, we will memorize the names of 27 Nakshatras in Vedic Jyotish to never forget in life.

I will write 4 names. Repeat them in SAME sequence twice in morning, noon, evening. Each day, revise new names + recall all previously learnt names.

Pls RT if you are in.

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Today's Nakshatras are:-

1. Ashwini - अश्विनी

2. Bharani - भरणी

3. Krittika - कृत्तिका

4. Rohini - रोहिणी

Ashwini - अश्विनी is the FIRST Nakshatra.

Repeat these names TWICE now, tomorrow morning, noon and evening. Like this tweet if you have revised 8 times as told.

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Today's Nakshatras are:-

5. Mrigashira - मृगशिरा

6. Ardra - आर्द्रा

7. Punarvasu - पुनर्वसु

8. Pushya - पुष्य

First recall previously learnt Nakshatras twice. Then recite these TWICE now, tomorrow morning, noon & evening in SAME order. Like this tweet only after doing so.

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Today's Nakshatras are:-

9. Ashlesha - अश्लेषा

10. Magha - मघा

11. Purvaphalguni - पूर्वाफाल्गुनी

12. Uttaraphalguni - उत्तराफाल्गुनी

Purva means that comes before (P se Purva, P se pehele), and Uttara comes later.

Read next tweet too.

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Purva, Uttara prefixes come in other Nakshatras too. Purva= pehele wala. Remember.

First recall previously learnt 8 Nakshatras twice. Then recite those in Tweet #4 TWICE now, tomorrow morning, noon & evening in SAME order. Like this tweet if you have read Tweets #4 & 5, both.