UK

1. Political - noun.

Abbreviation for the United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom, formally and in full, is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

2. Adjective - qualifier.

Designating that something relates to the UK, for example UK Export Finance or UK GAAP (generally accepted accounting practice).

3. Brexit - European Union (EU) - Regulations - retained EU law.

Designating a domestic UK version of a regulation - for example the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - originally derived from an EU Regulation, in this case the GDPR.

Depending where they do business, organisations may need to comply both the domestic UK version and the EU Regulation.

See also

• Brexit transition period
• Brussels
• EMIR
• EU 27
• European Community
• Financial Fraud Action UK
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Regulation
• Retained EU law
• Single Market
• UK EMIR
• UK Export Finance
• UK GAAP
• UK GDPR
• UK MAR
• UK MiFIR
• UK plc
• UK Securities Financing Transactions Regulation
• United Kingdom