作者：Simon Holmes ，Naomi Inns   金杜律师事务所伦敦办公室

2016年6月23日，英国将就是否留在欧盟举行全民公决。这一结果将对英国企业及在英国运营的企业产生重要影响。

英国企业家们——连同政客——已经开始就“留欧”或“退欧”展开了激烈讨论。本文探讨了支持离开欧盟（退欧）的一大主要论据，即退欧对企业利好，因为可以减少企业面临的繁琐监管。

退欧并不会减少企业面临的繁文缛节

除了官方的退欧运动之外，还有大量独立的宣传运动主张退欧，其中就有英国商界，他们宣称：

“从不必要的、限制性的和经济惩罚的监管中解脱出来，能够制定我们自己的贸易协议，并且能够用浪费在欧盟的税收作出更好的投资，英国将会成为全世界最理想的经商之地。”

众所周知，欧盟已经饱受过度管制之累，这一点赋予上述论据直接和表面的吸引力。然而，据安永展开的一项调查，72%的投资者对欧盟单一市场和英国市场的兴趣不分伯仲。显然，对于“退欧是应对过度监管的方案”之类的任何论据而言，必定受到企业的质疑。
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作者：金杜律师事务所 King & Wood Mallesons

There is an argument that if Brexit were to happen, it is likely that the UK would remain part of Europe’s integrated gas and electricity markets, in the same way as Norway or Switzerland, using one mechanism or another.

有观点认为，即便英国退欧，英国很可能会像挪威或瑞士那样，用这个或那个机制，留在欧洲统一的电力市场之内。
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作者：金杜律师事务所 Kiing & Wood Mallesons

Environmental policy has hardly been mentioned in the public debate on EU Membership so far, which is quite surprising as about 90 per cent of the UK’s environmental legislation comes from EU legislation. The EU has had a huge impact on the development of environmental policy and law in the UK over the past 40 years and has undoubtedly had a positive effect in making us clean up our act in areas like air pollution, water pollution and waste management, although some EU environmental laws have been criticised as burdensome red tape by some business sectors.

目前，围绕退欧展开的公开辩论几乎从来没有提到环境政策，这是令人感到非常意外的，因为近90%的英国环境法规都源自欧盟法规。在过去40年中，欧盟对英国环境政策和法律的发展产生了巨大影响。尽管一些企业部门批评部分欧盟环境法律，认为这些繁琐的规定造成了很大负担，但毫无疑问，在治理空气污染、水污染和废物管理方面，欧盟对我们的工作起到了积极的推动作用。
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作者：金杜律师事务所 King & Wood Mallesons

At the moment, a range of Financial Services businesses such as banks, insurance companies and asset managers are able to operate across the EU as long as they have a base in the UK. This is known as passporting.

目前，广大金融服务企业如银行、保险公司及资产管理公司，只要在英国落地，就能在欧盟各地经营。这叫做“通行制度”。

However, if Brexit occurs, passporting into the EU from the UK would not be possible unless special arrangements are put in place. Banks from outside the EU would no longer be free to just set up in the London and gain access to the wider market in the EU. To continue to maintain operations across Europe they would need to set up subsidiaries across mainland Europe in places like France, Germany, Amsterdam and Dublin, potentially, so those cities would actually benefit from taking away financial services from the UK.

但是，如果英国退欧，就不可能利用通行制度从英国进入欧盟，除非有特殊安排。来自欧盟之外的银行就不再能仅在伦敦成立一个机构，就进入更加广阔的欧盟市场。为了能继续在欧盟各地经营，企业需要在欧洲大陆成立子公司，如在法国、德国、阿姆斯特丹，可能乃至都柏林等地，这样这些城市实际上会获益，因为它们承担了英国原有的金融服务。
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作者：金杜律师事务所 King & Wood Mallesons

So, Mr Cameron has now been to Brussels, he has spoken to the other 27 member states and he has walked away with what he describes as a very good deal, particularly a very good deal in relation to the Financial Services Centre that is London.

卡梅伦先生去过了布鲁塞尔，与其它27个成员国会谈，还轻松达成了他所谓的非常划算的交易，尤其有利于伦敦这个金融服务中心。
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作者：金杜律师事务所 King & Wood Mallesons

Opportunities presented by economy changing digital technologies are vast.

改变经济的数字技术带来巨大机会。

Does being in a block of 28 countries working together to reap the benefits in this sector give the UK a significant advantage, or could the UK just as easily achieve these benefits all on its own?
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作者：金杜律师事务所 King & Wood Mallesons

The debate about Brexit would be incomplete without considering the data protection and privacy implications.

如果不考虑数据保护和隐私权方面的影响，关于英国退欧的讨论就不全面。

Many UK businesses feel constrained by European data protection laws, which restrict the way in which they can handle personal data. However, it’s a key issue for many voters, who value their privacy in an increasingly digital world.

很多英国企业感觉受到欧盟的数据保护法所束缚，因为这些法律限制企业处理个人数据的方式。但这对许多参加公投的选民来说很重要，因为大家在日益数字化的世界中更加重视个人隐私。
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