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There is no reason to have a special status to the UK. They are part of the Sepa just as much as, e.g., Switzerland. And most likely they will continue to be part of Sepa after the transition period, that we don't know for sure however at this point, and we will possibly have to update the map again on 31 December 2020. For now, however, there is no reason to have some special color for the UK. --Glentamara (talk) 15:36, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree. The default state for all the other states is that they will still be in SEPA unless and until they decide to leave. But the UK will automatically leave at the end of 2020 (or a bit later if the transition period is extended), unless they negotiate some new agreement. If the UK does negotiate an agreement like Switzerland's, then it can share its colour perhaps, but its status is fundamentally different right now. AJF (talk) 16:01, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

But if we should have such a detailed legend, we should at least also differentiate between Switzerland and the non-EU EEA states. The EEA states are part of SEPA through the EEA agreement, while Switerland is part through a bilateral agreement. It's two completely different legal cases. --Glentamara (talk) 16:14, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I see where you're coming from there, but it's a distinction that's not very important for the purposes of SEPA. Switzerland and the other EFTA states both have agreements to participate in the single market and, as part of that, SEPA. They may not be in exactly the same agreement, but there is one. The UK by contrast was an EU member, and now isn't one nor does it have an agreement to participate in SEPA in future, but rather it just applies the SEPA rules temporarily to give both it and the EU time to prepare for it leaving or to negotiate a new status. AJF (talk) 16:20, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]