The European Commission Friday launched four new infringement procedures, or legal action, against the UK for not complying with significant rules governing trading arrangements for Northern Ireland.

The EU governing body’s press statement explained that “the UK’s unwillingness to engage in meaningful discussion since last Friday and the continued passage of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill through the UK Parliament go directly against [the spirit of constructive cooperation].”

The infringements relate to a stated failure to collect and provide the EU with data regarding exports from Northern Ireland to Great Britain, and to implement rules agreed on EU excise duties, Value Added Tax and alcohol excise duties.

The four new infringement procedures come in addition to the infringement procedures the commission launched on June 15.

In response to the announcement, a UK government spokesperson stated, “It is disappointing that the EU has chosen to bring forward further legal action, particularly on goods leaving Northern Ireland for Great Britain which self-evidently present no risk to the EU single market.”

The UK has two months to respond to a request sent by the commission to the UK to comply with the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, after which the commission may take measures including taking the UK to the Court of Justice of the European Union.