Strangely, less than an hour ago on another thread I wrote this (when explaining what I though were in for in the coming year):
//I think we can all look forward to "Project Fear Mk III", as dire warnings of the pestilence, war, famine and death that will be visited upon the country unless we accede to the EU’s every demand will once again be trotted out by the usual suspects. Thankfully many of them were been consigned to the political dustbin last month.//
The beginning of my prophesy has begun. I cannot see the FT article as I am not a subscriber. However I heard what the Chancellor had to say on the news this morning as read a BBC report. We none of us knows what Mr Javid has in mind but of course we shall have to abide by EU product standards if we want to sell goods there (as - in common with all countries worldwide - they will to sell to us). But there is far more to EU regulations than trading standards. Many EU directives have nothing to do with trade at all and it may be those which he is thinking of. Whatever they are, it will be up to the UK government to determine what we agree to and what we don't and it will be up to the EU to accept or decline our conditions.
As an aside I notice the CBI is one of the doomsayers mentioned. As any fool knows, you listen to what the CBI suggests and do exactly the opposite.