A very, very small way, Colin, and I avoid contracts as they tend to lead to problems.
As I said earlier in the thread, it is patently clear that the NIP isn't working, and that it is itself colliding with international law in a potentially very damaging way. If something isn't working, the best thing to do is to either find a way of making it work, or to seek another solution altogether. The EU's absurdly legalistic 'red line' application of the protocol represents neither good faith nor compromise, and is in truth overtly aggressive.