Text of the Agreement

New Zealand and the UAE signed the NZ-UAE free trade agreement, known as the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on January 14, 2025.

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Title, Contents and Preamble

Chapter 1: Initial Provisions

Chapter 2: Trade in Goods

Chapter 3: Rules of Origin

Chapter 4: Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation

Chapter 5: Trade Remedies

Chapter 6: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

Chapter 7: Technical Barriers to Trade

Chapter 8: Investment Facilitation

Chapter 9: Trade in Services

Chapter 10: Digital Trade

Chapter 11: Government Procurement

Chapter 12: Competition

Chapter 13: Intellectual Property

Chapter 14: Trade and Sustainable Development

Chapter 15: Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation

Chapter 16: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Chapter 17: Economic Cooperation

Chapter 18: Transparency

Chapter 19: Administration of the Agreement

Chapter 20: Dispute Settlement

Chapter 21: Exceptions

Chapter 22: Final Provisions