1.

Member(s) notifying: New Zealand

2.

Date of notification: 7 October 2025

3.

Notification pursuant to

[X] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994

[X] Article V:7(a) of GATS

[ ] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause

4.

Parties to the Agreement: New Zealand, United Arab Emirates

5.

Date of signature: 14 January 2025

6.

Date(s) of entry into Force: 28 August 2025

7.

Brief description of the Agreement: 

The New Zealand – United Arab Emirates (UAE) Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) establishes a free trade area for trade in goods and services within the meaning of GATT 1994 Article XXIV and GATS Article V.

The Agreement contains provisions on (a) trade in goods; (b) rules of origin and origin procedures; (c) customs and trade facilitation; (d) sanitary and phytosanitary measures; (e) technical barriers to trade; (f) investment facilitation; (g) trade in services; (h) digital trade; (i) government procurement; (j) competition; (k) intellectual property; (l) trade and sustainable development; (m) indigenous trade and economic cooperation; (n) small and medium-sized enterprises; (o) economic cooperation; (p) transparency, (q) general provisions and exceptions; (r) institutional provisions; and (s) dispute settlement.

The Agreement contains schedules of commitments for trade in goods and services.

The Agreement establishes a Joint Committee to oversee its implementation.

8.

Text and related schedules, annexes and protocols are:

[ ] submitted to the WTO Secretariat (electronic format)

[X] available from the following official Internet link(s):

www.mfat.govt.nz/en/trade/free-trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements-in-force/new-zealand-united-arab-emirates-free-trade-agreement