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UK-New Zealand FTA: draft explanatory memorandum

The memorandum describes the general effect of the UK-New Zealand free trade agreement treaty as well as its financial, legal and policy implications.

Documents

Draft explanatory memorandum on the Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and New Zealand (PDF version)

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The Explanatory Memorandum is a document presented to parliament that provides an explanation of the general effect of the UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement.

The Explanatory Memorandum can be an invaluable means for understanding why the trade agreement was enacted, what it was designed to achieve, and what it actually means.

Updates to this page

Published 28 February 2022
Last updated 2 March 2023 + show all updates
  1. Added HTML (web accessible) version.

  2. First published.

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