International treaty

UK-New Zealand FTA Chapter 10: Domestic Regulation

Text of chapter 10 of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and Department for International Trade
• Published: 28 February 2022

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Chapter 10: Domestic Regulation (PDF version)

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The Treaty includes a chapter on Domestic Regulation which aims to reduce ‘behind the border’ barriers. It ensures that businesses have greater certainty around the authorisation procedure for obtaining or amending a licence to allow them to supply services in each other’s markets.

The chapter contains provisions that build on the agreed disciplines of the WTO Joint Initiative on Services Domestic Regulation (the ‘WTO JSI’). It includes commitments on publication of information, authorisation fees, processing of applications, allocation of limited numbers of licenses, and appeals of administrative decisions.

The authorisation process is also supported by commitments to process applications electronically, making the process more accessible for UK businesses.

Published 28 February 2022