International treaty

Chapter 33: Final Provisions (web version)

Published 28 February 2022

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Article 33.1: Annexes, Appendices, and Footnotes

The Annexes, Appendices, and footnotes to this Agreement shall constitute an integral part of this Agreement.

Article 33.2: Amended or Successor International Agreements

Where international agreements^{[footnote 1]} are referred to or incorporated into this Agreement, in whole or in part, they shall be understood to include amendments thereto or their successor agreements entering into force for both Parties on or after the date of signature of this Agreement. If any matter arises regarding the implementation or application of this Agreement as a result of those amendments or successor agreements, the Parties may, on request of either Party, consult with each other with a view to finding a mutually satisfactory solution to this matter as necessary.

Article 33.3: Amendments

The Parties may agree, in writing, to amend this Agreement. Any amendment shall enter into force on a date agreed by the Parties, following delivery of the latter of the Parties’ notifications confirming completion of their respective applicable internal requirements for entry into force, unless the Parties agree otherwise.

Article 33.4: Termination

This Agreement may be terminated by either Party on giving six months’ written notice to the other Party, unless the Parties agree otherwise.

Article 33.5: Laws and Regulations and their Amendments

Where reference is made in the Agreement to laws or regulations of a Party, those laws or regulations shall be understood to include amendments thereto and successor laws or regulations, unless otherwise provided in the Agreement.

Article 33.6: Territorial Extension

1. At the time of entry into force of this Agreement, or any time thereafter, this Agreement, or specified provisions of it, may be extended to such territories for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible as the Parties may agree.

2. For greater certainty, an extension in accordance with paragraph 1 may include extension of further provisions of this Agreement to the Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey and the Isle of Man, as well as any extension to any other territories for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible, including, but not limited to, Gibraltar.

Article 33.7: Territorial Disapplication

1. At any time after entry into force of this Agreement, the United Kingdom may give written notice to New Zealand that this Agreement, or specified provisions of it, shall no longer apply to a territory for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible.

2. If the United Kingdom gives notice in writing pursuant to this Article, the Parties shall hold consultations promptly to agree a mutually satisfactory solution. Notwithstanding such consultations, if notice in writing is given that this Agreement as a whole is no longer to apply to a territory for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible, the notification shall take effect 12 months after the date on which the United Kingdom has provided written notice to New Zealand, or on such other date as the Parties may agree. Any amendment to this Agreement required as a result of the Agreement, or specified provisions of it, no longer applying to a territory for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible shall be made in accordance with Article 33.3 (Amendments).

Article 33.8: Entry into Force

Entry into force of this Agreement shall be subject to the completion of the necessary domestic procedures of each of the Parties. This Agreement shall enter into force on such date as the Parties may agree in writing, following delivery of the latter of the Parties’ written notifications confirming completion of their respective applicable legal requirements and procedures for entry into force.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.

Done in duplicate at __ on this __ day of __ 2022 in the English language.

For the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:

For the Government of New Zealand:

1. The international agreements referred to in or incorporated into this Agreement shall be understood to include their most recent amendments having entered into force for both Parties before the date of signature of this Agreement. ↩