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UK-India CETA Chapter 30: Final Provisions (web version)

Published 24 July 2025

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Article 30.1 Annexes, appendices, footnotes and side letters

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

  2. Side letters exchanged between the Parties in connection with the conclusion of this Agreement shall constitute an integral part of this Agreement if those side letters explicitly so provide.

Article 30.2 Amendments

The Parties may agree, in writing, to amend this Agreement. Such amendments shall enter into force 60 days after the date on which the Parties exchange written notifications confirming that they have completed their respective domestic legal requirements, necessary for the entry into force of the amendments, unless the Parties agree otherwise.

Article 30.3 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. Upon delivery of a written request by the United Kingdom, the Parties shall hold consultations promptly to consider and agree the extension. Any amendment to this Agreement required to accommodate an extension shall be made in accordance with Article 30.2 (Amendments).

  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 30.4 Territorial disapplication

At any time after entry into force of this Agreement, the United Kingdom may give written notice to India that this Agreement, or specified provisions of it, shall no longer apply to a territory for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible. 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 those 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 disapplication shall take effect 12 months after the date on which the United Kingdom provided written notice to India, or on such other date as the Parties may agree. Any amendment to this Agreement required as a result of disapplication shall be in accordance with Article 30.2 (Amendments).

Article 30.5 General review

  1. The Parties shall undertake a general review of the Agreement, at ministerial level, with a view to furthering its objectives and building on the existing terms of this Agreement, within five years of the date of entry into force of this Agreement and thereafter every five years or at such times as may be agreed by the Parties.

  2. A review pursuant to paragraph 1 shall take into account:

(a) the objective of facilitating trade through further liberalisation of market access for goods and services;

(b) that mutually beneficial outcomes flow from the implementation and overall operation of this Agreement;

(c) the work of subcommittees, working groups or other subsidiary bodies established under this Agreement, including reviews under relevant Chapters; and

(d) any other matters as may be agreed by the Parties.

Article 30.6 Entry into force

This Agreement shall enter into force 60 days after the date on which the Parties exchange written notifications confirming that they have completed their respective domestic legal requirements necessary for the entry into force of this Agreement or on such other date as the Parties may agree.

Article 30.7 Termination

A Party may terminate this Agreement by giving the other Party written notice. The termination shall take effect six months after the date of the notification, or on such date as the Parties may agree.

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

DONE in two originals at London, this day of 2025.

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

For the Government of the Republic of India

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