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UK-New Zealand FTA Chapter 32: General Exceptions and General Provisions

Text of chapter 32 of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

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This chapter ensures flexibility for the UK government to protect legitimate domestic priorities. This includes national security, the NHS, climate change and creative arts through a series of exceptions and general provisions. The chapter also allows New Zealand to protect their domestic priorities in respect of the Māori in relation to the Treaty of Waitangi.

Published 28 February 2022