Moving Forward
Implementation - putting the FTA into practice
The FTA is all about removing barriers to trade between New Zealand and China to enable businesses from both countries to expand and develop commercial linkages. A partnership between government and business is therefore essential for making the FTA work in practice.
Implementing the NZ-China Free Trade Agreement is based on a whole-of-government approach to maximising the benefits for New Zealand. This is reflected in this website, which includes the full range of government agencies involved in putting the FTA into practice.
New Zealand government agencies held a series of road shows in the main centres of New Zealand in the lead-up to the FTA's entry into force, which focused on explaining the content of the agreement to stakeholders, answering questions, and working with the private sector to build capability for doing business in China.
The implementation process now involves working closely with the Chinese Government in making the provisions of the FTA work effectively. This includes the establishment of a Joint Commission and a number of specific working groups to deal with the key components of the Agreement including goods, services, investment, sanitary and phytosanitary issues, technical barriers to trade and dispute settlement.
- Page last updated: 03 December 2008
