Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Legislation Bill
Government bill
About this bill
This omnibus bill will enable: the issue of New Zealand certificates of origin on goods for export negotiated between New Zealand, Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); the application of preferential tariff rates under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (the RCEP); and transitional safeguard measures to be applied in appropriate circumstances on imports originating from the RCEP parties.
Act text: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Legislation Act 2021 (legislation.govt.nz)
Voting method
Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.Read the bill
Bill text: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Legislation Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Act text: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Legislation Act 2021 (legislation.govt.nz)
Member responsible
Progress
Enacted
This Bill has been passed by Parliament, and signed into law by the Governor-General in a step called Royal Assent. This doesn't mean that everything the Act implements has come into force yet, but it does mean that the Act is on the statute books.
Votes
1st reading
Passed
13 May 2021
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(23 March 2023 at 00:02 GMT+00:00)