Parliament gives consent to EU–New Zealand free trade agreement

Decision

The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution (P9_TA(2023)0417) on 22 November 2023 giving its consent to the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand, on the basis of the draft Council decision and the draft Agreement and the Committee on International Trade recommendation (A9-0305/2023).

What Changes

By giving its consent, Parliament completed its formal consent role in the Treaty-based procedure for concluding the agreement and instructed its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of New Zealand. Any concrete legal or market changes will depend on the Agreement's provisions and subsequent implementation steps.

Who Is Affected

The decision directly concerns the European Union institutions, Member State governments and parliaments and New Zealand.