International Agreements Committee
Second Report

2nd Report of Session 2019-21 - published 3 February 2021 - HL Paper 221

Contents

Summary

Chapter 1: Agreement drawn to the special attention of the House

Economic Partnership Agreement, done at London on 8 December 2020, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part, and the Republic of Kenya, a Member of

the East African Community, of the other part (CP 339, 2020)

Entry into force

Other EAC countries’ accession to the Agreement

Potential implications of the Agreement for regional coherence

The UK’s trading relationship with Kenya

Tariffs

Rules of origin

Origin quotas

Bilateral safeguards

The Cotonou Agreement and respect for human rights

Governance and amendments

Expanding the Agreement

Territorial application

Consultation

Chapter 2: Agreements reported for information

Agreement, done at London on 8 December 2020, between the

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and

Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on Trade in Goods

(CP 328, 2020)

Free Trade Agreement, done at London on 29 December 2020, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (CP 367, 2021)

The UK’s trade relationship with Vietnam

Key divergences from the EU-Vietnam Agreement

Appendix 1: List of Members, declarations of interest and Committee staff



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