CECPA signed by India-Mauritius to enter into force on 1st April 2021



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India and Mauritius have signed the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA), which will officially come into force on 1st April 2021. This agreement marks the first trade deal of its kind between India and an African nation. The CECPA aims to boost trade by providing preferential market access for hundreds of goods and opening up numerous subsectors for trade in services for both countries.

India and Mauritius signed the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) on 22 February 2021. The CECPA is the first trade Agreement signed by India with a country in Africa. Both sides have completed their internal legal procedures and the India-Mauritius CECPA will enter into force on Thursday, 01 April 2021. The Agreement is a limited agreement, which will cover Trade in Goods, Rules of Origin, Trade in Services, Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), Sanitary and Ph
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The India-Mauritius CECPA will enter into force on Thursday, 01 April 2021.

It is the first trade Agreement signed by India with a country in Africa.

The agreement covers Trade in Goods, Rules of Origin, Trade in Services, Technical Barriers to Trade, Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures, Dispute Settlement, Movement of Natural Persons, Telecom, Financial services, Customs Procedures and Cooperation in other Areas.

The CECPA covers 310 export items for India, including food, beverages, agricultural products, textiles, base metals, and electronics.

Mauritius will benefit from preferential market access into India for its 615 products, such as frozen fish, speciality sugar, biscuits, fresh fruits, juices, and apparel.

Indian exporters need to obtain a Certificate of Origin (CoO) from authorised Indian agencies.




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