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India-EU FTA to come into force in later part of FY27
Financial Express Chandigarh
|April 16, 2026
INDIA'S TRADE AGREEMENT with the European Union is likely to come into force in the later part of this financial year, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Wednesday.
Besides, India and Oman are aiming to operationalise their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) from June 1, he added.
“We are working up on the tentative date of 1st of June for entry into force of the CEPA with Oman. The free trade agreement with the EU will be signed by the end of this calendar year and operationalised in this financial year,’ he told reporters.
This story is from the April 16, 2026 edition of Financial Express Chandigarh.
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