The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) welcomes submissions throughout the negotiations from interested individuals and groups on the potential opportunities and impacts of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU). Individuals, organisations and groups that make submissions are registered as stakeholders by the Department for further consultation and follow up, as appropriate.
Stakeholders are invited to consider and comment on the commercial, economic, regional and other opportunities and impacts that could be expected to arise from an Australia-EU FTA. In your submission, you may wish to focus on specific market access challenges and other issues of importance in doing business with the EU or EU member states. Especially helpful would be information on tariff and non-tariff barriers to goods and services trade and barriers to investment.
Possible issues stakeholders may wish to address include:
- goods market access (tariffs and quotas)
- biosecurity and food safety issues
- regulatory issues
- customs procedures
- cross-border trade in services
- investment, including investor-state dispute settlement
- government procurement
- intellectual property, including geographical indications
- movement of persons
- competition policy
- sustainable development.
Observations based on past experience in the EU or in other markets that may have some bearing upon a future FTA would be received with interest. Alternatively, you may wish to raise more general issues associated with the impact of a possible Australia-EU FTA on Australia.
The information stakeholders provide will assist the Government in determining Australia's key priorities as we negotiate an FTA with the EU.
Written submissions may take several forms – from a short email through to a more comprehensive analytical paper.
Submissions can be lodged through the following:
Email: a-eufta@dfat.gov.au
Mail:
Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement
Office of Trade Negotiations
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
RG Casey Building
John McEwen Crescent
Barton ACT 0221
All submissions will be made publicly available on the DFAT website unless the author specifies otherwise. These documents have not been produced by us and may not meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA requirements. Please contact us at a-eufta@dfat.gov.au to obtain alternative copies.
Submissions received (PDF files)
- A Principles Based Free Trade Agreement between Australia and European Union - Part 1
- Accord
- Accord Australasia and Cosmetics Europe
- Anca Group
- ANZ
- APRA AMCOS
- Armstrong Flooring Pty Ltd
- Artwine Pty Ltd
- Australian Business in Europe 2019
- Australian Business in Europe 2023
- Australian Council of Trade Unions
- Australian Dairy Industry Council and Dairy Australia
- Australian Digital Alliance
- Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET)
- Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC)
- Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA)
- Australian Grape and Wine Authority (AGWA)
- Australian Honey Bee Industry Council Inc. (AHBIC)
- Australia New Zealand Screen Association
- Australian Nut Industry Council (ANIC)
- Australian Olive Association
- Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association
- Australian Pork Limited
- Australian Seafood Industry
- Australian Services Union
- Australian Steel Institute (ASI)
- Australian Sugar Milling Council and CANEGROWERS
- BASF Australia
- Business Council of Australia
- Cleanseas Tuna
- Coles
- Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN)
- Consorzio Tutela Grana Padano
- Council for International Trade and Commerce South Australia (CITCSA)
- Design Institute of Australia
- Dr Hazel V J Moir (the Australian National University)
- Dr Remy Davison (Monash University)
- Dr Shafi U Khan Niazi
- Export Council of Australia
- Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries
- Femeconomy
- Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited
- Food Frontier
- Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited
- German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (GACIC)
- Dr Umair Ghori (Bond University)
- Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association
- GrainGrowers
- Hanes Brands
- Humane Society International
- Ikea Distribution Services Australia
- Interactive Games and Entertainment Association
- International Chamber of Commerce Australia
- International Generic and Biosimilar medicines Association
- International Trademark Association
- Law Council of Australia
- Lindsay Oates
- Medicines Australia
- Michael Monaghan
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Montessori School Murcia
- Mylan Australia
- National Farmers Federation (NFF)
- Nixora Group
- Portuguese Australian Chamber of Commerce (Portrade)
- Professor Gonzalo Villata Puig (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
- Professor Gonzalo Villata Puig (Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Professor Bruno Zeller (University of Western Australia)
- Public Health Association of Australia
- Qantas
- RSPCA
- Red Meat and Livestock Industry Taskforce
- Regional Development Australia (RDA)
- Santova Logistics
- SBS
- Screen Producers Australia
- Seafood Industry Australia
- SPC Ardmona
- Spinifex Australia
- Stuart Gregory
- SunRice
- Swisse
- Tasmanian Fruit & Vegetable Export Facilitation Group
- Telstra
- Teys Australia
- TradeWindow
- Tuna Australia
- United Commonwealth Society
- Victorian Government Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources
- Winemakers' Federation of Australia
- WoolProducers Australia
- Woolworths Group
- World Animal Protection
- Dr Paula C Zito (the University of Adelaide)
- Zonte's Footstep