Australia-UAE CEPA Chapter 26 Final Provisions

Article 26.1 Annexes, Appendices, Side Letters and Footnotes

The Annexes, Appendices and footnotes to this Agreement shall constitute an integral part of this Agreement. Where a side letter to this Agreement explicitly provides that it is an integral part of this Agreement, it shall constitute an integral part of this Agreement.

Article 26.2 Amended or Successor International Agreements

If any international agreement, or a provision therein, that has been referred to in this Agreement or incorporated into this Agreement, is amended, the Parties shall, at the request of either Party, consult on whether to amend this Agreement, unless this Agreement otherwise provides.

Article 26.3 Amendments

The Parties may agree, in writing, to amend this Agreement. Such amendments shall enter into force 60 days after the date on which the Parties exchange written notifications confirming that they have completed their respective domestic requirements necessary for the entry into force of the amendments, or on such other date as the Parties may agree.

Article 26.4 Entry into Force

This Agreement shall enter into force 60 days after the date on which the Parties exchange written notifications through diplomatic channels, confirming that they have completed their respective domestic requirements necessary for the entry into force of this Agreement, or on such other date as the Parties may agree.

Article 26.5 General Review

1. The Parties shall undertake a general review of this Agreement in the fifth year after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, or at such times as may be agreed by the Parties.
2. A review pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be undertaken with a view to updating and enhancing this Agreement to ensure that the disciplines contained in this Agreement remain relevant to the trade and investment issues and challenges confronting the Parties.

Article 26.6 Termination

1. This Agreement shall remain in force unless terminated pursuant to paragraph 2.
2. A Party may terminate this Agreement by giving the other Party notice in writing through diplomatic channels. Such termination shall take effect six months after the date of the notification, or on such date as the Parties may agree.
3. Within 30 days of the date of a notification issued under paragraph 2, either Party may request consultations regarding whether the termination of any provision of this Agreement should take effect on a date later than that provided in paragraph 2. Such consultations shall commence within 30 days of the date of the request, or on such date as the Parties may agree.

Article 26.7 Authentic Text

This Agreement is done in duplicate in the English and Arabic languages. Both texts of this Agreement shall be equally authentic. In case of divergence of interpretation, the English text shall prevail.

Signed at Canberra, Australia, this 6 November day of two thousand and twenty-four.

For the Government of Australia:

For the Government of the United Arab Emirates: