The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) welcomed submissions throughout the period of 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 made submissions were registered as stakeholders by the Department for further consultation and follow up, as appropriate.
Negotiations with the EU on the FTA concluded in 2026.
Submissions received by DFAT during the negotiation phase of the FTA are listed below.
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
- Stradia
- 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
Copyright and content
- Copyright in submissions resides with the author(s), not with the Commonwealth of Australia.
- The views expressed in these submissions are the views of the author(s) and should not be understood as reflecting the views of the Commonwealth of Australia, or those of the Australian Government.