Coming into force of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement
Article Published on April 6, 2021
As communicated in our previous e-news1, the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) between Mauritius
and India was signed on 22 February 2021. It will be recalled that the CECPA became the first agreement signed between India and an African
country.
Further to the completion of the ratification process on both sides, the CECPA came into effect on 1 April 2021. Under this agreement,
• For trade in goods, Mauritius is set to gain preferential access into India on a list of 615 products while India benefits from market access
into Mauritius on a list of 310 products.
• For services, market access will be provided in sectors such as financial services, tourism, education, distribution, ICT and professional
services.
1 Access the March edition of our e-news here
