Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Act 2024

Lords bill Government Bill 2024-25 Act of Parliament

Passed โ€” Royal Assent 20 March 2024
Sponsor
Lord Johnson of Lainston (Conservative)
+ 1 co-sponsor
  • Kemi Badenoch (Conservative)
Introduced
8 November 2023
Royal Assent
20 March 2024
About this bill

A Bill To Enable the implementation of, and the making of other provision in connection with, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Parliamentary stages

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Lords
โœ“ First reading 8 Nov 2023
โœ“ Second reading 21 Nov 2023โ†—
โœ“ Committee stage 7 Dec 2023โ†—
โœ“ Report stage 16 Jan 2024โ†—
โœ“ Third reading 23 Jan 2024โ†—
Commons
โœ“ First reading 24 Jan 2024
โœ“ Second reading 29 Jan 2024โ†—
โœ“ Programme motion 29 Jan 2024
โœ“ Committee stage 20 Feb 2024โ†—
โœ“ Report stage 19 Mar 2024โ†—
โœ“ Third reading 19 Mar 2024โ†—
Final stages
โœ“ Royal Assent 20 Mar 2024

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What this bill is about

From the Explanatory Notes (November 2023):

1 The Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill (the "Bill") provides measures to ensure the UK will be compliant with its international obligations pursuant to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership ("CPTPP") when the UK accedes to that treaty. In particular, the measures in the Bill will make changes to domestic law in three areas: a. technical barriers to trade; b. government procurement; and c. intellectual property.
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