India unhappy with many Free Trade Agreements (FTA) it signed, walked out of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Australia is one of the 15 countries that signed RCEP. Now India signed separate bilateral agreement with Australia. Many of India's concerns appear to have been addressed in this ECTA.
SANITARY AND
PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES
Where
certification is required for trade in a product, the importing Party shall
ensure that such certification is applied, in meeting its SPS objectives, only
to the extent necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health.
TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE
Where technical
regulations are required and relevant international standards exist or their
completion is imminent, each Party shall use them, or relevant parts of them,
as a basis for its technical regulations except when such international
standards or relevant parts would be an ineffective or inappropriate means for
the fulfilment of the legitimate objectives pursued, for instance because of
fundamental climatic or geographical factors or fundamental technological
problems. Where a Party does not use such international standards, or their
relevant parts, as a basis for its technical regulations and these may have a
significant effect on its trade with the other Party, it shall, upon request of
the other Party, explain the reasons therefore.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Each Party shall encourage the mutual recognition of the relevant qualifications, licensing or certification requirements, including in regulated or licensed occupations under various industry and business sectors. Each Party shall encourage its relevant bodies to organise or facilitate bilateral discussions on occupational skill sets and standards in specific regulated or licensed occupations, based on the request of the other Party. The Parties shall endeavour to work towards sharing of information on the skill shortage and skill sets desirable for those occupations.
