As Commerce Minister Simon Power noted when announcing the conclusion of the review of trading rules between New Zealand and Australia “an important aspect of [CER] and its success is that both countries have continued to work at it to ensure it remains a living agreement.” The same could be said of any successful trade agreement, however, the attention paid to the rules of origin for the CER stands in stark contrast to work done on keeping the rules for our Pacific neighbours up-to-date. This submission from Oxfam New Zealand calls on New Zealand and Australia to immediately improve the rules for Pacific exporters.
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