Which country’s Parliament passed the legislation implementing its Free Trade…

Concept

A free-trade agreement can pass through several distinct milestones: signature, legislative approval, executive assent, ratification, and entry into force. A date-specific current-affairs question must match the country and the exact milestone named in the record.

Application

On 22 November 2022, both Houses of the Australian Parliament completed passage of the legislation implementing the Australia–India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA). Therefore, the country asked for is Australia.

Contrast

• Sri Lanka’s bilateral trade agreement with India belongs to an earlier trade framework and is not the parliamentary event dated 22 November 2022.

• France is covered by the European Union’s common commercial policy; no separate France–India FTA parliamentary passage matches this event.

• Germany is also covered by the European Union’s common commercial policy; no separate Germany–India FTA parliamentary passage matches this event.

Cross-check

The Parliament of Australia bill history records final passage by both Houses on 22 November 2022, while the agreement entered into force later, on 29 December 2022. This confirms both the country and the milestone: Australia.