International Investment Agreements of the European Union

This article is about EU agreements with investment provisions. For its agreements on trade, see Trade agreements of the European Union. For economic relations, see Third-country economic relationships with the European Union. For economic agreements, see Economic Partnership Agreements. For political relations, see Foreign relations of the European Union.

The European Union has concluded the following Treaties with Investment Provisions (TIPs) and Investment Related Instruments (IRIs) according to the database of UNCTAD. ^[1]

Treaties with Investment Provisions

No.	Short title	Status	Parties	Date of signature	Date of entry into force
1	EU - Kyrgyzstan EPCA (2024)	Signed (not in force)	Kyrgyzstan	25/06/2024
2	EU - Kenya EPA (2023)	In force	Kenya	18/12/2023	01/07/2024
3	Chile - EU Advanced Framework Agreement (2023)	Signed (not in force)	Chile	13/12/2023
4	Angola - EU SIFA (2023)	In force	Angola	17/11/2023	01/09/2024
5	ACP - EU Samoa Agreement (2023)	Signed (not in force)	ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States)	15/11/2023
6	EU - New Zealand FTA (2023)	In force	New Zealand	09/07/2023	01/05/2024
7	EU - Malaysia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (2022)	Signed (not in force)	Malaysia	14/12/2022
8	EU - Thailand Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation (2022)	Signed (not in force)	Thailand	14/12/2022
9	EU - United Kingdom Trade and Cooperation Agreement (2020)	In force	United Kingdom	30/12/2020	01/05/2021
10	EU - Viet Nam FTA (2019)	In force	Viet Nam	30/06/2019	01/08/2020
11	EU - Viet Nam IPA (2019)	Signed (not in force)	Viet Nam	30/06/2019
12	EU - Singapore FTA (2018)	In force	Singapore	15/10/2018	21/11/2019
13	EU - Singapore IPA (2018)	Signed (not in force)	Singapore	15/10/2018
14	EU - Japan EPA (2018)	In force	Japan	17/07/2018	01/02/2019
15	Armenia - EU CEPA (2017)	In force	Armenia	24/11/2017	01/03/2021
16	Australia - EU Framework Agreement (2017)	In force	Australia	07/08/2017	21/10/2022
17	Canada - EU CETA (2016)	Signed (not in force)	Canada	30/10/2016
18	EU - SADC EPA Group Agreement (2016)	Signed (not in force)	Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa	10/06/2016
19	EU - Kazakhstan EPCA (2015)	In force	Kazakhstan	21/12/2015	01/03/2020
20	EU - Georgia Association Agreement (2014)	In force	Georgia	27/06/2014	01/07/2016
21	EU - Moldova Association Agreement (2014)	In force	Moldova, Republic of	27/06/2014	01/07/2016
22	EU - Ukraine Association Agreement (2014)	In force	Ukraine	27/06/2014	01/09/2017
23	Central America - EU Association Agreement (2012)	In force	CACM (Central American Common Market)	29/06/2012	01/10/2013
24	EU - Viet Nam Framework PCA (2012)	Signed (not in force)	Viet Nam	27/06/2012
25	Colombia - Ecuador - EU - Peru Trade Agreement (2012)	In force	Colombia, Ecuador, Peru	26/06/2012	01/06/2013
26	EU - Iraq Cooperation Agreement (2012)	In force	Iraq	11/05/2012	01/08/2018
27	EU - Korea, Republic of FTA (2010)	In force	Korea, Republic of	06/10/2010	01/07/2011
28	EU - Korea, Republic of Framework Agreement (2010)	In force	Korea, Republic of	10/05/2010	01/06/2014
29	Eastern and Southern Africa States - EU Interim EPA (2009)	Signed (not in force)	Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe	29/08/2009
30	EU - SADC Interim Agreement (2009)	Signed (not in force)	Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique	22/01/2009
31	EU - Cameroon EPA (2009)	In force	Cameroon	15/01/2009	04/08/2014
32	Cote d'Ivoire - EC EPA (2008)	Signed (not in force)	Côte d'Ivoire	26/11/2008
33	CARIFORUM - EC EPA (2008)	In force	CARICOM (Caribbean Community), Dominican Republic	15/10/2008	01/01/2009
34	Bosnia - EC Stabilization Agreement (2008)	In force	Bosnia and Herzegovina	16/06/2008	01/06/2015
35	EC - Serbia Association Agreement (2008)	In force	Serbia	29/04/2008	01/09/2013
36	EU - Montenegro Association Agreement (2007)	In force	Montenegro	15/10/2007	01/05/2010
37	Albania - EC Association Agreement (2006)	In force	Albania	12/06/2006	01/04/2009
38	EC - Tajikistan Partnership Agreement (2004)	In force	Tajikistan	11/10/2004	01/01/2010
39	ANDEAN - EC Cooperation Agreement (2003)	Signed (not in force)	ANCOM (Andean Community)	15/12/2003
40	Chile - EC Association Agreement (2002)	In force	Chile	18/11/2002	01/02/2003
41	EC - Lebanon Association Agreement (2002)	In force	Lebanon	17/06/2002	01/04/2006
42	Algeria - EC Association Agreement (2002)	In force	Algeria	22/04/2002	01/09/2005
43	EC - OCT Association (2001)	In force	OCT (Overseas Countries and Territories)	27/11/2001	02/12/2001
44	EC - Pakistan Cooperation Agreement (2001)	In force	Pakistan	24/11/2001	01/09/2004
45	EC - Egypt Association Agreement (2001)	In force	Egypt	25/06/2001	01/06/2004
46	EC - Macedonia Association Agreement (2001)	In force	North Macedonia	09/04/2001	01/04/2004
47	Mexico - EC Cooperation Agreement (2001)	In force	Mexico	27/02/2001	01/03/2001
48	Cotonou Agreement (2000)	In force	ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States)	23/06/2000	01/04/2003
49	Bangladesh - EC Cooperation Agreement (2000)	In force	Bangladesh	22/05/2000	01/03/2001
50	EC - Turkmenistan Interim Trade Agreement (1999)	In force	Turkmenistan	10/11/1999	01/08/2010
51	EC - South Africa Cooperation Agreement (1999)	In force	South Africa	11/10/1999	01/05/2004
52	EU - Turkmenistan PCA (1998)	Signed (not in force)	Turkmenistan	25/05/1998
53	EC - Yemen Cooperation Agreement (1997)	In force	Yemen	25/11/1997	02/07/1998
54	EC - Jordan Association Agreement (1997)	In force	Jordan	24/11/1997	01/05/2002
55	Cambodia - EC Cooperation Agreement (1997)	In force	Cambodia	29/04/1997	01/11/1999
56	EC - Lao Cooperation Agreement (1997)	In force	Lao People's Democratic Republic	29/04/1997	01/12/1997
57	EC - Palestine Association Agreement (1997)	In force	State of Palestine	17/02/1997	01/07/1997
58	EC - Korea, Republic of Cooperation Agreement (1996)	Terminated	Korea, Republic of	28/10/1996	01/04/2001
59	EC - Uzbekistan Cooperation Agreement (1996)	In force	Uzbekistan	21/06/1996	01/07/1999
60	Armenia - EC Cooperation Agreement (1996)	In force	Armenia	22/04/1996	01/07/1999
61	Azerbaijan - EC Cooperation Agreement (1996)	In force	Azerbaijan	22/04/1996	01/07/1999
62	EC - Georgia Cooperation Agreement (1996)	Terminated	Georgia	22/04/1996	01/07/1999
63	EC - Morocco Association Agreement (1996)	In force	Morocco	26/02/1996	01/03/2000
64	Ankara Agreement (1995)	In force	Türkiye	22/12/1995	31/12/1995
65	EC - Mercosur Cooperation Agreement (1995)	In force	MERCOSUR (Mercado Común Sudamericano)	15/12/1995	01/07/1999
66	EC - Israel Association Agreement (1995)	In force	Israel	20/11/1995	01/06/2000
67	EC - Nepal Cooperation Agreement (1995)	In force	Nepal	20/11/1995	01/06/1996
68	EC - Vietnam Cooperation Agreement (1995)	In force	Viet Nam	17/07/1995	01/06/1998
69	EC - Tunisia Association Agreement (1995)	In force	Tunisia	17/07/1995	01/03/1998
70	Belarus - EC Cooperation Agreement (1995)	Signed (not in force)	Belarus	06/03/1995
71	EC - Kyrgyzstan Cooperation Agreement (1995)	In force	Kyrgyzstan	09/02/1995	01/07/1999
72	EC - Kazakhstan Cooperation Agreement (1995)	Terminated	Kazakhstan	23/01/1995	01/07/1999
73	EC - Moldova PCA (1994)	Terminated	Moldova, Republic of	28/11/1994	01/07/1998
74	EC - Sri Lanka Cooperation Agreement (1994)	In force	Sri Lanka	18/07/1994	01/04/1995
75	EC - Russia PCA (1994)	In force	Russian Federation	24/06/1994	01/12/1997
76	EC - Ukraine Cooperation Agreement (1994)	Terminated	Ukraine	14/06/1994	01/03/1998
77	EC - India Cooperation Agreement (1993)	In force	India	20/12/1993	01/08/1994
78	Brazil - EC Cooperation Agreement (1992)	In force	Brazil	29/06/1992	01/11/1995
79	EEC - Mongolia Trade Cooperation Agreement (1992)	In force	Mongolia	16/06/1992	01/03/1993
80	EC - Macao Trade Agreement (1992)	In force	Macao, China SAR	15/06/1992	01/01/1993
81	EC - EFTA (1992)	In force	EFTA (European Free Trade Association)	02/05/1992	01/01/1994
82	EC - Paraguay Cooperation Agreement (1992)	In force	Paraguay	03/02/1992	01/11/1992
83	EC - Uruguay Cooperation Agreement (1991)	In force	Uruguay	04/11/1991	01/01/1994
84	EC - GCC Cooperation Agreement (1988)	In force	GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council)	15/06/1988	01/01/1990
85	China - EC Trade and Cooperation Agreement (1985)	In force	China	21/05/1985	22/09/1985
86	ASEAN - EU Cooperation Agreement (1980)	In force	ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations)	07/03/1980	01/10/1980
87	EU Treaty (1957)	In force		25/03/1957	01/01/1958
88	IFD Agreement	In negotiation

Investment Related Instruments

No.	Short title	Date of adoption	Level	Type
1	EU Model Clauses for BITs 2023	21/09/2023	Regional/Plurilateral	Model agreements
2	EU Code of Conduct for European Enterprise	1999	Regional/Plurilateral	Guidelines, principles, resolutions and similar

References

1. "European Union | International Investment Agreements Navigator | UNCTAD Investment Policy Hub".