asked Her Majesty's Government:

With which non-European Union countries the European Union has free trade agreements. [HL1074]

The European Union has free trade agreements with South Africa, Chile, Mexico and Switzerland as well as Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland (as part of the European Economic Area).

Other agreements that include elements of free trade include economic partnership agreements, association agreements, stabilisation and association agreements and partnership and co-operation agreements.

N.B. The European Commission website provides information on all the European Union's bilateral trade relations at http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/bilateral/index_en.htm.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

With which non-European Union countries the European Union is currently negotiating free trade agreements. [HL1075]

The EU is currently negotiating free trade agreements with: India; the Republic of Korea; the Gulf Co-operation Council (comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay); the Euro-Mediterranean countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey); the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, and Cambodia); Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama) and the Community of Andean Nations (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru).

Other agreements that include elements of free trade include economic partnership agreements, association agreements, stabilisation and association agreements and partnership and co-operation agreements.

N.B. The European Commission website provides information on all the European Union's bilateral trade relations at http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/bilateral/index_en.htm.