European Union: Technology transfer provisions in European Union-India Free Trade Agreement
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
27 Jan 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
India
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Technology transfer requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement
Timeline of events
European Union and India concluded negotiations for Free Trade Agreement including technology transfer provisions
On 27 January 2026, the European Union (EU) and India concluded negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The agreement features a digital trade chapter that includes rules on the protection of software source code to prevent its mandatory disc…
SourceEvent type
treaty
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government