ations ; ▁ ▁Upon ▁conclusion ▁of ▁negoti ations , ▁member ▁states ▁govern ments ▁decide ▁whether ▁the ▁agreement ▁should ▁be ▁signed ; ▁ ▁After ▁appro val ▁from ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁and ▁( in ▁case ▁the ▁agreement ▁covers ▁areas ▁other ▁than ▁trade ▁such ▁as ▁invest ment ▁protection ) ▁upon ▁rat ification ▁in ▁each ▁member ▁state ▁parliament , ▁member ▁states ▁govern ments ▁decide ▁whether ▁the ▁agreement ▁should ▁be ▁concluded ▁and ▁enter ▁into ▁effect . ▁ ▁Trade ▁agre ements ▁in ▁force ▁ ▁Ag re ements ▁provision ally ▁applied ▁ ▁Ag re ements ▁signed ▁( await ing ▁application ) ▁ ▁Ag re ements ▁final ised ▁( neg oti ations ▁concluded , ▁but ▁not ▁signed ) ▁ ▁Neg oti ating ▁G ulf ▁Co operation ▁Council ▁( B ah rain , ▁K uw ait , ▁O man , ▁Q atar , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁and ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ) ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁negoti ations ▁are ▁susp ended ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁India ▁Neg oti ations ▁initi ated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁on ▁EU - Ind ia ▁Bil ater al ▁Trade ▁and ▁In vest ment ▁Ag re ement ▁are ▁st alled ▁as ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁due ▁to ▁different ▁levels ▁of ▁amb ition ▁for ▁a ▁future ▁deal . ▁ ▁A SE AN ▁as ▁a ▁group ▁since ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁individual ▁countries : ▁ ▁Indones ia ▁since ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁ ▁Malays ia ▁since ▁October ▁ 2