New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that the India-EU Free Trade Agreement, which was finalized on Tuesday, will be taken up for legal scrubbing on a fast-track basis and expressed hope that the agreement will come into force later this year.

Piyush Goyal, who addressed a joint press conference, said the agreement covers almost 99% of the total exports that are sent from India to the European Union.

"Every agreement stands on its own legs, and this is a wonderful agreement. It will be taken up on legal scrubbing on a fast-track basis, as we discussed today, and translated into 24 languages simultaneously. We do hope that we should be able to celebrate the entry into force of this agreement within c...