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 Chile - Korea Free Trade Agreement

Signature:2003-February-15
Entry into Force: 2004-April-01

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Index

Topics Covered in the Agreement
Initial Provisions
Definitions
Market Access for Goods

› Tariff Elimination

›Tariff Elimination Schedules
Rules of Origin

› Specific Rules of Origin
Customs Procedures
Safeguard Measures
Antidumping/CVD Matters
Sanitary/Phytosanitary Measures
Technical Barriers to Trade
Investment

› Reservations and Exceptions
Cross-Border Trade in Services

› Reservations and Exceptions

› Quantitative Restrictions
Telecommunications
Temporary Entry of Business Persons
Competition
Government Procurement
Intellectual Property Rights
Transparency
Administration of the Agreement
Dispute Settlement
Exceptions
Final Provisions
 
     
Preamble    
Part I General Aspects  
Chapter 1 Initial Provisions

Article 1.1

 Establishment of the Free Trade Area

Article 1.2

 Objectives

Article 1.3

 Relation to Other International Agreements

Article 1.4

 Succession of Treaties or International Agreements

Article 1.5

 Extent of Obligations
     
Chapter 2 General Definitions

Article 2.1

 Definitions of General Application

Annex 2.1: Country-Specific Definitions
     
Part II Trade in Goods  
     
Chapter 3 National Treatment and Market Access for Goods

Section A

 Definitions and Scope and Coverage  

Article 3.1

 Definitions  

Article 3.2

 Scope and Coverage  

Section B

 National Treatment  

Article 3.3

 National Treatment  

Section C

 Tariffs  

Article 3.4

 Tariff Elimination  

Article 3.5

 Temporary Admission of Goods  

Article 3.6

 Duty-Free Entry of Certain Commercial Samples of Negligible Value and Printed Advertising Materials  

Article 3.7

 Goods Re-Entered after Repair or Alteration  

Article 3.8

 Customs Valuation  

Section D

 Non-Tariff Measures  

Article 3.9

 Import and Export Restrictions  

Article 3.10

 Customs User Fees  

Article 3.11

 Export Taxes  

Article 3.12

 Emergency Clause for Agricultural Goods  

Article 3.13

Committee on Trade in Goods  

 

 Annex 3.5: Temporary Admission of Goods  

 

 Annex 3.9: Import and Export Measures  
     
Chapter 4 Rules of Origin

Article 4.1

 Definitions  

Article 4.2

 Originating Goods  

Article 4.3

 Regional Value Content  

Article 4.4

 Intermediate Materials  

Article 4.5

 Accumulation  

Article 4.6

 De Minimis  

Article 4.7

 Fungible Goods and Materials  

Article 4.8

 Accessories, Spare Parts and Tools  

Article 4.9

 Indirect Materials  

Article 4.10

 Packaging Materials and Containers for Retail Sale  

Article 4.11

 Packing Materials and Containers for Shipment  

Article 4.12

 Transhipment  

Article 4.13

 Non-Qualifying Operations  

Article 4.14

 Interpretation and Application  

Article 4.15

 Consultations and Modifications  
     
Chapter 5 Customs Procedures

Article 5.1

 Definitions  

Article 5.2

 Certificate and Declaration of Origin  

Article 5.3

 Obligations Regarding Importations  

Article 5.4

 Obligations Regarding Exportations  

Article 5.5

 Exceptions  

Article 5.6

 Invoicing by a Non-Party Operator  

Article 5.7

 Confidentiality  

Article 5.8

 Origin Verifications  

Article 5.9

 Advanced Rulings on Determinations of Origin  

Article 5.10

 Review and Appeal  

Article 5.11

 Penalties  

Article 5.12

 Uniform Regulations  

Article 5.13

 Cooperation  

Article 5.14

 Review  
     
Chapter 6 Safeguards Measures

Article 6.1

 Safeguard Measures  
     
Chapter 7 Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Matters  

Article 7

 Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Matters
Chapter 8 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  

Article 8.1

 Definitions  

Article 8.2

 General Provisions  

Article 8.3

 Rights of the Parties  

Article 8.4

 Obligations of the Parties  

Article 8.5

 International Standards and Harmonization  

Article 8.6

 Equivalence  

Article 8.7

 Risk Assessment and Determination of Appropriate Sanitary and Phytosanitary Level of Protection  

Article 8.8

 Adaptation to Regional Conditions, including Pest- or Disease-Free Areas and Areas of Low Pest or Disease Prevalence  

Article 8.9

 Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures  

Article 8.10

 Transparency  

Article 8.11

 Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  
     
Chapter 9 Standard-Related Measures

Article 9.1

 Definitions  

Article 9.2

 General Provision  

Article 9.3

 Scope and Coverage  

Article 9.4

 Basic Rights and Obligations  

Article 9.5

 Compatibility  

Article 9.6

 Conformity Assessment Procedures  

Article 9.7

 Authorization Procedures  

Article 9.8

 Transparency  

Article 9.9

 Limitations on the Provision of Information  

Article 9.10

 Committee on Standards-Related Measures  

Article 9.11

 Technical Cooperation  

 

 Annex 9.10: Members of the Standards-Related Measures Committee  
     
Part III Investment, Services and Related Matters  
     
Chapter 10 Investment

Section A

 Definitions  

Article 10.1

 Definitions  

Section B

 Investment  

Article 10.2

 Scope and Coverage  

Article 10.3

 National Treatment  

Article 10.4

 Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment  

Article 10.5

 Minimum Standard of Treatment  

Article 10.6

 Losses and Compensation  

Article 10.7

 Performance Requirements  

Article 10.8

 Senior Management and Boards of Directors  

Article 10.9

 Reservations and Exceptions  

Article 10.10

 Future Liberalization  

Article 10.11

 Transfers  

Article 10.12

 Exceptions and Safeguard Measures  

Article 10.13

 Expropriation and Compensation  

Article 10.14

 Subrogation  

Article 10.15

 Special Formalities and Information Requirements  

Article 10.16

 Relation to Other Chapters  

Article 10.17

 Denial of Benefits  

Article 10.18

 Environmental Measures  

Section C

Settlement of Disputes between a Party and an Investor of the Other Party

 

Article 10.19

 Purpose  

Article 10.20

 Claim by an Investor of a Party on Its Own Behalf  

Article 10.21

 Claim by an Investor of a Party on Behalf of an Enterprise  

Article 10.22

 Settlement of a Claim through Consultation and Negotiation  

Article 10.23

 Notice of Intent to Submit a Claim to Arbitration  

Article 10.24

 Submission of a Claim to Arbitration  

Article 10.25

 Conditions Precedent to Submission of a Claim to Arbitration  

Article 10.26

 Consent to Arbitration  

Article 10.27

 Number of Arbitrators and Method of Appointment  

Article 10.28

 Constitution of a Tribunal When a Party Fails to Appoint an Arbitrator or the Disputing Parties are Unable to Agree on a Presiding Arbitrator  

Article 10.29

 Agreement to Appointment of Arbitrators  

Article 10.30

 Consolidation  

Article 10.31

 Notice  

Article 10.32

 Participation by a Party  

Article 10.33

 Documents  

Article 10.34

 Place of Arbitration  

Article 10.35

 Governing Law  

Article 10.36

 Interpretation of Annexes  

Article 10.37

 Expert Reports  

Article 10.38

 Interim Measures of Protection  

Article 10.39

 Final Award  

Article 10.40

 Finality and Enforcement of an Award  

Article 10.41

 General Provision  

Article 10.42

 Exclusions  

Section D

 Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services Committee  

Article 10.43

 Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services Committee  
 

Annex 10.9.6

  
 

Annex 10.11

  
 

Annex 10.20

  

 

 Annex 10.41.2: Service of Documents  

 

 Annex 10.41.4:  Publication of an Award  

 

 Annex 10.43: Composition of the Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services Committee  
     
Chapter 11 Cross-Border Trade in Services

Article 11.1

 Definitions  

Article 11.2

 Scope and Coverage  

Article 11.3

 National Treatment  

Article 11.4

 Local Presence  

Article 11.5

 Reservations  

Article 11.6

 Quantitative Restrictions  

Article 11.7

 Future Liberalization  

Article 11.8

 Liberalization of Non-Discriminatory Measures  

Article 11.9

 Procedures  

Article 11.10

 Licensing and Certification  

Article 11.11

 Denial of Benefits  

 

 Annex 11.10: Professional Services  
     
Chapter 12 Telecommunications

Article 12.1

 Definitions  

Article 12.2

 Scope and Coverage  

Article 12.3

 Access to and Use of Public Telecommunications Transport Networks and Services  

Article 12.4

 Conditions for the Provision of Enhanced or Value-Added Services  

Article 12.5

 Standards-Related Measures  

Article 12.6

 Monopolies  

Article 12.7

 Transparency  

Article 12.8

 Relation to Other Chapters  

Article 12.9

 Relation to International Organizations and Agreements  

Article 12.10

 Technical Cooperation and Other Consultations  

 

 Annex 12.1: Conformity Assessment Procedures  

 

 Annex 12.5.8: Committee on Telecommunications Standards  
     
Chapter 13 Temporary Entry for Business Persons

Article 13.1

 Definitions  

Article 13.2

 General Principles  

Article 13.3

 General Obligations  

Article 13.4

 Grant of Temporary Entry  

Article 13.5

 Provision of Information  

Article 13.6

 Working Group  

Article 13.7

 Dispute Settlement  

Article 13.8

 Relation to Other Chapters  

 

 Annex 13.4: Temporary Entry for Business Persons  

 

Section I: Business Visitors

  

 

Section II: Traders and Investors

  

 

Section III: Intra-Company Transferrees

  

 

 Annex 13.4.1  

 

Appendix 13.4.I.1: Business Visitors

 

 

Appendix 13.4.I.3: Existing Immigration Measures

  
     
Chapter 14 Competition

Article 14.1

 Definitions  

Article 14.2

 Objectives  

Article 14.3

 Notifications  

Article 14.4

 Coordination of Enforcement Activities  

Article 14.5

 Consultations when the Important Interests of a Party are Adversely Affected in the Territory of the Other Party  

Article 14.6

 Exchange of Information and Confidentiality  

Article 14.7

 Technical Assistance  

Article 14.8

 Public Enterprises and Enterprises Entrusted with Special or Exclusive Rights, including Designated Monopolies  

Article 14.9

 Dispute Settlement  
     
Part IV Government Procurement  
     
Chapter 15 Government Procurement

Article 15.1

 Definitions  

Article 15.2

 Scope and Coverage  

Article 15.3

 National Treatment and Non-Discrimination  

Article 15.4

 Prohibition of Offsets  

Article 15.5

 Transparency  

Article 15.6

 Tendering Procedures  

Article 15.7

 Conditions for Suppliers’ Participation in Procurement  

Article 15.8

 Publication of Advance Notices  

Article 15.9

 Tender Documentation  

Article 15.10

 Time-Limits  

Article 15.11

 Technical Specifications  

Article 15.12

 Awarding of Contracts  

Article 15.13

 Bid Challenges  

Article 15.14

 Information Technology and Cooperation  

Article 15.15

 Modifications to Coverage  

Article 15.16

 Further Negotiations  

Article 15.17

 Government Procurement Working Group  

 

 Annex 15.1: Coverage on Government Procurement   

 

Appendix 1: Entities at Central Level

  

 

Appendix 2: Entities at Subcentral Level

  

 

Appendix 3: All Other Entities

  

 

Appendix 4: Supplies

  

 

Appendix 5:  Services

  

 

Appendix 6: Construction Services

  

 

Appendix 7: General Notes

  

 

 Annex 15.2: Government Procurement Implementation  

 

Appendix 1: Means of Publication

  

 

Appendix 2: Value of Thresholds

  
     
Part V Intellectual Property Rights  
     
Chapter 16 Intellectual Property Rights

Article 16.1

 Obligations  

Article 16.2

 More Extensive Protection  

Article 16.3

 Protection of Trademarks  

Article 16.4

 Protection of Geographical Indications  

Article 16.5

 Enforcement  

Article 16.6

 Consultative Mechanism  

 

 Annex 16.4.3: Geographical Indications of Korea  

 

 Annex 16.4.4:  Geographical Indications of Chile  

 

 Annex 16.4.5: Geographical Indications of Wines Originating in Chile  
     
Part VI Administrative and Institutional Provisions  
     
Chapter 17 Transparency

Article 17.1

 Definitions  

Article 17.2

 Contact Points  

Article 17.3

 Publication  

Article 17.4

 Notification and Provision of Information  

Article 17.5

 Exchange of Information on State Aid  

Article 17.6

 Administrative Proceedings  

Article 17.7

 Review and Appeal  
     
Chapter 18 Administration of the Agreement

Article 18.1

 The Free Trade Commission  

Article 18.2

 The Secretariat  

 

 Annex 18.1.1: Officials of the Free Trade Commission  

 

 Annex 18.1.2(c): Committees and Working Groups  

 

 Annex 18.1.3(c): Implementation of Decisions Adopted by the Commission  

 

 Annex 18.2: The Secretariat  
     
Chapter 19 Dispute Settlement

Section A

 Dispute Settlement  

Article 19.1

 Cooperation  

Article 19.2

 Scope of Application  

Article 19.3

 Choice of Forum  

Article 19.4

 Consultations  

Article 19.5

 Good Offices, Conciliation and Mediation  

Article 19.6

 Request for an Arbitral Panel  

Article 19.7

 Roster  

Article 19.8

 Qualifications of Panelists  

Article 19.9

 Panel Selection  

Article 19.10

 Model Rules of Procedure  

Article 19.11

 Information and Technical Advice  

Article 19.12

 Initial Report  

Article 19.13

 Final Report  

Article 19.14

 Implementation of Final Report  

Article 19.15

 Non-Implementation - Suspension of Benefits  

Section B

 Domestic Proceedings and Private Commercial Dispute Settlement  

Article 19.16

 Interpretation of the Agreement before Judicial and Administrative Proceedings  

Article 19.17

 Private Rights  

Article 19.18

 Alternative Dispute Resolution