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Chile - European Community Free Trade Agreement

Signature:  2002-November-18
Entry into Force:  2003-February-01 for most of the trade provisions.
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Index*

Topics Covered

General Provisions
Tariff Elimination

›Tariff Elimination Schedules

Rules of Origin

›Annex III: Rules of Origin

› Explanatory Notes-Annex III>>>

Non-Tariff Measures
Antidumping/Countervailing Measures
Customs Procedures
Technical Barriers to Trade
Sanitary/Phytosanitary Measures

› Annex IV: SPS

Wines and Spirits

› Annex V: Trade in Wines

› Annex VI: Spirits Drinks

Exceptions
Services

› International Maritime Transport

› Telecommunications

› Annex VII: Specific Commitments

Financial Services

› Annex VIII: Specific Commitments

› Annex IX: Authorities Responsible

Establishment

› Annex X: Specific Commitments

Exceptions
Government Procurement

› Annex XI: Community's Coverage

› Annex XII: Chile's Coverage

› Annex XIII: Provisions of Part IV

Current Payments and Capital Movements

› Annex XIV: Current Payments...

Intellectual Property Rights
Competition
Dispute Settlement

› Annex XV: Model Rules of Procedure  for Arbitration Panels

› Annex XVI: Code of Conduct

Final Provisions
  Declarations
Political Dialogue
Cooperation
 

Preamble

   
 

 

 

Part I:

 General and Institutional Provisions

 

Title  I

Nature and Scope of the Agreement

 

Title  II

Institutional Framework

 

   

Part II:

 Political Dialogue

 

   

Part III:

Cooperation

Title  I

Economic Cooperation

 

Title  II

Science, Technology and Information Society

 

Title  III

Culture, Education and Audio-Visual

 

Title  IV

State Reform and Public Administration

 

Title  V

Social Cooperation

 

Title  VI

Other Cooperation Areas

 

Title  VII

General Provisions

 
     

Part IV:

Trade and Trade-Related Matters

Title  I

General Provisions 

 

Article 55

Objectives

 

Article 56

Customs Unions and Free Trade Areas

 

Title  II

Free Movement of Goods

 

Article 57

Objective

 

Chapter I

Elimination of Customs Duties

 

Section 1

Common Provisions

 

Article 58

Scope

 

Article 59

Customs Duty

 

Article 60

Elimination of Customs Duties

 

Article 61

Standstill

 

Article 62

Classification of Goods

 

Article 63

Fees and Other Charges

 

Section 2

Elimination of Customs Duties

 

Sub-Section 2.1

Industrial Products

 

Article 64

Scope

 

Article 65

Customs Duties on Industrial Imports Originating in Chile

 

Article 66

Customs Duties on Industrial Imports Originating in the Community

 

Sub-Section 2.2

Fish and fisheries products

 

Article 67

Scope

 

Article 68

Customs Duties on Fish and Fisheries Imports Originating in Chile

 

Article 69

Customs Duties on Fish and Fisheries Imports Originating in the Community

 

Sub-Section 2.3

Agricultural and processed agricultural products

 

Article 70

Scope

 

Article 71

Customs Duties on Agricultural and Processed Agricultural Imports Originating in Chile

 

Article 72

Customs Duties on Agricultural and Processed Agricultural Imports Originating in the Community

 

Article 73

Emergency Clause for Agricultural and Processed Agricultural Products

 

Article 74

Evolution Clause

 

Chapter II

Non-Tariff Measures

Section 1

Common Provisions

 

Article 75

Scope

 

Article 76

Prohibition of Quantitative Restrictions

 

Article 77

National Treatment on Internal Taxation and Regulation

 

Section 2

Antidumping and Countervailing Measures

 

Article 78

Antidumping and Countervailing Measures

 

Section 3

Customs and Related Matters

 

Article 79

Customs and Related Trade Matters

 

Article 80

Customs Valuation

 

Article 81

Special Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin

 

Article 82

Enforcement of Preferential Treatment

 

Section 4

Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures

 

Article 83

Objective

 

Article 84

Scope and Coverage

 

Article 85

Definitions

 

Article 86

Basic Rights and Obligations

 

Article 87

Specific Actions to be Pursued Under this Agreement

 

Article 88

Committee on Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment

 

Section 5

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measrues

 

Article 89

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

 

Section 6

Wines and Spirits

 

Article 90

Wines and Spirits

 

Chapter III

Exceptions

 

Article 91

General Exception Clause

 

Article 92

Safeguard Clause

 

Article 93

Shortage Clause

 

Title  III

Trade in Services and Establishment

Article 94

Objectives

 

Chapter I

Services

 

Section  1

General Provisions

 

Article 95

Scope

 

Article 96

Definitions

 

Article 97

Market Access

 

Article 98

National Treatment

 

Article 99

Schedule of Specific Commitments

 

Article 100

Review

 

Article 101

Movement of Natural Persons

 

Article 102

Domestic Regulation

 

Article 103

Mutual Recognition

 

Article 104

Electronic Commerce

 

Article 105

Transparency

 

Section  2

International Maritime Transport

 

Article 106

Scope

 

Article 107

Definitions

 

Article 108

Market Access and National Treatment

 

Section  3

Telecommunications Services

 

Article 109

Definitions

 

Article 110

Regulatory Authority

 

Article 111

Supply of Services

 

Article 112

Major Suppliers

 

Article 113

Interconnection

 

Article 114

Scarce Resources

 

Article 115

Universal Services

 

Chapter II

Financial Services

Article 116

Scope

 

Article 117

Definitions

 

Article 118

Market Access

 

Article 119

National Treatment

 

Article 120

Schedule of Specific Commitment

 

Article 121

New Financial Services

 

Article 122

Data Processing in the Financial Services Sector

 

Article 123

Effective and Transparent Regulation in the Financial Services Sector

 

Article 124

Confidential Information

 

Article 125

Prudential Carve-Out

 

Article 126

Recognition

 

Article 127

Special Committee on Financial Services

 

Article 128

Consultations

 

Article 129

Specific Provisions on Dispute Settlement

 

Chapter III

Establishment

 

Article 130

Scope

 

Article 131

Definitions

 

Article 132

National Treatment

 

Article 133

Right to Regulate

 

Article 134

Final Provisions

 

Chapter IV

Exceptions

 

Article 135

Exceptions

 

Title  IV

Government Procurement

Article 136

Objective

 

Article 137

Scope and Coverage

 

Article 138

Definitions

 

Article 139

National Treatment and Non-Discrimination

 

Article 140

Prohibition of Offsets and National Preferences

 

Article 141

Valuation Rules

 

Article 142

Transparency

 

Article 143

Tendering Procedures

 

Article 144

Selective Tendering

 

Article 145

Other Procedures

 

Article 146

Qualification of Suppliers

 

Article 147

Publication of Notices

 

Article 148

Tender Documentation

 

Article 149

Technical Specifications

 

Article 150

Time-Limits

 

Article 151

Negotiations

 

Article 152

Submission, Receipt and Opening of Tenders

 

Article 153

Awarding of Contracts

 

Article 154

Information on Contract Award

 

Article 155

Bid Challenges

 

Article 156

Information Technology

 

Article 157

Cooperation and Assistance

 

Article 158

Statistical Reports

 

Article 159

Modifications to Coverage

 

Article 160

Further Negotiations

 

Article 161

Exceptions

 

Article 162

Review and Implementation

 

Title  V

Current Payments and Capital Movements

 

Article 163

Objective and Scope

 

Article 164

Current Account

 

Article 165

Capital Account

 

Article 166

Exceptions and Safeguard Measures

 

Article 167

Final Provisions

 

Title  VI

Intellectual Property Rights

Article 168

Objective

 

Article 169

Scope

 

Article 170

Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

 

Article 171

Review

 

Title VII

Competition

 

Article 172

Objectives

 

Article 173

Definitions

 

Article 174

Notifications

 

Article 175

Coordination of Enforcement Activities

 

Article 176

Consultations When the Important Interests of one Party are Adversely Affected in the Territory of the Other Party

 

Article 177

Exchange of Information and Confidentiality

 

Article 178

Technical Assistance

 

Article 179

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

 

Article 180

Dispute Settlement

 

Title  VIII

Dispute Settlement

 

Chapter I

Objective and Scope

 

Article 181

Objective

 

Article 182

Scope

 

Chapter II

Dispute Avoidance

 

Article 183

Consultations

 

Chapter III

Dispute Settlement Procedure

Article 184

Initiation of the Procedure

 

Article 185

Appointment of Arbitrators

 

Article 186

Information and Technical Advice

 

Article 187

Arbitration Panel Ruling

 

Article 188

Compliance

 

Chapter IV

General Provisions

 

Article 189

General Provisions

 

Title  IX

Transparency

 

Article 190

Contact Points and Exchange of Information

 

Article 191

Cooperation on Increased Transparency

 

Article 192

Publication

 

Title  X

Specific Tasks in Trade Matters of the Bodies Established Under this Agreement

 

Article 193

Specific Tasks

 

Title  XI

Exceptions in the Area of Trade

 

Article 194

National  Security Clause

 

Article 195

Balance of Payments Difficulties

 

Article 196

Taxation

 
     

Part V:

Final Provisions

Article 197

Definition of the Parties

 

Article 198

Entry Into Force

 

Article 199

Duration

 

Article 200

Fulfilment of the Obligations

 

Article 201

Future Developments

 

Article 202

Data Protection

 

Article 203

National Security Clause

 

Article 204

Territorial Application

 

Article 205

Authentic Texts

 

Article 206

Annexes, Appendices, Protocols and Notes

 
     

 

Annexes**

 

Tariff Elimination Schedules

 
 

Annex I: Community's Tariff Elimination Schedule

 
 

Section 1 and 2 [ 12KB]

 
 

Section 3  [ 1.124kb]

 
 

Appendix [ 59kb]

 
     
 

Annex II: Chile's Tariff Elimination Schedule

 
 

Section 1[ 8kb]

 
 

Section 2 [ 693kb]

 
     
 

Rules of Origin

 
 

Annex  III: Definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation  [ 479kb]

 
     
 

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

 
 

Annex IV: Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Applicable to Trade in Animals and Animal Products, Plants, Plant Products and Other Goods and Animal Welfare [ 160kb]

 
     
 

Trade in Wines and in Spirits Drinks and Aromatised Drinks

 
 

Annex V: Agreement on Trade in Wines  [ 80kb]

 
 

Appendices  [ 369kb]

 
 

Annex VI and Appendices: Agreement on Trade in Spirits Drinks and Aromatised Drinks  [96kb]

 
     
 

Schedule of Specific Commitments on Services and on Establishment

 
 

Annex VII: Schedule of Specific Commitments on Services

 
 

Community's schedule [ 298kb]

 
 

Chile's schedule [ 151kb]

 
 

Annex VIII: Schedule of specific commitments on financial services

 
 

Community's Schedule [ 99kb]

 
 

Chile's Schedule [ 100kb]

 
 

Annex IX: Authorities responsible for financial services  [ 4kb]

 
 

Annex X: Schedule of specific commitments on establishment [  68kb]

 
     

Government Procurement

 

Annex XI: Community's coverage on government procurement [ 219kb]

 

Annex XII: Chile's coverage on government procurement [ 40kb]

 
 

Annex XIII: Implementation of certain provisions of Part IV, Title IV [ 24kb]

 
     
 

Current Payments and Capital Movement