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 Chile - U.S. Free Trade Agreement

  Signature: 2003-June-06
  Entry into Force: 2004-January-01

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Index

Topics Covered in the Agreement

Initial Provisions
Definitions
Market Access for Goods

Tariff Elimination

Tariff Schedules

Non-Tariff Measures

Agriculture

Textiles and Apparel

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Rules of Origin

Specific Rules of Origin

Customs Administration
Sanitary & Phytosanitary Measures
Technical Barriers to Trade
Trade Remedies

Safeguards

Antidumping and Countervailing Duties

Government Procurement

Market Access Schedules

Investment

Non-Conforming Measures

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Cross-Border Trade in Services

Non-conforming measures

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Financial Services

Non-Conforming Measures

Telecommunications

Non-Conforming Measures

Temporary Entry for Business Persons

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Electronic Commerce
Competition Policy
Intellectual Property Rights
Labor
Environment
Transparency
Administration of the Agreement
Dispute Settlement
Exceptions
Final Provisions
 
Preamble    

 

Chile Text

 

 

U.S. Text

 
     
Chapter I

Initial Provisions

Article 1.1

Establishment of a Free Trade Area

 

Article 1.2

Objectives

 

Article 1.3

Relation to Other Agreements

 

Article 1.4

Extent of Obligations

 
     
Chapter II

General Definitions

Article 2.1

Definitions of General Application

 

 

Annex 2.1: Country-Specific Definitions

 
     
Chapter III

National Treatment and Market Access for Goods

Article 3.1

Scope and Coverage

 
Section A

National Treatment

 

Article 3.2

National Treatment

 
Section B

Tariff Elimination

 

Article 3.3

Tariff Elimination

 

Article 3.4

Used Goods

 

Article 3.5

Customs Valuation of Carrier Media

 
Section C

Special Regimes

 

Article 3.6

Waiver of Customs Duties

 

Article 3.7

Temporary Admission of Goods

 

Article 3.8

Drawback and Duty Deferral Programs

 

Article 3.9

Goods Re-entered after Repair or Alteration

 

Article 3.10

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

 
Section D

Non-Tariff Measures

 

Article 3.11

Import and Export Restrictions

 

Article 3.12

Administrative Fees and Formalities

 

Article 3.13

Export Taxes

 

Article 3.14

Luxury Tax

 
Section E

Other Measures

 

Article 3.15

Distinctive Products

 
Section F

Agriculture

 

Article 3.16

Agricultural Export Subsidies

 

Article 3.17

Agricultural Marketing and Grading Standards

 

Article 3.18

Agricultural Safeguard Measures

 
Section G

Textiles and Apparel

 

Article 3.19

Bilateral Emergency Actions

 

Article 3.20

Rules of Origin and Related Matters

 

Article 3.21

Customs Cooperation

 

Article 3.22

Definitions

 
Section H

Institutional Provisions

 

Article 3.23

Committee on Trade in Goods

 
Section I

Definitions

 

Article 3.24

Definitions

 

Annex 3.2: National Treatment and Import and Export Restrictions

 

 

Section A:  Measures of the United States

 

 

Section B:  Measures of Chile

 

 

Annex 3.3: Tariff Elimination

 
 

 U.S. General Notes 

 
 

 U.S. Tariff Schedule

 
 

 Chile General Notes

 
 

 Chile Tariff Schedule

 

 

Annex 3.14: Luxury Tax

 

 

Annex 3.17: Mutual Recognition of Grading Programs for the Purpose of Marketing Beef

 

Appendix 3.17-A: Comparative Beef Cut Nomenclature Table / Equivalencia De Cortes

 

 

Appendix 3.17-B: Comparison of Chilean Beef Norms and USDA Beef Quality Grades

 

 

Annex 3.18: Product Lists and Trigger Prices for Agricultural Safeguard

 
     
Chapter IV

Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures

Section A

Rules of Origin

 

Article 4.1

Originating Goods

 

Article 4.2

Regional Value Content

 

Article 4.3

Value of Materials

 

Article 4.4

Accessories, Spare Parts, and Tools

 

Article 4.5

Fungible Goods and Materials

 

Article 4.6

Accumulation

 

Article 4.7

De Minimis Rule

 

Article 4.8

Indirect Materials Used in Production

 

Article 4.9

Packaging Materials and Containers for Retail Sale

 

Article 4.10

Packing Materials and Containers for Shipment

 

Article 4.11

Transit and Transshipment

 
Section B

Origin Procedures

 

Article 4.12

Claims of Origin

 

Article 4.13

Certificates of Origin

 

Article 4.14

Obligations Relating to Importations

 

Article 4.15

Obligations Relating to Exportations

 

Article 4.16

Procedures for Verification of Origin

 

Article 4.17

Common Guidelines

 
Section C

Definitions

 

Article 4.18

Definitions

 

 

Annex 4.1: Product-Specific Rules of Origin

 
     
Chapter V

Customs Administration

Article 5.1

Publication

 

Article 5.2

Release of Goods

 

Article 5.3

Automation

 

Article 5.4

Risk Assessment

 

Article 5.5

Cooperation

 

Article 5.6

Confidentiality

 

Article 5.7

Express Shipments

 

Article 5.8

Review and Appeal

 

Article 5.9

Penalties

 

Article 5.10

Advance Rulings

 

Article 5.11

Implementation

 
     
Chapter VI

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

Article 6.1

Scope and Coverage

 

Article 6.2

General Provisions

 

Article 6.3

Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Matters

 

Article 6.4

Definitions

 
     
Chapter VII

Technical Barriers to Trade

Article 7.1

Scope and Coverage

 

Article 7.2

Affirmation of Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade

 

Article 7.3

International Standards

 

Article 7.4

Trade Facilitation

 

Article 7.5

Technical Regulations

 

Article 7.6

Conformity Assessment

 

Article 7.7

Transparency

 

Article 7.8

Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade

 

Article 7.9

Information Exchange

 

Article 7.10

Definitions

 

 

Annex 7.8: Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade

 
     
Chapter VIII

Trade Remedies

Section A

Safeguards

 

Article 8.1

Imposition of a Safeguard Measure

 

Article 8.2

Standards for a Safeguard Measure

 

Article 8.3

Investigation Procedures and Transparency Requirements

 

Article 8.4

Notification

 

Article 8.5

Compensation

 

Article 8.6

Global Actions

 

Article 8.7

Definitions

 
Section B

Antidumping and Countervailing Duties

 

Article 8.8

Antidumping and Countervailing Duties

 
     
Chapter IX

Government Procurement

Article 9.1

Scope and Coverage

 

Article 9.2

General Principles

 

Article 9.3

Publication of Procurement Measures

 

Article 9.4

Publication of Notice of Intended Procurement

 

Article 9.5

Time Limits for the Tendering Process

 

Article 9.6

Information on Intended Procurements

 

Article 9.7

Technical Specifications

 

Article 9.8

Conditions for Participation

 

Article 9.9

Tendering Procedures

 

Article 9.10

Awarding of Contracts

 

Article 9.11

Information on Awards

 

Article 9.12

Ensuring Integrity in Procurement Practices

 

Article 9.13

Domestic Review of Supplier Challenges

 

Article 9.14

Modifications and Rectifications

 

Article 9.15

Non-Disclosure of Information

 

Article 9.16

Exceptions

 

Article 9.17

Public Information

 

Article 9.18

Committee on Procurement

 

Article 9.19

Further Negotiations

 

Article 9.20

Definitions

 

 

Annex 9.1  

 

Section A: Central Level of Government Entities

 

Section B: Sub-Central Level Government Entities

 

 

Section C: Other Covered Entities

 

 

Section D: Goods

 

 

Section E: Services

 

 

Section F: Construction Services

 

 

Section G: Threshold Adjustment Formulas

 

Section H: General Notes

 
     
Chapter X

Investment

Section A

Investment

 

Article 10.1

Scope and Coverage

 

Article 10.2

National Treatment

 

Article 10.3

Most-Favored-Nation Treatment

 

Article 10.4

Minimum Standard of Treatment

 

Article 10.5

Performance Requirements

 

Article 10.6

Senior Management and Boards of Directors

 

Article 10.7

Non-Conforming Measures

 

Article 10.8

Transfers

 

Article 10.9

Expropriation and Compensation

 

Article 10.10

Special Formalities and Information Requirements

 

Article 10.11

Denial of Benefits

 

Article 10.12

Investment and Environment

 

Article 10.13

Implementation

 
Section B

Investor-State Dispute Settlement

 

Article10.14

Consultation and Negotiation

 

Article 10.15

Submission of a Claim to Arbitration

 

Article 10.16

Consent of Each Party to Arbitration

 

Article 10.17

Conditions and Limitations on Consent of Each Party

 

Article 10.18

Selection of Arbitrators

 

Article 10.19

Conduct of the Arbitration

 

Article 10.20

Transparency of Arbitral Proceedings

 

Article 10.21

Governing Law

 

Article 10.22

Interpretation of Annexes

 

Article 10.23

Expert Reports

 

Article 10.24

Consolidation

 

Article 10.25

Awards

 

Article 10.26

Service of Documents

 
Section C

Definitions

 

Article 10.27

Definitions

 

 

Annex 10-A:  Customary International Law

 

 

Annex 10-B: Public Debt Chile

 

 

Annex 10-C: Special Dispute Settlement Provisions

 

 

Annex 10-D: Expropriation

 

 

Annex 10-E: Submission of a Claim to Arbitration

 

 

Annex 10-F: DL 600

 

 

Annex 10-G: Service of Documents on a Party Under Section B

 
 

Annex 10-H: Possibility of a Bilateral Appellate Body/Mechanism

 
     
Chapter XI

Cross-Border Trade in Services

Article 11.1

Scope and Coverage

 

Article 11.2

National Treatment

 

Article 11.3

Most-Favored-Nation Treatment

 

Article 11.4

Market Access

 

Article 11.5

Local Presence

 

Article 11.6

Non-conforming Measures

 

Article 11.7

Transparency in Development and Application of Regulations

 

Article 11.8

Domestic Regulation

 

Article 11.9

Mutual Recognition

 

Article 11.10

Implementation

 

Article 11.11

Denial of Benefits

 

Article 11.12

Definitions

 

Annex 11.6: Express Delivery

 

 

Annex 11.9: Professional Services

 

 

Section A: General Provisions

 

 

Section B: Foreign Legal Consultants

 
 

Section C: Temporary Licensing of Engineers

 
 

Appendix 11.9-C: Civil Engineers

 
     
Chapter XII

Financial Services

Article 12.1

Scope and Coverage

 

Article 12.2

National Treatment

 

Article 12.3

Most-Favored-Nation Treatment

 

Article 12.4

Market Access for Financial Institutions

 

Article 12.5

Cross-Border Trade

 

Article 12.6

New Financial Services

 

Article 12.7

Treatment of Certain Information

 

Article 12.8

Senior Management and Boards of Directors

 

Article 12.9

Non-Conforming Measures

 

Article 12.10

Exceptions