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Only Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises with a foreigners’ exclusion clause may supply local urban and suburban passenger bus services, school bus services, and taxi and other collective transportation services.

46. Sector: Communications

Sub-Sector: Entertainment services (Cinema)

Industry Classification: CMAP 941103 Private Exhibition of Films

Obligations Concerned: Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 8.6 and Article 9.4) National Treatment (Article 8.5 and Article 9.3)

Level of Government: Central

Measures: Federal Cinematography Law (Ley Federal de Cinematografía), Chapter III

Regulations to the Federal Cinematography Law (Reglamento de la Ley Federal de Cinematografía), Chapter V

Description: Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Exhibitors shall reserve 10 per cent of the total screen time to the projection of national films.

47. Sector: All

Sub-Sector:

Industry Classification:

Obligations Concerned: National Treatment (Article 8.5 and Article 9.3) Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 8.6 and Article 9.4) Performance Requirements (Article 8.9) Senior Management and Boards of Directors (Article 8.10) Local Presence (Article 9.5)

Level of Government: Regional

Measures: All existing non-conforming measures of all states of the United Mexican States

Description: Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Annex II . MEXICO - EXPLANATORY NOTES

1. The Schedule of Mexico to this Annex sets out, pursuant to Article 8.11 (Non-Conforming Measures) and Article 9.7 (Non-Conforming Measures), the specific sectors, subsectors or activities for which Mexico may maintain existing, or adopt new or more restrictive, measures that do not conform with obligations imposed by:

(a) Article 8.5 (National Treatment) or Article 9.3 (National Treatment);

(b) Article 8.6 (Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment) or Article 9.4 (Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment);

(c) Article 8.9 (Performance Requirements);

(d) Article 8.10 (Senior Management and Boards of Directors);

(e) Article 9.5 (Local Presence); or

(f) Article 9.6 (Market Access).

2. Each Schedule entry sets out the following elements:

(a) Sector refers to the sector for which the entry is made;

(b) Sub-Sector, where referenced, refers to the specific subsector for which the entry is made;

(c) Industry Classification, where referenced, refers to the activity covered by the non-conforming measure, according to the provisional CPC codes as used in the Provisional Central Product Classification (Statistical Papers Series M No. 77, Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office of the United Nations, New York, 1991);

(d) Obligations Concerned specifies the obligations referred to in paragraph 1 that, pursuant to Article 8.11.2 (Non-Conforming Measures) and Article 9.7.2 (Non-Conforming Measures), do not apply to the sectors, subsectors or activities listed in the entry;

(e) Description sets out the scope or nature of the sectors, subsectors or activities covered by the entry to which the reservation applies; and

(f) Existing Measures, where specified, identifies, for transparency purposes, a non-exhaustive list of existing measures that apply to the sectors, subsectors or activities covered by the entry.

3. For greater certainty, in the interpretation of an entry, all elements of the entry shall be considered, and the Description element prevails over all elements.

4. In accordance with Article 8.11.2 (Non-Conforming Measures) and Article 9.7.2 (Non-Conforming Measures), the articles of this Agreement specified in the Obligations Concerned element of an entry do not apply to the sectors, subsectors and activities identified in the Description element of that entry.

5. With respect to Annex II entries on Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment relating to bilateral or multilateral international agreements, the absence of language regarding the scope of the reservation for differential treatment resulting from an amendment of those bilateral or multilateral international agreements in force or signed prior to the date of entry into force of this Agreement is without prejudice to Mexico’s interpretation of the scope of that reservation.

Annex II . SCHEDULE OF MEXICO - INTRODUCTORY NOTES

For the purposes of this Annex:

The term “CMAP” means Mexican Classification of Activities and Products (Clasificación Mexicana de Actividades y Productos) numbers as set out in National Institute for Statistics and Geography (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía), Mexican Classification of Activities and Products (Clasificación Mexicana de Actividades y Productos), 1994.

Annex II . SCHEDULE OF MEXICO

1. Sector: All

Sub-Sector:

Industry Classification:

Obligations Concerned: National Treatment (Article 9.3)

Level of Government: Central

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Services

Mexico reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure restricting the acquisition, sale or other disposition of bonds, treasury bills or any other kind of debt security issued by the central, regional or local governments.

Existing Measures:

2. Sector: Energy

Sub-Sector: Oil and other hydrocarbons

Electricity

Industry Classification:

Obligations Concerned: National Treatment (Article 8.5 and Article 9.3) Most Favoured Nation Treatment (Article 8.6 and Article 9.4) Performance Requirements (Article 8.9) Senior Executive and Board of Directors (Article 8.10) Market Access (Article 9.6)

Level of Government: Central

Description: Investment

Mexico allows private investment exclusively through contractual arrangements with respect to the exploration and production of oil and other hydrocarbons, and the public service of transmission and distribution of electricity.

If Mexican law is amended to allow private investment in a different modality from that set out in the first paragraph, or to allow the sale of assets or ownership interest in an enterprise engaged in the activities set out in the first paragraph, Mexico reserves the right to impose restrictions on such investment.

Any such restrictions shall be deemed to be existing Annex I non-conforming measures and shall be subject to paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 8.11 (Non-Conforming Measures).

For greater certainty, Mexico affirms the principle reflected in Articles 25, 27 and 28 of the Constitution that the exploration and production of oil and other hydrocarbons, the planning and control of the National Electric System and the public service of transmission and distribution of electricity are reserved to the State.

Existing Measures: Political Constitution of the United Mexican States (Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos), Articles 25, 27 and 28.

Federal Electricity Commission Law (Ley de la Comisión Federal de Electricidad).

Foreign Investment Law (Ley de Inversión Extranjera).

Hydrocarbons Law (Ley de Hidrocarburos).

Petroleos Méxicanos Law (Ley de Petróleos Mexicanos).

Electric Industry Law (Ley de la Industria Eléctrica).

3. Sector: Entertainment Services

Sub-Sector: Recreational and leisure services

Industry Classification: CMAP 949104 Other Private Recreational and Leisure Services (limited to gambling and betting services)

Obligations Concerned: National Treatment (Article 8.5 and Article 9.3) Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 8.6 and Article 9.4) Senior Management and Boards of Directors (Article 8.10) Local Presence (Article 9.5)

Level of Government: Central

Description: Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Mexico reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure relating to investment in, or the supply of, gambling and betting services.

Existing Measures:

4.Sector: Minority Affairs

Sub-Sector:

Industry Classification:

Obligations Concerned: National Treatment (Article 9.3) Local Presence (Article 9.5)

Level of Government: Central

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Services

Mexico reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure according rights or preferences to socially or economically disadvantaged groups.

Existing Measures: Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, Article 4 (Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos)

5.Sector: Social Services

Sub-Sector:

Industry Classification:

Obligations Concerned: National Treatment (Article 8.5 and Article 9.3) Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 8.6 and Article 9.4) Performance Requirements (Article 8.9) Senior Management and Boards of Directors (Article 8.10) Local Presence (Article 9.5)

Level of Government: Central

Description: Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Mexico reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure with respect to the supply of public law enforcement and correctional services, and the following services to the extent they are social services established or maintained for a public purpose: income security or insurance, social security or insurance, social welfare, public education, public training, health and child care.

Existing Measures: Political Constitution of the United Mexican States (Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos), Articles 4, 17, 18, 25, 26, 28 and 123.

6. Sector: Transportation

Sub-Sector: Specialised personnel

Industry Classification: CMAP 951023 Other Professional,

Technical and Specialised Services (limited to ship captains; aircraft pilots; ship masters; ship machinists; ship mechanics; airport administrators (comandantes de aeródromos); harbour masters; harbour pilots; crew on Mexican flagged vessels or aircrafts)

Obligations Concerned: National Treatment (Article 9.3) Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 9.4) Local Presence (Article 9.5)

Level of Government: Central

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Services

Mexico reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure with respect to specialised personnel. Only Mexican nationals by birth may serve as:

(a) captains, pilots, ship masters, machinists, mechanics and crew members manning vessels or aircraft under the Mexican flag; and

(b) harbour pilots, harbour masters and airport administrators.

Existing Measures: Political Constitution of the United Mexican States (Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos), Article 32.

7. Sector: All

Sub-Sector: Telegraph, radiotelegraph and postal services Issuance of bills (currency) and minting of coinage Control, inspection and surveillance of maritime and inland ports Control, inspection and surveillance of airports and heliports, nuclear energy and radioactive minerals and materials

Obligations Concerned: National Treatment (Article 8.5 and Article 9.3) Most-Favored-Nation Treatment (Article 8.6 and Article 9.4) Local Presence (Article 9.5) Senior Management and Boards of Directors (Article 8.10)

Level of Government: Central

Description: Investment

The activities set out in this list are reserved to the Mexican State, and private equity investment is prohibited under Mexican Law. Where Mexico allows private investment to participate in such activities through service contracts, concessions, lending arrangements or any other type of contractual arrangement, such participation shall not be construed to affect the State’s reservation of those activities.

If Mexican law is amended to allow private equity investment in an activity set out in this list, Mexico may impose restrictions on foreign investment participation and those restrictions shall be deemed existing Annex I non-conforming measures and shall be subject to paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 8.11 (Non-Conforming Measures). Mexico may also impose restrictions on foreign equity investment participation when selling an asset or ownership interest in an enterprise engaged in activities set out in this list, and those restrictions shall be deemed existing Annex I non-conforming measures and shall be subject to paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 8.11 (Non-Conforming Measures).

(a) Telegraph, radiotelegraph and postal services;

(b) Issuance of bills (currency) and mining of coinage;

(c) Control, inspection and surveillance of maritime and inland ports;

(d) Control, inspection and surveillance of airports and heliports;

(e) Nuclear Power and radioactive minerals and materials.

Existing Measures: United Mexican States Political Constitution (Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos) Articles 25 and 28.

Law of the Mexican Bank (Ley del Banco de México) Law of the House of Currency of Mexico (Ley de la Casa de Moneda de México)

United Mexican States Monetary Law (Ley Monetaria de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos).

Commercial and Navigation Maritimes Law (Ley de Navegación y Comercio Marítimos)

Ports Law (Ley de Puertos)

Airports Law (Ley de Aeropuertos)

Federal Telecommunication and Broadcasting Law (Ley Federal de Telecomunicaciones y Radiodifusión) Decree that establish the decentralized agency of Navigation Services in the Mexican Airspace, SENEAM (by its acronym in Spanish) (Decreto que Crea el Organismo Desconcentrado de Servicios a la Navegación en el Espacio Aéreo Mexicano, SENEAM)

General Means of Communication Law (Ley de Vías Generales de Comunicación)

The Mexican Postal Service Law (Ley del Servicio Postal Mexicano), Title I, Chapter III

Foreign Investment Law (Ley de Inversión Extranjera)

8. Sector: All

Sub-Sector:

Obligations Concerned: Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 8.6)

Level of Government: Central

Description: Investment

Mexico reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure granting different treatment to countries accorded under all bilateral or multilateral international agreements in force prior to the date of the entry into force of this Agreement.

Mexico reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure granting different treatment to countries accorded under all international agreements in force or signed after the date of entry into force of this Agreement involving:

(a) aviation;

(b) fisheries; or

(c) maritime matters, including salvage.

9.Sector: All

Sub-Sector:

Obligations Concerned: Market Access (Article 9.6)

Level of Government: Central and Regional

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Services

Mexico reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure related to Article 9.6 (Market Access), except for the following sectors and sub-sectors subject to the limitations and conditions listed below.

For the purpose of this entry:

(a) “1)” refers to the supply of a service from the territory of one Party into the territory of any other Party;

(b) “2)” refers to the supply of a service in the territory of one Party by a person of that Party to a person of the other Party;

  • Chapter   1 INITIAL PROVISIONS 1
  • Article   1.1 Establishment of a Free Trade Area 1
  • Article   1.2 Relationship to other International Agreements 1
  • Article   1.3 Scope 1
  • Chapter   2 GENERAL DEFINITIONS 1
  • Article   2.1 General Definitions 1
  • Article   2.2 Party-Specific Definitions 1
  • Chapter   3 NATIONAL TREATMENT AND MARKET ACCESS FOR GOODS 1
  • Section   A Definitions and Scope 1
  • Article   3.1 Definitions 1
  • Article   3.2 Scope 1
  • Section   B National Treatment 1
  • Article   3.3 National Treatment 1
  • Section   C Tariff Elimination 2
  • Article   3.4 Elimination of Customs Duties 2
  • Section   D Non-Tariff Measures 2
  • Article   3.6 Import and Export Restrictions 2
  • Article   3.7 Non-Tariff Measures 2
  • Article   3.8 Import Licensing 2
  • Article   3.9 Administrative Fees and Formalities 2
  • Article   3.10 Export Duties, Taxes or other Charges 2
  • Section   E Special Customs Regimes 2
  • Article   3.11 Waiver of Customs Duties 2
  • Article   3.12 Temporary Admission of Goods 2
  • Article   3.13 Goods Re-entered after Repair or Alteration 2
  • Article   3.14 Duty-Free Entry of Commercial Samples of Negligible Value and Printed Advertising Materials 2
  • Section   F Agriculture 2
  • Article   3.15 Scope 2
  • Article   3.16 Export Competition 2
  • Section   G Trade In Goods Committee 2
  • Article   3.17 Administration of this Chapter 2
  • Chapter   4 RULES OF ORIGIN AND ORIGIN PROCEDURES 2
  • Section   A Rules of Origin 2
  • Article   4.1 Definitions 2
  • Article   4.2 Originating Goods 2
  • Article   4.3 Wholly Obtained or Produced Goods 2
  • Article   4.4 Regional Value Content 3
  • Article   4.5 Net Cost 3
  • Article   4.6 Materials Used In Production 3
  • Article   4.7 Value of Materials Used In Production 3
  • Article   4.8 Indirect Materials 3
  • Article   4.9 Minimal Operations or Processes That Do Not Confer Origin 3
  • Article   4.10 Accumulation 3
  • Article   4.11 De Minimis 3
  • Article   4.12 Fungible Goods and Materials 3
  • Article   4.13 Accessories, Spare Parts, Tools, and Instructional or other Information Materials 3
  • Article   4.14 Packaging Materials and Containers for Retail Sale 3
  • Article   4.15 Packing Materials and Containers for Shipment 3
  • Article   4.17 Transit and Transhipment 3
  • Section   B Origin Procedures 3
  • Article   4.19 Certification of Origin 3
  • Article   4.20 Non-Party Invoice 4
  • Article   4.21 Minor Errors or Discrepancies 4
  • Article   4.22 Waiver of Certification of Origin 4
  • Article   4.23 Obligations Regarding Importations 4
  • Article   4.25 Obligations Regarding Exportations 4
  • Article   4.26 Records 4
  • Article   4.27 Verification of Origin 4
  • Article   4.28 Determinations of Origin 4
  • Article   4.29 Penalties 4
  • Article   4.30 Confidentiality 4
  • Article   4.31 Administration of this Chapter and Chapter 5 4
  • Article   4.32 Committee on Short Supply 4
  • Article   4.33 CSS Criteria 4
  • Chapter   5 CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION AND TRADE FACILITATION 4
  • Article   5.1 Definitions 4
  • Article   5.2 Scope 4
  • Article   5.3 Objectives 4
  • Article   5.4 Affirmation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement 4
  • Article   5.5 Confidentiality 4
  • Article   5.6 Transparency 4
  • Article   5.7 Use of Customs Brokers 4
  • Article   5.8 Consistency In Tariff Classification and Customs Valuation 4
  • Article   5.9 Release of Goods 5
  • Article   5.10 Post-clearance Audit 5
  • Article   5.11 Record Keeping 5
  • Article   5.12 Automation 5
  • Article   5.13 Risk Management 5
  • Article   5.14 Express Shipments 5
  • Article   5.15 Perishable Goods 5
  • Article   5.16 Authorised Economic Operator 5
  • Article   5.17 Single Window 5
  • Article   5.18 Review and Appeal 5
  • Article   5.19 Penalties 5
  • Article   5.20 Advance Rulings 5
  • Article   5.21 Standards of Conduct 5
  • Article   5.22 Customs Cooperation 5
  • Article   5.23 Administration of this Chapter 5
  • Chapter   6 SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES 5
  • Article   6.1 Definitions 5
  • Article   6.2 Objectives 5
  • Article   6.3 Scope 6
  • Article   6.4 General Provisions 6
  • Article   6.5 Equivalence 6
  • Article   6.6 Risk Analysis 6
  • Article   6.7 Adaptation to Regional Conditions, Including Pest- or Disease-Free Areas and Areas of Low Pest or Disease Prevalence 6
  • Article   6.8 Transparency  (4) 6
  • Article   6.9 Information Exchange 6
  • Article   6.10 Import Checks 6
  • Article   6.11 Audits  (7) 6
  • Article   6.12 Emergency Measures 6
  • Article   6.13 Certification 6
  • Article   6.14 Cooperation 6
  • Article   6.15 Cooperative Technical Consultations 6
  • Article   6.16 Administration of this Chapter 6
  • Article   6.17 Competent Authorities and Contact Points 6
  • Chapter   7 TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 6
  • Article   7.1 Objectives 6
  • Article   7.2 Scope of Application 6
  • Article   7.3 Incorporation of the TBT Agreement 6
  • Article   7.4 International Standards, Guides and Recommendations 6
  • Article   7.5 Cooperation and Trade Facilitation 6
  • Article   7.6 Technical Regulations 7
  • Article   7.7 Conformity Assessment 7
  • Article   7.8 Transparency 7
  • Article   7.9 Administration of this Chapter 7
  • Article   7.10 Information Exchange 7
  • Article   7.11 Implementation Annexes 7
  • Article   7.12 Technical Discussions 7
  • Chapter   8 INVESTMENT 7
  • Section   A 7
  • Article   8.1 Definitions 7
  • Article   8.2 Scope 7
  • Article   8.3 Right to Regulate 7
  • Article   8.4 Relation to other Chapters 7
  • Article   8.5 National Treatment 7
  • Article   8.6 Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment 7
  • Article   8.7 Minimum Standard of Treatment  (8) 7
  • Article   8.8 Treatment In Case of Armed Conflict or Civil Strife 7
  • Article   8.9 Performance Requirements 7
  • Article   8.10 Senior Management and Boards of Directors 8
  • Article   8.11 Non-Conforming Measures 8
  • Article   8.12 Transfers  (12) 8
  • Article   8.13 Expropriation and Compensation (14) (15) 8
  • Article   8.14 Denial of Benefits (18) 8
  • Article   8.15 Special Formalities and Information Requirements 8
  • Article   8.16 Subrogation 8
  • Article   8.17 Corporate Social Responsibility 8
  • Section   B Settlement of Disputes between a Party and an Investor of the other Party 8
  • Article   8.18 Consultations 8
  • Article   8.19 Mediation 8
  • Article   8.20 Submission of a Claim to Arbitration 8
  • Article   8.21 Consent of Each Party to Arbitration 8
  • Article   8.22 Conditions and Limitations on Consent of Each Party 9
  • Article   8.23 Third Party Funding 9
  • Article   8.24 Selection of Arbitrators 9
  • Article   8.25 Conduct of the Arbitration 9
  • Article   8.26 Transparency of Arbitral Proceedings 9
  • Article   8.27 Discontinuance 9
  • Article   8.28 Governing Law 9
  • Article   8.29 Interpretation of Annexes on Non-Conforming Measures 9
  • Article   8.30 Expert Reports 9
  • Article   8.31 Consolidation 9
  • Article   8.32 Awards 9
  • Article   8.33 Service of Documents 9
  • Section   C Complementary Provisions 9
  • Article   8.34 Implementation 9
  • Annex 8-A  CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW 9
  • Annex 8-B  TRANSFERS 9
  • Annex 8-C  EXPROPRIATION 9
  • Annex 8-D  EXEMPTIONS TO DISPUTE RESOLUTION MEXICO 10
  • Annex 8-E  SUBMISSION OF A CLAIM TO ARBITRATION 10
  • Annex 8-F  SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS ON A PARTY UNDER SECTION B 10
  • Chapter   9 CROSS-BORDER TRADE IN SERVICES 10
  • Article   9.1 Definitions 10
  • Article   9.2 Scope 10
  • Article   9.3 National Treatment 10
  • Article   9.4 Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment 10
  • Article   9.5 Local Presence 10
  • Article   9.6 Market Access 10
  • Article   9.7 Non-Conforming Measures 10
  • Article   9.8 Transparency 10
  • Article   9.9 Domestic Regulation 10
  • Article   9.10 Recognition 10
  • Article   9.11 Transfers and Payments (8) 11
  • Article   9.12 Administration of this Chapter 11
  • Article   9.13 Denial of Benefits 11
  • Annex 9-A  PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 11
  • Chapter   10 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORT SERVICES 11
  • Article   10.1 Definitions 11
  • Article   10.2 Scope 11
  • Article   10.3 Access to Ports, Services at the Port, and Maritime Auxiliary Services 11
  • Article   10.4 Cooperation 11
  • Article   10.5 Repositioning of Empty Containers 11
  • Article   10.6 Port Fees and Charges 11
  • Article   10.7 Administration of this Chapter 11
  • Chapter   11 TEMPORARY ENTRY FOR BUSINESS PERSONS 11
  • Article   11.1 Definitions 11
  • Article   11.2 Scope 11
  • Article   11.3 Application Procedures 11
  • Article   11.4 Grant of Temporary Entry 11
  • Article   11.5 Provision of Information 11
  • Article   11.7 Cooperation 11
  • Article   11.8 Relation to other Chapters 11
  • Article   11.9 Dispute Settlement 11
  • Chapter   12 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 11
  • Article   12.1 Definitions 11
  • Article   12.2 Scope 11
  • Article   12.3 Approaches to Regulation 12
  • Article   12.4 Access to and Use of Public Telecommunications Services  (1) 12
  • Article   12.5 Interconnection 12
  • Article   12.6 Number Portability 12
  • Article   12.7 Access to Telephone Numbers 12
  • Article   12.8 Competitive Safeguards 12
  • Article   12.9 Interconnection with Major Suppliers 12
  • Article   12.10 Treatment by Major Suppliers of Public Telecommunications Services 12
  • Article   12.11 Resale 12
  • Article   12.12 Unbundling of Network Elements 12
  • Article   12.13 Provisioning and Pricing of Leased Circuits 12
  • Article   12.14 Co-location 12
  • Article   12.15 Access to Poles, Ducts, Conduits and Rights-of-Way (4)(5) 12
  • Article   12.16 International Submarine Cable Systems (6)(7) 12
  • Article   12.17 Independent Regulatory Bodies 12
  • Article   12.18 Cooperation 12
  • Article   12.19 Licensing Process 12
  • Article   12.20 Allocation and Use of Scarce Resources 12
  • Article   12.21 Universal Service 12
  • Article   12.22 Transparency 12
  • Article   12.23 International Mobile Roaming 12
  • Article   12.24 Flexibility In Choice of Technology 12
  • Article   12.25 Resolution of Telecommunications Disputes 13
  • Article   12.26 Relation to other Chapters 13
  • Article   12.27 Enforcement 13
  • Article   12.28 Administration of this Chapter 13
  • Chapter   13 ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 13
  • Article   13.1 Definitions 13
  • Article   13.2 Scope 13
  • Article   13.3 General Provisions 13
  • Article   13.4 Domestic Electronic Transactions Framework 13
  • Article   13.5 Customs Duties 13
  • Article   13.6 Non-Discriminatory Treatment of Digital Products 13
  • Article   13.7 Transparency 13
  • Article   13.8 Online Consumer Protection 13
  • Article   13.9 Paperless Administration of Trade 13
  • Article   13.10 Principles on Access to and Use of the Internet for Electronic Commerce 13
  • Article   13.11 Personal Information Protection 13
  • Article   13.12 Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Messages 13
  • Article   13.13 Electronic Authentication and Electronic Signatures 13
  • Article   13.14 Cross-Border Transfer of Information by Electronic Means 13
  • Article   13.15 Localisation of Computing Facilities 13
  • Article   13.16 Cooperation 13
  • Article   13.17 Cooperation on Cybersecurity Matters 13
  • Article   13.18 Source Code 13
  • Article   13.19 Administration of this Chapter 13
  • Chapter   14 GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 13
  • Article   14.1 Definitions 13
  • Article   14.2 Scope Application of Chapter 14
  • Article   14.3 General Principles National Treatment and Non-Discrimination 14
  • Article   14.4 Offsets 14
  • Article   14.5 Valuation 14
  • Article   14.6 Technical Specifications 14
  • Article   14.7 Publication of Procurement Information 14
  • Article   14.8 Notice of Intended Procurement 14
  • Article   14.9 Limited Tendering 14
  • Article   14.10 Time Periods for the Submission of Tenders 14
  • Article   14.11 Tender Documentation 15
  • Article   14.12 Conditions for Participation 15
  • Article   14.13 Qualification of Suppliers Registration Systems and Qualification Procedures 15
  • Article   14.14 Treatment of Tenders and Awarding of Contracts 15
  • Article   14.15 Transparency and Post-Award Information 15
  • Article   14.16 Ensuring Integrity In Procurement Practices 15
  • Article   14.17 Domestic Review Procedures 15
  • Article   14.18 Use of Electronic Means 15
  • Article   14.19 Modifications and Rectifications 15
  • Article   14.20 Disclosure of Information 15
  • Article   14.21 Exceptions 15
  • Article   14.22 Facilitation of Participation by SMEs 15
  • Article   14.23 Cooperation 16
  • Article   14.24 Administration of this Chapter 16
  • Article   14.25 Further Negotiations 16
  • Chapter   15 COMPETITION POLICY 16
  • Article   15.1 Definitions 16
  • Article   15.2 Objectives 16
  • Article   15.3 Competition Laws and Authorities and Anticompetitive Business Conduct 16
  • Article   15.4 Procedural Fairness In Competition Law Enforcement 16
  • Article   15.5 Cooperation 16
  • Article   15.6 Technical Cooperation 16
  • Article   15.7 Consumer Protection 16
  • Article   15.8 Transparency 16
  • Article   15.9 Consultations 16
  • Article   15.10 Non-Application of Dispute Settlement 16
  • Chapter   16 STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES 16
  • Article   16.1 Review 16
  • Chapter   17 TRADE AND GENDER 16
  • Article   17.1 General Provisions 16
  • Article   17.2 Cooperation Activities 16
  • Article   17.3 Administration of this Chapter 16
  • Article   17.4 Non-application of Dispute Resolution 16
  • Chapter   18 ECONOMIC AND TRADE COOPERATION 16
  • Article   18.1 General Provisions 16
  • Article   18.2 Areas of Economic and Trade Cooperation 16
  • Article   18.3 Administration of this Chapter 16
  • Article   18.4 Resources 16
  • Article   18.5 Non-Application of Dispute Settlement 16
  • Chapter   19 SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES 16
  • Article   19.1 General Provisions 16
  • Article   19.2 Information Sharing 17
  • Article   19.3 Cooperation Activities 17
  • Article   19.4 Contact Points 17
  • Article   19.5 Administration of this Chapter 17
  • Article   19.6 Relation with other Chapters 17
  • Article   19.7 Non-Application of Dispute Settlement 17
  • Chapter   20 GOOD REGULATORY PRACTICES 17
  • Article   20.1 Definitions 17
  • Article   20.2 General Provisions 17
  • Article   20.3 Scope of Application 17
  • Article   20.4 Establishment of Coordination and Review Processes or Mechanisms 17
  • Article   20.5 Implementation of Core Good Regulatory Practices 17
  • Article   20.6 Contact Points 17
  • Article   20.7 Cooperation 17
  • Article   20.8 Report of Implementation and Review 17
  • Article   20.9 Relation to other Chapters 17
  • Article   20.10 Non-Application of Dispute Settlement 17
  • Chapter   21 TRANSPARENCY AND ANTI-CORRUPTION 17
  • Section   A Transparency 17
  • Article   21.1 Definitions 17
  • Article   21.2 Publication 17
  • Article   21.3 Notification and Provision of Information 17
  • Article   21.4 Administrative Proceedings 17
  • Article   21.5 Review and Appeal 17
  • Section   B Anti-Corruption 18
  • Article   21.6 Definitions 18
  • Article   21.7 Scope 18
  • Article   21.8 Measures to Combat Corruption 18
  • Article   21.9 Cooperation 18
  • Article   21.10 Promoting Integrity Among Public Officials 18
  • Article   21.11 Participation of Private Sector and Society 18
  • Article   21.12 Application and Enforcement of Anti-Corruption Laws 18
  • Article   21.13 Relation to other Agreements 18
  • Article   21.14 Dispute Settlement 18
  • Chapter   22 ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT 18
  • Article   22.1 Free Trade Commission 18
  • Article   22.2 Rules of Procedure of the Free Trade Commission 18
  • Article   22.3 Functions of the Free Trade Commission 18
  • Article   22.4 Contact Points 18
  • Article   22.5 Establishment of Cross-Cutting Committees 18
  • Article   22.6 General Provisions of Cross-Cutting Committees 18
  • Chapter   23 DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 18
  • Article   23.1 Definitions 18
  • Article   23.2 General Provisions 18
  • Article   23.3 Scope 19
  • Article   23.4 Urgent Circumstances 19
  • Article   23.5 Choice of Forum 19
  • Article   23.6 Consultations 19
  • Article   23.7 Good Offices, Conciliation and Mediation 19
  • Article   23.8 Establishment of a Panel 19
  • Article   23.9 Participation of a Third Party 19
  • Article   23.10 Consolidation of Proceedings 19
  • Article   23.11 Terms of Reference of the Panel 19
  • Article   23.12 Requirements of the Panellist 19
  • Article   23.13 Selection of the Panel 19
  • Article   23.14 Function of Panels 19
  • Article   23.15 Rules of Procedure of the Panel 19
  • Article   23.16 Suspension and Termination of Proceedings 19
  • Article   23.17 Initial Report of the Panel 19
  • Article   23.18 Final Report of the Panel 19
  • Article   23.19 Request for Clarification by the Panel 19
  • Article   23.20 Compliance with the Final Report of the Panel 19
  • Article   23.21 Non-Implementation - Compensation and Suspension of Benefits 19
  • Article   23.22 Compliance Review 20
  • Article   23.23 Administration of Dispute Settlement Proceedings 20
  • Article   23.24 Private Rights 20
  • Article   23.25 Alternative Dispute Resolution 20
  • Chapter   24 EXCEPTIONS 20
  • Article   24.1 General Exceptions 20
  • Article   24.2 Security Exceptions 20
  • Article   24 Taxation Measures 20
  • Article   24.4 Disclosure of Information 20
  • Article   24.5 Temporary Safeguard Measures 20
  • Chapter   25 FINAL PROVISIONS 20
  • Article   25.1 Annexes, Appendices and Footnotes 20
  • Article   25.2 Depositary 20
  • Article   25.3 Entry Into Force 20
  • Article   25.4 Amendments 20
  • Article   25.5 Amended or Successor International Agreements 20
  • Article   25.6 Withdrawal and Termination 20
  • Article   25.7 Accession 20
  • Article   25.8 Reservations 20
  • Article   25.9 Review 20
  • Article   25.10 Authentic Texts 20
  • Annex I  CHILE - EXPLANATORY NOTES 20
  • Annex I  SCHEDULE OF CHILE 21
  • Annex II  CHILE - EXPLANATORY NOTES 23
  • Annex II  SCHEDULE OF CHILE 23
  • Annex I  COLOMBIA - EXPLANATORY NOTES 24
  • Annex 8-A Annex 9-A  SCHEDULE OF COLOMBIA 24
  • Annex II  COLOMBIA - EXPLANATORY NOTES 26
  • ANNEX II  SCHEDULE OF COLOMBIA 26
  • Annex I  MEXICO - EXPLANATORY NOTES 27
  • Annex I  SCHEDULE OF MEXICO - INTRODUCTORY NOTES 27
  • Annex I  SCHEDULE OF MEXICO 27
  • Annex II   MEXICO - EXPLANATORY NOTES 32
  • Annex II   SCHEDULE OF MEXICO - INTRODUCTORY NOTES 32
  • Annex II   SCHEDULE OF MEXICO 32
  • Annex I  PERU - EXPLANATORY NOTES 33
  • Annex I  SCHEDULE OF PERU 33
  • Annex II  PERU - EXPLANATORY NOTES 35
  • Annex II  SCHEDULE OF PERU 35
  • Annex I   SINGAPORE - EXPLANATORY NOTES 36
  • Annex I  SINGAPORE'S RESERVATIONS TO CHAPTER 8 (INVESTMENT) & CHAPTER 9 (CROSS-BORDER TRADE IN SERVICES) 36
  • Annex II  SINGAPORE - EXPLANATORY NOTES 38
  • Annex II  SINGAPORE'S RESERVATIONS TO CHAPTER 8 (INVESTMENT) & CHAPTER 9 (CROSS-BORDER TRADE IN SERVICES) 38