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The Parties may review this Chapter within the period stipulated in Article 20.8 (General Review) with a view to improving this Chapter in the future to facilitate government procurement, as agreed by the Parties.

Article 16.7. Contact Points

Each Party shall, within 30 days of the date of entry into force of this Agreement for that Party, designate one or more contact points to facilitate cooperation and information sharing under this Chapter and notify the other Parties of the relevant details of that contact point or those contact points. Each Party shall promptly notify the other Parties of any change regarding the relevant details of its contact point or contact points.

Article 16.8. Non-application of Dispute Settlement

Dispute settlement mechanisms in this Agreement shall not apply to any matter arising under this Chapter.

Annex 16A. PAPER OR ELECTRONIC MEANS UTILISED BY PARTIES FOR THE PUBLICATION OF TRANSPARENCY INFORMATION

Australia:

Publication of general laws and regulations

www legislation.gov.au

Publication of government procurement procedures

www. finance.gov.au

Publication of tender notices

www.tenders.gov.au

Brunei Darussalam:

Publication of procurement rules and regulations

https:/Awww.mofe. gov.bn/divisions/state-tenders-board-general- information.aspx

https:/Awww.mofe. gov.bn/divisions/financial-regulation-1983.aspx

https:/Awww.mofe. gov.bn/divisions/ministry-of-finance-circulars- 22009.aspx

https:/Awww.mofe. gov.bn/divisions/ministry-of-finance-circulars- 32004.aspx

https:/Awww.mofe. gov.bn/divisions/ministry-of-finance-circulars- 12014.aspx

https:/Awww.mofe. gov.bn/divisions/ministry-of-finance-circulars- 12015.aspx

https:/Awww.mofe. gov.bn/divisions/debarment-policy.aspx

https:/Awww.mofe. gov.bn/divisions/Custom-Duty.aspx

Publication of tender advertisement

http://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/lists/iklaniklan/iklan%20tawaran.aspx

China:

Publication of government procurement laws, regulations, procedures, and tender notices.

www.ccgp.gov.cn

Indonesia:

Publication of general laws, regulations, procedures, and tender notices

www.inaproc.id

Japan:

Publication of general laws and regulations regarding government procurement by central government entities (1)

- Kanpo or Horeizensho

Publication of the notice of intended procurement for certain procurement?

- Kanpo (available on paper media and at http://kanpou.npb.go.jp)

Republic of Korea:

Publication of general laws, regulations, and procedures regarding government procurement (2)

www.pps.go.kr

Publication of tender notices 

www.g2b.go.kr

(1) For the purposes of Chapter 16 (Govemment Procurement), "central government entities" means, for Japan, procurement entities listed in Japan's Annex 1 to Appendix I to the GPA. The GPA shall be understood to include amendments thereto or its successor agreement entering into force for Japan.
(2) For the purposes of this Annex, "certain procurement" means, for Japan, procurement by central government entities that is covered by the GPA, including Japan's Annexes to Appendix I to the GPA.

Malaysia:

Publication of general laws, regulations, and procedures regarding government procurement

http://www.treasury.gov.my

New Zealand:

Publication of general laws and regulations

www.legislation.govt.nz

Publication of government procurement procedures

www.procurement. govt.nz

Publication of tender notices

www.gets.govt.nz

Philippines:

Publication of general laws, regulations and procedures regarding government procurement

www.officialgazette.gov.ph/

www.gppb.gov.ph/

Publication of tender notices

www.philgeps.gov.ph/

Singapore:

Publication of general laws and regulations

http://sso.agc.gov.sg/

Publication of procedures and tender notices

www.gebiz.gov.sg

Thailand:

Publication of general laws, regulations, procedures, and tender notices

www.gprocurement.go.th

Viet Nam:

Publication of general laws, regulations, procedures, and tender notices

www.muasamcong.mpi.gov.vn

Chapter 17. General Provisions and Exceptions

Article 17.1. Definition

For the purposes of this Chapter, administrative ruling of general application means an administrative ruling or interpretation that applies to all persons and fact situations that fall generally within the ambit of that administrative ruling or interpretation and that establishes a norm of conduct, but does not include:

(a) a determination or ruling made in an administrative or quasi-judicial proceeding that applies to a particular person, good, or service of another Party in a specific case; or

(b) a ruling that adjudicates with respect to a particular act or practice.

Article 17.2. Geographical Scope of Application  (1) (2)

This Agreement shall apply to the geographical scope for which a Party assumes its obligations in relation to another Party under the WTO Agreement.

(1) Nothing in this Agreement shall prejudice the position of any Party with regard to any issues concerning territorial sovereignty or any issues concerning the law of the sea.
(2) For the purposes of this Agreement, "territory" has the same geographical scope as determined in accordance with this Article.

Article 17.3. Publication

1. Each Party shall ensure that its laws, regulations, procedures, and administrative rulings of general application with respect to any matter covered by this Agreement are promptly published, including on the internet where feasible, or otherwise made available in such a manner as to enable interested persons and other Parties to become acquainted with them.

2. To the extent possible and practicable, each Party shall:

(a) publish in advance any such laws, regulations, procedures, and administrative rulings of general application with respect to any matter covered by this Agreement that it proposes to adopt; and

(b) provide, where appropriate, interested persons and other Parties with a reasonable opportunity to comment on any such laws, regulations, procedures, and administrative rulings of general application with respect to any matter covered by this Agreement.

Article 17.4. Provision of Information

On request of any Party, the requested Party shall promptly provide information and respond to questions pertaining to any actual or proposed laws, regulations, procedures, and administrative rulings of general application with respect to any matter covered by this Agreement that the requesting Party considers may affect the operation of this Agreement.

Article 17.5. Administrative Proceedings

With a view to administering its laws, regulations, procedures, and administrative rulings of general application with respect to any matter covered by this Agreement in a consistent, impartial, objective, and reasonable manner, each Party shall ensure in its administrative proceedings applying such measures to a particular person, good, or service of another Party in specific cases that:

(a) wherever possible, a person of another Party that is directly affected by such a proceeding is provided with reasonable notice, in accordance with its domestic procedures, of when a proceeding is initiated, including a description of the nature of the proceeding, a statement of the legal authority under which the proceeding is initiated, and a general description of any issue in question;

(b) a person of another Party that is directly affected by such a proceeding is afforded a reasonable opportunity to present facts and arguments in support of that person's position prior to any final administrative action, when time, the nature of the proceeding, and the public interest permit; and

(c) it follows its procedures in accordance with its laws and regulations.

Article 17.6. Review and Appeal

1. Each Party shall establish or maintain judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative tribunals or procedures for the purposes of prompt review and, where warranted, correction of final administrative actions with respect to any matter covered by this Agreement. Such tribunals shall be impartial and independent of the office or authority entrusted with administrative enforcement and shall not have any substantial interest in the outcome of the matter.

2. Each Party shall ensure that, in any such tribunals or procedures, each party to a proceeding is provided with the right to:

(a) a reasonable opportunity to support or defend that party's positions; and

(b) a decision based on the evidence and submissions of record or, where required by its laws and regulations, the record compiled by the relevant office or authority.

3. Each Party shall ensure, subject to appeal or further review as provided in its laws and regulations, that the decision referred to in subparagraph 2(b) shall be implemented by, and shall govern the practice of, the office or authority with respect to the administrative action at issue.

Article 17.7. Disclosure of Information

Nothing in this Agreement shall require any Party to provide confidential information, the disclosure of which would be contrary to its laws and regulations or impede law enforcement, or otherwise be contrary to the public interest, or which would prejudice legitimate commercial interests of particular enterprises, public or private.

Article 17.8. Confidentiality

Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, where a Party provides information to another Party in accordance with this Agreement and designates the information as confidential, the other Party shall, subject to its laws and regulations, maintain the confidentiality of the information.

Article 17.9. Measures Against Corruption

1. Each Party shall, in accordance with its laws and regulations, take appropriate measures to prevent and combat corruption with respect to any matter covered by this Agreement.

2. No Party shall have recourse to dispute settlement under Chapter 19 (Dispute Settlement) for any matter arising under this Article.

Article 17.10. Convention on Biological Diversity

Each Party affirms its rights and responsibilities under the Convention on Biological Diversity done at Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1992.

Article 17.11. Screening Regime and Dispute Settlement

A decision by a competent authority, including a foreign investment authority, of a Party (3) (4) on whether or not to approve or admit a foreign investment proposal, and the enforcement of any conditions or requirements that an approval or admission is subject to, shall not be subject to the dispute settlement provisions under Chapter 19 (Dispute Settlement).

(3) For the purposes of this Article, "a competent authority, including a foreign investment authority" means, as of the date of entry into force of this Agreement: (a) for Australia, the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia under Australia's Foreign Investment Framework including the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (Commonwealth), and any amendments thereto; (b) for Cambodia, the Council for the Development of Cambodia designated under the following laws and regulations, and any amendments thereto: (i) Royal Kram No. 03/NS/94 dated 5 August 1994 promulgating Law on Investment of the Kingdom of Cambodia; (ii) Royal Kram No. NS/RKM/0303/009 dated 24 March 2003 promulgating Law on the Amendment of the Law on Investment of the Kingdom of Cambodia; (iii) Sub-Decree No. 88/ANK/BK dated 29 December 1997 on the implementation of the Law on Investment of the Kingdom of Cambodia; (iv) Sub-Decree No. 111 ANK/BK dated 27 September 2005 on the implementation of the Law on the Amendment of the Law on Investment of the Kingdom of Cambodia; and (v) Sub-Decree No. 148.ANK.BK dated 29 December 2005 on the Establishment and Management of Special Economic Zones; (c) for China, the authorities responsible for granting approval of foreign investment for sectors requiring governmental approval under the relevant laws and regulations including Foreign Investment Law of the People's Republic of China (Adopted on 15 March 2019), and any amendments thereto; (d) for Indonesia, a competent authority including a foreign investment authority designated under the Law Number 25 Year 2007 on Investment and other relevant laws, regulations, and policies, as may be amended; (e) for Korea, the competent authorities as listed in the Foreign investment Promotion Act (Law No. 16479, 20 August 2019), the Enforcement Decree of the Foreign Investment Promotion Act (Presidential Decree No. 29172, 18 September 2018), the Regulations on Foreign Invesiment (Notice of the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, No. 2018-137, 6 July 2018), the Consolidated Public Notice for Foreign Investment (No. 2018-191, 27 February 2018, Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy), and the Act on Prevention of Divulgence and Protection of Industrial Technology (Law No. 16476, 20 August 2019), and any amendments thereto; (f) for Lao PDR, the Ministry of Planning and Investment under the Law on Investment Promotion (Law No. 14, dated 17 November 2016), and any amendments thereto, and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce under the Law on Enterprise (Law No. 46, dated 26 December 2013), and any amendments thereto; (g) for Malaysia, the Ministers performing functions and exercising powers under, but not limited to, the Promotion of Investments Act 1986 [Act 327], the Income Tax Act 1967 [Act 53], the Petroleum Development Act 1974 [Act 144], and the Industrial Co-ordination Act 1975 [Act 156], and any amendments thereto; (h) for Myanmar, the Myanmar Investment Commission and Region/State Investment Committees under the Myanmar investment Law, the Pyidaungsu Hiuttaw Law No. 40/2016 dated 18 October 2016 and the Myanmar Investment Rules, Notification No. 35/2017 of the Ministry of Planning and Finance of the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar dated 30 March 2017, and committees under the Myanmar Special Economic Zone Law, the Pyidaungsu Hlutiaw Law No. 1/2014 dated 23 January 2014 and the Industrial Zone Law, the Pyidaungsu Hiuttaw Law No.7/2020 dated 26 May 2020, and any amendments thereto; (i) for New Zealand, the decision-making Ministers authorised under New Zealand's overseas investment framework including the Overseas Investment Act 2005 and the Fisheries Act 1996, and any amendments thereto; (j) for Thailand, the competent authorities responsible under its laws and regulations, as may be amended, for the sectors or activities where foreign investment is proposed or approved; and (k) for Viet Nam, the competent authority as defined in the Law on Invesiment and other relevant laws and regulations such as Law on Securities, Law on Credit Institutions, Law on Insurance Business, and Law on Oil and Gas, as may be amended. If a Party establishes a competent authority, including a foreign investment authority after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, this Article shall also apply to such competent authority.
(4) For the purposes of this Article, "a decision by a competent authority, including a foreign investment authority" means: (a) for Japan, a decision under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law (Law No. 228 of 1949), as may be amended, regarding an investment that requires prior notification under that law, including an order to alter the content of investment or discontinue the investment process; and (b) for the Philippines, the decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Republic Act No. 11232, otherwise known as the Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines; the National Security Council under Executive Order No. 292, otherwise known as the Administrative Code of 1987, as amended; the Board of Investments under Executive Order No. 226, otherwise known as the Omnibus Investments Code of 1987, as amended; and the relevant agencies of the Philippine Govemment vested with jurisdiction and mandate to regulate specific sectors or activities under Republic Act No. 7042, otherwise known as the Foreign Investments Act of 1991, as amended; and any amendments thereto.

Article 17.12. General Exceptions

1. For the purposes of Chapter 2 (Trade in Goods), Chapter 3 (Rules of Origin), Chapter 4 (Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation), Chapter 5 (Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures), Chapter 6 (Standards, Technical Regulations, and Conformity Assessment Procedures), Chapter 10 (Investment), and Chapter 12 (Electronic Commerce), Article XX of GATT 1994 is incorporated into and made part of this Agreement, mutatis mutandis. (5)

2. For the purposes of Chapter 8 (Trade in Services), Chapter 9 (Temporary Movement of Natural Persons), Chapter 10 (Investment), and Chapter 12 (Electronic Commerce), Article XIV of GATS including its footnotes is incorporated into and made part of this Agreement, mutatis mutandis. (6)

(5) The Parties understand that the measures referred to in subparagraph (b) of Article XX of GATT 1994 include environmental measures necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health, and that subparagraph (g) of Article XX of GATT 1994 applies to measures relating to the conservation of living and non-living exhaustible natural resources.
(6) The Parties understand that the measures referred to in subparagraph (b) of Article XIV of GATS include environmental measures necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health.

Article 17.13. Security Exceptions

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed:

(a) to require any Party to furnish any information the disclosure of which it considers contrary to its essential security interests;

(b) to prevent any Party from taking any action which it considers necessary for the protection of its essential security interests:

(i) relating to fissionable and fusionable materials or the materials from which they are derived;

(ii) relating to the traffic in arms, ammunition and implements of war and to such traffic in other goods and materials, or relating to the supply of services, as carried on directly or indirectly for the purpose of supplying or provisioning a military establishment;

(iii) taken so as to protect critical public infrastructures (7) including communications, power, and water infrastructures;

(iv) taken in time of national emergency or war or other emergency in international relations; or

(c) to prevent any Party from taking any action in pursuance of its obligations under the United Nations Charter for the maintenance of international peace and security.

(7) For greater certainty, this includes critical public infrastructures whether publicly or privately owned.

Article 17.14. Taxation Measures

1. For the purposes of this Article:

(a) tax convention means an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation or other international taxation agreement or arrangement; and

(b) taxes and taxation measures do not include any import or customs duties.

2. Except as provided in this Article, nothing in this Agreement shall apply to taxation measures.

3. This Agreement shall only grant rights or impose obligations with respect to taxation measures:

(a) to the extent that the WTO Agreement grants rights or imposes obligations with respect to such taxation measures;

(b) to the extent that Article 10.9 (Transfers) grants rights or imposes obligations with respect to such taxation measures.

4. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the rights and obligations of any Party under any tax convention. In the event of any inconsistency relating to taxation measures between this Agreement and any such tax convention, the latter shall prevail.

5. Nothing in this Agreement shall oblige a Party to extend to any other Party the benefit of any treatment, preference, or privilege arising from any existing or future tax convention by which the Party is bound.

Article 17.15. Measures to Safeguard the Balance of Payments

1. Where a Party is in serious balance of payments and external financial difficulties or under threat thereof, it may:

(a) in the case of trade in goods, adopt or maintain restrictive import measures in accordance with GATT 1994 and the Understanding on the Balance-of-Payments Provisions;

(b) in the case of trade in services, adopt or maintain restrictions on trade in services on which it has undertaken commitments, including on payments or transfers for transactions related to such commitments.

2. In the case of investments, where a Party is in serious balance of payments and external financial difficulties or under threat thereof, or where, in exceptional circumstances, payments or transfers relating to capital movements cause or threaten to cause serious difficulties for macroeconomic management, it may adopt or maintain restrictions on payments or transfers related to covered investments as defined in Article 10.1 (Definitions).

3. Restrictions adopted or maintained under subparagraph 1(b) or paragraph 2 shall:

(a) be consistent with the IMF Articles of Agreement as may be amended;

(b) avoid unnecessary damage to the commercial, economic, and financial interests of any other Party;

(c) not exceed those necessary to deal with the circumstances described in subparagraph 1(b) or paragraph 2;

(d) be temporary and be phased out progressively as the situation specified in subparagraph 1(b) or paragraph 2 improves; and

(e) be applied on a non-discriminatory basis such that no Party is treated less favourably than any other Party or a non-Party.

4. With respect to trade in services and investment:

(a) it is recognised that particular pressures on the balance of payments of a Party in the process of economic development or economic transition may necessitate the use of restrictions to ensure, inter alia, the maintenance of a level of financial reserves adequate for the implementation of its programme of economic development or economic transition;

(b) in determining the incidence of such restrictions, a Party may give priority to economic sectors which are more essential to its economic or development programmes. However, such restrictions shall not be adopted or maintained for the purposes of protecting a particular sector.

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  • Chapter   1 Initial Provisions and General Definitions 1
  • Article   1.1 Establishment of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership as a Free Trade Area 1
  • Article   1.2 General Definitions 1
  • Article   1.3 Objectives 1
  • Chapter   2 Trade In Goods 1
  • Section   A General Provisions and Market Access for Goods 1
  • Article   2.1 Definitions 1
  • Article   2.2 Scope 1
  • Article   2.3 National Treatment on Internal Taxation and Regulation 1
  • Article   2.4 Reduction or Elimination of Customs Duties 1
  • Article   2.5 Acceleration of Tariff Commitments (1) 1
  • Article   2.6 Tariff Differentials 1
  • Article   2.7 Classification of Goods 1
  • Article   2.8 Customs Valuation 1
  • Article   2.9 Goods In Transit 1
  • Article   2.10 Temporary Admission of Goods 1
  • Article   2.11 Temporary Admission for Containers and Pallets 1
  • Article   2.12 Duty-free entry of samples of no commercial value 2
  • Article   2.13 Agricultural export subsidies 2
  • Article   2.14 Transposition of schedules of tariff commitments 2
  • Article   2.15 Modification of concessions 2
  • Section   B Non-tariff measures 2
  • Article   2.16 Application of non-tariff measures 2
  • Article   2.17 General elimination of quantitative restrictions 2
  • Article   2.18 Technical consultations on non-tariff measures 2
  • Article   2.19 Import licensing procedures 2
  • Article   2.20 Fees and formalities connected with importation and exportation 2
  • Article   2.21 Sectoral initiatives 2
  • Chapter   3 Rules of origin 2
  • Section   A Rules of origin 2
  • Article   3.1 Definitions 2
  • Article   3.2 Originating goods 2
  • Article   3.3 Goods wholly obtained or produced 2
  • Article   3.4 Cumulation 2
  • Article   3.5 Calculation of regional value content 2
  • Article   3.6 Minimal operations and processes 2
  • Article   3.7 De minimis 3
  • Article   3.8 Treatment of packing and packaging materials and containers 3
  • Article   3.9 Accessories, spare parts, and tools 3
  • Article   3.10 Indirect materials 3
  • Article   3.11 Fungible goods or materials 3
  • Article   3.12 Materials used in production 3
  • Article   3.13 Unit of qualification 3
  • Article   3.14 Treatment for certain goods 3
  • Article   3.15 Direct consignment 3
  • Section   B Operational certification procedures 3
  • Article   3.16 Proof of origin 3
  • Article   3.17 Certificate of origin 3
  • Article   3.18 Declaration of origin 3
  • Article   3.19 Back-to-back proof of origin 3
  • Article   3.20 Third-party invoicing 3
  • Article   3.21 Approved exporter 3
  • Article   3.22 Claim for preferential tariff treatment 3
  • Article   3.23 Post-lmportation claims for preferential tariff 3
  • Article   3.24 Verification (6) 4
  • Article   3.25 Denial of preferential tariff treatment 4
  • Article   3.26 Minor discrepancies or errors 4
  • Article   3.27 Record-keeping requirement 4
  • Article   3.28 Consultations 4
  • Article   3.29 Electronic system for origin information exchange 4
  • Article   3.30 Transitional provisions for goods in transit 4
  • Article   3.32 Communication language 4
  • Article   3.33 Contact points 4
  • Article   3.34 Transposition of product-specific rules 4
  • Article   3.35 Amendments to annexes 4
  • Chapter   4 Customs procedures and trade facilitation 4
  • Article   4.1 Definitions 4
  • Article   4.2 Objectives 4
  • Article   4.3 Scope 4
  • Article   4.4 Consistency 4
  • Article   4.5 Transparency 4
  • Article   4.6 Enquiry points 4
  • Article   4.7 Customs procedures 4
  • Article   4.8 Preshipment inspection 4
  • Article   4.9 Pre-arrival processing 4
  • Article   4.10 Advance rulings 4
  • Article   4.11 Release of goods 4
  • Article   4.12 Application of information technology 5
  • Article   4.13 Trade facilitation measures for authorised operators 5
  • Article   4.14 Risk management 5
  • Article   4.15 Express consignments 5
  • Article   4.16 Post-clearance audit 5
  • Article   4.17 Time release studies 5
  • Article   4.18 Review and appeal 5
  • Article   4.19 Customs cooperation 5
  • Article   4.20 Consultations and contact points 5
  • Article   4.21 Implementation arrangement 5
  • Chapter   5 Sanitary and phytosanitary measures 5
  • Article   5.1 Definitions 5
  • Article   5.2 Objectives 5
  • Article   5.3 Scope 5
  • Article   5.4 General provision 5
  • Article   5.5 Equivalence 5
  • Article   5.6 Adaptation to regional conditions, including pest- or disease-free areas and areas of low pest or disease prevalence 5
  • Article   5.7 Risk analysis 5
  • Article   5.8 Audit  (2) 5
  • Article   5.9 Certification 6
  • Article   5.10 Import checks 6
  • Article   5.11 Emergency measures 6
  • Article   5.12 Transparency 6
  • Article   5.13 Cooperation and capacity building 6
  • Article   5.14 Technical consultation 6
  • Article   5.15 Contact points and competent authorities 6
  • Article   5.16 Implementation 6
  • Article   5.17 Dispute settlement 6
  • Chapter   6 Standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures 6
  • Article   6.1 Definitions 6
  • Article   6.2 Objectives 6
  • Article   6.3 Scope 6
  • Article   6.4 Affirmation and incorporation of the tbt agreement 6
  • Article   6.5 International standards, guides, and recommendations 6
  • Article   6.6 Standards 6
  • Article   6.7 Technical regulations 6
  • Article   6.8 Conformity assessment procedures 6
  • Article   6.9 Cooperation 6
  • Article   6.10 Technical discussions 6
  • Article   6.11 Transparency 6
  • Article   6.12 Contact points 6
  • Article   6.13 Implementing arrangements 6
  • Article   6.14 Dispute Settlement 7
  • Chapter   7 Trade Remedies 7
  • Section   A RCEP Safeguard Measures 7
  • Article   7.1 Definitions 7
  • Article   7.2 Application of Transitional RCEP Safeguard Measures 7
  • Article   7.3 Notification and Consultation 7
  • Article   7.4 Investigation Procedures 7
  • Article   7.5 Scope and Duration of Transitional Rcep Safeguard Measures 7
  • Article   7.6 De Minimis Imports and Special Treatment 7
  • Article   7.7 Compensation 7
  • Article   7.8 Provisional Rcep Safeguard Measures 7
  • Article   7.9 Global Safeguard Measures 7
  • Article   7.10 Other Provisions 7
  • Section   B Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duties 7
  • Article   7.11 General Provisions 7
  • Article   7.12 Notification and Consultations 7
  • Article   7.13 Prohibition of Zeroing 7
  • Article   7.14 Disclosure of the Essential Facts 7
  • Article   7.15 Treatment of Confidential Information 7
  • Article   7.16 Non-application of Dispute Settlement 7
  • Chapter   8 Trade In Services 7
  • Article   8.1 Definitions 7
  • Article   8.2 Scope 8
  • Article   8.3 Scheduling of commitments 8
  • Article   8.4 National treatment 8
  • Article   8.5 Market access 8
  • Article   8.6 Most-favoured-nation treatment 8
  • Article   8.7 Schedules of specific commitments 8
  • Article   8.8 Schedules of non-conforming measures 8
  • Article   8.9 Additional commitments 8
  • Article   8.10 Transparency list 8
  • Article   8.11 Local presence 8
  • Article   8.12 Transition 8
  • Article   8.13 Modification of schedules 8
  • Article   8.14 Transparency 8
  • Article   8.15 Domestic regulation 8
  • Article   8.16 Recognition 9
  • Article   8.17 Monopolies and exclusive service suppliers 9
  • Article   8.18 Business practices 9
  • Article   8.19 Payments and transfers 9
  • Article   8.20 Denial of benefits 9
  • Article   8.21 Safeguard measures 9
  • Article   8.22 Subsidies 9
  • Article   8.23 Increasing participation of least developed country parties which are member states of asean 9
  • Article   8.24 Review of commitments 9
  • Article   8.25 Cooperation 9
  • ANNEX 8-A  Financial services 9
  • Article   1 Definitions 9
  • Article   2 Scope 9
  • Article   3 New financial services 9
  • Article   4 Prudential measures 9
  • Article   5 Treatment of certain information 9
  • Article   6 Recognition 9
  • Article   7 Transparency 9
  • Article   8 Financial services exceptions 9
  • Article   9 Transfers of information and processing of information 9
  • Article   10 Self-regulatory organisations 10
  • Article   11 Payment and clearing systems 10
  • Article   12 Consultations 10
  • Article   13 Contact points 10
  • Article   14 Dispute settlement 10
  • ANNEX 8B  Telecommunications services 10
  • Article   1 Definitions 10
  • Article   2 Scope 10
  • Article   3 Approaches to regulation 10
  • Article   4 Access and use  (2) 10
  • Article   5 Number portability  (4) 10
  • Article   6 Competitive safeguards 10
  • Article   7 Treatment by major suppliers 10
  • Article   8 Resale 10
  • Article   9 Interconnection  (5) 10
  • Article   10 Provisioning and pricing of leased circuit services 10
  • Article   11 Co-location 10
  • Article   12 Independent telecommunications regulatory body 10
  • Article   13 Universal service 10
  • Article   14 Licensing 10
  • Article   15 Allocation and use of scarce resources 10
  • Article   16 Transparency 11
  • Article   17 Relation to international organisations 11
  • Article   18 International submarine cable systems 11
  • Article   19 Unbundling of network elements 11
  • Article   20 Access to poles, ducts, and conduits 11
  • Article   21 Flexibility in the choice of technology 11
  • Article   22 International mobile roaming 11
  • Article   23 Resolution of telecommunications disputes 11
  • ANNEX 8C  Professional services 11
  • Chapter   9 Temporary movement of natural persons 11
  • Article   9.1 Definitions 11
  • Article   9.2 Scope 11
  • Article   9.3 Spouses and dependants 11
  • Article   9.4 Grant of temporary entry 11
  • Article   9.5 Schedules of specific commitments on temporary movement of natural persons 11
  • Article   9.6 Processing of applications 11
  • Article   9.7 Transparency 11
  • Article   9.8 Cooperation 11
  • Article   9.9 Dispute settlement 11
  • Chapter   10 Investment 11
  • Article   10.1 Definitions 11
  • Article   10.2 Scope 11
  • Article   10.3 National Treatment  (17) 12
  • Article   10.4 Most-favoured-nation Treatment  (18)(19) 12
  • Article   10.5 Treatment of Investment  (20) 12
  • Article   10.6 Prohibition of Performance Requirements 12
  • Article   10.7 Senior Management and Board of Directors 12
  • Article   10.8 Reservations and Non-conforming Measures 12
  • Article   10.9 Transfers 12
  • Article   10.10 Special Formalities and Disclosure of Information 12
  • Article   10.11 Compensation for Losses 12
  • Article   10.12 Subrogation 12
  • Article   10.13 Expropriation  (25) 12
  • Article   10.14 Denial of Benefits (32) 12
  • Article   10.15 Security Exceptions 12
  • Article   10.16 Promotion of Investment 12
  • Article   10.17 Facilitation of investment 13
  • Article   10.18 Work programme 13
  • ANNEX 10A  Customary international law 13
  • ANNEX 10B  Expropriation 13
  • Chapter   11 Intellectual property 13
  • Section   A General provisions and basic principles 13
  • Article   11.1 Objectives 13
  • Article   11.2 Scope of intellectual property 13
  • Article   11.3 Relation to other agreements  (1) 13
  • Article   11.4 Principles 13
  • Article   11.5 Obligations 13
  • Article   11.6 Exhaustion of intellectual property rights 13
  • Article   11.7 National treatment 13
  • Article   11.8 The trips agreement and public health 13
  • Article   11.9 Multilateral agreements 13
  • Section   B Copyright and related rights 13
  • Article   11.10 Exclusive rights of authors, performers, and producers of phonograms 13
  • Article   11.11 Right to remuneration for broadcasting  (6) 13
  • Article   11.12 Protection of broadcasting organisations and encrypted programme-carrying satellite signals 13
  • Article   11.13 Collective management organisations 13
  • Article   11.14 Circumvention of effective technological measures 13
  • Article   11.15 Protection for electronic rights management information 13
  • Article   11.16 Limitations and exceptions to providing protection and remedies for technological measures and RMI 13
  • Article   11.17 Government use of software 13
  • Article   11.18 Limitations and exceptions 13
  • Section   C Trademarks 13
  • Article   11.19 Trademarks protection 13
  • Article   11.20 Protection of collective marks and certification marks 13
  • Article   11.21 Trademarks classification system 13
  • Article   11.22 Registration and applications of trademarks 13
  • Article   11.23 Rights conferred 14
  • Article   11.24 Exceptions 14
  • Article   11.25 Protection of trademarks that predate geographical indications 14
  • Article   11.26 Protection of well-known trademarks 14
  • Article   11.27 Bad faith trademarks  (21) 14
  • Article   11.28 One and the same application relating to several goods or services 14
  • Section   D Geographical indications 14
  • Article   11.29 Protection of geographical indications 14
  • Article   11.30 Domestic administrative procedures for the protection of geographical indications 14
  • Article   11.31 Grounds for opposition and cancellation 14
  • Article   11.32 Multi-component terms 14
  • Article   11.33 Date of protection of a geographical indication 14
  • Article   11.34 Protection or recognition of geographical indications pursuant to international agreements 14
  • Article   11.35 Protection or recognition of geographical indications under concluded international agreements 14
  • Section   E Section Patents 14
  • Article   11.36 Patentable subject matter 14
  • Article   11.37 Rights conferred 14
  • Article   11.38 Exceptions to rights conferred 14
  • Article   11.39 Other use without authorisation of the right holder 14
  • Article   11.40 Experimental use of a patent 14
  • Article   11.41 Procedural aspects of examination and registration 14
  • Article   11.42 Grace period for patents 14
  • Article   11.43 Electronic patent application system 14
  • Article   11.44 Month publication 14
  • Article   11.45 Information as prior art made available to the public on the internet 14
  • Article   11.46 Expedited examination 14
  • Article   11.47 Introduction of international patent classification system 14
  • Article   11.48 Protection of new varieties of plants  (38) 14
  • Section   F Industrial designs 14
  • Article   11.49 Protection of industrial designs 14
  • Article   11.50 Information as prior art for designs made available to the public on the internet  (39) 14
  • Article   11.51 Registration or grant and applications of industrial designs 14
  • Article   11.52 Introduction of international classification system for industrial designs 15
  • Section   G Genetic resources, traditional knowledge, and folklore  (41) 15
  • Article   11.53 Genetic resources, traditional knowledge, and folklore 15
  • Section   H Unfair competition 15
  • Article   11.54 Effective protection against unfair competition 15
  • Article   11.55 Domain names 15
  • Article   11.56 Protection of undisclosed information 15
  • Section   I Country names 15
  • Article   11.57 Country names 15
  • Section   J Enforcement of intellectual property rights 15
  • Subsection   1 General obligations 15
  • Article   11.58 General obligations 15
  • Subsection   2 Civil remedies  (47) 15
  • Article   11.59 Fair and equitable procedures 15
  • Article   11.60 Damages 15
  • Article   11.61 Court costs and fees 15
  • Article   11.62 Destroying infringing goods and materials and implements 15
  • Article   11.63 Confidential information in civil judicial proceedings 15
  • Article   11.64 Provisional measures 15
  • Subsection   3 Border measures 15
  • Article   11.65 Suspension of the release of suspected pirated copyright goods or counterfeit trademark goods by right holder's application 15
  • Article   11.66 Applications for suspension or detention 15
  • Article   11.67 Security or equivalent assurance 15
  • Article   11.68 Information provided by competent authorities to right holders 15
  • Article   11.69 Suspension of the release of suspected pirated copyright goods or counterfeit trademark goods by ex officio action 15
  • Article   11.70 Information provided by right holders to competent authorities in case of ex officio action 15
  • Article   11.71 Infringement determination within reasonable period by competent authorities  (60) 15
  • Article   11.72 Destruction order by competent authorities 15
  • Article   11.73 Fees 15
  • Subsection   4 Criminal remedies 15
  • Article   11.74 Criminal procedures and penalties 15
  • Subsection   5 Enforcement in the digital environment 15
  • Article   11.75 Effective action against infringement in the digital environment 15
  • Section   K Cooperation and consultation 15
  • Article   11.76 Cooperation and dialogue 15
  • Section   I Transparency 15
  • Article   11.77 Transparency 15
  • Section   M Transition periods and technical assistance 15
  • Article   11.78 Transitional periods for least developed country parties under the trips agreement 15
  • Article   11.79 Party-specific transition periods 15
  • Article   11.80 Notifications in relation to party-specific transition periods 16
  • Article   11.81 Technical assistance 16
  • Section   N Procedural matters 16
  • Article   11.82 Improvement of procedures for the administration of intellectual property rights 16
  • Article   11.83 Streamlining of procedural requirements on paper 16
  • Chapter   12 Electronic commerce 16
  • Section   A General provisions 16
  • Article   12.1 Definitions 16
  • Article   12.2 Principles and objectives 16
  • Article   12.3 Scope  (3) 16
  • Article   12.4 Cooperation 16
  • Section   B Trade facilitation 16
  • Article   12.5 Paperless trading 16
  • Article   12.6 Electronic authentication and electronic signature 16
  • Section   C Creating a conducive environment for electronic commerce 16
  • Article   12.7 Online consumer protection 16
  • Article   12.8 Online personal information protection 16
  • Article   12.9 Unsolicited commercial electronic messages 16
  • Article   12.10 Domestic regulatory framework 16
  • Article   12.11 Customs duties 16
  • Article   12.12 Transparency 16
  • Article   12.13 Cyber security 16
  • Section   D Promoting cross-border electronic commerce 16
  • Article   12.14 Location of computing facilities 16
  • Article   12.15 Cross-border transfer of information by electronic means 16
  • Section   E Other provisions 16
  • Article   12.16 Dialogue on electronic commerce 16
  • Article   12.17 Settlement of disputes 16
  • Chapter   13 Competition 17
  • Article   13.1 Objectives 17
  • Article   13.2 Basic principles 17
  • Article   13.3 Appropriate measures against anti-competitive activities™  (1) 17
  • Article   13.4 Cooperation  (4) 17
  • Article   13.5 Confidentiality of information 17
  • Article   13.6 Technical cooperation and capacity building 17
  • Article   13.7 Consumer protection 17
  • Article   13.8 Consultations 17
  • Article   13.9 Non-application of dispute settlement 17
  • Chapter   14 Small and Medium Enterprises 17
  • Article   14.1 Objectives 17
  • Article   14.2 Information sharing 17
  • Article   14.3 Cooperation 17
  • Article   14.4 Contact points 17
  • Article   14.5 Non-application of dispute settlement 17
  • Chapter   15 Economic and technical cooperation 17
  • Article   15.1 Definition 17
  • Article   15.2 Objectives 17
  • Article   15.3 Scope 17
  • Article   15.4 Resources 17
  • Article   15.5 Work programme 17
  • Article   15.6 Least developed country parties which are member states of ASEAN 17
  • Article   15.7 Non-application of dispute settlement 17
  • Chapter   16 Government procurement 17
  • Article   16.1 Objectives 17
  • Article   16.2 Scope 17
  • Article   16.3 Principles 17
  • Article   16.4 Transparency 17
  • Article   16.5 Cooperation 17
  • Article   16.6 Review 18
  • Article   16.7 Contact Points 18
  • Article   16.8 Non-application of Dispute Settlement 18
  • Annex 16A  PAPER OR ELECTRONIC MEANS UTILISED BY PARTIES FOR THE PUBLICATION OF TRANSPARENCY INFORMATION 18
  • Chapter   17 General Provisions and Exceptions 18
  • Article   17.1 Definition 18
  • Article   17.2 Geographical Scope of Application  (1) (2) 18
  • Article   17.3 Publication 18
  • Article   17.4 Provision of Information 18
  • Article   17.5 Administrative Proceedings 18
  • Article   17.6 Review and Appeal 18
  • Article   17.7 Disclosure of Information 18
  • Article   17.8 Confidentiality 18
  • Article   17.9 Measures Against Corruption 18
  • Article   17.10 Convention on Biological Diversity 18
  • Article   17.11 Screening Regime and Dispute Settlement 18
  • Article   17.12 General Exceptions 18
  • Article   17.13 Security Exceptions 18
  • Article   17.14 Taxation Measures 18
  • Article   17.15 Measures to Safeguard the Balance of Payments 18
  • Article   17.16 Treaty of waitangi 19
  • Chapter   18 INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS 19
  • Article   18.1 Meetings of the RCEP ministers 19
  • Article   18.2 Establishment of the RCEP joint committee 19
  • Article   18.3 Functions of the RCEP joint committee 19
  • Article   18.4 Rules of procedure of the RCEP joint committee 19
  • Article   18.5 Meetings of the RCEP joint committee 19
  • Article   18.6 Subsidiary bodies of the RCEP joint committee 19
  • Article   18.7 Meetings of subsidiary bodies 19
  • Article   18.8 Contact point 19
  • Annex 18A  FUNCTIONS OF THE SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE RCEP JOINT COMMITTEE 19
  • Chapter   19 DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 20
  • Article   19.1 Definitions 20
  • Article   19.2 Objective 20
  • Article   19.3 Scope  (1) 20
  • Article   19.4 General provisions 20
  • Article   19.5 Choice of forum 20
  • Article   19.6 Consultations 20
  • Article   19.7 Good offices, conciliation, or mediation 20
  • Article   19.8 Request for establishment of a panel 20
  • Article   19.9 Procedures for multiple complainants 20
  • Article   19.10 Third parties 20
  • Article   19.11 Establishment and reconvening of a panel 20
  • Article   19.12 Functions of panels 20
  • Article   19.13 Panel procedures 20
  • Article   19.14 Suspension and termination of proceedings 21
  • Article   19.15 Implementation of the final report 21
  • Article   19.16 Compliance review  (4) 21
  • Article   19.17 Compensation and suspension of concessions or other obligations 21
  • Article   19.18 Special and differential treatment involving least developed country parties 21
  • Article   19.19 Expenses 21
  • Article   19.20 Contact point 21
  • Article   19.21 Language 21
  • Chapter   20 Final provisions 21
  • Article   20.1 Annexes, appendices, and footnotes 21
  • Article   20.2 Relation to other agreements 21
  • Article   20.3 Amended or successor international agreements 21
  • Article   20.4 Amendments 21
  • Article   20.5 Depositary 21
  • Article   20.6 Entry into force 21
  • Article   20.7 Withdrawal 21
  • Article   20.8 General review 21
  • Article   20.9 Accession 21
  • Annex III  Schedules of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Services and Investment 21
  • Brunei Darussalam 21
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  • Note on Maritime Transport Services 32
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  • Appendix B  Schedule of Specifics Commitments for Financial Services. Korea 36
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    • Name
    Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement - RCEP (2020)
    PDF Link
    Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement - RCEP (2020)
    Signed date
    15 / Nov / 2020
    Date into force
    01 / Jan / 2022
    Treaty type
    Other International Investment Agreements
    Origin language
    en
    Party ISO codes
    ASEAN,CHN,JPN,KOR,AUS,NZL
    Relationship with other documents
    Type Agreements Date of signature Date of entry in force
    IT_OVERLAP Australia - Philippines BIT (1995) 25 / Jan / 1995 08 / Dec / 1995
    IT_OVERLAP China - Viet Nam BIT (1992) 02 / Dec / 1992 01 / Sep / 1993
    IT_OVERLAP Japan - Myanmar BIT (2013) 15 / Dec / 2013 07 / Aug / 2014
    IT_OVERLAP China - Singapore FTA (2008) 23 / Oct / 2008 01 / Jan / 2009
    IT_OVERLAP Cambodia - Korea, Republic of FTA (2021) 26 / Oct / 2021 01 / Dec / 2022
    IT_OVERLAP China - Philippines BIT (1992) 20 / Jul / 1992 08 / Sep / 1995
    IT_OVERLAP Japan - Lao People's Democratic Republic BIT (2008) 16 / Jan / 2008 03 / Aug / 2008
    IT_OVERLAP Indonesia - Korea, Republic of BIT (1991) 16 / Feb / 1991 10 / Mar / 1994
    IT_OVERLAP Framework Agreement on the BIMST-EC Free Trade Area (2004) 08 / Feb / 2004 30 / Jun / 2004
    IT_OVERLAP Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) (2023)
    IT_OVERLAP Indonesia - Japan FCN (1961) 01 / Jul / 1961 01 / Jul / 1961
    IT_OVERLAP Korea, Republic of - Viet Nam BIT (1993) 13 / May / 1993 04 / Sep / 1993
    IT_OVERLAP Japan - Thailand EPA (2007) 03 / Apr / 2007 01 / Nov / 2007
    IT_OVERLAP Australia - Malaysia FTA (2012) 22 / May / 2012 01 / Jan / 2013
    IT_OVERLAP Korea, Republic of - Viet Nam FTA (2015) 05 / May / 2015 20 / Dec / 2015
    IT_OVERLAP Australia - Japan EPA (2014) 08 / Jul / 2014 15 / Jan / 2015
    IT_OVERLAP Australia - Singapore FTA (2003) 17 / Feb / 2003 28 / Jul / 2003
    IT_OVERLAP China - Japan BIT (1988) 27 / Aug / 1988 14 / May / 1989
    IT_OVERLAP Cambodia - Japan BIT (2007) 14 / Jun / 2007 31 / Jul / 2008
    IT_OVERLAP ASEAN - Japan FTA (2008) 14 / Apr / 2008 01 / Dec / 2008
    IT_OVERLAP Japan - Philippines EPA (2006) 09 / Sep / 2006 11 / Dec / 2008
    IT_OVERLAP ASEAN - Korea, Republic of Investment Agreement (2009) 02 / Jun / 2009 01 / Sep / 2009
    IT_OVERLAP Investment Facilitation for Development (2024)
    IT_OVERLAP Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) Framework Agreement on Investment (2009) 15 / Dec / 2009 06 / Apr / 2011
    IT_OVERLAP Trans - Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPSEP) (2005) 18 / Jul / 2005 28 / May / 2006
    IT_OVERLAP Korea, Republic of - Singapore FTA (2005) 04 / Aug / 2005 02 / Mar / 2006
    IT_OVERLAP Australia - Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (2019) 04 / Mar / 2019 05 / Jul / 2020
    IT_OVERLAP Australia - Indonesia BIT (1992) 17 / Nov / 1992 29 / Jul / 1993
    IT_OVERLAP China - Myanmar BIT (2001) 12 / Dec / 2001 21 / May / 2002
    IT_OVERLAP China - Indonesia BIT (1994) 18 / Nov / 1994 01 / Apr / 1995
    IT_OVERLAP China - Korea, Republic FTA (2015) 01 / Jun / 2015 20 / Dec / 2015
    IT_OVERLAP Australia - China BIT (1988) 11 / Jul / 1988 11 / Jul / 1988
    IT_OVERLAP Japan - Philippines Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation (1979) 10 / May / 1979 20 / Jul / 1980
    IT_OVERLAP Australia - Korea, Republic of FTA (2014) 08 / Apr / 2014 12 / Dec / 2014
    IT_OVERLAP New Zealand - Singapore CEPA (2019) 17 / May / 2019 01 / Jan / 2020
    IT_OVERLAP China - New Zealand BIT (1988) 22 / Nov / 1988 25 / Mar / 1989
    IT_OVERLAP Korea, Republic of - Malaysia BIT (1988) 11 / Apr / 1988 31 / Mar / 1989
    IT_OVERLAP Australia - China FTA (2015) 17 / Jun / 2015 20 / Dec / 2015
    IT_OVERLAP Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Investment Agreement (1981) 05 / Jun / 1981 23 / Sep / 1986
    IT_OVERLAP Brunei Darussalam - China BIT (2000) 17 / Nov / 2000
    IT_OVERLAP China - Singapore BIT (1985) 21 / Nov / 1985 07 / Feb / 1986
    IT_OVERLAP New Zealand - Singapore CEPA (2000) 14 / Nov / 2000 01 / Jan / 2001
    IT_OVERLAP Japan - Viet Nam BIT (2003) 14 / Nov / 2003 19 / Dec / 2004
    IT_OVERLAP China - Japan - Korea, Republic of Trilateral Investment Agreement (2012) 13 / May / 2012 17 / May / 2014
    IT_OVERLAP Australia - Japan Treaty of Friendship and Co-Operation (1976) 16 / Jun / 1976 21 / Aug / 1977
    IT_OVERLAP China - Thailand BIT (1985) 12 / Mar / 1985 13 / Dec / 1985
    IT_OVERLAP Indonesia - Korea, Republic of CEPA (2020) 18 / Dec / 2020 01 / Jan / 2023
    IT_OVERLAP Korea, Republic of - Viet Nam BIT (2003) 15 / Sep / 2003 05 / Jun / 2004
    IT_OVERLAP Cambodia - Korea, Republic of BIT (1997) 10 / Feb / 1997 12 / Mar / 1997
    IT_OVERLAP Brunei Darussalam - Korea, Republic of BIT (2000) 14 / Nov / 2000 30 / Oct / 2003
    IT_OVERLAP ASEAN - Australia - New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (2009) 27 / Feb / 2009 10 / Jan / 2010
    IT_OVERLAP Indonesia - Japan EPA (2007) 20 / Aug / 2007 01 / Jul / 2008
    IT_OVERLAP Australia - Viet Nam BIT (1991) 05 / Mar / 1991 11 / Sep / 1991
    IT_OVERLAP Japan - Viet Nam EPA (2008) 25 / Dec / 2008 01 / Oct / 2009
    IT_OVERLAP Japan - Singapore New-Age Economic Partnership (2002) 13 / Jan / 2002 13 / Jan / 2002
    IT_OVERLAP China - Korea, Republic of BIT (1992) 30 / Sep / 1992 04 / Dec / 1992
    IT_OVERLAP Korea, Republic of - Philippines BIT (1994) 07 / Apr / 1994 25 / Sep / 1996
    IT_OVERLAP Cambodia - China FTA (2020) 12 / Oct / 2020 01 / Jan / 2022
    IT_OVERLAP China - Malaysia BIT (1988) 21 / Nov / 1988 31 / Mar / 1990
    IT_OVERLAP Australia - New Zealand Investment Protocol (2011) 16 / Feb / 2011 01 / Mar / 2013
    IT_OVERLAP Japan - Korea, Republic of BIT (2002) 22 / Mar / 2002 01 / Jan / 2003
    IT_OVERLAP New Zealand - Thailand EPA (2005) 19 / Apr / 2005 01 / Jul / 2005
    IT_OVERLAP Japan - Philippines FCN (1960) 09 / Dec / 1960 27 / Sep / 1974
    IT_OVERLAP China - Lao People's Democratic Republic BIT (1993) 31 / Jan / 1993 01 / Jun / 1993
    IT_OVERLAP Japan - Malaysia FCN (1960) 10 / May / 1960 10 / May / 1960
    IT_OVERLAP Japan - Malaysia EPA (2005) 13 / Dec / 2005 13 / Jul / 2006
    IT_OVERLAP Australia - Lao People's Democratic Republic BIT (1994) 06 / Apr / 1994 08 / Apr / 1995
    IT_OVERLAP Brunei Darussalam - Japan EPA (2007) 18 / Jun / 2007 31 / Jul / 2008
    IT_OVERLAP China - New Zealand FTA (2008) 07 / Apr / 2008 01 / Oct / 2008
    IT_OVERLAP Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) (2016) 04 / Feb / 2016
    IT_OVERLAP ASEAN - China Investment Agreement (2009) 15 / Aug / 2009 01 / Jan / 2010
    IT_OVERLAP ASEAN - Australia - New Zealand FTA Second Protocol (2023) 21 / Aug / 2023
    IT_OVERLAP Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus (2017) 14 / Jun / 2017 13 / Dec / 2020
    IT_OVERLAP Korea, Republic of - Thailand BIT (1989) 24 / Mar / 1989 30 / Sep / 1989
    IT_OVERLAP China - Korea, Republic of BIT (2007) 07 / Sep / 2007 01 / Dec / 2007
    IT_OVERLAP Korea, Republic of - Lao People's Democratic Republic BIT (1996) 15 / May / 1996 14 / Jun / 1996
    IT_OVERLAP Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) (2018) 08 / Mar / 2018 30 / Dec / 2018
    IT_OVERLAP Korea, Republic of - Myanmar BIT (2014) 05 / Jun / 2014
    IT_OVERLAP Cambodia - China BIT (1996) 19 / Jul / 1996 01 / Feb / 2000
    IT_OVERLAP Malaysia - New Zealand FTA (2009) 26 / Oct / 2009 01 / Aug / 2010
    IT_OVERLAP Australia - Thailand FTA (2004) 05 / Jul / 2004 01 / Jan / 2005
    IT_OVERLAP Korea, Republic of - New Zealand FTA (2015) 23 / Mar / 2015 20 / Dec / 2015
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