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Canada - Chile

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Agreement name:	Canada - Chile
Coverage:	Goods & Services	Type:	Free Trade Agreement & Economic Integration Agreement
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	GATT Art. XXIV & GATS Art. V
Date of signature:	05-Dec-1996	Date of notification:	30-Jul-1997
Date of entry into force:	05-Jul-1997	End of implementation period:	2014
Current signatories:	Canada; Chile
Original signatories:	Canada; Chile
RTA Composition:	Bilateral
Region:	North America; South America
All Parties WTO members?	Yes	Cross-Regional:	Yes

Official Web Address

Global Affairs Canada
Chile, Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales

Text of the agreement

Text of the agreement	E F S

Annexes & related documents

Annexes	E F S

Consideration status (G):	Factual Abstract issued	Consideration status (S):	Factual Abstract issued

Related documents

Document series: WT/REG38

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification (G)	WT/REG38/N/1	E F S
Notification (G) / Addendum	WT/REG38/N/1/Add.1	E F S
Notification (S)	S/C/N/65	E F S
Factual Abstract (G)		E
Factual Abstract (S)		E
Standard Format for information on RTAs (G)	WT/REG38/2	E F S
Standard Format for information on RTAs (S)	WT/REG38/5	E F S
Questions and Replies	WT/REG38/4	E F S
Questions and Replies / Corrigendum	WT/REG38/4/Corr.1	E F S
Questions and Replies / Addendum	WT/REG38/4/Add.1	E F S
Questions and Replies	WT/REG38/6	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA	WT/REG38/M/1	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA	WT/REG38/M/2	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA	WT/REG38/M/3	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA	WT/REG38/M/4	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA	WT/REG38/M/5	E F S
Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG38/N/1/Add.2	E F S
Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG38/N/1/Add.3	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/65/Add.1	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/65/Add.2	E F S
Implementation Report	WT/REG38/R/I	E F S

Document type	Language
Factual Abstract (G)	E
Factual Abstract (S)	E

RTA Provisions Glossary

For details on these provisions, please consult the Glossary.

Last modified on: 16/04/2019

Topics
	Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ)
	Rules of Origin (RoO)
		Change of Tariff Classification Criteria (CTC)
		Regional Value Content Criteria (RVC)
		Other Criteria(s)
		De minimis rules
		Cumulation among Parties
	All Export Duties and Charges prohibited
	Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO SPS Agreement
		Transparency obligations (SPS)
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (SPS)
	Technical regulations, standards, technical barriers to trade (TBT)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO TBT Agreement
		Transparency obligations (TBT)
	Safeguard Mechanisms (Goods)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Safeguard Agreement
		Exclusion of an RTA party in global safeguard action
		RTA-specific safeguard measures permitted in the transition period or shortly thereafter
		RTA-specific safeguard measures always permitted
		Special safeguard in Textiles
	Balance-of-payments measures (Goods)
	Anti-Dumping measures
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Anti-Dumping
		Prohibition of intra-RTA Anti-Dumping measures
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Anti-Dumping measures)
	Countervailing measures
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing measures
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Countervailing measures)
	Subsidies (Goods)
		Prohibition of agricultural export subsidies
	MFN Clause/Preferences extended from other RTAs (Goods)
	Sector-specific chapter/section or other legal instrument (Goods)
	Denial of benefits
	Services
		Hybrid structure (Services)
		Standstill provision (Services)
		Ratchet provision (Services)
		MFN provision (Services)
	Rendez-Vous/Review/Evolutionary clause (services)
	Investment Liberalization Provisions
		MFN provision (Investment)
		National Treatment with regard to the entry of investment (establishment)
		Investment liberalization
	Other Investment Provisions
		Investment Protection
		Investor to State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) included


	Provisions on capital transfers
	Domestic Regulation
	Mutual Recognition
	Balance-of-payments measures (Services)
	Subsidies (Services)
	Movement of Natural Persons
	Sector-specific chapter/section or other legal instrument (Services)
	General Exceptions
	Security Exceptions
	Dispute Settlement (DS)
		Ad hoc Adjudicative Process
		Choice of forum
		Exclusive use of forum chosen
	Government procurement
	Intellectual property rights
		Geographical Indications (GIs)
	Competition
		Adopts or maintains competition law
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Competition)
	Provisions on designated monopolies or State Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
	Environment
		No relaxation of environmental laws
	Labour
	Gender
		Chapter on Gender
		International commitments
		Cooperation between the Parties
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Gender)

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	Canada, Chile	Changes affect:	Goods & Services
Date of signature of changes:	16-Apr-2012	Date of notification of changes	13-Jan-2014
Date of entry into force of changes:	30-Sep-2013
Remarks:	Notification of the entry into force of the "Agreement to Amend the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Chile", concerning amendments agreed upon in various parts of the Agreement (rules of origin, dispute settlement, customs procedures and government procurement). It also incorporates a chapter on Financial Services. The Agreement includes amendments—some to form and some to content—in various parts of the Agreement (rules of origin, dispute settlement, customs procedures and government procurement). It also includes a chapter on Financial Services, in light of which certain changes also had to be made to the chapters on investment and cross border trade in services. The inclusion of a chapter on Financial Services ensures a stable and predictable legal framework that regulates the supply of financial services, including insurance and related services, banking services, and other financial services, as well as services incidental or auxiliary to services of a financial nature.

Related documents

Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG38/N/1/Add.2	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/65/Add.1	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	Canada, Chile	Changes affect:	Goods & Services
Date of signature of changes:	05-Jun-2017	Date of notification of changes	05-Jun-2019
Date of entry into force of changes:	05-Feb-2019
Remarks:	Notification of the entry into force of the: • "Agreement to amend the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Chile, done at Santiago on 5 December 1996", the incorporation a chapter on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and a chapter on Technical Barriers to Trade, as well as amendments agreed upon in the Government Procurement chapter of the Agreement; and • "Agreement to amend, in respect of investment and trade and gender, the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Chile, done at Santiago on 5 December 1996", concerning amendments agreed upon in the Investment chapter of the Agreement, as well as the incorporation of a chapter on Trade and Gender. The first Agreement includes amendments to the existing government procurement chapter, as well as a new sanitary and phytosanitary measures chapter and a new technical barriers to trade chapter. The new sanitary and phytosanitary chapter provides scope for better communication and cooperation between Canada and Chile, including through the modernized bilateral Sanitary and phytosanitary Committee, to address issues that may impact trade in agricultural, fish and forestry products while maintaining the rights of Parties to take easures necessary for the protection of human, animal or plant life or health. The new technical barriers to trade chapter builds on the World Trade Organization (WTO) TBT Agreement, which ensures that technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures such as product testing and certification do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade. In particular, the chapter incorporates WTO TBT plus obligations that address transparency, conformity assessment procedures, joint cooperation, and the creation of a Technical Barriers to Trade Committee, to address bilateral TBT issues such as the implementation of the Chapter. The amendments to the government procurement chapter allow for reduced time period for submitting tenders, when the tendering procedure is made by electronic means. This adjustment promotes the use of electronic platform - including by publishing notices and accepting tender documentation by electronic means - helping to speed up procurement processes and improve its overall efficiency. The second Agreement includes amendments to the existing investment chapter and a new chapter on trade and gender. The new trade and gender chapter acknowledges the importance of applying a gender perspective to economic and trade issues. The chapter provides a framework for Parties to cooperate on issues related to trade and gender and commits both sides to the creation of a trade and gender committee that will, among other things, share knowledge and best practices of programs for women entrepreneurs and women led SMEs, and encourage women’s participation in national and international economies. The amendments to the investment chapter introduce new, inclusive elements, including language that reaffirms a states' right to regulate in the public interest and a new, dedicated article on corporate social responsibility (CSR). The update also includes procedural enhancements to the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism.

Related documents

Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG38/N/1/Add.3	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/65/Add.2	E F S

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