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Canada - Korea, Republic of

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Agreement name:	Canada - Korea, Republic of
Coverage:	Goods & Services	Type:	Free Trade Agreement & Economic Integration Agreement
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	GATT Art. XXIV & GATS Art. V
Date of signature:	22-Sep-2014	Date of notification:	20-Jan-2015
Date of entry into force:	01-Jan-2015	End of implementation period:	2032
Current signatories:	Canada; Korea, Republic of
Original signatories:	Canada; Korea, Republic of
RTA Composition:	Bilateral
Region:	North America; East Asia
All Parties WTO members?	Yes	Cross-Regional:	Yes

Official Web Address

Republic of Korea, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Global Affairs Canada

Text of the agreement

Text of the agreement	E F

Annexes & related documents

Annexes	E F

Consideration status (G):

Factual Presentation issued

Consideration status (S):

Factual Presentation issued

Date of Consideration (G):

05-Apr-2016

Date of Consideration (S):

05-Apr-2016

Early announcement

Date negotiations commenced:	15-Jul-2005

Related documents

Document series: WT/REG362

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification (G)	WT/REG362/N/1	E F S
Notification (S)	S/C/N/789	E F S
Factual Presentation (G&S)	WT/REG362/1	E F S
Questions and Replies	WT/REG362/2	E F S
Questions and Replies / Addendum	WT/REG362/2/Add.1	E F S
Questions and Replies	WT/REG362/3	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA	WT/REG362/M/1	E F S

Document type	Language
Factual Presentation (G & S)	E F S

RTA Provisions Glossary

For details on these provisions, please consult the Glossary.

Last modified on: 14/05/2019

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
		Outward-processing allowed
		Cumulation among Parties
		Cumulation with non-Parties permitted
	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)
		Mandatory recognition of technical regulations
	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
		Special safeguard in Agriculture
	Anti-Dumping measures
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Anti-Dumping
		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)
	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)
	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


	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
	All Parties are party to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) at entry into force
	Intellectual property rights
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO TRIPS Agreement
		Copyrights and neighbouring rights
		Patent
		Trademarks
		Geographical Indications (GIs)
		Enforcement
	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
		Public participation / consultations provisions
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Environment)
	Labour
		No relaxation of labour laws
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Labour)
	Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
		Cooperation
		Exceptions/exemptions
	E-Commerce
		Customs duty exemption for Digital Products Transmitted Electronically
		Internal taxes permitted for digital products
		Consumer protection provisions
		Paperless trading or e-signatures

Document title
Canada
Canada - Rep. of Korea (Services)
Rep. of Korea

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