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Agreement name:	China - Hong Kong, China
Coverage:	Goods & Services	Type:	Free Trade Agreement & Economic Integration Agreement
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	GATT Art. XXIV & GATS Art. V
Date of signature:	29-Jun-2003	Date of notification:	27-Dec-2003
Date of entry into force:	29-Jun-2003	End of implementation period:	2020
Remarks:	End of implementation period (EOI): EOI of the last Supplement to the Agreement. Since the Agreement's entry into force in 2003, annual supplements have modified the original EOI.
Current signatories:	China; Hong Kong, China
Original signatories:	China; Hong Kong, China
RTA Composition:	Bilateral
Region:	East Asia
All Parties WTO members?	Yes	Cross-Regional:	No

Official Web Address

China FTA Network
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

Text of the agreement

Text of the agreement	E

Annexes & related documents

Annexes	E

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

Related documents

Document series: WT/REG162

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification (G)	WT/REG162/N/1	E F S
Notification (S)	S/C/N/264	E F S
Agreement	WT/REG162/1	E F S
Factual Abstract (G)		E
Factual Abstract (S)		E
Standard Format for information on RTAs (G)	WT/REG162/3	E F S
Standard Format for information on RTAs (S)	WT/REG162/4	E F S
Questions and Replies	WT/REG162/5	E F S
Questions and Replies	WT/REG162/6	E F S
Questions and Replies	WT/REG162/7/Rev.1	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA	WT/REG162/M/1	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA	WT/REG162/M/2	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA	WT/REG162/M/3	E F S
Notification of changes (G) / Addendum - Supplement I	WT/REG162/1/Add.1	E F S
Notification of changes (G) / Addendum - Supplement II	WT/REG162/1/Add.2	E F S
Notification of changes (G) / Addendum - Supplement III	WT/REG162/1/Add.3	E F S
Notification of changes (G) / Addendum - Supplement IV	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.1	E F S
Notification of changes (G) / Addendum - Supplement V	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.2	E F S
Notification of changes (G) / Addendum - Supplement VI	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.3	E F S
Notification of changes (G) / Addendum - Supplement VII	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.4	E F S
Notification of changes (G) /Addendum - Supplement VIII	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.5	E F S
Notification of changes (G) / Addendum - Supplement IX	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.6	E F S
Notification of changes (G) / Addendum - Supplement X	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.7	E F S
Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.8	E F S
Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.9	E F S
Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.10	E F S
Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.11	E F S
Notification of changes (S) / Addendum - Supplement IV	S/C/N/264/Add.1	E F S
Notification of changes (S) / Addendum - Supplement V	S/C/N/264/Add.2	E F S
Notification of changes (S) / Addendum - Supplement VI	S/C/N/264/Add.3	E F S
Notification of changes (S) / Addendum - Supplement VII	S/C/N/264/Add.4	E F S
Notification of changes (S) / Addendum - Supplement VIII	S/C/N/264/Add.5	E F S
Notification of changes (S) / Addendum - Supplement IX	S/C/N/264/Add.6	E F S
Notification of changes (S) / Addendum - Supplement X	S/C/N/264/Add.7	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.8	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.9	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.10	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.11	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.11/Corr.1	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.12	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: 27/06/2024

Topics
	All tariffs eliminated at end of implementation by at least one Party
	All quantitative import restrictions prohibited
	Rules of Origin (RoO)
		Change of Tariff Classification Criteria (CTC)
		Regional Value Content Criteria (RVC)
		Other Criteria(s)
		De minimis rules
		Cumulation among Parties
	Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO SPS Agreement
		Transparency obligations (SPS)
	Technical regulations, standards, technical barriers to trade (TBT)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO TBT Agreement
		Transparency obligations (TBT)
	Safeguard Mechanisms (Goods)
		RTA-specific safeguard measures always permitted
	Anti-Dumping measures
		Prohibition of intra-RTA Anti-Dumping measures
	Countervailing measures
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing measures
		Prohibition of intra-RTA countervailing measures
	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
		Investment Promotion
	Provisions on capital transfers


	Domestic Regulation
	Mutual Recognition
	Safeguard Mechanisms (Services)
	Balance-of-payments measures (Services)
	Movement of Natural Persons
	Sector-specific chapter/section or other legal instrument (Services)
	General Exceptions
	Security Exceptions
	Dispute Settlement (DS)
		Political Settlement / Consultations only
	Intellectual property rights
		Trademarks
	Environment
		No relaxation of environmental laws
	Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
		Cooperation
	E-Commerce

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	China, Hong Kong, China	Changes affect:	Goods & Services
Date of signature of changes:	27-Oct-2004	Date of notification of changes	19-Jan-2005
Date of entry into force of changes:	01-Jan-2005
Remarks:	Supplement to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement

Related documents

Notification of changes	WT/REG162/Add.1	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	China, Hong Kong, China	Changes affect:	Goods & Services
Date of signature of changes:	18-Oct-2005	Date of notification of changes	11-Jan-2006
Date of entry into force of changes:	01-Jan-2006
Remarks:	Supplement II to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement

Related documents

Notification of changes	WT/REG162/1/Add.2	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	China, Hong Kong, China	Changes affect:	Goods & Services
Date of signature of changes:	27-Jun-2006	Date of notification of changes	27-Nov-2006
Date of entry into force of changes:	01-Jan-2007
Remarks:	Supplement III to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement

Related documents

Notification of changes	WT/REG162/1/Add.3	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	China, Hong Kong, China	Changes affect:	Goods & Services
Date of signature of changes:	29-Jun-2007	Date of notification of changes	18-Dec-2007
Date of entry into force of changes:	29-Jun-2007
Remarks:	Supplement IV to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement

Related documents

Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.1	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.1	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	China, Hong Kong, China	Changes affect:	Goods & Services
Date of signature of changes:	29-Jul-2008	Date of notification of changes	02-Dec-2008
Date of entry into force of changes:	29-Jul-2008
Remarks:	Supplement V to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement

Related documents

Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.2	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.2	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	China, Hong Kong, China	Changes affect:	Goods & Services
Date of signature of changes:	09-May-2009	Date of notification of changes	14-Sep-2009
Date of entry into force of changes:	09-May-2009
Remarks:	Supplement VI to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement

Related documents

Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.3	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.3	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	China, Hong Kong, China	Changes affect:	Goods & Services
Date of signature of changes:	27-May-2010	Date of notification of changes	26-Nov-2010
Date of entry into force of changes:	27-May-2010
Remarks:	Supplement VII to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement

Related documents

Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.4	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.4	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	China, Hong Kong, China	Changes affect:	Goods & Services
Date of signature of changes:	13-Dec-2011	Date of notification of changes	02-Mar-2012
Date of entry into force of changes:	13-Dec-2011
Remarks:	Supplement VIII to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement

Related documents

Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.5	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.5	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	China, Hong Kong, China	Changes affect:	Goods & Services
Date of signature of changes:	29-Jun-2012	Date of notification of changes	14-Sep-2012
Date of entry into force of changes:	29-Jun-2012
Remarks:	Supplement IX to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement

Related documents

Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.6	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.6	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	China, Hong Kong, China	Changes affect:	Goods & Services
Date of signature of changes:	29-Aug-2013	Date of notification of changes	12-Nov-2013
Date of entry into force of changes:	29-Aug-2013
Remarks:	Supplement X to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement

Related documents

Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.7	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.7	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	China, Hong Kong, China	Changes affect:	Goods & Services
Date of signature of changes:	18-Dec-2014	Date of notification of changes	16-Mar-2015
Date of entry into force of changes:	18-Dec-2014
Remarks:	Further to the conclusion of Supplement X to the CEPA notified to the CRTA on12 November 2013, China and Hong Kong, China signed on 18 December 2014, under CEPA, the Agreement between the Mainland and Hong Kong on Achieving Basic Liberalization of Trade in Services in Guangdong ("the Agreement"). The Agreement sets out the liberalization measures for trade in services in Guangdong by way of both positive and negative listing. It came into effect on the day of signing and would be implemented as from 1 March 2015.

Related documents

Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.8	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.8	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	China, Hong Kong, China	Changes affect:	Goods & Services
Date of signature of changes:	27-Nov-2015	Date of notification of changes	22-Mar-2016
Date of entry into force of changes:	27-Nov-2015
Remarks:	Further to the conclusion of the Agreement between the Mainland and Hong Kong on Achieving Basic Liberalisation of Trade in Services in Guangdong under CEPA ("the Guangdong Agreement") notified to the CRTA on 16 March 2015, China and Hong Kong, China signed on 27 November 2015, under the framework of CEPA, an Agreement on Trade in Services ("the Agreement") to realise basic liberalisation of trade in services in the whole territory of the Mainland. The Agreement makes reference to the framework of the Guangdong Agreement and sets out the liberalisation measures by way of both positive and negative listing. In addition to including new liberalisation measures, the Agreement also covers and consolidates commitments relating to liberalisation of trade in services previously provided in CEPA and its Supplements and also the Guangdong Agreement. The Agreement came into effect on the day of signing and would be implemented as from 1 June 2016.

Related documents

Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.9	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.9	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	China, Hong Kong, China	Changes affect:	Goods & Services
Date of signature of changes:	28-Jun-2017	Date of notification of changes	19-Aug-2017
Date of entry into force of changes:	28-Jun-2017
Remarks:	Notification of the Investment Agreement and the Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation (“Ecotech Agreement”) under the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement ("CEPA"). The Investment Agreement brings enhancement to the overall CEPA framework through expansion of commitments of investment access to non-services sectors and introduction of obligations on investment protection. It also contains provisions on investment promotion and facilitation. The Investment Agreement came into effect on the day of signing and would be implemented as from 1 January 2018. The Ecotech Agreement consolidates and updates the economic and technical cooperation activities set out in CEPA and its Supplements to cater for the trend and needs for the development of Hong Kong and the Mainland. It builds the basis and sets the direction for closer cooperation between the two places in future. The Ecotech Agreement also includes cooperation in the economic and trade areas of the “Belt and Road” Initiative and Sub-regional Cooperation under the systemic framework of CEPA. The Ecotech Agreement came into effect on the day of signing.

Related documents

Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.10	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.10	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	China, Hong Kong, China	Changes affect:	Goods
Date of signature of changes:	14-Dec-2018	Date of notification of changes	04-Mar-2019
Date of entry into force of changes:	14-Dec-2018
Remarks:	The Agreement on Trade in Goods ("the Agreement") consolidates and updates the previous commitments on liberalisation and facilitation of trade in goods in CEPA and its relevant Supplements. On top of the existing CEPA commitments on trade in goods, the Agreement enhances the provisions on rules of origin, which include introducing a general rule of origin based on value-added applicable to products not having product-specific rules of origin, and simplifying and updating the product-specific rules of origin. The Agreement adds new Chapters on Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade to provide for relevant measures to facilitate trade and strengthen cooperation between the two sides. The Agreement also introduces trade facilitation measures in the Guangdong-Hong Kong, Macao Greater Bay Area. The Agreement came into effect on the day of signing (i.e. 14 December 2018) and was implemented on 1 January 2019.

Related documents

Notification of changes (G)	WT/REG162/N/1/Add.11	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	China, Hong Kong, China	Changes affect:	Services
Date of signature of changes:	21-Nov-2019	Date of notification of changes	18-Mar-2020
Date of entry into force of changes:	21-Nov-2019
Remarks:	The Agreement concerning Amendment to the Agreement on Trade in Services of the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (“the Amendment Agreement”) updates the commitments on liberalisation and facilitation of trade in services under the Agreement on Trade in Services notified to the WTO on 23 March 2016 (WT/REG162/N/1/Add.9 and S/C/N/264/Add.9) and implemented on 1 June 2016 so as to enhance the level of liberalisation on trade in services under the framework of CEPA. The Amendment Agreement introduces new liberalisation measures in various services sectors, including measures for pilot implementation in the nine Pearl River Delta municipalities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The Amendment Agreement came into effect on the day of signing (i.e. 21 November 2019) and will be implemented on 1 June 2020.

Related documents

Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.11	E F S
Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.11/Corr.1	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	China, Hong Kong, China	Changes affect:	Services
Date of signature of changes:	09-Oct-2024	Date of notification of changes	06-Dec-2024
Date of entry into force of changes:	09-Oct-2024
Remarks:	Notification of the Second Agreement Concerning Amendment to the Agreement on Trade in Services of the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement. The Second Agreement Concerning Amendment to the Agreement on Trade in Services of the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (“the Amendment Agreement II”) updates the commitments on liberalisation and facilitation of trade in services under the Agreement on Trade in Services notified to the WTO on 23 March 2016 (WT/REG162/N/1/Add.9 and S/C/N/264/Add.9) and implemented on 1 June 2016 so as to further enhance the level of liberalisation on trade in services under the framework of CEPA. The Agreement on Trade in Services was first amended on 21 November 2019 as notified to the WTO on 18 March 2020 (S/C/N/264/Add.11 and S/C/N/264/Add.11/Corr.1) to add liberalisation measures which have been implemented since 1 June 2020. The Amendment Agreement II introduces new liberalisation measures in a number of services sectors, including measures for pilot implementation in the nine Pearl River Delta municipalities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and includes commitments on domestic regulation for trade in services and facilitation measures on trade and investment, etc. The Amendment Agreement II came into effect on the day of signing (i.e. 9 October 2024) and will be implemented on 1 March 2025.

Related documents

Notification of changes (S)	S/C/N/264/Add.12	E F S

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