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Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (PACER Plus)
Basic Information
WTO Consideration Process
RTA Provisions
Trade-related data
Agreement name:
Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (PACER Plus)
Coverage:
Goods & Services
Type:
Free Trade Agreement & Economic Integration Agreement
Status:
In force for at least one Party
Notification under:
GATT Art. XXIV & GATS Art. V
Date of signature:
14-Jun-2017
Date of notification:
08-Apr-2021
Date of entry into force:
13-Dec-2020
End of implementation period:
2054
Remarks:
Date of Entry into force: 13-Dec-20 for Australia, Cook Islands, Kiribati, New Zealand, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga; 3-Apr-22 for Tuvalu; 11-Oct-22 for Vanuatu. The Agreement is not yet in force for Nauru.
Current signatories:
Australia; Cook Islands; Kiribati; Nauru; New Zealand; Niue; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Tuvalu; Vanuatu
Original signatories:
Australia; Cook Islands; Kiribati; Nauru; New Zealand; Niue; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Tuvalu; Vanuatu
RTA Composition:
Plurilateral
Region:
Oceania
All Parties WTO members?
No
Cross-Regional:
No
Official Web Address
Text of the agreement
Text of the agreement
E
Annexes & related documents
Annexes
E
Consideration status (G):
Factual Presentation issued
Consideration status (S):
Factual Presentation issued
Date of Consideration (G):
08-Apr-2024
Date of Consideration (S):
08-Apr-2024
Related documents
Document series:
WT/REG451
Document type
Symbol
Language
Notification (G)
WT/REG451/N/1
E
F
S
Notification (S)
S/C/N/1052
E
F
S
Notification (G)
WT/REG451/N/2
E
F
S
Notification (S)
S/C/N/1052/Add.1
E
F
S
Factual Presentation (G&S)
WT/REG451/1
E
F
S
Factual Presentation / Appendix 1 - Trade in services liberalization
WT/REG451/1/Add.1
E
F
S
Questions and Replies
WT/REG451/2
E
F
S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA
WT/REG451/M/1
E
F
S
Document type
Language
Factual Presentation (G & S)
E
F
S
Appendix 1 - Trade in Services Liberalization
E
F
S
RTA Provisions Glossary
For details on these provisions, please consult the Glossary.
Last modified on: 12/01/2023
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
All Export restrictions, including quantitative restrictions, prohibited
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)
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
Other Special safeguards
Balance-of-payments measures (Goods)
Anti-Dumping measures
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Anti-Dumping
Countervailing measures
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing measures
MFN Clause/Preferences extended from other RTAs (Goods)
Denial of benefits
Services
Positive list (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
Investment Promotion
Provisions on capital transfers
Domestic Regulation
Mutual Recognition
Safeguard Mechanisms (Services)
Balance-of-payments measures (Services)
Subsidies (Services)
Movement of Natural Persons
General Exceptions
Security Exceptions
Accession
Accession open to all third parties
Dispute Settlement (DS)
Ad hoc Adjudicative Process
Choice of forum
Exclusive use of forum chosen
Environment
No relaxation of environmental laws
Labour
No relaxation of labour laws
Gender
Document title
Australia - Cook Islands
Australia - Kiribati
Australia - Niue
Australia - Solomon Islands
Australia - Tonga
Australia - Tuvalu
Australia - Vanuatu
Australia - Samoa
Cook Islands - Australia
Cook Islands - New Zealand
Kiribati - Australia
Kiribati - New Zealand
Niue - Australia
Niue - New Zealand
New Zealand - Cook Islands
New Zealand - Kiribati
New Zealand - Niue
New Zealand - Solomon Islands
New Zealand - Tonga
New Zealand - Tuvalu
New Zealand - Vanuatu
New Zealand - Samoa
Solomon Islands - Australia
Solomon Islands - New Zealand
Tonga - Australia
Tonga - New Zealand
Tuvalu - Australia
Tuvalu - New Zealand
Vanuatu - Australia
Vanuatu - New Zeland
Samoa - Australia
Samoa - New Zealand
Australia (Services)
New Zealand (Services)
Forum Island Countries (Services)
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