In June 2000, the EFTA Council of Ministers adopted a decision to begin negotiations towards a free trade agreement between Chile and the EFTA member states -- Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Negotiations were formally launched in December 2000 and were concluded, after six rounds, in March 2003. The Chile-EFTA free trade agreement was signed on 26 June 2003.

Documents relating to the negotiations
26 June 2003	EFTA states and Chile sign free trade agreement
25 March 2003	Conclusion of negotations between Chile and EFTA
17-23 March 2003	Geneva, Switzerland. VI round of negotiations
16-24 January	Santiago, Chile. Technical meetings
02-06 September 2002	Geneva, Switzerland. V round of negotiations
24-26 October 2001	Santiago, Chile. IV round of negotiations
03-07 September 2001	Geneva, Switzerland. III round of negotiations
07-11 May 2001	Santiago, Chile. II round of negotiations
04 December 2000	Geneva, Switzerland. I round of negotiations
19 June 2000	EFTA Ministerial Communiqué
Source: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON); EFTA Secretariat; ProChile

The Chile-EFTA free trade agreement entered into force on 1 December 2004 after approval by the Chilean Senate on 17 November 2004.

The agreement includes a common text plus complementary bilateral agreements on agriculture, which also entered into force on 1 December.

Article 85 of the Chile-EFTA free trade agreement establishes a EFTA-Chile Joint Committee, comprised of Ministers or designated senior officials of each Party, to supervise the implementation of the agreement. The Joint Committee is to meet generally every two years.

The first meeting of the Joint Committee took place in January 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Committee issued a Decision adopting the rules of procedure for the Joint Committee, as well as decisions on other issues.

Documents relating to the Chile-EFTA Joint Committee
31 January 2006	Decision No. 4-06. Amendments to Annex III Concerning Products Not Covered by the Agreement
31 January 2006	Decision No. 3-06. Amendment to Article 12 of Annex I Concerning Direct Transport
31 January 2006	Decision No. 2-06. Endorsement of Explanatory Notes Regarding the Interpretation, Application and Administration of Annex I
31 January 2006	Decision No. 1 of 2006. Establishing the Rules of Procedure of the EFTA-Chile Joint Committee
31 January 2006	I meeting of Joint EFTA-Chile Committee
Source: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON); EFTA Secretariat

• Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON)
• EFTA Secretariat
• ProChile