Chile and the European Union signed a Framework Cooperation Agreement on 21 June 1996, in Florence, Italy, with the objective of establishing a political and economic association. This agreement entered into force on 1 February 1999.

On 24 November 1999 the first meeting of the European Union-Chile Joint Council, established in the Framework Agreement, met in Brussels, Belgium. The Joint Council set out the structure, methodology and calendar for negotiations on a political and economic association agreement between Chile and the European Community and its member states. Negotiations towards a Chile-EU Association Agreement began in 2000.

Ten rounds of negotiations were held, concluding on 26 April 2002. The agreement was signed on 18 November 2002. The agreement includes a political dialogue, a section on cooperation and a section on trade.

Documents relating to the negotiations
18 November 2002	EU-Chile Association Agreement signed
10 June 2002	EU-Chile Association Agreement initialled in Brussels
26 April 2002	Brussels, Belgium. Conclusion of negotiations
10-12 April 2002	Brussels, Belgium. Tenth meeting EU-Chile negotiations committee
04-08 March 2002	Santiago de Chile. Ninth meeting EU-Chile negotiations committee
28 January - 01 February 2002	Brussels, Belgium. Eighth meeting EU-Chile negotiations committee
10-14 December 2001	Santiago de Chile. Seventh meeting EU-Chile negotiations committee
01-04 October 2001	Brussels, Belgium. Sixth meeting EU-Chile negotiations committee
09-12 July 2001	Brussels, Belgium. Fifth meeting EU-Chile negotiations committee
12-15 March 2001	Brussels, Belgium. Fourth meeting EU-Chile negotiations committee
13-16 November 2000	Santiago de Chile. Third meeting EU-Chile negotiations committee
20-23 June 2000	Brussels, Belgium. Second meeting EU-Chile negotiations committee
10-12 April 2000	Santiago de Chile. First meeting EU-Chile negotiations committee
24 November 1999	First Meeting of the European Union - Chile Joint Council
25 January 1999	Entry into force of Framework Cooperation Agreement
21 June 1996	Framework Cooperation Agreement
Source: Council of the European Union; Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON); European Union

To enter into force, the Agreement has to be adopted by the EU Commission and the Council and ratified by the Chilean Congress. In order for the remaining provisions to enter into force, assent must be obtained from the European Parliament and the Agreement must be ratified by the Parliaments of the EU Member States.

The trade provisions of the Chile-EU Association Agreement entered into force on a provisional basis on 01 February 2003. An additional protocol to the Agreement was added in May 2004 to take into account the enlargement of the European Union.

The full agreement entered into force on 1 March 2005.

Documents relating to entry into force
05 March 2005	Revised explanatory notes concerning Annex III — Definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation
01 March 2005	Entry into force of the Agreement
28 February 2005	Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part
16 December 2004	Additional Protocol to the Agreement
22 November 2004	On the signing and provisional application of an Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
31 December 2003	Explanatory notes concerning Annex III - Definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation
12 February 2003	European Parliament approves Association agreement with Chile
31 January 2003	Notification of the completion of procedures necessary for the provisional application of certain articles of the Agreement as of 1 February 2003
18 November 2002	Council Decision on the signature and provisional application of certain provisions of an Agreement establishing and association between the European Community and its Member Staets, on the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (2002/979/EC)
18 November 2002	Final Act adopting annexes and joint declarations
03 October 2002	EU Commission adopts EU-Chile Association Agreement
Source: European Union; Official Journal of the European Union

Article 3 of the Agreement establishes an Association Council to supervise the implementation of the Agreement. The Association Council is to meet at regular intervals of at least two years.

The first meeting of the EU-Chile Association Council took place in Athens on 27 March 2003. Ministers approved the rules and procedures of the Association Council, the Association Committees and the special committees established by the Agreement.

In January 2006, the EU council decided to amend Annex I of the Agreement to include some items for which Chile had benefited from GSP preferences but that had not been included in the Agreement.

Documents relating to the Implementation of the Agreement
07 December 2007	Brussels, Belgium. V EU-Chile Association Council
10 October 2006	Decision No 2/2006 of the EU-Chile Association Council on the amendment of Annex I to the EU-Chile Association Agreement to take into account the consolidation of the tariff preferences granted to Chile by the Community scheme of generalised tariff preferences (GSP)
24 April 2006	Decision No 1/2006 of the EU-Chile Association Council eliminating customs duties on wines, spirit drinks and aromatised drinks listed in Annex II to the EU-Chile Association Agreement
27 February 2006	Council Decision on a Community position within the EU-Chile Association Council on the amendment of Annex I to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take into account the consolidation of the tariff preferences granted to Chile by the Community scheme of generalised tariff preferences (GSP)
27 January 2006	Brussels, Belgium. III EU-Chile Association Council
27 January 2006	Proposal fo a EU Council Decision on a Community position within the EU-Chile Association Council amending Annex I of the EU-Chile Association Agreement to take into account the consolidation of the tariff preferences granted to Chile by the Community scheme
26 May 2005	Luxembourg. II EU-Chile Association Council Joint Declaration
27 March 2003	Decision No 1/2003 of the EU-Association Council concerning the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Association Council, the Association Committee and the Special Committes
27 March 2003	Athens, Greece. First Meeting of the EU-Chile Association Council Joint Communique
Source: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON); European Union; Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Chile

• Council of the European Union 
• Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON) 
• European Union 
• Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Chile 
• Official Journal of the European Union