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Chile-India
Text of the Agreement
  Background and Negotiations
   

In 2003 Chile accepted a proposal from India to negotiate a Partial Scope Agreement (PSA). Initial work began in 2004, and in that year draft texts were prepared. On 20 January 2005, Chile and India signed a Framework Agreement to Promote Economic Cooperation, aimed at promoting the expansion of trade and providing the conditions and mechanisms for the negotiation of a free trade agreement, and the launch of negotiations towards a limited scope Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) in 2005 were announced. The Parties also agreed to establish a Joint Study Group to make recommendations regarding moving towards a Free Trade Agreement or a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement, if such an arrangement were found to be feasible.

After four rounds of negotiations Chile and India concluded a Preferential Trade Agreement on 23 November 2005. The Chile-India preferential trade agreement was signed on 08 March 2006.

In January 2010, both countries agreed to deepen the PTA with a view to a much broader agreement. A second meeting to deepen the agreement took place in New Delhi on 05-06 August 2010. The third meeting was held in Santiago on 05 July 2011. The fourth meeting took place on 02-03 February 2012, in New Delhi. Negotiations for the deepening of the PTA concluded on 20 October 2014, in New Delhi.

On 21 April 2016, the Indian Government approved the broadening of the Partial Scope Agreement (PSA) with Chile. Chile and India sign agreement broadening their Partial Scope Agreement on September 6, 2016. The third round of negotiations took place on October 7, 2021. In this round, the negotiating groups on Market Access, Rules of Origin, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade met.

Documents relating to the update of the agrement
06 September 2016 Chile and India sign agreement broadening Partial Scope Agreement Spanish PDF
21 April 2016 India approves broadening of the Partial Scope Agreement (PSA) with Chile Spanish PDF
20 October 2014 New Delhi, India. Negotiations were finalized for the deepening of the trade agreement Spanish PDF
02-03 February 2012 New Delhi, India. Fourth meeting to deepen Preferential Trade Agreement between Chile and India Spanish PDF
05 July 2011 Santiago, Chile. Third meeting to deepen Preferential Trade Agreement between Chile and India Spanish PDF
05-06 August 2010 new Delhi, India. Second meeting to deepen Preferential Trade Agreement between Chile and India Spanish PDF
29 January 2010 Chile and India agree to deepen Preferential Trade Agreement Spanish PDF

Documents relating to the negotiations
08 March 2006 New Delhi, India. Signing of agreement PDF
  Text of Preferential Trade Agreement between the Republic of Chile and the Republic of India PDF
December 2005 Chile's list of products for IndiaPDF
December 2005 India's list of products for ChilePDF
21-23 November 2005 New Delhi, India. After fourth round of negotiations, Chile and India conclude Preferential Trade Agreement SpanishPDF
05-07 September 2005 Santiago, Chile. Third round of negotiations Spanish PDF
20-22 June 2005 New Delhi, India. Second round of negotiations Spanish PDF
13 June 2005 Chile's updated wish-list for Indo-Chile PTAPDF
  India's updated wish-list for Indo-Chile PTAPDF
04-06 April 2005 Santiago, Chile. First round of negotiations Spanish PDF
20 January 2005 Framework Agreement to Promote Economic Cooperation between the Republic of Chile and the Republic of India PDF
Sources: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON); Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry
  Entry into Force
   

On 17 April 2007 the Chilean Senate approved the Chile-India Preferential Trade Agreement and it came into force on August 17, 2007. The Broadened Partial Scope Agreement Chile-India entered into force on 16 May 2017.

Documents relating to the entry into force of the agreement
16 May 2017 Broadened agreement enters into force Spanish PDF
16 August 2007 President of Chile promulgates Chile-India PTA Spanish PDF
12 April 2007 Chilean Senate approves Preferential Trade Agreement Spanish PDF
Sources: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON); Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile
  Implementation of the Agreement
   
Documents relating to the Administrative Commission
29 April 2019 New Delhi, India. Second Meeting of the Administrative Commission Spanish PDF
03 February 2009 First Meeting of the Administrative Commission Spanish PDF
Source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile

  Deepening of the Agreement
    On August 26, 2019, Chile and India signed the terms of reference to deepen their Partial Scope Agreement. Chile and India agree to quickly advance in the deepening of their trade agreement during first meeting of their High-Level Joint Commission. The ministers pledged to resume negotiations to deepen their current PTA in 2020. Chile and India agree to quickly advance in the deepening of their trade agreement during first meeting of their High-Level Joint Commission. The ministers pledged to resume negotiations to deepen their current PTA in 2020.

On April 8 and 9, 2021, the second round of negotiations to deepen the Partial Scope Agreement was held in a virtual format. The third round of negotiations took place on October 7, 2021. In this round, the negotiating groups on Market Access, Rules of Origin, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade met.

Documents relating to the Deepening of the Agreement
07 October 2021 Third round of negotiations to deepen Partial Scope Agreement Spanish PDF new!
08-09 April 2021 Second round of negotiations to deepen Partial Scope Agreement Spanish PDF
16 October 2020 Chile and India agree to quickly advance in the deepening of their trade agreement during first meeting of their High-Level Joint Commission PDF
26 August 2019 New Delhi, India. Chile and India sign terms of reference to deepen trade agreement Spanish PDF
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India; Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicos Internacionales, Chile

  Related Articles and Studies
   
October 2013 DIRECON. Sixth year assessment of the Chile-India Preferential Trade Agreement  esp pdf
August 2012 DIRECON. Fifth year assessment of the Chile-India Preferential Trade Agreement  esp pdf
August 2011 DIRECON. Fourth year assessment of the Chile-India Preferential Trade Agreement  esp pdf
August 2010 DIRECON. Third year assessment of the Chile-India Preferential Trade Agreement  esp pdf
August 2009 DIRECON. Second year assessment of the Chile-India Preferential Trade Agreement  esp pdf
August 2008 DIRECON. First year assessment of the Chile-India Preferential Trade Agreement  Spanish PDF
June 2006 DIRECON. History of the Negotiations for a Partial Scope Agreement between Chile and India PDF
September 2004 DIRECON. Negociaciones Comerciales entre Chile e India Spanish PDF
September 2004 DIRECON. Comercio bilateral Chile-India Spanish PDF

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Recent Developments
 

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