SICE: Trade Agreements: MERCOSUR

Index
	Preamble
Chapter I	General Provisions
Section I	Initial Provisions
Article 1	Contracting and Signatory Parties
Article 2	Definitions
Article 3	Establishment of the Free Trade Area
Article 4	Relations to Multilateral Agreements
Article 5	Trade Relations Governed by other Agreements
Article 6	Internal Taxation
Section II	Trade in Goods
Article 7	Trade Liberalization
Article 8	Scope
Article 9	Classification of Goods
Article 10	Free movement of Egyptian goods among the Signatory Parties
Article 11	Customs Duties on Imports and Charges Having Equivalent Effect
Article 12	Quantitative Restrictions and Measures Having Equivalent Effect on Imports and Exports
Article 13	National Treatment
Article 14	Rules of Origin
Article 15	Technical Barriers to Trade
Article 16	Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Article 17	Safeguards
Article 18	Anti-dumping and Countervailing Measures
Article 19	Restrictions to Safeguard the Balance of Payments
Article 20	Customs Cooperation
Article 21	Customs Valuation
Article 22	General Exceptions
Section III	Investment and Services
Article 23	Investment Promotion
Article 24	Trade in Services
Section IV	Institutional Provisions
Article 25	Joint Committee
Article 26	Procedures of the Joint Committee
Article 27	Functions of the Joint Committee
Article 28	Language for Chapters III and IV

Chapter II	Definition of the Concept of "Originating Goods"
Section I	General Provisions
Article 1	Definitions
Section II	Criteria for Originating Goods
Article 2	General Requirements
Article 3	Cumulation of Origin
Article 4	Wholly Obtained Goods
Article 5	Sufficiently Worked or Processed Goods
Article 6	Insufficient Working or Processing Operations
Article 7	Accessories, Spare Parts and Tools
Article 8	Fungible Materials
Article 9	Sets
Article 10	Unit of Qualification
Article 11	Neutral Elements or Indirect Materials
Article 12	Containers and Packaging Materials for Shipment
Article 13	Intermediate Materials
Article 14	Direct Transport, Transit and Trans-Shipment
Article 15	Operations Involving Third Operators
Article 16	Goods Stored in Customs Warehouses
Article 17	Principle of Territoriality
Article 18	Exhibitions
Section III	Proof of Origin
Article 19	Origin Certification
Article 20	Issuance of Certificates of Origin
Article 21	Certificates of Origin Issued Retrospectively
Article 22	Issuance of a Duplicate Certificate of Origin
Section IV	Control and Verification of Certificates of Origin
Article 23
Article 24
Article 25
Article 26
Article 27
Article 28
Article 29
Article 30
Article 31
Article 32
Article 33
Article 34
Article 35
Article 36
Article 37
Article 38
Article 39
Article 40
Article 41
Section V	Review and Amendment
Article 42

Chapter III	Preferential Safeguards
Section I	Definitions
Article 1
Section II	Conditions for Application of Preferential Safeguard Measures
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5
Article 6
Article 7
Article 8
Section III	Investigation and Transparency Procedures
Article 9
Article 10
Article 11
Section IV	Notifications and Consultations
Article 12
Article 13
Article 14
Section V	Level of Concessions
Article 15

Chapter IV	Dispute Settlement
Section I	Application of the Chapter
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Section II	Consultations
Article 4
Article 5
Article 6
Section III	Joint Committee Intervention
Article 7
Article 8
Article 9
Section IV	Mediation
Article 10
Section V	Arbitration Procedure
Article 11
Article 12
Article 13
Article 14
Article 15
Article 16
Article 17
Article 18
Article 19
Section VI	Compliance
Article 20
Article 21
Section VII	General Provisions
Article 22
Article 23
Article 24
Article 25
Article 26

Chapter V	Final Provisions
Article 1	Evolutionary Clause
Article 2	Annexes
Article 3	Amendments
Article 4	Application of the Agreement
Article 5	Entry into Force
Article 6	Depositary
Article 7	Accession
Article 8	Withdrawal

	Annexes
	Annex I.1: Goods Originating in Egypt Imported into MERCOSUR
	Annex I.2: Goods Originating from MERCOSUR Imported into Egypt
	Annex II.1: MERCOSUR - Egypt Certificate of Origin
	Annex II.2: Declaration by the Exporter
	Annex II.3: Explanatory Note
	Annex II.4: Specific Rules of Origin
	Annex IV.1: Code of Conduct for Arbitrators of the Arbitration Tribunal
	Annex IV.2: Rules of Procedure
	Act of Rectification

Trade Agreement between MERCOSUR and Egypt
Source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Paraguay;