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Chile-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
Index
Preamble
Chile Text
U.S. Text
Chapter One
Initial Provisions
Article 1.1
Establishment of a Free Trade Area
Article 1.2
Objectives
Article 1.3
Relation to Other Agreements
Article 1.4
Extent of Obligations
Chapter Two
General Definitions
Article 2.1
Definitions of General Application
Annex 2.1:
Country-Specific Definitions
Chapter Three
National Treatment and Market Access for Goods
Article 3.1
Scope and Coverage
Section A
National Treatment
Article 3.2
National Treatment
Section B
Tariff Elimination
Article 3.3
Tariff Elimination
Article 3.4
Used Goods
Article 3.5
Customs Valuation of Carrier Media
Section C
Special Regimes
Article 3.6
Waiver of Customs Duties
Article 3.7
Temporary Admission of Goods
Article 3.8
Drawback and Duty Deferral Programs
Article 3.9
Goods Re-entered after Repair or Alteration
Article 3.10
Duty-Free Entry of Commercial Samples of Negligible Value and Printed Advertising Materials
Section D
Non-Tariff Measures
Article 3.11
Import and Export Restrictions
Article 3.12
Administrative Fees and Formalities
Article 3.13
Export Taxes
Article 3.14
Luxury Tax
Section E
Other Measures
Article 3.15
Distinctive Products
Section F
Agriculture
Article 3.16
Agricultural Export Subsidies
Article 3.17
Agricultural Marketing and Grading Standards
Article 3.18
Agricultural Safeguard Measures
Section G
Textiles and Apparel
Article 3.19
Bilateral Emergency Actions
Article 3.20
Rules of Origin and Related Matters
Article 3.21
Customs Cooperation
Article 3.22
Definitions
Section H
Institutional Provisions
Article 3.23
Committee on Trade in Goods
Section I
Definitions
Article 3.24
Definitions
Annex 3.2
: National Treatment and Import and Export Restrictions
Section A
: Measures of the United States
Section B
: Measures of Chile
Annex 3.3
:
Tariff Elimination
U.S. General Notes
U.S. Tariff Schedule
Chile General Notes
Chile Tariff Schedule
Annex 3.14
: Luxury Tax
Annex 3.17
: Mutual Recognition of Grading Programs for the Purpose of Marketing Beef
Appendix 3.17-A
: Comparative Beef Cut Nomenclature Table / Equivalencia De Cortes
Appendix 3.17-B
: Comparison of Chilean Beef Norms and USDA Beef Quality Grades
Annex 3.18
: Product Lists and Trigger Prices for Agricultural Safeguard
Chapter Four
Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures
Section A
Rules of Origin
Article 4.1
Originating Goods
Article 4.2
Regional Value Content
Article 4.3
Value of Materials
Article 4.4
Accessories, Spare Parts, and Tools
Article 4.5
Fungible Goods and Materials
Article 4.6
Accumulation
Article 4.7
De Minimis Rule
Article 4.8
Indirect Materials Used in Production
Article 4.9
Packaging Materials and Containers for Retail Sale
Article 4.10
Packing Materials and Containers for Shipment
Article 4.11
Transit and Transshipment
Section B
Origin Procedures
Article 4.12
Claims of Origin
Article 4.13
Certificates of Origin
Article 4.14
Obligations Relating to Importations
Article 4.15
Obligations Relating to Exportations
Article 4.16
Procedures for Verification of Origin
Article 4.17
Common Guidelines
Section C
Definitions
Article 4.18
Definitions
Annex 4.1
:
Product-Specific Rules of Origin
Chapter Five
Customs Administration
Article 5.1
Publication
Article 5.2
Release of Goods
Article 5.3
Automation
Article 5.4
Risk Assessment
Article 5.5
Cooperation
Article 5.6
Confidentiality
Article 5.7
Express Shipments
Article 5.8
Review and Appeal
Article 5.9
Penalties
Article 5.10
Advance Rulings
Article 5.11
Implementation
Chapter Six
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Article 6.1
Scope and Coverage
Article 6.2
General Provisions
Article 6.3
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Matters
Article 6.4
Definitions
Chapter Seven
Technical Barriers to Trade
Article 7.1
Scope and Coverage
Article 7.2
Affirmation of Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
Article 7.3
International Standards
Article 7.4
Trade Facilitation
Article 7.5
Technical Regulations
Article 7.6
Conformity Assessment
Article 7.7
Transparency
Article 7.8
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
Article 7.9
Information Exchange
Article 7.10
Definitions
Annex 7.8
: Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
Chapter Eight
T
rade Remedies
Section A
Safeguards
Article 8.1
Imposition of a Safeguard Measure
Article 8.2
Standards for a Safeguard Measure
Article 8.3
Investigation Procedures and Transparency Requirements
Article 8.4
Notification
Article 8.5
Compensation
Article 8.6
Global Actions
Article 8.7
Definitions
Section B
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties
Article 8.8
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties
Chapter Nine
Government Procurement
Article 9.1
Scope and Coverage
Article 9.2
General Principles
Article 9.3
Publication of Procurement Measures
Article 9.4
Publication of Notice of Intended Procurement
Article 9.5
Time Limits for the Tendering Process
Article 9.6
Information on Intended Procurements
Article 9.7
Technical Specifications
Article 9.8
Conditions for Participation
Article 9.9
Tendering Procedures
Article 9.10
Awarding of Contracts
Article 9.11
Information on Awards
Article 9.12
Ensuring Integrity in Procurement Practices
Article 9.13
Domestic Review of Supplier Challenges
Article 9.14
Modifications and Rectifications
Article 9.15
Non-Disclosure of Information
Article 9.16
Exceptions
Article 9.17
Public Information
Article 9.18
Committee on Procurement
Article 9.19
Further Negotiations
Article 9.20
Definitions
Annex 9.1
Section A
: Central Level of Government Entities
Section B:
Sub-Central Level Government Entities
Section C
: Other Covered Entities
Section D:
Goods
Section E:
Services
Section F
: Construction Services
Section G:
Threshold Adjustment Formulas
Section H
: General Notes
Chapter Ten
Investment
Section A
Investment
Article 10.1
Scope and Coverage
Article 10.2
National Treatment
Article 10.3
Most-Favored-Nation Treatment
Article 10.4
Minimum Standard of Treatment
Article 10.5
Performance Requirements
Article 10.6
Senior Management and Boards of Directors
Article 10.7
Non-Conforming Measures
Article 10.8
Transfers
Article 10.9
Expropriation and Compensation
Article 10.10
Special Formalities and Information Requirements
Article 10.11
Denial of Benefits
Article 10.12
Investment and Environment
Article 10.13
Implementation
Section B
Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Article10.14
Consultation and Negotiation
Article 10.15
Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
Article 10.16
Consent of Each Party to Arbitration
Article 10.17
Conditions and Limitations on Consent of Each Party
Article 10.18
Selection of Arbitrators
Article 10.19
Conduct of the Arbitration
Article 10.20
Transparency of Arbitral Proceedings
Article 10.21
Governing Law
Article 10.22
Interpretation of Annexes
Article 10.23
Expert Reports
Article 10.24
Consolidation
Article 10.25
Awards
Article 10.26
Service of Documents
Section C
Definitions
Article 10.27
Definitions
Annex 10-A
: Customary International Law
Annex 10-B
: Public Debt Chile
Annex 10-C:
Special Dispute Settlement Provisions
Annex 10-D
: Expropriation
Annex 10-E
: Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
Annex 10-F
: DL 600
Annex 10-G
: Service of Documents on a Party Under Section B
Annex 10-H
: Possibility of a Bilateral Appellate Body/Mechanism
Chapter Eleven
Cross-Border Trade in Services
Article 11.1
Scope and Coverage
Article 11.2
National Treatment
Article 11.3
Most-Favored-Nation Treatment
Article 11.4
Market Access
Article 11.5
Local Presence
Article 11.6
Non-conforming Measures
Article 11.7
Transparency in Development and Application of Regulations
Article 11.8
Domestic Regulation
Article 11.9
Mutual Recognition
Article 11.10
Implementation
Article 11.11
Denial of Benefits
Article 11.12
Definitions
Annex 11.6
: Express Delivery
Annex 11.9
: Professional Services
Section A
: General Provisions
Section B
: Foreign Legal Consultants
Section C
: Temporary Licensing of Engineers
Appendix 11.9-C
: Civil Engineers
Chapter Twelve
Financial Services
Article 12.1
Scope and Coverage
Article 12.2
National Treatment
Article 12.3
Most-Favored-Nation Treatment
Article 12.4
Market Access for Financial Institutions
Article 12.5
Cross-Border Trade
Article 12.6
New Financial Services
Article 12.7
Treatment of Certain Information
Article 12.8
Senior Management and Boards of Directors
Article 12.9
Non-Conforming Measures
Article 12.10
Exceptions
Article 12.11
Transparency
Article 12.12
Self-Regulatory Organizations
Article 12.13
Payment and Clearing Systems
Article 12.14
Expedited Availability of Insurance Services
Article 12.15
Financial Services Committee
Article 12.16
Consultations
Article 12.17
Dispute Settlement
Article 12.18
Investment Disputes in Financial Services
Article 12.19
Definitions
Annex 12.5
: Cross-Border Trade
Annex 12.9
: Specific Commitments
Annex 12.11
Annex 12.15
: Authorities Responsible for Financial Services
Chapter Thirteen
Telecommunications
Article 13.1
Scope and Coverage
Article 13.2
Access to and Use of Public Telecommunications Networks and Services
Article 13.3
Obligations Relating to Interconnection with Suppliers of Public Telecommunications Services
Article 13.4
Additional Obligations Relating to Conduct of Major Suppliers of Public Telecommunications Services
Article 13.5
Submarine Cable Systems
Article 13.6
Conditions for Supplying Information Services
Article 13.7
Independent Telecommunications Regulatory Bodies
Article 13.8
Universal Service
Article 13.9
Licensing Procedures
Article 13.10
Allocation and Use of Scarce Resources
Article 13.11
Enforcement
Article 13.12
Procedures for Resolving Domestic Telecommunications Disputes
Article 13.13
Transparency
Article 13.14
Flexibility in the Choice of Technologies
Article 13.15
Forbearance
Article 13.16
Relationship to Other Chapters
Article 13.17
Definitions
Annex 13.4(1)
Annex 13.4(5)(b)
Chapter Fourteen
Temporary Entry for Business Persons
Article 14.1
General Principles
Article 14.2
General Obligations
Article 14.3
Grant of Temporary Entry
Article 14.4
Provision of Information
Article 14.5
Committee on Temporary Entry
Article 14.6
Dispute Settlement
Article 14.7
Relation to Other Chapters
Article 14.8
Transparency in Development and Application of Regulations
Article 14.9
Definitions
Annex 14.3
: Temporary Entry for Business Persons
Section A
: Business Visitors
Section B
: Traders and Investors
Section C
: Intra-Company Transferees
Section D
: Professionals
Appendix 14.3(A)(1)
: Business Visitors
Appendix 14.3(D)(2)
Appendix 14.3(D)(6)
: United States
Chapter Fifteen
Electronic Commerce
Article 15.1
General Provisions
Article 15.2
Electronic Supply of Services
Article 15.3
Customs Duties on Digital Products
Article 15.4
Non-Discrimination for Digital Products
Article 15.5
Cooperation
Article 15.6
Definitions
Annex 15.4
: Non-Discrimination for Digital Products
Chapter Sixteen
Competition Policy
, Designated Monopolies, and State Enterprises
Article 16.1
Anticompetitive Business Conduct
Article 16.2
Cooperation
Article 16.3
Designated Monopolies
Article 16.4
State Enterprises
Article 16.5
Differences in Pricing
Article 16.6
Transparency and Information Requests
Article 16.7
Consultations
Article 16.8
Disputes
Article 16.9
Definitions
Chapter Seventeen
Intellectual Property Rights
Article 17.1
General Provisions
Article 17.2
Trademarks
Article 17.3
Domain Names on the Internet
Article 17.4
Geographical Indications
Article 17.5
Copyright
Article 17.6
Related Rights
Article 17.7
Obligations Common to Copyright and Related Rights
Article 17.8
Protection of Encrypted Program-Carrying Satellite Signals
Article 17.9
Patents
Article 17.10
Measures Related to Certain Regulated Products
Article 17.11
Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
Article 17.12
Final Provisions
Chapter Eighteen
Labor
Article 18.1
Statement of Shared Commitment
Article 18.2
Enforcement of Labor Laws
Article 18.3
Procedural Guarantees and Public Awareness
Article 18.4
Labor Affairs Council
Article 18.5
Labor Cooperation Mechanism
Article 18.6
Cooperative Consultations
Article 18.7
Labor Roster
Article 18.8
Definitions
Annex 18.5
: Labor Cooperation Mechanism
Chapter Nineteen
Environment
Article 19.1
Levels of Protection
Article 19.2
Enforcement of Environmental Laws
Article 19.3
Environment Affairs Council
Article 19.4
Opportunities for Public Participation
Article 19.5
Environmental Cooperation
Article 19.6
Environmental Consultations
Article 19.7
Environment Roster
Article 19.8
Procedural Matters
Article 19.9
Relationship to Environmental Agreements
Article 19.10
Principles of Corporate Stewardship
Article 19.11
Definitions
Annex 19.3
: Environmental Cooperation
Chapter Twenty
Transparency
Article 20.1
Contact Points
Article 20.2
Publication
Article 20.3
Notification and Provision of Information
Article 20.4
Administrative Proceedings
Article 20.5
Review and Appeal
Article 20.6
Definitions
Chapter Twenty-One
Administration of the Agreement
Article 21.1
The Free Trade Commission
Article 21.2
Administration of Dispute Settlement Proceedings
Annex 21.1
: Implementation of Modifications Approved by the Commission
Chapter Twenty-Two
Dispute Settlement
Article 22.1
Cooperation
Article 22.2
Scope of Application
Article 22.3
Choice of Forum
Article 22.4
Consultations
Article 22.5
Commission - Good Offices, Conciliation, and Mediation
Article 22.6
Request for an Arbitral Panel
Article 22.7
Roster
Article 22.8
Qualifications of Panelists
Article 22.9
Panel Selection
Article 22.10
Rules of Procedure
Article 22.11
Experts and Technical Advice
Article 22.12
Initial Report
Article 22.13
Final Report
Article 22.14
Implementation of Final Report
Article 22.15
Non-Implementation - Suspension of Benefits
Article 22.16
Non-Implementation in Certain Disputes
Article 22.17
Compliance Review
Article 22.18
Five-Year Review
Article 22.19
Referral of Matters from Judicial or Administrative Proceedings
Article 22.20
Private Rights
Article 22.21
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Annex 22.2
: Nullification or Impairment
Annex 22.16
: Inflation Adjustment Formula for Monetary Assessments
Chapter Twenty-Three
Exceptions
Article 23.1
General Exceptions
Article 23.2
Essential Security
Article 23.3
Taxation
Article 23.4
Balance of Payments Measures on Trade in Goods
Article 23.5
Disclosure of Information
Article 23.6
Definitions
Annex 23.3
: Competent Authorities
Chapter Twenty-Four
Final Provisions
Chile Text
United States Text
Annexes
Annex I
Services/Investment Non-Conforming Measures
Formatting Note
United States Schedule
Chile Schedule
Annex II
Services/Investment Non-Conforming Measures
Formatting Note
United States Schedule
Chilean Schedule
Annex
III
Financial Services Non-Conforming Measures
United States
Introductory Note
Schedules with Respect to Banking and Other Financial Services (Excluding Insurance)
Schedule with Respect to Insurance
Chile
Non-conforming Measures with Respect to Financial Services
Source:
Office of the United States Trade Representative
About the Agreement