The Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement (the Agreement) is an agreement between the governments of Australia and Chile that will remove most barriers to Australian exports of goods and ensure economic market integration through commitments in a number of areas such as trade in services, investment, government procurement, intellectual property, Electronic commerce and competition policy.1 In real terms, means that the Agreement does not prevail over Australia`s quarantine barriers that prevent the spread of pests or diseases, whether they exist at the time of conclusion of the Agreement or have been imposed during the term of the Agreement. Mr Rimmer`s main argument is that the agreement should not establish the current standards of intellectual property protection for patents, trademarks, geographical indications and copyrights. Rather, the agreement should take advantage of the flexibilities allowed by international intellectual property law.36 In the case of the Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement, while consultations in Australia began after the announcement of the intention to negotiate a free trade agreement, the degree and nature of the consultation was comparable to those of other free trade agreements.16 UNCTAD`s work programme for international trade agreements. Investment Treaties (IIAs) actively contribute to reforming IIA policymakers, government officials and other stakeholders to reform IIAs to make them more conducive to sustainable development and inclusive growth. International investment rules take place at the bilateral, regional, interregional and multilateral levels. Policymakers, negotiators, civil society and other stakeholders need to be well informed about foreign direct investment, international investment agreements (IIAs) and their impact on sustainable development. Main objectives of UNCTAD`s Work Programme for IIAs • Reform of the International Investment Treaty (IIA) System to strengthen its sustainable development dimension; • Comprehensive analysis of key issues arising from the complexity of the international investment regime; • Development of a wide range of instruments to support the formulation of more balanced international investment policies. In 1998, Chile signed an agreement to create several bilateral free trade agreements with various Central American countries, including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In particular, the Agreement should provide for a flexible and open defence of fair use in respect of well-known and well-known marks. In addition to significant tariff reductions on more than 1900 products, the free trade agreement gives Chile privileged access to a market of more than 1.3 billion people. In the first year of the agreement, Chilean exports to the Chinese giant doubled, finally reaching $24.5 billion in 2018 (32.5% of total Chilean exports). Ministry officials pointed out that ILO and United Nations labour standards were included in the Australia-U.S. Free Trade Agreement because the U.S.

was obligated to do so and that the inclusion of these standards in other free trade agreements negotiated by Australia violates government policy.28 Since 1996, Chile has concluded an economic complement agreement with the Mercosur alliance. This alliance consists of four Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is an alliance formed in 1991 to create a free trade area between its members. Since October 1996, Chile has been a privileged partner in this alliance. The objective of the agreement is to promote production and investment and facilitate economic exchanges between member countries and Chile. In addition, Chile acts as an external advisor in the event of an important decision for the Alliance. The United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement entered into force on January 1, 2004. The U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement eliminates tariffs and opens markets, removes barriers to trade in services, ensures intellectual property protection, ensures regulatory transparency, ensures non-discrimination in trade in digital products, requires parties to comply with competition laws prohibiting anti-competitive business conduct, and requires effective enforcement of labor.

and environmental regulations. As of January 1, 2015, all goods from the United States will enter Chile duty-free. Since Chile itself is a South American country, most of the trade is done with its close neighbors. The main objective of these agreements is to reduce or abolish customs duties between Chile and the various countries of the region. Chile has therefore concluded free trade agreements with four of its close neighbours: Peru (2009), Colombia (2009), Argentina (2019) and more recently Uruguay, which was signed in 2016. Tags: | of business chile | | CPTPP| Free Trade Agreement | | of the | FTA The department`s trade representatives pointed out that Australian tariff items, which are not immediately duty-free under the agreement, refer to the textile and clothing industry as well as table grapes. Bilateral trade with Chile is modest, amounting to $856 million in 2007. However, Australia is the fourth largest source of foreign investment in Chile, with an investment of $3 billion. USD in 2007.3 In particular, the NIA notes that the agreement will strengthen Australia`s broader economic and trade interests in the region.8 With regard to the timing of negotiation of the agreement, ministry officials noted that there is no fixed timeline for negotiating free trade agreements – negotiations take as long as necessary, to reach an agreement.17 Since its entry into force in 2003, the Free Trade Agreement between Europe and Chile has brought many benefits to businesses in both regions. In particular, this agreement: IIA Navigator This database of IIAs – the IIA navigator – is maintained by UNCTAD`s IIA section. You can search for IAIs completed by a specific country or group of countries, view recently completed IIAs, or use advanced contract search for sophisticated searches tailored to your needs.

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