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Andean Countries - United Kingdom
Text of the Agreement
  Background and Negotiations
   

On May 15, 2019, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru signed the UK-Andean Countries Trade Agreement in Quito, Ecuador to ensure trade continuity agreement with the UK after it leaves the European Union. In October 2019, Peru and the UK agreed to continue current trade benefits until the FTA recently signed by the two nations enters into force. In February 2020, it was announced that trade relations between Colombia, Ecuador and Peru will continue to be governed by the Andean Countries-UK Agreement until December 31, 2020. Ecuador's National Assembly approved the Ecuador-UK Trade Agreement on July 10, 2020.

05 February 2020 Trade relations between Colombia, Ecuador and Peru will continue to be governed by the Andean Countries-UK Agreement until December 31, 2020 PDF Document
15 October 2019 Peru and the UK agree to continue current trade benefits until the FTA recently signed by the two nations enters into force PDF Document
15 May 2019 Summary of the Colombia, Ecuador and Peru-UK Economic Partnership Agreement PDF Document
15 May 2019 Quito, Ecuador. Colombia, Ecuador and Peru sign trade continuity agreement PDF Document
Source: Government of the United Kingdom; Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo, Colombia; Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo, Perú

  Entry into Force
   

The Congress of Peru approved the Peru-UK Trade Agreement on December 28, 2020. Colombia’s Congress approved the Colombia-UK FTA on October 28, 2020. Given that the internal procedures for the implementation of the Agreement have not been completed, the two countries decided to continue their current trade relationship in force since 2013.

The agreement between Peru and the United Kingdom entered into force on December 31, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

The Trade Agreement between Colombia and the United Kingdom entered into force on June 28, 2022.

Documents relating to the Entry into Force
28 June 2022 Colombia-United Kingdom Trade Agreement enters into force en Español PDF Document 
31 December 2020 Agreement between Peru and the United Kingdom enters into force en Español PDF Document 
28 December 2020 Congress of Peru approves the Peru-UK Trade Agreement en Español PDF Document 
16 December 2020 Current trade relationship to continue until entry into force of Colmbia-UK FTA en Español PDF Document 
28 October 2020 Colombia’s Congress approves Colombia-UK FTA en Español PDF Document 
09 September 2020 Colombia-UK FTA passes in third debate in the Colombian Congress en Español PDF Document 
10 July 2020 Quito, Ecuador. Ecuador's National Assembly approves the Ecuador-UK Trade Agreement en Español PDF Document 
Sourcea: Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo, Perú; Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo, Colombia; Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior y Pesca, Ecuador

  Texts
   
Texts of the Agreement
15 May 2019 Colombia, Ecuador and Peru-UK Economic Partnership Agreement PDF Document
Source: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom

  Implementation of the agreement
   
Decisions related to the Trade Committee of the Agreement”
April 2023 Decision No 2 Adopting its Rules of Procedure PDF Document New!
Source: Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Perú

  Related Articles and Studies
   
February 2023 MINCETUR. Study of the use of the Peru-United Kingdom FTA. Second year of Entry into Force of the FTA en Español PDF Document 
Source: Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Perú

  Sources
   
 

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Recent Developments
  April 2023. Decision No 2 of the Trade Committee adopting its Rules of procedure New!
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