SICE: Trade Agreements: Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement

Index
Preamble
Chapter One	Initial Provisions and General Definitions
Section A	Initial Provisions
Article 1.1	Establishment of a Free Trade Area
Article 1.2	Relation to Other Agreements
Article 1.3	Relation to Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Article 1.4	Extent of Obligations
Article 1.5	Reference to Other Agreements
Article 1.6	Cultural Cooperation
Article 1.7	Bilateral Trade and Investment Promotion in the Automotive Sector
Section B	General Definitions
Article 1.8	Definitions of General Application
Article 1.9	Country-Specific Definitions
	Annex 1-A: Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Chapter Two	National Treatment and Market Access for Goods
Article 2.1	Scope and Coverage
Section A	National Treatment
Article 2.2	National Treatment
Section B	Tariffs
Article 2.3	Tariff Elimination
Article 2.4	Temporary Admission of Goods
Article 2.5	Duty-Free Entry of Certain Commercial Samples and Printed Advertising Materials
Article 2.6	Goods Re-Entered after Repair or Alteration
Section C	Non-Tariff Measures
Article 2.7	Import and Export Restrictions
Article 2.8	Export Duties, Taxes or Other Charges
Article 2.9	Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment for Internal Taxes and Emissions Regulations
Article 2.10	Customs User Fees
Article 2.11	Customs Valuation Agreement
Article 2.12	Agricultural Safeguard Measures
Article 2.13	Administration and Implementation of TRQs
Section D	Committee on Trade in Goods
Article 2.14	Committee on Trade in Goods
Section E	Definitions
Article 2.15	Definitions
	Annex 2-A: Exceptions to Articles 2.2 and 2.7
	Section A: Measures of Korea
	Section B: Measures of Canada
	Annex 2-B: Sub-Committee on Trade in Forest Products
	Annex 2-C: Sub-Committee on Trade in Automotive Goods
	Annex 2-D: Tariff Elimination
	Section A: Staging Categories Applicable to both Parties
	Section B: Staging Categories Applicable only to Korea
	Tariff Schedule of Canada
	Tariff Schedule of Korea
	Annex 2-E: Goods Re-Entered after Repair or Alteration
	Annex 2-F: Agricultural Safeguard Measures
	Agricultural Safeguard List for Korea
	Annex 2-G: Administration and Implementation of TRQs

Chapter Three	Rules Of Origin
Article 3.1	Originating Goods
Article 3.2	Wholly Obtained
Article 3.3	Sufficient Production
Article 3.4	Value Test
Article 3.5	Materials Used in Production
Article 3.6	Self-Produced Materials
Article 3.7	Accumulation
Article 3.8	De Minimis
Article 3.9	Fungible Materials and Goods
Article 3.10	Sets or Assortments of Goods
Article 3.11	Accessories, Spare Parts and Tools
Article 3.12	Packaging Materials and Containers for Retail Sale
Article 3.13	Packing Materials and Containers for Shipment
Article 3.14	Indirect Materials
Article 3.15	Principle of Territoriality
Article 3.16	Transit and Transhipment
Article 3.17	Application and Interpretation
Article 3.18	Discussions and Modifications
Article 3.19	Common Guidelines
Article 3.20	Definitions
	Annex 3-A: Product Specific Rules
	Section A: General Interpretative Notes
	Section B: Specific Rules of Origin

Chapter Four	Origin Procedures and Trade Facilitation
Section A	Certification of Origin
Article 4.1	Certificate of Origin
Article 4.2	Obligations Regarding Importations
Article 4.3	Waiver of Certificate of Origin
Article 4.4	Obligations Regarding Exportations
Section B	Administration and Enforcement
Article 4.5	Record Keeping Requirements
Article 4.6	Origin Verifications
Article 4.7	Denial of Preferential Tariff Treatment
Article 4.8	Confidentiality
Article 4.9	Penalties
Section C	Advance Rulings
Article 4.10	Advance Rulings
Section D	Review and Appeal of Determinations of Origin and Advance Rulings
Article 4.11	Review and Appeal
Section E	Uniform Regulations
Article 4.12	Uniform Regulations
	Memorandum of Understanding
Section F	Cooperation
Article 4.13	Cooperation
Article 4.14	Rules of Origin and Customs Committee
Section G	Trade Facilitation
Article 4.15	Objectives and Principles
Article 4.16	Release of Goods
Article 4.17	Automation
Article 4.18	Risk Management
Article 4.19	Express Shipments
Article 4.20	Transparency
Section H	Definitions
Article 4.21	Definitions

Chapter Five	Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Article 5.1	Objectives
Article 5.2	Scope
Article 5.3	Rights and Obligations of the Parties
Article 5.4	Dispute Settlement
Article 5.5	Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

Chapter Six	Standards-Related Measures
Article 6.1	Scope and Coverage
Article 6.2	Extent of Obligations
Article 6.3	Affirmation of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade and Other International Agreements
Article 6.4	Cooperation
Article 6.5	Cooperation in Sector-Specific Initiatives
Article 6.6	Transparency
Article 6.7	Automotive Standards-Related Measures
	Annex 6-A: List referred to in Article 6.7.2(a)
	Annex 6-B: Lists referred to in Article 6.7.3
	Table 1 - List referred to in Article 6.7.3(a)
	Table 2 - List referred to in Article 6.7.3(b)
Article 6.8	Committee on Standards-Related Measures
	Annex 6-C: Committee on Standards-Related Measures
	Letter from Canada regarding Building Products
	Letter from Korea regarding Building Products
Article 6.9	Definitions

Chapter Seven	Trade Remedies
Section A	Safeguard Measures
Article 7.1	Article XIX of the GATT 1994 and the Safeguards Agreement
Article 7.2	Bilateral Safeguard Measures
Article 7.3	Provisional Safeguard Measures
Article 7.4	Application of Safeguard Measures
Article 7.5	Administration of Safeguard Measures
Article 7.6	Dispute Settlement in Safeguard Measures Matters
Section B	Antidumping and Countervailing Duties
Article 7.7	Antidumping and Countervailing Duties
Section C	Committee on Trade Remedies
Article 7.8	Committee on Trade Remedies
Section D	Definitions
Article 7.9	Definitions

Chapter Eight	Investment
Section A	Investment
Article 8.1	Scope and Coverage
Article 8.2	Relation to Other Chapters
Article 8.3	National Treatment
Article 8.4	Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment
Article 8.5	Minimum Standard of Treatment
Article 8.6	Compensation for Losses
Article 8.7	Senior Management and Boards of Directors
Article 8.8	Performance Requirements
Article 8.9	Non-Conforming Measures
Article 8.10	Investment and Environment
Article 8.11	Expropriation and Compensation
Article 8.12	Transfers
Article 8.13	Subrogation
Article 8.14	Denial of Benefits
Article 8.15	Special Formalities and Information Requirements
Article 8.16	Corporate Social Responsibility
Section B	Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Article 8.17	Purpose
Article 8.18	Claim by an Investor of a Party on Its Own Behalf
Article 8.19	Claim by an Investor of a Party on Behalf of an Enterprise
Article 8.20	Notice of Intent to Submit a Claim to Arbitration
Article 8.21	Consultation and Negotiation
Article 8.22	Conditions Precedent to Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
Article 8.23	Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
Article 8.24	Consent to Arbitration
Article 8.25	Arbitrators
Article 8.26	Constitution of a Tribunal by the Secretary-General
Article 8.27	Agreement to Appointment of Arbitrators
Article 8.28	Consolidation
Article 8.29	Notice to the Non-Disputing Party
Article 8.30	Documents
Article 8.31	Participation by the Non-Disputing Party
Article 8.32	Place of Arbitration
Article 8.33	Language of Proceedings
Article 8.34	Preliminary Objections to Jurisdiction or Admissibility
Article 8.35	Transparency of Arbitral Proceedings
Article 8.36	Submissions by a Non-Disputing Party
Article 8.37	Governing Law
Article 8.38	Interpretation of Annexes
Article 8.39	Expert Reports
Article 8.40	Interim Measures of Protection
Article 8.41	Final Award
Article 8.42	Finality and Enforcement of an Award
Article 8.43	Procedural and Other Matters
Article 8.44	Exclusions
Article 8.45	Definitions
	Annex 8-A: Customary International Law
	Annex 8-B: Expropriation
	Annex 8-C: Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
	Annex 8-D: Submissions by Non-Disputing Parties
	Annex 8-E: Possibility of a Bilateral Appellate Mechanism
	Annex 8-F: Exclusions from Dispute Settlement

Chapter Nine	Cross-Border Trade in Services
Article 9.1	Scope and Coverage
Article 9.2	National Treatment
Article 9.3	Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment
Article 9.4	Market Access
Article 9.5	Local Presence
Article 9.6	Non-Conforming Measures
	Annex 9-A: Consultations Regarding Non-Conforming Measures Maintained by a Sub-National Government
Article 9.7	Domestic Regulation
Article 9.8	Recognition
Article 9.9	Temporary Licensing
Article 9.10	Denial of Benefits
Article 9.11	Payments and Transfers
Article 9.12	Definitions
	Annex 9-B: Sectors to be Developed: Mutual Recognition Agreements or Arrangements
	Annex 9-C: Guidelines for Mutual Recognition Agreements or Arrangements for the Professional Services Sector
	Section A: Conduct of Negotiations and Relevant Obligations
	Section B: Form and Content of MRAs
	Confirming Letter - Korea
	Confirming Letter - Canada
	Letter (Gambling) - Korea
	Letter (Gambling) - Canada
	Letter (Telecommunications) - Korea
	Letter (Telecommunications) - Canada

Chapter Ten	Financial Services
Article 10.1	Scope and Coverage
Article 10.2	National Treatment
Article 10.3	Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment
Article 10.4	Market Access for Financial Institutions
Article 10.5	Cross-Border Trade
Article 10.6	New Financial Services
Article 10.7	Treatment of Certain Information
Article 10.8	Senior Management and Boards of Directors
Article 10.9	Non-Conforming Measures
Article 10.10	Exceptions
Article 10.11	Transparency
Article 10.12	Self-Regulatory Organisations
Article 10.13	Payment and Clearing Systems
Article 10.14	Recognition
Article 10.15	Specific Commitments
Article 10.16	Financial Services Committee
Article 10.17	Consultations
Article 10.18	Dispute Settlement
Article 10.19	Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Financial Services
Article 10.20	Definitions
	Annex 10: Cross-Border Trade
	Annex 10-B: Specific Commitments
	Section A: Portfolio Management
	Section B: Supervisory Cooperation
	Section C: Transfer of Information
	Section D: Certain Government Entities
	Annex 10-C: Authorities Responsible for Financial Services

Chapter Eleven	Telecommunications
Article 11.1	Scope and Coverage
Article 11.2	Access to and Use of Public Telecommunications Transport Networks and Services
Article 11.3	Licensing Procedure
Article 11.4	Conduct of Major Suppliers
Article 11.5	Universal Service
Article 11.6	Allocation and Use of Scarce Resources
Article 11.7	Regulatory Body
Article 11.8	Enforcement
Article 11.9	Resolution of Domestic Telecommunication Disputes
Article 11.10	Transparency
Article 11.11	Forbearance
Article 11.12	Conditions for the Provision of Value-Added Services
Article 11.13	Relation to Other Chapters
Article 11.14	Relation to International Organisations and Agreements
Article 11.15	Definitions

Chapter Twelve	Temporary Entry for Business Persons
Article 12.1	General Principles
Article 12.2	General Obligations
Article 12.3	Grant of Temporary Entry
Article 12.4	Provision of Information
Article 12.5	Contact Points
Article 12.6	Dispute Settlement
Article 12.7	Relation to Other Chapters
Article 12.8	Definitions
	Annex 12-A: Temporary Entry for Business Persons
	Section A: Business Visitors
	Section B: Traders and Investors
	Section C: Intra-Company Transferees
	Section D: Professionals
	Section E: Spouses
	Appendix 12-A-1: Business Visitors
	Appendix 12-A-2: Listed Professionals

Chapter Thirteen	Electronic Commerce
Article 13.1	Scope of Application
Article 13.2	General Provisions
Article 13.3	Customs Duties
Article 13.4	Protection of Personal Information
Article 13.5	Paperless Trade Administration
Article 13.6	Consumer Protection
Article 13.7	Cooperation
Article 13.8	Relation to Other Chapters
Article 13.9	Definitions

Chapter Fourteen	Government Procurement
Article 14.1	Objectives
Article 14.2	Existing Rights and Obligations
Article 14.3	Scope
Article 14.4	Modifications and Rectifications
Article 14.5	Further Negotiations
Article 14.6	Committee on Government Procurement
Article 14.7	Entry into Force
	Annex 14
	Annex 14-A
	Annex 14-B: Goods
	Schedule of Korea
	Schedule of Canada
	Annex 14-C: Services
	Schedule of Korea
	Schedule of Canada
	Annex 14-D: Construction Services
	Schedule of Korea
	Schedule of Canada
	Annex 14-E: General Notes
	Schedule of Korea
	Schedule of Canada
	Annex 14-F
	Annex 14-G: Threshold Adjustment

Chapter Fifteen	Competition Policy, Monopolies and State Enterprises
Article 15.1	Competition Law and Policy
Article 15.2	Monopolies
Article 15.3	State Enterprises
Article 15.4	Differences in Pricing
Article 15.5	Definitions
	Annex 15-A: Country-Specific Definitions of State Enterprise

Chapter Sixteen	Intellectual Property
Article 16.1	Objectives
Article 16.2	Scope of Intellectual Property
Article 16.3	Affirmation of International Agreement
Article 16.4	Nature and Scope of Obligation
Article 16.5	Public Health Concerns
Article 16.6	National Treatment
Article 16.7	Exhaustion
Article 16.8	Disclosure of Information
Article 16.9	Trademarks
Article 16.10	Protection of Geographical Indications
Article 16.11	Copyright and Related Rights
Article 16.12	Patents
Article 16.13	Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
Article 16.14	Special Requirements Related to Border Measures
Article 16.15	Criminal Procedures and Remedies
Article 16.16	Special Measures against Copyright Infringers on the Internet
Article 16.17	Cooperation
Article 16.18	Committee on Intellectual Property
Article 16.19	Consultations

Chapter Seventeen	Environment
Article 17.1	Context and Objectives
Article 17.2	Right to Regulate and Levels of Protection
Article 17.3	Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Article 17.4	Trade Favouring Environmental Protection
Article 17.5	Upholding Levels of Protection in the Application and Enforcement of Laws
Article 17.6	Scientific Information
Article 17.7	Access to Remedies and Procedural Guarantees
Article 17.8	Transparency
Article 17.9	Public Information
Article 17.10	Cooperation
Article 17.11	Institutional Mechanism
Article 17.12	Government Consultations
Article 17.13	Panel of Experts
Article 17.14	Protection of Information
Article 17.15	Dispute Settlement
Article 17.16	Application to the Provinces of Canada
Article 17.17	Definitions
	Annex 17-A: Procedures Related to Panel of Experts
	Annex 17-B: Application to Provinces of Canada

Chapter Eighteen	Labour
Article 18.1	Statement of Shared Commitments
Section A	Obligations
Article 18.2	General Obligations
Article 18.3	Non-derogation
Article 18.4	Government Enforcement Action
Article 18.5	Private Action
Article 18.6	Procedural Guarantees
Article 18.7	Public Information
Section B	Institutional Mechanisms
Article 18.8	Labour Ministerial Council
Article 18.9	National Points of Contact
Article 18.10	Public Communications
Article 18.11	Cooperative Activities
Article 18.12	General Consultations
Section C	Procedures for Review of Obligations
Article 18.13	Labour Consultations
Article 18.14	Review Panel
Article 18.15	Panellists
Article 18.16	Information for the Review Panel
Article 18.17	Initial Report
Article 18.18	Final Report
Section D	General Provisions
Article 18.19	Enforcement Principle
Article 18.20	Private Rights
Article 18.21	Security of Domestic Procedures
Article 18.22	Protection of Information
Article 18.23	Cooperation with International and Regional Organisations
Article 18.24	Dispute Settlement
Article 18.25	Definitions
	Annex 18-A: Cooperative Activities
	Annex 18-B: Public Communications
	Annex 18-C: Extent of Obligations
	Annex 18-D: Procedures Related to Review Panels
	Annex 18-E: Monetary Assessments

Chapter Nineteen	Transparency
Article 19.1	Publication
Article 19.2	Notification and Provision of Information
Article 19.3	Administrative Proceedings
Article 19.4	Review and Appeal
Article 19.5	Cooperation on Promoting Increased Transparency
Article 19.6	Policy on Non-Discriminatory Purchase and Use of Goods and Services
Article 19.7	Definitions

Chapter Twenty	Institutional Provisions and Administration
Article 20.1	Joint Commission
Article 20.2	Agreement Coordinators
	Annex 20-A: Committees, Sub-Committees, Working Groups, and Other Bodies
	Annex 20-B: Committee on Outward Processing Zones on the Korean Peninsula

Chapter Twenty-One	Dispute Settlement
Section A	Dispute Settlement
Article 21.1	Cooperation
Article 21.2	Scope and Coverage
Article 21.3	Choice of Forum
Article 21.4	Consultations
Article 21.5	Good Offices, Conciliation and Mediation
Article 21.6	Establishment of a Panel
Article 21.7	Panel Composition
Article 21.8	Rules of Procedure
Article 21.9	Panel Reports
Article 21.10	Implementation of the Final Report
Article 21.11	Non-Implementation – Suspension of Benefits
Article 21.12	Compliance Review
Section B	Domestic Proceedings and Private Commercial Dispute Settlement
Article 21.13	Referrals of Matters from Judicial or Administrative Proceedings
Article 21.14	Private Rights
Article 21.15	Alternative Dispute Resolution
	Annex 21-A: Nullification and Impairment
	Annex 21-B: Code of Conduct for Members of Panels
	Annex 21-C: Model Rules of Procedure

Chapter Twenty-Two	Exceptions
Article 22.1	General Exceptions
Article 22.2	National Security
Article 22.3	Taxation
Article 22.4	Transfers
Article 22.5	Disclosure of Information
Article 22.6	Cultural Industries
Article 22.7	World Trade Organization Waivers
Article 22.8	Definitions
	Annex 22-A: Taxation and Expropriation

Chapter Twenty-Three	Final Provisions
Article 23.1	Annexes, Appendices and Footnotes
Article 23.2	Amendments
Article 23.3	Reservations
Article 23.4	Entry into Force
Article 23.5	Duration and Termination
Article 23.6	Authentic Texts

	Annex I: Reservations for Existing Measures
	Schedule of Canada
	Schedule of Korea
	Annex II: Reservations for Future Measures
	Schedule of Canada
	Schedule of Korea
	Appendix II-A: Sectors Covered by Article XVI of the GATS
	Canada
	Korea
	Annex III: Financial Services
	Schedule of Canada
	Schedule of Korea
	Appendix III-A: Certain Measures Not Inconsistent with Article 10.2 or 10.4 or Subject to 10.10.1

Source: Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada