SICE: Trade Agreements: Chile-Thailand

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	Free Trade Agreement Between Chile and Thailand

Table of Contents
	Preamble
Chapter 1	Initial Provisions
Article 1.1	Objectives
Article 1.2	Establishment of a Free Trade Area
Article 1.3	Relation to Other Agreements

Chapter 2	General Definitions
Article 2.1	Definitions of General Application

Chapter 3	Trade in Goods
Article 3.1	Definitions
Article 3.2	Scope and Coverage
Article 3.3	National Treatment
Article 3.4	Elimination of Customs Duties
Article 3.5	Administrative Fees and Formalities
Article 3.6	Price Band System
Article 3.7	Agricultural Export Subsidies
Article 3.8	Non-Tariff Measures
Article 3.9	Committee on Trade in Goods
	Annex 3.4: Elimination of Customs Duties
	Section A: Chile’s Schedule on Trade in Goods
	Section B: Thailand’s Schedule on Trade in Goods

Chapter 4	Rules of Origin
Section 1	Determination of Origin
Article 4.1	Definitions
Article 4.2	Origin Criteria
Article 4.3	Wholly Obtained or Produced Goods
Article 4.4	Qualifying Value Content (QVC)
Article 4.5	Indirect Materials
Article 4.6	Minimal Operations and Processes that do not Confer Origin
Article 4.7	Accumulation
Article 4.8	De Minimis
Article 4.9	Fungible Goods and Materials
Article 4.10	Accessories, Spare Parts, Tools and Instructional or Information Materials
Article 4.11	Treatment of Packages, Packing Materials and Containers
Article 4.12	Direct Consignment
Article 4.13	Certificate of Origin
Article 4.14	Committee on Rules of Origin
Section 2	Operational Procedures
Article 4.15	Certification of Origin
Article 4.16	Certificate of Origin
Article 4.17	Application for Certificate of Origin
Article 4.18	Obligations of the Competent Authority
Article 4.19	Treatment of Erroneous Declaration in the Certificate of Origin
Article 4.20	Issuance of the Certificate of Origin
Article 4.21	Loss of the Certificate of Origin
Article 4.22	Exceptions
Article 4.23	Treatment of Minor Discrepancies
Article 4.24	Claims for Preferential Tariff Treatment
Article 4.25	Verification of Origin
Article 4.26	Verification Visit
Article 4.27	Determination of Origin and Preferential Tariff Treatment
Article 4.28	Records and Confidentiality
Article 4.29	Exhibition
Article 4.30	Sanctions against False Declaration
Article 4.31	Obligations of the Exporter
Article 4.32	Obligations of the Importer
Article 4.33	Customs Duty Refund
Article 4.34	Non-Party Invoices
	Annex 4.2: Product Specific Rules of Origin
	Annex 4.13: Form of Certificate of Origin
	Section A: Certificate of Origin - Chile
	Section B: Certificate of Origin - Thailand

Chapter 5	Customs Procedures
Section A	General Provision
Article 5.1	Definitions
Article 5.2	Objectives
Article 5.3	Scope and Coverage
Section B	Customs Procedures and Facilitation
Article 5.4	Customs Procedures
Article 5.5	Customs Valuation
Article 5.6	Advance Rulings
Article 5.7	Customs Clearance
Article 5.8	Risk Management
Article 5.9	Temporary Admission
Article 5.10	Goods Re-entered after Repair and Alteration
Article 5.11	Duty-Free Entry of Commercial Samples and Printed Advertising Materials
Article 5.12	Use of Automated System and Paperless Trading
Article 5.13	Review and Appeal
Article 5.14	Publication and Enquiry Points
Article 5.15	Confidentiality
Article 5.16	Penalties and Sanctions
Article 5.17	Customs Cooperation and Mutual Assistance
Article 5.18	Committee on Customs Procedures

Chapter 6	Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Article 6.1	Definitions
Article 6.2	Objectives
Article 6.3	Scope and Coverage
Article 6.4	General Obligations
Article 6.5	Cooperation
Article 6.6	Equivalence
Article 6.7	Risk Assessment
Article 6.8	Consultations on SPS Measures
Article 6.9	Relation to the Agreement of Technical Cooperation on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Article 6.10	Competent Authorities and Contact Points
Article 6.11	Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
	Annex 6.10
	Section A: Competent Authorities
	Section B: Contact Points

Chapter 7	Technical Barriers to Trade
Article 7.1	Definitions
Article 7.2	Objectives
Article 7.3	Scope and Coverage
Article 7.4	Affirmation of the TBT Agreement
Article 7.5	Standards
Article 7.6	International Standards
Article 7.7	Trade Facilitation
Article 7.8	Technical Regulations
Article 7.9	Conformity Assessment Procedures
Article 7.10	Transparency
Article 7.11	Technical Cooperation
Article 7.12	Consultations
Article 7.13	Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade

Chapter 8	Trade Remedies
Part I	General Trade Remedies
Article 8.1	Anti-Dumping Measures
Article 8.2	Countervailing Measures
Article 8.3	Global Safeguards
Part II	Bilateral Safeguards
Article 8.4	Definitions
Article 8.5	Application of a Transitional Safeguard Measure
Article 8.6	Scope and Duration of Transitional Safeguard MeasuresScope and Duration of Transitional Safeguard MeasuresScope and Duration of Transitional Safeguard Measures
Article 8.7	Investigation
Article 8.8	Provisional Measures
Article 8.9	Notification and Consultation
Article 8.10	Compensation

Chapter 9	Trade in Services
Article 9.1	Definitions
Article 9.2	Scope and Coverage
Article 9.3	Market Access
Article 9.4	National Treatment
Article 9.5	Additional Commitment
Article 9.6	Schedule of Specific Commitments
Article 9.7	Modification of Schedules
Article 9.8	Domestic Regulation
Article 9.9	Recognition
Article 9.10	Emergency Safeguard Measures
Article 9.11	Denial of Benefits
Article 9.12	Review
Article 9.13	Committee on Trade in Services
	Annex 9.6: Schedule of Specific Commitments on Trade in Services
	Section A: Chile’s Schedule
	Section B: Thailand’s Schedule

Chapter 10	Trade in Financial Services
Article 10.1	Definitions
Article 10.2	Scope
Article 10.3	Market Access
Article 10.4	National Treatment
Article 10.5	Schedule of Specific Commitments
Article 10.6	Regulatory Transparency
Article 10.7	Data Processing in the Financial Services
Article 10.8	Confidential Information
Article 10.9	Prudential Carve-out
Article 10.10	Recognition
Article 10.11	Committee on Financial Services
Article 10.12	Consultations
Article 10.13	Specific Provisions on Dispute Settlement
	Annex I: Authorities Responsible for Financial Services
	Annex II: Schedule of Specific Commitments on Financial Services
	Section A: Chile’s Schedule
	Section B: Thailand’s Schedule

Chapter 11	Economic Cooperation
Article 11.1	General Objectives
Article 11.2	Scope
Article 11.3	Fields of Cooperation
Article 11.4	Activities of Cooperation
Article 11.5	Environmental Issues
Article 11.6	Labour Issues
Article 11.7	Electronic Commerce
Article 11.8	Government Procurement
Article 11.9	Geographical Indications
Article 11.10	Cooperation Committee
Article 11.11	Non-application of Dispute Settlement
Article 11.12	Costs of Cooperation
	Annex 11.9: Lists of Geographical Indications
	Section A: List of Geographical Indications from Chile
	Section B: List of Geographical Indications from Thailand

Chapter 12	Transparency
Article 12.1	Definition
Article 12.2	Contact Points
Article 12.3	Publication
Article 12.4	Notification and Provision of Information
Article 12.5	Administrative Proceedings
Article 12.6	Review and Appeal
	Annex 12.2: Contact Points

Chapter 13	Administration and Institutional Provisions
Article 13.1	Free Trade Commission
Article 13.2	Procedures of the Commission

Chapter 14	Dispute Settlement
Article 14.1	Scope
Article 14.2	Choice of Forum
Article 14.3	Consultations
Article 14.4	Good Offices, Conciliation and Mediation
Article 14.5	Referral of Matters to the Commission
Article 14.6	Establishment of Arbitral Panels
Article 14.7	Composition of Arbitral Panels
Article 14.8	Functions of Arbitral Panels
Article 14.9	Terms of Reference of Arbitral Panels
Article 14.10	Proceedings of Arbitral Panels
Article 14.11	Suspension or Termination of Proceedings
Article 14.12	Report
Article 14.13	Implementation of the Report
Article 14.14	Non-Implementation – Compensation and Suspension of Concessions or other Obligations
	Annex 14.10: Rules of Procedure for Arbitral Panels

Chapter 15	Exceptions
Article 15.1	General Exceptions
Article 15.2	Security Exceptions
Article 15.3	Taxation
Article 15.4	Temporary Measures
Article 15.5	Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information

Chapter 16	Final Provisions
Article 16.1	Annexes and Footnotes
Article 16.2	Amendments
Article 16.3	Amendment of the WTO Agreement
Article 16.4	Future Work Programme
Article 16.5	Entry into Force and Termination
Article 16.6	Authentic Texts

Full Text of the Agreement
Source: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON)