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Argentina - Chile
Text of the Agreement
  Background and Negotiations
   

Argentina and Chile agreed to negotiate a new trade agreement to expand and deepen their economic and trade relations. The agreement will include, among others, the following disciplines: government procurement, trade facilitation, regulatory coherence, competition policy, services, investment, e-commerce and cooperation.

The first round of negotiations took place on March 8-9, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The second round of negotiations took place in Santiago de Chile on May 8-10, 2017. The third round of free trade negotiations was held between on June 21-23, 2017. The negotiations continued in Santiago, Chile where the fourth round of negotiations took place on August 16-18, 2017.  At the conclusion of this round, both countries had an agreement on nine chapters of the future agreement.

Following the 5th Round of negotiations, held in Buenos Aires on 25-26 September, Argentina and Chile concluded the negotiation of a bilateral trade agreement. The agreement was signed don November 2, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Documents relating to the negotiations
02 November 2017 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina and Chile sign trade agreement PDF Document
27 September 2017 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina and Chile conclude negotiation of a bilateral trade agreement PDF Document
16-18 August 2017 Santiago, Chile. Fourth round of negotiations PDF Document
23 June 2017 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina and Chile conclude third round of trade negotiations PDF Document
10 May 2017 Santiago, Chile. Argentina and Chile finish second round of negotiations to expand and deepen their trade agreement PDF Document
08-09 March 2017 Buenos Aires, Argentina. First round of negotiations to expand and deepen trade agreement PDF Document
16 December 2016 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Declaración VIII Reunión Binacional de Ministros de Argentina y Chile PDF Document
Sources: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON);
             Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto, Argentina

 

  Entry into Force
   

On November 8, 2018, Chile’s Chamber of Deputies approved the 61st Additional Protocol to Economic Complementation Agreement No 35 that contains the Trade Agreement between Argentina and Chile.

Documents relating to the Entry into Force
08 November 2018 Santiago, Chile. Chile’s Chamber of Deputies approves trade agreement PDF Document
Source: DIRECON

 

  Implementation
   

The I Meeting of the Bilateral Administrative Commission of the agreement was held on August 20, 2020. During the virtual meeting, countries approved work plans for the disciplines covered by the agreement. Also, a work program that will develop the issue of "Gender and Trade" over the next two years was approved. There was also consensus to incorporate into the agreement a chapter on productive chains, which will facilitate the generation of regional value chains with a view to generating quality jobs and attracting investment.

On May 28, 2025, the Third Administrative Commission of the Chile-Argentina Trade Agreement and the Seventh Binational Meeting on Trade, Investment, and Economic Relations with Argentina took place. During the meeting, the implementation of the Trade Agreement, in force since 2019, was analyzed in various areas: trade facilitation, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, public procurement, trade in services, e-commerce (digital signatures), telecommunications-roaming, labor issues, economic-commercial cooperation (global value chains), women exporters, SMEs, and intellectual property.

Documents related to the Bilateral Administrative Commission
28 May 2025 Third Administrative Commission of the Argentina-Chile Trade Agreement and Seventh Binational Meeting on Trade, Investment and Economic Relations PDF Document New!
20 August 2020 First Meeting of the Bilateral Administrative Commission PDF Document
Source: Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile

On May 20, 2025, the first meeting of the Labor Committee, established in Chapter 12 of the Trade Agreement between the two countries, in force since May 2019, took place.

Documents relating to the Labor Committee
20 May 2025 First Meeting of the Labor Committee PDF Document
Source: Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile

 

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Recent Developments
  28 May 2025. Third Administrative Commission of the Argentina-Chile Trade Agreement and Seventh Binational Meeting on Trade, Investment and Economic Relations New!

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