On April 29, 2016, during the Third Meeting of the Administrative Commission of ACE N°65, Chile and Ecuador reviewed broad agenda to boost trade and investment.

Documents relating to the implementation of the agreement (ACE N°65)
29 April 2016	Third Meeting of the Administrative Commission of the Chile-Ecuador Economic Complementation Agreement (ACE N°65)
21-22 July 2011	First Meeting of the Economic Trade Commission
Sources: Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Ecuador

On April 11, 2019, Chile and Ecuador signed the Terms of Reference for the deepening and modernization of Economic Complementation Agreement No. 65. The objective of a modernized agreement would be to include new topics related to Trade in Services, Electronic Commerce, Labor Matters, Environment, SMEs, Gender, and Global Value Chains, among others. The first round of negotiations took place in Quito, Ecuador on June 25-27, 2019. The second round of negotiations was held on August 7-9, 2019 in Chile. In the III round of negotiations, held in Quito, Ecuador, during the week of September 13, 2019, a significant number of chapters were closed, such as Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Technical Barriers to Trade, Good Regulatory Practices, Public Procurement, Small and Medium Companies, Cooperation, among others.

On August 13, 2020, Chile and Ecuador electronically signed the new Free Trade Agreement between the two countries, which will generate important benefits for exporters and small and medium-sized enterprises. The agreement covers trade in services, electronic commerce, telecommunications, labor issues, the environment, gender and SMEs. Chile's Chamber of Deputies approved the Chile Ecuador Trade Partnership Agreement on November 10, 2021.

On July 27, 2022, in a hybrid meeting both in Quito, Ecuador and in Santiago, Chile, authorities from both countries officially launched the new trade integration agreement. The agreement, which has been in force since May 2022, began its negotiations in 2019, and from now they will focus on the creation of bilateral commissions that will be concerned with the implementation and monitoring of the provisions of this new Trade Agreement.

Documents relating to the Deepening of the Agreement (ACE N°65)
27 July 2022	Chile and Ecuador officially launch new Trade Integration Agreement
10 November 2021	Chile's Chamber of Deputies approves Chile-Ecuador Trade Partnership Agreement
13 August 2020	Chile and Ecuador sign the new Free Trade Agreement Text of the Agreemnent
13 August 2019	Quito, Ecuador. Third round of negotiations to deepen and modernize ECA No. 65
07-09 August 2019	Santiago, Chile. Second round of negotiations to deepen and modernize ECA N°65
25-27 June 2019	Quito, Ecuador. First round of negotiations to deepen and modernize ECA No. 65
11 April 2019	Santiago, Chile. Chile and Ecuador sign Terms of Reference to deepen and modernize ECA N°65)
Source: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON); Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile

Meetings of the Administrative Commission of the Chile-Ecuador Trade Integration Agreement.
25 August 2022	I Meeting of the Administrative Commission
Fuente: Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile

On 4 May 2021, Ecuador's National Assembly ratified the Trade and Integration Agreement with Chile. On January 25, 2022, the Chilean Senate unanimously approved the Trade Integration Agreement between Ecuador and Chile; the next step will be the notification before the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI). The agreement will enter into force ninety (90) days after ALADI notifies the parties of having received the last communication reporting compliance with the requirements established in their internal legislation. The agreement is expected to be in force at the beginning of May 2022. On May 16, 2022, the Trade Integration Agreement between Chile and Ecuador entered into force.

Entry into Force
16 May 2022	Chile-Ecuador Trade and Integration Agreement enters into force
26 January 2022	Senate of Chile approves Chile-Ecuador Trade Partnership Agreement Agreement with Chile
04 May 2021	Ecuador's National Assembly ratified Trade Integration Agreement with Chile
Source: Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca; Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile