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  Background and Negotiations
   

Chile and Japan announced their intention to evaluate the possibility of negotiations towards a free trade agreement on 22 November at the 2004 APEC Summit, held in Santiago, Chile. Following the evaluation of the results of the Chile-Japan Joint Study Group (JSG), which held four meetings, the two countries announced their intent to launch FTA negotiations on 18 November 2005, in Seoul, Korea at the APEC heads of state meeting. The Agreement between Chile and Japan for a Strategic Economic Partnership was signed on 27 March 2007 in Tokyo, Japan.

After seven years in force, in October 2014, in Tokyo, both countries agreed to deepen their free trade agreement.

Documents relating to the update of the agrement
01 October 2014 Tokyo, Japan. Chile and Japan agreed to deepen their trade agreement Spanish PDF New!
Source: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON)

Documents relating to the negotiations
27 March 2007 Tokyo, Japan. Joint statement on the occassion of the signing of the agreement between Chile and Japan PDF
04 September 2006 Santiago, Chile. Fourth round of negotiations PDF
10-14 July 2006 Tokyo, Japan. Third round of negotiationsSpanishPDF
18 May 2006 Santiago, Chile. Second round of negotiationsPDF
23-24 February 2006 Tokyo, Japan. First round of negotiations SpanishPDF
18 November 2005 Busan, Korea. Joint Press Release of Chile and Japan on initiation of negotiations for establishing the Japan-Chile Economic Partnership AgreementPDF
02 November 2005 Joint Study Group on Japan-Chile Economic Partnership Agreement/Free Trade AgreementPDF
23 September 2005 Miami, USA. Fourth meeting of Chile-Japan Joint Study Group (JSG)SpanishPDF
22 July 2005 Los Angeles, USA. Third meeting of Chile-Japan Joint Study Group (JSG)SpanishPDF
21 April 2005 Santiago, Chile. Second meeting of Chile-Japan Joint Study Group (JSG) SpanishPDF
01 February 2005 Tokyo, Japan. First meeting of Chile-Japan Joint Study Group (JSG)SpanishPDF
22 November 2004 Chile and Japan announce new study aimed at the implementation of an FTAPDF
Source: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON); Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

  Entry into Force
   

On 15 June 2007 the Japanese Parliament approved the Chile-Japan Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement. Chile's Chamber of Deputies approved the free trade agreement on 12 July 2007. The Chile-Japan FTA entered into force on 3 September 2007.

16 April 2009 Santiago, Chile.Second meetings of the Commission, Committee on the Improvement of the Business Environment and Committee on Trade in Goods of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Chile for a Strategic Economic Partnership PDF
03 September 2007 Tokyo, Japan. Joint Statement on the Entry into Force of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Chile for a Strategic Economic Partnership PDF
03 August 2007 Exchange of Diplomatic Notes concerning Entry into Force PDF
September 2007

Operational Procedures referred to in Chapter 3 (Trade in Goods) and Chapter 4 (Rules of Origin) PDF

12 July 2007 Chamber of Deputies approves Chile- Japan FTA Spanish PDF
15 June 2007 Japanese Parliament approves Chile-Japan Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement SpanishPDF
Source: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON); Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

  Related Articles and Studies
   
September 2012 DIRECON. Fifth year assessment of the Chile-Japan Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement Spanish PDF
September 2011 DIRECON. Fourth year assessment of the Chile-Japan Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement Spanish PDF
September 2010 DIRECON. Third year assessment of the Chile-Japan Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement Spanish PDF
September 2009 DIRECON. Second year assessment of the Chile-Japan Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement Spanish PDF
September 2008 DIRECON. First year assessment of the Chile-Japan Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement Spanish PDF
November 2005 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Report of the Joint Study on Japan-Chile Economic Partnership Agreement/Free Trade Agreement PDF
June 2006 DIRECON. Characteristics of the Negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement/Economic Association Agreement between Chile and JapanPDF
June 2001 JETRO. Study Report on the Japan-Chile Free Trade AgreementPDF
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