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Chile-Uruguay
Text of the agreement
  Background and Negotiations
   

At the beginning of 2016, Chile and Uruguay decided to take their economic relationship to a higher level by agreeing to launch negotiations for a new-generation free trade agreement. This agreement will include those trade issues already negotiated in the Economic Complementation Agreement between Chile and MERCOSUR (ACE 35), in force since 1996, incorporating new trade disciplines that will deepen their bilateral trade relations.

The second round of free trade negotiations between Chile and Uruguay was held in Santiago, Chile, on 12 April 2016. The third round took place in May 2016, in Montevideo, Uruguay. Chile and Uruguay reached consensus on important aspects of their future FTA during the fourth round of negotiations that took place in Chile on August 4, 2016.

Chile and Uruguay signed the Chile-Uruguay Free Trade Agreement on October 4, 2016. This is a "last generation" agreement that includes issues such as e-commerce, environment, labor, trade and gender, SMEs, cooperation, and transparency and corruption.

Documents relating to the negotiations
04 October 2016 Montevideo, Uruguay. Chile and Uruguay sign Free Trade Agreement in Spanish pdf
04 August 2016 Santiago, Chile. Fourth round of free trade negotiations between Chile and Uruguay in Spanish pdf
23 May 2016 Montevideo, Uruguay. Third round of free trade negotiations between Chile and Uruguay in Spanish pdf
12 April 2016 Santiago, Chile. Second round of free trade negotiations between Chile and Uruguay in Spanish pdf
23 February 2016 Montevideo, Uruguay. First round of free trade negotiations between Chile and Uruguay in Spanish pdf
Source: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON); Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Uruguay

  Entry into Force
    The Chile-Uruguay Free Trade Agreement (ECA No 73) entered into force on December 13, 2018.

Documents related to the the Entry into Force
13 December 2018 Chile-Uruguay FTA enters into force in Spanish pdf
Source: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON)
  Implementation of the agreement
   

On July 15, 2021, within the framework of the SMEs Committee of the Free Trade Agreement between Chile and Uruguay, the first activity to exchange information and good practices on trade facilitation took place.

On April 21, 2023, the Third meeting of the Administrative Commission was carried out with the objective of reviewing the development of the commitments assumed during the II Meeting of the Administrative Commission, held on December 9, 2020 and advancing in the implementation of other chapters of the Free Trade Agreement, as well as how to address new issues of the bilateral relationship. The Administrative Commission addressed the work and progress made by the Committees on trade facilitation, rules of origin, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, gender and trade, SMEs and telecommunications.

On Friday, May 24, the IV Meeting of the Administrative Commission of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Chile and Uruguay was held. During the meeting, various aspects of the bilateral trade relationship were addressed within the framework of the implementation of the Trade Agreement, where the following topics were discussed: small and medium-sized businesses, gender and trade, trade regulatory aspects, global value chains, environment, transport and regime of origin.

Documents related to the Administrative Commission
28 May 2024 IV meeting of the Administrative Commission of the Free Trade Agreement between Chile and Uruguay in Spanish pdf New!
21 April 2023 III Meeting of the Administrative Commission in Spanish pdf
15 July 2021 First activity to exchange information and good practices on trade facilitation in Spanish pdf
14 December 2020 Second meeting of the Administrative Commission in Spanish pdf
24 July 2019 First meeting of the Administrative Commission in Spanish pdf
Source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Uruguay; Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile

On October 17,2023 there was a public-private dialogue focused on the challenges and opportunities for SMEs, within the framework of the activities contemplated in the Work Plan of the Small and Medium Enterprises Committee (SMEs) of the Free Trade Agreement between Chile and Uruguay.

Documents related to the Small and Medium Enteprises Committee
17 October 2023 Meeting of the Small and Medium Enterprises Committee in Spanish pdf
Source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Uruguay; Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile
  Texts
   
04 October 2016 Chile-Uruguay Free Trade Agreement in Spanishpdf
Source: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON)
  Source
   
 

Spanish version 
Recent Developments
 

28 May 2024. IV meeting of the Administrative Commission of the Free Trade Agreement between Chile and Uruguay New!


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