OAS

 
Ecuador-China
Text of the Agreement

  Background and Negotiations
   

On January 3, 2023, it was announced that, after 4 rounds of negotiation and dozens of technical meetings, the teams from China and Ecuador successfully closed, at a technical level, the negotiation process for the Ecuador-China Free Trade Agreement.

This agreement focuses on the reduction of tariffs that allow access to markets and also includes various disciplines such as rules of origin, improvement of customs procedures and trade facilitation, trade defense, protocols for sanitary and phytosanitary measures, reduction of technical barriers to trade. , cooperation for investment, promotion of electronic commerce, competition, transparency, dispute settlement and economic cooperation.

The Ecuador-China Free Trade Agreement was signed virtually and simultaneously on May 10, 2023 in Quito and on May 11, 2023 in Beijing. The Agreement includes a total of 17 disciplines.

Documents relating to the negotiations
10 May 2023 Ecuador and China sign the Ecuador-China Free Trade Agreement SpanishPDF
03 January 2023 Teams from China and Ecuador successfully closed, at a technical level, the negotiation process of the Ecuador-China Free Trade Agreement SpanishPDF
July 18-28, 2022 First round of trade negotiations between Ecuador and China SpanishPDF
08 February 2022 China and Ecuador Officially Launch Free Trade Agreement Negotiations PDF
Sources: Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca, Ecuador; Ministry of Commerce, People's Republic of China

  Entry into Force
   

On February 14, 2024, it was announced that the entry into force of the Free Trade Agreement between Ecuador and China will take place in approximately 90 days. The procedure contemplates that the National Assembly notifies the ratification to the President of the Republic of Ecuador, who carries out the recognition and delivery process to be sent through diplomatic channels to the People's Republic of China. After this ratification process by both countries, the agreement comes into force in 60 days.

On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Ecuador and China came into effect.
Documents relating to the entry into force
01 May 2024 Ecuador-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) enters into forceSpanishPDF new!
14 February 2024 FTA with China will come into effect in approximately 90 days SpanishPDF
Sources: Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca, Ecuador; Ministry of Commerce, People's Republic of China

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Recent Developments
  01 May 2024 . Ecuador-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) enters into force new!

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