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On January 19, 2017, MERCOSUR and EFTA signed a Joint Statement announcing the conclusion
of their exploratory dialogue on a possible comprehensive free trade agreement. MERCOSUR and
EFTA held a meeting to prepare for the start of negotiations on February 17, 2017 in Brussels,
Belgium. The first round of negotiation took place on June 19, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
MERCOSUR and EFTA met for the second round of free trade negotiations from 29 August to 1
September, 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland.
MERCOSUR and EFTA held an Intersessional Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 17-18, 2017.
The third round of free trade negotiations between EFTA and MERCOSUR States took place from 10 to 13
April 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The fourth round of negotiations was held in Geneva on July 2-6, 2018.
The fifth round of free trade negotiations between Mercosur States and EFTA took place in Buenos Aires,
Argentina on 8-12 October 2018. The sixth round of negotiations was held on November 26-30, 2018 in
Geneva, Switzerland. The negotiating groups covered: trade in goods; rules of origin; trade in services;
investment; intellectual property rights and government procurement.
The 8th round of negotiations took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina on May 6-10, 2019.
Delegations from MERCOSUR and EFTA met in Geneva on 11-14 June, 2019 moving closer to the finalization
of their negotiations in all the areas. MERCOSUR and EFTA met in Buenos Aires, Argentina on August 20-23,
2019 and concluded negotiations in substance in all areas.
On February 10-14, 2020, the technical meeting for the legal review of the Free Trade Agreement between
MERCOSUR and EFTA took place in Buenos Aires.
On 17 October 2022, Heads of delegation from Mercosur and the EFTA States met by videoconference to discuss the way forward in resolving issues related to the legal review prior to the signature of the EFTA-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement.
On March 22, 2024, during a meeting with parliamentarians from the EFTA member countries, the Vice President of Brazil reaffirmed his government's interest in moving forward with the MERCOSUR-EFTA agreement.
On April 18, 2024, the XI Round of Negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement concluded. Topics related to market access, intellectual property rights, rules of origin, public procurement, trade and sustainable development, services, and legal and institutional issues were addressed. Having started negotiations of the agreement in 2019, and considering the new trends in international trade in recent years, progress was made on the different issues negotiated.
| Documents relating to the negotiations |
18 April 18 2024
| 18 April 18 2024 |
XI round of negotiations held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, concluded  |
| 22 March 2024 |
Vice President of Brazil reaffirms his government's interest in advancing an agreement 
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| 17 October 2022 |
EFTA and Mercosur Heads of delegation meet to discuss the way forward
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| 10-14 February 2020 |
Legal review meeting of the MERCOSUR-EFTA FTA 
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| 20-23 August 2019 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
MERCOSUR and EFTA conclude negotiations
Chapter
by chapter fact sheet on the free trade agreement
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| 11-14 June 2019 |
Geneva, Switzerland.
Ninth round of trade negotiations
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| 06-10 May 2019 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Eighth round of trade negotiations
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| 12-15 February 2019 |
Seventh round of free trade negotiations
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| 26-30 November 2018 |
Geneva, Switzerland.
Sixth round of trade negotiations
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| 08-12 October 2018 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Fifth round of trade negotiations
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| 02-06 July 2018 |
Geneva, Switzerland.
Fourth round of free trade negotiations
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| 10-13 April 2018 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Third round of free trade negotiations
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| 17-18 October 2017 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Intersessional negotiating meeting
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| 29 August-01 September 2017 |
Geneva, Switzerland.
Second round of free trade
negotiations |
| 19 June 2017 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
First round of free trade
negotiations |
| 17 February 2017 |
Brussels, Belgium.
MERCOSUR and EFTA prepare for
upcoming free trade negotiations
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| 19 January 2017 |
Davos, Switzerland.
MERCOSUR and EFTA sign Joint
Statement announcing conclusion of exploratory dialogue on a free trade agreement
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| 09 March 2015 |
Brasilia, Brazil.
MERCOSUR and EFTA agree to
take next step towards closer trade relations
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| 15 December 2000 |
Declaration on Trade and Investment Co-operation
and Action Plan
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| Sources:
EFTA Secretariat; Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto, Argentina; Ministerio de
Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto, Argentina; Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços, Brasil |
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