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Preamble |
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Chapter One |
Initial Provisions and General Definitions |
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| Section A |
Initial Provisions |
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| Article 1.1 |
Establishment of a Free Trade Area |
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| Article 1.2 |
Relation to other Agreements |
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| Section B |
General Definitions |
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| Article 1.3 |
Definitions |
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Chapter Two |
National Treatment and Market Access for Goods |
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| Article 2.1 |
Scope |
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| Section A |
National Treatment |
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| Article 2.2 |
National Treatment |
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| Section B |
Elimination of Customs Duties |
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| Article 2.3 |
Elimination of Customs Duties |
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| Section C |
Special Regimes |
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| Article 2.4 |
Waiver of Customs Duties |
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| Article 2.5 |
Temporary Admission of Goods |
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| Article 2.6 |
Goods Re-Entered After Repair or Alteration |
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| Article 2.7 |
Duty-Free Entry of Commercial Samples of Negligible Value and Printed Advertising Materials |
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| Section D |
Non-Tariff Measures |
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| Article 2.8 |
Import and Export Restrictions |
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| Article 2.9 |
Import Licensing |
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| Article 2.10 |
Administrative Fees and Formalities |
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| Article 2.11 |
Export Duties, Taxes, or Other Charges |
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| Article 2.12 |
State Trading Enterprises |
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| Section E |
Other Measures |
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| Article 2.13 |
Agricultural Safeguard Measures |
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| Article 2.14 |
Agricultural Export Subsidies |
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| Article 2.15 |
Andean Price Band System |
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| Section F |
Institutional Provisions |
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| Article 2.16 |
Committee on Trade in Goods |
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| Section G |
Definitions |
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| Article 2.17 |
Definitions |
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Annex 2-A: Tariff Schedule of Colombia  |
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Annex 2-A: Tariff Schedule of Korea |
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Chapter Three |
Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures |
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| Section A |
Rules of Origin |
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| Article 3.1 |
Originating Goods |
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| Article 3.2 |
Wholly Obtained or Produced Goods |
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| Article 3.3 |
Regional Value Content |
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| Article 3.4 |
Value of Materials |
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| Article 3.5 |
Intermediate Goods |
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| Article 3.6 |
Accumulation |
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| Article 3.7 |
De Minimis |
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| Article 3.8 |
Fungible Goods |
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| Article 3.9 |
Accessories, Spare Parts,and Tools |
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| Article 3.10 |
Sets of Goods |
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| Article 3.11 |
Packaging Materials and Containers for Retail Sale |
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| Article 3.12 |
Packing Materials and Containers for Shipment |
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| Article 3.13 |
Indirect Materials |
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| Article 3.14 |
Non-Qualifying Operation |
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| Article 3.15 |
Direct Transport |
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| Article 3.16 |
Principle of Territoriality |
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| Article 3.17 |
Consultation and Modification |
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| Section B |
Origin Procedures |
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| Article 3.18 |
Certificate of Origin |
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| Article 3.19 |
Claims for Preferential Tariff Treatment |
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| Article 3.20 |
Post-Importation Claims for Preferential Tariff Treatment |
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| Article 3.21 |
Waiver of Certificate of Origin |
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| Article 3.22 |
Obligations Regarding Exportations |
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| Article 3.23 |
Record Keeping Requirements |
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| Article 3.24 |
Discrepancies and Formal Errors |
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| Article 3.25 |
Origin Verification |
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| Article 3.26 |
Denial of Preferential Tariff Treatment |
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| Article 3.27 |
Non-Party Invoices |
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| Article 3.28 |
Uniform Regulations |
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| Article 3.29 |
Penalties |
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| Article 3.30 |
Definitions |
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| Chapter Four |
Customs Administration and Trade Facilitation |
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| Section A |
Trade Facilitation |
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| Article 4.1 |
Objectives and Principles |
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| Article 4.2 |
Transparency |
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| Article 4.3 |
Harmonization and Facilitation |
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| Article 4.4 |
Use of Automated Systems |
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| Article 4.5 |
Risk Management |
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| Article 4.6 |
Authorized Economic Operator |
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| Article 4.7 |
Release of Goods |
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| Article 4.8 |
Express Shipments |
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| Article 4.9 |
Advance Rulings |
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| Article 4.10 |
Review and Appeal |
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| Section B |
Customs Cooperation and Mutual Assistance |
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| Article 4.11 |
Customs Cooperation |
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| Article 4.12 |
Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters |
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| Article 4.13 |
Form and Substance of Requests for Assistance |
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| Article 4.14 |
Execution of Assistance Requests |
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| Article 4.15 |
Exceptions to the Obligation to Provide Assistance |
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| Article 4.16 |
Information Exchange and Confidentiality |
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| Article 4.17 |
Experts and Witnesses |
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| Article 4.18 |
Assistance Expenses |
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| Article 4.19 |
Bilateral Customs Consultation |
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| Article 4.20 |
Confidentiality |
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| Article 4.21 |
Customs Committee |
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| Article 4.22 |
Implementation |
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| Section C |
Definitions |
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| Article 4.23 |
Definitions |
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| Chapter Five |
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures |
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| Article 5.1 |
Objective |
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| Article 5.2 |
Scope |
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| Article 5.3 |
Rights and Obligations |
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| Article 5.4 |
Risk Assessment |
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| Article 5.5 |
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures |
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| Chapter Six |
Technical Barriers to Trade |
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| Article 6.1 |
Objectives |
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| Article 6.2 |
General Provision |
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| Article 6.3 |
Scope of Application |
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| Article 6.4 |
International Standards |
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| Article 6.5 |
Equivalence of Technical Regulations |
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| Article 6.6 |
Conformity Assessment Procedures |
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| Article 6.7 |
Transparency |
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| Article 6.8 |
Joint Cooperation |
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| Article 6.9 |
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade |
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| Article 6.10 |
Information Exchange |
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| Article 6.11 |
Definitions |
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| Article 6.12 |
Border Control and Market Surveillance |
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| Chapter Seven |
Trade Remedies |
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| Section A |
Safeguard Measures |
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| Article 7.1 |
Application of a Safeguard Measure |
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| Article 7.2 |
Standards for a Safeguard Measure |
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| Article 7.3 |
Provisional Measures |
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| Article 7.4 |
Compensation |
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| Article 7.5 |
Global Safeguard Measures |
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| Article 7.6 |
Definitions |
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| Section B |
Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Measures |
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| Article 7.7 |
Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Measures |
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| Article 7.8 |
Notification and Consultations |
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| Article 7.9 |
Dispute Settlement |
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Chapter Eight |
Investment |
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| Section A |
Investment |
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| Article 8.1 |
Scope |
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| Article 8.2 |
Relation to other Chapters |
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| Article 8.3 |
National Treatment |
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| Article 8.4 |
Most-Favored-Nation Treatment |
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| Article 8.5 |
Minimum Standard of Treatment |
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| Article 8.6 |
Losses and Compensation |
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| Article 8.7 |
Expropriation and Compensation |
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| Article 8.8 |
Transfers |
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| Article 8.9 |
Performance Requirements |
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| Article 8.10 |
Senior Management and Boards of Directors |
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| Article 8.11 |
Investment and Environment |
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| Article 8.12 |
Denial of Benefits |
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| Article 8.13 |
Non-Conforming Measures |
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| Article 8.14 |
Special Formalities and Information Requirements |
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| Article 8.15 |
Subrogation |
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| Section B |
Investor-State Dispute Settlement |
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| Article 8.16 |
Settlement of Investment Disputes Between a Party and an Investor of the Other Party |
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| Article 8.17 |
Consultation and Negotiation |
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| Article 8.18 |
Submission of a Claim |
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| Article 8.19 |
Consent of Each Party to Arbitration |
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| Article 8.20 |
Conditions and Limitations on Consent of Each Party |
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| Article 8.21 |
Constitution of an Arbitral Tribunal |
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| Article 8.22 |
Conduct of the Arbitration |
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| Article 8.23 |
Governing Law |
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| Article 8.24 |
Expert Reports |
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| Article 8.25 |
Consolidation |
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| Article 8.26 |
Awards |
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| Article 8.27 |
Service of Documents |
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| Section C |
Definitions |
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| Article 8.28 |
Definitions |
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| Chapter Nine |
Cross-Border Trade in Services |
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| Article 9.1 |
Scope |
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| Article 9.2 |
National Treatment |
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| Article 9.3 |
Most-Favored-Nation Treatment |
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| Article 9.4 |
Market Access |
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| Article 9.5 |
Local Presence |
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| Article 9.6 |
Non-Conforming Measures |
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| Article 9.7 |
Domestic Regulation |
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| Article 9.8 |
Transparency in Developing and Applying Regulations |
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| Article 9.9 |
Recognition |
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| Article 9.10 |
Payments and Transfers |
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| Article 9.11 |
Denial of Benefits |
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| Article 9.12 |
Work program on Financial Services |
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| Article 9.13 |
Definitions |
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Annex 9-A: Professional Services |
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Side Letter: Understanding on Gambling Services |
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Side Letter: Understanding on CBTS & Investment |
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Chapter Ten |
Temporary entry for Business Persons |
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| Article 10.1 |
General Principles |
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| Article 10.2 |
General Obligations |
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| Article 10.3 |
Grant of Temporary Entry |
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| Article 10.4 |
Provision of Information |
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| Article 10.5 |
Working Group |
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| Article 10.6 |
Contact Points |
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| Article 10.7 |
Dispute Settlement |
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| Article 10.8 |
Relation to other Chapters |
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| Article 10.9 |
Transparency in Development and Application of Regulations |
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| Article 10.10 |
Definitions |
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Chapter Eleven |
Telecommunications |
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| Article 11.1 |
Scope and Coverage |
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| Section A |
Access to and Use of Public Telecommunications Transport Networks and Services |
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| Article 11.2 |
Access to and Use of Public Telecommunications Transport Networks and Services |
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| Section B |
Additional Obligations Relating to Major Suppliers of Public Telecommunications Transport Networks and Services |
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| Article 11.3 |
Treatment by Major Suppliers |
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| Article 11.4 |
Competitive Safeguards |
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| Article 11.5 |
Interconnection |
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| Article 11.6 |
Resale |
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| Article 11.7 |
Unbundling Of Network Elements |
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| Section C |
Other Measures |
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| Article 11.8 |
Conditions for the Supply of Value-Added Services |
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| Article 11.9 |
Independent Regulatory Bodies |
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| Article 11.10 |
Universal Service |
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| Article 11.11 |
Licensing Process |
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| Article 11.12 |
Allocation and Use of Scarce Resources |
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| Article 11.13 |
Resolution of Telecommunications Disputes |
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| Article 11.14 |
Transparency |
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| Article 11.15 |
Relationship to Other Chapters |
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| Article 11.16 |
Technical Cooperation |
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| Article 11.17 |
Definitions |
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Chapter Twelve |
Electronic Commerce |
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| Article 12.1 |
Objectives and Principles |
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| Article 12.2 |
Customs Duties |
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| Article 12.3 |
Online Personal Data Protection |
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| Article 12.4 |
Paperless Trade Administration |
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| Article 12.5 |
Consumer Protection |
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| Article 12.6 |
Cooperation |
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| Article 12.7 |
Relation to Other Chapters |
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| Article 12.8 |
Definitions |
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Chapter Thirteen |
Competition and Consumer Policy |
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| Article 13.1 |
Objectives |
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| Article 13.2 |
Implementation |
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| Article 13.3 |
Cooperation |
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| Article 13.4 |
Notifications |
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| Article 13.5 |
Consultations |
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| Article 13.6 |
Technical Assistance |
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| Article 13.7 |
Confidentiality |
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| Article 13.8 |
Cooperation on Consumer Protection |
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| Article 13.9 |
State Enterprises and Designated Monopolies |
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| Article 13.10 |
Dispute Settlement |
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| Article 13.11 |
Definitions |
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Chapter Fourteen |
Government Procurement |
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| Article 14.1 |
Scope of Application |
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| Article 14.2 |
Exceptions |
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| Article 14.3 |
General Principles |
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| Article 14.4 |
Information on the Procurement System |
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| Article 14.5 |
Publication Of Notices |
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| Article 14.6 |
Conditions for Participation |
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| Article 14.7 |
Registration and Qualification of Suppliers |
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| Article 14.8 |
Time-Period |
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| Article 14.9 |
Information on Intended Procurement |
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| Article 14.10 |
Limited Tendering |
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| Article 14.11 |
Electronic Auctions |
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| Article 14.12 |
Treatment of Tenders and Awarding of Contracts |
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| Article 14.13 |
Post-Award Information |
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| Article 14.14 |
Domestic Review Procedures |
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| Article 14.15 |
Rectifications and Modifications to Coverage |
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| Article 14.16 |
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises’ Participation |
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| Article 14.17 |
Cooperation |
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| Article 14.18 |
Committee on Government Procurement |
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| Article 14.19 |
Further Negotiations |
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| Article 14.20 |
Definitions |
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Annex 14-A |
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Chapter Fifteen |
Intellectual Property Rights |
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| Article 15.1 |
Objectives |
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| Article 15.2 |
Observance of International Obligations |
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| Article 15.3 |
More Extensive Protection |
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| Article 15.4 |
Basic Principles |
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| Article 15.5 |
General Provisions |
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| Article 15.6 |
Trademarks |
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| Article 15.7 |
Copyright and Related Rights |
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| Article 15.8 |
Enforcement |
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| Article 15.9 |
Special Requirements Related to Border Measures |
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| Article 15.10 |
Technology Transfer and Cooperation |
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Chapter Sixteen |
Trade and Sustainable Development |
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| Article 16.1 |
Context and Objectives |
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| Article 16.2 |
Scope |
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| Section A |
Environment |
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| Article 16.3 |
General Principles |
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| Article 16.4 |
Specific Commitments |
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| Article 16.5 |
Biological Diversity |
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| Section B |
Labor |
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| Article 16.6 |
General Principles |
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| Article 16.7 |
Specific Commitments |
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| Section C |
General Provisions |
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| Article 16.8 |
Enforcement of Laws |
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| Article 16.9 |
Procedural Guarantee |
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| Article 16.10 |
Transparency |
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| Article 16.11 |
Council on Sustainable Development |
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| Article 16.12 |
Contact Point |
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| Article 16.13 |
Consultations |
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| Section D |
Cooperation |
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| Article 16.14 |
Cooperation |
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Chapter Seventeen |
Cooperation |
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| Article 17.1 |
Scope and Objectives |
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| Article 17.2 |
Methods and Means |
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| Article 17.3 |
Agricultural Cooperation |
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| Article 17.4 |
Fisheries and Aquaculture Cooperation |
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| Article 17.5 |
Forestry Cooperation |
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| Article 17.6 |
Maritime Transport Cooperation |
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| Article 17.7 |
Information and Communications Technology Cooperation |
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| Article 17.8 |
Energy and Mineral Resources Cooperation |
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| Article 17.9 |
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Cooperation |
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| Article 17.10 |
Industrial and Commercial Cooperation |
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| Article 17.11 |
Science and Technology Cooperation |
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| Article 17.12 |
Tourism Cooperation |
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| Article 17.13 |
Cultural Cooperation |
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| Article 17.14 |
Identification, Development, Follow-Up and Monitoring Initiatives of Cooperation |
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Chapter Eighteen |
Transparency |
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| Article 18.1 |
Publication |
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| Article 18.2 |
Notification and Provision of Information |
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| Article 18.3 |
Administrative Proceedings |
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| Article 18.4 |
Review and Appeal |
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| Article 18.5 |
Definitions |
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Chapter Nineteen |
Institutional Provisions |
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| Article 19.1 |
Joint Commission |
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| Article 19.2 |
Contact Points |
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Chapter Twenty |
Dispute Settlement |
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| Article 20.1 |
Cooperation |
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| Article 20.2 |
Scope of Application |
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| Article 20.3 |
Choice of Forum |
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| Article 20.4 |
Consultations |
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| Article 20.5 |
Referral to The Joint Commission |
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| Article 20.6 |
Good Offices, Conciliation, or Mediation |
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| Article 20.7 |
Establishment of Panel |
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| Article 20.8 |
Rules of Procedure |
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| Article 20.9 |
Panel Report |
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| Article 20.10 |
Implementation of the Final Report |
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| Article 20.11 |
Non-Implementation and Suspension of Benefits |
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| Article 20.12 |
Compliance Review |
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Chapter Twenty-One |
Exceptions |
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| Article 21.1 |
General Exceptions |
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| Article 21.2 |
Essential Security |
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| Article 21.3 |
Taxation |
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| Article 21.4 |
Disclosure of Information |
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| Chapter Twenty-Two |
Final Provisions |
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| Article 22.1 |
Annexes, Appendices, and Footnotes |
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| Article 22.2 |
Amendments |
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| Article 22.3 |
Amendement of the WTO Agreement |
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| Article 22.4 |
Entry into Force |
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| Article 22.5 |
Termination |
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| Article 22.6 |
Provisional Application |
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| Article 22.7 |
Authentic Texts |
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| Annexes |
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Annex I |
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Explanatory Notes |
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Schedule of Colombia |
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Schedule of Korea |
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Annex II |
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Explanatory Notes |
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Schedule of Colombia |
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Schedule of Korea |
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Source: Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo, República de Colombia  |
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