Full Text of CPTPP
22/02/2019 45111The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a free trade agreement that has been under negotiation since March 2010, comprising 12 member countries: the United States, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, and Vietnam. On February 4th, 2016, TPP was officially signed and was expected to come into force in 2018. However, after the US’s withdrawal in January 2017, TPP did not meet enough requirements for enforcement as expected.
In November 2017, the 11 TPP member countries issued a joint declaration unanimously agreeing to rename the TPP as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). In March 2018, CPTPP was officially signed by 11 country members (excluding the United States). The CPTPP officially came into force in Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, New Zealand on 30 December 2018, in Vietnam on 14 January 2019, Peru on 19 September 2021, Malaysia on November 29, 2022, in Chile on February 21, 2023, and in Brunei on July 12, 2023.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (collectively referred to as the United Kingdom) are the first economies outside the founding group to join the Agreement, having officially signed the CPTPP Accession Instrument on July 16, 2023, thereby raising the total number of members to 12. With the participation of the United Kingdom, the CPTPP will enter into force for the United Kingdom and the countries of Japan, Singapore, Chile, New Zealand, Vietnam, Peru, Malaysia, and Brunei from December 15, 2024, and for Australia from December 24, 2024.
Besides the above member countries, there are currently 05 countries/economies that have officially applied to join the CPTPP, including: China, Taipei (in September 2021), Ecuador (in January 2022), Costa Rica (in August 2022) and Uruguay (in December 2022).
CPTPP consists of 30 Chapters, 4 Annexes, and some modifications in Side Letters among CPTPP members.
Below is the detailed content of the full text of the CPTPP Agreement (official version), along with the Chapter Summaries of the Agreement provided by the Center for WTO and International Trade.
Content of the Agreement:
CPTPP Full text: The full text of the CPTPP indicates the provisions in the Agreement’s Chapters that have been suspended and therefore will not apply between the Parties. (Vietnamese) (English)
Preamble (Vietnamese) (English)
Chapter 1: Initial Provisions and General Definitions (Vietnamese) (English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 1
Annex 1-A: Party-specific Definitions
Chapter 2: National Treatment and Market Access for Goods (Vietnamese)(English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 2
Annex 2-D: Tariff Commitments
Australia: General Notes (Vietnamese)(English)
Australia: Tariff Schedule (Vietnamese)(English)
Brunei: General Notes (Vietnamese)(English)
Brunei: Tariff Schedule (Vietnamese)( English)
Canada: General Notes (Vietnamese)(English)
Canada: Tariff Schedule (Vietnamese) (English)
Canada: Appendix A - Tariff Rate Quotas (Vietnamese)(English)
Canada: Appendix D - Between Japan and Canada on Motor Vehicle Trade (Vietnamese)(English)
Chile: General Notes (Vietnamese)(English)
Chile: Tariff Schedule (Vietnamese)(English)
Japan: General Notes (Vietnamese)(English)
Japan: Tariff Schedule (Vietnamese)(English)
Japan: Appendix A - Tariff Rate Quotas (Vietnamese)(English)
Japan: Appendix B-1 - Agricultural Safeguard Measures (Vietnamese)(English)
Japan: Appendix B-2 - Forest Good Safeguard Measure (Vietnamese)(English)
Japan: Appendix C - Tariff Differentials (Vietnamese)(English)
Japan: Appendix D-2 - Between Japan and Canada on Motor Vehicle Trade (Vietnamese)(English)
Malaysia: General Notes (Vietnamese)(English)
Malaysia: Tariff Schedule (Vietnamese)(English)
Malaysia: Appendix A - Tariff Rate Quotas (Vietnamese)(English)
Mexico: General Notes (Vietnamese)(English)
Mexico: Appendix A - Tariff Rate Quotas and Country Specific Allocation for Sugar of Mexico (Vietnamese)(English)
Mexico: Appendix C - Tariff Differentials (Vietnamese)(English)
Mexico: Tariff Schedule (Vietnamese)(English)
New Zealand: General Notes (Vietnamese)(English)
New Zealand: Tariff Schedule (Vietnamese)(English)
Peru: General Notes (Vietnamese)(English)
Peru: Tariff Schedule (Vietnamese)(English)
Singapore: General Notes (Vietnamese)(English)
Singapore: Tariff Schedule (Vietnamese)(English)
Vietnam: General Notes (Vietnamese)(English)
Vietnam: Tariff Schedule (Vietnamese)(English)
Vietnam: Appendix A - Tariff Rate Quotas (Vietnamese)(English)
Chapter 3: Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures (Vietnamese) (English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 3
Annex 3-D: Product-specific Rules of Origin (Vietnamese)(English)
Annex 3-D: Appendix 1 - Provisions related to the Product-Specific Rules of Origin for Certain Vehicles and Parts of Vehicles (Vietnamese)(English)
Chapter 4: Textile and Apparel Goods (Vietnamese)(English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 4
Annex 4-A: Textiles and Apparel Product-Specific Rules of Origin (Vietnamese)(English)
Annex 4-A: Appendix 1 - Short supply List of Products (Vietnamese)(English)
Chapter 5: Customs Administration and Trade Facilitation (Vietnamese)(English)
Chapter 6: Trade Remedies (Vietnamese)(English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 6
Chapter 7: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (Vietnamese)(English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 7
Chapter 8: Technical Barriers to Trade (Vietnamese) (English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 8
Chapter 9: Investment (Vietnamese) (English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 9
Chapter 10: Cross-Border Trade in Services (Vietnamese) (English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 10
Chapter 11: Financial Services (Vietnamese)(English)
Chapter 12: Temporary Entry for Business Persons (Vietnamese) (English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 12
Annex 12-A: Temporary Entry for Business Persons
Australia (Vietnamese) (English)
Brunei (Vietnamese) (English)
Canada (Vietnamese) (English)
Chile (Vietnamese) (English)
Japan (Vietnamese) (English)
Malaysia (Vietnamese) (English)
Mexico (Vietnamese) (English)
New Zealand (Vietnamese) (English)
Peru (Vietnamese) (English)
Singapore (Vietnamese) (English)
Vietnam (Vietnamese) (English)
Chapter 13: Telecommunications (Vietnamese) (English)
Chapter 14: Electronic Commerce (Vietnamese) (English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 14
Chapter 15: Government Procurement (Vietnamese) (English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 15
Annex 15-A: Government Procurement
Australia (Vietnamese) (English)
Brunei (Vietnamese) (English)
Canada (Vietnamese) (English)
Chile (Vietnamese) (English)
Japan (Vietnamese) (English)
Malaysia (Vietnamese) (English)
Mexico (Vietnamese) (English)
New Zealand (Vietnamese) (English)
Peru (Vietnamese) (English)
Singapore (Vietnamese) (English)
Vietnam (Vietnamese) (English)
Chapter 16: Competition Policy (Vietnamese) (English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 16
Chapter 17: State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies (Vietnamese)(English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 17
Chapter 18: Intellectual Property (Vietnamese) (English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 18
Chapter 19: Labour (Vietnamese)(English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 19
Chapter 20: Environment (Vietnamese)(English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 20
Chapter 21: Cooperation and Capacity Building (Vietnamese) (English)
Chapter 22: Competitiveness and Business Facilitation (Vietnamese) (English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 22
Chapter 23: Development (Vietnamese) (English)
Chapter 24: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Vietnamese) (English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 24
Chapter 25: Regulatory Coherence (Vietnamese) (English)
Chapter 26: Transparency and Anti-corruption (Vietnamese) (English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 26
Chapter 27: Administrative and Institutional Provisions (Vietnamese) (English)
Chapter 28: Dispute Settlement (Vietnamese) (English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 28
Chapter 29: Exceptions and General Provisions (Vietnamese)(English)
Vietnamese Summary of Chapter 29
Chapter 30: Final Provisions (Vietnamese) (English)
ANNEX
Annex I: Cross-Border Trade in Services and Investment Non-Conforming Measures
Explanatory Notes (Vietnamese)(English)
Australia (Vietnamese)(English)
Brunei (Vietnamese)(English)
Canada (Vietnamese)(English)
Chile (Vietnamese)(English)
Japan (Vietnamese)(English)
Malaysia (Vietnamese)(English)
Mexico (Vietnamese)(English)
New Zealand (Vietnamese)(English)
Peru (Vietnamese)(English)
Singapore (Vietnamese)(English)
Vietnam (Vietnamese)(English)
Annex II: Cross-Border Trade in Services and Investment Non-Conforming Measures
Explanatory Notes (Vietnamese)(English)
Australia (Vietnamese)(English)
Brunei (Vietnamese)(English)
Canada (Vietnamese)(English)
Chile (Vietnamese)(English)
Japan (Vietnamese)(English)
Malaysia (Vietnamese)(English)
Mexico (Vietnamese)(English)
New Zealand (Vietnamese)(English)
Peru (Vietnamese)(English)
Singapore (Vietnamese)(English)
Vietnam (Vietnamese)(English)
Annex III: Financial Services Non-Conforming Measures
Explanatory Notes (English)
Australia (Vietnamese)(English)
Brunei (Vietnamese)(English)
Canada (Vietnamese)(English)
Chile (Vietnamese)(English)
Japan (Vietnamese)(English)
Malaysia (Vietnamese)(English)
Mexico (Vietnamese)(English)
New Zealand (Vietnamese)(English)
Peru (Vietnamese)(English)
Singapore (Vietnamese)(English)
Vietnam (Vietnamese)(English)
Annex IV: State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies Non-Conforming Measures
Explanatory Notes (Vietnamese)(English)
Australia (Vietnamese)(English)
Brunei (Vietnamese)(English)
Canada (Vietnamese)(English)
Chile (Vietnamese)(English)
Malaysia (Vietnamese)(English)
Mexico (Vietnamese)(English)
New Zealand (Vietnamese)(English)
Peru (Vietnamese)(English)
Vietnam (Vietnamese)(English)
In addition to the main commitments in the Agreement, the Parties also sign Side letters to clarify the commitments or to unify the understanding of some of the commitments in the Agreement. Below are the side letters between Vietnam and some CPTPP partners (English version):
Australia - Vietnam
Memorandum of Understanding regarding Article 18.47
Memorandum of Understanding regarding Article 18.53
Memorandum of Maintaining TPP bilateral Agreement
Memorandum of Mutual Understanding of TPP bilateral Agreement
Canada - Vietnam
Marketing of Certain Pharmaceutical Products
Malaysia - Vietnam
Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge
New Zealand - Vietnam
Agricultural Chemical Test Data
The Relationship between CPTPP and AANZFTA
Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)
Japan - Vietnam
Agricultural Chemical Test Data
Electronic Card Payment Services
Marketing of Certain Pharmaceutical Products
First Meeting of CPTPP Commission in Tokyo, Japan
1. CPTPP Ministerial Statement (English) (Vietnamese)
2. Decisions
2.1. Decision regarding Administration for Implementation of the CPTPP (English) (Vietnamese)
2.2. Decision regarding the Accession Process of the CPTPP
2.3. Decision regarding SSDS Rules of Procedures for Panels
English (Decision, Annex 1 and Annex 2)
2.4. Decision regarding ISDS Code of Conduct
Second Meeting of CPTPP Commission in Auckland, New Zealand
1. CPTPP Ministerial Statement (English/ Vietnamese)
2. Decisions
2.1. Decision on the procedures of the CPTPP Council according to Article 27.4 of Chapter 27 - Administrative and institutional provisions
2.2. Decision to Establish a List of Arbitrators who are pre-appointed to serve as the Chairman of the Arbitral Panel following Article 28.11 of Chapter 28 - Dispute settlement
Third Meeting of CPTPP Commission online on August 6th 2020
Other additional documents (Updating)