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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

Canada, Japan and Mexico

Canada, Japan and Mexico have formally expressed interest in joining the TPP negotiations. Australia and other TPP countries have welcomed this interest and will now begin by undertaking a bilateral process with these countries to discuss their readiness to join, and their capacity to maintain both the ambition and pace of the negotiations. This is the same process that each TPP country undertook when they sought to join the TPP, with final decisions taken by a consensus of all current TPP parties.

To assist in this process we would welcome further submissions and comments from stakeholders considering Canada, Japan and Mexico's possible involvement in the TPP. Submissions can be made by email to tpp@dfat.gov.au. Please note all submissions will be made publicly available on the DFAT website unless the author specifies otherwise.