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Trade and investment
The Seventh RCEP Joint Committee (RJC) Meeting was held in Vientiane, Laos on 16-17 July, co-chaired by Indonesia and China. Australia’s delegation was led by Dr Matthew Busch, acting Assistant Secretary, FTA Policy and Economic Cooperation Branch, FTA and Stakeholder Engagement Division.
Under Article 18.3 of the Agreement, the RJC considers all matters related to the implementation and operation of RCEP, including supervision of the subsidiary bodies tasked with the technical work necessary to advance RCEP’s built-in agenda.
At the meeting, the RJC continued discussions on Ministers’ priorities for RCEP, including implementation matters and the establishment of the RCEP Support Unit.