Text and related documents
After the negotiations concluded on 20 April 2017, the PACER Plus text was subject to a process of legal review and verification.
The legally verified PACER Plus text was released on 31 May 2017.
Individual chapters and annexes of the agreement
- Preamble [PDF 44 KB]
- Chapter 1: Initial Provisions and General Definitions [PDF 105 KB]
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Chapter 2: Trade in Goods [PDF 262 KB]
This chapter includes:
Annex 2-A: Schedules of Commitments on Tariffs
- Schedule of Commitments on Tariffs for the Cook Islands (HS2012) – Part I [PDF 3.29 MB]
- Schedule of Commitments on Tariffs for Federated States of Micronesia (HS2002) – Part I [PDF 12 MB]
- Schedule of Commitments on Tariffs for Kiribati (HS2012) – Part I [PDF 2.6 MB]
- Schedule of Commitments on Tariffs for Nauru (HS2012) – Part I [PDF 14.2 MB]
- Schedule of Commitments on Tariffs for Niue (HS2012) – Part I [PDF 12.2 MB]
- Schedule of Commitments on Tariffs for Palau (HS2012) – Part I [PDF 12.9 MB]
- Schedule of Commitments on Tariffs for the Republic of the Marshall Islands (HS2012) – Part I [PDF 12.2 MB]
- Schedule of Commitments on Tariffs for Samoa (HS2012) – Part I [PDF 11.9 MB]
- Schedule of Commitments on Tariffs for Solomon Islands (HS2012) – Part I [PDF]
- Schedule of Commitments on Tariffs for Tonga (HS2012) – Part I [PDF 12.7 MB]
- Schedule of Commitments on Tariffs for Tuvalu (HS2012) – Part I [PDF 12.1 MB]
- Schedule of Commitments on Tariffs for Vanuatu (HS2012) – Part I [PDF 12.1 MB]
Annex 2-B: Administration of Exemptions from the Obligation under Article 3.2 in Respect of Regional Trade Agreements under Article 3.2(c)
Annex 2-C: Notification of Modified or New Import Licensing Procedures Pursuant to Articles 14.1(c) and 14.2(b)
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Chapter 3: Rules of Origin and Verification Procedures [PDF 540 KB]
This chapter includes:
Annex 3-A: Declaration of Origin Requirements
Annex 3-B: Schedule of Product Specific Rules
- Chapter 4: Customs Procedures [PDF 120 KB]
- Chapter 5: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures [PDF 118 KB]
- Chapter 6: Technical Regulations, Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures [PDF 118 KB]
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Chapter 7: Trade in Services [PDF 2.9 MB]
This chapter includes:
Annex 7-A: Schedules of Specific Services Commitments
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Chapter 8: Movement of Natural Persons [PDF 517 KB]
This chapter includes:
Annex 8-A: Schedules of Commitments on Movement of Natural Persons
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Chapter 9: Investment [PDF 618 KB]
This chapter includes:
Annex 9-A: Schedules of Commitments on Investment
Annex 9-B: Schedules of Commitments on Senior Management and Board of Directors Exemptions
Annex 9-C: Expropriation and Compensation
Annex 9-D: List of Measures Not Compliant With TRIMS Agreement
- Chapter 10: Development and Economic Cooperation [PDF 95 KB]
- Chapter 11: General Provisions and Exceptions [PDF 117 KB]
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Chapter 12: Institutional Provisions [PDF 102 KB]
This chapter includes:
Annex 12-A: Subsidiary Bodies
- Chapter 13: Transparency [PDF 81 KB]
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Chapter 14: Consultations and Dispute Settlement [PDF 156 KB]
This chapter includes:
Annex 14-A: Model Rules of Procedure
- Chapter 15: Final Provisions [PDF 105 KB]
- Annex I: Schedule of Most-Favoured-Nation Exemptions on Services and Investment [PDF 386 KB]
Side letters
- Letter on PACER Plus from New Zealand to Australia [PDF 209 KB]
- Letter on PACER Plus from Australia to New Zealand [PDF 72 KB]