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TPP text and associated documents

6 October 2015

After the negotiations concluded on 5 October 2015, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) text was subject to a process of legal review, translation and verification.

An English language version of the legally verified TPP text was released on 26 January 2016 (This supersedes the version of the TPP text that was released on 5 November 2015).

The TPP text will be equally authentic in English, French and Spanish. In the event of any inconsistencies, the English text will prevail.

The following chapters and annexes comprise the TPP text as signed by Mr Robb and his counterparts from other TPP countries on 4 February 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

Preamble [PDF 76 KB]
Preamble [DOCX 25 KB]

  1. Initial Provisions and General Definitions [PDF 120 KB]
    Initial Provisions and General Definitions [DOCX 36 KB]
    The Chapter includes the following Annex:
    • Annex 1-A: Party-Specific Definitions
       
  2. National Treatment and Market Access for Goods [PDF 330 KB]
    National Treatment and Market Access for Goods [DOCX 159 KB]
    The Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 2-A: National Treatment and Import and Export Restrictions
    • Annex 2-B: Remanufactured Goods
    • Annex 2-C: Export Duties, Taxes or Other Charges
    • Annex 2-D: Tariff Elimination

    Party-specific Annexes to the Chapter

    Australia

    Brunei Darussalam

    Canada

    Chile

    Japan

    Malaysia

    Mexico

    New Zealand

    Peru

    Singapore

    United States

    Viet Nam

  3. Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures [PDF 172 KB]
    Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures [DOCX 63 KB]
    This Chapter includes the following Annexes:
  4. Textiles and Apparel [PDF 131 KB]
    Textiles and Apparel [DOCX 34 KB]
  5. Customs Administration and Trade Facilitation [PDF 271 KB]
    Customs and Administration and Trade Facilitation [DOCX 33 KB]
     
  6. Trade Remedies [PDF 340 KB]
    Trade Remedies [DOCX 31 KB]
    The Chapter includes the following Annex:
    • Annex 6-A: Practices Relating to Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings
       
  7. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures [PDF 147 KB]
    Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures [DOCX 147 KB]
     
  8. Technical Barriers to Trade [PDF 206 KB]
    Technical Barriers to Trade [DOCX 73 KB]
    The Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 8-A: Wine and Distilled Spirits
    • Annex 8-B: Information and Communications Technology Products
    • Annex 8-C: Pharmaceuticals
    • Annex 8-D: Cosmetics
    • Annex 8-E: Medical Devices
    • Annex 8-F: Proprietary Formulas for Pre-packaged Foods and Food Additives
    • Annex 8-G: Organic Products
       
  9. Investment [PDF 245 KB]
    Investment [DOCX 95 KB]
    This Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 9-A: Customary International Law
    • Annex 9-B: Expropriation
    • Annex 9-C: Expropriation Relating to Land
    • Annex 9-D: Service of Documents on a Party Under Section B (Investor State Dispute Settlement)
    • Annex 9-E: Transfers
    • Annex 9-F: DL-600
    • Annex 9-G: Public Debt
    • Annex 9-H
    • Annex 9-I: Non-Conforming Measures Ratchet Mechanism
    • Annex 9-J: Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
    • Annex 9-K: Submission of Certain Claims for Three Years After Entry into Force
    • Annex 9-L: Investment Agreements
       
  10. Cross Border Trade in Services [PDF 90 KB]
    Cross Border Trade in Services [DOCX 45 KB]
    The Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 10-A: Professional Services
    • Annex 10-B: Express Delivery Services
    • Annex 10-C: Non-Conforming Measures Ratchet Mechanism
       
  11. Financial Services [PDF 230 KB]
    Financial Services [DOCX 87 KB]
    This Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 11-A: Cross-Border Trade
    • Annex 11-B: Specific Commitments
    • Annex 11-C: Non-Conforming Measures Ratchet Mechanism
    • Annex 11-D: Authorities Responsible For Financial Services
    • Annex 11-E
       
  12. Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF 97 KB]
    Temporary Entry for Business Persons [DOCX 25 KB]
  13. Telecommunications [PDF 114 KB]
    Telecommunications [DOCX 53 KB]
    This Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 13-A: Rural Telephone Suppliers - United States
    • Annex 13-B: Rural Telephone Suppliers - Peru
       
  14. Electronic Commerce [PDF 118 KB]
    Electronic Commerce [DOCX 33 KB]
     
  15. Government Procurement [PDF 114 KB]
    Government Procurement [DOCX 56 KB]
  16. Competition Policy [PDF 51KB]
    Competition Policy [DOCX 30 KB]
    This Chapter includes the following Annex:
    • Annex 16-A: Application of Article 16.2, Article 16.3 and Article 16.4 to Brunei Darussalam
       
  17. State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies [PDF 552 KB]
    State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies [DOCX 80 KB]
    This Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 17-A: Threshold Calculation
    • Annex 17-B: Process for Developing Information Concerning State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies
    • Annex 17-C: Further Negotiations
    • Annex 17-D: Application to Sub-Central State-Owned Enterprises
    • Annex 17-E: Singapore
    • Annex 17-F: Malaysia
    • Annex IV: Non-Conforming Activities
       
  18. Intellectual Property [PDF 842 KB]
    Intellectual Property [DOCX 98 KB]
    This Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 18-A: Annex to Article 18.7.2 (International Agreements)
    • Annex 18-B: Annex to Article 18.50 (Protection of Undisclosed Test or Other Data) and Article 18.52 (Biologics)
    • Annex 18-C: Annex to Article 18.50 (Protection of Undisclosed Test or Other Data) and Article 18.52 (Biologics)
    • Annex 18-D: Annex to Article 18.46 (Patent Term Adjustments for Patent Office Delays), Article 18.48 (Patent Term Adjustment for Unreasonable Curtailment), Article 18.50 (Protection of Undisclosed Test or Other Data) and Article 18.52 (Biologics)
    • Annex 18-E: Annex to Section J (Internet Service Providers)
    • Annex 18-F: Annex to Section J (Internet Service Providers)
       
  19. Labour [PDF 210 KB]
    Labour [DOCX 34 KB]
     
  20. Environment [PDF 188 KB]
    Environment [DOCX 48 KB]
    This Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 20-A
    • Annex 20-B
       
  21. Cooperation and Capacity Building [PDF 84 KB]
    Cooperation and Capacity Building [DOCX 26 KB]
     
  22. Competitiveness and Business Facilitation [PDF 83 KB]
    Competitiveness and Business Facilitation [DOCX 25 KB]
     
  23. Development [PDF 93KB]
    Development [DOCX 25 KB]
     
  24. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises [PDF 129 KB]
    Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises [DOCX 25 KB]
     
  25. Regulatory Coherence [PDF 102 KB]
    Regulatory Coherence [DOCX 27 KB]
     
  26. Transparency and Anti-corruption [PDF 228 KB]
    Transparency and Anti-corruption [DOCX 38 KB]
    This Chapter includes the following Annex:
    • Annex 26-A Transparency and Procedural Fairness for Pharmaceutical Products and Medical Devices
       
  27. Administrative and Institutional Provisions [171 KB]
    Administrative and Institutional Provisions [25 KB]
     
  28. Dispute Settlement [PDF 225 KB]
    Dispute Settlement [DOCX 39 KB]
     
  29. Exceptions and General Provisions [PDF 238 KB]
    Exceptions and General Provisions [DOCX 32 KB]
     
  30. Final Provisions [PDF 92 KB]
    Final Provisions [DOCX 25 KB]

Annexes to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

Annex I - Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Annex II - Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Annex III - Financial Services

Annex IV - State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies

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