Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Mexico - Chile

Course summary Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Mexico - Chile:

The free trade agreement between Chile and Mexico was signed on 17 April 1998 and entered into force on 1 August 1999. The agreement includes all issues related to trade and investment.

The main objective establish a free trade area.

The objectives of the free trade agreement between Chile and Mexico , as elaborated more specifically through its principles and rules, including national treatment, most-favoured-nation treatment and transparency, are to:

(a) encourage the expansion and diversification of trade between the Parties;
(b) eliminate barriers to trade and facilitate the movement of goods and services in the free trade area;
(c) promote conditions of fair competition in the free trade area;
(d) increase substantially investment opportunities in the free trade area;
(e) protect and appropriately and effectively enforce intellectual property rights in the free trade area;
(f) establish a framework for further bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation to expand and enhance the benefits of this Agreement; and
(g) establish effective procedures for the application and observance of this Agreement, for its joint administration and for dispute settlement.

All products are free of the tariff with the exception of 94 items that are subject to the general import regime in Mexico, and must pay the appropriate fee (58 are for food products).

In 2010, Mexico was the seventh largest trading partner of Chile, with total trade of 3,864 million USD in 2010.

Meanwhile, exports of Chile to Mexico totaled 1,844 million USD with an annual rise of 26.1%. In 2010, 985 Chilean companies exported to Mexico a total of 1,240 products.

Example of the course Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Mexico - Chile:

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