Mexico-Chile Free Trade Agreement

EENI- School of International Business

Sub-subject: Mexico-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Mexico and Chile
2. Foreign Trade Mexico-Chile
3. Investment Flows between Chile and Mexico

Sample of the Sub-subject: Mexico-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

Description of the Sub-Subject: Mexico-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Chile and the United Mexican States entered into force in 1999.

The Mexico-Chile Free Trade Agreement covers all topics related to international trade and foreign direct investment (FDI).

The main objective of the Mexico-Chile Free Trade Agreement is to set up a free-trade area.

The purpose of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Chile and Mexico are the following:

1. To promote the growth and diversification of international trade between Chile and the United Mexican States
2. To eliminate barriers to international trade and facilitate the movement of export products and services in the free-trade area
3. To promote conditions of fair competition in the free-trade area
4. To increase substantially foreign direct investment opportunities
5. To protect intellectual property rights
6. To establish efficient procedures for the application and observance of the Mexico-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA), for its joint administration and dispute settlement

Under the Chile-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (FTA), all export products are free of tariff; except 94 items that are subject to the general import regime in the United Mexican States, and must pay the appropriate fee (58 are for food products).

Foreign Trade Mexico-Chile.

1. The United Mexican States was the seventh largest trade partner of Chile, with total trade of 3,864 million dollars
2. The exports of Chile to Mexico: 1,844 million dollars (an annual rise of 26.1%)
3. 985 companies from Chile exported to the United Mexican States 1,240 products

Chile and Mexico are members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and belongs to the Latin American Economic Area of the Western Christian Civilisation.