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RCEP legal text (Nov 2020)

The RCEP Secretariat - 14 November 2020

This section provides the legally verified text and annexes of the RCEP Agreement, as well as the Summary of the RCEP Agreement.

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Legal Text of the RCEP Agreement

Title page, Table of Contents, and Preamble
Chapter 1 – Initial Provisions and General Definitions
Chapter 2 – Trade in Goods
Chapter 3 – Rules of Origin

• Annex 3A (Product-Specific Rules)
• Annex 3B (Minimum Information Requirements)

Chapter 4 – Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation

• Annex 4A (Period of Time to Implement the Commitments)

Chapter 5 – Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Chapter 6 – Standards, Technical Regulations, and Conformity Assessment Procedures
Chapter 7 – Trade Remedies

• Annex 7A (Practices Relating to Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings)

Chapter 8 – Trade in Services

• Annex 8A (Financial Services)
• Annex 8B (Telecommunications Services)
• Annex 8C (Professional Services)

Chapter 9 – Temporary Movement of Natural Persons
Chapter 10 – Investment

• Annex 10A (Customary International Law)
• Annex 10B (Expropriation)

Chapter 11 – Intellectual Property

• Annex 11A (Party-Specific Transition Periods)
• Annex 11B (List of Technical Assistance Requests)

Chapter 12 – Electronic Commerce
Chapter 13 – Competition

• Annex 13A (Application of Article 13.3 (Appropriate Measures against Anti-Competitive Activities) and Article 13.4 (Cooperation) to Brunei Darussalam)
• Annex 13B (Application of Article 13.3 (Appropriate Measures against Anti-Competitive Activities) and Article 13.4 (Cooperation) to Cambodia)
• Annex 13C (Application of Article 13.3 (Appropriate Measures against Anti-Competitive Activities) and Article 13.4 (Cooperation) to Lao PDR)
• Annex 13D (Application of Article 13.3 (Appropriate Measures against Anti-Competitive Activities) and Article 13.4 (Cooperation) to Myanmar)

Chapter 14 – Small and Medium Enterprises
Chapter 15 – Economic and Technical Cooperation
Chapter 16 – Government Procurement

• Annex 16A (Paper or Electronic Means Utilised by Parties for the Publication of Transparency Information)

Chapter 17 – General Provisions and Exceptions
Chapter 18 – Institutional Provisions

• Annex 18A (Functions of the Subsidiary Bodies of the RCEP Joint Committee)

Chapter 19 – Dispute Settlement
Chapter 20 – Final Provisions
Testimonium and Signing Pages

For the annexes below, see the RCEP secretariat page here

Market Access Annexes

Annex I – Schedules of Tariff Commitments

Annex I – General Headnotes

Brunei Darussalam – Headnotes
Brunei Darussalam – Schedule of Tariff Commitments
Cambodia – Headnotes
Cambodia – Schedule of Tariff Commitments
Indonesia – Headnotes
Indonesia – Schedule of Tariff Commitments
Indonesia – Appendix on Tariff Differentials
Lao PDR – Headnotes
Lao PDR – Schedule of Tariff Commitments
Malaysia – Headnotes
Malaysia – Schedule of Tariff Commitments
Myanmar – Headnotes
Myanmar – Schedule of Tariff Commitments
Philippines – Headnotes
Philippines – Schedule of Tariff Commitments
Philippines – Appendix on Tariff Differentials
Singapore – Headnotes
Thailand – Headnotes
Thailand – Schedule of Tariff Commitments
Thailand – Appendix on Tariff Differentials
Viet Nam – Headnotes
Viet Nam – Schedule of Tariff Commitments
Viet Nam – Appendix on Tariff Differentials
Australia – Headnotes
Australia – Schedule of Tariff Commitments
China – Headnotes
China – Schedule of Tariff Commitments
China – Appendix on Tariff Differentials
Japan – Headnotes
Japan – Schedule of Tariff Commitments
Japan – Appendix on Tariff Differentials
Korea – Headnotes
Korea – Schedule of Tariff Commitments
Korea – Appendix on Tariff Differentials
New Zealand – Headnotes
New Zealand – Schedule of Tariff Commitments

Annex II – Schedules of Specific Commitments for Services

Cambodia – Schedule of Specific Commitments for Services
Lao PDR – Schedule of Specific Commitments for Services
Myanmar – Schedule of Specific Commitments for Services
Philippines – Schedule of Specific Commitments for Services
Thailand – Schedule of Specific Commitments for Services
Viet Nam – Schedule of Specific Commitments for Services
China – Schedule of Specific Commitments for Services
New Zealand – Schedule of Specific Commitments for Services

Annex III – Schedules of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Services and Investment

Brunei Darussalam – Schedule of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Services and Investment
Cambodia – Schedule of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Investment
Indonesia – Schedule of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Services
Indonesia – Schedule of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Investment
Lao PDR – Schedule of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Investment
Malaysia – Schedule of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Services and Investment
Myanmar – Schedule of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Investment
Philippines – Schedule of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Investment
Singapore – Schedule of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Services and Investment
Thailand – Schedule of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Investment
Viet Nam – Schedule of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Investment
Australia – Schedule of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Services and Investment
China – Schedule of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Investment
Japan – Schedule of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Services and Investment
Korea – Schedule of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Services and Investment
New Zealand – Schedule of Reservations and Non-Conforming Measures for Investment
Annex IV – Schedules of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons

Brunei Darussalam – Schedule of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons
Cambodia – Schedule of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons
Indonesia – Schedule of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons
Lao PDR– Schedule of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons
Malaysia – Schedule of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons
Myanmar – Schedule of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons
Philippines – Schedule of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons
Singapore – Schedule of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons
Thailand – Schedule of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons
Viet Nam – Schedule of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons
Australia – Schedule of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons
China – Schedule of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons
Japan – Schedule of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons
Korea – Schedule of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons
New Zealand – Schedule of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons