The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), previously abbreviated as TPP11 or TPP-11 before enlargement, is a

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between

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, the

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and

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. The twelve members have combined economies representing 14.4% of global

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, at approximately trillion, making the CPTPP the world's fourth largest

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by GDP, behind the

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, the

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, and the

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History

Trans-Pacific Partnership

The CPTPP evolved from the

Trans-Pacific Partnership The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), or Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), was a proposed trade agreement between 12 Pacific Rim countries: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietn ...

(TPP) abbreviated as TPP11 or TPP-11, an agreement which was never ratified due to the withdrawal of the United States. The TPP had been signed on 4 February 2016 but never entered into force, as the U.S. withdrew from the agreement soon after the election of President

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. All other TPP signatories agreed in May 2017 to revive the agreement, with

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's administration in Japan widely reported as taking the leading role in place of the U.S.

Establishment of the CPTPP

In January 2018, the CPTPP was created as a succeeding agreement, retaining two-thirds of its predecessor's provisions; 22 measures favored by the U.S. but contested by other signatories were suspended, while the threshold for enactment was lowered so as not to require U.S. accession. The agreement to establish the CPTPP was signed on 8 March 2018 by

, and

, with the ceremony held in Santiago, Chile. The agreement specifies that its provisions enter into effect 60 days after ratification by at least half the signatories (six of the eleven participating countries). On 31 October 2018, Australia was the sixth nation to ratify the agreement; it subsequently

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for the initial six ratifying countries on 30 December 2018.

Negotiations

During the round of negotiations held concurrently with the

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forum in Vietnam in November 2017, the

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refused to sign the agreement in principle, stating reservations about the provisions on culture and automotives. Media outlets in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, which strongly supported quick movement on a deal, strongly criticized what they portrayed as Canadian sabotage. Canada insisted that

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and language rights, specifically related to its French-speaking minority, be protected. However, Canada's major reservation was a conflict between the percentage of a

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that must originate in a CPTPP member nation to enter

tariff A tariff or import tax is a duty (tax), duty imposed by a national Government, government, customs territory, or supranational union on imports of goods and is paid by the importer. Exceptionally, an export tax may be levied on exports of goods ...

-free, which was 45% under the original TPP language and 62.5% under the

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agreement. Japan, which is a major automobile part exporter, strongly supported lower requirements. In January 2018, Canada announced that it would sign the CPTPP after obtaining binding side letters on culture with every other CPTPP member country, as well as bilateral agreements with Japan, Malaysia, and Australia related to non-tariff barriers. Canada's Auto Parts Manufacturers' Association sharply criticized increasing the percentages of automobile parts that may be imported tariff-free, noting that the United States was moving in the opposite direction by demanding stricter importation standards in the NAFTA renegotiation, later USMCA. In February 2019, Canada's

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, delivered a keynote address at a seminar concerning CPTPP - Expanding Your Business Horizons, reaching out to businesses stating the utilisation of the agreement provides a bridge that will enable people,

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to be shared more easily.

Chapters

TPP modification and incorporation

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) incorporates most of the provisions of the abandoned Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, using ''

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''. Several clauses within Article 30 of the TPP were suspended for the CPTPP, including: * Accession (30.4) * Entry into Force (30.5) * Withdrawal (30.6) * Authentic Texts (30.8). The final text of CPTPP was mostly identical to the original TPP, except for some provisions advanced by the

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under the TPP, but not supported by the other members. In the

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chapter,

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and

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terms were shortened relative to TPP, and standards for digital IP protections were eliminated. Provisions allowing use of

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s for

investment Investment is traditionally defined as the "commitment of resources into something expected to gain value over time". If an investment involves money, then it can be defined as a "commitment of money to receive more money later". From a broade ...

agreements and authorizations were also rescinded. In summary, the CPTPP amends aspects of the following TPP chapters: * Chapter 9: Investment * Chapter 10: Cross-Border Trade in Services * Chapter 11: Financial Services * Chapter 13: Telecommunications * Chapter 15: Government Procurement * Chapter 18: Intellectual Property * Chapter 20: Environment * Chapter 26: Transparency and Anti-Corruption.

CPTPP Chapters

There are currently 30 chapters in the CPTPP Agreement listed below:

Chapter 2: Goods

The chapter on goods requires the elimination of most tariffs between members and the final elimination of approx 99% of tariff lines.

Chapter 14: E-commerce

The

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chapter of the CPTPP mandates that signatories adopt or at the very least maintain laws for

consumer protection Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace. Consumer protection measures are often established by law. Such laws are intended to prevent business ...

with the aim to fight

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and deceptive commercial activities.

Chapter 17: State Owned Enterprise

The chapter on

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s (SOEs) requires signatories to share information about SOEs with each other, with the intent of engaging with the issue of state intervention in markets. It includes the most detailed standards for

of any trade agreement, as well as protections against

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against corporations operating abroad.

Membership

Legislative process

An overview of the legislative process in selected states is shown below:

Ratifications

On 28 June 2018,

became the first country to finish its domestic

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procedure of the CPTPP, with

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stating, "With this new generation agreement, Mexico diversifies its economic relations with the world and demonstrates its commitment to openness and

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". On 6 July 2018,

became the second country to ratify the agreement. On 19 July 2018,

became the third country to ratify the agreement and deposit its instrument of ratification. On 17 October 2018, the Australian Federal Parliament passed relevant legislation through the

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. The official ratification was deposited on 31 October 2018. This two-week gap made

the sixth signatory to deposit its ratification of the agreement, and it came into force 60 days later. On 25 October 2018,

ratified the CPTPP, increasing the number of countries that had formally ratified the agreement to four. Also on 25 October 2018,

passed and was granted royal assent on the enabling legislation. The official ratification was deposited on 29 October 2018. On 2 November 2018, the CPTPP and related documents were submitted to the

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for ratification. On 12 November 2018, the National Assembly passed a resolution unanimously ratifying the CPTPP. The Vietnamese government officially notified

of its ratification on 15 November 2018. On 14 July 2021, the CPTPP was approved by the

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. The official ratification was deposited on 21 July 2021. On 30 September 2022,

ratified the CPTPP and deposited its instrument of ratification. On 17 April 2019, the CPTPP was approved by the

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. The final round of approval in the

was scheduled for November 2019, after being approved by its Commission of Constitution. However, due to a series of massive protests against the government of

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, the ratification process was paused. Only in 2022, the ratification process was resumed after a new Congress and a new President were elected. Despite the public opposition of

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to the treaty before his election as President, the new administration did not interfere in the voting. The CPTPP was approved in the Senate with 27 votes in favor (mainly from the right-wing opposition and some center-left politicians) and 10 against, mostly by members of the ruling coalition. The treaty was deposited on 23 December, once several side letters were negotiated with the other signatories in specific topics considered harmful by the Chilean government. On 23 February 2023, Boric ratified Chile's entry to TPP-11. On 13 May 2023,

ratified the CPTPP and deposited its instrument of ratification.

Entry into force

The agreement came into effect 60 days after ratification and deposit of accession documents by at least half the signatories (six of the eleven signatories). Australia was the sixth country to ratify the agreement, which was deposited with New Zealand on 31 October 2018, and consequently the agreement

between

, and

on 30 December 2018. On 1 January 2019,

, and

implemented a second round of tariff cuts. Japan's second tariff cut took place on 1 April 2019. On 15 November 2018,