WT/REG 403/N/1  
 
2 April 2020  
(20-2650) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements   
 Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF REGI ONAL TRADE AGREEMENT  
1. Member(s) notifying:  
Chile and Indonesia  
2. Date of notification:  1 April 2020  
3. Notification pursuant to  
[X] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994  
[ ] Article V:7(a) of GATS  
[ ] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause  
4. Parties to the Agreement:  
Chile and Indonesia  
5. Date of signature:  
14 December 2017  
6. Date(s) of entry into Force:  
10 August 2019 
7. Brief description of the Agreement:   
The Chile – Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (hereinafter, the 
"Agreement ") provides new opportunities for exporters and importers from both countries. 
In this context, Chile agreed to the immediate elimination of 55 .1% of Indonesia 's total 
tariff lines, g aining competitiveness in products such as honey, fresh fruits, olive oil, 
preserves, and juices, among others. On the other hand, Indonesia agreed to the 
immediate elimination of tariffs for 78.3% of Chile 's total tariff lines, obtaining 
competitiveness f or products such as coal gas, petroleum oils, or bituminous minerals 
(except crude oils), copper ores and concentrates, among others.  
The Agreement incorporates chapters on Trade in Goods, Rules of Origin, Customs 
Procedures and Cooperation , Sanitary and P hytosanitary Measures (hereinafter, SPS), 
Technical Barriers to Trade (hereinafter, TBT), Trade Remedies, Cooperation  and 
Transparency; as well as institutional chapters.  
Regarding the chapter on Rules of Origin, it is worth highlight ing that th e Agreement  
establishes provisions on the accumulation of origin, provisions to facilitate the transport 
of goods, and the possibility of simplifying the  procedures for  certification of origin through  
electronic means.  
With the Agreement , the Parties reaffirm the rel evance of recognizing the Geographical 
Indications and Appellations of Origin of each Party, listed in Annex 3.10 -A and 3.10 -B. 
The Agreement also raises transparency standards for SPS matters. The Parties not only 
confirm their commitment to implement the  Article 7, Annex B of the WTO SPS Agreement 
but contemplate the recommendation made by the Committee on SPS of the WTO, WT/REG 403/N/1  
 
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  applying international benchmarks such as the Codex, OIE, and IPPC . Likewise, the 
Agreement recognizes relevant principles to facilitat e trade, such as Adaptation to Regional 
Conditions, Equivalence, and Risk Analysis.  
The TBT Chapter of the Agreement incorporates  the recommendations adopted by the TBT 
Committee of the WTO, establishing provisions that facilitate the recognition of the re sults 
of the conformity assessment procedure.  
Regarding the administration of the Agreement, the  Parties establish the Joint Commission, 
the Committee on Trade in Goods, the Sub -committee on Rules of Origin, the Sub -
committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, and the Sub -committee on Technical 
Barriers to Trade.  
The Agreement  includes a  clause for the future incorporation of chapters on Trade in 
Services and Investment.  
8. Text and related schedules, annexes and protocols are:  
[ ] submitted to the WTO Secretariat (electronic format)  
[X] available from the following official Internet link(s):  
Chile:  
https:// www.subrei.gob.cl/2019/10/indonesia -2/ 
Indonesia:  
http://ditjenppi.kemendag.go.id/index.php/bilateral/amerika/chili