WT/REG387/N/1  
S/C/N/895  
 
12 September 2017  
(17-4810) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements  
Council for Trade in Services  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF REGI ONAL TRADE AGREEMENT  
1. Member(s) notifying:    
Chile and Thailand  
2. Date of notification:         
12 September 2017  
3. Notification pursuant to  
[X] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994  
[X] Article V:7(a) of GATS  
[ ] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause  
4. Parties to the Agreement:         
Chile and Thailand  
5. Date of signature:         
4 October 2013  
6. Date(s) of entry into Force:    
5 November 2015  
7. Brief description of the Agreement:   
The Agreement represents a new era in the Chile – Thailand relationship and becomes a 
source of new business opportunities for exporters and importers of both countries. With 
the entry into force of the Agreement, Thai exports have gained a competitive edge 
within the Chilean market. In this context, prod ucts such as automobiles, canned 
seafood, processed food, canned fruit, electrical appliances, rubber products, and 
cement, among others, are covered under the Agreement. On the other hand, the 
Agreement immediately lifted tariffs on more than 90  percent o f Chilean products 
exported to Thailand. Main Chilean products which have benefited from the FTA include  
copper, trout, lithium carbonate, molybdenum, gear boxes, lamb and bovine meat, nuts, 
avocados and wood related products, among others. The Agreement a lso incorporates 
disciplines on sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS), technical barriers to trade 
(TBT), which allows both countries to effectively resolve contingencies and non -tariff 
barriers which may affect exports from both countries.  
Additional ly, the Agreement includes a comprehensive chapter on trade in services. This 
chapter, in which both countries have WTO -plus obligations, allows Thai service 
exporters to access Chilean  markets and explore new business opportunities with the 
same condition s and benefits as Chilean nationals enjoy and vice versa.  
The Agreement also covers an extensive Cooperation chapter, which allows Parties to 
deepen and enhance their relationship in the areas of energy, innovation and 
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   Furthermore, through the Agreement, both countries have reaffirmed the importance of 
Geographical Indications (GIs) by incorporating disciplines regarding the protection of 
GIs in order to further facilitate trade between the two countries.  
 
Finally, with the objective to further develop their trade relationship and create new 
investment opportunities, the Agreement includes a commitment to begin negotiations of 
an Investment chapter no later than 2 years after the entry into force of the Agre ement.  
8. Text and related schedules, annexes and protocols are:  
[ ] submitted to the WTO Secretariat (electronic format)  
[ ] available from the following official Internet link(s):  
Chile:  http://www.direcon.gob.cl/detalle -de-acuerdos/?i dacuerdo=22640  
Thailand:  
(1) http:// www.dtn.go.th/index.php/ เวทีการเจรจาการค้า /item/หนังสือสัญญา .
html  
(2) http://www.dft.go.th/th -th/DFT -Service/ServiceData -Information/dft -service -
data-privilege/Detail -dft-service -data-privilege/ArticleId/5082/5082