. /.  RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/REG169/M/2 
15 May 2006 
 (06-2346) 
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements 
Forty-Second Session  
 
 
 
EXAMINATION OF THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF 
KOREA AND CHILE, GOODS AND SERVICES 
 
Note on the Meeting of 3 April 2006  
 
Chairman:  Mr. O. Camara (Senegal) 
  
1. The meeting was convened in document WTO/AIR/2786/Rev.1. 
2. Under Agenda Item C.VII of its 42
nd Session, the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements 
(hereinafter CRTA or the Committee) took up the second round of examination of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Republic of  Korea and Chile, Goods and Services. 
3. The Chairman
 noted that the proceedings of the first round of examination of the FTA 
between the Republic of Korea and Chile, Goods a nd Services (hereinafter the Agreement), which 
had taken place in July 2005, had been distribut ed in document WT/REG169/M/1.  Since then, the 
Parties had provided replies to questions put by de legations, which had been circulated in document 
WT/REG169/5.   
4. The representative of the European Communities  noted that the reason for the absence of 
questions and comments was the very good analysis  prepared by the Secretariat in the Factual 
Presentation, which had provided a high level of in formation and showed the efficient role the 
Secretariat could play in the examination process. 
A. G OODS ASPECTS  
5. Given that the Committee had already had a round of discussion under each of the headings 
of the Factual Presentation, document WT/REG169/3, the Chairman  proposed to open the floor for 
comments and questions by broad Section. 
6. The representative of Japan , under Section II.C.5, Regulatory Provisions of the Agreement,  
Government Procurement, asked whether government procurement in Korea that fell in the range of 
50,000 to 130,000 SDR was open only to Korean and Chilean ente rprises.  If this was the case, she 
enquired how the system worked in practical term s.  In addition, she asked if for government 
procurement falling in that range, the Parties announ ced the tenders to the general public, including 
third party suppliers, but then limited the supplie rs entitled to participate in the tendering to 
only Korean and Chilean suppliers . The representative of Korea  answered that the Japanese 
representative's interpretation was correct, that gov ernment procurement in the range of 50,000 to 
130,000 SDR was only open to Korean and Chilean en terprises.  As for the practicalities of the 
system, he would answer in writing once the question was received.   WT/REG169/M/2 
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  7. The Chairman
 observed there had only been one ques tion posed, and upon the receipt of a 
reply, the Committee could conclude the factual inquiry and proposed that the Secretariat begin drafting the report for this examination.  It was so agreed
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B. SERVICES ASPECTS  
8. Given that the Committee had already had a round of discussion under each of the headings 
of the Standard Format, document WT/REG169/4, the Chairman  proposed to open the floor for 
comments and questions by broad Section.  In th e absence of questions, the Chairman observed that 
the Committee seemed to have exha usted the factual inquiry and propo sed that the Secretariat begin 
drafting the report for this examination.  It was so agreed . 
9. The Committee took note  of the comments made. 
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