The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties has adopted a reference from Minister Birmingham to investigate aspects on the Peru-Australia FTA, with the Committee agreeing to report by 21 November 2018.

Noting its August 2018 report into PAFTA, the Committee will again consider:

• ongoing concerns over the increasing complexity created by the number of trade agreements, particularly multiple agreements with the same partner; and
• the specific inclusion and operation of the ISDS provisions in recently concluded trade agreements.

Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Peru (Peru FTA) (Canberra, 12 February 2018).

Related documents:

Coversheet: (PDF 70KB)
NIA with attachment on consultation: (PDF 370KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: (PDF 130KB)

PAFTA text and associated documents

Chapter texts

Preamble

1. Initial Provisions and General Definitions
2. National Treatment and Market Access for Goods
   
   • Annex 2-A: National Treatment and Import and Export Restrictions
   • Annex 2-B: Tariff Commitments
     
     • General Notes to Tariff Schedule of Australia
     • Tariff Schedule of Australia
     • General Notes to Tariff Schedule of Peru
     • Tariff Schedule of Peru

1. Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures
   
   • Annex 3-A: Data Requirements
   • Annex 3-B: Product-Specific Rules of Origin
     
     • Section A: General Interpretive Notes
     • Section B: Product-Specific Rules

1. Customs Administration and Trade Facilitation
2. Trade Remedies
3. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
4. Technical Barriers to Trade
   
   • Annex 7-A: Wine and Distilled Spirits
   • Annex 7-B: Organic Products
5. Investment
   
   • Annex 8-A: Customary International Law
   • Annex 8-B: Expropriation
   • Annex 8-C: Service of Documents on a Party Under Section B
   • Annex 8-D: Foreign Investment Framework
   • Annex 8-E: Public Debt
   • Annex 8-F: Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
6. Cross-Border Trade in Services
   
   • Annex 9-A: Professional Services
7. Financial Services
   
   • Annex 10-A: Cross-Border Trade
   • Annex 10-B: Authorities Responsible for Financial Services
8. Temporary Entry for Business Persons
   
   • Annex 11-A: Schedule of Australia
   • Annex 11-A: Schedule of Peru
9. Telecommunications
   
   • Annex 12-A: Rural Telephone Suppliers – Peru
10. Electronic Commerce
11. Government Procurement
    
    • Annex 14-A: Schedule of Australia
    • Annex 14-A: Schedule of Peru
12. Competition Policy
13. State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies
    
    • Annex 16-A: Threshold Calculation
    • Annex 16-B: Process for Developing Information Concerning State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies
    • Annex 16-C: Further Negotiations
    • Annex 16-D: Application to Sub-Central State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies
14. Intellectual Property
15. Labour
16. Environment
17. Cooperation and Capacity Building
18. Competitiveness and Business Facilitation
19. Development
20. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
21. Regulatory Coherence
22. Transparency and Anti-Corruption
23. Administrative and Institutional Provisions
24. Dispute Settlement
25. Exceptions and General Provisions
26. Final Provisions

Annexes

Annex I

• Annex I: Explanatory Notes
• Annex I: Schedule of Australia
• Annex I: Schedule of Peru

Annex II

• Annex II: Explanatory Notes
• Annex II: Schedule of Australia
• Annex II: Schedule of Peru

Annex III

• Annex III: Explanatory Notes
• Annex III: Schedule of Australia
• Annex III: Schedule of Peru

Annex IV

• Annex IV: Schedule of Australia
• Annex IV: Schedule of Peru

Associated documents

Side Letter on Education Recognition

Side Letter on State and Territory Measures

Letter Terminating the Agreement Between Australia and the Republic of Peru on the Promotion and Protection of Investments