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Text of Agreement Content

• Preamble
• Chapter 1: Objectives and General Definitions
• Chapter 2: Trade in Goods
• Chapter 3: Customs Procedures and Cooperation
• Chapter 4: Rules of Origin
• Chapter 5: Trade Remedies
• Chapter 6: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
• Chapter 7: Technical Barriers to Trade
• Chapter 8: Trade in Services
• Chapter 9: Investment
• Chapter 10: Electronic Commerce
• Chapter 11: Competition Policy
• Chapter 12: Intellectual Property
• Chapter 13: Government Procurement
• Chapter 14: Transparent Administration of Laws and Regulations
• Chapter 15: General Exceptions
• Chapter 16: Institutional Provisions
• Chapter 17: Consultations and Dispute Settlement
• Chapter 18: Final Provisions

Annexes

• Annex 1.1: Thailand's Tariff Schedule PDF (618KB)
• Annex 1.2: New Zealand's Tariff Schedule PDF (665KB)
• Annex 1.3: Tariff Quotas for Products Under Category TRQ
• Annex 2: Product-Specific Rules of Origin PDF (1,140KB)
• Annex 3: Special Safeguards for Certain Sensitive Agricultural Products (Thailand) (PDF 20KB)
• Annex 4.1: Thailand's Schedule on Investment
• Annex 4.2: New Zealand's Schedule on Investment

Document archive

• National Interest Analysis 9 March 2005 html version - PDF version 659kb
• Synopsis
• Text of Agreement (only the html version has all the annexes and associated documents)
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• Guide to Exporting under the NZ/Thai Closer Economic Partnership Agreement
• Summary of key outcomes:
• for New Zealand exporters to Thailand - Dec 2004
• for arrangements on labour and environment - Dec 2004

Background Papers

• A Joint Study Investigating the Benefits of a Closer Economic Partnership Agreement between Thailand and New Zealand - April 2004

Publications

• A Basic Guide to Free Trade Agreements (PDF 751KB)

The New Zealand - Thailand Closer Economic Partnership Booklet (PDF 1.1MB)

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New Zealand-Thailand Closer Economic Partnership Agreement

Annex 1.3 Tariff Quotas for Products under Category TRQ

1. Except as otherwise specified, Thailand shall allow the importation of the following products with:

1. a phased elimination of the customs duty; and
2. a phased increase in the quantities allowed to be imported at the specified rate

so that the customs duty and any quantitative restrictions are eliminated in accordance with the table.

2. Any quantity of the specified products imported from New Zealand by Thailand under the WTO Agreement or any other arrangement implemented by Thailand shall not be counted toward any quantity specified in the table (14KB PDF).

3. Notwithstanding the in-quota tariff rates specified in the table, the in-quota tariff rate applied by Thailand at any time under the Agreement shall be no higher than the in-quota rate applied at that time under the WTO Agreement.

4. “W” means 90% of the out of quota rate applied by Thailand for the product under the WTO
Agreement.

5. “NQ" means no additional quota is given to this product during the transitional period.

6. All quantities specified are in tonnes.

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