DEPA text and resources

Agreement text

The DEPA was signed in an entirely online virtual signing ceremony by New Zealand, Chile and Singapore on Friday 12 June NZT.

Negotiations were conducted on the basis of a draft framework.

• DEPA Signing Text 11 June 2020 GMT v3 [PDF 1015 KB]
• DEPA NIA June 2020 [PDF 986 KB]
• DEPA Framework for MFAT Website Sept 2019 [PDF 282 KB]

Side letters

• NZ SG Side Letter [PDF 308 KB]
• DEPA Text: Chile New Zealand Singapore 21 Jan 2020 for release [PDF 231 KB]

Statements

• Joint Ministerial Statement on the launch of Digital Economy Partnership Agreement negotiations [PDF 361 KB]
• Joint Ministerial Statement on DEPA Substantial Conclusion FINAL [PDF 65 KB]

Press releases

Beehive press release - New Zealand welcomes the Republic of Korea’s formal request to join the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA)(external link)

Beehive press release - Canadian interest in the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement welcomed(external link)

Beehive press release - Digital trade agreement timely response to COVID-19(external link)

Beehive press release - New Zealand concludes digital economy trade talks with Singapore and Chile(external link)

Beehive press release - NZ joins Chile and Singapore in talks on a Digital Economy Partnership(external link)

Read a statement by Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker at the signature of the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement(external link). 

Public submissions

A public submission process was held between May and July 2019. Six submissions were received related to DEPA and one submission related to e-commerce and digital more broadly.

Briefings and papers

• Briefing for the Economic Development Science and Innovation Select Committee for Parliamentary Treaty Examination [PDF 215 KB]
• Proactive release - WTO-Based Negotiations on the Trade-Related Aspects of E-commerce and the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement: Negotiating Mandate [PDF 1.9 MB]

Fact sheets

• DEPA at a Glance factsheet [PDF 115 KB]