Full Text Of Trans-Pacific Partnership Finally Released

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Today, the website of New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade released the massive, full text of the ostensibly secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

At the bottom there is a link to a zip file containing all chapters or one can read and save each chapter PDF individually. The lengthy text contains a lot of business newspeak. However, various chapters deal with history’s biggest free trade move yet, pharmaceutical industries, business conduct in third-world and developing countries, agriculture, state-owned enterprises and designated monopolies (interesting terminology), government procurement, competition policies, and e-commerce.

In October, WikiLeaks claimed that they had a leaked copy of the full text and it contained information on trade secrets and top-down control of the Internet that are indeed found in chapter 18.

It is referred to as the “Agreement,” although most of the world’s people have never had any say at all in the decisions foisted on them below.

Treaties and International Law – Text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership

The text of the Agreement was released by TPP Parties on 5 November 2015 and can be accessed by chapter below.

• Preamble [PDF, 21KB]

• 1. Initial Provisions and General Definitions [PDF, 61KB]
  • The Chapter includes the following Annex:
    • Annex 1-A: Party-Specific Definitions

• 2. National Treatment and Market Access for Goods [PDF, 520KB]
  • The Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 2-A: National Treatment and Import and Export Restrictions
    • Annex 2-B: Remanufactured Goods
    • Annex 2-C: Export Duties, Taxes or Other Charges
    • Annex 2-D: Tariff Elimination
  • Party-specific Annexes to the Chapter:
    • 2-D: Australia General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 21KB]
    • 2-D: Australia Tariff Elimination Schedule [PDF, 4.8MB]
    • 2-D: Brunei General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 21KB]
    • 2-D: Brunei Tariff Elimination Schedule [PDF, 5.1MB]
    • 2-D: Canada General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 35KB]
    • 2-D: Canada Tariff Elimination Schedule [PDF, 2.9MB]
    • 2-D: Canada Appendix A Tariff Rate Quotas [PDF, 142KB]
    • 2-D: Canada Appendix B Appendix between Japan and Canada on Motor Vehicle Trade [PDF, 81KB]
    • 2-D: Chile General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 25KB]
    • 2-D: Chile Tariff Elimination Schedule [PDF, 4.1MB]
    • 2-D: Japan General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 98KB]
    • 2-D: Japan Tariff Elimination Schedule [PDF, 1.6MB]
    • 2-D: Japan Appendix A Tariff Rate Quotas [PDF, 305KB]
    • 2-D: Japan Appendix B-1 Agricultural Safeguard Measures [PDF, 118KB]
    • 2-D: Japan Appendix B-2 Forest Good Safeguard Measure [PDF, 39KB]
    • 2-D: Japan Appendix C Tariff Differentials [PDF, 24KB]
    • 2-D: Japan Appendix D Appendix between Japan and the United States on Motor Vehicle Trade[PDF, 128KB]
    • 2-D: Japan Appendix E Appendix between Japan and Canada on Motor Vehicle Trade [PDF, 67KB]
    • 2-D: Malaysia General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 18KB]
    • 2-D. Malaysia Tariff Elimination Schedule [PDF, 4.9MB]
    • 2-D: Malaysia Appendix A Tariff Rate Quotas [PDF, 48KB]
    • 2-D: Mexico General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 30KB]
    • 2-D. Mexico Tariff Elimination Schedule [PDF, 3.6MB]
    • 2-D: Mexico Appendix A, B and C Tariff Rate Quotas and Tariff Differentials [PDF, 88KB]
    • 2-D: New Zealand General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 17KB]
    • 2-D. New Zealand Tariff Elimination Schedule [PDF, 3.9MB]
    • 2-D: Peru General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 18KB]
    • 2-D: Peru Tariff Elimination Schedule [PDF, 2.7MB]
    • 2-D: Singapore General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 10KB]
    • 2-D: Singapore Tariff Elimination Schedule [PDF, 2MB]
    • 2-D: United States General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 35KB]
    • 2-D: United States Tariff Elimination Schedule [PDF, 6.5MB]
    • 2-D: United States Appendix A Tariff Rate Quotas [PDF, 278KB]
    • 2-D: United States Appendix B Agricultural Safeguard Measures [PDF, 68KB]
    • 2-D: United States Appendix C Tariff Differentials [PDF, 144KB]
    • 2-D: United States Appendix D Motor Vehicle Trade [PDF, 133KB]
    • 2-D: United States Appendix E Earned Import Allowance Program[PDF, 20KB]
    • 2-D: Viet Nam General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 34KB]
    • 2-D. Viet Nam Tariff Elimination Schedule [PDF, 2.4MB]
    • 2-D: Viet Nam Appendix A Tariff Rate Quotas [PDF, 32KB]

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• 3. Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures [PDF, 155KB]
  • This Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 3-A: Other Arrangements
    • Annex 3-B: Minimum Data Requirements
    • Annex 3-C: Exceptions to Article 3.11 (De Minimis)
  • Annex to the Chapter:
    • Annex 3-D: Product Specific Rules of Origin [PDF, 702KB]
    • Appendix 1 to Annex: 3-D: Provisions related to the Product-Specific Rules of Origin for certain vehicles and parts of vehicles[PDF, 28KB]
• 4. Textiles and Apparel [PDF, 70KB]
  • Annexes to the Chapter:
    • Annex 4-A: Textiles and Apparel Product-Specific Rules of Origin[PDF, 84KB]
    • Appendix 1 to Annex 4-A: Short Supply List of Products [PDF, 172KB]
• 5. Customs Administration and Trade Facilitation [PDF, 59KB]
• 6. Trade Remedies [PDF, 52KB]
  • The Chapter includes the following Annex:
    • Annex 6-A: Practices Relating to Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings
• 7. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures [PDF, 92KB]
• 8. Technical Barriers to Trade [PDF, 198KB]
  

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  • The Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 8-A: Wine and Distilled Spirits
    • Annex 8-B: Information and Communications Technology Products
    • Annex 8-C: Pharmaceuticals
    • Annex 8-D: Cosmetics
    • Annex 8-E: Medical Devices
    • Annex 8-F: Proprietary Formulas for Pre-packaged Foods and Food Additives
    • Annex 8-G: Organic Products
• 9. Investment [PDF, 262KB]
  • This Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 9-A: Customary International Law
    • Annex 9-B: Expropriation
    • Annex 9-C: Expropriation Relating to Land
    • Annex 9-D: Service of Documents on a Party Under Section B (Investor State Dispute Settlement)
    • Annex 9-E: Transfers
    • Annex 9-F: DL-600
    • Annex 9-G: Public Debt
    • Annex 9-H
    • Annex 9-I: Non-Conforming Measures Ratchet Mechanism
    • Annex 9-J: Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
    • Annex 9-K: Submission of Certain Claims for Three Years After Entry into Force
    • Annex 9-L: Investment Agreements
  • Drafters’ Note on Interpretation of In Like Circumstances [PDF, 43KB]
  • See country-specific Annexes to the Agreement
• 10. Cross-Border Trade in Services [PDF, 126KB]
  • The Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 10-A: Professional Services
    • Annex 10-B: Express Delivery Services
    • Annex 10-C: Non-Conforming Measures Ratchet Mechanism
  • See the country-specific Annexes to the Agreement
• 11. Financial Services [PDF, 251KB]
  • This Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 11-A: Cross-Border Trade
    • Annex 11-B: Specific Commitments
    • Annex 11-C: Non-Conforming Measures Ratchet Mechanism
    • Annex 11-D: Authorities Responsible For Financial Services
    • Annex 11-E

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  • See the country-specific Annexes to the Agreement
• 12. Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 43KB]
  • Party-specific Annexes to the Chapter:
    • Annex 12-A. Temporary Entry for Business Persons
      • 12-A. Australia Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 39KB]
      • 12-A. Brunei Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 48KB]
      • 12-A. Canada Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 97KB]
      • 12-A. Chile Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 48KB]
      • 12-A. Japan Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 69KB]
      • 12-A. Malaysia Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 53KB]
      • 12-A. Mexico Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 57KB]
      • 12-A. New Zealand Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 42KB]
      • 12-A. Peru Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 55KB]
      • 12-A. Singapore Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 19KB]
      • 12-A. Viet Nam Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 39KB]
• 13. Telecommunications [PDF, 125KB]
  • This Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 13-A: Rural Telephone Suppliers – United States
    • Annex 13-B: Rural Telephone Suppliers – Peru

• 14. Electronic Commerce [PDF, 60KB]
• 15. Government Procurement [PDF, 130KB]
  • Party-specific Annexes to the Chapter:
    • Annex 15-A. Government Procurement
      • 15-A. Australia Government Procurement [PDF, 102KB]
      • 15-A. Brunei Government Procurement [PDF, 52KB]
      • 15-A. Canada Government Procurement [PDF, 117KB]
      • 15-A. Chile Government Procurement [PDF, 45KB]
      • 15-A. Japan Government Procurement [PDF, 122KB]
      • 15-A. Malaysia Government Procurement [PDF, 120KB]
      • 15-A. Mexico Government Procurement [PDF, 114KB]
      • 15-A. New Zealand Government Procurement [PDF, 61KB]
      • 15-A. Peru Government Procurement [PDF, 157KB]
      • 15-A. Singapore Government Procurement [PDF, 53KB]
      • 15-A. United States Government Procurement [PDF, 72KB]
      • 15-A. Viet Nam Government Procurement [PDF, 244KB]
• 16. Competition Policy [PDF, 44KB]
  • This Chapter includes the following Annex:
    • Annex 16-A: Application of Article 16.2, Article 16.3 and Article 16.4 to Brunei Darussalam
• 17. State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies [PDF, 221KB]
  • This Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 17-A: Threshold Calculation
    • Annex 17-B: Process for Developing Information Concerning State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies
    • Annex 17-C: Further Negotiations
    • Annex 17-D: Application to Sub-Central State-Owned Enterprises
    • Annex 17-E: Singapore
    • Annex 17-F: Malaysia
    • Annex IV: Non-Conforming Activities
  • See country-specific Annexes to the Agreement
• 18. Intellectual Property [PDF, 411KB]
  • This Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 18-A: Annex to Article 18.7.2 (International Agreements)
    • Annex 18-B: Annex to Article 18.50 (Protection of Undisclosed Test or Other Data) and Article 18.52 (Biologics)
    • Annex 18-C: Annex to Article 18.50 (Protection of Undisclosed Test or Other Data) and Article 18.52 (Biologics)
    • Annex 18-D: Annex to Article 18.46 (Patent Term Adjustments for Patent Office Delays), Article 18.48 (Patent Term Adjustment for Unreasonable Curtailment), Article 18.50 (Protection of Undisclosed Test or Other Data) and Article 18.52 (Biologics)
    • Annex 18-E: Annex to Section J (Internet Service Providers)
    • Annex 18-F: Annex to Section J (Internet Service Providers)

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• 19. Labour [PDF, 73KB]
• 20. Environment [PDF, 170KB]
  • This Chapter includes the following Annexes:
    • Annex 20-A
    • Annex 20-B
• 21. Cooperation and Capacity Building [PDF, 27KB]
• 22. Competitiveness and Business Facilitation [PDF, 20KB]
• 23. Development [PDF, 33KB]
• 24. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises [PDF, 21KB]
• 25. Regulatory Coherence [PDF, 39KB]
• 26. Transparency and Anti-Corruption [PDF, 88KB]
  • This Chapter includes the following Annex:
    • Annex 26-A Transparency and Procedural Fairness for Pharmaceutical Products and Medical Devices
• 27. Administrative and Institutional Provisions [PDF, 34KB]
• 28. Dispute Settlement [PDF, 105KB]
• 29. Exceptions and General Provisions [PDF, 62KB]
• 30. Final Provisions [PDF, 29KB]

Zip file of all 30 Chapters (excluding Annexes) [ZIP, 3.15MB]

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