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Free Trade Agreements

Australia Free Trade Agreement

Australia Free Trade Agreements

List of Free Trade Agreements by Country

Note: On December 23, 2004, President Bush issued a proclamation regarding implementation of the Australia Free Trade Agreement, which entered into force on January 1, 2005. The proclamation authorized changes in the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and Rules of Origin.

 AFTA Proclamation [176KB]

 AFTA Modifications [21,095MB]

Final Texts

 AFTA Full Text [686KB]

Chapter 1 Establishment of a Free Trade Area and Definitions

 Establishment Of A Free Trade Area And Definitions [71KB]

Chapter 2 National Treatment and Market Access to Goods

 National Treatment and Market Access to Goods [183KB]

 Australia Headnote [22KB]

 Australia Harmonized Tariff Schedule [19,791MB]

 United States Headnote [660KB]

 United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule [27,103MB]

Chapter 3 Agriculture

 Agriculture [138KB]

Chapter 4 Textiles and Apparel

 Textiles and Apparel [89KB]

 Annex - Textile or Apparel Specific Rules of Origin [399KB]

Chapter 5 Rules of Origin

 Rules of Origin [190KB]

 Annex - Product-Specific Rules with Headnote [1,410KB]

Chapter 6 Customs Administration

 Customs Administration [93KB]

Chapter 7 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures [75KB]

Chapter 8 Technical Barriers to Trade

 Technical Barriers to Trade [85KB]

Chapter 9 Safeguards

 Safeguards [63KB]

Chapter 10 Cross-Border Trade in Services

 Cross-Border Trade in Services [139KB]

Chapter 11 Investment

 Investment [196KB]

Chapter 12 Telecommunications

 Telecommunications [184KB]

Chapter 13 Financial

 Financial [209KB]

Chapter 14 Competition-Related Matters

 Competition-Related Matters [103KB]

Chapter 15 Government Procurement

 Government Procurement [251KB]

 Annex 15-A [592KB]

Chapter 16 Electronic Commerce

 Electronic Commerce [30KB]

Chapter 17 Intellectual Property

 Intellectual Property [176KB]

Chapter 18 Labor

 Labor [35KB]

Chapter 19 Environment

 Environment [25KB]

Chapter 20 Transparency 

 Transparency [25KB]

Chapter 21 Institutional Arrangement and Dispute Settlement

 Institutional Arrangements and Dispute Settlement [71KB]

Chapter 22 General Provisions and Exceptions

 General Provisions and Exceptions [29KB]

Chapter 23 Final Provisions

 Final Provisions [17KB]

Annexes

 Annex I - Services/Investment Non-Conforming Measures [248KB]

 Annex II - Services/Investment Non-Conforming Measures [157KB]

 Annex III - Banking and Other Financial Services Non-Conforming Measures [32KB]

Side Letters

Chapter 2

 PBS [2,747MB]

 Waiver of Customs Duties [1,257KB]

 Blood Plasma [212KB]

 Distinctive Products [2,554MB]

 Temporary Entry Without Bond [1,445KB]

Chapter 3

 BSE [3,786MB]

Chapter 9

 Safeguards [2,460MB]

Chapter 10

 Clarification on National Treatment [3,603MB]

 Education: States [2,597MB]

 Educational Criteria [3,675MB]

 Immigration [1,327KB]

 Express Delivery [2,403MB]

 Gambling [2,743MB]

Chapter 11

 FIRB [4,697MB]

 FIRB Review [3,714MB]

Chapter 12

 Telstra [308KB]

 Telecom Consultations [2,591MB]

Chapter 13

 FSSA [4,291MB]

 Recognition [255KB]

 Securities [2,606MB]

 Insurance [2,535MB]

 Guarantees [2,634MB]

Chapter 15

 Government Procurement [1,350KB]

Chapter 17 Exchange of Letters on Implementation of the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement

 Letter from Minister Vaile to Ambassador Zoellick [156KB]

 Interpretive Note on End User Piracy [118KB]

 Interpretive Note on Unauthorized Use of Encoded Broadcasts [113KB]

 Copyright Legislation Amendment Bill [386KB]

 Letter from Ambassador Zoellick Responding to Letter from Minister Vaile [157KB]

 ISP Liability [6,996MB]

 Application of IPR [4,949MB]

 IPR and National Treatment [562KB]

TANC offers these agreements electronically as a public service for general reference. Every effort has been made to ensure that the text presented is complete and accurate. However, copies needed for legal purposes should be obtained from official archives maintained by the appropriate agency. 

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