CEP text

CEP agreement 2000 

The CEP agreement is the original treaty that was negotiated from 1999-2000 and entered into force in 2001.

Agreement between New Zealand and Singapore on a Closer Economic Partnership

Status: Signed 14 November 2000.  Entered into force 1 January 2001. The agreement was amended in 2004 by exchange of letters in order to make changes to Annex 4.1: Technical, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Regulations and Standards.

• Full text of the 2000 CEP agreement [PDF, 823 KB]
• 2004 Exchange of Letters
  • Initiating Letter [Singapore] [PDF, 309 KB]
  • Responding Letter [New Zealand] [PDF, 314 KB]

CEP upgrade (in force)

The CEP upgrade entered into force on 1 January 2020. The upgrade consists of two treaty-level instruments (1) a Protocol which amends the original CEP agreement from 2000, and (2) a mutual recognition agreement on conformity assessment; and two non-binding side letters covering (1) professional qualification recognition, and (2) the relationship between the Protocol and other free trade agreements between New Zealand and Singapore.

Protocol to Amend the Agreement between Singapore and New Zealand on a Closer Economic Partnership

Status: In force

• Protocol   [PDF, 154 KB]
• Appendix
  • Chapter 1: Objectives and General Definitions  [PDF, 159 KB]
  • Chapter 2: Trade in Goods  [PDF, 196 KB]
  • Chapter 3: Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures [PDF, 126 KB] 
    • Annex 3.1: ANZSCEP Product Specific Rules of Origin  [PDF, 2.5 MB]
    • Annex 3.2: Guidance Template for Certification of Origin  [PDF, 70 KB]
  • Chapter 4: Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation  [PDF, 164 KB]
  • Chapter 5: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  [PDF, 190 KB] 
  • Chapter 6: Technical Barriers to Trade [PDF, 171 KB]
    • Annex 6.1: Electrical and Electronic Equipment  [PDF, 224 KB]
    • Annex 6.2: Wine and Distilled Spirits  [PDF, 162 KB]
    • Annex 6.3: Pharmaceuticals  [PDF, 159 KB]
    • Annex 6.4: Cosmetics  [PDF, 157 KB]
    • Annex 6.5: Medical Devices [PDF, 201 KB]
  • Chapter 7: Investment  [PDF, 261 KB]
    • Annex 7.1: Expropriation  [PDF, 218 KB]
    • Annex 7.2: Investment Limitations [Headnote]  [PDF, 157 KB]
      • Annex 7.2.1: Limitations of New Zealand  [PDF, 246 KB]
      • Annex 7.2.2: Limitations of Singapore  [PDF, 244 KB]
  • Chapter 8: Services  [PDF, 106 KB]
    • Annex 8.1: Services Commitments
      • Annex 8.1.1: Schedule of Commitments of New Zealand [PDF, 173 KB]
      • Annex 8.1.2: Schedule of Commitments of Singapore [PDF, 362 KB]
  • Chapter 9: Electronic Commerce  [PDF, 186 KB]
  • Chapter 10: Government Procurement  [PDF, 96 KB]
  • Chapter 11: Competition and Consumer Protection  [PDF, 96 KB]
  • Chapter 12: Intellectual Property  [PDF, 5 KB]
  • Chapter 13: Regulatory Cooperation  [PDF, 152 KB]
  • Chapter 14: Dispute Settlement  [PDF, 87 KB]
  • Chapter 15: Institutional Provisions [PDF, 194 KB]
  • Chapter 16: General Provisions  [PDF, 102 KB]

Zip file of the Singapore CEP upgrade text - all chapters and annexes [ZIP, 6.8 MB]

Mutual Recognition Agreement on Conformity Assessment between the Government of New Zealand and the Republic of Singapore

Status: In force

• Mutual Recognition Agreement  [PDF, 108 KB]
  • Sectoral Annexes
  • Sectoral Annex I: Medicinal Products  [PDF, 171 KB]

Side letters

• Side-letter on professional qualification recognition [PDF, 180 KB]
• Side-letter confirming the relationship between the Protocol and New Zealand’s existing free trade [PDF, 184 KB]

Other instruments

Exchange of Letters on Residential Land (September 2018) [PDF, 154 KB]