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Download the CPTPP text [PDF, 185 KB]
The annex of the CPTPP text above indicates the provisions in the Agreement’s Chapters that have been suspended and therefore will not apply between the Parties.
Zip file of the CPTPP text and all 30 chapters (excluding annexes) [ZIP, 5.6 MB]
CPTPP Text
- The CPTPP is a Treaty incorporating, by reference, the provisions of the original Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) signed by Ministers on 4 February 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand, with certain provisions suspended.
- CPTPP text, setting out the incorporations and suspensions
- Zip file of all 30 chapters, listed separately below
Chapters incorporated into the CPTPP
- TPP Preamble [PDF, 74 KB]
- 1. Initial Provisions and General Definitions [PDF, 124 KB]
- 2. National Treatment and Market Access for Goods [PDF, 327 KB]
- 3. Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures [PDF, 172 KB]
- 4. Textile and Apparel Goods [PDF, 133 KB]
- 5. Customs Administration and Trade Facilitation [PDF, 273 KB]
- 6. Trade Remedies [PDF, 341 KB]
- 7. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures [PDF, 152 KB]
- 8. Technical Barriers to Trade [PDF, 198 KB]
- 9. Investment [PDF, 244 KB]
- 10. Cross-Border Trade in Services [PDF, 89 KB]
- 11. Financial Services [PDF, 228 KB]
- 12. Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 97 KB]
- 13. Telecommunications [PDF, 113 KB]
- 14. Electronic Commerce [PDF, 122 KB]
- 15. Government Procurement [PDF, 113 KB]
- 16. Competition Policy [PDF, 50 KB]
- 17. State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies [PDF, 574 KB]
- 18. Intellectual Property [PDF, 426 KB]
- 19. Labour [PDF, 216 KB]
- 20. Environment [PDF, 187 KB]
- 21. Cooperation and Capacity Building [PDF, 83 KB]
- 22. Competitiveness and Business Facilitation [PDF, 80 KB]
- 23. Development [PDF, 92 KB]
- 24. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises [PDF, 127 KB]
- 25. Regulatory Coherence [PDF, 102 KB]
- 26. Transparency and Anti-Corruption [PDF, 231 KB]
- 27. Administrative and Institutional Provisions [PDF, 170 KB]
- 28. Dispute Settlement [PDF, 233 KB]
- 29. Exceptions and General Provisions [PDF, 240 KB]
- 30. Final Provisions [PDF, 37 KB]
Annexes to the Chapters
Chapter 2 (National Treatment and Market Access for Goods)
- 2-D: Australia General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 86 KB]
- 2-D: Australia Tariff Schedule [PDF, 3.3 MB]
- 2-D: Brunei General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 87 KB]
- 2-D: Brunei Tariff Schedule [PDF, 7.1 MB]
- 2-D: Canada General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 163 KB]
- 2-D: Canada Tariff Schedule [PDF, 4.8 MB]
- 2-D: Canada Appendix A Tariff Rate Quotas [PDF, 335 KB]
- 2-D: Canada Appendix D between Japan and Canada on Motor Vehicle Trade [PDF, 191 KB]
- 2-D: Chile General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 171 KB]
- 2-D: Chile Tariff Schedule [PDF, 4.8 MB]
- 2-D: Japan General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 261 KB]
- 2-D: Japan Tariff Schedule [PDF, 3.3 MB]
- 2-D: Japan Appendix A Tariff Rate Quotas [PDF, 733 KB]
- 2-D: Japan Appendix B-1 Agricultural Safeguard Measures [PDF, 115 KB]
- 2-D: Japan Appendix B-2 Forest Good Safeguard Measure [PDF, 44 KB]
- 2-D: Japan Appendix C Tariff Differentials [PDF, 284 KB]
- 2-D: Japan Appendix D-2 between Japan and Canada on Motor Vehicle Trade [PDF, 191 KB]
- 2-D: Malaysia General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 159 KB]
- 2-D. Malaysia Tariff Schedule [PDF, 7.4 MB]
- 2-D: Malaysia Appendix A Tariff Rate Quotas [PDF, 263 KB]
- 2-D: Mexico General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 176 KB]
- 2-D. Mexico Tariff Schedule [PDF, 9.5 MB]
- 2-D. Mexico Appendix A-1 Tariff Rate Quotas of Mexico and Appendix A-2 Country-Specific Allocation for Sugar of Mexico [PDF, 87 KB]
- 2-D: Mexico Appendix C Tariff Differentials [PDF, 173 KB]
- 2-D: New Zealand General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 160 KB]
- 2-D. New Zealand Tariff Schedule [PDF, 4.7 MB]
- 2-D: Peru General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 158 KB]
- 2-D: Peru Tariff Schedule [PDF, 6 MB]
- 2-D: Singapore General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 147 KB]
- 2-D: Singapore Tariff Schedule [PDF, 3.4 MB]
- 2-D: Viet Nam General Notes to Tariff Schedule [PDF, 197 KB]
- 2-D. Viet Nam Tariff Schedule [PDF, 12 MB]
- 2-D: Viet Nam Appendix A Tariff Rate Quotas [PDF, 64 KB]
Chapter 3 (Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures)
- 3-D: Product Specific Rules of Origin [PDF, 546 KB]
- 3-D: Product Specific Rules of Origin Appendix 1 to Annex: 3-D: Provisions related to the Product-Specific Rules of Origin for certain vehicles and parts of vehicles [PDF, 95 KB]
Chapter 4 (Textile and Apparel Goods)
- 4-A: Textiles and Apparel Product-Specific Rules of Origin [PDF, 87 KB]
- Appendix 1 to Annex 4-A: Short Supply List of Products [PDF, 317 KB]
Chapter 12 (Temporary Entry for Business Persons)
- 12-A. Australia Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 176 KB]
- 12-A. Brunei Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 234 KB]
- 12-A. Canada Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 230 KB]
- 12-A. Chile Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 172 KB]
- 12-A. Japan Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 185 KB]
- 12-A. Malaysia Temporary Entry for Business Person [PDF, 193 KB]
- 12-A. Mexico Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 257 KB]
- 12-A. New Zealand Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 176 KB]
- 12-A. Peru Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 191 KB]
- 12-A. Singapore Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 141 KB]
- 12-A. Viet Nam Temporary Entry for Business Persons [PDF, 184 KB]
Chapter 15 (Government Procurement)
- 15-A. Australia Government Procurement [PDF, 199 KB]
- 15-A. Brunei Government Procurement [PDF, 64 KB]
- 15-A. Canada Government Procurement [PDF, 374 KB]
- 15-A. Chile Government Procurement [PDF, 130 KB]
- 15-A. Japan Government Procurement [PDF, 250 KB]
- 15-A. Malaysia Government Procurement [PDF, 118 KB]
- 15-A. Mexico Government Procurement [PDF, 418 KB]
- 15-A. New Zealand Government Procurement [PDF, 158 KB]
- 15-A. Peru Government Procurement [PDF, 122 KB]
- 15-A. Singapore Government Procurement [PDF, 197 KB]
- 15-A. Viet Nam Government Procurement [PDF, 505 KB]
Annexes to the Agreement
Annex I - Cross-Border Trade in Services and Investment Non-Conforming Measures
- Annex I Explanatory Notes [PDF, 79 KB]
- Annex I Australia [PDF, 293 KB]
Annexe I Australie [PDF, 229 KB] - Annex I Brunei [PDF, 684 KB]
Annexe I Brunei [PDF, 403 KB] - Annex I Canada [PDF, 299 KB]
Annexe I Canada [PDF, 146 KB] - Annex I Chile [PDF, 196 KB]
Annexe I Chili [PDF, 207 KB] - Annex I Japan [PDF, 758 KB]
Annexe I Japon [PDF, 795 KB] - Annex I Malaysia [PDF, 394 KB]
Annexe I Malaisie [PDF, 334 KB] - Annex I Mexico [PDF, 405 KB]
Annexe I Mexique [PDF, 415 KB] - Annex I New Zealand [PDF, 133 KB]
- Annex I Peru [PDF, 285 KB]
Annexe I Pérou [PDF, 102 KB] - Annex I Singapore [PDF, 135 KB]
- Annex I Viet Nam [PDF, 302 KB]
Annexe I Viet Nam [PDF, 275 KB]
Annex II - Cross-Border Trade in Services and Investment Non-Conforming Measures
- Annex II Explanatory Notes [PDF, 79 KB]
- Annex II Australia [PDF, 274 KB]
- Annex II Brunei [PDF, 104 KB]
- Annex II Canada [PDF, 204 KB]
- Annex II Chile [PDF, 70 KB]
- Annex II Japan [PDF, 167 KB]
- Annex II Malaysia [PDF, 73 KB]
- Annex II Mexico [PDF, 222 KB]
- Annex II New Zealand [PDF, 144 KB]
- Annex II Peru [PDF, 256 KB]
- Annex II Singapore [PDF, 152 KB]
- Annex II Viet Nam [PDF, 134 KB]
Annex III – Financial Services Non-Conforming Measures
- Annex III Explanatory Notes [PDF, 83 KB]
- Annex III Australia [PDF, 99 KB]
- Annex III Brunei [PDF, 188 KB]
- Annex III Canada [PDF, 106 KB]
- Annex III Chile [PDF, 184 KB]
- Annex III Japan [PDF, 94 KB]
- Annex III Malaysia [PDF, 191 KB]
- Annex III Mexico [PDF, 88 KB]
- Annex III New Zealand [PDF, 121 KB]
- Annex III Peru [PDF, 119 KB]
- Annex III Singapore [PDF, 89 KB]
- Annex III Viet Nam [PDF, 81 KB]
Annex IV – State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies Non-Conforming Measures
- Annex IV Explanatory Notes [PDF, 74 KB]
- Annex IV Australia [PDF, 69 KB]
- Annex IV Brunei [PDF, 167 KB]
- Annex IV Canada [PDF, 194 KB]
- Annex IV Chile [PDF, 170 KB]
- Annex IV Malaysia [PDF, 54 KB]
- Annex IV Mexico [PDF, 69 KB]
- Annex IV New Zealand [PDF, 77 KB]
- Annex IV Peru [PDF, 80 KB]
- Annex IV Viet Nam [PDF, 333 KB]
Side Instruments
In the context of the Agreement, New Zealand has agreed side instruments with a number of other CPTPP Parties on a range of issues. These are also sometimes referred to as side letters.
Side instruments agreed by all CPTPP Parties
- Canada – New Zealand: Cultural Industries [PDF, 4.3 MB]
- Chile – New Zealand: Electronic Payment Services [PDF, 2.1 MB]
- Chile – New Zealand: Agricultural Chemical Test Data [PDF, 2.1 MB]
- Viet Nam – New Zealand: Labour [PDF, 3.2 MB]
- Viet Nam – New Zealand: Electronic Payment Services [PDF, 1.7 MB]
- Viet Nam – New Zealand: Cyber Security [PDF, 1.6 MB]
- Viet Nam – New Zealand: Agricultural Chemical Test Data [PDF, 1.4 MB]
- Viet Nam – New Zealand: Pharmaceutical Marketing [PDF, 1.4 MB]
Side instruments signed by New Zealand and other Parties
- New Zealand – Australia: ISDS, Trade Remedies and Relationship with Other Agreements [PDF, 3.1 MB]
- New Zealand – Brunei: ISDS [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- New Zealand – Brunei: Relationship between CPTPP and Other Agreements [PDF, 550 KB]
- Canada – New Zealand Side Letter: Wines and Spirits [PDF, 6.5 MB]
- New Zealand – Canada: Treatment of Certain Products [PDF, 4.3 MB]
- New Zealand – Chile: Understanding on Textiles Trade [PDF, 4.3 MB]
- New Zealand – Chile: Relationship between CPTPP and the P4 Agreement [PDF, 2.1 MB]
- New Zealand – Chile: ISDS [PDF, 291 KB]
- New Zealand – Malaysia: ISDS [PDF, 3.8 MB]
- Malaysia – New Zealand: Electronic Payment Services [PDF, 3.1 MB]
- Malaysia – New Zealand: Petronas [PDF, 471 KB]
- New Zealand – Malaysia: Maintain TPP letters [PDF, 1.5 MB]
- New Zealand – Mexico: Treatment of Certain Products [PDF, 4.5 MB]
- New Zealand – Peru: ISDS [PDF, 2.2 MB]
- New Zealand – Peru: Maintain TPP letters [PDF, 4 MB]
- New Zealand – Singapore: Relationship between CPTPP and Other Agreements [PDF, 2.1 MB]
- New Zealand – Viet Nam: ISDS [PDF, 2.6 MB]
- New Zealand – Viet Nam: Relationship between CPTPP and AANZFTA [PDF, 1.3 MB]
Rules of procedure for disputes and associated code of conduct for arbitrators
- Rules of procedure under Chapter 28 (Dispute Settlement) of CPTPP [PDF, 187 KB]
- Code of conduct for ISDS under Chapter 9 of the CPTPP [PDF, 138 KB]
- Code of Conduct for SSDS under Chapter 28 of the CPTPP [PDF, 114 KB]
CPTPP Implementation - CPTPP Commission decisions
- Decision – Customs Ad Hoc Working Group CPTPP [PDF, 485 KB]
- Accession Protocol of the United Kingdom to the CPTPP [PDF, 1 MB]
- CPTPP Decision UK Accession Request [PDF, 599 KB]
- CPTPP Roster of Panel Chairs Final Decision [PDF, 544 KB]
- Rules of Procedure for the CPTPP Commission [PDF, 511 KB]
- CPTPP 2nd Commission Report [PDF, 552 KB]
- Decision regarding administration and implementation of CPTPP [PDF, 91 KB]
- Decision regarding accession process [PDF, 81 KB]
- Decision regarding ISDS rules of procedure for panels [PDF, 82 KB]
- Decision regarding ISDS code of conduct [PDF, 81 KB]
- Accession process for CPTPP [PDF, 98 KB]