FTA/RTA Information Sharing

APEC has been conducting policy dialogues under the "APEC Information Sharing Mechanism on Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs)/Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)" to share information among economies of recently concluded FTAs/RTAs, especially on WTO-plus aspects or aspects that are not covered by WTO. This will contribute to a better understanding of comprehensive and high-level FTAs/RTAs, thus contributing to the eventual realization of the FTAAP. Since 2015, a suite of policy dialogues has been held both on the senior officials’ level and under the Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI) on a wide range of topics pertinent to FTAs/RTAs.

2024

Digital Provisions in FTAs/RTAs

• Opening remarks by World Economic Forum (WEF) 
• Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (Chile)
• Japan-United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement (Japan)
• Korea-Singapore Digital Partnership (Korea)

2023

Institutional provisions in FTAs/RTAs

• The Development of Upgrading the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA)
• Pacific Alliance

2022

Trade and Environment

• Setting the scene on environmental provisions in regional trade agreements (OECD)
• NZ-UK FTA Environment Chapter and its Annexed Environmental Goods List
• Pacific Alliance and the Environment and Green Growth Technical Group  

2021

Information-Sharing Mechanism: Policy Dialogue on WTO-plus Aspects of FTAs/RTAs - Development and Economic Cooperation in FTA Chapters

• Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (Pacer-Plus)
• Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement
•  ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA)

2020

• Information-Sharing Mechanism - Update on WTO Joint Statement Initiative - E-Commerce Negotiations 

2019

• Information Sharing Mechanism Policy Dialogue on WTO-Plus Elements of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) / Free Trade Agreements (FTAs): FTA Chapters that Support Inclusive Outcomes

2018

• Symposium on How Free Trade Agreements and Regional Trade Agreements Can Contribute Towards Economic Growth
• Information Sharing Mechanism Trade Policy Dialogue on WTO-Plus Elements of Select RTAs/FTAs – State Owned Enterprises (SOEs)

2017

• Trade Policy Dialogue on WTO-Plus Aspects of FTAs and RTAs: a. Canada-European Union - Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and b. Technical Barriers to Trade in Singapore’s Recent Free Trade Agreements
• Senior Officials’ Dialogue on Regional Trade Agreements and Free Trade Agreements

2016

• Trade Policy Dialogue on WTO-Plus Elements of Regional Trade Agreements and Free Trade Agreements
• Senior Officials’ Dialogue on Regional Trade Agreements and Free Trade Agreements

2015

• Trade Policy Dialogue on WTO-Plus Aspects of Recently Concluded Regional Trade Agreements and Free Trade Agreements
• Senior Officials’ Dialogue on Regional Trade Agreements and Free Trade Agreements