Australia Free Trade Agreement

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.

Final Texts

Chapter 1 Establishment of a Free Trade Area and Definitions

Chapter 2 National Treatment and Market Access to Goods

Chapter 3 Agriculture

Chapter 4 Textiles and Apparel

Chapter 5 Rules of Origin

Chapter 6 Customs Administration

Chapter 7 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

Chapter 8 Technical Barriers to Trade

Chapter 9 Safeguards

Chapter 10 Cross-Border Trade in Services

Chapter 11 Investment

Chapter 12 Telecommunications

Chapter 13 Financial

Chapter 14 Competition-Related Matters

Chapter 15 Government Procurement

Chapter 16 Electronic Commerce

Chapter 17 Intellectual Property

Chapter 18 Labor

Chapter 19 Environment

Chapter 20 Transparency

Chapter 21 Institutional Arrangement and Dispute Settlement

Chapter 22 General Provisions and Exceptions

Chapter 23 Final Provisions

Annexes

Side Letters

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 15

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

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