When people have time to read some of the chapters to one of the most important issues of our time. Here is your chance.
http://www.tpp.mfat.govt.nz/text
Text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The text of the TPP was released by TPP Parties on 5 November 2015 and can be accessed by Chapter below. Legal verification of the text will continue in the coming weeks. The Agreement will also be translated into French and Spanish language versions.
The Government is preparing a legal synopsis of the Agreement and this will be available below in the coming days.
Preamble
1. Initial Provisions and General Definitions
2. National Treatment and Market Access for Goods
3. Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures
4. Textiles and Apparel
5. Customs Administration and Trade Facilitation
6. Trade Remedies
7. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
8. Technical Barriers to Trade
9. Investment
10. Cross-Border Trade in Services
11. Financial Services
12. Temporary Entry for Business Persons
13. Telecommunications
14. Electronic Commerce
15. Government Procurement
16. Competition Policy
17. State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies
18. Intellectual Property
19. Labour
20. Environment
21. Cooperation and Capacity Building
22. Competitiveness and Business Facilitation
23. Development
24. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
25. Regulatory Coherence
26. Transparency and Anti-Corruption
27. Administrative and Institutional Provisions
28. Dispute Settlement
29. Exceptions and General Provisions
30. Final Provisions
Download a Zip file of all 30 Chapters (excluding Annexes) [ZIP, 3.15MB]
Side Instruments
In the context of the Agreement, New Zealand has agreed side instruments with a number of other TPP Parties on a range of issues:
http://www.tpp.mfat.govt.nz/text
Text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The text of the TPP was released by TPP Parties on 5 November 2015 and can be accessed by Chapter below. Legal verification of the text will continue in the coming weeks. The Agreement will also be translated into French and Spanish language versions.
The Government is preparing a legal synopsis of the Agreement and this will be available below in the coming days.
Preamble
1. Initial Provisions and General Definitions
2. National Treatment and Market Access for Goods
3. Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures
4. Textiles and Apparel
5. Customs Administration and Trade Facilitation
6. Trade Remedies
7. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
8. Technical Barriers to Trade
9. Investment
10. Cross-Border Trade in Services
11. Financial Services
12. Temporary Entry for Business Persons
13. Telecommunications
14. Electronic Commerce
15. Government Procurement
16. Competition Policy
17. State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies
18. Intellectual Property
19. Labour
20. Environment
21. Cooperation and Capacity Building
22. Competitiveness and Business Facilitation
23. Development
24. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
25. Regulatory Coherence
26. Transparency and Anti-Corruption
27. Administrative and Institutional Provisions
28. Dispute Settlement
29. Exceptions and General Provisions
30. Final Provisions
Download a Zip file of all 30 Chapters (excluding Annexes) [ZIP, 3.15MB]
Side Instruments
In the context of the Agreement, New Zealand has agreed side instruments with a number of other TPP Parties on a range of issues:
- New Zealand – Australia Side Letter: Relationship between TPP and Other Agreements [PDF, 86KB]
- New Zealand – Brunei Side Letter: Relationship between TPP and Other Agreements [PDF, 143KB]
- New Zealand – Canada Side Letter: Treatment of Certain Products [PDF, 151KB]
- Canada – New Zealand Side Letter: Wines and Spirits [PDF, 152KB]
- New Zealand – Chile Side Letter: Relationship between TPP and the P4 Agreement [PDF, 89KB]
- New Zealand – Chile Side Letter: Understanding on Textiles Trade [PDF, 92KB]
- Japan – New Zealand Side Letter: Understanding on Copyright Term [PDF, 78KB]
- New Zealand – Malaysia Side Letter: Relationship between TPP and Other Agreements [PDF, 90KB]
- Malaysia – New Zealand Understanding Regarding Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge
- New Zealand – Mexico Side Letter: Treatment of Certain Products [PDF, 163KB]
- New Zealand – Peru Side Letter: Understanding on Geographical Indications [PDF, 215KB]
- Peru – New Zealand Understanding Regarding Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge [PDF, 94KB]
- New Zealand – Singapore Side Letter: Relationship between TPP and Other Agreements [PDF, 159KB]
- New Zealand – United States Side Letter: Treatment of Certain Products [PDF, 85KB]
- New Zealand – Viet Nam Side Letter: Relationship between TPP and AANZFTA [PDF, 88KB]
- Viet Nam – New Zealand Side Letter: Electronic Payment Services [PDF, 172KB]





