Australia Free Trade Agreement
Australia Free Trade Agreements
List of Free Trade Agreements by Country
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
Establishment Of A Free Trade Area And Definitions [71KB]
Chapter 2 National Treatment and Market Access to Goods
National Treatment and Market Access to Goods [183KB]
Australia Harmonized Tariff Schedule [19,791MB]
United States Headnote [660KB]
United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule [27,103MB]
Chapter 3 Agriculture
Chapter 4 Textiles and Apparel
Annex - Textile or Apparel Specific Rules of Origin [399KB]
Chapter 5 Rules of Origin
Annex - Product-Specific Rules with Headnote [1,410KB]
Chapter 6 Customs Administration
Chapter 7 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures [75KB]
Chapter 8 Technical Barriers to Trade
Technical Barriers to Trade [85KB]
Chapter 9 Safeguards
Chapter 10 Cross-Border Trade in Services
Cross-Border Trade in Services [139KB]
Chapter 11 Investment
Chapter 12 Telecommunications
Chapter 13 Financial
Chapter 14 Competition-Related Matters
Competition-Related Matters [103KB]
Chapter 15 Government Procurement
Government Procurement [251KB]
Chapter 16 Electronic Commerce
Chapter 17 Intellectual Property
Chapter 18 Labor
Chapter 19 Environment
Chapter 20 Transparency
Chapter 21 Institutional Arrangement and Dispute Settlement
Institutional Arrangements and Dispute Settlement [71KB]
Chapter 22 General Provisions and Exceptions
General Provisions and Exceptions [29KB]
Chapter 23 Final Provisions
Annexes
Annex I - Services/Investment Non-Conforming Measures [248KB]
Annex II - Services/Investment Non-Conforming Measures [157KB]
Annex III - Banking and Other Financial Services Non-Conforming Measures [32KB]
Side Letters
Chapter 2
Waiver of Customs Duties [1,257KB]
Distinctive Products [2,554MB]
Temporary Entry Without Bond [1,445KB]
Chapter 3
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Clarification on National Treatment [3,603MB]
Educational Criteria [3,675MB]
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Telecom Consultations [2,591MB]
Chapter 13
Chapter 15
Government Procurement [1,350KB]
Chapter 17 Exchange of Letters on Implementation of the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Letter from Minister Vaile to Ambassador Zoellick [156KB]
Interpretive Note on End User Piracy [118KB]
Interpretive Note on Unauthorized Use of Encoded Broadcasts [113KB]
Copyright Legislation Amendment Bill [386KB]
Letter from Ambassador Zoellick Responding to Letter from Minister Vaile [157KB]
IPR and National Treatment [562KB]
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