CPTPP: Negotiations for UK Accession to Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
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Implemented UK’s Accession Protocol to the CPTPP
On 15 December 2024, the UK's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is fully implemented. The CPTPP contains numerous provisions affecting the digital economy, including, for example, chapters…
Ratified UK’s Accession Protocol to the CPTPP
On 29 August 2024, the UK's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) was fully ratified following Peru's ratification. The CPTPP contains numerous provisions affecting the digital economy, includ…
Signed UK’s Accession Protocol to the CPTPP
On 16 July 2023, the UK became the first economy to accede to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) after the signing of the UK’s Accession Protocol. The CPTPP contains numerous provisions affecting the di…
Announced conclusion of negotiations for UK’s incorporation to the CPTPP
On 31 March 2023, the governments of Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam and the United Kingdom (UK) announced the substantive conclusion of negotiations for the incorporation of the UK to…