CPTPP: 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 digital economy, including, for example, chapters on e-commerce and telecommunications. The UK Government will now seek to ratify the agreement, which will include parliamentary scrutiny, whilst other CPTPP countries complete their own internal legislative processes.