Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America

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• Preamble



• 1. Initial Provisions and Definitions



• 2. National Treatment and Market Access for Goods
• Annex 2-A National Treatment and Import and Export Restrictions
• Annex 2-B Tariff Elimination
• Korea General Notes
• Korea Tariff Schedule
•        Appendix 2-B-1 Korea Tariff Rate Quotas


• US General Notes
• US Tariff Schedule
•        Appendix 2-B-1US Tariff Rate Quotas



• 3. Agriculture
• Annex 3-A Agricultural Safeguard Measures



• 4. Textiles and Apparel
• Annex 4-A Specific Rules of Origin for Textile or Apparel Goods


• Annex 4-B Fibers, Yarns, and Fabrics Not Available in Commercial Quantities


•        Appendix 4-B-1 Fibers, Yarns, and Fabrics Not Available in Commercial Quantities



• 5. Pharmaceutical Products and Medical Devices


• Confirmation letter (Independent Review Process) Korea     United States



• 6. Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures


• Annex 6-A Specific Rules of Origin
•         Appendix 6-A-1 Correlation Table for Footwear
• Annex 6-B Exceptions to Article 6.6



• 7. Customs Administration and Trade Facilitation



• 8. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures



• 9. Technical Barriers to Trade
• Annex 9-A Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade


• Annex 9-B Automotive Working Group



• onfirmation letter (Specific Autos Regulatory Issues)Korea   United States



• 10. Trade Remedies



• 11. Investment


• Annex 11-A Customary International Law


• Annex 11-B Expropriation


• Annex 11-C Service of Documents on a Party under Section B


• Annex 11-D Possibility of a Bilateral Appellate Mechanism


• Annex 11-E Submission of a Claim to Arbitration


• Annex 11-F Taxation and Expropriation


• Annex 11-G Transfers



• Confirmation letter (Property Rights)Korea   United States



• 12. Cross-Border Trade in Services


• Annex 12-A Professional Services


•         Appendix 12-A-1 Sectors for Mutual Recognition and Temporary Licensing


• Annex 12-B Express Delivery Services


• Annex 12-C Consultations Regarding Non-Conforming Measures Maintained by a Regional Level of Government



• Confirmation letter (Understandings of both sides)Korea   United States


• Confirmation letter (Gambling)Korea   United States


• Confirmation letter (Express Delivery Services-International Delivery)Korea   United States


• Confirmation letter (PIT test)Korea   United States



• 13. Financial Services
• Annex 13-A Cross-Border Trade


• Annex 13-B Specific Commitments


• Annex 13-C Financial Services Committee


• Annex 13-D Supply of Insurance by the Postal Services to the Public



• Confirmation letter (Cross-border Trade, New Financial Services etc.)United States   Korea



• 14. Telecommunications
• Annex 14-A Suppliers of Public Telecommunications Services
• Annex 14-B Additional Obligations Relating to Major Supplies



• 15. Electronic Commerce



• 16. Competition-Related Matters



• 17. Government Procurement


• Annex 17-A: Government Procurement



• 18. Intellectual Property Rights


• Confirmation letter (Internet Service Provider)Korea   United States


• Confirmation letter (Promoting Protection and Effective Enforcement of Copyrighted works on University Campuses)Korea   United States


• Confirmation letter (Online Piracy Prevention)Korea   United States


• Confirmation letter (Dispute Settlement Regarding Patent Linkage)United States   Korea



• 19. Labor


• Annex 19-A: Labor Cooperation Mechanism



• Confirmation letter (Public Communication) United States   Korea



• 20. Environment


• Confirmation letter (Public Participation)United States   Korea


• Confirmation letter (Equivalence in Environmental Laws)Korea   United States



• 21. Transparency



• 22. Institutional Provisions and Dispute Settlement


• Annex 22-A: Alternative Procedures for Disputes Concerning Motor Vehicles


• Annex 22-B: Committee on Outward Processing Zones on the Korean eninsula


• Annex 22-C: Fisheries Committee



• 23. Exceptions



• 24. Final Provisions




• Annex I (Non-conforming measures for services and investment)
• Explanatory Notes
• Korea
• United States
•         Appendix I-A



• Annex II (Non-conforming measures for services and investment)
• Explanatory Notes
• Korea
•         Appendix II-A
• United States
•         Appendix II-A



• Annex III (Non-conforming measures for financial services)
• Korea
•         Appendix III-A
• United States



• Letter
• Letter (Fibers, Yarns, and Fabrics Not Available in Commercial Quantities)United States


• Letter (Express Delivery Services-Domestic Reform)Korea


• Letter (Access to and Use of the Internet)United States   Korea


• Letter (Publication)Korea   United States


• Letter (Dispute Settlement for Labor/Environment)United States   Korea