 CPTPP Signatories
United Kingdom
Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories | |
| Type | Trade agreement accession protocol |
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| Signed | 16 July 2023 |
| Location | Auckland (New Zealand) and Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei) |
| Effective | From 15 December 2024: Brunei Chile Japan Malaysia New Zealand Peru Singapore United Kingdom VietnamFrom 24 December 2024:  Australia |
| Condition | 60 days after ratification by the UK and all 11 (or 15 months after signature by 6) CPTPP members |
| Signatories | |
| Parties | |
| Depositary | Government of New Zealand |
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The accession of the United Kingdom to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has been on the current agenda for the enlargement of the CPTPP since 2 June 2021, when the CPTPP Commission decided to move forward with the application of the United Kingdom as an aspirant economy.[1] The United Kingdom officially applied for CPTPP membership on 1 February 2021.[2] Accession negotiations between the UK and the 11 current CPTPP members negotiations were concluded on 31 March 2023.[3][4][5] The UK formally signed the accession protocol on 16 July 2023.[6] The UK and at least 6 of the 11 existing member nations will need to ratify the accession protocol before it takes effect.[7] The UK Government expected the entry into force to take place in the second half of 2024. On 29 August 2024, the UK government announced the agreement is expected to enter into force on 15 December 2024, after securing the final ratification required for membership.[8][9]
The UK will become the first non-original member and European country to join CPTPP. As of 2023[update] it is one of seven CPTPP applicant countries, together with China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Taiwan, Ukraine, and Uruguay.[10]
- ^ "Decision by the Commission of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership regarding the United Kingdom's Formal Request to Commence the Accession Process" (PDF). CPTPP Commission. 2 June 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Formal Request to Commence UK Accession Negotiations to CPTPP". GOV.UK. 1 February 2021. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Bartlett-Imadegawa, Rhyannon (29 March 2023). "CPTPP trade bloc to give UK green light to join". Nikkei Asia. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Lanktree, Graham (29 March 2023). "Britain secures agreement to join Indo-Pacific trade bloc". Politico. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Joint Ministerial Statement on the UK's accession process to the CPTPP" (PDF). Cabinet Secretariat. 31 March 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "'A significant milestone for UK trade': Britain signs deal to join £12trn Indo-Pacific trading block". Sky News. 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Britain set to join trans-Pacific trade pact". CBC News. 30 March 2023. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Department for International Trade (31 March 2023). "The UK and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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