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Vietnam | Brussels, 24 September 2018 - updated with the final text on 18 June 2020

EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements

Free Trade Agreement

Disclaimer: The text of the EU-Vietnam trade agreement presented in this webpage is the text at the end of the negotiation conducted by the European Commission and is made public solely for information purposes. The agreement presented in this document is not binding under international law and will only become so after completion of the ratification process by each Party according to its internal legal procedures.

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PREAMBLE: Preamble

CHAPTER 1: Objectives and General Definitions



CHAPTER 2: National Treatment and Market Access for Goods

CHAPTER 3: Trade Remedies



CHAPTER 4: Customs and Trade Facilitation



CHAPTER 5: Technical Barriers to Trade



CHAPTER 6: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

Annex 6-A: Requirements and Procedures for Approval of Establishments for Products

CHAPTER 7: Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade and Investment in Renewable Energy Generation

Annex 7-A: List of Tariff Headings

CHAPTER 8: Liberalisation of Investment, Trade in Services and Electronic Commerce

CHAPTER 9: Government Procurement

CHAPTER 10: Competition Policy



CHAPTER 11: State-Owned Enterprises, Enterprises Granted Special Rights or Privileges, and Designated Monopolies

CHAPTER 12: Intellectual Property

CHAPTER 13: Trade and Sustainable Development



CHAPTER 14: Transparency



CHAPTER 15: Dispute Settlement

CHAPTER 16: Cooperation and Capacity Building



CHAPTER 17: Institutional, General and Final Provisions



Protocol 1: Concerning the Definition of the Concept of "Originating Products" and Methods of Administrative Cooperation, and its Annexes

Protocol 2: On Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters



Understanding: Concerning Specific Commitments on Distribution Services for Wines and Spirits

Understanding: Concerning Bank Equity



Joint Declaration: Concerning the Principality of Andorra

Joint Declaration: Concerning the Republic of San Marino

Joint Declaration: Regarding the Revision of the Rules of Origin Contained in Protocol 1

Joint Declaration: Concerning Customs Unions



Investment Protection Agreement

EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement

Disclaimer: The text of the EU-Vietnam investment protection agreement presented in this webpage is the text at the end of the negotiation conducted by the European Commission and is made public solely for information purposes. The agreement presented in this document is not binding under international law and will only become so after completion of the ratification process by each Party according to its internal legal procedures.

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PREAMBLE: Preamble



CHAPTER 1: Objectives and General Definitions



CHAPTER 2: Investment Protection



CHAPTER 3: Dispute Settlement



CHAPTER 4: Institutional, General and Final Provisions