Free Trade Agreements

Texts of Finalized FTAs

• Korea Free Trade Agreement. (Signed: June 30, 2007).
• Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. (Signed: June 28, 2007).
• Colombia Free Trade Agreement. (Signed: Nov. 22, 2006).
• Peru Trade Promotion Agreement. (Signed: Apr. 12, 2006).
• Central America Free Trade Agreement - (CAFTA-DR) (Signed: 2004-2006).
• Bahrain Free Trade Agreement. (Signed: Aug. 14, 2004).
• Morocco Free Trade Agreement. (Signed: June 15, 2004).
• Australia Free Trade Agreement. (Signed: May 18, 2004).
• Chile Free Trade Agreement. (Signed: June 6, 2003).
• Singapore Free Trade Agreement. (Concluded: Jan. 15, 2003).
• Jordan Free Trade Agreement. (Signed: October 24, 2000).

Texts of FTAs Under Negotiation

• Malaysia Free Trade Agreement. (Intent to Negotiate Established: Mar. 8, 2006).
• SACU Free Trade Agreement. (Negotiations Launched: June 2, 2003).
• UAE Free Trade Agreement. (Intent to Negotiate Established: Nov. 15, 2004).

USTR Documents on Uncompleted FTAs

• Free Trade Area of the Americas
• Thailand Free Trade Agreement

Related PIJIP Pages

• Korea-US Free Trade Agreement
• Conflicts Between State Pricing Policies and Free Trade Agreements

Congressional Documents

• General Accounting Office Report Prepared for House Oversight Committee. U.S. Trade Policy Guidance on WTO Declaration on Access to Medicines May Need Clarification. (Oct. 30, 2005).
• Reps. Waxman, Allen, McDermott, Doggett, Schakowski, Stark, DeGette, Van Hollen, Lee, Blumenauer, Lewis and Emanuel. Letter to U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab. (Mar. 12, 2007).
• Congressional Research Service. Intellectual Property and the Free Trade Agreements: Innovation Policy Issues. (Dec. 21, 2005).
• House Committee on Government Reform - Minority Staff. Special Investigations Division. Report prepared for Rep. Henry Waxman. Trade Agreements and Access to Medications Under the Bush Administration. (Jun. 9, 2005).

Civil Society Documents

• Luis Alonso Garcia. The Center for International Environmental Law. Intellectual Property in the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement. (July 2008).
• Center for Policy Analysis on Trade and Health (CPATH). CPATH on New Peru Trade Text: Improvements for Access to Medicines; Threats to Public Health Remain. (July 5, 2007).
• Oxfam America. All Costs, No Benefits: How TRIPS-plus Intellectual Property Rules in the US-Jordan FTA Affect Access to Medicines. Briefing Paper #102. (April, 2007).
• Erika von Kaschke. Oxfam America. "Access to Medicines Means Access to Life: During US tour, Thai activists explain how a trade agreement could limit access to affordable HIV and AIDS drugs." (Dec. 8, 2006).
• M. Fabiana Jorge. MJF International, LLC. IP and FTA's: Significant Issues in : Significant Issues in Current Negotiations and their Current Negotiations and their Relation to US IP LawsRelation to US IP Laws. (Feb. 27, 2006).
• M. Fabiana Jorge. New US trade policy: A turning point? Journal of Generic Medicines (2007) 5, 5 – 8. doi: 10.1057/palgrave.jgm.4950093. (Published online Aug. 14, 2007).