___________________________________________________________________________ 2017/SOM3/CTI/WKSP5/002 Pacific Alliance - Special Vocation Towards the Asia-Pacific Region Submitted by: Chile Workshop on Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific Building Blocks: The Pacific Alliance Contribution to APEC Work in Services, MSMEs and Trade Facilitation Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 26 August 2017
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Pacific Alliance - Special Vocation Towards the Asia-Pacific Region
Submitted by: Chile
Workshop on Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific
Building Blocks: The Pacific Alliance Contribution to APEC Work in Services, MSMEs and Trade
Facilitation Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
26 August 2017
PACIFIC ALLIANCE
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRSGENERAL DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATION ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
Special vocation towards the Asia-Pacific region
KRASNA BOBENRIETH
7WORLD
ECONOMYMILLION PEOPLE
221BETTER BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT IN LATAM
4 ECONOMIES
INSIGHT DIRECON
GDP PER CAPITA
US$ 17.442
MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS – ADDED VALUE DIRECON
• Free movement of permanent foreign residents in member countries (Visa exemp on for PA ci zens). • More than 1400 scholarships awarded during the last three years.
• Working Holiday Program.
• 4 Forums on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (LAB4). • 4 SMEs Macro Business Conferences.
• Public-Private Agenda for Innova on.
• Tourism Macro Business Conference.
• Greater Integra on with the “La n American Integrated Market” (MILA).
• Annex on organic products and medical devices. • First Protocol amending the Additional Protocol (includes a chapter on regulatory improvement, TBT chapter on cosme cs, improvements to the chapter of telecommunica ons and electronic commerce).
SUB FORA DIRECON
INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES PROMOTION AGENCIES SERVICES AND CAPITALS
EXPERTS COMMITTEE OF THE BUSINESS COUNCIL PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
COOPERATION MINING DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION COMMUNICATIONSTRATEGY
INNOVATION GENDER
MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
SMES
EXTERNAL RELATIONS TOURISM
LABOR CULTURE
TRADE FACILITATION AND CUSTOMS COOPERATION SECURITY
FOREIGN TRADE SINGLE WINDOW CONSUMER PROTECTION
TBT ON REGULATORY COOPERATION ENVIRONMENT AND GREEN GROWTH
DIGITAL AGENDA AD-HOC FISHING GROUP
HIGHLIGHTSHIGHLIGHTS
01 PROJECTION TOWARDS THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION01 PROJECTION TOWARDS THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION
0202
0303
DIRECON01 PROJECTION TOWARDS THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION
APECInformal dialogues between Pacific Alliance Presidents and APEC Leaders
- Strengthen commercial ties with various economies especially from Asia, to become a platform for regional integration, with a special vocation towards theAsia-Pacific. - Reaffirm the commitment with Free Trade and Regional Integration. - Successful positioning of the Pacific Alliance as an articulator in these matters.
DIRECON01 PROJECTION TOWARDS THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION
HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE ON INTEGRATION INITIATIVES IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
FOSTERING REGIONAL INTEGRATION ON THE BASIS OF CURRENT AND DEVELOPING SCHEMES
DIRECON01 PROJECTION TOWARDS THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION
XVII Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Pacific Alliance, Mexico Associated States to the Pacific Alliance
DIRECON01 PROJECTION TOWARDS THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION
Canada
Singapore
Australia
New Zealand
Associated States
Applicable Guidelines to theAssociated States to the PacificAlliance: State with which all Partiesto the Pacific Alliance FrameworkAgreement celebrate and bring intoforce a binding agreement of highcommercial and economic standardsthat contributes to the achievementof the objectives of the PacificAlliance Framework Agreement.
Negotiations will begin in 2017 togrant Australia, Canada, NewZealand and Singapore the status ofASSOCIATE STATE.
HIGHLIGHTSHIGHLIGHTS
02 DEEPEN RELATIONS WITH ITS 52 OBSERVER STATES 02 DEEPEN RELATIONS WITH ITS 52 OBSERVER STATES
33 PROJECTS / ACTIVITIES WITH 16 COUNTRIES
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
TRADE FACILITATION MSMEs EDUCATION
DIRECON02 DEEPEN RELATIONS WITH ITS 52 OBSERVER STATES
DIRECON02 DEEPEN RELATIONS WITH ITS 52 OBSERVER STATES