The Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement was signed by New Zealand, 
Chile and Singapore on 18 July 2005 and by Brunei on 2 August 2005, following the 
conclusion of negotiations in June 2005. A binding Environment Cooperation Agreement and 
a binding Labour Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding, which had been negotiated 
as part of the Trans-Pacific package, were signed concurrently.

The original Trans-Pacific Agreement negotiations were launched by Chile, New Zealand and 
Singapore at the APEC leaders summit in 2002. After attending a number of rounds as an 
observer, Brunei joined the Trans-Pacific Agreement as a ³founding member´. It was given 
some flexibility to implement its commitments in light of its late joining. For example, it was 
given more time to negotiate its services and government procurement schedules. 
Negotiations on those schedules took place in 2008, and Brunei completed its ratification 
process in July 2009.

Following the passage of implementing legislation and regulations in March and April 2006, 
the Trans-Pacific Agreement entered into force on 1 May 2006 for New Zealand and 
Singapore. Brunei deposited an instrument of provisional application on 12 May 2006 ± the 
Trans-Pacific Agreement provisionally applied to Brunei from 12 June 2006 and came into 
full force in July 2009. The Agreement entered into force for Chile on 8 November 2006.

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