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The South Korea-Peru Free Trade Agreement is FTA signed between the governments of Korea and
The [[South Korea]] -[[Peru]] Free Trade Agreement is an FTA signed between the governments of Korea and
Peru on March 21, 2011 in Seoul, Korea. On July 6, 2011, the Korean Parliament passed a bill
Peru on March 21, 2011 in [[Seoul]] , Korea. On July 6, 2011, the Korean Parliament passed a bill
ratifying the agreement concluding the process of establishing the seconf FTA between Korea
ratifying the agreement concluding the process of establishing the seconf FTA between Korea
and a South American country. The FTA did not need to be ratified by the Peruvian parliament<ref>http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20110629000922</ref>
and a [[South America|South American]] country. The FTA did not need to be ratified by the Peruvian parliament<ref>http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20110629000922</ref>
=== History ===
=== History ===


In the 2005 APEC meeting held in Busan, Peru proposed Korea the
In the 2005 [[APEC]] meeting held in [[Busan]], Peru proposed Korea the
establishment of an FTA between the two nations. On November
establishment of an FTA between the two nations. On November
2006, the two countries agreed on forming a study group to develop the potential FTA.
2006, the two countries agreed on forming a study group to develop the potential FTA.
The study started in October 2007 in Lima and concluded spring 2008 in Seoul.
The study started in October 2007 in [[Lima]] and concluded spring 2008 in Seoul.
Throughout 2009, four negotiation meetings were held in both Lima and
Throughout 2009, four negotiation meetings were held in both Lima and
Seoul and the announcement on the conclusion of the negotiations was
Seoul and the announcement on the conclusion of the negotiations was

Revision as of 02:47, 15 July 2011


 The South Korea -Peru Free Trade Agreement is an FTA signed between the governments of Korea and

Peru on March 21, 2011 in Seoul , Korea. On July 6, 2011, the Korean Parliament passed a bill 

ratifying the agreement concluding the process of establishing the seconf FTA between Korea

and a South American country. The FTA did not need to be ratified by the Peruvian parliament[1]

History

In the 2005 APEC  meeting held in Busan, Peru proposed Korea the

establishment of an FTA between the two nations. On November 2006, the two countries agreed on forming a study group to develop the potential FTA. The study started in October 2007 in Lima and concluded spring 2008 in Seoul. Throughout 2009, four negotiation meetings were held in both Lima and Seoul and the announcement on the conclusion of the negotiations was 

on August 30, 2010. The FTA would eventually be signed in 2011[2].

Main Aspects

The goal of the FTA is to eliminate most tariffs over ten years with the exception of 107 agricultural and marine products such as rice, beef, onion and garlic. For Korea, the automotive, electronic and appliances industries will enjoy most of the benefits. For the Peruvian side, the main exports are copper, zinc, lead, iron and concentrates besides molluscs, frozen squid, fish meal, coffee and textiles[3]. According to the peruvian ministry of commerce, the FTA is formed by the next aspects[4]:

  1. Numbered list item
  1. National treatment and access to markets
  2. Origin rules and procedures
  3. Trade Defense
  4. Technical obstacles for trade
  5. Hygiene measures
  6. Customs and easement of trade
  7. Trade of services
  8. Telecommunications
  9. Temporary entry for business persons
  10. Financial services
  11. Investment Inversión
  12. Electronic trade
  13. Intellectual property
  14. Competition policies
  15. Public Purchases
  16. Cooperation and strengthening of trade capacities
  17. Labour
  18. Environment
  19. Controversies settlements
  20. Institutional issues


Double Taxing Agreement

On July 8, 2011 the two countries signed an agreement to avoid double taxing, which also aims to persecute tax evasion. With the agreement, tax deductions will go up to 10 percent over the dividends in the country they were generated and interests go up to 15 percent. The Korean government aims to ease the activities of Korean companies entering the mining sector in the resource rich South American country.[5]




  1. ^ http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20110629000922
  2. ^ http://www.mofat.go.kr/english/econtrade/fta/Concluded/Peru/index.jsp
  3. ^ http://en.mercopress.com/2010/09/02/korea-and-peru-conclude-free-trade-agreement-effective-next-year
  4. ^ http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/newweb/portals/0/comercio/tlc_corea/
  5. ^ http://www.pymex.pe/noticias/peru/14853-corea-del-sur-y-peru-cierran-un-acuerdo-para-evitar-la-doble-imposicion.html
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