Overview
In 2003, the Central Government of China signed the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) with the Government of the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong and the Government of the Special Administrative Region of Macao respectively. Supplement I, II, III, IV, V and VI were signed in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively. The CEPA is a successful application of the “One Country, Two Systems” principle, a new pathway for the institutional cooperation between the mainland and Hong Kong and Macao, and an important milestone in the economic and trade exchange and cooperation between the mainland and Hong Kong and Macao. It is a Free Trade Agreement signed by the Central Government with the separate customs territories of Hong Kong and Macao, and also the first FTA to be fully implemented in the Chinese mainland.
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Agreement between Mainland and Macao
Mainland and Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangements (Main Text)
The Execution of Zero Tariff in Trade in Goods
List of Macao Origin Products for Implementation of Zero Import Tariff by the Mainland
The Rules of Origin for Trade in Goods
The Form of Origin Criteria for Hong Kong Goods Subject to Preferential Measures for Trade in Goods
Procedure of the Issue and Check of the Certificate of Origin
The Certificate of Origin (Sample) Macao
Specific Commitments on Opening Trade in Services
The Definition and Related Regulations on “Service Providers” in Mainland and Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangements
Trade and Investment Facilitation
Supplementary Agreement
Supplementary Agreement VI to Mainland and Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangements
Supplementary Agreement V to Mainland and Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangements
Supplementary Agreement IV to Mainland and Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangements
Supplementary Agreement III to Mainland and Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangements
Mainland and Macao signed supplementary agreement III for CEPA
Supplementary Agreement II to Mainland and Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangements (Main Text)
Mainland and Macao signed Supplementary Agreements for Mainland and Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangements