Accession of the United Kingdom to CPTPP
The accession of the United Kingdom to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has been on the current agenda for the enlargement of the CPTPP since 2 June 2021, when the CPTPP Commission decided to move forward with the application of the United Kingdom as an aspirant economy. The United Kingdom officially applied for CPTPP membership on 21 February 2021. Accession negotiations between the UK and the 11 current CPTPP members negotiations were concluded on 31 March 2023. The UK formally signed the accession protocol on 16 July 2023. The UK and at least 6 of the 11 existing member nations will need to ratify the accession protocol before it takes effect. The UK Government expects the entry into force to take place in the second half of 2024.
CPTPP Signatories
United Kingdom
Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories | |
| Type | Trade agreement accession protocol |
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| Signed | 16 July 2023 |
| Location | Auckland (New Zealand) and Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei) |
| Effective | not in force |
| Condition | 60 days after ratification by the UK and all 11 (or: 15 months after signature: 6) CPTPP members |
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| Depositary | Government of New Zealand |
| Languages | English (prevailing in the case of conflict or divergence), French, and Spanish |
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The UK will become the first non-original member and European country to join CPTPP. As of 2023 it is one of seven CPTPP applicant countries, together with China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Taiwan, Ukraine, and Uruguay.