The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (“TPP”) was concluded in New Zealand on February 3, 2016 by twelve countries, namely, Australia, Brunei, Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States of America and Vietnam. The TPP chapter on...

The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), on the lines of the common market of the European Economic Area (EEA), was established on 31 December 2015. One of its aims, as reflected in Article A.1.9 of the AEC Blueprint 2025, is to allow ‘competitive, efficient, and seamless movement of goods within...