Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA)

The Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA), a plurilateral digital-trade agreement between Chile, New Zealand and Singapore signed 11 June 2020 (open to accession). Organised in 16 Modules covering business and trade facilitation (paperless trading, e-invoicing, e-payments, logistics), treatment of digital products (no customs duties on electronic transmissions, non-discriminatory treatment, cryptography), data issues (personal information protection, cross-border data flows, no forced data localisation), wider trust environment (cybersecurity cooperation, online safety), business and consumer trust (anti-spam, online consumer protection, internet access principles), digital identities, emerging technologies (fintech, AI, government procurement, competition policy), innovation (public domain, data innovation, open government data), SME cooperation, digital inclusion, and institutional/transparency/dispute-settlement/exceptions/final provisions..