Mexico-Panama FTA (2015),
53 the Nicaragua-Chinese Taipei (2008),
54 the Pacific
Alliance (2016),
55 the Panama-Singapore FTA (2006),
56 the Peru-Korea FTA
(2011),
57 the Singapore-Australia FTA (2017),
58 the United States-Bahrain FTA
(2006),
59 the United States-Chile FTA (2004),
60 the United States-Colombia FTA
53 MEX-PAN FTA, Chapter 11, Article 11.9: “Treatment of certain type of information. Nothing in
this Chapter requires a Party to reveal or allow access to: a. information related to the financial
affairs and accounts of individual customers of financial institutions or cross-border financial
service suppliers; or b. any confidential information which disclosure would impede law enforcement or otherwise be contrary to the public interest or prejudice legitimate commercial interests of
particular enterprises.” (My translation.)
54 NIC-TWN, Chapter 12, Article 12.07: “Treatment of Certain Information. Nothing in this
Chapter requires a Party to furnish or allow access to: (a) information related to the financial affairs
and accounts of individual customers of financial institutions or cross-border financial service
suppliers; or (b) any confidential information which disclosure of which would impede law
enforcement or otherwise be contrary to the public interest or prejudice legitimate commercial
interests of particular enterprises.”
55 Pacific Alliance, Article 11.8: “Treatment of certain information. No disposition in this
Chapter requires a Party to reveal or allow access to: a. information related to the financial affairs
and accounts of individual customers of financial institutions or cross-border financial service
suppliers; or b. any confidential information which disclosure would impede law enforcement or
otherwise be contrary to public interest or prejudice legitimate commercial interests of a certain
person.”
56 PAN-SIN FTA. Article 11.8: “Treatment of Certain Information Nothing in this Chapter requires
a Party to furnish or allow access to: (a) information related to the financial affairs and accounts of
individual customers of financial institutions or cross-border financial service suppliers; or (b) any
confidential information, the disclosure of which would impede law enforcement or otherwise be
contrary to the public interests or prejudice legitimate commercial interests of particular
enterprises.”
57 PER-KOR FTA, Article 12.7: “Treatment of Certain Information. Nothing in this
Chapter requires a Party to furnish or allow access to: (a) information related to the financial affairs
and accounts of individual customers of financial institutions or cross-border financial service
suppliers; or (b) any confidential information the disclosure of which would impede law enforcement or otherwise be contrary to the public interest or prejudice legitimate commercial interests of
particular enterprises.”
58 SIN-AUT FTA, Chapter 9, Article 8: “Treatment of Certain Information. Nothing in this
Chapter shall require a Party to furnish or allow access to: (a) information related to the financial
affairs and accounts of individual customers of financial institutions or cross-border financial
service suppliers; or (b) any confidential information, the disclosure of which would impede law
enforcement or otherwise be contrary to the public interest or prejudice legitimate commercial
interests of particular enterprises.”
59 USA-BHR FTA, Article 11.7: “Treatment of Certain Information. Article 20.4 (Disclosure of
Information) does not apply to this Chapter. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to require a
Party to furnish or allow access to: (a) information related to the financial affairs and accounts of
individual customers of financial institutions or cross-border financial service suppliers; or (b) any
confidential information, the disclosure of which would impede law enforcement or otherwise be
contrary to the public interest or prejudice legitimate commercial interests of particular enterprises.”
60 USA-CHI FTA, Article 12.7: “Treatment of Certain Information. Nothing in this Chapter requires
a Party to furnish or allow access to: (a) information related to the financial affairs and accounts of
individual customers of financial institutions or cross-border financial service suppliers; or (b) any
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53 the Nicaragua-Chinese Taipei (2008),
54 the Pacific
Alliance (2016),
55 the Panama-Singapore FTA (2006),
56 the Peru-Korea FTA
(2011),
57 the Singapore-Australia FTA (2017),
58 the United States-Bahrain FTA
(2006),
59 the United States-Chile FTA (2004),
60 the United States-Colombia FTA
53 MEX-PAN FTA, Chapter 11, Article 11.9: “Treatment of certain type of information. Nothing in
this Chapter requires a Party to reveal or allow access to: a. information related to the financial
affairs and accounts of individual customers of financial institutions or cross-border financial
service suppliers; or b. any confidential information which disclosure would impede law enforcement or otherwise be contrary to the public interest or prejudice legitimate commercial interests of
particular enterprises.” (My translation.)
54 NIC-TWN, Chapter 12, Article 12.07: “Treatment of Certain Information. Nothing in this
Chapter requires a Party to furnish or allow access to: (a) information related to the financial affairs
and accounts of individual customers of financial institutions or cross-border financial service
suppliers; or (b) any confidential information which disclosure of which would impede law
enforcement or otherwise be contrary to the public interest or prejudice legitimate commercial
interests of particular enterprises.”
55 Pacific Alliance, Article 11.8: “Treatment of certain information. No disposition in this
Chapter requires a Party to reveal or allow access to: a. information related to the financial affairs
and accounts of individual customers of financial institutions or cross-border financial service
suppliers; or b. any confidential information which disclosure would impede law enforcement or
otherwise be contrary to public interest or prejudice legitimate commercial interests of a certain
person.”
56 PAN-SIN FTA. Article 11.8: “Treatment of Certain Information Nothing in this Chapter requires
a Party to furnish or allow access to: (a) information related to the financial affairs and accounts of
individual customers of financial institutions or cross-border financial service suppliers; or (b) any
confidential information, the disclosure of which would impede law enforcement or otherwise be
contrary to the public interests or prejudice legitimate commercial interests of particular
enterprises.”
57 PER-KOR FTA, Article 12.7: “Treatment of Certain Information. Nothing in this
Chapter requires a Party to furnish or allow access to: (a) information related to the financial affairs
and accounts of individual customers of financial institutions or cross-border financial service
suppliers; or (b) any confidential information the disclosure of which would impede law enforcement or otherwise be contrary to the public interest or prejudice legitimate commercial interests of
particular enterprises.”
58 SIN-AUT FTA, Chapter 9, Article 8: “Treatment of Certain Information. Nothing in this
Chapter shall require a Party to furnish or allow access to: (a) information related to the financial
affairs and accounts of individual customers of financial institutions or cross-border financial
service suppliers; or (b) any confidential information, the disclosure of which would impede law
enforcement or otherwise be contrary to the public interest or prejudice legitimate commercial
interests of particular enterprises.”
59 USA-BHR FTA, Article 11.7: “Treatment of Certain Information. Article 20.4 (Disclosure of
Information) does not apply to this Chapter. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to require a
Party to furnish or allow access to: (a) information related to the financial affairs and accounts of
individual customers of financial institutions or cross-border financial service suppliers; or (b) any
confidential information, the disclosure of which would impede law enforcement or otherwise be
contrary to the public interest or prejudice legitimate commercial interests of particular enterprises.”
60 USA-CHI FTA, Article 12.7: “Treatment of Certain Information. Nothing in this Chapter requires
a Party to furnish or allow access to: (a) information related to the financial affairs and accounts of
individual customers of financial institutions or cross-border financial service suppliers; or (b) any
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