RCEP has expanded the areas covered by the rules of the original "10 1" free trade agreement. It not only benchmarks international high-level free trade rules, but also includes issues such as intellectual property, e-commerce, competition, and government procurement. Provisions have been made to strengthen cooperation in the fields of small and medium-sized enterprises, economic and technological cooperation, etc. In the field of intellectual property, RCEP covers a wide range of contents such as copyrights, trademarks, geographical indications, patents, designs, genetic resources, traditional knowledge and folklore. While taking into account the different development levels of countries, RCEP has significantly improved the level of regional intellectual property protection. In the field of e-commerce, in addition to stipulating provisions such as electronic authentication and signature, online consumer protection, online personal information protection, network security, cross-border electronic information transmission, etc., my country has also for the first time included in the free trade agreement under the premise of complying with our country's laws and regulations. Regulations on data flow and information storage are included. In the field of trade remedies, on the basis of WTO rules, RCEP has made detailed provisions on anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard measures, and for the first time included a "no return to zero" clause in a free trade agreement; at the same time, it draws on international high-standard rules and uses "best practices" "The list approach has significantly improved the technical level and transparency of anti-dumping and countervailing investigations. In the field of competition, RCEP has reached a high level in promoting antitrust, consumer protection and other fields. In the field of government procurement, all parties have reached consensus on actively carrying out information exchange and cooperation on government procurement, providing technical assistance, and strengthening capacity building. The field of cooperation highlights that RCEP countries use the free trade agreement platform to strengthen support and investment in small and medium-sized enterprises and economic and technological cooperation, so that various contents of the RCEP Agreement can better benefit small and medium-sized enterprises and developing economies.

RCEP’s trade facilitation measures mainly include customs procedures and trade facilitation measures, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, as well as measures in standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures. In terms of customs procedures and trade facilitation, RCEP has simplified customs clearance procedures and adopted efficient management methods such as advance ruling, pre-arrival processing, and the use of information technology to promote customs procedures. Achieving the release of goods within 6 hours after arrival has promoted the development of new cross-border logistics such as express delivery, and promoted the rapid customs clearance and trade growth of fresh products such as fruits and vegetables, meat, eggs, and dairy products. The overall level exceeds the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement. In terms of sanitary and phytosanitary measures, a series of measures have been developed to protect human, animal or plant life or health, and to ensure that these measures do not restrict trade as much as possible and do not constitute unreasonable discrimination against other RCEP members. Based on the WTO's Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, RCEP has also strengthened the implementation of rules such as risk analysis, auditing, certification, import inspection, and emergency measures. In terms of standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures, RCEP promotes all parties to reduce unnecessary technical trade barriers in the recognition of standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures, and encourages the standardization agencies of all parties to strengthen standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures. information exchange and cooperation. In summary, it is recommended to understand these measures, which will greatly improve the level of facilitation of intra-regional goods trade, reduce trade costs, shorten logistics time, and further promote the formation of a regional integrated market

Legal basis: "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement"

Article 1 This chapter mainly states that the goal of the RCEP Parties is to jointly establish a modern, comprehensive, high-quality and mutually beneficial economic partnership cooperation framework to promote Regional trade and investment grow and contribute to global economic development. This section also defines common terms used in the Agreement.

Article 2: Promote the realization of a high level of trade liberalization in the region and stipulate commitments related to trade in goods. Provisions include: a commitment to grant national treatment to goods of other contracting parties in accordance with Article III of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; preferential market access through the gradual implementation of tariff liberalization; temporary duty-free entry of specific goods; the elimination of agricultural export subsidies; and Comprehensively remove constraints on non-tariff measures such as quantity restrictions, import licensing process management, and fees and procedures related to import and export.