Chile’s FTA’s with third countries have had a ‘crowding-out effect’ on the EU market share in Chile. While the EU was Chile’s topmost trading partner from 2003 to 2009, it is now third, after China and the USA (see Figure 2). The two partners have therefore agreed to broaden and deepen the provisions of the AA’s trade pillar to unlock untapped potential and to counter the trend of bilateral trade erosion in relative terms to the advantage of third parties.
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