Ministry of Trade Industry and Resources

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister JK Kim) announced that the first seminar in the “Understanding the CPTPP” series took place at Lee & Ko on November 11, 2026. The series is jointly hosted by the Korean Society of International Economic Law and Lee & Ko’s Global Commerce Institute.

The series aims to help participants better understand the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). International law experts will explain the agreement’s provisions by topic.

At the first seminar, titled “General Provisions of the CPTPP,” experts gave presentations on Initial Provisions and General Definitions (Chapter 1), Dispute Settlement (Chapter 28), and Exceptions and General Provisions (Chapter 29), followed by a question-and-answer session with participants.

The series runs for eight sessions on Wednesdays from November 11, 2026, through January 6, 2027, with no session on December 23. The second session will address digital trade, labor, and the environment; the third, market access for goods and rules of origin; the fourth, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures; the fifth, state-owned enterprises, government procurement, and intellectual property rights; the sixth, services, investment, and finance; and the seventh, administration of the agreement.

The seminars will be held both online and in person. Prospective participants can register in advance. The full schedule and registration instructions are available on the government’s free trade agreement (FTA) website (fta.motir.go.kr) and the Lee & Ko website (www.leeko.com).

MOTIR plans to continue explaining the key provisions of trade agreements in clear, accessible language.