Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

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Trans-Pacific Partnership (2015)
the negotiators of the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Preamble

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the text was concluded by 12 Pacific Rim countries and was published in November 2015 in a version, "subject to to Legal Review in English, Spanish and French for Accuracy, Clarity and Consistency" and "Subject to Authentication of English, Spanish and French Versions"

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