Two-thirds of the provisions of the signed CPTPP are identical to the proposed TPP at the time the United States left the negotiation process. The chapter on SOEs remains unchanged and obliges signatories to share information on SOEs with the intention of addressing the issue of state intervention in the market. It contains the most detailed intellectual property standards for a trade agreement and protection against intellectual property theft against companies operating abroad. [14] In February 2019, Canada`s Minister of International Trade Diversification, Jim Carr, delivered a keynote address at a seminar on CPTPP – Expanding Your Business Horizons, where he addressed companies that describe the use of the agreement as a gateway to more easily sharing people, goods and services. [19] However, Canada`s largest reserve was a conflict between the percentage of a vehicle that must come from a CPPP member country to enter duty-free, 45% less than the original TPP and 62.5% under NAFTA. Japan, a major automotive supplier, strongly supports lower requirements. [17] In January 2018, Canada announced that it would sign the CPTPP after receiving binding letters on culture with any other CPTPP member country, as well as bilateral agreements with Japan, Malaysia and Australia on non-tariff barriers. The Canadian Automobile Parts Manufacturers Association strongly criticized the increase in the share of auto parts that can be imported duty-free and found that the United States is moving in the opposite direction by requiring stricter import standards as part of the ongoing NAFTA renegotiations. [18] The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), also known as TPP11 or TPP-11[2][3][5][5],[5] is a trade agreement between Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. It was born out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which never came into force because of the withdrawal of the United States.