今天，东盟秘书处网站发布消息，宣布RCEP正式生效。具体内容如下：

今天，《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》（RCEP）对澳大利亚、文莱、柬埔寨、中国、日本、老挝、新西兰、新加坡、泰国和越南生效，为建成世界上最大的自由贸易区铺平道路。

根据世界银行数据，协定将覆盖23亿人口，占世界人口的30%；涵盖25.8万亿美元国内生产总值（GDP），占全球GDP的约30%；囊括12.7万亿美元货物和服务贸易，超过全球四分之一；吸引31%的全球外国直接投资流入。

协定将于2022年2月1日对韩国生效。对于其余签署国，协定将在其各自向作为协定保管人的东盟秘书长交存批准书、接受书或核准书60天后生效。

RCEP协定的生效体现了本地区在以下方面的决心，包括保持市场开放，加强区域经济一体化，支持开放、自由、公平、包容、以规则为基础的多边贸易体制，并为全球疫情后复苏举措作出贡献。

通过新的市场准入承诺和简化的、便利贸易投资的现代规则与纪律，RCEP必将提供新的商业和就业机会，加强本地区供应链，促进中小微企业融入区域价值链和生产中心。

东盟秘书处将继续致力于支持RCEP进程，确保其有效和高效的实施。

消息原文如下：

RCEP Agreement enters into force

January 1, 2022

JAKARTA, 1 January 2022 – The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement enters into force today for Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Japan, Lao PDR, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam, paving the way for the creation of the world’s largest free trade area.

According to data by the World Bank, the agreement would cover 2.3 billion people or 30% of the world’s population, contribute US$ 25.8 trillion about 30% of global GDP, and account for US$ 12.7 trillion, over a quarter of global trade in goods and services, and 31% of global FDI inflows.

The RCEP Agreement will also enter into force on 1 February 2022 for the Republic of Korea. As for the remaining signatory States, the RCEP Agreement will enter into force 60 days after the deposit of their respective instrument of ratification, acceptance, or approval to the Secretary-General of ASEAN as the Depositary of the RCEP Agreement.

The entry into force of the RCEP Agreement is a manifestation of the region’s resolve to keep markets open; strengthen regional economic integration; support an open, free, fair, inclusive, and rules-based multilateral trading system; and, ultimately, contribute to global post-pandemic recovery efforts.

Through new market access commitments and streamlined, modern rules and disciplines that facilitate trade and investment, RCEP promises to deliver new business and employment opportunities, strengthen supply chains in the region, and promote the participation of micro, small and medium enterprises into the regional value chains and production hubs.

The ASEAN Secretariat remains committed to support the RCEP process in ensuring its effective and efficient implementation.