论内地与香港CEPA之性质

《内地与香港关于建立更紧密经贸关系的安排》(CEPA)的主体具有双重身份 ,即在国内体制中 ,分别是内地关税区与香港单独关税区 ;而在WTO体制中 ,则分别是WTO正式成员。CEPA的调整对象也具有双重性 ,即调整一国国内不同关税区之间的经济关系和WTO不同成员之间的贸易关系。CEPA的法律基础主要涉及国内法、国际法有关香港高度自治权的规定与WTO区域经济一体化例外规则。作为一主权国家的两个关税区和WTO的两个成员 ,内地与香港签订的CEPA既是符合GATT第 2 4条的WTO成员之间的协定 ,但实质上又不是国际条约 ,而是部分内容受WTO规则规范和调整的一国国内的区域经济一体化安排

On the Nature of CEPA Between the Mainland of China and Hong Kong

The subjects of Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement between Mainland of China and Hong Kong (CEPA) have a dual status, i.e., the mainland customs territory and Hong Kong separate customs territory in the domestic regime and two full members in the WTO regime. The objects of the CEPA also have a dual nature, i.e., the economic relationships between the two customs territories in the same country and the trade relationships between the two WTO members. The legal grounds for the CEPA involve relevant provisions in Chinese domestic laws and international laws and the WTO rules on regional economic integration exceptions. The CEPA concluded by mainland of China and Hong Kong in the status of the two customs territories in a sovereignty State and the two WTO members, is an agreement between the two WTO members in conformity with article 24 of GATT but essentially not an international treaty. It is an arrangement for domestic regional economic integration with its partial contents regulated by the WTO rules.