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The text, made public on February 1, 2016, includes the more traditional trade issues, including SPS and TBT, and trade facilitation, but also extends to other issues such as government procurement, competition policy, intellectual property, cooperation and capacity building, state-owned enterprises, and transparency. Like other recent <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips117'>EU<\/span> treaties, it also contains a chapter on sustainable development covering both labour and environmental issues.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/trade.ec.europa.eu\/doclib\/docs\/2016\/february\/tradoc_154210.pdf\">investment chapter<\/a>\u00a0adopts the European Union\u2019s emerging approach to investment protection. 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