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17 March 2021 
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Committee on Regional Trade Agreements    
 
 
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RTA TRANSPARENCY MECHANISM  
STATUS OF THE PREPARATION OF FACTUAL PRESENTATIONS  
Background Note by the Secretariat  
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- 2 - RTA Name  Date of notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
1. Comments delayed (Agreements among Members)  
GCC-Singapore (S)  30.05.2015  23.11.2015  Yes 10.10.2016  
22.01.2020  
6.04.2020  21.11.2016  
14.02.2020  
17.04.20 20 Singapore 
28.10.2019 . 
Comments 
also received 
from Qatar 
and Bahrain.  Comments 
outstanding 
from the GCC 
Member States.   
2. Comments delayed (Agreements with Non Members)  
Commonwealth of 
Independent States 
(CIS) (G)  8.6.2018  31.10.2018  Data received from 
Ukraine  21.1.2019  4.3.2019  Ukraine -
12.3.2019 
Moldova – 
18.3.2019 Comments 
outstanding 
from Armenia, 
Belarus, 
Kazakhstan, 
Kyrgyz Republic, 
and the Russian 
Federation.  
3. Data delayed (Agreements among Members)  
Accession s of Samoa 
and the Solomon 
Islands to the Interim 
EPA EU -Pacific States 
(G) 26.10.2020  12.1.202 1 Data received from  
Solomon Islands – 
11.01.2021;  15.01.2021,  
19.01.2021  
EU – 12.01.2021  
Samoa – 12.01.2021  & 
18.01.2021     Awaiting 
additional 
submission from 
Solomon 
Islands.  
Revised Treaty of the 
Economic Community 
of West African States 
(ECOWAS), goods  2.05.2019  10.10.2019  Some data received from  
ECOWAS Commission  - 
15.09.2020;  
Togo– 14.09.2020  
Niger– 29.07.2020 ; 
Senegal -13.02.2020 ; 
Benin – 31.05.2019 ; no 
data from the other 
Parties     Awaiting 
complete data 
from all of the 
Parties . 
EU-Central America 
(G&S)  26.2.2013   Panama – 9.7.2019  
Costa Rica – 10.7.2019  
Nicaragua – 22.08.2019  
El Salvador – 11.09.2019  
Honduras – 23.09.2019  
Guatemala – 10.8.2020     Awaiting data 
from the EU.  
EU-Papua New Guinea, 
Fiji (G)  18.10.2011  10.12.2014  Data from EU, trade data 
from Fiji     Awaiting data 
from Papua New 
Guinea, Fiji.   
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- 3 - RTA Name  Date of notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
4. Data delayed (Agreements with Non Members)  
EAEU -Iran (G)  31.01.2020  22.6.2020  No data received     Awaiting data 
from the parties  
EFTA-Lebanon (G)  22.12.2006  1.6.2009  Data received from EFTA 
only    Awaiting data 
from Lebanon.  
Turkey -Syria (G)  15.2.2007  13.8.2009  Data received from 
Turkey, information from 
Syria but no data     Awaiting data 
from Syria . 
Ukraine -Azerbaijan (G)  18.8.2008  10.8.2009  Data received from 
Ukraine, import data 
received from Azerbaijan     Awaiting data 
from Azerbaijan.  
Ukraine -Turkmenistan 
(G) 18.8.2008  10.8.2009  Data received from 
Ukraine only     Awaiting data 
from 
Turkmenistan.  
Russian Federation -
Turkmenistan (G)  18.1.2013  11.6.2013  Data received from the 
Russia Federation only     Awaiting data 
from 
Turkmenistan.  
5. Other  (Agreements with Members)  
Comprehensive and 
Progressive Agreement 
for Trans -Pacific 
Partnership (CPTPP)  
(G&S)  20.12.2018  22.01.2020  
New Zealand, 
& Singapore: 
28.05.2019  Australia  
Canada  
Japan  
Mexico  
New Zealand  
Singapore (used from 
WTO IDB) 
Viet Nam (prepared by 
Secretariat)  
Mexico  13.11.2020  8.01.2021  22.2.2021  Comments being 
incorporated.  
Awaiting 
comments on 
the New Zealand 
and Viet Nam 
annexes  
ASEAN -Hong Kong, 
China (G&S)  10.2.2021  1.7.2021       
Indonesia -Australia 
(CEPA) (G&S)  27.1.2021 8.4.2021       
Ukraine -Israel (G)  13.1.2021  7.6.2021  Ukraine – 5.3.2021     Awaiting data 
from Israel  
China -Mauritius (G&S)  7.1.2021  31.5.2021       
EU-UK (G&S)  29.1.2021  5.5.2021      
UK-Ghana (G)  4.3.2021  17.5.2021       
UK-Japan (G&S)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Georgia (G&S)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Moldova, Rep of 
(G&S)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021        
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- 4 - RTA Name  Date of notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
UK-North Macedonia 
(G) 31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Switzerland & 
Liechtenstein (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Viet Nam (G&S)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Ukraine (G&S)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Turkey (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Tunisia (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-SACU & 
Mozambique (G)  8.1.2021  5.5.2021       
UK-Singapore (G&S)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Korea, Rep of 
(G&S)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Norway & Iceland 
(G) 31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Morocco (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Israel (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Egypt (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Ecuador & Peru 
(G&S ) 31.12.2020       Data request 
pending  
UK-Chile (G&S)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Central America 
(G&S)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Côte d'Ivoire (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Canada (G)  31.12.2020       Data request 
pending  
UK-Cameroon (G)  31.12.2020       Data request 
pending  
UK-Kenya (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Pacific States 
(Solomon Islands) (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Pacific States 
(Samoa) (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Pacific States (Fiji & 
PNG) (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Colombia (G&S)  31.12.2020       Data request 
Pending  
Agreement between 
the United States, 
Mexico and Canada 
(USMCA) (G&S)  16.9.2020  30.11.2020  Data received from the 
United States – 
30.10.2020;  
Canada – 1.12.2020;  
Mexico - 04.12.2020     FP being 
drafted.   
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- 5 - RTA Name  Date of notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
EU-Viet Nam (G&S)  13.7.2020  22.09.2020  EU – 21.09.2020  
Viet Nam – 24.9.2020; 
25.9.2020 & 30.9.2020     FP being 
drafted.  
 
GCC (G)  20.11.2006  
31.3.2008  
31.3.2008  
17.11.2009  19.12.2007  
 
7.04.2008  
 Yes 22.10.2010  19.11.2010  Yes Awaiting 
responses to 
questions  from 
Members . 
6. Other  (Agreements with Non Members)  
EU-ESA - Accession of 
Comoros (G)  14.1.2021  30.3.2021       
UK-ESA (Seychelles, 
Mauritius, Zimbabwe) 
(G) 31.12.2020  5.5.2021  Data received from 
Mauritius: 05.03.2021; 
16.03.2021     Awaiting 
additional 
information from 
Mauritius.  
UK-Faroe Islands 
(Denmark) (G ) 31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Cariforum (G&S)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-PLO (G)  31.12.2020  10.5.2021       
UK-Lebanon (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021       
UK-Kosovo (G)  31.12.2020  12.5.2021       
 
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