WT/REG/W/ 147 
 
4 May 2020 
(20-3400) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements    
 
IMPLEMENTATION OF TH E RTA TRANSPARENCY M ECHANISM  
STATUS OF THE PREPAR ATION OF FACTUAL PRE SENTATIONS  
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 
outstanding 
from the GCC 
Member States.   
Korea -India (G)  23.6.2010  10.10.2010  Yes  28.02.2020  27.03.2020   Comments 
outstanding 
from the Parties . 
 
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)  
Revised Treaty of 
the Economic 
Community of West 
African States 
(ECOWAS), goods  2.05.2019  10.10.2019  No    Awaiting data 
from the Parties  
EU-SADC (G)  9.2.2018  30.4.2018  Rec'd EU 30.04.2018, 
from Botswana and 
Swaziland; S.A. - 2 May 
2019.  
Data not received from  
Mozambique  13.12.2018  31.1.2019; 
extension 
requested 
up to 
3.05.2019  24.10.2019  Awaiting data 
from 
Mozambique.  
Comments being 
incorporated into 
FP. 
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     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)  
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  
Chile-Indonesia (G)  1.4.2020  20.08.2020  Indonesia – 27.04.2020     FP being drafted  
EU-Singapore 
(G&S)  1.4.2020  11.06.2020      
EAEU -Iran (G)  31.01.2020  22.06.2020       
Hong Kong, China -
Australia (G&S)  17.01.2020  31.03.2020  Hong Kong, China – 
31.03.2020  
Australia – 6.04.2020     FP being 
drafted.  
MERCOSUR -Israel 
(G) 29.04.2019  20.08.2019  Argentina and Brazil 
30.08.2019  
Israel – 12.9.2019  
Paraguay – 16.09.2019  
Uruguay – 21.2.20  14.01.2020  
21.4.2020  
(following 
receipt of data 
from Uruguay)  25.02.2020  
5.5.2020    Awaiting 
comments  from 
the Parties  
EU-Armenia (CEPA) 
(S) 23.08.2019  4.11.2019  EU - 30.08.2019  
Armenia – 21.11.19  31.03.2020  28.04.2020  
Extended to 
12.05.2020   FP sent for 
comments.  
EFTA-Philippines 
(G&S)  26.10.2018  10.07.2019  
 Philippines – 31.7.2019  
& 4.2.2020  
EFTA – Norway, Iceland, 
Switzerland and  
Liechtenstein  24.02.2020  23.03.2020  
Exten ded to 
end May  
2020  FP sent for 
comments.  
EU-Cameroon (G)  24.9.2009 &  
17.09.2014  9.12.2014  Yes 21.02.2020  20.03.20  16.4.2020  Comments being 
incorporated into 
FP.  
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- 4 - RTA Name  Date of notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
Comprehensive and 
Progressive 
Agreement f or 
Trans -Pacific 
Partnership (CPTPP)  
(G&S)  20.12.2018  22.01.2020  
New Zealand, 
& Singapore: 
28.05.2019  Australia  
Canada  
Japan  
New Zealand  
Singapore (used from 
WTO IDB) 
Viet Nam (prepared by 
Secretariat)     FP being 
drafted. 
Awaiting d ata 
from Mexico.  
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 . 
 
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