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22 March  2023 
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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  Notification 
date Data due 
on Data received  FP sent to 
Parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
• Agreements among members  
ASEAN - Hong Kong, China (G&S)  10-Feb-21 1-Jul-21 
 Hong Kong, China :  
30-Jun-21 
ASEAN : 14-Jan-22 21-Oct-22 2-Dec-22 Most 
comments 
received on 
9-Dec-2022 FP to be circulated  
ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA ) 
(ATIGA ) (G) 31-Aug-21 23-Feb-22 Malaysia : 17-Jan-22 
ASEAN Secretariat : 25-Jul-
2022; 1 -Aug-2022 
Lao PDR: 15 -Sep-2022       FP to be drafted  
Colombia -Israel (G&S)  14-Mar-23 3-Aug-23      
Comprehensive and Progressive 
Agreement for Trans -Pacific 
Partnership (CPTPP) - Entry into 
force for Chile (G&S)  14-Feb-23 4-May-23      
Comprehensive and Progressive 
Agreement for Trans -Pacific 
Partnership (CPTPP) - Entry into 
force for Malaysia (G&S)  25-Jan-23 17-Apr-23      
Economic Community of West 
African States (ECOWAS) (G)  2-May-19 10-Oct-19 Some data received from 
ECOWAS Commission:  
15-Sep-20 
Togo: 14-Sept-20 
Niger: 29 -Jul-20 
Senegal: 13 -Feb-20 
Benin: 31 -May-19 
No data from the other 
Parties     
Awaiting complete 
data from all of the 
Parties  
EFTA – Ecuador (G&S)  22-Feb-22 5-May-22 Ecuador: 23 -May-22 
EFTA: 28-Nov-22 and 16 -
Jan-2023    
FP being drafted  
EFTA-Gulf Cooperation Council 
(GCC)  6-Oct-22 23-Dec-22 Switzerland &  
Norway: 16 -Jan-23    Awaiting data from 
GCC members and 
some data from 
Iceland  
EFTA – Indonesia (G&S)  26-Apr-22 8-Jul-22  
      Awaiting data from 
the Parties  
EFTA – Türkiye  (G&S)  14-Feb-22 27-Apr-22 Türkiye : 25-Apr-22 
EFTA: 9 -Mar-23 20-Oct-22 1-Dec-22 Türkiye:  
2-Dec-22 
EFTA:  
6-Dec-22 FP being finalized  
EU - Pacific States (PNG and Fiji) 
(G) 18-Oct-11 10-Dec-14 Data from the EU , PNG 
Trade data from Fiji     
FP to be drafted    
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 RTA Name  Notification 
date Data due 
on Data received  FP sent to 
Parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
EU - Pacific States - Accession of 
Samoa (G)  26-Oct-20 12-Jan-21 Data received from  the 
EU: 12-Jan-21 
Samoa : 12-Jan-21/18-Jan-
21       FP to be drafted along 
with EU -Pacific States 
(PNG and Fiji)  
EU - Pacific States - Accession of 
Solomon Islands (G)  26-Oct-20 12-Jan-21 Data received from  the 
Solomon Islands : 11-Jan-
21/15-Jan-21/19-Jan-21/ 
5-Oct-21. 
EU: 12-Jan-21       FP to be drafted along 
with EU -Pacific States 
(PNG and Fiji)  
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (G)  20-Nov-06  
31-Mar-08 
17-Nov-09 19-Dec-07 
 
7-Apr-08 Yes 22-Oct-10 19-Nov-10 Yes Awaiting responses to 
questions from 
Members  
India - United Arab Emirates (S)  22-Sept-22 13-Feb-23 India: 14 -Feb-2023    Awaiting data from 
UAE 
Türkiye - Denmark in respect of the 
Faeroe Islands (G)  1-Nov-22 12-Jan-23 Türkiye : 22-Nov-22 
Faroe Islands:2 9-Nov-2022    Awaiting tariff data 
from the Faroe Islands  
United Kingdom – Albania (G&S)  3-May-21 13-Jul-21 UK: 7 -May-21 
Albania: 12-Jul-21 11-Apr-22 9-May-22 Albania: 
10-May-22 Final c omments 
pending from the UK  
United Kingdom – Cameroon (G)  31-Dec-20 13-Jul-21 UK:19 -Mar-21    
Awaiting data from 
Cameroon  
United Kingdom - Central America 
(G&S)  31-Dec-20 5-May-21 UK: 5-Jul-21 
Panam a: 21-Apr-21 
Guatemala:5 -May-21 
Nicaragua: 5 -May-21/ 
6-May-21 
Costa Rica: 6 -May-21 
El Salvador:28 -Jun-21 
Honduras: 02 -Mar-22 9-Mar-23 6-Apr-23  
FP sent for comments  
United Kingdom - Côte d'Ivoire (G)  31-Dec-20 5-May-21 UK: 19 -Mar-21    
Awaiting data from 
Côte d'Ivoire  
United Kingdom – Colombia, 
Ecuador and Peru (G&S)  1-Sept-20 28-Nov-22 Received data from all of 
the Parties        FP to be drafted  
United Kingdom – Georgia (G&S)  31-Dec-20 5-May-21 UK: 12 -Apr-21 
Georgia: 9-Jun-21/6-Sep-
21/8-Sep-21    
FP being drafted  
United Kingdom – Ghana (G)  4-Mar-21 17-May-21 UK: 12 -Apr-21    
Awaiting data from 
Ghana  
United Kingdom - Iceland, 
Liechtenstein and Norway (G&S)  30-Nov-21 28-Feb-22 UK: 16 -Dec-21/17-Jan-22/ 
23-Feb-22 
Norway: 03 -Mar-22    
FP to be drafted    
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date Data due 
on Data received  FP sent to 
Parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
United Kingdom - Moldova, Republic 
of (G&S)  31-Dec-20 5-May-21 UK: 12 -Apr-21 
Moldova, Rep of: 31 -May-
21/1-Jun-21    
FP being drafted  
United Kingdom – Morocco (G)  31-Dec-20 5-May-21 UK:7-May-21    
Awaiting data from 
Morocco  
United Kingdom - North Macedonia 
(G&S)  31-Dec-20 5-May-21 UK: 7 -May-21 
North Macedonia: 5 -May-
21/10 -May-21 10-Jan-23 7-Feb-23  
Extended to : 
22-Feb-23 &  
14-Mar-23 North 
Macedonia: 
21-Jan-23 
UK:  
20-Mar-23 Comments  being 
incorporated  
United Kingdom - Pacific States 
(PNG and Fiji) (G)  31-Dec-20 5-May-21 UK: 19 -Mar-21 
PNG: 29 -Jun-22    
FP to be drafted  
United Kingdom - Pacific States - 
Accession of Samoa (G)  31-Dec-20 5-May-21 Samoa:5 -May-21 
UK: 19 -Mar-21    
FP to be drafted along 
with UK Pacific States  
United Kingdom - Pacific States - 
Accession of Solomon Islands (G)  31-Dec-20 5-May-21 UK: 19-Mar-21 
Solomon Islands:  
05-Oct-21    
FP to be drafted along 
with UK Pacific States  
United Kingdom - SACU and 
Mozambique (G)  8-Jan-21 5-May-21 UK: 5 -Jul-21 
Data received from SACU  20-Mar-23 1-May-23  
FP sent for comments  
United Kingdom – Ukraine (G&S)  31-Dec-20 5-May-21 Ukraine: 7-May-21/18 -
May-21/3-Jun-21 
UK: 5 -Jul-21    
FP to be drafted  
United Kingdom - Viet Nam (G&S)  31-Dec-20 5-May-21 Viet Nam: 7 -May-21 
UK: 3 -Sep-21    
FP being  drafted  
• Agreements with Non members  
EFTA – Lebanon (G)  22-Dec-06 1-Jun-09 Data received from EFTA 
only    
Awaiting data from 
Lebanon  
EU - Eastern and Southern Africa 
States - Accession of Comoros (G)  14-Jan-21 30-Mar-21 EU: 24 -Mar-21    
Awaiting data from 
the Comoros  
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) - 
Iran (G)  31-Jan-20 22-Jun-20 No data received     
Awaiting data from 
the Parties  
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) – 
Serbia (G)  3-Nov-21 28-Mar-22 Serbia: 17 -Jan-22    
Awaiting data from 
the rest of the EAEU 
members  
Pacific Agreement on Closer 
Economic Relations Plus (PACER 
Plus) (G&S)  8-Apr-21 6-Sep-21 Data received     
FP be ing drafted  
Pacific Agreement on Closer 
Economic Relations Plus (PACER 
Plus) (G&S)  – Entry into force for 
Tuvalu and Vanuatu  14-Oct-22 6-Jan-23     FP be ing drafted  with 
PACER Plus  
Russian Federation – Turkmenistan 
(G) 18-Jan-13 11-Jun-13 Data received from the 
Russian Federation     
Awaiting data from 
Turkmenistan    
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 RTA Name  Notification 
date Data due 
on Data received  FP sent to 
Parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
Treaty on a Free Trade Area 
between members of the 
Commonwealth of Independent 
States (CIS) (G)  6-Jun-13 31-Oct-18 Data received from Ukraine  21-Jan-19 4-Mar-19 Ukraine: 
12-Mar-19 
Moldova: 
18-Mar-19 Comments 
outstanding from 
Armenia, Belarus, 
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz 
Republic, and the 
Russian Federation.  
Türkiye – Kosovo1 (G) 21-Dec-21 11-May-22 Türkiye :19-Apr-22 
Kosovo: 7&20 -Jul-22    
FP to be drafted  
Türkiye – Syria (G)  15-Feb-07 13-Aug-09 Data received from  Türkiye  
and some data from Syria     
Awaiting complete 
submission from Syria  
Ukraine – Azerbaijan (G)  18-Aug-08 10-Aug-09 Data received from 
Ukraine, import data 
received from Azerbaijan     
Awaiting tariff data 
from Azerbaijan  
Ukraine - Turkmenistan (G)  18-Aug-08 10-Aug-09 Data received from Ukraine 
only    
Awaiting tariff data 
from Turkmenistan  
United Kingdom - Cariforum States 
(G&S)  31-Dec-20 5-May-21 UK: 19 -Mar-21 
Dominican Republic: 
6-Apr-21 
Grenada: 7 -Apr-21/ 
7-May-21 
St Vincent:12 -Oct-21    
Awaiting complete 
submission from the 
Dominican Republic 
and St. Vincent. 
Awaiting submissions 
from the rest of the 
Parties  
United Kingdom - Faroe Islands (G)  31-Dec-20 5-May-21 UK: 03 -Sept-21    
Awaiting data from 
Faroe Islands  
United Kingdom – Kosovo1 (G) 31-Dec-20 12-May-21 UK: 7 -May-21 
Kosovo: 4 -Aug-22    
FP to be drafted  
United Kingdom – Lebanon (G)  31-Dec-20 5-May-21 UK: 7 -May-21 
Lebanon: 7 -May-21    
Awaiting complete 
data from Lebanon  
United Kingdom – Palestine (G)  31-Dec-20 10-May-21 UK:12 -Apr-21    
Awaiting data from 
Palestine  
United Kingdom – Serbia (G&S)  18-May-21 28-Jul-21 UK: 05 -Jul-21 
Serbia:26 -Jul-21    FP to be circulated  
 
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1 Reference to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).