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17 June 2022 
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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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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)  
UK-Israel (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  
Extended to 
21.6.2021  UK – 7.5.2021  
Israel – 21.6.2021   12.1.2022 – 
extended to 
31.1.2022 &  
7.3.2022   Parties requested a 
postponement  
UK-Albania (G&S)  3.5.2021  13.7.2021  UK – 7.5.2021  
Albania – 12.7.2021  11.4.2022  9.5.2022  Albania – 
10.5.22  Comments pending 
from the UK  
UK-ESA (Seychelles, 
Mauritius, Zimbabwe) (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  UK – 19.3.2021  
Mauritius - 5.03.2021 
16.3.2021 & 
26.04.2021  
Zimbabwe – 
21&23.06.2021  21.3.2022  3.5.2022  Mauritius – 
19.4.2022  
UK-
23.5.2022  Comments pending 
from Seychelles 
and Zimbabwe  
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)  
EFTA-Ecuador (G&S)  22.2.2022  5.5.2022  Ecuador – 23.5.2022     Awaiting data from 
the EFTA States;  
Ecuador - awaiting 
confirmation 
regarding the MFN 
(if 2017=2020)  
EFTA-Turkey (G&S)  16.2.2022  27.4.22  Turkey – 25.04.2022     Awaiting data from 
the EFTA States.  
UK-Pacific States (Samoa) 
(G) 31.12.2020  5.5.2021  Samoa – 5.5.2021  
UK – 19.3.2021     FP to be drafted 
along with UK 
Pacific States (Fiji 
and PNG) for which 
data is awaited  
UK-Pacific States 
(Solomon Islands) (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  UK – 19.3.2021  
Solomon Islands – 
05.10.2021     FP to be drafted 
along with UK 
Pacific States (Fiji 
and PNG) for which 
data is awaited  
UK-Pacific States (Fiji & 
PNG) (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  UK – 19.3.2021     Awaiting data from 
Fiji and Papua New 
Guinea    
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RTA Name  Date of notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
ASEAN Trade in Goods 
Agreement (ATIGA)  21.9.2021  23.2.2022  Malaysia – 17.01.2022  
Link from the ASEAN 
Secretariat containing 
preferential tariffs, MFN 
are available in the 
WTO-IDB     Missing Lao PDR's 
2010 Applied rate, 
Imports are 
missing from Lao 
PDR and Viet Nam 
(2007 -2009)  
UK-Morocco (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  UK – 7.5.2021     Awaiti ng data from 
Morocco  
UK-Moldova, Rep of (G&S)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  UK – 12.4.2021  
Moldova, Rep of – 
31.5.21 & 1.6.2021     Awaiting complete 
data from Moldova  
UK-Ghana (G)  4.3.2021  17.5.2021  UK – 12.4.2021     Awaiting data from 
Ghana  
UK-SACU & Mozambique 
(G) 8.1.2021  5.5.2021  UK – 5.7.2021  
South Africa -confirmed 
that preferential tariffs 
applied under the EU -
SADC also applies to 
the UK; 2020 import 
data provided to the 
WTO-IDB    Awaiting data from 
the rest of the  
Parties  
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-Papua New Guinea, Fiji 
(G) 18.10.2011  10.12.2014  Data from EU, trade 
data from Fiji     Tariff data missing 
from PNG and Fiji 
UK-Norway & Iceland (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  UK-16.12.2021; 
17.01.2022; 
23.02.2022  
Norway – 03.03.2022     Awaiting data from 
Iceland  
UK-Cameroon (G)  31.12.2020  13.7.2021  UK – 19.3.2021     Awaiting data from 
Cameroon    
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RTA Name  Date of notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
UK-Côte d'Ivoire (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  UK – 19.3.2021     Awaiting data from  
Côte d'Ivoire  
India-Mauritius (S) 16.4.2021  6.9.2021  Mauritius – 5.5.2021     Awaiting data from 
India 
4. Data delayed (Agreements with Non members)  
Turkey -Kosovo1 (G) 21.12.2022  11.05.2022  Turkey – 19.04.2022     Awaiting data from 
Kosovo  
EAEU -Serbia (G)  3.11.2022  28.3.2022  Serbia 17.01.2022     Awaiting data from 
the rest of the 
EAEU members.  
Pacer Plus (G&S)  12.4.2021  6.9.2021  Data received     Awaiting  for the 
concordance table 
from Samoa (HS 
2012-HS2017)  
EU-ESA - Accession of 
Comoros (G)  14.1.2021  30.3.2021  EU – 24.3.2021     Awaiting data from 
the Comoros  
UK-Faroe Islands 
(Denmark) (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  UK – 03.09.2021     Awaiting data from 
Faroe Islands  
UK-Kosovo1 (G) 31.12.2020  12.5.2021  UK – 7.5.2021     Awaiting data from 
Kosovo  
UK-Palestine  (G) 31.12.2020  10.5.2021  UK – 12.4.2021     Awaiting data from 
the PLO  
UK-Lebanon (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  UK – 7.5.2021  
Lebanon – 7.5.2021     Awaiting complete 
data from Lebanon  
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,  
Syria provided the text 
of Agreement     Awaiting data from 
Syria 
Ukraine -Azerbaijan (G)  18.8.2008  10.8.2009  Data received from 
Ukraine, import data 
received from 
Azerbaijan     Awaiting tariff data 
from Azerbaijan  
Ukraine -Turkmenistan (G)  18.8.2008  10.8.2009  Data received from 
Ukraine only     Awaiting tariff data 
from Turkmenistan  
Russian Federation -
Turkmenistan (G)  18.1.2013  11.6.2013  Data received from the 
Russia Federation only     Awaiting data from 
Turkmenistan  
 
1 Reference to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).    
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RTA Name  Date of notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
5. Other (Agreements with Members)  
UK-Iceland, Liechtenstein 
& Norway (G &S) 30.11.2021  28.02.2022  Norway – 03.03.2022     Awaiting ratification 
for Iceland a nd 
Liechtenstein  
UK-Tunisia (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  UK – 7.5.2021  
Tunisia – 20.10.2021  11.4.2022  9.5.2022  3.6.2022  Comments being 
incorporated  
UK-Egypt (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  UK – 7.5.2021  
Egypt – 14.10.2021     FP to be sent to the 
Parties for 
comments  
EFTA-Indonesia (G&S)  26.4.2022  8.7.2022       
CPTPP – Entry into force 
for Peru  22.3.2022  31.5.22  Canada and Japan – 
31.05.2022  
Services data – 
01.06.2022 all CPTPP 
except for Viet Nam     Awaiting response 
from Mexico, New 
Zealand and Viet 
Nam on tariffs. 
Waiting for Mexico 
and Viet Nam to 
provide missing 
data. 
Korea, Rep. of - Turkey 
(S) 21.2.2022  14.7.2022       
ASEAN -Hong Kong, China 
(G&S)  10.2.2021  1.7.2021  Hong Kong, China – 
30.06.2021  
ASEAN – 14.01.2022     FP to be drafted  
Accessions of Samoa and 
the Solomon Islands to the 
Interim EPA EU -Pacific 
States (G)  26.10.2020  12.1.2021  Data received from  
Solomon Islands – 
11.01.202 1; 
15.01.2021 ; 
19.01.2021  & 
5.10.2021  
EU – 12.01.2021  
Samoa – 12.01.2021 & 
18.01.2021      
Korea, Rep of . – Central 
America (G&S)  16.4.2021  10.9.2021  Korea – 
31.08.2021/05.03.202
2/15.03.2022  
Panama – 31.08.2021  
El Salvador – 
24.09.2021  
Honduras – 06.10.2021  
Costa Rica -21.10.2021  26.4.2022  7.6.2022  
Extended to 
24.6.2022   FP sent for 
comments    
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RTA Name  Date of notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
UK-Central America (G&S)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  UK – 5.7.2021  
Panama  – 21.4.2021  
Guatemala – 5.5.2021  
Nicaragua – 5.5.2021; 
6.5.2021  
Costa Rica – 6.5.2021  
El Salvador – 
28.6.2021  
Honduras -02.03.2022     FP to be drafted  
UK-Kenya (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  UK – 19.3.2021  
Kenya – 5.5.21 & 
13.5.21  21.03.2022   
3.05.2022  Joint 
comments 
received – 
24.5.2022  Comments being 
incorporated  
UK-Mexico (G&S)  29.6.2021  7.9.2021  Mexico – 29.9.21; 
5.10.2021  
UK - 7.5.2021     FP being drafted  
UK-Viet Nam (G&S)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  Viet Nam – 7.5.2021  
UK – 3.9.2021     FP to be drafted  
UK-Georgia (G&S)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  UK – 12.4.2021   
Georgia – 9.6.2021 ; 
6.9.2021; 8.9.2021     FP being drafted  
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  
17.04.2020  Singapore 
28.10.2019 
Comments 
also received 
from Qatar  Awaiting responses 
to questions from 
Members  
EU-UK (G&S)  29.1.2021  5.5.2021  EU – 4.5.2021 & 
27.5.2021  
UK - 12.4.2021      FP being drafted  
UK-Japan (G&S)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  UK – 7.5.2021  
Japan – 30.4.2021 & 
7.6.2021     FP being drafted  
UK-North Macedonia 
(G&S) 31.12.2020  5.5.2021  UK – 7.5.2021  
North Macedonia – 
5.5.2021 , 10.5.2021     FP being drafted  
UK-Switzerland & 
Liechtenstein (G)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  Switzerland – 5.5.2021  
UK – 3.9.2021  21.3.2022  3.5.2022  10.5.2022  Ready to be 
officially distributed 
to the Members    
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RTA Name  Date of notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
UK-Ukraine (G&S)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  Ukraine – 7.5.2021; 
18.5.2021 & 3.6.2021  
UK – 5.7.2021     FP to be drafted  
UK-Korea, Rep of (G&S)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  Korea, Rep of  
17.3.2021  
UK – 12.4.2021  11.4.2022  9.5.2022  UK-
24.5.2022  
Korea, Rep 
of – 
30.5.2022  Comments being 
incorporated  
UK-Ecuador & Peru (G&S)  31.12.2020       Data request 
pending  
UK-Colombia (G&S)  31.12.2020       Data request 
pending  
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)  
Turkey -Serbia (S)  10.01.2022  1.06.2022  Turkey – 24.05.2022  
Serbia – 21.03.2022     FP being drafted  
UK-Serbia (G&S)  18.5.2021  28.7.2021  UK – 05.07.2021  
Serbia – 26.07.2021     FP to be drafted  
UK-Cariforum (G&S)  31.12.2020  5.5.2021  
14.7.2021 
for Haiti and 
Suriname  UK – 19.3.2021  
Dominican Republic – 
6.4.2021  
Grenada – 7.4.2021 
7.5.2021  
St Vincent – 
12.10.2021     Awaiting complete 
submission from 
the Dominican 
Republic and St. 
Vincent. Awaiting 
submissions from 
the rest of the 
Parties.  
 
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