WT/REG/W/ 155 
 
11 November  2020 
(20-8088) Page: 1/3 
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 
outstanding 
from the GCC 
Member States.   
EU-Singapore 
(G&S)  1.4.2020  11.06.2020  EU – 4.06.2020  
Singapore – 12.8.2020  2.10.20  30.10.2020  EU 
30.10.2020  Comments 
outstanding 
from Singapore.  
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  Some data received from 
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.  
4. Data delayed (Agreements with Non Members)  
EAEU -Iran (G)  31.01.2020  22.06.2020  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 .  
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- 3 - RTA Name  Date of notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
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  
Accession s of 
Samoa and the 
Solomon Islands to 
the Interim EPA EU -
Pacific States (G)  26.10.2020  12.1.202 1      
Agreement between 
the United States, 
Mexico and Canada 
(USMCA) (G&S)  16.9.2020 30.11.20 20 Data received from the 
United States – 
30.10.2020      
EU-Viet Nam (G&S)  13.7.2020  22.09.2020  EU – 21.09.2020  
Viet Nam – 24.9.2020 & 
25.9.2020 ; some data 
remaining     Awaiting data 
from Viet Nam.  
Peru-Australia 
(G&S)  24.6.2020  4.09.2020  
extended to 
25.09.2020  Australia – 21.09.2020  
Peru - 28.9.2020  19.10.20 20 16.11.20 20  FP being 
drafted . 
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  
Mexico  
New Zealand  
Singapore (used from 
WTO IDB) 
Viet Nam (prepared by 
Secretariat)  
Mexico     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 . 
 
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