WT/REG/W/130  
 
7 June 2018 
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Committee on Regional Trade Agreements    
 
COMMITTEE ON REGIONA L TRADE AGREEMENTS  
LIST OF RTAS WHICH H AVE APPEARED IN FACT UAL PRESENTATIONS  
(ISSUED UP TO 5 JUNE  2018) AND HAVE NOT YET B EEN NOTIFIED TO THE WTO1 
 The following list reproduces and updates document WT/REG/W/ 128 distributed for the 
CRTA Meeting held on 9 April 2018 . 
 
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 RTA Name  Date of Entry into 
Forcea Coverage  
1 Andean Community (CAN)  14.12.06  Services  
2 Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)  13.09.13  Services  
3 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services  12.08.98  Services  
4 Belize - Guatemala  04.04.10  Goods  
5 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  – Guyana  not provided  Goods  
6 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  – Trinidad & Tobago  not provided  Goods  
7 Botswana - Malawi  1956 Goods  
8 Botswana - Zimbabwe  1956, amended in 1988  Goods  
9 Brazil - Guyana - St Kitts and Nevis  31.05.04  Goods  
10 Brazil – Suriname  26.07.06  Goods  
11 CARICOM – Colombia  01.01.95  Goods  
12 CARICOM – Costa Rica  15.11.05  Goods  
13 CARICOM – Cuba 01.01.01  Goods  
14 CARICOM – Dominican Republic  01.12.01  Goods  
15 CARICOM – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  not provided  Goods  
16 China - Chinese Taipei  12.09.10  Goods & Services  
17 Colombia - Panama  01.01.95  Goods  
18 COMESA - Accession of DR Congo  
COMESA - Accession of Djibouti  
COMESA - Accession of Libya  
COMESA - Accession of Madagascar  
COMESA - Accession of Seychelles  not provided  
1981 
2006 
not provided  
1993 Goods  
 
19 Costa Rica - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  27.07.94  Goods 
20 ECO - Accession of Afghanistan  
ECO - Accession of  Tajikistan  not provided  
not provided  Goods  
 
21 Ecuador - Guatemala  19.02.13  Goods  
22 EFTA – GCC 01.07.14  Goods & Services  
23 El Salvador - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  09.07.86  Goods  
24 EU – Kosovo  01.04.16  Goods  
25 Georgia - Uzbekistan  15.10.10  Goods  
26 Guatemala - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  10.04.86  Goods  
27 Guatemala - Cuba 18.05.01  Goods  
28 Honduras - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  22.09.86  Goods  
29 Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) Trade Protocol  not provided  Goods  
                                                
1 More information on these RTAs may be found in the RTA Tables contained in Factual Presentations 
distributed and available in the RTA Database (http://rtais.wto.org ). WT/REG/W/130  
 
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   RTA Name  Date of Entry into 
Forcea Coverage  
30 Jordan – Israel  19.04.96  Goods  
31 MERCOSUR - Israel  23.06.09  Goods  
32 Namibia - Zimbabwe  not provided  Goods  
33 Nicaragua - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  18.01.74  Goods  
34 PAFTA – Accession of Algeria  
PAFTA – Accession of Palestine  not provided  
not provided  Goods  
Goods  
35 Pakistan - Indonesia  03.02.13  Goods  
36 Pakistan – Iran 01.10.06  Goods  
37 Peru – Thailand  31.12.11  Goods  
38 SAARC Agreement on Trade in Services (SATIS)  29.11.12  Services  
39 SADC - Accession of Madagascar  1981 Goods  
40 Tunisia – Iraq 31.12.99  Goods  
41 Tunisia – Libya 19.02.02  Goods  
42 Tunisia – Morocco  16.03.99  Goods  
43 Turkey – Faroe Islands  01.10.17  Goods  
44 Turkey – Iran 01.01.15  Goods  
45 Turkey – Singapore  01.10.17  Goods &  Services  
 Agreements among LAIA parties : 
46 Argentina - Brazil - Uruguay  27.06.92  Goods  
47 Argentina - Paraguay  28.11.89  Goods  
48 Argentina - Uruguay  01.05.03  Goods  
49 Chile – Argentina  02.08.91  Goods  
50 Chile - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  02.04.93  Goods  
51 Chile – Cuba 27.06.08  Goods  
52 Chile – Ecuador  25.01.10  Goods  
53 Chile - Plurinational State of Bolivia  06.04.93  Goods  
54 Colombia - Cuba  10.07.01  Goods  
55 Colombia - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  19.10.12  Goods  
56 LAIA - Accession of Panama  03.05.12  Goods  
57 LAIA - Cultural Goods  b Goods  
58 LAIA – Seeds  b Goods  
59 LAIA - Preferences in favour of Bolivia  b Goods  
60 LAIA - Preferences in favour of Ecuador  b Goods  
61 LAIA - Preferences in favour of Paraguay  b Goods  
62 MERCOSUR - Accession of Venezuela  12.08.12  Goods & Services  
63 MERCOSUR - Andean Community (CAN)  05.01.05  Goods  
64 MERCOSUR - Cuba 02.07.07  Goods  
65 MERCOSUR - Peru 02.01.06  Goods  
66 MERCOSUR - Plurinational State of Bolivia  28.02.97  Goods  
67 Mexico - Argentina  01.01.87  Goods  
68 Mexico - Brazil   02.05.03  Goods  
69 Mexico - Cuba  28.02.01  Goods  
70 Mexico - Ecuador  01.05.83  Goods  
71 Mexico - Paraguay  01.07.84  Goods  
72 Mexico - Plurinational State of Bolivia  07.06.10  Goods  
73 Panama – Cuba 20.08.09  Goods  
74 Peru – Cuba 09.03.01  Goods  
75 Uruguay - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  03.04.09  Goods  
a  Dates of the first entry into force for at least one of the Parties.  
b  Dates of entry into force differ. This Agreement is not applied by all LAIA Members.  
 
Disclaimer : This list has been drawn up without prejudice to Members' rights to notify their RTAs 
under the relevant WTO provisions.  
 
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