WT/REG/W/132  
 
13 June 2018 
(18-3683) 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)  30.5.2015  23.11.2015  Yes 10.10.2016  21.11.2016  No No comments 
received  
Chile-Thailand (G&S)  12.9.2017  31.1.2018  Yes 12.3.2018  24.5.2018  No No comments 
received  
 
2. Comments delayed (Agreements with Non Members)  
 
3. Data delayed ( Agreements among Members)  
EU-Cameroon (G)  24.9.2009  & 
17.09.2014  9.12.2014  Data from EU only     Awaiting data from 
Cameroon  
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 
Korea -ASEAN (G)  15.06.2010  27.02.2012  Data received from Korea and 
from all but two ASEAN 
members     Awaiti ng some data 
from Cambodia, 
and clarification 
from Viet  Nam 
Korea -India (G)  23.6.2010  10.10.2010  Data received from Korea; 
data on preferential tariff 
(2010 -2019) outstanding from 
India    Awaiting data from 
India 
 
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 
actual data     Awaiting data from 
Syria 
CEFTA Enlargement (G)  27.6.2007  10.8.2009  Some data received from 
Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, 
and Serbia     FP being drafted  
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   
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- 3 - RTA Name  Date of 
notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
Common Economic Zone (G)  18.8.2008  10.8.2009  Data received from Ukraine, 
import data received from 
Russia     Data outstanding 
from a number of 
parties. FP being 
drafted together 
with EAEU  
Russian Federation -Turkmenistan 
(G) 18.1.2013  11.6.2013  Data received from Russia 
only. 
(Still awaiting List of 
Exceptions from Russia)     Awaiting data from 
Turkmenistan  
Guam  (G) 3.4.2017  29.8.2017  Data received from Moldova  
and Azerbaijan, but 
clarifications requested.   
Data received from Ukraine on 
12.4.2018     Awaiting data from 
Georgia  
 
5. Other  
EFTA-Georgia (G&S)  25.4.2018  6.7.2018       
China -Georgia (G)  5.4.2018  24.8.2018       
EU-SADC (G)  9.2.2018  30.4.2018  Data received from South 
Africa on 2.5.2018,  
Eswati ni (imports only) on 
13.04.2018  
EU on 30.4.2018     Awaiting data from 
Lesotho, 
Mozambique and 
Namibia  
Hong Kong, China -Macao, China  
(G&S)  18.12.2017  22.5.2018  Data received from Hong 
Kong, China on 19.4. 2018 
Macao, China - 15.5.2018 22.5.2018 19.6.2018   Awaiting comments  
EU-Ghana (G)  3.4.2017  20.6.2017  Data received from the EU  7.3.2018 4.4.2018  Yes MFN 2016 data 
missing from Ghana  
EU-Peru-Colombia,  accession of 
Ecuador (G&S)  2.3.2017  12.5.2017  Yes  17.4.2018  20.6.2018  No Awaiting comments  
CACM – Panama accession (G)  24.4.2017  26.9.2017  Yes 18.5.2018  29.6.2018   Awaiting comments   
Pacific Alliance (G&S)  3.11.2016  24.3.2017  Yes, some clarifications  
requested from Chile     FP being drafted   
Armenia -Kazakhstan (G)  17.5.2004  18.8.2016  Yes     
Russian Federation -Belarus -
Kazakhstan Customs Union (G)  21.12.2012  7.6.2013  Yes     FP drafted together 
with EAEU  
EAEU (G&S) +  
General Incidence Paper  12.12.2014  4.5.2015  Yes 13.2.2018  27.3.2018  Yes FP to be circulated 
to the Parties  
EAEU – accession of Armenia 
(G&S)  29.12.2014  26.6.2015  Yes 5.6.2018  4.7.2018   FP sent for 
comment s 
EAEU – accession of Kyrgyz 
Republic (G&S)  1.9.2015  3.12.2015  Yes 11.6.2018 10.7.2018   FP sent for 
comment s  
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- 4 - RTA Name  Date of 
notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
EAEU -Viet Nam (G&S)  4.5.2017  29.9.2017  Yes    FP being drafted ; 
questions on the 
data provided.  
SADC – Seychelles accession (G)  8.1.2016  1.6.2017  Yes 6.2.2018  20.3.2018  Yes FP to be circulated 
to the Parties  
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 Responses to 
questions delayed.  
 
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