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Committee on Regional Trade Agreements    
 
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CRTA  
20 SEPTEMBER  2017 
 
STATEMENT BY THE SEC RETARIAT ON THE STAT US OF PREPARATION OF  FACTUAL 
PRESENTATIONS OF RTA S 
 
 
 
 
 
Comité des accords commerciaux régionaux  
DOCUMENT DE SÉANCE N ON OFFICIEL1 
 
CRTA  
20 SEPTEMBER 2017 
 
STATEMENT  BY THE SECRETARIAT O N THE STATUS OF PREP ARATION OF FACTUAL 
PRESENTATIONS OF RTA S 
 
 
 
Comité de Acuerdos Comerciales Regionales  
DOCUMENTO DE SALA NO  OFICIAL1 
CRTA  
20 SEPTEMBER 2017 
 
STATEMENT BY THE SEC RETARIAT ON THE STAT US OF PREPARATION OF  FACTUAL 
PRESE NTATIONS OF RTAS  
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STATUS OF THE PREPAR ATION OF FACTUAL PRE SENTATIONS  
RTA Name  Date of 
notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
1. RTAs involving WTO Members  
China -Korea (G&S)  1.3.2016  20.7.2016  yes 31.10.2016  28.11.2016  yes FP circulated. Replies 
outstanding.  
Japan -Mongolia (G&S)  1.6.2016  11.8.2016  yes 17.2.2017  17.3.2017  no No comments 
received  
EU-ESA (G)  9.2.2012  11.10.2012       yes 9.3.2016  20.4.2016  yes FP circulated  
GCC-Singapore (S)  30.5.2015  23.11.2015   yes 10.10.2016  21.11.2016  no No comments 
received.  
Korea -ASEAN (S)  15.5.2010  19.9.2011  yes 13.9.2017  25.10.2017  no FP sent to the Parties  
SADC –Seychelles accession (G)  8.1.2016  1.6.2017  yes    FP being  drafted  
Costa Rica -Colombia (G&S)  31.10.2016  23.3.2017  yes    FP being drafted  
Armenia -Kazakhstan (G)  17.5.2004  18.8.2016  yes    FP being drafted  
EU-Cameroon (G)  24.9.2009  9.12.2014  Data from EU only     Awaiting data from 
Cameroon  
EU-Peru-Colombia, ac cession of 
Ecuador (G&S)  2.3.2017  12.5.2017  yes (still awaiting MFN 
2017 from Ecuador)     FP being drafted  
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 
Turkey -Moldova (G) 13.12.2016  3.5.2017  Yes 12.07.2017  9.8.2017  yes FP being finalized . 
Awaiting 
clarifications from 
Moldova.  
EU-Côte d'Ivoire (G)  11.12.2008  20.9.2009  yes 30.8.2017  27.9.2017  
(being 
translated 
into French)  no RTA has been 
amended. FP sent for 
comments  
Pacific Alliance (G&S)  3.11.2016  24.3.2017  Yes, some clarifications 
requested from Chile     FP being drafted   
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- 3 - RTA Name  Date of 
notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
Turkey -Malaysia, (G)  20.2.2017  12.7.2017  Yes, some clarifications 
requested from Turkey     FP being drafted  
EU-Ghana (G)  3.4.2017  20.6.2017  Data received from EU     Awaiting data from 
Ghana  
CACM – Panama accession (G)  24.4.2017  26.9.2017  Data received from 
Panama and Costa 
Rica. Guatemala, some 
clarifications requested     Awaiting da ta from  
El Salvador,  
Honduras and 
Nicaragua  
EAEU -Vietnam (G& S) 4.5.2017  29.9.2017       
Chile-Thailand (G&S)  12.9.2017  31.1.2018       
Canada -Ukraine (G)  14.9.2017  23.11.2017       
2. RTAs involving non WTO Members  
EU-CARIFORUM (G&S)  16.10.2008  1.6.2009  For EU, Dominican 
Republic and Guyana 
data is complete. 
Baham as has submitted 
partial data.  31.3.2017  12.5.2017  no Awaiting data from 
some parties and 
comments on the FP  
EU-San Marino (G)  24.2.2010  5.5.2010  Data received from EU, 
some data for San 
Marino     FP being drafted  
Russian Federation -Belarus -
Kazakhstan C ustoms Union (G)  21.12.2012  7.6.2013  Yes     FP being drafted 
together with EAEU  
EAEU (G&S)  12.12.2014  4.5.2015  yes    FP being drafted  
EAEU – accession of Armenia 
(G&S)  29.12.2014  26.6.2015  yes    FP being drafted  
EAEU – accession of Kyrgyz 
Republic (G &S) 1.9.2015  3.12.2015  Yes    FP being drafted  
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     Awaiting data from 
some parties   
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- 4 - 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 
receiv ed from 
Azerbaijan     Awaiting data from 
Azerbaijan  
Ukraine -Turkmenistan (G)  18.8.2008  10.8.2009  Data received from 
Ukraine only     Awaiting data from 
Turkmenistan  
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 only.     Awaiting data from 
Georgia, Ukraine and 
Azerbaijan  
3. RTAs on hold   
ASEAN -Japan (G)  23.11.2009       Not in force for 
Indonesia  
New CIS (G)  6.6.2013       Not in force for 
Tajikistan  
EU-Central America (G&S)  26.2.2013       Not in force for 
Guatemala  
EU-SADC (G)  3.4.2017       Waiting ratification 
by Mozambique  
EFTA-Georgia (G&S)  29.8.2017       Not in force for 
Switzerland and 
Liechtenstein  
 
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