WT/REG/W/134  
 
12 September 2018 
(18-5616) 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  Comments 
received 
from 
Thailand.  Awaiting comments 
from Chile 
 
2. Comments delayed (Agreements with Non Members)  
 
3. Data delayed ( Agreements among Members)  
China -Georgia (G)  5.4.2018  24.8.2018  Data received from Georgia 
on 30.8.18  
Services data received from 
China on 4.9.18  
Goods data still outstanding     Awaiting goods data 
from China  
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 -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 
EU-SADC (G)  9.2.2018  30.4.2018  Data received from  
Botswana 27.04 .2018  
Eswatini (imports only) on 
13.04.2018  
EU on 30.4.2018  
South Africa on 2.5.2018,     Awaiting data from 
Lesotho, Mozambique 
and Namibia  
 
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  
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- 3 - RTA Name  Date of 
notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
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  
Common Economic Zone (G)  18.8.2008  10.8.2009  Data received from Ukraine, 
import data received from 
Russia     FP drafted together 
with the 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  
ASEAN -Japan (G)  24.8.2018  16.1.2019       
Korea -ASEAN (G)  15.06.2010  27.2.2012  Data received from Korea 
and from all ASEAN 
members     Awaiting some 
clarification from 
Cambodia. FP being 
drafted.  
Commonwealth of Independent 
States (CIS) (G)  8.6.2018  31.10.2018  Data received from Ukraine     FP being drafted  
EFTA-Georgia (G&S)  25.4.2018  6.7.2018  Yes Yes 10.10. 2018  FP sent to the Parties 
for comment s 
EU-Peru-Colombia, accession of 
Ecuador (G&S)  2.3.2017  12.5.2017  Yes  17.4.2018  20.6.2018  No – due 
early 
October  Awaiting comments  
CACM – Panama accession (G)  24.4.2017  26.9.2017  Yes 18.5.2018  29.6.2018  Yes 
 FP to be circulated to 
the Parties  
EAEU -Viet Nam (G&S)  4.5.2017  29.9.2017  Yes    FP being drafted ; 
questions on the data 
provided.  
Pacific Alliance (G&S)  3.11.2016  24.3.2017  Yes    FP being drafted   
Russian Federation -Belarus -
Kazakhstan Customs Union (G)  21.12.2012  7.6.2013  Yes     FP drafted together 
with EAEU   
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- 4 - RTA Name  Date of 
notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
Armenia -Kazakhstan (G)  17.5.2004  18.8.2016  Yes    FP to be drafted  
EU-Central America (G&S)  26.2.13       EiF still pending for 
Guatemala  
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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