WT/REG/W/137  
 
14 November 2018 
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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)  
China -Georgia (G&S)  5.4.2018  24.8.2018  Yes  12.10.2018  9.11.2018  
 China only.  Awaiting joint 
comments from 
Parties.  
EFTA-Georgia (G&S)  25.4.2018  6.7.2018  Yes 12.9.2018  10.10.2018  Georgia 
only. Awaiting joint 
comments from 
Parties.  
GCC-Singapore (S)  30.5.2015  23.11.2015  Yes 10.10.2016  21.11.2016  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 -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 not received from  
Mozambique     FP being drafted.  
 
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. 
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 .  
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- 3 - RTA Name  Date of 
notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
Russian Federation -Turkmenistan 
(G) 18.1.2013  11.6.2013  Data received from the 
Russia Federation only. 
Still awaiting List of 
Exceptions from 
Turkmenistan     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  
Chile-Thailand (G&S)  12.9.2017  31.1.2018  Yes 12.3.2018  24.5.2018  Yes Comments being 
incorporated into FP.  
        
EFTA-Philippines (G&S)  26.10.2018  Pending E iF 
for Iceland      Pending E iF for 
Iceland  
Peru-Honduras (G&S)  17.10.2018  7.3.2019       
Turkey -Singapore (G&S)  14.09.2018  4.2.2019       
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     Awaiting submission  
from other CIS 
members.  FP being 
drafted . 
CEFTA Enlargement (G)  27.6.2007  10.8.2009  Some data received from 
Albania, Kosovo, 
Montenegro, and Serbia  17.10.2018  28.11.2018   FP sent to the Parties 
for comments . 
EU-Peru-Colombia, accession of 
Ecuador (G&S)  2.3.2017  12.5.2017  Yes  17.4.2018  20.6.2018  Yes Comments being 
incorporated into FP . 
CACM – Panama accession (G)  24.4.2017  26.9.2017  Yes 18.5.2018  29.6.2018  Yes 
 FP to be circulated 
pending confirmation 
from Guatemala on 
the General 
Incidence Paper.  
EAEU -Viet Nam (G&S)  4.5.2017  29.9.2017  Yes    FP to be sent to the 
Parties for  
comments .  
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- 4 - RTA Name  Date of 
notification  Data due  Data received  Factual 
Presentation 
sent to  
parties  Comments 
due Comments 
received  Status  
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 . 
Armenia -Kazakhstan (G)  17.5.2004  18.8.2016  Yes    FP being 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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