WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/REG/W/55 
25 June 2010 
 
 (10-3474) 
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements  
  
 
STATUS OF THE WORK PROGRAMME FOR THE CRTA  
(2010) 
 
Background Note by the Secretariat
 
 
 
 
Table 1:  RTAs for which the factual consideration is DELAYED  
Agreements between Members : 
EU-Cote d'Ivoire (G) 
(11 December 2008) Draft FP sent to the parties on 24 July 2009;  no comments received.  
US-Bahrain (G&S) 
(8 September 2006) Draft FP sent to the parties on 10 July 2009 (goods); 28 July (services );   
no comments received.  
CAFTA-DR (G&S) 
(last party (Costa Rica)  
19 January 2009) Draft FP sent to the parties on 14 September (English) and 29 October 
(Spanish), 2009 ; 
no comments received.  
US-Oman (G&S) 
(30 January 2009) Draft FP sent to the parties on 14 October 2009;  no comments received.  
US-Peru (G&S) 
(3 February 2009) Draft FP sent to the parties on 7 October (English) and 26 October 
(Spanish) 2009;  comments received on  6 June 2010.  FP will be issued 
soon. 
China-Singapore (G&S) 
(2 March 2009) Draft FP sent to the parties on 7 October 2009 without data from China;  
no comments (or data from China) received . 
New Zealand-China (G&S) 
(21 April 2009) Draft FP sent to parties on 9 December 2009;  no comments received.  
Costa Rica-Mexico (G&S) 
(17 July 2006) Draft FP sent to the parties on 23  December 2009;  comments received on 
7 June 2010.  FP will be issued soon. 
Japan- Thailand (G&S) 
(25 October 2007) Draft FP sent to the parties on 31 March 2010;  no comments received . 
Costa Rica-Panama (G&S) 
(7 April 2009) Data received.  FP currently being drafted. 
Mexico-Nicaragua (G&S) 
(17 October 2005) Draft FP sent to the Parties on 18 February 2010;  comments received on 
19 March 2010.  Further data received on 25 May 2010.  Draft FP to be 
resent to parties for final verification.  FP will be issued soon. 
Panama-TPKM (G&S) 
(28 July 2009) No data received from Panama  (requested for 15 December 2009). 
EU-Egypt (G) 
(3 September 2004) Data originally requested in February 2007.  Awaiting correct data from 
Egypt .  
EU-South Africa (G) 
(2 November 2000) Data originally requested in February 2007.  No data received from 
South Africa . 
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  Agreements between Members and non-Members : 
EU-Bosnia Herzegovina (G) 
(11 July 2008) Data received from the EU;  still awaiting data from Bosnia 
Herzegovina  
EU-Montenegro (G&S) 
(16 January 2008) Data received from both parties.  FP being drafted. 
EFTA-Lebanon (G) 
(22 December 2006) No data received from Lebanon  (requested by 1 June 2009). 
Iceland-Faeroe Islands (G&S) 
(10 July 2008) Draft FP sent to the parties on 3 December 2009;  awaiting comments 
and some outstanding data from both parties.  
EU-CARIFORUM (G&S) 
(16 October 2008) Some (but not all) data received fr om CARIFORUM parties;  no data 
received from the EU  (requested by 1 June 2009). 
ASEAN-China (S) 
(26 June 2008) Draft FP sent to authorities on 3 February 2010.  No comments received . 
Turkey-Syria (G) 
(15 February 2007) Data received from Turkey, but still awaiting data from Syria . 
CEFTA Enlargement (G) 
(26 July 2007) Data received from Albania, Croatia , Montenegro and Serbia (requested 
by 10 August 2009).  Still awaiting data from Bosnia Herzegovina, 
FYROM, Moldova, UNMIK/Kosovo.  
Ukraine-Azerbaijan (G) 
(18 August 2008) Import data not available in 1994-1995 for Ukraine and no data 
received from Azerbaijan  (requested by 10 August 2009). 
Ukraine-Belarus (G ) 
(18 August 2008) No data received from Belarus  (requested by 10 August 2009). 
Ukraine-Russian Fed. (G)  
(18 August 2008) Data incomplete  (requested by 10 August 2009). 
 
   
 
    
 
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  Table 2:  RTAs scheduled for consideration in 2010 
CRTA Meeting/Factual 
Presentations scheduled 
(date of notification) FP sent to 
Parties for 
comments 
(at least 
21 weeks 
before 
CRTA) Comments 
received 
from all 
Parties 
(4 weeks 
later) FP 
circulated 
(at least 
10 weeks 
before 
CRTA) Written 
Questions 
received (at 
least 6 weeks 
before 
CRTA) Q&R 
circulated 
(at least 3 
days before 
CRTA) 
27-28 September 2010 26 April 
2010 24 May 
2010 19 July 
2010 16 August 
2010 22 September 
2010 
Agreements between Members : 
Nicaragua-TPKM (G&S) 
(9 July 2009) Draft FP sent to the parties on 27 April 2010;  comments due by 25 May 
2010.  Comments received from TPKM on 26 May.  
Peru-Singapore (G&S) 
(30 July 2009) Draft FP sent to the parties on 20 April 2010;  comments due by 18 June 
2010.  
Peru-Canada (G&S) 
(31 July 2009) Draft FP sent to the parties on 27 April 2010;  comments due by 25 May 
2010.  
Canada-EFTA (G) 
(4 August 2009) Draft FP sent to the parties on 26 April 2010;  comments received on 26 May 
2010.  FP to be issued. 
29-30 November 2010 5 July 2010 2 August 
2010 20 
September 
2010 18 October 
2010 24 November 
2010 
Agreements between Members : 
Chile-Colombia (G&S) 
(14 August 2009) FP currently being drafted; data still incomplete.  
Japan-Switzerland (G&S) 
(1 September 2009) FP currently being drafted. 
 
EU-Cameroon (G) 
(24 September 2009) No data received from the parties  (requested by 4 December 2009). 
Japan-Viet Nam (G&S) 
(1 October 2009) Data received from Japan ;  incomplete data from Viet Nam.  
EU-FYROM (S) 
(2 October 2009) Data received from the EU ;  no data received from FYROM  (requested by 
11 December 2009). 
GCC Customs Union (G) 
(6 October 2009) Incomplete data received . 
EU-Albania (S) 
(7 October 2009) Data received from the parties. 
EU-Croatia (S) 
(12 October 2009) Data received from the parties. 
Agreements between Members and non-Members : 
Ukraine-Tajikistan (G) 
(18 August 2008)  No data received from Tajikistan  (requested by 10 August 2009). 
Ukraine-Kazakhstan (G) 
(18 August 2008)  No data received from Kazakhstan  (requested by 10 August 2009). 
 
Ukraine-Turkmenistan (G) 
(18 August 2008) Import data not availabl e in 1993-1995 for Ukrain e and no data received 
from Turkmenistan  (requested by 10 August 2009). 
Ukraine-Uzbekistan (G) 
(18 August 2008) Import data missing for Ukraine an d no data received from Uzbekistan   
(requested by 10 August 2009). 
Common Economic Zone 
(G) 
(18 August 2008) Data received from Ukraine;   incomplete data received from the Russian 
Federation;  no data from other parties (requested by 10 August 2009). 
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