Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION establishing the European Union position in the WTO General Council with regard to a decision on a Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade Arrangements
Date: 2010-11-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Union, World Trade Organisation, administrative transparency, preferential agreement, trade agreement

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 24.11.2010 
COM(2010) 694 final 

2010/0337 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

establishing the European Union position in the WTO General Council with regard to a 
decision on a Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade Arrangements  

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

At  its  meeting  of  14-15  December  2006  the  General  Council  of  the  World  Trade 
Organisation  (WTO)  adopted  a  decision  establishing  the  Transparency  Mechanism 
for Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs)1.  

At  the  same  meeting  the  WTO  General  Council  adopted  a  Decision  with  regard  to 
Transparency  for  Preferential  Trade  Arrangements  (PTA)2,  under  which  the 
Committee on Trade and Development had been asked to consider transparency for 
preferential  arrangements  under  paragraph  2  of  the  Enabling  Clause  –  other  than 
RTAs – and to report back within six months for appropriate action by the General 
Council.  The  Decision  had  been  adopted  without  prejudice  to  the  results  of  the 
deliberations of the CTD. Subsequently, on the basis of reports from the Chairman of 
the CTD, the General Council had agreed to extend by successive six-month periods 
the deadline for the CTD to consider this matter and to report back for appropriate 
action. The latest extension, agreed by the Council in July 2010, runs until December 
2010. 

Following  extensive  negotiations  in  the  CTD  and  informal  consultations,  the  CTD 
concluded  its  consideration  of  the  matter  at  its  80th  Regular  Session  on  4  October 
20103  and  agreed  on  a  Transparency  mechanism  for  Preferential  Trade 
Arrangements, to be forwarded to the General Council for adoption.  

With  respect  to  PTA  transparency,  our  objectives  and  position  in  the  negotiations 
reflected  the  importance  the  EU  attaches  to  inter  alia:  (1)  increasing  awareness  of 
PTA developments around the globe; (2) being able to monitor and assess the ways 
other members’ PTAs may influence our trade and investments also having regard to 
the  fact  that  both  developed  and  developing  WTO  members  grant  preferences;  (3) 
ensuring better functioning of WTO in the oversight and review of PTAs; and (4) a 
better understanding of the impact of PTAs and their interaction with the multilateral 
trading  system.  The  agreed  draft  is  considered  to  meet  these  objectives.  It 
complements  the  already  provisionally  adopted  WTO  Transparency  Mechanism  on 
Regional Trade Agreement, which addresses reciprocal preferential agreements 

Although  the  PTA  Transparency  mechanism  will  require  the  EU  to  split  data 
between  different  preferential  schemes,  in  the  main,  the  data  required  by  the  WTO 
Secretariat are already publicly available from different sources and databases. The 
guide  and  the  factual  presentation  to  be  provided  by  the  WTO  secretariat  would 
provide a more uniform, consistent and comprehensive presentation of PTAs overall.  

The  Transparency  Mechanism  deals  exclusively  with  procedural  matters  on  how 
PTAs are notified and factually presented and considered in the WTO and as such it 
do  not  prejudge  the  substance  of  the  relevant  provisions  of  the  Enabling  clause  or 
other  instruments  mentioned  in  Paragraph  1(a),  (b)  or  (c)  of  the  Transparency 
Mechanism nor affect Members' rights and obligations under the WTO Agreements 
in any way.  

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WTO Decision WT/L/671. 
The Decision was circulated as WT/L/672. 
WT/COMTD/71 of 11 October 2010. 

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To  ensure  that  developing  country  Members  can  make  full  use  of  this  mechanism, 
the draft text envisages the provision by the WTO Secretariat of technical support to 
developing  country  Members,  and  especially  least-developed  countries,  in  the 
implementation of the Transparency Mechanism. 

The  PTA  Transparency  Mechanism  is  expected  to  be  formally  adopted  by  the 
General  Council  of  the  WTO  at  its  meeting  of  [14-15  December  2010].  This 
Transparency  Mechanism  would  then  apply  on  a  provisional  basis  until  WTO 
Members  approve  its  permanent  application.  Pursuant  to  its  provisions  Members 
would  review  the  Mechanism  after  three  years,  and  if  necessary  modify  the 
Mechanism in light of the experience gained from its provisional operation. 

At the time of the adoption in the General Council of the WTO all four co-sponsors 
and the EU would make a statement to the effect that during the negotiations it was 
considered that a decision on the mechanisms permanent application would take into 
account the status of the RTA-TM. 

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2010/0337 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

establishing the European Union position in the WTO General Council with regard to a 
decision on a Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade Arrangements  

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 207 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1)  Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreed at a meeting of its General 
Council  of  14-15  December,  2006  to  conduct  negotiations  aimed,  inter  alia,  at 
clarifying  and  improving  disciplines  and  procedures  applying  to  Preferential  Trade 
Arrangements. 

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Enhancing  transparency  on  Preferential  Trade  Arrangements  and  their  effects  is  of 
systemic interest and will be of benefit to all WTO Members, 

The General Council of the WTO (29 July, 2010) gave a period until December 2010 
to  complete  the  negotiations  of  the  Transparency  Mechanism  for  Preferential  Trade 
Arrangements. 

The  WTO  Committee  on  Trade  and  Development  concluded  its  consideration  of  the 
matter  at  its  80th  Regular  Session  on  4  October  2010  and  agreed  to  forward  for 
adoption  to  the  WTO  General  Council  the  attached  Transparency  Mechanism  for 
Preferential Trade Arrangements, 

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  

Sole Article 

The position of the European Union in the General Council of the World Trade Organisation 
with regard to the Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade Arrangements attached to 
this decision is to support its adoption  

Done at […], 

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX 

TRANSPARENCY MECHANISM FOR PREFERENTIAL TRADE 
ARRANGEMENTS 

A. Coverage 

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The  transparency  mechanism  shall  apply  to  the  following  Preferential  Trade 
Arrangements (PTAs):  

(a)  PTAs  falling  under  paragraph  2  of  the  Decision  of  28  November  1979  on 
Differential  and  More  Favourable  Treatment  Reciprocity  and  Fuller 
Participation of Developing Countries ("Enabling Clause"), with the exception 
of regional trade agreements under paragraph 2(c)4 as described in the General 
Council  Decision  of  14  December  2006  (Transparency  Mechanism  for 
Regional Trade Agreements).  

(b)  PTAs  taking  the  form  of  preferential  treatment  accorded  by  any  Member  to 

products of least-developed countries. 

(c)  Any  other  non  reciprocal  preferential  treatment  authorised  under  the  WTO 

Agreement.  

The  purpose  of  this  Mechanism  is  to  enhance  transparency  of  the  PTA  under 
consideration.  These  procedures  do  not  prejudge  the  substance  of  the  relevant 
provisions of the Enabling Clause or any other instrument as referred in 1(a), (b) or 
(c), nor affect Members' rights and obligations under the WTO Agreements in any 
way.  

B. Notification 

The required notification of a PTA shall take place as early as possible; it will occur 
when  practicable  before  the  application  of  preferential  treatment  by  the  notifying 
Member5 and, at the latest, three months after the PTA is in force.  

Notifying Members shall specify under which provision or provisions in paragraph 1 
their PTAs are notified. The Member notifying a PTA shall provide the full text of 
the  related  legislation  and  any  related  instruments  (e.g.,  regulations,  annexes, 
schedules, protocols), in one of the WTO official languages and in an electronically 
exploitable format, including, when appropriate, internet links.  

C. Procedures to Enhance Transparency 

For greater clarity, since it has been notified to the GATT/WTO under paragraph 2(c) of the Enabling 
Clause, the Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP) is not covered by this Mechanism, but instead, 
is  covered  by  the  General  Council  Decision  of  14  December  2006  (Transparency  Mechanism  for 
Regional Trade Agreements). 
The Notifying Member is the Member granting the non-reciprocal preferences. 

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Upon  notification,  the  PTA  shall  be  considered  by  the  Committee  on  Trade  and 
Development (CTD) under the procedures established in paragraphs 6 to 13 below. 

The consideration by the CTD of a notified PTA shall be normally concluded in a 
period not exceeding 12 months after the date of notification. 

To assist Members in their consideration of the PTA:  

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the  notifying  Member  shall  make  available  to  the  WTO  Secretariat  data  as 
specified  in  Annex  1,  in  an  electronically  exploitable  format.  If  the  PTA 
covers several sub-schemes the data should be detailed enough so as to allow 
an  analysis  by  sub-scheme.  Disaggregated  data,  if  available  for  these  sub-
schemes, shall be provided. 

the  WTO  Secretariat  shall  prepare  a  guide  indicating  where  specific  types  of 
information can be found, following, as appropriate, the template contained in 
Annex 2.  The  guide  shall  be  made  available  as  soon  as  possible  after  the 
notification.  Members  shall  be  free  to  present  the  guide  themselves  when 
notifying PTAs.  

the  WTO  Secretariat  shall  prepare  a  factual  presentation  of  the  PTA,  on  its 
own responsibility and in full consultation with the notifying Member, before 
it is circulated to Members. As a part of these preparations, Members receiving 
benefits  under  the  PTA  shall,  upon  request,  be  given  an  opportunity  to  view 
and  submit  comments  on  the  draft  factual  presentation,  within  a  specified 
timeframe, while respecting deadlines allowed for final consultations with the 
notifying Member.  

The data referred to in paragraph 7(a) shall be made available as soon as possible. 
Normally,  the  timing  of  the  data  submission  shall  not  exceed  ten  weeks  –  or  20 
weeks in the case of PTAs notified by developing country Members - after the date 
of notification of the PTA. 

The guide and factual presentation provided for in paragraphs 7(b) and 7(c) shall be 
primarily based on the information provided by the notifying Member; if necessary, 
the  WTO  Secretariat  may  also  use  data  available  from  other  sources,  in  full 
consultation  with  the  Notifying  Member  and  taking  into  account  the  views  of  the 
Notifying  Members  in  furtherance  of  factual  accuracy.  In  preparing  the  factual 
presentation, the Secretariat shall use as a basis the elements contained in Annex 3. 
Additionally,  the  Secretariat  may  also  include  in  the  factual  presentation,  as 
appropriate,  the  following  elements:  background  information,  scope  and  coverage 
(products and countries), exceptions, S&D provisions, specific rules concerning the 
application of the scheme (graduation, eligibility for additional preferences), rules of 
origin, provisions affecting trade in goods (IP, labour, environment, TBT, SPS, trade 
remedies,  if  applicable),  specific  customs-related  procedures,  composition  of 
merchandise  imports  from  beneficiary  member,  fulfilment  of  TRQs,  relationship 
with other PTAs by the same Notifying Member and imports under the PTA in the 
last  three  years,  if  applicable.  In  preparing  the  factual  presentation,  the  WTO 
Secretariat shall refrain from any value judgement on any matters. 

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The WTO Secretariat's factual presentation shall not be used as a basis for dispute 
settlement procedures or to create new rights and obligations for Members.  

As a rule, a single formal meeting of the Committee on Trade and Development – 
Dedicated  Session  will  be  devoted  to  consider  each  PTA  notified;  any  additional 
exchange of information should take place in written form. 

The  WTO  Secretariat's  factual  presentation,  as  well  as  any  additional  information 
submitted  by  the  notifying  Member,  shall  be  circulated  in  all  WTO  official 
languages  not  less  than  13  weeks  in  advance  of  the  meeting  devoted  to  the 
consideration  of  the  PTA.  Members'  written  questions  or  comments  on  the  PTA 
under consideration shall be transmitted to the notifying Member through the WTO 
Secretariat  at  least  eight  weeks  before  the  corresponding  meeting;  the  notifying 
Member shall normally respond to those questions and comments within five weeks 
after  receipt;  the  WTO  Secretariat  shall  circulate  these  questions  or  comments, 
together  with  replies,  to  all  Members  at  least  three  days  before  the  corresponding 
meeting. 

All written material submitted, as well as the minutes of the CTD meeting devoted 
to  the  consideration  of  a  notified  PTA  will  be  promptly  circulated  in  all  WTO 
official languages and made available on the WTO website. 

Any Member may, at any time, bring to the attention of the CTD any suggestion for 
improvement on the general operation of these procedures, including the elaboration, 
format or content of factual presentations by the Secretariat. 

D. Subsequent Notification and Reporting 

Changes  affecting  the  implementation  of  a  PTA  during  a  calendar  year  shall  be 
notified  on  an  annual  basis,  no  later  than  30  June  of  the  next  immediate  calendar 
year. Elements to be notified in electronically exploitable format include: 

(a)  Legal changes made, including modifications of any related explanatory texts, 
as  well  as  the  corresponding  schedules,  annexes  and  protocols,  in  one  of  the 
WTO official languages, as applicable. 

(b)  Changes in the implementation of the PTA, including, but not limited to, a list 
of  graduated  beneficiaries  and  the  period  of  graduation,  and  of  specific 
product/country waivers, if appropriate.6  

(c)  Changes  in  the  preferential  tariffs  per  beneficiary  partner  applied  under  the 

PTA, at the tariff-line level. 

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The  notifying  Member  shall  notify  data  on  imports  from  each  of  the  beneficiary 
partners on an annual basis at the tariff-line level, in value for total imports, imports 

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[For  example,  changes  in  number  of  beneficiaries;  new  applications  for  preferential  treatment; 
degraduation of countries, sectors and/or products; changes due to seasonal circumstances; enactment 
of special safeguards; fulfilment of tariff rate quotas; changes raising from circumstances related to the 
extension  of  other  preferential  treatment,  if  applicable.]  This  footnote  is  for  purposes  of  negotiations 
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entered  under  MFN  and  imports  entered  under  PTA  benefits7  no  later  than  31 
October for data of the previous year.  

The  notifying  Member  shall  not  be  expected  to  make  available  the  annual 
information required in paragraph 15 and 16 if it has already been submitted to the 
Integrated  Data  Base,  or  have  otherwise  been  provided  to  the  Secretariat  in  an 
appropriate  electronic  format.8  References  to  relevant  publicly  accessible  internet 
websites  where  this  information  can  be  found  in  electronically  exploitable  format9 
and in one of the WTO official languages shall suffice. 

To  the  extent  a  developing  country  Member  has  technical  constraints  fulfilling  the 
notification requirements of paragraph 16, the Member will not be expected to do so 
until  31 July 2013.  The  Member  may  submit  an  outline  of  the  steps  to  be  taken  to 
fulfil these notification requirements to the CTD by 31 July 2012. 

The communications submitted under paragraph 15 will be promptly made available 
on the WTO website. Data to be notified under paragraph 16 will be promptly made 
available on the Integrated Data Base in line with the dissemination policy adopted 
for the IDB.10 Data to be notified will not prejudge the legal status of the PTA under 
consideration. 

E. Other Provisions 

The  Committee  on  Trade  and  Development  is  instructed  to  implement  this 
Transparency  Mechanism.  For  purposes  of  performing  the  functions  established 
under this Mechanism, the CTD shall convene in dedicated session. 

For  each  PTA  in  force  when  these  transparency  procedures  are  adopted,  the  WTO 
Secretariat  shall  prepare  a  factual  abstract11,  in  full  consultation  with  the  notifying 
Member. 

Upon  request,  the  WTO  Secretariat  shall  and  any  Member  may  provide  technical 
support to developing country Members, and especially least-developed countries, in 
the  implementation  of  this  Mechanism,  in  particular  –  but  not  limited  to  –  with 
respect to the preparation of PTA-related data and other information to be submitted 

If the Notifying Member has already submitted the corresponding data to the UNCTAD, the provision 
of  a  copy  of  such  data  to  the  WTO  would  be  acceptable,  provided  that  it  fulfils  the  notification 
requirements set forth in paragraph 16. 
Data  submissions  can  be  furnished  in  PC  database  formats,  spreadsheet  formats,  or  text-delimited 
formats;  the  use  of  word-processing  formats  should  be  avoided,  if  possible.  With  the  consent  of  the 
Notifying  Member,  trade  and  tariff  data  submitted  in  the  context  of  the  annual  submissions  can 
subsequently be included in the WTO Integrated Data Base (IDB) if it satisfies IDB data formats. In 
this respect, see document G/MA/IDB/W/6 for the Guidelines for Supplying PC IDB Submissions and 
document G/MA/238 and its addenda regarding the dissemination of IDB data.  
"Electronically  exploitable  format"  means  that  entire  data  sets  of  a  Member's  annual  data  can  be 
downloaded without undue restrictions (i.e. no limitations on the number of tariff lines or records that 
could be downloaded) and in formats that lend themselves to processing into data base format by the 
WTO Secretariat.  
Document G/MA/238. 
See template on Annex 3. 

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to the WTO Secretariat, as well as regarding access to the information provided by 
the notifying Member.  

Any Member may, at any time, bring to the attention of the CTD information on any 
PTA that it considers ought to have been submitted to Members in the framework of 
these procedures. 

The  WTO  Secretariat  shall  maintain  an  updated  electronic  database  on  individual 
PTAs. This database shall include relevant tariff and trade-related information, and 
give  access  to  all  written  material  related  to  notified  PTAs  available  at  the  WTO. 
The database should be structured so as to be easily accessible to the public. Access 
to  the  data  referenced  under  paragraph  17  shall  follow  the  dissemination  policy 
adopted for the IDB.12 

With  respect  to  PTAs  already  notified  under  the  relevant  WTO  transparency 
provisions and in force, they will be subject to the procedures under sections D to E 
above. 

F. Reappraisal of the Mechanism 

This  Mechanism  will  apply  on  a  provisional  basis  until  Members  approve  its 
permanent application. Members will review the Mechanism after three years, and if 
necessary  modify,  the  Mechanism  in  light  of  the  experience  gained  from  its 
provisional operation.  

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ANNEX 1 

Initial Notification of PTAs by Notifying Members 

The  notifying  Member  shall  notify  to  the  WTO  the  information  requested  in  this 
Annex.  The  notifying  Member  shall  not  be  expected  to  make  available  the 
information  required  in  this  Annex  if  the  corresponding  data  have  already  been 
submitted  to  the  Integrated  Data  Base,  or  have  otherwise  been  provided  to  the 
Secretariat in an appropriate electronic format.13  

The  Member  notifying  a  PTA  shall  submit  the  following  data,  at  the  tariff-line 
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(a)  A full listing of preferential duties under the PTA per beneficiary partner. 

(b)  A full tariff listing of the notifying Member's MFN duty rates applied on the 

year of the PTA's implementation and on the year preceding it. 

(c)  Other  data,  where  applicable  (e.g.,  tariff-rate  quotas,  seasonal  restrictions, 
special  safeguards  and,  if  available,  ad  valorem  equivalents  for  non-ad 
valorem duties). 

(d)  Product-specific preferential rules of origin as defined in the PTA. 

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Import  data  for  the  most  recent  three  years  preceding  the  notification  from 
each  of  the  beneficiary  partners,  in  value  for  total  imports,  imports  entered 
under MFN and imports entered under PTA benefits.15 

Data  submissions  can  be  furnished  in  PC  database  formats,  spreadsheet  formats,  or  text-delimited 
formats;  the  use  of  word-processing  formats  should  be  avoided,  if  possible.  Trade  and  tariff  data 
submitted  in  the  context  of  a  PTA  notification  can  subsequently  be  included  in  the  WTO  Integrated 
Data Base (IDB) if it satisfies IDB data formats. In this respect, see document G/MA/IDB/W/6 for the 
Guidelines for Supplying PC IDB Submissions and document G/MA/238 and its addenda regarding the 
dissemination of IDB data. If the Notifying Member has already submitted the corresponding data to 
the UNCTAD, the provision of a copy of such data to the WTO would be acceptable, provided that it 
fulfils the notification requirements set forth in this annex. 
References  to  "tariff-line  level"  shall  be  understood  to  mean  the  detailed  breakdown  of  the  national 
customs  nomenclature  (HS  codes  with,  for  example,  8,  10  or  more  digits).  It  is  crucial  that  all  data 
elements  supplied  use  the  same  national  customs  nomenclature  or  are  associated  with  corresponding 
conversion tables. 
Members recognise that for the first notification to be made after entry into force of this Mechanism the 
data pertaining to 2(e) will be submitted by notifying Member only if it is already available.  

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The notifying Member shall also supply other general information as it deems 
appropriate for further clarification of the PTA, or indicate any internet links 
where it can be found, as exemplified below: 16 

(a)  As  applicable  details  of  criteria  for  graduation  and  for  de-graduation,  and  on 
their  application  (any  provisions  mandating  an  early/previous  notification  of 
products/countries  to  be  graduated;  timetable  for  the  procedures  related  to 
graduation). 

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Indicators of product coverage and exceptions of the arrangement. 

(c)  Coverage of countries eligible. 

(d)  Technical guidebooks for the utilization of the PTA by potential beneficiaries. 

(e)  Any  other  available  explanatory  notes  and  quick  reference  material  to  PTA's 

features and implementation regulations. 

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list; (b) tariff treatment, different preferential treatment, exceptions to the preferential treatment; (c) list 
of beneficiaries, number of beneficiaries, history of countries excluded from the preferential treatment; 
(d) handbooks from  UNCTAD  (for  example  http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/itcdtsbmisc42rev3_en.pdf 
and  http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/itcdtsbmisc25rev2_en.pdf);  and  (e)  from  Members  governments 
(http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Trade_Development/Preference_Programs/GSP/asset_upload_file406_106
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ANNEX 2 

Guide to PTAs 

A - BASIC INFORMATION: 

1) Notifying member: 
(Name of the Notifying Member) 

2) Date PTA entered into force: 
(Insert date and link to relevant source) 

3) Date of last renewal of the PTA: 
(Insert date and link to relevant source) 

4) Date of notification to the WTO and symbol of WTO documents: 
(Insert  date  and  link  to  relevant  source  and  insert  the  symbol  of  the  document  and 
correlated link)  

5) Date of expiration of PTA: 
(Insert date and link to relevant source) 

6) Number of Beneficiaries: 
(Insert current number of Beneficiaries and link to relevant source) 

7) Number of Eligible Products (tariff lines): 
(Insert current number of eligible products (tariff lines) and link to relevant source) 

8) Enactment of PTA, Related Legislation and Publication of PTA modifications: 
(Insert the name/number of the laws within the notifying Member and correlated link) 

9) Authority(ies) granting the beneficial treatment: 
(Insert  which  authority  is  entitled  to  grant  the  beneficial  treatment  and  link  to  relevant 
source) 

10) National authorities in charge of PTA management: 
(Insert which authority is entitled to manage the beneficial treatment and link to relevant 
source) 

B – REFERENCES TO INFORMATION ABOUT: 

I. BENEFICIARIES  

(a) List of Beneficiaries: 
(Insert the link where the complete list of beneficiaries can be found) 

(b) Eligibility: 
(Name  the  document,  article/section  where  the  eligibility  criteria  can  be  found  and  insert 
the specific related link) 

(c) Restrictions to Eligibility: 
(Name the document, article/section where restrictions to eligibility can be found and insert 
the specific related link) 

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(d) Modification to Beneficiaries List: 

(Name the document, article/section where the criteria for modifying the beneficiaries list can be 
found and insert the specific related link) 

II. SCOPE OF PRODUCTS (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOTIFYING MEMBER’S 
CLASSIFICATION OF PRODUCTS) 
(a) List of Eligible Products: 
(Insert the link where the complete list of eligible products can be found) 

(b) Ineligible products: 
(Insert the link where the complete list of non-eligible products can be found) 

(c) Modification to Eligible Products List: 
(Name  the  document,  article/section  where  provisions  related  to  modification  of  eligible 
products can be found and insert the specific related link) 

III. PTA TREATMENT 

(a) Tariff Treatment: 
(Name  the  document,  article/section  where  provisions  related  to  tariff  treatment  can  be 
found and insert the specific related link) 

(b) Exceptions: 
(Name the document, article/section where provisions related to tariff treatment exceptions 
can be found and insert the specific related link) 

(c) Different Preferential Treatment: 
(Name  the  document,  article/section  where  provisions  related  to  different  kinds  of  preferential 
treatment can be found and insert the specific related link) 

(d) Request of Preferential Treatment: 
(Insert  the  link  where  it  contains  explanation  about  the  procedures  for  requesting 
preferential treatment) 

IV. RULES OF ORIGIN (INCLUDING REQUISITES AND RESTRICTIONS) 

(Name the document, article/section where rules of origin can be found, including requisites 
for considering origin and restrictions. Insert the specific related link) 

V. PREFERENTIAL TRADE VOLUME AFFECTED IN THE LAST 3 (THREE) YEARS 
(in USD millions) 

(Insert  the  related  link  where  it  is  possible  to  find  relevant  trade  statistics  and  specify 
accessing website requirements if such exist) 

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Factual Abstract to PTAs Currently in Force 

I. NOTIFYING MEMBER 
(Name of the Notifying Member) 

II. DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE / LAST RENEWAL 
(Insert date and link to relevant source) 

III. DATE OF EXPIRATION 
(Insert date and link to relevant source) 

IV.  RELATED  WTO/GATT  DOCUMENTS  AND  LINKS  TO  NATIONAL 
LEGISLATION 
(Insert the number of the document and correlated link) 

(Insert the name/number of the law(s) and correlated link) 

V. NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES 

(Insert current number and link to relevant source) 

- Eligibility criteria: 
(Insert explanation of criteria to eligibility and correlated link) 

VI.  NUMBER  OF  COVERED  PRODUCTS 
NOTIFYING MEMBER’S CLASSIFICATION OF PRODUCTS) 
(Insert current number and link to relevant source) 

(IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE 

- Exceptions: 
(Insert current number and link to relevant source) 

VII. PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT 
(Name the document, article/section where provisions related to preferential treatment can 
be found and insert the specific related link) 

VIII. RULES OF ORIGIN 
(Name the document, article/section where rules of origin can be found, including requisites 
for considering origin and restrictions. Insert the specific related link) 

IX. PREFERENTIAL TRADE DATA (in USD millions) 

(US)HS Chapters 

Year – 1 

Year – 2 

Year – 3 

Total 

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