RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/REG102/R/B/1/Add.1
G/L/370/Add.1
19 October 2000
(00-4339)
Original:  English
ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
AND MALTA
Biennial Report on the Operation of the Agreement
Communication from the Parties
Addendum
This document reproduces questions addressed to the Parties and the responses provided by
them.
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It is not clear what the status of these agreements are.  Are they fully implemented
free-trade areas or partially implemented agreements that are beyond the ten-year phase-in
period?
As explained in the biennial reports themselves, the Association Agreements with these
countries each foresaw the creation of a customs union with the EC over two stages.  Formation of the
EC-Cyprus customs union is now in its second stage, while that of the EC-Malta customs union is still
in its first.  Clearly, therefore, implementation has taken longer than the ten years originally foreseen.The biennial reports describe the progress made in each case.
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