WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/REG147/N/1
17 January 2003
(03-0247)
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Original: English
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CANADA AND COSTA RICA
Notification from the Parties to the Agreement
The following communication, dated 13 January 2003, has been received from the Permanent
Delegation of Canada with the request that it be distributed to WTO Members.
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The Permanent Mission of Canada and the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the WTO,
pursuant to paragraph 7(a) of Article XXIV of  the GATT 1994 and the Understanding of the
Interpretation of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994, have the honour to notify the Members that their
respective authorities have established a free trade agreement within the meaning of Article  XXIV of
the GATT 1994. The Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA) was signed on April 23,2001 and entered into force on November 1, 2002.
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This agreement covers market access for both industrial and agricultural goods. It also
includes provisions on trade facilitation and competition policy. The CCRFTA does not include new
commitments in the areas of services or investment.
Canada and the Republic of Costa Rica wish to express their willingness to contribute to the
process of examination in accordance with the procedures agreed upon in the Committee on Regional
Trade Agreements.
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1 The full text of the CCRFTA is available at http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/tn a-nac/Costa_Rica_toc-e.asp  and
http://www.comex.go.cr   (in Spanish).