WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/REG/W/44
7 February 2002
(02-0616)
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements
BASIC INFORMATION ON REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
Agreements Notified to the GATT/WTO and in Force as of 31 January 2002
Note by the Secretariat
1. During the Twenty-Sixth Session of the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements (CRTA),
it was decided that basic information on regional trade agreements (RTAs) notified to theGATT/WTO, and in force, should be provided on a regular basis.
2. This note updates document WT/REG/W/39 (17 Ju ly 2000) and lists RTAs notified to the
GATT/WTO under GATT Article XXIV, the Enabling Clause and GATS Article V, which were in
force as of 31 January 2002.  Two summary tables are also provided below, with statistics on the
distribution of notifications by WTO provisions, and on the status of the various notified RTAsvis-à-vis  the examination process.
3. The information contained in this note has been made available on the WTO website
(http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/ region_e/ regi on_e.htm), where additional tables also show
RTAs sorted by type of agreement; by WTO provision; and by status in the examination process.  The
information placed at the WTO website will be updated every two months.
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RTAs Notified to the GATT/WTO and in Force
Summary statistics, as of 31 January 2002
1.  Notifications by WTO provision
WTO provision Accessions New RTAs Total
GATT Art. XXIV (FTA) 4 111 115
GATT Art. XXIV (CU) 4 9 13
Enabling Clause 0 19 19
GATS Art. V 1 14 15
Total 9 153 162
2.  Notifications by status in the examination process
WTO provision
Status Enabling
ClauseGATS Art. V GATT Art. XXIVTotal
Examination not requested 15 0 3 18
Factual examination not started 0 8 18 26
Under factual examination 1 1 15 17
Factual examination concluded 0 2 58 60
Consultations on draft report 0 4 8 12
Report adopted 3 0 26 29
Total 19 15 128 162WT/REG/W/44
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RTAs Notified to the GATT/WTO and in Force as of 31 January 20021
By date of entry into force
GATT/WTO notification Examination process
AgreementDate of
entry into
forceDateRelated
provisionType of
agreementWT/
document
seriesStatus Ref.
EC (Treaty of Rome) 1-Jan-58 10-Nov-95 GATS Art. V Services
agreementREG39 Under factual
examination…
EC (Treaty of Rome) 1-Jan-58 24-Apr-57 GATT Art.
XXIVCustoms
union… Report adopted 6S/70 & 109
29.11.57
EFTA (StockholmConvention)3-May-60 14-Nov-59 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG85 Report adopted 9S/70
04.06.60
CACM 12-Oct-61 24-Feb-61 GATT Art.
XXIVCustoms
unionREG93 Report adopted 10S/98
23.11.61
TRIPARTITE 1-Apr-68 23-Feb-68 Enabling
ClauseOther … Report adopted 16S/83
14.11.68
EFTA accession of Iceland 1-Mar-70 30-Jan-70 GATT Art.
XXIVAccession to
free trade
agreement… Report adopted 18S/174
29.09.70
EC — OCTs 1-Jan-71 14-Dec-70 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG106 Report adopted 18S/143
09.11.71
EC — Malta 1-Apr-71 24-Mar-71 GATT Art.
XXIVCustoms
unionREG102 Report adopted 19S/90
29.05.72
EC — Switzerland and
Liechtenstein1-Jan-73 27-Oct-72 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG94 Report adopted 20S/196
19.10.73
EC accession of Denmark,Ireland and United
Kingdom1-Jan-73 7-Mar-72 GATT Art.
XXIVAccession to
customs
union… Report adopted C/M/107
11.07.75
PTN 11-Feb-73 9-Nov-71 Enabling
ClauseOther … Examination not
requested…
EC — Iceland 1-Apr-73 24-Nov-72 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG95 Report adopted 20S/158
19.10.73
EC — Cyprus 1-Jun-73 13-Jun-73 GATT Art.
XXIVCustoms
unionREG97 Report adopted 21S/94
21.06.74
EC — Norway 1-Jul-73 13-Jul-73 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreement… Report adopted 21S/83
28.03.74
CARICOM 1-Aug-73 14-Oct-74 GATT Art.
XXIVCustoms
unionREG92 Report adopted 24S/68
02.03.77
Bangkok Agreement 17-Jun-76 2-Nov-76 Enabling
ClauseOther … Report adopted 25S/109
14.03.78
EC — Algeria 1-Jul-76 28-Jul-76 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG105 Report adopted 24S/80
11.11.77
PATCRA 1-Feb-77 20-Dec-76 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreement… Report adopted 24S/63
11.11.77
                                                     
1 A glossary of abbreviations used, including lists of parties to plurilateral RTAs, is given at the end of
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GATT/WTO notification Examination process
AgreementDate of
entry into
forceDateRelated
provisionType of
agreementWT/
document
seriesStatus Ref.
EC — Egypt 1-Jul-77 15-Jul-77 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG98 Report adopted 25S/114
17.05.78
EC — Jordan 1-Jul-77 15-Jul-77 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG100 Report adopted 25S/133
17.05.78
EC — Lebanon 1-Jul-77 15-Jul-77 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG100 Report adopted 25S/142
17.05.78
EC — Syria 1-Jul-77 15-Jul-77 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG104 Report adopted 25S/123
17.05.78
ASEAN 31-Aug-77 1-Nov-77 Enabling
ClauseOther … Report adopted 26S/321
29.01.79
SPARTECA 1-Jan-81 20-Feb-81 Enabling
ClauseOther … Examination not
requested…
EC accession of Greece 1-Jan-81 24-Oct-79 GATT Art.
XXIVAccession to
customs
union… Report adopted 30S/168
09.03.83
LAIA 18-Mar-81 1-Jul-82 Enabling
ClauseOther … Examination not
requested…
CER 1-Jan-83 14-Apr-83 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG111 Report adopted 31S/170
02.10.84
United States — Israel 19-Aug-85 13-Sep-85 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreement… Report adopted 34S/58
14.05.87
EC accession of Portugaland Spain1-Jan-86 11-Dec-85 GATT Art.
XXIVAccession to
customs
union… Report adopted 35S/293
19.10.88
CAN 25-May-88 12-Oct-92 Enabling
ClauseOther … Examination not
requested…
CER 1-Jan-89 22-Nov-95 GATS Art. V Services
agreementREG40 Consultations on
draft report…
GSTP 19-Apr-89 25-Sep-89 Enabling
ClauseOther … Examination not
requested…
Laos — Thailand 20-Jun-91 29-Nov-91 Enabling
ClauseOther … Examination not
requested
EC — Andorra 1-Jul-91 25-Feb-98 GATT Art.
XXIVCustoms
unionREG53 Factual examination
concluded…
MERCOSUR 29-Nov-91 5-Mar-92 Enabling
ClauseCustoms
unionCOMTD/1 Under factual
examination…
AFTA 28-Jan-92 30-Oct-92 Enabling
ClauseOther … Examination not
requested…
EC — Czech Republic 1-Mar-92 13-May-96 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG18 Factual examination
concluded…
EC — Slovak Republic 1-Mar-92 13-May-96 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG18 Factual examination
concluded…
EC — Hungary 1-Mar-92 3-Apr-92 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG18 Consultations on
draft report…WT/REG/W/44
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GATT/WTO notification Examination process
AgreementDate of
entry into
forceDateRelated
provisionType of
agreementWT/
document
seriesStatus Ref.
EC — Poland 1-Mar-92 3-Apr-92 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG18 Factual examination
concluded…
EFTA — Turkey 1-Apr-92 6-Mar-92 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG86 Report adopted 40S/48
17.12.93
EFTA — Czech Republic 1-Jul-92 3-Jul-92 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG87 Report adopted 41S/116
08.12.94
EFTA — Slovak Republic 1-Jul-92 3-Jul-92 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG88 Report adopted 41S/116
08.12.94
Czech Republic — Slovak
Republic1-Jan-93 30-Apr-93 GATT Art.
XXIVCustoms
unionREG89 Report adopted 41S/112
04.10.94
EFTA — Israel 1-Jan-93 1-Dec-92 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG14 Factual examination
concluded…
CEFTA 1-Mar-93 30-Jun-94 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG11 Consultations on
draft report…
Kyrgyz Republic —
Russian Federation24-Apr-93 15-Jun-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG73 Under factual
examination…
EC — Romania 1-May-93 23-Dec-94 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG2 Factual examination
concluded…
EFTA — Romania 1-May-93 24-May-93 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG16 Factual examination
concluded…
Faroe Islands — Norway 1-Jul-93 13-Mar-96 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG25 Factual examination
concluded…
Faroe Islands — Iceland 1-Jul-93 23-Jan-96 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG23 Factual examination
concluded…
EFTA — Bulgaria 1-Jul-93 30-Jun-93 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG12 Factual examination
concluded…
MSG 22-Jul-93 7-Oct-99 Enabling
ClauseOther … Examination not
requested…
EFTA — Hungary 1-Oct-93 23-Dec-93 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG13 Consultations on
draft report…
EFTA — Poland 15-Nov-93 20-Oct-93 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG15 Factual examination
concluded…
EC — Bulgaria 31-Dec-93 23-Dec-94 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG1 Factual examination
concluded…
EEA 1-Jan-94 10-Oct-96 GATS Art. V Services
agreement… Factual examination
not started…
NAFTA 1-Jan-94 1-Feb-93 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG4 Consultations on
draft report…
EC — Hungary 1-Feb-94 27-Aug-96 GATS Art. V Services
agreementREG50 Consultations on
draft report…
EC — Poland 1-Feb-94 27-Aug-96 GATS Art. V Services
agreementREG51 Factual examination
concluded…
BAFTA 1-Apr-94 15-Jun-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG77 Factual examination
concluded…WT/REG/W/44
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GATT/WTO notification Examination process
AgreementDate of
entry into
forceDateRelated
provisionType of
agreementWT/
document
seriesStatus Ref.
NAFTA 1-Apr-94 1-Mar-95 GATS Art. V Services
agreementREG4 Consultations on
draft report…
Georgia —  Russian
Federation10-May-94 21-Feb-01 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG118 Factual examination
not started…
COMESA 8-Dec-94 29-Jun-95 Enabling
ClauseOther … Examination not
requested…
CIS 30-Dec-94 1-Oct-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG82 Under factual
examination…
Romania — Moldova 1-Jan-95 24-Sep-97 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG44 Factual examination
concluded…
EC — Lithuania 1-Jan-95 26-Sep-95 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG9 Factual examination
concluded…
EC — Estonia 1-Jan-95 30-Jun-95 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG8 Factual examination
concluded…
EC — Latvia 1-Jan-95 30-Jun-95 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG7 Factual examination
concluded…
EC accession of Austria,
Finland and Sweden1-Jan-95 20-Jan-95 GATT Art.
XXIVAccession to
customs
unionREG3 Consultations on
draft report…
EC accession of Austria,
Finland and Sweden1-Jan-95 20-Jan-95 GATS Art. V Accession to
services
agreementREG3 Consultations on
draft report…
EC — Bulgaria 1-Feb-95 25-Apr-97 GATS Art. V Services
agreement… Factual examination
not started…
EC — Czech Republic 1-Feb-95 9-Oct-96 GATS Art. V Services
agreement… Factual examination
not started…
EC — Romania 1-Feb-95 9-Oct-96 GATS Art. V Services
agreement… Factual examination
not started…
EC — Slovak Republic 1-Feb-95 27-Aug-96 GATS Art. V Services
agreementREG52 Factual examination
concluded…
Faroe Islands —
Switzerland1-Mar-95 8-Mar-96 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG24 Factual examination
concluded…
EFTA — Slovenia 1-Jul-95 18-Oct-95 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG20 Factual examination
concluded…
Kyrgyz Republic —
Armenia27-Oct-95 4-Jan-01 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG114 Factual examination
not started…
Kyrgyz Republic —
Kazakhstan11-Nov-95 29-Sep-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG81 Under factual
examination…
SAPTA 7-Dec-95 22-Sep-93 Enabling
ClauseOther … Examination not
requested…
CEFTA accession of
Slovenia1-Jan-96 8-Jan-98 GATT Art.
XXIVAccession to
free trade
agreementREG11 Consultations on
draft report…WT/REG/W/44
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GATT/WTO notification Examination process
AgreementDate of
entry into
forceDateRelated
provisionType of
agreementWT/
document
seriesStatus Ref.
EC — Turkey 1-Jan-96 22-Dec-95 GATT Art.
XXIVCustoms
unionREG22 Under factual
examination…
Estonia — Ukraine 14-Mar-96 25-Jul-00 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG108 Factual examination
concluded…
EFTA — Estonia 1-Jun-96 25-Jul-96 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG28 Factual examination
concluded…
EFTA — Latvia 1-Jun-96 25-Jul-96 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG29 Factual examination
concluded…
Georgia —  Ukraine 4-Jun-96 21-Feb-01 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG121 Factual examination
not started…
Georgia —  Azerbaijan 10-Jul-96 21-Feb-01 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG120 Factual examination
not started…
Slovenia — Latvia 1-Aug-96 20-Feb-97 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG34 Factual examination
concluded…
EFTA — Lithuania 1-Aug-96 25-Jul-96 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG30 Factual examination
concluded…
Slovenia — Former
Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia1-Sep-96 20-Feb-97 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG36 Factual examination
concluded…
Kyrgyz Republic —
Moldova21-Nov-96 15-Jun-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG76 Under factual
examination…
Slovak Republic — Israel 1-Jan-97 30-Mar-98 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG57 Factual examination
concluded…
Poland — Lithuania 1-Jan-97 30-Dec-97 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG49 Factual examination
concluded…
Slovenia — Estonia 1-Jan-97 20-Feb-97 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG37 Factual examination
concluded…
EC — Faroe Islands 1-Jan-97 19-Feb-97 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG21 Under factual
examination…
Canada — Israel 1-Jan-97 23-Jan-97 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG31 Factual examination
concluded…
EC — Slovenia 1-Jan-97 11-Nov-96 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG32 Factual examination
concluded…
Slovenia — Lithuania 1-Mar-97 20-Feb-97 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG35 Factual examination
concluded…
Israel — Turkey 1-May-97 18-May-98 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG60 Factual examination
concluded…
CEFTA accession of
Romania1-Jul-97 8-Jan-98 GATT Art.
XXIVAccession to
free trade
agreementREG11 Consultations on
draft report…
Slovak Republic — Latvia 1-Jul-97 14-Nov-97 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG47 Factual examination
concluded…
Slovak Republic —
Lithuania1-Jul-97 14-Nov-97 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG48 Factual examination
concluded…WT/REG/W/44
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GATT/WTO notification Examination process
AgreementDate of
entry into
forceDateRelated
provisionType of
agreementWT/
document
seriesStatus Ref.
Czech Republic — Latvia 1-Jul-97 13-Nov-97 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG45 Factual examination
concluded…
EC — Palestinian
Authority1-Jul-97 30-Jun-97 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG43 Factual examination
not started…
Canada — Chile 5-Jul-97 13-Nov-97 GATS Art. V Services
agreement… Factual examination
not started…
Canada — Chile 5-Jul-97 26-Aug-97 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG38 Factual examination
concluded…
Czech Republic —
Lithuania1-Sep-97 13-Nov-97 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG46 Factual examination
concluded…
EAEC 8-Oct-97 6-Apr-99 GATT Art.
XXIVCustoms
unionREG71 Under factual
examination…
Czech Republic — Israel 1-Dec-97 30-Mar-98 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG56 Factual examination
concluded…
Slovenia — Croatia 1-Jan-98 25-Mar-98 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG55 Factual examination
concluded…
Kyrgyz Republic —
Ukraine19-Jan-98 15-Jun-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG74 Under factual
examination…
Romania — Turkey 1-Feb-98 18-May-98 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG59 Factual examination
concluded…
Hungary — Israel 1-Feb-98 24-Mar-98 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG54 Factual examination
concluded…
Czech Republic — Estonia 12-Feb-98 3-Aug-98 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG62 Factual examination
concluded…
Slovak Republic —
Estonia12-Feb-98 3-Aug-98 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG63 Factual examination
concluded…
EC — Tunisia 1-Mar-98 23-Mar-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG69 Factual examination
concluded…
Poland — Israel 1-Mar-98 25-Feb-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG65 Factual examination
concluded…
Lithuania — Turkey 1-Mar-98 8-Jun-98 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG61 Factual examination
concluded…
Kyrgyz Republic —
Uzbekistan20-Mar-98 15-Jun-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG75 Under factual
examination…
Hungary — Turkey 1-Apr-98 12-May-98 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG58 Factual examination
concluded…
Estonia — Turkey 1-Jun-98 23-Mar-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG70 Factual examination
concluded…
Czech Republic — Turkey 1-Sep-98 24-Apr-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG67 Factual examination
concluded…
Slovak Republic — Turkey 1-Sep-98 24-Mar-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG68 Factual examination
concluded…
Slovenia — Israel 1-Sep-98 8-Mar-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG66 Factual examination
concluded…WT/REG/W/44
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GATT/WTO notification Examination process
AgreementDate of
entry into
forceDateRelated
provisionType of
agreementWT/
document
seriesStatus Ref.
Georgia —  Armenia 11-Nov-98 21-Feb-01 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG119 Factual examination
not started…
Estonia — Faroe Islands 1-Dec-98 26-Jan-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG64 Under factual
examination…
Bulgaria — Turkey 1-Jan-99 4-May-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG72 Factual examination
concluded…
CEFTA accession of
Bulgaria1-Jan-99 24-Mar-99 GATT Art.
XXIVAccession to
free trade
agreementREG11 Consultations on
draft report…
Poland — Latvia 1-Jun-99 29-Sep-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG80 Factual examination
concluded…
Poland — Faroe Islands 1-Jun-99 18-Aug-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG78 Under factual
examination…
CEMAC 24-Jun-99 28-Sep-00 Enabling
ClauseOther … Examination not
requested…
EFTA — Palestinian
Authority1-Jul-99 21-Sep-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG79 Factual examination
not started…
Georgia —  Kazakhstan 16-Jul-99 21-Feb-01 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG123 Factual examination
not started…
Chile — Mexico 1-Aug-99 14-Mar-01 GATS Art. V Services
agreementREG125 Factual examination
not started…
Chile — Mexico 1-Aug-99 27-Feb-01 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG125 Factual examination
not started…
EFTA — Morocco 1-Dec-99 20-Feb-00 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG91 Factual examination
concluded…
Georgia —  Turkmenistan 1-Jan-00 21-Feb-01 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG122 Factual examination
not started…
EC — South Africa 1-Jan-00 14-Nov-00 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG113 Factual examination
not started…
WAEMU/UEMOA 1-Jan-00 3-Feb-00 Enabling
ClauseOther … Examination not
requested…
Bulgaria — Former
Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia1-Jan-00 21-Jan-00 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG90 Factual examination
concluded…
Hungary — Latvia 1-Jan-00 20-Dec-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG84 Factual examination
concluded…
EC — Morocco 1-Mar-00 8-Nov-00 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG112 Factual examination
not started…
Hungary — Lithuania 1-Mar-00 20-Dec-99 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG83 Factual examination
concluded…
Poland — Turkey 1-May-00 14-May-00 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG107 Factual examination
concluded…
EC — Israel 1-Jun-00 7-Nov-00 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG110 Factual examination
not started…WT/REG/W/44
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GATT/WTO notification Examination process
AgreementDate of
entry into
forceDateRelated
provisionType of
agreementWT/
document
seriesStatus Ref.
Mexico — Israel 1-Jul-00 27-Feb-01 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG124 Factual examination
not started…
Latvia — Turkey 1-Jul-00 22-Jan-01 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG116 Under factual
examination…
EC — Mexico 1-Jul-00 1-Aug-00 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG109 Under factual
examination…
EAC 7-Jul-00 11-Oct-00 Enabling
ClauseOther … Examination not
requested…
Turkey — Former
Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia1-Sep-00 22-Jan-01 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG115 Under factual
examination…
New Zealand - Singapore 1-Jan-01 4-Sep-01 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG127 Factual examination
not started…
New Zealand - Singapore 1-Jan-01 4-Sep-01 GATS Art. V Services
agreementREG127 Factual examination
not started…
EFTA — Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia1-Jan-01 31-Jan-01 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG117 Under factual
examination…
Hungary —  Estonia 1-Mar-01 4-Oct-01 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG128 Factual examination
not started…
EC —  FYROM 1-Jun-01 21-Nov-01 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG129 Factual examination
not started…
EFTA - Mexico 1-Jul-01 25-Jul-01 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG126 Factual examination
not started…
EFTA - Mexico 1-Jul-01 25-Jul-01 GATS Art. V Services
agreementREG126 Factual examination
not started…
EFTA —  Jordan 1-Jan-02 22-Jan-02 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG133 Examination not
requested…
EFTA —  Croatia 1-Jan-02 22-Jan-02 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG132 Examination not
requested…
Slovenia — Bosnia and
Herzegovina1-Jan-02 21-Jan-02 GATT Art.
XXIVFree trade
agreementREG131 Examination not
requested…
ECO not
available22-Jul-92 Enabling
ClauseOther … Examination not
requested…
GCC not
available11-Oct-84 Enabling
ClauseOther … Examination not
requested…WT/REG/W/44
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Definitions and abbreviations
Acronym Name Participating Countries
AFTA ASEAN Free Trade Area Brunei Darussalam Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar
Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
ASEAN Association of South East Asian
NationsBrunei Darussalam Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanma r
Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
BAFTA Baltic Free-Trade Area Estonia Latvia Lithuania
BANGKOK Bangkok Agreement Bangladesh China India Republic of Korea Laos Sri Lanka
CAN Andean Community Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Peru Venezuela
CARICOM Caribbean Community and
Common MarketAntigua & Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Dominica Grenada
Guyana Haiti Jamaica Monserrat Trinidad & Tobago St. Kitts & Nevis St.
Lucia St. Vincent & the Grenadines Surinam
CACM Central American Common Market Costa Ric a El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua
CEFTA Central European Free Trade
AgreementBulgaria Czech Republic Hungary Poland Romania Slovak Republic
Slovenia
CEMAC Economic and Monetary
Community of Central AfricaCameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
CER Closer Trade Relations Trade
AgreementAustralia New Zealand
CIS Commonwealth of Independent States Azerbaijan Armenia Belarus Georgia Moldova Kazakhstan Russian
Federation Ukraine Uzbekistan Tajikistan Kyrgyz Republic
COMESA Common Market for Eastern and
Southern AfricaAngola Burundi Comoros Democratic Republic of Conga Djibouti Egypt
Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Namibia RwandaSeychelles  Sudan Swaziland Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
EAC East African Cooperation Kenya Tanzania Uganda
EAEC Eurasian Economic Community Belarus Kazakhstan  Kyrgyz Republic Russian Federation Tajikistan
EC European Communities Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy
Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden United Kingdom
ECO Economic Cooperation Organization Afghanistan Azerbaijan Iran Kazakhstan Kyrgyz Republic Pakistan
Tajikistan Turkey Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
EEA European Economic Area EC Iceland Lichtenstein Norway
EFTA European Free Trade Association Icel and Liechtenstein Norway Switzerland
GCC Gulf Cooperation Council Bahrain Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
GSTP General System of Trade
Preferences Among Developing
CountriesAlgeria Angola Argentina Bangladesh Benin Bolivia Brazil Cameroon
Chile Colombia Cuba Democratic People's Republic of Korea Ecuado r
Egypt Ghana Guinea Guyana Haiti India Indonesia Islamic Republic of
Iran Iraq Libya Malaysia Mexico Morocco Mozambique Nicaragua
Nigeria Pakistan Peru Philippines Qatar Republic of Korea Romania
Singapore Sri Lanka Sudan Thailand Trinidad and Tobago TunisiaUnited Republic of Tanzania Uruguay Venezuela Vietnam Yugoslavia
Zaire Zimbabwe
LAIA Latin American Integration Association Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba Ecuador Mexico Paraguay
Peru Uruguay Venezuela
MERCOSUR Southern Common Market Argentina Brazil Paraguay Uruguay
MSG Melanesian Spearhead Group Fiji Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands  Vanuatu
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement Canada Mexico United States
OCT Overseas Countries and Territo ries Greenland New Caledonia French Polynesia French Southern and
Antarctic Territories Wallis and Futuna Islands Mayotte Saint Pierre and
Miquelon Aruba Netherlands Antilles Anguilla Cayman Islands Falkland
Islands South Georgia and South S andwich Islands Montserrat Pitcairn
Saint Helena Ascension Island Tristan da Cunha Turks and Caicos
Islands British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British
Virgin Islands
PTN Protocol relating to Trade Negotiations
among Developing CountriesBangladesh Brazil Chile Egypt Israel Mexico Pakistan Paraguay Peru
Philippines Republic of Korea Romania Tunisia Turkey UruguayYugoslaviaWT/REG/W/44
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Acronym Name Participating Countries
SAPTA South Asian Preferential Trade
ArrangementBangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
SPARTECA South Pacific Regional Trade and
Economic Cooperation AgreementAustralia New Zealand Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands
Micronesia Nauru Niue Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Tonga
Tuvalu Vanuatu Western Samoa
TRIPARTITE Tripartite Agreement Egypt India Yugoslavia
UEMOAWAEMUWest African Economic and Monetary
UnionBenin Burkina Faso Côte d'Ivoire Guinea Bissau Mali Niger Senegal
Togo
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