WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/REG122/4
10 February 2003
(03-0851)
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Original:  English
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN GEORGIA AND TURKMENISTAN
Questions and Replies
This document reproduces questions addressed to Georgia and the responses submitted.  The
questions and replies set out below are organi zed in accordance with document WT/REG122/3.
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I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE AGREEMENT
3. Scope
The text of some of the agreements refer to services, capital and labour.  Can Georgia
clarify what is meant by the word "services" in these agreements?  Does any of them cover
services? If so, have they been notifi ed to the Council for Trade in Services?
The FTA between Georgia and Kyrgyz Republic was designed to be quite general in scope,
the Articles of the Agreement do not make any reference to service, movement of capital and labor
itself.  Virtually the mentioned Agreement covers only trade in goods.  At the same time the draft of
the "Agreement between CIS countries on liberalizatio n of trade in services" is in the process of
consideration.
4. Trade Data
We note that trade data had been provided only with respect to imports into Georgia,
but were missing for the other Parties to the Agreements, which are not WTO Members.  It
would be appreciated if data could still be provided for the other Parties.  If that is not possible,
please provide export data from Georgia into th ose various countries, in the same format as the
data provided concerning imports.
Concerning the additional export trade data, please see below.
Georgia - Turkmenistan Trade Turnover
(in million US$)
Year Turnover Export Import Balance
1995 47,5 6,3 41,2 -34,9
1996 17,5 13,4 4,1 9,3
1997 19,2 5,7 13,5 -7,8
1998 11,9 1,4 10,5 -9,1
1999 35,0 12,9 22,1 -9,2
2000 23,9 10,6 13,3 -2,7
2001 46,5 28,9 17,6 11,3WT/REG122/4
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Georgia - Exports to Turkmenistan
(in million US$)
HS Code Product description 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
0902 Tea, whether or not 3,8 11,8 3,3 0,2 0,9 0,1 0,1
flavoured.
2207 Undenatured ethyl alcohol - - - 0,3 0,1 - -
of an alcoholic strength by
volume of 80 % vol. or
higher; ethyl alcohol and
other spirits, denatured, of
any strength.
2208 Undenatured ethyl alcohol 0,5 - - - 0,1 - -
of an alcoholic strength by
volume of less than 80 %
vol.; spirits, liqueurs and
other spirituous beverages.
2402 Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos - 0,4 2,0 0,1 0,4 0,9 0,1
and cigarettes, of tobacco
or of tobacco substitutes.
3102 Mineral or chemical - - - - - 3,0 -
fertilizers, nitrogenous.
5402 Synthetic filament yarn - - - 0,4 - - -
(other than sewing
thread), not put up for
retail sale, including
synthetic monofilament of
less than 67 decitex.
6104 Women's or girls' suits, 0,3 - - - - - -
ensembles, jackets,
blazers, dresses, skirts,
divided skirts, trousers,
bib and brace overalls,
breeches and shorts (other
than swimwear), knitted
or crocheted.
6112 Track suits, ski suits and - 0,6 - - - - -
swimwear, knitted or
crocheted.
6203 Men's or boys' suits, 0,6 - - - - - -
ensembles, jackets,
blazers, trousers, bib and
brace overalls, breeches
and shorts (other than
swimwear).
6301 Blankets and travelling 0,3 - - - - - -
rugs.
6405 Other footwear. - 0,6 - - - - -
8426 Ships' derricks; cranes, 0,5 - - - - - -
including cable cranes;
mobile lifting frames,
straddle carriers and
works trucks fitted with a
crane.
8802 Other aircraft (for - - - - 9,0 6,0 28,4
example, helicopters,
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HS Code Product description 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
(including satellites) and
suborbital and spacecraft
launch vehicles.
8803 Parts of goods of heading - - - - 0,6 0,3 0,02
No. 88.01 or 88.02.
8905 Light-vessels, fire-floats, - - - - 1,2 - -
dredgers, floating cranes,
and other vessels the
navigability of which is
subsidiary to their main
function; floating docks;
floating or submersible
drilling or production
platforms.
Total 6,3 13,4 5,7 1,4 12,9 10,6 28,9
Georgia - Imports from Turkmenistan
(in million US$)
HS Code Product description 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
2710 Petroleum oils and oils - 4,1 5,5 9,3 4,4 2,1 3,0
obtained ftorn bituminous
minerals, other than crude;
preparations not elsewhere
specified or included,
containing by weight 70 % or
more of petroleum oils or of
oils obtained from bituminous
minerals, these oils being the
basic con
2711 Petroleum gases and other 41,1 - - 0,6 0,1 0,2 0,4
gaseous hydrocarbons.
2713 Petroleum coke, petroleum - - - 0,6 0,3 0,06 0,01
bitumen and other residues of
petroleum oils or of oils
obtained from bituminous
minerals.
2714 Bitumen and asphalt, natural; - - - 0,1 - - -
bituminous or oil shale and tar
sands; asphaltites and
asphaltic rocks.
2901 Acyclic hydrocarbons. - - 8,0 0,1 - - -
8802 Other aircraft (for example, - - - - 16,5 10,8 13,7
helicopters, aeroplanes);
spacecraft (including
satellites) and suborbital and
spacecraft launch vehicles.
8803 Parts of goods of heading No. - - - - 0,9 - -
88.01 or 88.02.
Total 41,2 4,1 13,5 10,5 22,1 13,3 17,6
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