World Trade
Organization WT/REG324/N/1 S/C/N/658
30 October 2012
(12-5916) Committee on Regional Trade Agreements
Council for Trade in Services Original: English
NOTIFICATION OF REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT
1. Member(s) notifying:
Panama and the United States 2. Date of notification:
29 October 2012 3. Notification pursuant to
[X] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994
[X] Article V:7(a) of GATS
[ ] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause 4. Parties to the Agreement:
Panama and the United States 5. Date of signature:
28 June 2007 6. Date(s) of entry into Force:
31 October 2012
7. Brief description of the Agreement:
The United States – Panama Trade Promotion Agreement establishes a free-trade area between the United States and Panama within the meaning of Article XXIV of GATT 1994. It also provides for the liberalization of trade in services between the two parties within the meaning of Article V of the GATS. 8. Text and related schedules, annexes and
World Trade
Organization WT/REG323/N/1
25 October 2012 (12-5826) Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Original: English
NOTIFICATION OF REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT
1. Member(s) notifying:
Montenegro; Iceland; Liechtenstein; Norway; and Switzerland 2. Date of notification:
24 October 2012 3. Notification pursuant to
[X] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994
[ ] Article V:7(a) of GATS
[ ] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause 4. Parties to the Agreement:
Montenegro and the EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) 5. Date of signature:
14 November 2011 6. Date(s) of entry into Force:
1 September 2012 for Montenegro, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
1 October 2012 for Montenegro and Iceland
1 November 2012 for Montenegro and Norway 7. Brief description of the Agreement:
The Agreement covers trade in goods, inter alia, trade in industrial products, including fish and other marine products, and processed agricultural products. Al
World Trade
Organization WT/REG322/N/1 S/C/N/654
1 October 2012
(12-5268) Committee on Regional Trade Agreements
Council for Trade in Services Original: English
NOTIFICATION OF REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT
1. Member(s) notifying:
Hong Kong, China; Iceland; Liechtenstein; Norway; and Switzerland 2. Date of notification:
27 September 2012 3. Notification pursuant to
[X] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994
[X] Article V:7(a) of GATS
[ ] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause 4. Parties to the Agreement:
Hong Kong, China and the EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) 5. Date of signature:
21 June 2011 6. Date(s) of entry into Force:
1 October 2012 (for Hong Kong, China; Iceland; Liechtenstein and Switzerland)
1 November 2012 (for Hong Kong, China and Norway) 7. Brief description of the Agreement:
The Agreement covers trade in industrial products, including fish and other marine products, and processed agricultural products. In
Hong Kong, China, Iceland; Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
2012/10/1
World Trade
Organization WT/REG321/N/1
17 September 2012 (12-4974) Committee on Regional Trade Agreements
Original: English
NOTIFICATION of regional trade agreement
1. Member(s) notifying:
The Russian Federation 2. Date of notification:
13 September 2012 3. Notification pursuant to
[X] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994
[] Article V:7(a) of GATS
[] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause 4. Parties to the Agreement:
The Russian Federation and Tajikistan 5. Date of signature:
10 October 1992 6. Date(s) of entry into Force:
8 April 1993 7. Brief description of the Agreement:
Free Trade Agreement between the Russian Federation and Tajikistan
8. Text and related schedules, annexes and protocols are:
[X] submitted to the WTO Secretariat (electronic format)
[] available from the following official Internet link(s):
World Trade
Organization WT/REG320/N/1
17 September 2012 (12-4956) Committee on Regional Trade Agreements
Original: English
NOTIFICATION of regional trade agreement
1. Member(s) notifying:
The Russian Federation 2. Date of notification:
13 September 2012 3. Notification pursuant to
[X] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994
[] Article V:7(a) of GATS
[] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause 4. Parties to the Agreement:
The Russian Federation and the Republic of Moldova 5. Date of signature:
9 February 1993 6. Date(s) of entry into Force:
30 March 1993 7. Brief description of the Agreement:
Free Trade Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers – the Russian Federation and the Republic of Moldova
8. Text and related schedules, annexes and protocols are:
[X] submitted to the WTO Secretariat (electronic format)
[] available from the following official Internet link(s):
World Trade
Organization WT/REG319/N/1
17 September 2012 (12-4973) Committee on Regional Trade Agreements
Original: English
NOTIFICATION of regional trade agreement
1. Member(s) notifying:
The Russian Federation 2. Date of notification:
13 September 2012 3. Notification pursuant to
[X] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994
[] Article V:7(a) of GATS
[] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause 4. Parties to the Agreement:
The Russian Federation and Kazakhstan 5. Date of signature:
22 October 1992 6. Date(s) of entry into Force:
7 June 1993 7. Brief description of the Agreement:
Free Trade Agreement between the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan
8. Text and related schedules, annexes and protocols are:
[X] submitted to the WTO Secretariat (electronic format)
[] available from the following official Internet link(s):
World Trade
Organization WT/REG318/N/1
17 September 2012 (12-4972) Committee on Regional Trade Agreements
Original: English
NOTIFICATION of regional trade agreement
1. Member(s) notifying:
The Russian Federation 2. Date of notification:
13 September 2012 3. Notification pursuant to
[X] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994
[] Article V:7(a) of GATS
[] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause 4. Parties to the Agreement:
The Russian Federation and Belarus 5. Date of signature:
13 November 1992 6. Date(s) of entry into Force:
20 April 1993 7. Brief description of the Agreement:
Free Trade Agreement between the Russian Federation and Belarus
8. Text and related schedules, annexes and protocols are:
[X] submitted to the WTO Secretariat (electronic format)
[] available from the following official Internet link(s):
World Trade
Organization WT/REG317/N/1
17 September 2012 (12-4971) Committee on Regional Trade Agreements
Original: English
NOTIFICATION of regional trade agreement
1. Member(s) notifying:
The Russian Federation 2. Date of notification:
13 September 2012 3. Notification pursuant to
[X] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994
[] Article V:7(a) of GATS
[] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause 4. Parties to the Agreement:
The Russian Federation and Azerbaijan 5. Date of signature:
30 September 1992 6. Date(s) of entry into Force:
17 February 1993 7. Brief description of the Agreement:
Free Trade Agreement between the Russian Federation and Azerbaijan
8. Text and related schedules, annexes and protocols are:
[X] submitted to the WTO Secretariat (electronic format)
[] available from the following official Internet link(s):
World Trade
Organization WT/REG162/N/1/Add.6 S/C/N/264/Add.6
17 September 2012 (12-4969) Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Council for Trade in Services Original: English
NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES AFFECTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT
Addendum
The following communication, dated 14 September 2012, has been received from the Delegations of China and Hong Kong, China.
_______________
Notification of the Supplement I X to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (hereinafter referred to as " CEPA " ).
1. Member(s) notifying:
China and Hong Kong, China 2. Date of notification:
14 September 2012 3. Notification pursuant to
[X] Paragraph 14 of the Transparency Mechanism for Regional Trade Agreements
(WT/L/671)
[X] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994
[X] Article V:7(a) of GATS
[] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause 4. Parties to the Agreement:
World Trade
Organization WT/REG316/N/1 S/C/N/646
3 September 2012 (12 4725) Committee on Regional Trade Agreements
Council for Trade in Services Original: Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT
1. Member(s) notifying: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Colombia. 2. Date of notification: 31 August 2012 3. Notification pursuant to
[X] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994
[X] Article V:7(a) of GATS
[ ] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause 4. Parties to the Agreement: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Colombia 5. Date of signature: 9 August 2007 6. Date(s) of entry into Force:
El Salvador and Colombia: 1 February 2010
Guatemala and Colombia: 12 November 2009
Honduras and Colombia: 27 March 2010 7. Brief description of the Agreement:
The Free Trade Agreement between Colombia and El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras provides for extensive trade liberalization between the Parties.
It also includes provision for the elimination of tarif
World Trade
Organization WT/REG307/N/1/Add.1
30 July 2012 (12-4187) Committee on Regional Trade Agreement Original: English
NOTIFICATION of regional trade agreement
Notification of provisional application of the Agreement by all signatory parties since 14 May 2012
Addendum
1. Member(s) notifying:
Madagascar, Mauritius, Zimbabwe and the European Union 2. Date of notification: 27 July 2012 3. Notification pursuant to
[X] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994
[] Article V:7(a) of GATS
[] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause 4. Parties to the Agreement:
Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe, of the one part; and
Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovak Republic, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Romania and the European Union, of the other part. 5. Date of signature
