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Regional Trade Agreements | S/C/N/920 ; WT/REG395/N/1 | Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile,…
Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Viet Nam
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2018 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | The CPTPP establishes a free trade area for trade…
The CPTPP establishes a free trade area for trade in goods and services within the meaning of GATT 1994 Article XXIV and GATS Article V. The Agreement contains provisions on national treatment and market access for goods, rules of origin and origin procedures, textiles and apparel goods, customs administration and trade facilitation, trade remedies, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, investment, cross-border trade in services, financial services, temporary entry for business persons, telecommunications, electronic commerce, government procurement, competition policy, state-owned enterprises and designated monopolies, intellectual property, labour, environment, cooperation and capacity building, competitiveness and business facilitation, development, small and medium sized enterprises, regulatory coherence, transparency and anti-corruption, administrative and institutional provisions, and dispute settlement. The Agreement establishes a Commission to oversee its implementation.
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Regional Trade Agreements | S/C/N/919 ; WT/REG394/N/1 | Philippines, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Norway | 2018 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | The Agreement covers trade in goods, i.e., in…
The Agreement covers trade in goods, i.e., in industrial products including fish and other marine products, and agricultural products. Also included are provisions on inter alia intellectual property rights, services, investment, government procurement, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, rules of origin, trade facilitation, competition, trade and sustainable development, in addition to institutional provisions and provisions on dispute settlement. The Agreement establishes a Joint Committee, which will supervise the application thereof. Parites: Philippines and the EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland)
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Regional Trade Agreements | S/C/N/900 ; WT/REG391/N/1 | China, Georgia | 2018 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | The Agreement establishes a free trade area for…
The Agreement establishes a free trade area for trade in goods and services consistent with Article XXIV of GATT 1994 and Article V of GATS. The Agreement includes provisions on Trade in Goods, Rules of Origin, Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Technical Barriers to Trade, Trade Remedies, Trade in Services, Environment and Trade, Competition, Intellectual Property, Investment, Electronic Commerce, Transparency, Institutional Provisions, and Dispute Settlement. Parties: China and Georgia
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General Agreement on Trade in Services | S/C/N/899 | Tunisia | 2018 | General environmental protection | Investment measures | Services | The new investment law seeks to promote…
The new investment law seeks to promote investment and foster business creation and development in accordance with domestic economic priorities by, for example:
- increasing the value added, competitiveness and export capacity of the domestic economy and expanding its technology component, regionally and internationally, as well as developing priority sectors; - creating jobs and promoting a more skilled workforce; - achieving integrated and balanced regional development; - achieving sustainable development. |
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Regional Trade Agreements | S/C/N/896 ; WT/REG389/N/1 | Canada, European Union | 2017 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | CETA is a trade agreement between the EU and…
CETA is a trade agreement between the EU and Canada establishes a free trade area for trade in goods, within the meaning of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994, and for trade in services, within the meaning of Article V of the GATS. The Agreement also contains provisions on Government procurement, Investment, IPR, Competition, Subsidies and State Owned Enterprises, Regulatory Cooperation, Trade and Sustainable Development and a Dispute Settlement Mechanism. CETA also contains a new Investment Court System to address investor-to-state disputes These provisions and the ones related to investment protection will enter into force after all EU Member States have ratified the agreement.
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Regional Trade Agreements | S/C/N/891/ADD.1 ; WT/REG386/N/2 | Liechtenstein, Switzerland | 2018 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | The Agreement covers trade in goods, i.e. trade…
The Agreement covers trade in goods, i.e. trade in industrial products, including fish and other marine products, and agricultural products. Also included are provisions on intellectual property rights, services, establishment, government procurement, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, rules of origin, trade facilitation, competition, trade and sustainable development, and institutional provisions and provisions on dispute settlement. The Agreement establishes a Joint Committee, which will supervise the application thereof. Parties: Philippines and the EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland)
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Regional Trade Agreements | S/C/N/891 ; WT/REG386/N/1 | Georgia, Iceland, Norway | 2017 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | The Agreement covers trade in goods, i.e. trade…
The Agreement covers trade in goods, i.e. trade in industrial products, including fish and other marine products, and agricultural products. Also included are provisions on intellectual property rights, services, establishment, government procurement, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, rules of origin, trade facilitation, competition, trade and sustainable development, and institutional provisions and provisions on dispute settlement. The Agreement establishes a Joint Committee, which will supervise the application thereof.
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General Agreement on Trade in Services | S/C/N/880 | Gabon | 2017 | Sustainable forestry management | Not specified | Forestry | Law No. 16-01 of 31 December 2001 on the Forestry…
Law No. 16-01 of 31 December 2001 on the Forestry Code in the Gabonese Republic.
This law establishes sustainable management methods for the forestry sector with a view to increasing its contribution to the economic, social, cultural and scientific development of Gabon. |
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Regional Trade Agreements | S/C/N/868 ; WT/REG375/N/1 | Colombia, Korea, Republic of | 2016 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | The Agreement establishes a free trade area for…
The Agreement establishes a free trade area for trade in goods and services within the meaning of GATT 1994 Article XXIV and GATS Article V. The Agreement contains initial provisions and general definitions, provisions on national treatment and market access for goods, rules of origin and origin procedures, customs administration and trade facilitation, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, trade remedies, investment, cross – border trade in services, temporary entry for business persons, telecommunications, electronic commerce, competition and consumer policy, government procurement, intellectual property rights, trade and sustainable development, cooperation, transparency, institutional provisions, dispute settlement, exceptions, and final provisions. The Agreement establishes a Joint Commission, which has authority regarding the implementation, interpretation, modification, and amendment of the Agreement and the settlement of disputes under the Agreement.
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General Agreement on Trade in Services | S/C/N/866 | European Union | 2016 | Alternative and renewable energy, Energy…
Alternative and renewable energy, Energy conservation and efficiency
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Investment measures | Services | Regulation (EU) 2015/760 of the European…
Regulation (EU) 2015/760 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on European long-term investment funds
The new Funds - European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs) will be available to all types of investors across Europe, subject to certain requirements set out in EU law. These requirements include the types of long-term assets and firms that the ELTIFs are allowed to invest in, for example infrastructure, transport, intellectual property and sustainable energy projects; how they have to spread their money to reduce risks and the information they have to provide to investors. There are additional rules for ELTIFs offered to retail investors. Any ELTIF manager will also have to comply with the stringent requirements of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive to provide adequate protection for its investors. |
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