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Table A2.1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein's regional trade agreements (RTAs) in force, January 2022:
Bilateral agreements:
RTA Name; Coverage goods and services; Other selected issues; Date of signature (entry into force); WTO consideration process (WTO doc. series):
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Japan Switzerland; Goods, services; Investment liberalization, environment, labour, e-commerce; 19/02/2009 (01/09/2009); focal point (FP) issued (WT/REG273)
China Switzerland; Goods, services; Environment, labour, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); 06/07/2013 (01/07/2014); FP issued (WT/REG351)

Table A2.1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein's regional trade agreements (RTAs) in force, January 2022:
European Free Trade Association (EFTA) agreements:
RTA Name; Coverage goods and services; Other selected issues; Date of signature (entry into force); WTO consideration process (WTO doc. series):
(...) EFTA Turkey (as revised in 2021); Goods (and services); (labour, environment); 10/12/1991 (01/04/1992), 25/06/2018 (01/10/2021); Report adopted (WT/REG86)
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EFTA Tunisia; Goods; Environment; 17/12/2004; (01/06/2005); focal point (FP) issued; (WT/REG201)
EFTA Republic of Korea; Goods, services; Investment liberalization, environment; 15/12/2005 (01/09/2006); FP issued (WT/REG217)
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EFTA Egypt; Goods; Environment, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); 27/01/2007 (01/08/2007); FP issued (WT/REG232)
EFTA Southern African Customs Union (SACU); Goods; Environment, SMEs; 26/06/2006 (01/05/2008); FP issued (WT/REG256)
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EFTA Serbia; Goods; Environment, Labour, SMEs; 17/12/2009 (01/10/2010); FP issued; (WT/REG290)
EFTA Albania; Goods; Environment, SMEs; 17/12/2009 (01/11/2010); FP issued (WT/REG292)
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EFTA Peru; Goods; Investment liberalization, environment, e-commerce, SMEs; 24/06/2010 (01/07/2011); FP issued (WT/REG295)
EFTA Ukraine; Goods, services; Investment liberalization, environment, SMEs; 24/06/2010 (01/06/2012); FP issued (WT/REG315)
EFTA Montenegro; Goods; Environment, labour; 14/11/2011 (01/09/2012); FP issued (WT/REG323)
EFTA Hong Kong, China; Goods, services; Investment liberalization, environment, labour; 21/06/2011 (01/10/2012); FP issued (WT/REG322)
EFTA Central America (Costa Rica and Panama); Goods, services; Investment liberalization, environment, labour, e-commerce, SMEs; 24/06/2013 (19/08/2014); FP issued (WT/REG357)
EFTA Bosnia and Herzegovina; Goods; Environment, labour; 24/06/2013 (01/01/2015); FP issued (WT/REG360)
EFTA Georgia; Goods, services; Investment liberalization, environment, labour, SMEs; 27/06/2016 (01/09/2017); FP issued (WT/REG386)
EFTA Philippines; Goods, services; Environment, labour; 28/04/2016 (01/06/2018); FP issued (WT/REG394)
EFTA Ecuador; Goods, services; Investment liberalization, environment, labour; 25/06/2018 (01/11/2020); Not notified
EFTA Indonesia; Goods, services; Investment liberalization, environment, labour; 16/12/2018 (01/11/2021); Not notified
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Table A2.1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein's regional trade agreements (RTAs) in force, January 2022:
European Economic Area (EEA) agreements:
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RTA name: EEA-European Free Trade Association (EFTA)-States United Kingdom
Coverage goods and services: Goods, services
Other selected issues: Investment liberalization, environment, labour, SMEs, e-commerce
Date of signature (entry into force): 08/07/2021, 01/12/2021
WTO consideration process (WTO doc. series): Awaiting data from parties (WT/REG459)
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2.9. The focus of monetary policy since the year 2007 has been on achieving price and exchange rate stability as key elements in creating an environment conducive to the achievement of sustainable economic growth.

3.1. (...) In line with Target 14.6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), members of the WTO are to conclude an agreement on Fisheries Subsidies that seek to reduce overfishing, overcapacity and Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. Ghana commits to continue engaging positively in these negotiations with a view to ensuring that members meet the expectations of Target 14.6 of the SDGs whilst ensuring that Special and Differential Treatment remains a cardinal element of any negotiated outcomes.

3.2. (...) Ghana believes that a strengthened multilateral trading system has the potential of delivering new trading opportunities that can help all Members especially, the developing and least-developed amongst them to alleviate poverty and put their economies on the path of sustainable growth and development.

4.4. The Strategic Objectives of the Ghana Automotive Development Policy include:
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• To improve vehicle safety and environmental standards;

4.5. (...) The prescriptions and targeted interventions in the Sugar Policy are designed to achieve the following specific strategic objectives:
i. To develop and establish a globally competitive and sustainable sugar industry in Ghana that delivers self-sufficiency in sugar production by the year 2025.
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4.8. (...). The "One District One Factory" (1D1F) programme is geared towards creating an enabling environment and support for the growth and industrialization of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District territories of the country through the provision of investment opportunities which will lead to increased employment and standards of living; remove regional disparities; and promote gender inclusion, income distribution and sustainable development.

7. (...). In addition, Ghana resorts to a host of other taxes and levies on imports, and their number has grown since the last Review. These taxes levied on most imports include the ECOWAS Levy (0.5%), African Union Levy (0.2%), Environmental Tax (10%), Ghana Export Import Bank Levy (0.75%), Ghana Education Fund Levy (2.5%), COVID 19 Health Recovery Levy (1%), National Health Insurance Levy (2.5% on imports and domestic goods/services), Sanitation and Pollution Levy (specific), and Special Petroleum Tax (specific), as well as four Energy Sector Levies. Combined, all of these levies significantly increase the costs of imports into Ghana.