Factual Presentation
Economic Complementarity Agreement between Mexico
and CUBA
(Goods)
Report by the Secretariat
This report, prepared for
the consideration of the Economic Complementarity Agreement between Mexico and
Cuba, has been drawn up by the WTO Secretariat on its own responsibility and in
full consultation with the Parties. The factual presentation reproduces as
closely as possible the terminology used in the Agreement and in the comments
provided and does not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the
Secretariat of such terminology. The report has been drawn up in accordance
with the rules and procedures contained in the Decision for a Transparency
Mechanism for Regional Trade Agreements (WT/L/671) and thus does not imply any
value judgement by the Secretariat regarding the contents of the Agreement.
Any technical questions
arising from this report may be addressed to Maria Donner
Abreu (tel: +41 22 739 5244). Any statistical questions arising from this
report may be addressed to Rowena Cabos (tel: +41 22 739 5185).
Table
of Contents
Page
1 Trade
Environment. 3
2 Characteristic Elements of the Agreement. 5
2.1
Background information. 5
3 Provisions on trade in goods. 5
3.1
Import duties and charges, and quantitative restrictions. 5
3.1.1
General provisions. 5
3.1.2
Liberalization of trade and tariff lines. 6
3.1.3
Liberalization schedule. 7
3.1.4
Tariff rate quotas. 8
3.2
Rules of origin. 9
3.3
Export duties and charges, and quantitative restrictions. 10
3.4
Regulatory provisions of the agreement 10
3.4.1
Standards. 10
3.4.2
Safeguard mechanisms. 11
3.4.3
Anti-dumping and countervailing measures. 11
3.4.4
Subsidies and State-aid. 11
3.4.5
Customs-related procedures. 12
3.4.6
Other 12
4 General Provisions of the Agreement. 12
4.1
Transparency. 12
4.2
Current payments and capital movements. 12
4.3
Exceptions. 12
4.4
Accession and withdrawal 13
4.5
Institutional framework. 13
4.6
Dispute settlement 13
4.7
Relationship with other agreements concluded by the Parties. 14
4.8
Government procurement 15
4.9
Intellectual property rights. 15
4.10
Competition. 16
4.11
Environment 16
4.12
Labour 16
4.13
Electronic Commerce. 16
4.14
Small and medium-sized enterprises. 16
4.15
Special and differential treatment 16
Annex 1. 17
Annex 2. 19