UPDATED
WITH FACTUAL PRESENTATIONS ISSUED UP TO 2 JUNE 2025
Note by the Secretariat
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RTA Name
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Date of
Entry into Forcea
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Coverage
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1
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African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
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30.05.19
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Goods
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2
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Andean Community (CAN)
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14.12.06
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Services
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3
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Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)[2]:
- Accession of Mongolia
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01.01.21
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Goods & Services
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4
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Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
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not provided
|
Goods
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5
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Armenia - Belarus
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28.07.03
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Goods
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6
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Armenia - Tajikistan
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20.07.94
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Goods
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7
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Belize - Guatemala
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04.04.10
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Goods
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8
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Botswana - Malawi
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1956
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Goods
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9
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Botswana - Zimbabwe
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1988
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Goods
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10
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Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) - Costa
Rica
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15.11.05
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Goods
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11
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CARICOM - Cuba
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01.01.01
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Services
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12
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CARICOM - Dominican Republic
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01.12.01
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Goods
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13
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Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)
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11.01.21
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Services
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14
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China - Chinese Taipeib
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12.09.10
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Goods
& Services
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15
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China – Maldives
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01.01.25
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Goods
& Services
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16
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Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
(COMESA)2:
- Accession of Libya
- Accession of Djibouti
- Accession of Madagascar
- Accession of Somalia
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03.01.05
01.02.00
10.07.95
19.07.18
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Goods
Goods
Goods
Goods
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17
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East African Community (EAC) 2:
- Accession of South Sudan
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not provided
|
Goods
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18
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Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) 2:
- Accession of Afghanistan
- Accession of Tajikistan
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17.02.92
17.02.92
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Goods
Goods
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19
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European Union - Kazakhstan
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01.03.20
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Services
|
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20
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European Union - Kosovoc
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01.04.16
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Goods
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21
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Georgia - Uzbekistan
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15.10.10
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Goods
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22
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Jordan - Israel
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19.04.96
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Goods
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23
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Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) 2:
- Accession of the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela
- Accession of the Plurinational
State of Bolivia
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12.08.12
07.08.24
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Goods & Services
Goods & Services
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24
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Morocco - Guinea
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06.09.00
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Goods
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25
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Pan-Arab Free Trade Area (PAFTA) 2:
- Accession of Algeria
- Accession of Palestine
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01.01.09
01.01.98
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Goods
Goods
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26
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Pakistan - Iran
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01.10.06
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Goods
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27
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Panama - Israel
|
01.01.20
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Goods
& Services
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28
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Panama - Trinidad and Tobago
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04.07.16
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Goods
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29
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Paraguay - Chinese Taipei
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27.02.19
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Goods
& Services
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30
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Peru - Thailand
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31.12.11
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Goods
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31
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Peru - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
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01.08.13
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Goods
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32
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Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA)
2:
- Accession of Palau
- Accession of the Marshall
Islands
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not provided
not provided
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Goods
Goods
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33
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Preferential Trade Agreement among D‑8 Member States
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2016
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Goods
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34
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Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
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01.01.22
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Goods
& Services
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35
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Republic of Korea – Philippines
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31.12.24
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Goods
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36
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SAARC Agreement on Trade in Services (SATIS)
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29.11.12
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Services
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37
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Southern African Development Community (SADC)
2:
- Accession of Madagascar to the
Protocol on Trade in Goods
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17.08.07
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Goods
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38
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Sri Lanka - Singapore
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01.05.18
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Goods
& Services
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39
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Tajikistan - Azerbaijan
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15.04.95
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Goods
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40
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Treaty on Investment and Trade in Services (TICS)
(El Salvador, Guatemala and
Honduras)
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20.07.08
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Services
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41
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Tunisia - Iraq
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31.12.99
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Goods
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42
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Tunisia - Libya
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19.02.02
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Goods
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43
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Tunisia - Morocco
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16.03.99
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Goods
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44
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Tunisia - Syrian Arab Republic
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10.03.05
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Goods
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45
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Türkiye – Azerbaijan
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01.03.21
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Goods
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46
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Türkiye - Iran
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01.01.15
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Goods
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47
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Türkiye - Pakistan
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01.05.23
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Goods
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48
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Türkiye - Uzbekistan
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01.07.23
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Goods
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49
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United Arab Emirates - Cambodia
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31.01.24
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Goods
& Services
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50
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United Arab Emirates - Indonesia
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01.09.23
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Goods
& Services
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51
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United Arab Emirates - Israel
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01.04.23
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Goods
& Services
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52
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United States - Japan
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01.01.20
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Goods
& Services
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Agreements among LAIA
parties:
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53
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Brazil - Chile
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25.01.22
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Services
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54
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Brazil - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
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18.10.98
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Services
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55
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Chile - Argentina
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01.05.19
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Services
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56
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Chile - Ecuador
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16.05.22
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Services
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57
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Chile - Paraguay
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14.02.24
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Services
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58
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Chile - Uruguay
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13.12.18
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Services
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59
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Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
2:
- Accession of Panama
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03.05.12
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Goods
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60
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Mexico - Guatemala
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05.12.00
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Services
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61
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MERCOSUR - Chile
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19.06.11
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Services
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a Dates
of the first entry into force for at least one of the Parties.
b China indicates that
this is a framework Agreement, under which, agreements on trade in goods and
services are still under negotiation.
c Reference to Kosovo
in this document should be understood to be in the context of the United
Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).
Note: Members
are to notify the RTAs to which they are parties. Notifications may be
submitted by one or several parties to the RTA.
Disclaimer: This list has
been drawn up without prejudice to Members' rights to notify their RTAs under
the relevant WTO provisions.
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[1] More information on these RTAs may be found in the RTA Tables contained
in Factual Presentations distributed and available in the RTA Database (http://rtais.wto.org).
[2] Changes to the membership of these
RTAs, such as accessions and withdrawals, have not always been notified
to the WTO. Consequently, information included in the RTA Database regarding current
signatories is not accurate.