Factual Presentation

Strategic Partnership Agreement between the United Kingdom and Ukraine
(Goods and Services)

Report by the Secretariat

This report, prepared for the consideration of the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the United Kingdom and Ukraine, 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 Mr. Alberto Osnago (tel: +41 22 739 6969 / alberto.osnago@wto.org). Any statistical questions arising from this report may be addressed to Ms. Rowena Cabos (tel: +41 22 739 5185 / rowena.cabos@wto.org) and Pamela Bayona (tel: +41 22 739 5529 / pamela.bayona@wto.org).

Table of Contents

1   Trade Environment............................................................................................ 4

2   Characteristic Elements of the Agreement.............................................. 9

2.1   Background information........................................................................................... 9

3   Provisions on trade in Goods.................................................................... 10

3.1   Import duties and charges, and quantitative restrictions......................................... 10

3.1.1   General provisions.............................................................................................. 10

3.1.2   Liberalization of trade and tariff lines.................................................................. 11

3.1.3   Liberalization schedule........................................................................................ 12

3.1.3.1   Ukraine............................................................................................................ 12

3.1.3.2   United Kingdom............................................................................................... 13

3.1.4   Tariff rate quotas................................................................................................ 15

3.2   Rules of origin....................................................................................................... 15

3.3   Export duties and charges, and quantitative restrictions......................................... 16

3.4   Regulatory provisions on trade in goods................................................................. 17

3.4.1   Standards........................................................................................................... 17

3.4.1.1   Sanitary and phytosanitary measures.............................................................. 17

3.4.1.2   Technical barriers to trade............................................................................... 17

3.4.2   Safeguard mechanisms....................................................................................... 18

3.4.2.1   Global safeguards............................................................................................ 18

3.4.2.2   Bilateral safeguards......................................................................................... 18

3.4.2.3   Special safeguards........................................................................................... 19

3.4.2.4   Other safeguards............................................................................................. 19

3.4.3   Anti-dumping and countervailing measures......................................................... 19

3.4.4   Subsidies and state-aid....................................................................................... 20

3.4.5   Customs-related procedures............................................................................... 20

3.4.6   Sector specific provisions on trade in goods......................................................... 20

3.4.6.1   Trade-related energy....................................................................................... 20

4   Provisions on Trade in Services................................................................ 21

4.1   Scope and definitions............................................................................................. 21

4.2   Denial of benefits................................................................................................... 22

4.3   General provisions on trade in services.................................................................. 22

4.3.1   Market access..................................................................................................... 22

4.3.2   National treatment and MFN............................................................................... 22

4.3.3   Commercial presence.......................................................................................... 22

4.3.4   Movement of natural persons.............................................................................. 22

4.4   Liberalization commitments.................................................................................... 23

4.4.1   Ukraine............................................................................................................... 23

4.4.1.1   Horizontal commitments.................................................................................. 23

4.4.1.2   Sector-specific commitments........................................................................... 23

4.4.2   The United Kingdom........................................................................................... 26

4.4.2.1   Horizontal commitments.................................................................................. 26

4.4.2.2   Sector-specific commitments........................................................................... 27

4.5   Regulatory provisions............................................................................................ 30

4.5.1   Domestic regulation............................................................................................ 30

4.5.2   Recognition......................................................................................................... 31

4.5.3   Subsidies............................................................................................................ 31

4.5.4   Safeguards......................................................................................................... 31

4.5.5   Other.................................................................................................................. 31

4.5.5.1   Investment...................................................................................................... 31

4.6   Sector specific provisions on trade in services........................................................ 31

4.6.1   Computer services.............................................................................................. 31

4.6.2   Postal and courier services.................................................................................. 31

4.6.3   Electronic communications.................................................................................. 31

4.6.4   Financial Services............................................................................................... 32

4.6.5   Transport services.............................................................................................. 32

5   General Provisions of the Agreement...................................................... 32

5.1   Transparency......................................................................................................... 32

5.2   Current payments and capital movements.............................................................. 33

5.3   Exceptions............................................................................................................. 33

5.3.1   General exceptions............................................................................................. 33

5.3.2   Security exceptions............................................................................................. 33

5.3.3   Taxation............................................................................................................. 33

5.3.4   Safeguard measures related to balance of payments........................................... 34

5.4   Accession and withdrawal...................................................................................... 34

5.5   Institutional framework.......................................................................................... 34

5.6   Dispute settlement................................................................................................. 34

5.7   Relationship with other agreements concluded by the Parties................................. 36

5.8   Government procurement...................................................................................... 37

5.9   Intellectual property rights..................................................................................... 38

5.10   Competition......................................................................................................... 40

5.11   Sustainable development..................................................................................... 40

5.12   Electronic commerce............................................................................................ 41

5.13   Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)........................................................ 41

5.14   Gender................................................................................................................ 41

5.15   Other................................................................................................................... 42

5.15.1   Economic and other sectoral cooperation........................................................... 42

Annex 1...................................................................................................................... 43

Annex 2...................................................................................................................... 47