Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - Notification of regional trade agreement - China and Serbia

NOTIFICATION of regional trade agreement

1.

Member(s) notifying:

China

2.

Date of notification:

19 August 2024

3.

Notification pursuant to

[X] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994

[ ] Article V:7(a) of GATS

[ ] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause

4.

Parties to the Agreement:

China and Serbia

5.

Date of signature:

17 October 2023

6.

Date(s) of entry into Force:

1 July 2024

7.

Brief description of the Agreement:

The Agreement establishes a free trade area for trade in goods consistent with Article XXIV of GATT 1994. The Agreement includes provisions on Trade in Goods, Rules of Origin and Implementation Procedures, Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation, Protection of Intellectual Property, Investment and Services, Competition, Dispute Settlement, General Provisions, Institutional Provisions, Final Provisions.

8.

Text and related schedules, annexes and protocols are:

[ ] submitted to the WTO Secretariat (electronic format)

[X] available from the following official Internet link(s):

China:

http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/topic/enserbia.shtml

Serbia:

https://must.gov.rs/tekst/8535/tekst-sporazuma.php