1.

Member(s) notifying: Turkey

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Date of notification: 10 January 2022

3.

Notification pursuant to

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

[X] Article V:7(a) of GATS

[ ] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause

4.

Parties to the Agreement: Turkey and Serbia

5.

Date of signature: 30 January 2018 (only the Protocols)

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Date(s) of entry into Force: 1 June 2019 (only the Protocols)

7.

Brief description of the Agreement:

The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Turkey and Serbia establishes a free trade area between these countries, consistent with Article XXIV of GATT 1994^[1], and Article V of GATS. The new and revised protocols of the FTA aim to liberalise and facilitate trade in agricultural goods and services between the Parties in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

The revised Protocol I of the FTA consists of five Articles which envisage to provide additional liberalisation on agricultural goods. The new Protocol III of the FTA consists of eight Sections and contains the areas of general provisions, temporary movement of natural persons, telecommunication services, financial services, road transport and auxiliary services, electronic commerce, co-production on film and tv series, final provisions.

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Text and related schedules, annexes and protocols are:

[ ] submitted to the WTO Secretariat (electronic format)

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

The Republic of Turkey: https://www.trade.gov.tr/free-trade-agreements/serbia

The Republic of Serbia: http://www.parlament.gov.rs/upload/archive/files/lat/pdf/zakoni/2018/1167-18-lat.pdf