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ARMENIA-EU
Armenia-EU FTA
Interactive trade indicators
Technical notes for performance indicators
Performance Indicators :
No indicator available
Member Countries
Armenia
EU
The European Union and the Republic of Armenia Free Trade Agreement
Status :
Under negotiation since 2012
Scope :
Country - Bloc
Type :
Free Trade Agreement
WTO Notification :
No Notification
Agreement text :
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=777
Other links :
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:21999A0909(01):EN:HTML
WTO consideration process :
GOODS
Tariffs
Rules of Origin
Contingency Measures
Anti - Dumping :
Permitted, see Art 14
Countervailing Duties :
Permitted, see Art 14
Safeguards :
Permitted, see Art 14
Standards :
Permitted, see Art 14
Notes:
Armenia and EU had already signed Partnership and Cooperation Agreement in 1996 which has been in implementation since 1999 (as a framework agreement).
SERVICES
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V)
:
Not Notified
Date of notification
Consideration Process :
Liberalization Approach
:
Modes Covered
Specific Chapters on
Specific Sectors Excluded
Air transport
Cabotage in maritime transport
Public Sectors carve-out
:
NAFTA-like (Article 1201:3(b))
Most Favoured Nation
:
National Treatment
:
Non-binding
Market Access
:
Not featured
Domestic Regulation
:
Non-binding (NAFTA-like)
Subsidies covered by services disciplines
:
Denial of benefits for commercial presence
:
Notes
:
Link to schedules
:
INVESTMENT
Scheduling Approach
:
Definition of investment
:
Limited to FDI
Most Favoured Nation
:
Binding
National Treatment
:
Binding
Fair and Equitable Treatment
:
Not Featured
Expropriation
:
Not Featured
Board of Directors and executive personnel
:
Binding
Invester - State arbitration
:
Denial of Benefits
:
Additional BIT exists between the parties
:
BIT list I : BITs with Austria, France, UK, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Greece, and Finland
Status: In force
BIT list II :
Status:
Notes
:
Note that there is no BIT between EU and Armenia, only BITs between several EU members and Armenia.
Link to schedules
:
TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures :
Yes
Article 9, Article 65, Article 69, Article 71
Customs valuation :
Yes
Article 9
Trade regulations publication and administration (transparency) :
Yes
Article 63, Atricle 65, Article 69, Article 71
E-Commerce / Paperless trade :
No
Cooperation in trade facilitation :
No
OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement :
Yes
see note below
Investment :
Yes
see note below
Competition Policy :
No
Intellectual Property :
Yes
Chapter VI, Article 42 and Annex II
Dispute Settlement :
No
Labor Mobility :
Yes
Part VIII deals with control of illigal immigration
Labor and Environmental Standards :
Yes
Article 55 covers area of environment cooperation. Labour conditions covered with reference to establishement of companies.
Technical cooperation :
Yes
see note below
Institutional mechanism :
No
Notes:
Part VI titled Economic Cooperation contains articles with general coverage of many areas of cooperation including financial services, investment protection, industrial cooperation, public procurement etc.
RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
Specific Process
Heading Change
De Minimis
Minimum Content
Drawback
Http Link
Notes
ARMENIA-EU
Armenia-EU FTA
Member Countries
Armenia
EU
Total: 2 countries
The European Union and the Republic of Armenia Free Trade Agreement
Status :
Under negotiation since
2012
Scope :
Country - Bloc
Type :
Free Trade Agreement
WTO Notification :
No Notification
Agreement text :
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=777
Other links :
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:21999A0909(01):EN:HTML
WTO consideration process :
GOODS
Tariffs
Rules of Origin
Contingency Measures
Anti - Dumping :
Permitted, see Art 14
Countervailing Duties :
Permitted, see Art 14
Safeguards :
Permitted, see Art 14
Standards :
Permitted, see Art 14
Notes:
Armenia and EU had already signed Partnership and Cooperation Agreement in 1996 which has been in implementation since 1999 (as a framework agreement).
SERVICES
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V)
:
Not Notified
Date of notification :
Consideration Process :
Liberalization Approach
:
Modes Covered
Specific Chapters on
Specific Sectors Excluded
Air transport :
Yes
Cabotage in maritime transport :
Yes
Public Sectors carve-out
:
NAFTA-like (Article 1201:3(b))
Most Favoured Nation
:
National Treatment
:
Non-binding
Market Access
:
Not featured
Domestic Regulation
:
Non-binding (NAFTA-like)
Subsidies covered by services disciplines
:
Denial of benefits for commercial presence
:
Notes:
Link to schedules
:
INVESTMENT
Scheduling Approach
:
Definition of investment
:
Limited to FDI
Most Favoured Nation
:
Binding
National Treatment
:
Binding
Fair and Equitable Treatment
:
Not Featured
Expropriation
:
Not Featured
Board of Directors and executive personnel
:
Binding
Invester - State arbitration
:
No
Denial of Benefits
:
Additional BIT exists between the parties
:
Yes
BIT list I : BITs with Austria, France, UK, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Greece, and Finland
Status: In force
BIT list II :
Status:
Notes
:
Note that there is no BIT between EU and Armenia, only BITs between several EU members and Armenia.
Link to schedules
:
TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures :
Yes
Article 9, Article 65, Article 69, Article 71
Customs valuation :
Yes
Article 9
Trade regulations publication and administration :
Yes
Article 63, Atricle 65, Article 69, Article 71
Use of ICT :
No
Mobility of business people :
No
Freedom of transit :
Yes
Article 9, Article 10
Transport and logistics :
Yes
Article 9
Trade finance :
Yes
Article 9
OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement :
Yes
see note below
Investment :
Yes
see note below
Competition Policy :
No
Intellectual Property :
Yes
Chapter VI, Article 42 and Annex II
Dispute Settlement :
No
Labor Mobility :
Yes
Part VIII deals with control of illigal immigration
Labor and Environmental Standards :
Yes
Article 55 covers area of environment cooperation. Labour conditions covered with reference to establishement of companies.
see note below
Technical cooperation :
Yes
see note below
Institutional mechanism :
No
Notes:
Part VI titled Economic Cooperation contains articles with general coverage of many areas of cooperation including financial services, investment protection, industrial cooperation, public procurement etc.
RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
Specific Process
Heading Change
De Minimis
Minimum Content
Drawback
Http Link
Notes
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