| ARMENIA-MOLDOVA |
| Armenia-Moldova FTA |
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| GOODS |
| Tariffs |
Art I, sec 2
Tariff elimination is implemented in its entirety as of entry into force of the Agreement.
Article 7 of the Agreement commits parties to "endeavor to establish a common customs traiff" vis-a-vis trade of third parties via regular consultations but such process has not been initiated yet. |
| Rules of Origin |
Change in tariff classification and wholly obtained or entirely produced goods applicable as the regime-wide rules of origin
Complete production or processing resulting in change in at least one of the first four HSCDC digits
Full cumulation |
| Contingency Measures |
| Anti - Dumping : No provisions except reference in Article 8 to issues of unfair business practices. |
| Countervailing Duties : No provisions except reference in Article 8 to issues of unfair business practices. |
| Safeguards : No provisions relating to the introduction of safeguard measures, except in cases of balance of payments difficulties. |
Standards : No provisions relating to technical barriers to trade and sanitary and phytosanitary measures. |
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| SERVICES |
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V) :
Date of notification
Consideration Process :
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Liberalization Approach :
Modes Covered
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Specific Chapters on
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Specific Sectors Excluded
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Public Sectors carve-out :
Most Favoured Nation :
National Treatment :
Market Access :
Domestic Regulation :
Subsidies covered by services disciplines :
Denial of benefits for commercial presence :
Notes :
Link to schedules :
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| INVESTMENT |
Scheduling Approach :
Definition of investment :
Most Favoured Nation :
National Treatment :
Fair and Equitable Treatment :
Expropriation :
Board of Directors and executive personnel :
Invester - State arbitration : 
Denial of Benefits :
Additional BIT exists between the parties :
BIT list I :
Status:
BIT list II :
Status:
Notes :
Link to schedules :
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| TRADE FACILITATION |
| Customs procedures : Yes Article 7 and Article 9 of the Agreeement |
| Customs valuation : Yes Article 7 of the Agreement |
| Trade regulations publication and administration (transparency) : Yes Article 6 and ARticle 7 of the Agreement |
| E-Commerce / Paperless trade : No |
| Cooperation in trade facilitation : No |
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| OTHER AREAS |
| Government Procurement : No |
| Investment : No |
| Competition Policy : Yes Article 8 prohibits unfair business practices and commit parties not to allow and to eliminate agreements between enterprises or associations of enterprices, general business practices aimed at hindering or lmiting competition, etc. |
| Intellectual Property : No |
| Dispute Settlement : Yes Article 15 deals with the settlement of disputes between the parties.
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| Labor Mobility : No |
| Labor and Environmental Standards : No
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| Technical cooperation : No |
| Institutional mechanism : No |
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Notes:
Article 5 provides that all settlement and payments related to trade and economic cooperation between parties should be carried out according to the agreement established between the authorized banks of the two countries.
Agreement is of indefinite duration.
Article 16 establishes a joint Commission charged with the administration and monitoring of the Agreement.
Agreement is open to accession by any third State under temrs and conditions agreed between the Parties and the acceding State.
WTO Factual presentation done (WT/REG173/3) 13 March 2007 |
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| RULES OF ORIGIN |
Cumulation
Full cumulation |
Specific Process
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Heading Change
Used as the regime-wide rules of origin |
De Minimis
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Minimum Content
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Drawback
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Http Link
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Notes
Detailed rules on establishing commodity origins shall be coordinated by Contracting Parties and included in a document that shall become an integral part of the Agreement. |
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