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ASEAN-INDIA
ASEAN-India FTA
 Interactive trade indicators

Technical notes for performance indicators
Performance Indicators :
Member Countries

Brunei Cambodia India Indonesia
Lao PDR Malaysia Myanmar Philippines
Singapore Thailand Viet Nam

Assotiation of Southeast Asian Nations and India Free Trade Agreement

Status : Signed in 2009 .  In force since 2010
Scope : Country - Bloc
Type : Free Trade Agreement
WTO Notification : Enabling Clause 2010
Agreement text : 
http://www.aseansec.org/22563.htm
Other links : 
WTO consideration process : 
Factual Presentation not distributed
GOODS
Tariffs
Early Harvest: eliminate tariffs from 2004 to 2010.
Tariff elimination from Jan 2010. 5 categories: Normal track 1 (december 2013 or 2018), normal track 2 (december 2016,2019 or 2021),
Sensitive track (reduction to 5% 2016, 2019 or 2021), Special Products (partial reduction of tariffs by 2019), Highly Sensitive Products (reduce tarriff to 50%, by 50% or by 25% by 2019, 2022 and 2024). Some exclusions - annual review.
Rules of Origin
Product Specific Rules

Contingency Measures
   Anti - Dumping : 
   Countervailing Duties : 
   Safeguards : Article XIX of GATT. Transitional Safeguard

Standards : 
Notes:
SERVICES
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V)
       Date of notification

       Consideration Process : 


Liberalization Approach

Modes Covered

Specific Chapters on

Specific Sectors Excluded

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 :
          No disciplines on trade in services. Parties agree to enter into negotiations under the Framework Agreement.


Link to schedules :
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 :
          No disciplines on investment. Parties agree to enter into negotiations under the Framework Agreement.


Link to schedules :
TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures : Yes Article 14
Customs valuation : No
Trade regulations publication and administration (transparency) : No
E-Commerce / Paperless trade : No
Cooperation in trade facilitation : No
OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement : No
Investment : No
Competition Policy : No
Intellectual Property : No
Dispute Settlement : Yes Agreement on Dispute Settlement Mechanism
Labor Mobility : Yes
Labor and Environmental Standards : Yes Environmental services earmarked as area of cooperation in Annex C.
Technical cooperation : No Article 6 of Framework Agreement
Institutional mechanism : No
Notes:
The Framework Agreement sets the base for future negotiations on an ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement.
RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
Regional
Specific Process
Heading Change
Subheading
De Minimis
Minimum Content
35% of FOB value
Drawback
Http Link
Notes
ASEAN-INDIA
ASEAN-India FTA

Member Countries
Brunei
Cambodia
India
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Viet Nam
Total: 11 countries

Assotiation of Southeast Asian Nations and India Free Trade Agreement

Status : Signed in 2009 .  In force since 2010
Scope : Country - Bloc
Type : Free Trade Agreement
WTO Notification : Enabling Clause 2010
Agreement text : 
http://www.aseansec.org/22563.htm

Other links : 

WTO consideration process : 
Factual Presentation not distributed
GOODS
Tariffs
Early Harvest: eliminate tariffs from 2004 to 2010.
Tariff elimination from Jan 2010. 5 categories: Normal track 1 (december 2013 or 2018), normal track 2 (december 2016,2019 or 2021),
Sensitive track (reduction to 5% 2016, 2019 or 2021), Special Products (partial reduction of tariffs by 2019), Highly Sensitive Products (reduce tarriff to 50%, by 50% or by 25% by 2019, 2022 and 2024). Some exclusions - annual review.

Rules of Origin
Product Specific Rules


Contingency Measures
Anti - Dumping : 
Countervailing Duties : 
Safeguards : Article XIX of GATT. Transitional Safeguard

Standards : 

Notes:


SERVICES
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V)
Date of notification :
Consideration Process :

Liberalization Approach

Modes Covered

Specific Chapters on
Specific Sectors Excluded
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:
No disciplines on trade in services. Parties agree to enter into negotiations under the Framework Agreement.

Link to schedules :

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 : No

Denial of Benefits :


Additional BIT exists between the parties :No

BIT list I :
Status:
BIT list II :
Status:

Notes :
No disciplines on investment. Parties agree to enter into negotiations under the Framework Agreement.


Link to schedules :

TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures : Yes Article 14
Customs valuation : No
Trade regulations publication and administration : No
Use of ICT : No
Mobility of business people : No
Freedom of transit : No
Transport and logistics : No
Trade finance : No

OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement : No
Investment : No
Competition Policy : No
Intellectual Property : No
Dispute Settlement : Yes Agreement on Dispute Settlement Mechanism
Labor Mobility : Yes
Labor and Environmental Standards : Yes Environmental services earmarked as area of cooperation in Annex C.
Technical cooperation : No Article 6 of Framework Agreement
Institutional mechanism : No

Notes:
The Framework Agreement sets the base for future negotiations on an ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement.


RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
Regional
Specific Process

Heading Change
Subheading
De Minimis

Minimum Content
35% of FOB value
Drawback

Http Link

Notes

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