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AUSTRALIA-THAILAND
Australia-Thailand FTA&EIA
 Interactive trade indicators

Technical notes for performance indicators
Performance Indicators :
Member Countries

Australia Thailand

Australia-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

Status : Signed in 2004 .  In force since 2005
Scope : Bilateral
Type : FTA & EIA
WTO Notification : GATT Art XXIV, GATS Art V 2004
Agreement text : 
http://www.dfat.gov.au/fta/tafta/aus-thai_FTA_text.pdf
Other links : 
http://www.dfat.gov.au/fta/tafta/tafta_toc.html
WTO consideration process : 
http://docsonline.wto.org/imrd/gen_redirectsearchdirect.asp?RN=0&searchtype=browse&query=@meta_Symbol%22WT/REG185/3/Corr.1%22&language=1&ct=DDFEnglish
GOODS
Tariffs
Positive list and schedule
Tariff elimination by 2010; Calls for consultations in order to accelerate the schedule
Agricultural export subsidies (Art 208),
Rules of Origin
Change in Tariff heading ( 4 or 6 Digit level)
Value Added Content: 40-55% FOB value
No Specific Manufacturing Process Required
Contingency Measures
   Anti - Dumping : WTO Agreement on Implementation of WTO Art VI. Time frame: 12 months (6 for seasonal prods)
   Countervailing Duties : 
   Safeguards : Chapter 5

Standards : Chapter 6, including SPS
Notes:
SERVICES
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V) : Notified
       Date of notification 27/12/2004
       Consideration Process : Factual Presentation issued
Liberalization Approach : Positive Lists

Modes Covered
Cross-border supply (Mode1)
 Consumption abroad (Mode2)
 Commercial presence (Mode3)
 Presence of natural persons (Mode4)
Specific Chapters on
Specific Sectors Excluded
Air transport

Public Sectors carve-out : GATS-like (Article I:3(b))

Most Favoured Nation : Non-binding

National Treatment : Binding

Market Access : Binding

Domestic Regulation : Not featured

Subsidies covered by services disciplines : Not covered

Denial of benefits for commercial presence :
          Article 804 Denial of Benefits Subject to prior notification and consultation, a Party may deny the benefits of this Chapter to a service supplier of the other Party where the Party establishes that the service supplier is owned or controlled by persons of a non-Party.

Notes :
          The agreement incorporates selected provisions from GATS main disciplines and Annexes on Financial Services, Air Transport, and Telecomms (Article 807)

Link to schedules :http://www.dfat.gov.au/fta/tafta/Annex8-Australia.pdf http://www.dfat.gov.au/fta/tafta/Annex8-Thailand.pdf
INVESTMENT
Scheduling Approach : Positive Lists

Definition of investment : Limited to FDI

Most Favoured Nation : Binding
                           
National Treatment : Binding
                           NT provision applies to entry and establishment rights
Fair and Equitable Treatment : Not Featured
                           
Expropriation : Binding
                           
Board of Directors and executive personnel : Not Featured

Invester - State arbitration :

Denial of Benefits :
          A Party may deny the benefits of this Part to an investor of the other Party that is a juridical person of such Party and to investments of such an investor where the Party establishes that the juridical person is owned or controlled by persons of a non-Party (Art. 905, for pre-establishment national treatment) and has no substantive business operations in the territory of the other Party (Art. 911, for post-establishment national treatment)

Additional BIT exists between the parties :
          BIT list I :
                    Status:
          BIT list II :
                    Status:

Notes :
          

Link to schedules :http://www.dfat.gov.au/fta/tafta/Annex8-Australia.pdf http://www.dfat.gov.au/fta/tafta/Annex8-Thailand.pdf
TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures : Yes Article 301, 302, 304, and 305 of the Agreement
Customs valuation : Yes Article 303 of the Agreement
Trade regulations publication and administration (transparency) : Yes Article 305 of the Agreement
E-Commerce / Paperless trade : Yes Article 309 and 311 of the Agreement
Cooperation in trade facilitation : No
OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement : Yes Chapter 15 http://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/negotiations/aust-thai/tafta_chapter_15.html
Investment : Yes Chapter 9
Competition Policy : Yes Chapter 12
Intellectual Property : Yes Chapter 13
Dispute Settlement : Yes Chapter 18
Labor Mobility : Yes Chapter 10 on Movements of natural persons
Labor and Environmental Standards : No
Technical cooperation : No
Institutional mechanism : No
Notes:
RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
Bilateral
Specific Process
Not required
Heading Change
Change in Tariff heading ( 4 or 6 Digit level)
De Minimis
Minimum Content
Value Added Content: 40-55% FOB value
Drawback
Http Link
http://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/negotiations/aust-thai/tafta_chapter_4.html
Notes
AUSTRALIA-THAILAND
Australia-Thailand FTA&EIA

Member Countries
Australia
Thailand
Total: 2 countries

Australia-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

Status : Signed in 2004 .  In force since 2005
Scope : Bilateral
Type : FTA & EIA
WTO Notification : GATT Art XXIV, GATS Art V 2004
Agreement text : 
http://www.dfat.gov.au/fta/tafta/aus-thai_FTA_text.pdf

Other links : 
http://www.dfat.gov.au/fta/tafta/tafta_toc.html

WTO consideration process : 
http://docsonline.wto.org/imrd/gen_redirectsearchdirect.asp?RN=0&searchtype=browse&query=@meta_Symbol%22WT/REG185/3/Corr.1%22&language=1&ct=DDFEnglish
GOODS
Tariffs
Positive list and schedule
Tariff elimination by 2010; Calls for consultations in order to accelerate the schedule
Agricultural export subsidies (Art 208),
Rules of Origin
Change in Tariff heading ( 4 or 6 Digit level)
Value Added Content: 40-55% FOB value
No Specific Manufacturing Process Required
Contingency Measures
Anti - Dumping : WTO Agreement on Implementation of WTO Art VI. Time frame: 12 months (6 for seasonal prods)
Countervailing Duties : 
Safeguards : Chapter 5

Standards : Chapter 6, including SPS

Notes:


SERVICES
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V) : Notified
Date of notification : 27/12/2004
Consideration Process : Factual Presentation issued

Liberalization Approach : Positive Lists

Modes Covered
Cross - Border Supply : Yes
 Consumption Abroad : Yes
 Commercial Presence Abroad : Yes
 Movement of Natural Persons : Yes

Specific Chapters on
Specific Sectors Excluded
Air transport : Yes
Public Sectors carve-out : GATS-like (Article I:3(b))

Most Favoured Nation : Non-binding

National Treatment : Binding

Market Access : Binding

Domestic Regulation : Not featured

Subsidies covered by services disciplines : Not covered

Denial of benefits for commercial presence :
Article 804 Denial of Benefits Subject to prior notification and consultation, a Party may deny the benefits of this Chapter to a service supplier of the other Party where the Party establishes that the service supplier is owned or controlled by persons of a non-Party.

Notes:
The agreement incorporates selected provisions from GATS main disciplines and Annexes on Financial Services, Air Transport, and Telecomms (Article 807)
Link to schedules :http://www.dfat.gov.au/fta/tafta/Annex8-Australia.pdf http://www.dfat.gov.au/fta/tafta/Annex8-Thailand.pdf


INVESTMENT
Scheduling Approach : Positive Lists

Definition of investment : Limited to FDI

Most Favoured Nation : Binding

National Treatment : Binding

NT provision applies to entry and establishment rights : Yes

Fair and Equitable Treatment : Not Featured


Expropriation : Binding


Board of Directors and executive personnel : Not Featured

Invester - State arbitration : Yes

Denial of Benefits :
A Party may deny the benefits of this Part to an investor of the other Party that is a juridical person of such Party and to investments of such an investor where the Party establishes that the juridical person is owned or controlled by persons of a non-Party (Art. 905, for pre-establishment national treatment) and has no substantive business operations in the territory of the other Party (Art. 911, for post-establishment national treatment)

Additional BIT exists between the parties :No

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

Notes :


Link to schedules :http://www.dfat.gov.au/fta/tafta/Annex8-Australia.pdf http://www.dfat.gov.au/fta/tafta/Annex8-Thailand.pdf


TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures : Yes Article 301, 302, 304, and 305 of the Agreement
Customs valuation : Yes Article 303 of the Agreement
Trade regulations publication and administration : Yes Article 305 of the Agreement
Use of ICT : Yes Article 309 and 311 of the Agreement
Mobility of business people : No
Freedom of transit : No
Transport and logistics : No
Trade finance : No

OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement : Yes Chapter 15 http://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/negotiations/aust-thai/tafta_chapter_15.html
Investment : Yes Chapter 9
Competition Policy : Yes Chapter 12
Intellectual Property : Yes Chapter 13
Dispute Settlement : Yes Chapter 18
Labor Mobility : Yes Chapter 10 on Movements of natural persons
Labor and Environmental Standards : No
Technical cooperation : No
Institutional mechanism : No

Notes:


RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
Bilateral
Specific Process
Not required
Heading Change
Change in Tariff heading ( 4 or 6 Digit level)
De Minimis

Minimum Content
Value Added Content: 40-55% FOB value
Drawback

Http Link
http://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/negotiations/aust-thai/tafta_chapter_4.html

Notes
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