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CISFTA
Commonwealth of Independent States FTA
 Interactive trade indicators

Technical notes for performance indicators
Performance Indicators :
Member Countries

Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Kazakhstan
Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan
Ukraine Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan

Agreement on the Creation of a Free Trade Area between Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic
Status : Signed in 1994 .  In force since 1994
Scope : Regional
Type : Free Trade Agreement
WTO Notification : GATT Art XXIV 1999
Agreement text : 
http://docsonline.wto.org/DDFDocuments/t/WT/REG/82-3.doc
Other links : 
http://www.worldtradelaw.net/fta/agreements/cisfta.pdf
WTO consideration process : 
Factual Presentation not distributed
GOODS
Tariffs
Art 3: Negative List
Rules of Origin
Annex I
Contingency Measures
   Anti - Dumping : 
   Countervailing Duties : Art 9: The Contracting Parties have agreed not to provide export and other subsidies to the enterprises located on their territories if as a result of providing such subsidies terms and conditions of fair competition are violated.
   Safeguards : 

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 :
          

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 :
          

Link to schedules :
TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures : Yes Article 4, 5,6,7,11 and 12 of the Agreement
Customs valuation : No
Trade regulations publication and administration (transparency) : Yes Article 9 of the Agreement
E-Commerce / Paperless trade : No
Cooperation in trade facilitation : No
OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement : Yes Article 17(b):The Contracting parties shall create conditions for liberalization of national markets of government procurement on the basis of non-discrimination and mutuality.
Investment : No
Competition Policy : Yes Article 17(a)
Intellectual Property : No
Dispute Settlement : Yes Article 19 refers to consultations
Labor Mobility : No
Labor and Environmental Standards : No
Technical cooperation : No
Institutional mechanism : No
Notes:
Never fully implemented by all members, although Free Trade Area was created in 1999; future prospects unclear.
RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
-
Specific Process
-
Heading Change
-
De Minimis
-
Minimum Content
-
Drawback
-
Http Link
Notes
Decision on Rules of Determining a Country of Origin of Goods (Annex I) Georgia was an initial member of the agreement, however withdrew as of 18 August 2008.
CISFTA
Commonwealth of Independent States FTA

Member Countries
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Kazakhstan
Moldova
Russia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Total: 11 countries

Agreement on the Creation of a Free Trade Area between Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic

Status : Signed in 1994 .  In force since 1994
Scope : Regional
Type : Free Trade Agreement
WTO Notification : GATT Art XXIV 1999
Agreement text : 
http://docsonline.wto.org/DDFDocuments/t/WT/REG/82-3.doc

Other links : 
http://www.worldtradelaw.net/fta/agreements/cisfta.pdf

WTO consideration process : 
Factual Presentation not distributed
GOODS
Tariffs
Art 3: Negative List


Rules of Origin
Annex I


Contingency Measures
Anti - Dumping : 
Countervailing Duties : Art 9: The Contracting Parties have agreed not to provide export and other subsidies to the enterprises located on their territories if as a result of providing such subsidies terms and conditions of fair competition are violated.
Safeguards : 

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:

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 :


Link to schedules :

TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures : Yes Article 4, 5,6,7,11 and 12 of the Agreement
Customs valuation : No
Trade regulations publication and administration : Yes Article 9 of the Agreement
Use of ICT : No
Mobility of business people : No
Freedom of transit : Yes Article 10 of the Agreement
Transport and logistics : No
Trade finance : Yes Article 5 and Article 8 of the Agreement

OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement : Yes Article 17(b):The Contracting parties shall create conditions for liberalization of national markets of government procurement on the basis of non-discrimination and mutuality.
Investment : No
Competition Policy : Yes Article 17(a)
Intellectual Property : No
Dispute Settlement : Yes Article 19 refers to consultations
Labor Mobility : No
Labor and Environmental Standards : No
Technical cooperation : No
Institutional mechanism : No

Notes:
Never fully implemented by all members, although Free Trade Area was created in 1999; future prospects unclear.

RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
-
Specific Process
-
Heading Change
-
De Minimis
-
Minimum Content
-
Drawback
-
Http Link

Notes
Decision on Rules of Determining a Country of Origin of Goods (Annex I) Georgia was an initial member of the agreement, however withdrew as of 18 August 2008.
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