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| Tariffs |
Reduction covers 8 per cent of tariff lines with traiff rates above 10 per cent
Tariffs above 25 per cent to be reduced to 25 per cent; tariffs between 15-25 per cent to be reduced to 15 per cent, and those between 10-15 per cent to be reduced to 10 per cent
Tariff reduction to be implemented in four annual instalments for developing countries and eight annual instalments for the LDCs |
| Rules of Origin |
To be included in an Annex, which is not currently available. Article 12
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| Contingency Measures |
| Anti - Dumping : Allowed, no mention of restrictions. Article 13 |
| Countervailing Duties : Allowed, no mention of restrictions. Article 13 |
| Safeguards : allowed, if threatens serious harm to domestic industry. Must first supply Supervisory Committee with relevant information. Article 14 |
Standards : Article 15 |
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Implemenation scheduled for after ratified by at least 4 members. Malaysia was first to ratify in May 2006. The PTA is taken as a platform for further negotiations. |
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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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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 :
Services not included within the PTA
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 :
Investment not included within the PTA
Link to schedules :
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| TRADE FACILITATION |
| Customs procedures : No |
| Customs valuation : No |
| Trade regulations publication and administration (transparency) : No |
| E-Commerce / Paperless trade : No |
| Cooperation in trade facilitation : No |
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| OTHER AREAS |
| Government Procurement : No |
| Investment : No |
| Competition Policy : No |
| Intellectual Property : No not included |
| Dispute Settlement : Yes May request Supervisory Committee to settle the dispute. Article 25
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| Labor Mobility : No |
| Labor and Environmental Standards : No
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| Technical cooperation : Yes Requests from LDCs for technical assistance shall be favorably considered by other parties. Article 24 |
| Institutional mechanism : Yes Establishes Supervisory Committee. Article 27 |
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| RULES OF ORIGIN |
Cumulation
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Specific Process
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Heading Change
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De Minimis
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Minimum Content
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Drawback
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