| GCC-SINGAPORE |
| Gulf Cooperation Council-Singapore FTA |
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Gulf Cooperation Council-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
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| Status : Signed in 2008 . Pending country ratification |
| Scope : Country - Bloc |
| Type : Free Trade Agreement |
| WTO Notification : No Notification |
Agreement text :
http://www.fta.gov.sg/fta_C_gsfta.asp?hl=30
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Other links :
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WTO consideration process :
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| GOODS |
| Tariffs |
Article 2.4: Positive List
Singapore agrees to eliminate all tariffs upon implementation, GCC states will eliminate subject to a schedule in Annex 1
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| Rules of Origin |
Chapter 3
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| Contingency Measures |
| Anti - Dumping : Article 2.8: follows GATT |
| Countervailing Duties : Article 2.8: follows GATT |
| Safeguards : Article 2.8: follows GATT |
Standards : |
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| SERVICES |
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V) : Not Notified
Date of notification
Consideration Process :
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Liberalization Approach : Negative Lists
Modes Covered
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Specific Chapters on
  Financial services
Telecommunications
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Specific Sectors Excluded
Air transport
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Public Sectors carve-out : GATS-like (Article I:3(b))
Most Favoured Nation : Binding
National Treatment : Binding
Market Access : Binding
Domestic Regulation : Binding but subject to legitimate expectations (GATS-like)
Subsidies covered by services disciplines :
Denial of benefits for commercial presence :
See Article 5.16
Notes :
Annex on Telecommunications of the
GATS in Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement is incorporated into the chapter on services.
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 Chapter 4 |
| Customs valuation : Yes Article 2.7 |
| 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 : Yes Chapter 6 |
| Investment : No |
| Competition Policy : No |
| Intellectual Property : No |
| Dispute Settlement : Yes Chapter 9
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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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