| MALAYSIA-PAKISTAN |
| Malaysia-Pakistan FTA&EIA |
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| GOODS |
| Tariffs |
Tariffs < 5% eliminated; those between 5 and 10 per cent receive 50% preferences
Malaysia offers 114 products, Pakistan 125 |
| Rules of Origin |
Interim rules apply during implementation of the early harvest programme
product specific rules on textile and clothing and jewellery
40% of the local content |
| Contingency Measures |
| Anti - Dumping : n.a. |
| Countervailing Duties : n.a. |
| Safeguards : n.a. |
Standards : n.a. |
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Notes:
EHP Agreement shall expire upon the entry into force of the FTA or 31 march 2007, whichever is earlier (Article Six, #1) |
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| SERVICES |
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V) : Notified
Date of notification 19/02/2008
Consideration Process : Under Consideration
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Liberalization Approach : Positive Lists
Modes Covered
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  Cross-border supply (Mode1)
Consumption abroad (Mode2)
Commercial presence (Mode3)
Presence of natural persons (Mode4)
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Specific Chapters on
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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 : Not covered
Denial of benefits for commercial presence :
Article 84 Denial of Benefits
1. Subject to prior notification, a Party may deny the benefits of this Chapter to:
service suppliers of the other Party where the service is being supplied by a juridical person that is owned or controlled by persons of a third State or the denying Party and the juridical person has no substantive business operations in the territory of the country of the other Party;
Notes :
Link to schedules :
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| INVESTMENT |
Scheduling Approach : Negative Lists
Definition of investment : Covers portfolio investment
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 : Binding
Invester - State arbitration :
Denial of Benefits :
Article 101 Denial of Benefits
2. Subject to prior notification and consultation, a Party may deny the
benefits of this Chapter to an investor of the other Party that is an
enterprise of the other Party and to investments of such investor if
investors of a third State own or control the enterprise. A Party may also
deny the benefits of this Chapter to an investor of the other Party if the
investor has no substantial investment or business activities in the Party
under whose laws it is constituted or organised.
Additional BIT exists between the parties :
BIT list I : Malaysia - Pakistan BIT
Status: No data available
BIT list II :
Status:
Notes :
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 |
| Dispute Settlement : No
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| Labor Mobility : No |
| Labor and Environmental Standards : Yes Environmental consideration in Chapter 6 (Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures)
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| Technical cooperation : No |
| Institutional mechanism : No |
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Notes:
Early Harvest Programme is under implementation since 1 january 2006. Negotiations on FTA, including services, are in progress. |
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