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| Melanesian Spearhead Group PTA |
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| GOODS |
| Tariffs |
Gradual to full elimination on the basis of positive list which includes about 200 products.
Restraint on use of quantitative export restrictions.
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| Rules of Origin |
Goods are either wholly obtained or sufficiently worked or processed in a party territory
Change in heading based on 4 digit HS
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| Contingency Measures |
| Anti - Dumping : Article 14 on Suspension of obligations in case of dumped imports |
| Countervailing Duties : Article 14 on Suspension of obligations in case of subsidized imports |
| Safeguards : Quantitative import restrictions on the same products are eliminated except for balance of payment purposes |
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| SERVICES |
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V) :
Date of notification
Consideration Process :
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Liberalization Approach : Positive Lists
Modes Covered
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Specific Chapters on
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Specific Sectors Excluded
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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 :
The agreement makes room for services to be included within its scope, however no services are listed under the positive list in Schedule 1. Trade officials are to meet annually to discuss the inclusion of items not currently included within that Schedule.
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 Article 6 |
| 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 : No
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| Technical cooperation : Yes Article 11 - Development of Industry |
| Institutional mechanism : No |
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Notes:
Fiji jouned in 1998. |
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| RULES OF ORIGIN |
Cumulation
bilateral |
Specific Process
processes are defined which do not satisfy status of originating product - rule 4, Rules of origin (annex I) |
Heading Change
based on 4 digit HS classification |
De Minimis
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Minimum Content
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Drawback
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Http Link
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Notes
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