| NEW ZEALAND-MALAYSIA |
| New Zealand-Malaysia FTA&EIA |
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| GOODS |
| Tariffs |
Elimination based on negative listing on the date of entry of the AGreement into force.
http://www.mfat.govt.nz/downloads/trade-agreement/malaysia/mnzfta-annex-1.pdf
Non-tariff barriers to not be maintained by either party. |
| Rules of Origin |
Culumative- bilateral
Chapter III |
| Contingency Measures |
| Anti - Dumping : According to WTO rules. Article 5.2 |
| Countervailing Duties : see Provisional Measures, Article 5.9 |
| Safeguards : According to WTO rules. Articles 5.3, 5.6, 5.7 |
Standards : SPS in Chapter VI and TBT in Chapter VII |
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| SERVICES |
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V) : Not Notified
Date of notification
Consideration Process : Not Considered
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Liberalization Approach : Negative 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
Movement of natural persons
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Specific Sectors Excluded
Air transport
Cabotage in maritime transport
Other
measures in respect to government procurement, measures affecting natural persons seeking access to the employment market of a Party.
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Public Sectors carve-out :
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 :
enterprise that is owned by non-Party persons and has no substantive business operations in the territory of the Party
Notes :
Parties establish the Committee on Trade in Services. Article 8.19
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
Fair and Equitable Treatment : Binding
Expropriation : Binding
Board of Directors and executive personnel :
Invester - State arbitration :
Denial of Benefits :
Same terms for Denial of Benefits for Services (above). Article 10.14
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 IV |
| Customs valuation : Yes Article 4.8 |
| 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 : Yes Chapter X |
| Competition Policy : Yes Chapter XII |
| Intellectual Property : Yes Chapter XI |
| Dispute Settlement : Yes Chapter XVI
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| Labor Mobility : No |
| Labor and Environmental Standards : Yes Separate agreements
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| Technical cooperation : No |
| Institutional mechanism : No Joint commission and committee, including Economic Cooperation Committee in Chapter XV and Chapter XIII |
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| RULES OF ORIGIN |
Cumulation
Cumulative |
Specific Process
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Heading Change
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De Minimis
10% FOB |
Minimum Content
Minimal Operations and Processes that do not by themselves confer origin are included in Article 3.6 |
Drawback
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Http Link
http://www.mfat.govt.nz/downloads/trade-agreement/malaysia/mnzfta-annex-2.pdf
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Notes
Specific traiff schedules http://www.mfat.govt.nz/downloads/trade-agreement/malaysia/mnzfta-annex-1.pdf |
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