| PAPUA NEW GUINEA-AUSTRALIA |
| Papua New Guinea-Australia FTA |
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| GOODS |
| Tariffs |
Negative list
establishes free trade area consisting of Australia and Papua New Guinea
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| Rules of Origin |
goods must be either 1) unmanufactured raw products of the state, or 2) manufactured goods 50% of the cost of which is in the state AND the last manufacturing process was in that state
Article 4
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| Contingency Measures |
| Anti - Dumping : Allowed, after 60 days notice if no mutual agreement is reached. Article 13 |
| Countervailing Duties : n/a |
| Safeguards : n/a |
Standards : n/a |
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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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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 :
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Link to schedules :
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| INVESTMENT |
Scheduling Approach :
Definition of investment : Limited to FDI
Most Favoured Nation : Not Featured
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 :
Parties agree to consult in the future regarding investment. Papua New Guinea must accord Australian investment treatment no less favourable than that accorded to other nations, subject to Papua New Guinea laws/policies. Article 14
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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 : Yes Article 14- very general and shallow mention of investment cooperation |
| 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 Parties shall encourage and facilitate the interchange of scientific and technical knowledge. Article 16 |
| Institutional mechanism : No |
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| RULES OF ORIGIN |
Cumulation
bilateral |
Specific Process
last manufacturing process must be in the state |
Heading Change
n/a |
De Minimis
n/a |
Minimum Content
50% of expenditure on material, labour, and factory overhead for manufactured goods. |
Drawback
n/a |
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