| SPARTECA |
| South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement |
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| GOODS |
| Tariffs |
Positive list (with specific exclusions)
Tariff elimination form the moment the agreement was signed for Forum Island countries
Goods schedule can be reviewed upon a member's request |
| Rules of Origin |
No tariff heading change necessary Article V
50% minimum content rule
No specific manufacturing process required |
| Contingency Measures |
| Anti - Dumping : According to NZ and AUS national laws. Article VI |
| Countervailing Duties : According to NZ and AUS national laws |
| Safeguards : According to NZ and AUS national laws |
Standards : n.a. |
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Notes:
No provisions for trade in agricultural goods.
The agreement is of non-recisprocal nature and so-called "partial-scope agreement". |
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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 :
Notes :
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 9 of the Agreement |
| 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 : Yes
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| Labor Mobility : No |
| Labor and Environmental Standards : No
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| Technical cooperation : Yes Article VIII |
| Institutional mechanism : Yes Establishes Regional Committee on Trade, to meet annually. Article XI |
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