| THAILAND-BAHRAIN |
| Thailand-Bahrain FA |
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| GOODS |
| Tariffs |
Positive List
Immediate reduction by 0-3% per the list and full tariff elimination by 2010
Sets the stage for an FTA which is under negotiation |
| Rules of Origin |
Details to be negotiated by a joint committee
Minimum content 40%
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| Contingency Measures |
| Anti - Dumping : Article 2, #4 - parties agree to apply the provisions of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Art VI |
| Countervailing Duties : |
| Safeguards : Article 6 allows safeguard measures in form of a duty of QR only to the extent necessary to prevent or remedy injury |
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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 :
Working Group will agree upon and set the terms of the limitations and conditions for Most Favoured Nation clause. Parties shall liberalise and promote trade in services by 2004. Article 4.
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 :
Parties shall encourage and create favourable conditions for investors, in accordance with the Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investors, signed by the parties in 2002. Article 5.
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 : Yes Article 5 links provisions with the Agreement for the promotion and protection of investments signed 21.5.2002 |
| Competition Policy : No |
| Intellectual Property : No |
| Dispute Settlement : Yes Article 9 directs towards dispute arising between parties to be settled amicably by consulatation between the parties
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| Labor Mobility : No |
| Labor and Environmental Standards : No
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| Technical cooperation : No |
| Institutional mechanism : Yes Joint Committee shall supervise the implementation of the Agreement. Article 8. |
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Notes:
Links to the Agreement on economic, Trade and technical Cooperation dated 3.11.2001
Article 8 on Joint Committee |
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| RULES OF ORIGIN |
Cumulation
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Specific Process
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Heading Change
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De Minimis
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Minimum Content
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Drawback
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Notes
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