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TURKEY-FYROM
Turkey-FYROM FTA
 Interactive trade indicators

Technical notes for performance indicators
Performance Indicators :
Member Countries

FYROM Turkey

Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Macedonia

Status : Signed in 1999 .  In force since 2000
Scope : Bilateral
Type : Free Trade Agreement
WTO Notification : GATT Art XXIV 2001
Agreement text : 
http://www.economy.gov.tr/upload//666F1664-AC78-F3A9-08B577920458EF1F/2.%20Turkey-Macedonia%20FTA_Main%20Text.pdf
Other links : 
http://www.economy.gov.tr/index.cfm?sayfa=tradeagreements&bolum=fta&country=MK®ion=0
WTO consideration process : 
http://rtais.wto.org/rtadocs/89/RelatedDocuments/Factual%20Abstract/English/Turkey-FYROM%20FA.doc
GOODS
Tariffs
Positive list (comprehensive)
Tariff elimination in 10 years
Evolutionary clause
Rules of Origin
Protocol II
Contingency Measures
   Anti - Dumping : According to WTO principles. detailed process. Article 17
   Countervailing Duties : Accepted in case of illegal state aid. Article 24
   Safeguards : According to WTO rules. Article 21

Standards : Commitment to WTO's TBT
Notes:
SERVICES
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V)
       Date of notification

       Consideration Process : 


Liberalization Approach

Modes Covered

Specific Chapters on

Specific Sectors Excluded

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 :
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 :
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
OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement : Yes Article 27
Investment : No
Competition Policy : Yes Article 24
Intellectual Property : Yes Substantive obligations. Coverage in line with the TRIPS. See more in Art. 26 of the Agreement.
Dispute Settlement : No
Labor Mobility : No
Labor and Environmental Standards : No
Technical cooperation : No
Institutional mechanism : Yes Establishment of the Joint Committee. article 28
Notes:
This agreement is a result of Turkey's Customs Union with the EU, which required it to update its trade agreements.
RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
-
Specific Process
-
Heading Change
-
De Minimis
-
Minimum Content
-
Drawback
-
Http Link
Notes
-
TURKEY-FYROM
Turkey-FYROM FTA

Member Countries
FYROM
Turkey
Total: 2 countries

Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Macedonia

Status : Signed in 1999 .  In force since 2000
Scope : Bilateral
Type : Free Trade Agreement
WTO Notification : GATT Art XXIV 2001
Agreement text : 
http://www.economy.gov.tr/upload//666F1664-AC78-F3A9-08B577920458EF1F/2.%20Turkey-Macedonia%20FTA_Main%20Text.pdf

Other links : 
http://www.economy.gov.tr/index.cfm?sayfa=tradeagreements&bolum=fta&country=MK®ion=0

WTO consideration process : 
http://rtais.wto.org/rtadocs/89/RelatedDocuments/Factual%20Abstract/English/Turkey-FYROM%20FA.doc
GOODS
Tariffs
Positive list (comprehensive)
Tariff elimination in 10 years
Evolutionary clause

Rules of Origin
Protocol II
Contingency Measures
Anti - Dumping : According to WTO principles. detailed process. Article 17
Countervailing Duties : Accepted in case of illegal state aid. Article 24
Safeguards : According to WTO rules. Article 21

Standards : Commitment to WTO's TBT

Notes:


SERVICES
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V)
Date of notification :
Consideration Process :

Liberalization Approach

Modes Covered

Specific Chapters on
Specific Sectors Excluded
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 :

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 : No

Denial of Benefits :


Additional BIT exists between the parties :No

BIT list I :
Status:
BIT list II :
Status:

Notes :


Link to schedules :

TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures : No
Customs valuation : No
Trade regulations publication and administration : No
Use of ICT : No
Mobility of business people : No
Freedom of transit : No
Transport and logistics : No
Trade finance : No

OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement : Yes Article 27
Investment : No
Competition Policy : Yes Article 24
Intellectual Property : Yes Substantive obligations. Coverage in line with the TRIPS. See more in Art. 26 of the Agreement.
Dispute Settlement : No
Labor Mobility : No
Labor and Environmental Standards : No
Technical cooperation : No
Institutional mechanism : Yes Establishment of the Joint Committee. article 28

Notes:
This agreement is a result of Turkey's Customs Union with the EU, which required it to update its trade agreements.


RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
-
Specific Process
-
Heading Change
-
De Minimis
-
Minimum Content
-
Drawback
-
Http Link

Notes
-
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