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TURKEY-PALESTINE
Turkey-Palestine Liberation Organization FTA
 Interactive trade indicators

Technical notes for performance indicators
Performance Indicators :
Member Countries

Palestine Turkey

Interim Free Trade Agreement between Turkey the Palestine Liberation Organization for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority

Status : Signed in 2004 .  In force since 2005
Scope : Bilateral
Type : Free Trade Agreement
WTO Notification : GATT Art XXIV 2005
Agreement text : 
http://www.economy.gov.tr/upload//678412D6-A91D-8223-3CFE57A91CE158F2/2.%20Turkey-Palestine%20Agreement.pdf
Other links : 
http://www.economy.gov.tr/index.cfm?sayfa=tradeagreements&bolum=fta&country=PS®ion=0
WTO consideration process : 
Factual Presentation not distributed
GOODS
Tariffs
The Parties compromised to abolish on the date of entry into force of this Agreement all customs duties
on imports and any charges having equivalent effect on products originating in the Republic of Turkey or
the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Rules of Origin
Protocol II

Contingency Measures
   Anti - Dumping : In accordance with WTO rules. Article 16
   Countervailing Duties : 
   Safeguards : Specific safeguards on agricultural products. Article 9

Standards : 
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 :
          No restrictive measures on transfers related to investments, in particular repatriation. Article 23.


Link to schedules :
TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures : Yes Article 10
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 Article 25
Dispute Settlement : Yes Parties may refer disputes to Joint Committee. article 46
Labor Mobility : No
Labor and Environmental Standards : No
Technical cooperation : Yes Article 28, Chapter IV
Institutional mechanism : Yes Establishment of the Joint Committee. Article 42
Notes:
RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
Specific Process
Heading Change
De Minimis
Minimum Content
Drawback
Http Link
Notes
Rules of origin are located in Protocol II, the text of which was not available.
TURKEY-PALESTINE
Turkey-Palestine Liberation Organization FTA

Member Countries
Palestine
Turkey
Total: 2 countries

Interim Free Trade Agreement between Turkey the Palestine Liberation Organization for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority

Status : Signed in 2004 .  In force since 2005
Scope : Bilateral
Type : Free Trade Agreement
WTO Notification : GATT Art XXIV 2005
Agreement text : 
http://www.economy.gov.tr/upload//678412D6-A91D-8223-3CFE57A91CE158F2/2.%20Turkey-Palestine%20Agreement.pdf

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

WTO consideration process : 
Factual Presentation not distributed
GOODS
Tariffs
The Parties compromised to abolish on the date of entry into force of this Agreement all customs duties
on imports and any charges having equivalent effect on products originating in the Republic of Turkey or
the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Rules of Origin
Protocol II


Contingency Measures
Anti - Dumping : In accordance with WTO rules. Article 16
Countervailing Duties : 
Safeguards : Specific safeguards on agricultural products. Article 9

Standards : 

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 :
No restrictive measures on transfers related to investments, in particular repatriation. Article 23.


Link to schedules :

TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures : Yes Article 10
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 Article 25
Dispute Settlement : Yes Parties may refer disputes to Joint Committee. article 46
Labor Mobility : No
Labor and Environmental Standards : No
Technical cooperation : Yes Article 28, Chapter IV
Institutional mechanism : Yes Establishment of the Joint Committee. Article 42

Notes:


RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation

Specific Process

Heading Change

De Minimis

Minimum Content

Drawback

Http Link

Notes
Rules of origin are located in Protocol II, the text of which was not available.
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