Australia - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Bay of Bengal Initiative on Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
Canada - El Salvador - Guatemala - Honduras - Nicaragua
EFTA - Russian Federation / Belarus / Kazakhstan
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), including certain associate and former member States
EU - Eastern African Community (EAC) EPA
The EU would like to inform the WTO Members that on 16 October 2014 it has initialled an Economic Partnership Agreement with the Eastern African Community (EAC) Partner States consisting of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
The Parties would like to inform the WTO Secretariat that, on 22 December 2015, the EU and the Philippines agreed to start negotiations for an EU-Philippines free trade agreement. The first round of negotiations is expected to take place in the first half of 2016.
The EU would like to inform the WTO Members that on 30 June 2014 it has initialled an Economic Partnership Agreement with 16 West African States (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo and Mauritania), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).
EFTA - Central America - Accession of Guatemala
The Cross-Straits Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA)
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Dates of entry into Force: 30-Dec-2018 for Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore. 14-Jan-2019 for Viet Nam. 19-Sept-2021 for Peru. For the rest of the Parties, entry into force would be in accordance with Article 3 (Entry into Force), paragraph 2, of the CPTPP.
Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (PACER Plus)
Date of Entry into force: 13-Dec-20 for Australia, Cook Islands, Kiribati, New Zealand, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga; 3-Apr-22 for Tuvalu; 11-Oct-22 for Vanuatu. The Agreement is not yet in force for Nauru.
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Members of the SADC Community : Angola, Botswana, Comoros, DR Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Protocol on Trade in Goods is applied by all members except Angola, Comoros and DR Congo. The Protocol on Trade in Services is applied by all members except Angola, Comoros, DR Congo, Madagascar and Tanzania.
United Kingdom - Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
This notification applies to the provisional application of this Agreement between the United Kingdom and Norway only as of 1-Dec-21. Further notifications to reflect application between the United Kingdom and Iceland and Liechtenstein, respectively, will be submitted in due course. This is of relevance for the following document series: WT/REG430 (Agreement between the United Kingdom and Norway and Iceland) and, to a certain extent, WT/REG437 (Agreement between the United Kingdom and Switzerland and Liechtenstein).
The original Cartagena Agreement was signed in 1969 in the context of the 1960 Treaty of Montevideo - the Treaty that established the Latin American Free Trade Association (ALALC), predecessor of LAIA. The notified Cartagena Agreement (resulting from the Quito Protocol) made it independent from the Treaty of Montevideo. The current signatories stated below are "as notified by the Parties". However, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is no longer a Party of the Andean Community.
Reference LAIA: AAP.CE 6. This Agreement was also notified under the Enabling Clause by LAIA Parties as a change to the LAIA's 1980 Treaty of Montevideo (WT/COMTD/RTA15/N/1/Add.6).
Dates of entry into force: 01-Jan-2010 for Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and Viet Nam; 12-Mar-2010 for Thailand; 01-Jan-2011 for Lao PDR; 04-Jan-2011 for Cambodia; 10-Jan-2012 for Indonesia.
Dates of entry into force: 11-Jun-2019 for Hong Kong, China; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Singapore; Thailand and Viet Nam. 13-Oct-2019 for Malaysia. 12-May-2020 for the Philippines. 4-Jul-2020 for Indonesia. 20-Oct-2020 for Brunei Darusalam. 12-Feb-2021 for Cambodia.
Dates of entry into force: Framework Agreement: 01-Jul-2004; TIG Agreement: India, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand: 01-Jan-2010; Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar and Viet Nam: 01-Jun-2010; Indonesia: 01-Oct-2010; Lao PDR: 01-Jan-2011; The Philippines: 17-May-2011; Cambodia: 15-Jul-2011.
Dates of signature: 26-Mar-2008 (Singapore), 28-Mar-2008 (Japan), 31-Mar-2008 (Indonesia), 01-Apr-2008 (Viet Nam), 02-Apr-2008 (Philippines), 03-Apr-2008 (Brunei Darussalam), 04-Apr- 2008 (the Lao People's Democratic Republic), 07-Apr-2008 (Cambodia), 10-Apr-2008 (Myanmar), 11-Apr- 2008 (Thailand), 14-Apr-2008 (Malaysia). Dates of entry into Force: 01-Dec-2008 (Singapore, Japan, Viet Nam, the Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar), 01-Jan-2009 (Brunei Darussalam), 01-Feb-2009 (Malaysia), 01-Jun-2009 (Thailand), 01-Dec-2009 (Cambodia), 01-Mar-2010 (Indonesia) and 01-Jul-2010 (Philippines).
This Agreement is notified under GATT Article XXIV, the Enabling Clause and GATS V.
The ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) provides the legal framework for ASEAN to realise free flow of goods in the region. The Agreement builds upon the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Agreement and incorporates commitments on transparency, notification and trade facilitation to support the further deepening of commitments among ASEAN Member States.
Formely known as "Bangkok Agreement". Entry into force of the amended Agreement: 01-Sep-2006.
Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) - Accession of China
Australia - New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (ANZCERTA)
Reference LAIA: AAP.CE 53. This Agreement was also notified under the Enabling Clause by LAIA Parties as a change to the LAIA's 1980 Treaty of Montevideo (WT/COMTD/RTA15/N/1/Add.52).
Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
The Revised Treaty was opened for signature on 5 July 2001 in The Bahamas. On that date, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago placed their signatures to the Revised Treaty. Grenada, and Saint Lucia, Dominica and Haiti signed the Revised Treaty on 4 July 2002, 6 August 2002, and 4 July 2003 respectively.
The General Treaty on Central American Common Market was signed on 13 December 1960 by El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. The instruments of ratification were deposited on 5, 8 and 26 May 1961 by Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua, respectively, and on 27 April 1962 by Honduras. It came into force on 4 June 1961 for the first three States and on 27 April 1962 for Honduras. Costa Rica acceded on 23 July 1962 and deposited its instrument of ratification on 23 September 1963, which is when the Treaty came into force for that country.
Central American Common Market (CACM) - Accession of Panama
Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) 2006
Please note that Croatia's membership in the CEFTA has terminated as a consequence of its accession to the EU on 1 July 2013. See document WT/REG/GEN/N/6 for further details.
LAIA Reference: AAP.CE 24. Agreement notified by the Parties under GATT Article XXIV and GATS V. Later, the goods aspects of this Agreement were also notified under the Enabling Clause by LAIA Parties as a change to the LAIA's 1980 Treaty of Montevideo (WT/COMTD/RTA15/N/1/Add.24).
Chile - Costa Rica (Chile - Central America)
Chile - El Salvador (Chile - Central America)
Chile - Guatemala (Chile - Central America)
Chile - Honduras (Chile - Central America)
Due to internal considerations of an administrative nature, the Agreement effectively entered into force in India on 11-Sep-2007.
Dates of entry into force: Malaysia: 25-Feb-2012; Chile: 18-Apr-2012.
LAIA Refrence: AAP.CE 41. Agreement notified by the Parties under GATT Article XXIV and GATS V. Later, the goods aspects of this Agreement were also notified under the Enabling Clause by LAIA Parties as a change to the LAIA's 1980 Treaty of Montevideo (WT/COMTD/RTA15/N/1/Add.40).
Chile - Nicaragua (Chile - Central America)
End of implementation period (EOI): EOI of the last Supplement to the Agreement. Since the Agreement's entry into force in 2003, annual supplements have modified the original EOI.
LAIA Reference: AAP.CE 33. End of implementation (EOI): 2020 is the EOI in accordance with the Protocol signed in 2010; the original EOI - 2007 - was subsequently modified to 2011. Agreement notified by the Parties under GATT Article XXIV and GATS V. Later, the goods aspects of this Agreement were also notified under the Enabling Clause by LAIA Parties as a change to the LAIA's 1980 Treaty of Montevideo (WT/COMTD/RTA15/N/1/Add.33).
Colombia - Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras)
Dates of entry into force: Colombia - Guatemala : 12-Nov-2009; Colombia - El Salvador : 01-Feb-2010; Colombia - Honduras : 27-Mar-2010.
Please note that the consideration of this Agreement has taken place in the context of the consideration process of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
The current signatories stated below are "as notified by the Parties". However, please note that the real membership is: Burundi; Comoros; DR Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; Eritrea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Kenya; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritius; Rwanda; Seychelles; Somalia; Sudan; South Sudan; Tunisia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Egypt
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Seychelles
Note that the accession of Seychelles to the COMESA has already been covered in a previous factual presentation prepared by the Secretariat on the accession of Egypt to the COMESA which is contained in document WT/COMTD/RTA16/1 and provides information on the enlargement of COMESA more broadly.
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Enty into force for Moldova, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on 30-Dec-1994, for the Kyrgyz Rep. on 28-Dec-1995, for Azerbaijan on 18-Dec-1996, for Tajikistan on 07-May-1997. Please note that in accordance with paragraph 23.1 and Annex 5 of the Treaty on a Free Trade Area between Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, and Ukraine, as for relations among the Parties, the Agreement on the Free Trade Area (CIS Agreement) signed on 15 April 1994 shall be terminated. See document WT/REG82/N/3 for further details.
Dates of entry into force: Dominican Republic - El Salvador: 04-Oct-01; Dominican Republic - Guatemala: 15-Oct-2001; Dominican Republic- Honduras: 19-Dec-2001; Dominican Republic - Costa Rica: 07-Mar-2002; Dominican Republic- Nicaragua: 03-Sep-2002.
Dominican Republic - Central America - United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)
Dates of entry into force: 01-Jan-2009 for Costa Rica; 01-Mar-2007 for the Dominican Republic; 01-Jul-2006 for Guatemala; 01-Apr-2006 for Honduras and Nicaragua; 01-Mar-2006 for El Salvador and the United States.
The current signatories stated below are "as notified by the Parties". However, please note that South Sudan is now a Party of the EAC.
East African Community (EAC) - Accession of Burundi and Rwanda
Official Journal of the European Union: L 291 of 19-Nov-1979. Accession of Greece. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 302 of 15-Nov-1985. Accession of Portugal and Spain. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: C 241 of 29-Aug-1994. Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 236 of 23-Sep-2003. Accession of the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and the Slovak Republic. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 157 of 21-Jun-2005. Accession of Bulgaria and Romania. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 73 of 27-Mar-1972. Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Notification WT/REG399/N/1 modifies ECOWAS legal cover from the Enabling Clause to GATT Art. XXIV.
The current signatories stated below are "as notified by the Parties". However, please note that Afghanistan and Tajikistan are also parties to the ECO Trade Agreement.
Reference LAIA: AAP.R 29. This Agreement was also notified under the Enabling Clause by LAIA Parties as a change to the LAIA's 1980 Treaty of Montevideo (WT/COMTD/RTA15/N/1/Add.212).
Dates of entry into force: 01-Nov-2010 for Albania, Liechtenstein and Switzerland; 01-Aug-2011 for Albania and Norway; 01-Oct-2011 for Albania and Iceland.
EFTA - Central America (Costa Rica and Panama)
Dates of entry into force: For Costa Rica, Panama and Norway: 19-Aug-2014; For Costa Rica, Panama, Liechtenstein and Switzerland: 29-Aug-2014; For Costa Rica, Panama and Iceland: 05-Sep-2014.
Date of entry into force: 01-Jul-2011 for Colombia, Liechtenstein and Switzerland; 01-Sept-2014 for Norway; 01-Oct-2014 for Iceland.
Dates of entry into force: 01-Sep-2017 for Georgia, Iceland and Norway; 01-May-2018 for Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
Dates of entry into force: 01-Oct-2012 for Hong Kong, China; Iceland; Liechtenstein and Switzerland. 01-Nov-2012 for Hong Kong, China and Norway.
Date of entry into force for Iceland: 01-Oct-2006.
Dates of entry into force: 01-Sep-2012 for Montenegro, Liechtenstein and Switzerland; 01-Oct-2012 for Montenegro and Iceland; 01-Nov-2012 for Montenegro and Norway.
Dates of entry into force: 01-Jul-2011 for Peru, Liechtenstein and Switzerland; 01-Oct-2011 for Peru and Iceland; 01-Jul-2012 for Peru and Norway.
Dates of entry into force: 01-Jun-2018 for the Philippines, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland and 01-Jan-2020 for Iceland.
Dates of entry into force: 01-Oct-2010 for Serbia, Liechtenstein and Switzerland; 01-Jun-2011 for Serbia and Norway; 01-Oct-2011 for Serbia and Iceland.
The modernised Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Republic of Turkey and the EFTA States establishes a free trade area between these countries, consistent with Article XXIV of GATT 1994, and Article V of GATS. The modernised FTA aims to liberalise and facilitate trade in goods and services between the Parties in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and replaces the 1992-FTA between the Parties.
Reference LAIA: AAP.A25TM 43. This Agreement was also notified under the Enabling Clause by LAIA Parties as a change to the LAIA's 1980 Treaty of Montevideo (WT/COMTD/RTA15/N/1/Add.159).
Reference LAIA: AAP.A25TM 46. This Agreement was also notified under the Enabling Clause by LAIA Parties as a change to the LAIA's 1980 Treaty of Montevideo (WT/COMTD/RTA15/N/1/Add.227).
Dates of entry into force: El Salvador and Chinese Taipei: 01-Mar-2008; Honduras and Chinese Taipei: 15-Jul- 2008.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 107 of 28-Apr-2009. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 265 of 10-Oct-2005. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 374 of 31-Dec-1990. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 23 of 26-Jan-2018. Provisional entry into force of the Agreement: 01-Jun-2018. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 164 of 30-Jun-2015. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 57 of 28-Feb-2009. Provisional Application of the Agreement: 04-Aug-2014. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 11 of 14-Jan-2017. The starting date for provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA is 21-Sep-2017. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 289 of 30-Oct-2008. Provisional application of the Agreement since 29 -Dec-2008. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 346 of 15-Dec-2012. Provisional application for Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama: 01-Aug-2013; for Costa Rica and El Salvador: 01-Oct-2013; and for Guatemala: 01- Dec-2013. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
EU - Colombia and Peru - Accession of Ecuador
Official Journal of the European Union: L 356 of 24-Dec-2016. The Agreement started to be provisionally applied between the EU and Ecuador on 01-Jan-2017. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 354 of 21-Dec-2012. Provisional application of the Agreement between the EU and Peru: 01-Mar-2013, between the EU and Colombia: 01-Aug-2013, and between EU and Ecuador: 01-Jan-2017. Ecuador acceded to the Trade Agreement between the European Union and Colombia and Peru with the signature of the Protocol on 11-Nov-2016. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 079 of 03-Mar-2009. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 111 of 24-Apr-2012. Provisional application of the Agreement by all signatory parties is since 14-May-2012. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
EU - Eastern and Southern Africa States - Accession of Comoros
Official Journal of the European Union: L 304 of 30-Sep-2004. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 53 of 22-Feb-1997. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 261 of 30-Aug-2014. The Agreement is provisionally applied since 01-Sep-2014. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 287 of 21-Oct-2016. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 301 of 31-Dec-1972. The EU Member States and Iceland are also Parties to the EEA that has only been notified under GATS Art. V. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 147 of 21-Jun-2000. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 330 of 27-Dec-2018. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 129 of 15-May-2002. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 127 of 14-May-2011. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 262 of 30-Sep-2002. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 70 of 12-March-2001. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 260 of 30-Aug-2014. The Agreement is provisionally applied since 01-Sep-2014. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 345 of 28-Dec-2007. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 70 of 18-Mar-2000. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 124 of 04-May-2001 (Goods) and L 084 of 20-Mar-2004 (Services). The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 171 of 27-Jun-1973. The EU Member States and Norway are also Parties to the EEA that has only been notified under GATS Art. V. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
EU – Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
The current legal basis of the Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) with the European Union is the European Council Decision 2013/755/EU on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (OJ L 344, 19.12.2013); It has replaced the Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (OJ L 314, 30.11.2001) as of 1 January 2014. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 272 of 16-Oct-2009. Papua New Guinea and the European Union signed on 30-Jul-2009, Fiji on 11-Dec-2009. The Agreement's provisional application started on 20 -Dec-2009 for Papua New Guinea and the European Union, on 28-Jul-2014 for Fiji and the European Union, on 31-Dec-18 for Samoa and the European Union and on 17-May-2020 for Solomon Islands and the European Union. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
EU - Pacific States - Accession of Samoa
Official Journal of the European Union: L 333 of 28-Dec-2018. The EU and Samoa are provisionally applying the Agreement since 31-Dec-18. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
EU - Pacific States - Accession of Solomon Islands
Official Journal of the European Union: L 85 of 20-Mar-2020. The EU and Solomon Islands are provisionally applying the Agreement since 17-May-2020. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 187 of 16-Jul-1997. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 250 of 16-Sept-2016. The Agreement has been provisionally applied between Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Eswatini on the one hand and the EU on the other hand as from 10-Oct-2016. On 16-Jan-2018, Mozambique expressed its concurrence to the ratification of the agreement by letter addressed to the Council of the European Union. The Agreement will be provisionally applied between Mozambique, on the one hand, and the EU on the other hand as from 04-Feb-2018. The Agreement will enter into force after it has been ratified by all the Parties. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union, L 084, 28 March 2002. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 278 of 18-Oct-2013. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 294 of 14-Nov-2019. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 311 of 04-Dec-1999. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 300 of 31-Dec-1972. The EU Member States and Liechtenstein are also Parties to the EEA that has only been notified under GATS Art. V. Switzerland is not a Party to the EEA. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 269 of 27-Sep-1978. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 097 of 30-Mar-1998. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union, L 35, 13 February 1996. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 161 of 29-May-2014. Dates of entry into force in accordance with the Parties' respective internal procedures. 23-Apr-2014 for the EU and 01-Jan-2016 for Ukraine. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 444 of 31-Dec-2020. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 186 of 12-Jun-2020. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: L 112 of 24-Apr-2012. Accession of Croatia. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Official Journal of the European Union: C 326 of 26-Oct-2012. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Dates of entry force: For Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation: 01-Jan-2015; For Armenia: 02-Jan-2015; For the Kyrgyz Republic: 12-Aug-2015.
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) - Accession of Armenia
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) - Accession of the Kyrgyz Republic
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) - Viet Nam
Official Journal of the European Union: L 1 of 03-Jan-1994. Each EFTA State Party to the EEA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway) is also Party to a separate RTA concluded with the EU Member States. The EU-Iceland; EU-Norway; EU-Switzerland-Liechtenstein RTAs had been previously notified under GATT Art. XXIV. Switzerland is an EFTA State but is not a Party to the EEA. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP)
While the Agreement was notified as having provisions on both trade in goods and services, there are no specific commitments on services in the Agreement.
This Agreement is notified under GATT Article XXIV and the Enabling Clause.
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - Singapore
The Arrangement entered into force on the date of signature and the liberalization of trade in goods and services provided for therein will be implemented on 01-Jan-2018.
Dates of signature: Framework Agreement: 09-Oct-2003; Protocol to amend the Framework Agreement: 30-Aug-2004. Second Protocol to amend the Framework Agreement: 25-Jan-2012. Dates of entry into force: Framework Agreement: 01-Sept-2004. Protocol to amend the Framework Agreement: 31-Aug-2004. Second Protocol to amend the Framework Agreement: 08-Jun-2012.
Dates of entry into force: 01-Sep-2013 (Indonesia-Pakistan PTA); 01-Mar-2019 (Protocol to amend Indonesia - Pakistan PTA).
End of implementation (EOI): 2022 is the EOI in accordance with the Protocol signed in 2007; the original EOI was 2010.
Dates of entry into force: 01-Oct-19 for Honduras, Nicaragua and the Republic of Korea; 01-Nov-19 for Costa Rica and the Republic of Korea; 01-Jan-20 for El Salvador and the Republic of Korea; 01-Mar-21 for Panama and the Republic of Korea;
Lao People's Democratic Republic - Thailand
Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
The current signatories stated below are "as notified by the Parties". However, please note that Panama is now a Party of LAIA.
Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) - Accession of Cuba
Mexico - Bolivia, Plurinational State of
LAIA Reference: AAP.CE 66. This Agreement was also notified under the Enabling Clause by LAIA Parties as a change to the LAIA's 1980 Treaty of Montevideo (WT/COMTD/RTA15/N/1/Add.65).
Dates of entry into force: Mexico and El Salvador: 01-Sep-2012; Mexico and Nicaragua: 01-Sep-2012; Mexico and Honduras: 01-Jan-2013; Mexico and Costa Rica: 01-Jul-2013; Mexico and Guatemala: 01-Sept-2013. Please note that a number of Agreements have been terminated as a consequence of the entry into force of this Agreement. See document WT/REG/GEN/N/7 for further details.
Reference LAIA: AAP.CE 51. This Agreement was also notified under the Enabling Clause by LAIA Parties as a change to the LAIA's 1980 Treaty of Montevideo (WT/COMTD/RTA15/N/1/Add.50).
Reference LAIA: AAP.R 38. This Agreement was also notified under the Enabling Clause by LAIA Parties as a change to the LAIA's 1980 Treaty of Montevideo (WT/COMTD/RTA15/N/1/Add.221).
LAIA Reference: AAP.CE 60. Agreement notified by the Parties under GATT Article XXIV and GATS V. Later, the goods aspects of this Agreement were also notified under the Enabling Clause by LAIA Parties as a change to the LAIA's 1980 Treaty of Montevideo (WT/COMTD/RTA15/N/1/Add.59).
Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA)
Dates of signature and of entry into force specific to each Party of the PICTA are detailed in Annex 1 of the WTO Notification (see document WT/COMTD/N/29).
Dates of entry info force: Panama: 08-Jun-1987; Dominican Republic: 02-Nov-2003.
Panama - Costa Rica (Panama - Central America)
Date of signature of the Panama - Central America Treaty: 06-Mar-2002.
Panama - El Salvador (Panama - Central America)
Panama - Guatemala (Panama - Central America)
Panama - Honduras (Panama - Central America)
Panama - Nicaragua (Panama - Central America)
The current signatories stated below are "as notfied by the Parties". However, please note that Algeria and the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are now Parties of PAFTA.
LAIA Reference: AAP.CE 38. Agreement notified by the Parties under GATT Article XXIV and GATS V. Later, the goods aspects of this Agreement were also notified under the Enabling Clause by LAIA Parties as a change to the LAIA's 1980 Treaty of Montevideo (WT/COMTD/RTA15/N/1/Add.37).
LAIA Reference: AAP.CE 67. Agreement notified by the Parties under GATT Article XXIV and GATS V. Later, the goods aspects of this Agreement were also notified under the Enabling Clause by LAIA Parties as a change to the LAIA's 1980 Treaty of Montevideo (WT/COMTD/RTA15/N/1/Add.66).
Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of
Russian Federation - Belarus - Kazakhstan
South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA)
South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) - Accession of Afghanistan
South Asian Preferential Trade Arrangement (SAPTA)
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA)
Southern African Development Community (SADC) - Accession of Seychelles
Members of the SADC Community : Angola, Botswana, Comoros, DR Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Protocol on Trade in Goods is applied by all members except Angola, Comoros and DR Congo.
LAIA Reference: AAP.CE 18. This Agreement was also notified under the Enabling Clause by LAIA Parties as a change to the LAIA's 1980 Treaty of Montevideo(WT/COMTD/RTA15/N/1/Add.18). The current signatories stated below are "as notified by the Parties". However, please note that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is now a Party of MERCOSUR.
Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) - Egypt
Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) - India
Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) - Israel
Dates of entry into force: 23-Dec-2009 for Uruguay and Israel; 24-Mar-2010 for Paraguay and Israel; 03-Apr-2010 for Brazil and Israel; 09-Sep-2011 for Argentina and Israel.
Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) - Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
Dates of signature: 15-Dec-2008 for MERCOSUR Members and 03-Apr-2009 for SACU Members.
Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership
The Agreement entered into force on 28 May 2006 for New Zealand and Singapore; 12 July 2006 for Brunei Darussalam; and 8 November 2006 for Chile.
Treaty on a Free Trade Area between members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Dates of entry into force: 20-Sep-2012 for the Russian Federation, Belarus and Ukraine; 17-Oct-2012 for Armenia; 08-Dec-2012 for Kazakhstan; 09-Dec-2012 for the Republic of Moldova; 13-Dec-2013 for Kyrgyz Republic; 24-Dec-2015 for Tajikistan. Please note that in accordance with paragraph 23.1, 23.2 and Annex 5 of the Treaty on a Free Trade Area between Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, and Ukraine, a number of agreements previously in force are terminated. See documents WT/REG82/N/3 & WT/REG/GEN/N/8-9.
Reference to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).
Dates of entry into force: Memorandum of Understanding: 01-Jan-21; Agreement: 30-Apr-21.
Dates of entry into force: Memorandum of Understanding: 01-Jan-21; Agreement: 01-Apr-21.
Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the United Kingdom signed on 22 March 2019. Trinidad and Tobago signed on 1 April 2019. The Dominican Republic signed on 4 April 2019. Antigua and Barbuda signed on 6 June 2019. The Bahamas signed on 27 November 2019. Suriname signed on 4 March 2021.
United Kingdom - Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
The United Kingdom signed the Agreement with Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru on 15 May 2019. The Agreement entered into force on 1 January 2021 with Peru and Ecuador. Colombia was unable to ratify the Agreement by 1 January 2021 and could not provisionally apply the agreement. A bridging mechanism arrangement through the exchange of diplomatic notes was therefore agreed to continue to trade on preferential terms until Colombia completed its domestic procedures to fully ratify the agreement. Colombia ratified the agreement on 21 April 2022 and the agreement entered into force on 28 June 2022.
United Kingdom - Eastern and Southern Africa States
Dates of entry into force: Memorandum of Understanding: 01-Jan-21; Agreement: 22-Mar-21.
United Kingdom - Pacific States - Accession of Samoa
United Kingdom - Pacific States - Accession of Solomon Islands
Dates of Signature: 09-Oct-2019 (United Kingdom, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia) and 16-Oct-2019 (South Africa).
United Kingdom - Switzerland - Liechtenstein
Signed on 22 November 2006; amended on 28 June 2007.
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA/CUSMA/T-MEC)
Parties have notified that NAFTA has been superseded by the USMCA/CUSMA/T-MEC. As a result, the provisions of the NAFTA are no longer in force, except as expressly provided by the USMCA/CUSMA/T-MEC.
West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
The current signatories stated below are "as notified by the Parties". However, please note that Guinea Bissau is now a Party of WAEMU.
Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA).
Australia - New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
Bulgaria - Slovak Republic Free Trade Agreement
Canada - US Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA)
Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA)
Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)
Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) - Accession of Bulgaria
Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) - Accession of Croatia
Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) - Accession of Romania
Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) - Accession of Slovenia
Please note that this Agreement has terminated as a consequence of the entry into force of the Agreement between Mexico and Central America. See document WT/REG/GEN/N/7 for further details.
Czech Republic - Bulgaria Free Trade Agreement
Czech Republic - Romania Free Trade Agreement
Czech Republic - Slovak Republic Customs Union
EC - Czech and Slovak Federal Republic Interim Agreement
EC - Morocco Association Agreement of 1969
EC – Overseas Countries and Territories 1 (OCT)
EC - Tunisia Association Agreement of 1969
EC - Türkiye Association Agreement of 1973
EC - Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of, Interim Agreement
EEC - Türkiye Association Agreement of 1963
Please note that this Agreement has terminated as a consequence of the accession of Croatia to the EU on 1 July 2013. See document WT/REG/GEN/N/6 for further details.
Equatorial Customs Union - Cameroon Association
Estonia - Switzerland Free Trade Agreement
Please note that this Agreement has been terminated as a consequence of the accession of Croatia to the EU on 1 July 2013. See document WT/REG/GEN/N/6 for further details.
Finland - German Democratic Republic Agreement
Finland-European Free Trade Association (FINEFTA)
Ireland - United Kingdom Free Trade Area
Latin American Free Trade Association (LAFTA)
Latvia - Switzerland Free Trade Agreement
Lithuania - Switzerland Free-Trade Agreement
Mexico - El Salvador (Mexico - Northern Triangle)
Mexico - Guatemala (Mexico - Northern Triangle)
Mexico - Honduras (Mexico - Northern Triangle)
The suspension of this Agreement will take effect from 1 July 2022. See WTO Document WT/REG267/N/2.
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
North Macedonia - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Russian Federation - Republic of Moldova
Slovak Republic - Romania Free Trade Agreement
Slovak Republic - Slovenia Free Trade Agreement
South Africa - Southern Rhodesia Customs Union
The United Kingdom signed the Agreement with Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru on 15 May 2019. The Agreement entered into force on 1 January 2021 with Peru and Ecuador. Colombia was unable to ratify the Agreement by 1 January 2021 and could not provisionally apply the agreement. A bridging mechanism arrangement through the exchange of diplomatic notes was therefore agreed and signed on 18 October 2019 between the United Kingdom and Colombia to continue to trade on preferential terms until Colombia completed its domestic procedures to fully ratify the agreement. Colombia ratified the agreement on 21 April 2022 and the agreement entered into force on 28 June 2022.