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Pan-Arab Free Trade Area (PAFTA)

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Agreement name:	Pan-Arab Free Trade Area (PAFTA)
Coverage:	Goods	Type:	Free Trade Agreement
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	GATT Art. XXIV
Date of signature:	19-Feb-1997	Date of notification:	03-Oct-2006
Date of entry into force:	01-Jan-1998	End of implementation period:	2005
Remarks:	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 also Parties of PAFTA.
Current signatories:	Bahrain, Kingdom of; Egypt; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait, the State of; Lebanese Republic; Libya; Morocco; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; Sudan; Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; United Arab Emirates; Yemen
Original signatories:	Bahrain, Kingdom of; Egypt; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait, the State of; Lebanese Republic; Libya; Morocco; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; Sudan; Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; United Arab Emirates; Yemen
RTA Composition:	Plurilateral
Region:	Middle East; Africa
All Parties WTO members?	No	Cross-Regional:	Yes

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Text of the agreement

Text of the agreement (unnofficial translation)	E

Annexes & related documents

Consideration status:	Factual Presentation to be done

Related documents

Document series: WT/REG223

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification	WT/REG223/N/1	E F S

RTA Provisions Glossary

For details on these provisions, please consult the Glossary.

Last modified on: 01/12/2017

Topics
	Rules of Origin (RoO)
		Regional Value Content Criteria (RVC)
	Safeguard Mechanisms (Goods)
		Other Special safeguards
	Balance-of-payments measures (Goods)


	MFN Clause/Preferences extended from other RTAs (Goods)
	Dispute Settlement (DS)
		Political Settlement / Consultations only