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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

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Agreement name:	Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Coverage:	Goods	Type:	Customs Union
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	GATT Art. XXIV & Enabling Clause
Date of signature:	31-Dec-2001	Date of notification:	03-Oct-2006
Date of entry into force:	01-Jan-2003	End of implementation period:	2006
Remarks:	This Agreement is notified under GATT Article XXIV and the Enabling Clause.
Current signatories:	Bahrain, Kingdom of; Kuwait, the State of; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; United Arab Emirates
Original signatories:	Bahrain, Kingdom of; Kuwait, the State of; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; United Arab Emirates
RTA Composition:	Plurilateral
Region:	Middle East
All Parties WTO members?	Yes	Cross-Regional:	No

Official Web Address

Secretariat General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

Text of the agreement

Text of the agreement	E

Annexes & related documents

Consideration status:	Factual Presentation issued
Date of Consideration

Related documents

Document series:

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification / Article XXIV of GATT 1994	WT/REG222/N/1	E F S
Notification / Corrigendum	WT/REG222/N/1/Corr.1	E F S
Notification / Enabling Clause	WT/COMTD/N/25	E F S
Notification / Article XXIV of GATT 1994	WT/REG276/N/1/Rev.1	E F S
Factual Presentation	WT/REG276/1	E F S
Factual Presentation	WT/COMTD/RTA/9/1	E F S
Questions and Replies	WT/COMTD/66	E F S
Questions and Replies / Addendum	WT/COMTD/66/Add.1	E F S
Questions and Replies / Addendum	WT/COMTD/66/Add.2	E F S
Questions and Replies / Addendum	WT/COMTD/66/Add.3	E F S
General incidence	WT/REG276/2	E F S

RTA Provisions Glossary

For details on these provisions, please consult the Glossary.

Last modified on: 27/06/2024

Topics
	Technical regulations, standards, technical barriers to trade (TBT)
		Harmonization/alignement of TBT measures at the bilateral/regional level
	Sector-specific chapter/section or other legal instrument (Goods)
	General Exceptions
	Dispute Settlement (DS)
		Ad hoc Adjudicative Process


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