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Agreement name:	South Asian Preferential Trade Arrangement (SAPTA)
Coverage:	Goods	Type:	Partial Scope Agreement
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	Enabling Clause
Date of signature:	11-Apr-1993	Date of notification:	21-Apr-1997
Date of entry into force:	07-Dec-1995	End of implementation period:	2015
Current signatories:	Bangladesh; Bhutan; India; Maldives; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka
Original signatories:	Bangladesh; Bhutan; India; Maldives; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka
RTA Composition:	Plurilateral
Region:	West Asia
All Parties WTO members?	No	Cross-Regional:	No

Related agreements

South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA)

Official Web Address

South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC)

Text of the agreement

Text of the agreement	E

Annexes & related documents

Consideration status:	Factual Abstract issued

Related documents

Document series: WT/COMTD/10

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification	WT/COMTD/10	E F S
Factual Abstract		E

Document type	Language
Factual Abstract (G)	E

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)
		De minimis rules
		Cumulation among Parties
	Safeguard Mechanisms (Goods)
		RTA-specific safeguard measures always permitted


	Balance-of-payments measures (Goods)
	Dispute Settlement (DS)
		Political Settlement / Consultations only