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Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)
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Agreement name:
Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)
Coverage:
Goods & Services
Type:
Partial Scope Agreement & Economic Integration Agreement
Status:
In Force
Notification under:
Enabling Clause & GATS Art. V
Date of signature (G):
31-Jul-1975
Date of notification (G):
02-Nov-1976
Date of signature (S):
24-Aug-2011
Date of notification (S):
17-Jun-2019
Date of entry into force (G):
17-Jun-1976
End of implementation period:
2018
Date of entry into force (S):
17-Sep-2013
Remarks:
Formely known as "Bangkok Agreement". Entry into force of the amended Agreement: 01-Sep-2006.
Current signatories:
Bangladesh; China; India; Korea, Republic of; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Sri Lanka
Original signatories:
Bangladesh; India; Korea, Republic of; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Sri Lanka
RTA Composition:
Plurilateral
Region:
West Asia; East Asia
All Parties WTO members?
Yes
Cross-Regional:
Yes
Related agreements
Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) - Accession of China
Official Web Address
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Text of the agreement
Text of the agreement
E
Services
E
Annexes & related documents
Annexes
E
Consideration status (G):
Report adopted
Consideration status (S):
Factual Presentation on hold
Related documents
Document series:
WT/COMTD/62
Document type
Symbol
Language
Notification / Bangkok Agreement
L/4418
E
Notification / Amendment of Bangkok Agreement
WT/COMTD/N/22
E
F
S
Notification (S)
S/C/N/954
E
F
S
Agreement
WT/COMTD/62
E
F
S
Questions and Replies
WT/COMTD/62/Add.1
E
F
S
Questions and Replies
WT/COMTD/62/Add.2
E
F
S
Questions and Replies
WT/COMTD/62/Add.3
E
F
S
Questions and Replies
WT/COMTD/62/Add.4
E
F
S
Report
BISD 25S/109 (L/4635)
E
F
S
RTA Provisions Glossary
For details on these provisions, please consult the Glossary.
Last modified on: 24/06/2019
Topics
Rules of Origin (RoO)
Change of Tariff Classification Criteria (CTC)
Regional Value Content Criteria (RVC)
Cumulation among Parties
Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS)
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO SPS Agreement
Technical regulations, standards, technical barriers to trade (TBT)
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO TBT Agreement
Safeguard Mechanisms (Goods)
RTA-specific safeguard measures always permitted
Balance-of-payments measures (Goods)
Countervailing measures
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing measures
Denial of benefits
Services
Rendez-Vous/Review/Evolutionary clause (services)
Investment Liberalization Provisions
Other Investment Provisions
Investment Protection
Investment Promotion
Provisions on capital transfers
Mutual Recognition
Balance-of-payments measures (Services)
Movement of Natural Persons
General Exceptions
Security Exceptions
Accession
Accession open to some third parties only
Dispute Settlement (DS)
Political Settlement / Consultations only
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