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 now 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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