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EU - Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

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Agreement name:	EU - Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
Coverage:	Goods & Services	Type:	Free Trade Agreement & Economic Integration Agreement
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	GATT Art. XXIV & GATS Art. V
Date of signature:	26-Jun-2012	Date of notification:	26-Feb-2013
Date of entry into force:	01-Mar-2013	End of implementation period (G):	2030
		End of implementation period (S):	2013
Remarks:	Official Journal of the European Union: L 354 of 21-Dec-2012. Provisional application of the Agreement between the EU and Peru: 01-Mar-2013, between the EU and Colombia: 01-Aug-2013, and between EU and Ecuador: 01-Jan-2017. Ecuador acceded to the Trade Agreement between the European Union and Colombia and Peru with the signature of the Protocol on 11-Nov-2016. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Current signatories:	Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Colombia; Ecuador; Peru
Original signatories:	Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Colombia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Netherlands; Peru; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom
RTA Composition:	Plurilateral; One Party is an RTA
Region:	Europe; South America
All Parties WTO members?	Yes	Cross-Regional:	Yes

Related agreements

EU - Colombia and Peru - Accession of Ecuador
EU Treaty

Official Web Address

European Commission
Colombia, Ministerio de Comercio, Industría y Turismo
Perú, Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo

Text of the agreement

Text of the agreement	E F S

Annexes & related documents

Annexes	E F S

Consideration status (G):	Factual Presentation issued	Consideration status (S):	Factual Presentation issued
Date of Consideration (G):	30-Mar-2015	Date of Consideration (S):	30-Mar-2015

Related documents

Document series: WT/REG333

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification (G)	WT/REG333/N/1/Rev.1	E F S
Notification (S)	S/C/N/681/Rev.1	E F S
Notification (G)	WT/REG333/N/2	E F S
Notification (S)	S/C/N/681/Rev.1/Add.1	E F S
Factual Presentation (G&S)	WT/REG333/1/Rev.1	E F S
Questions and Replies	W/REG333/2	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA	WT/REG333/M/1	E F S
Notification / Inactive Agreements	WT/REG/GEN/N/10	E F S

Document type	Language
Factual Presentation (G & S)	E F S

RTA Provisions Glossary

For details on these provisions, please consult the Glossary.

Last modified on: 14/05/2019

Topics
	Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ)
	All quantitative import restrictions prohibited
	Rules of Origin (RoO)
		Change of Tariff Classification Criteria (CTC)
		Regional Value Content Criteria (RVC)
		Other Criteria(s)
		De minimis rules
		Cumulation among Parties
		Cumulation with non-Parties permitted
	All Export Duties and Charges prohibited
	All Export restrictions, including quantitative restrictions, prohibited
	Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO SPS Agreement
		Transparency obligations (SPS)
	Technical regulations, standards, technical barriers to trade (TBT)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO TBT Agreement
		Transparency obligations (TBT)
	Safeguard Mechanisms (Goods)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Safeguard Agreement
		RTA-specific safeguard measures permitted in the transition period or shortly thereafter
		Special safeguard in Agriculture
	Balance-of-payments measures (Goods)
	Anti-Dumping measures
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Anti-Dumping
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Anti-Dumping measures)
	Countervailing measures
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing measures
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Countervailing measures)
	Subsidies (Goods)
		Prohibition of agricultural export subsidies
	Sector-specific chapter/section or other legal instrument (Goods)
	Denial of benefits
	Services
		Hybrid structure (Services)
		MFN provision (Services)
	Investment Liberalization Provisions
		National Treatment with regard to the entry of investment (establishment)
		Investment liberalization
	Other Investment Provisions
		Investment Promotion
	Rendez-Vous clause (Investment)
	Provisions on capital transfers


	Domestic Regulation
	Mutual Recognition
	Safeguard Mechanisms (Services)
	Balance-of-payments measures (Services)
	Subsidies (Services)
	Movement of Natural Persons
	Sector-specific chapter/section or other legal instrument (Services)
	General Exceptions
	Security Exceptions
	Accession
		Accession open to some third parties only
	Dispute Settlement (DS)
		Ad hoc Adjudicative Process
		Choice of forum
		Exclusive use of forum chosen
		Provision for financial compensation
	Government procurement
	Intellectual property rights
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO TRIPS Agreement
		Copyrights and neighbouring rights
		Patent
		Trademarks
		Industrial Designs
		Geographical Indications (GIs)
		Traditional Knowledge
		Enforcement
	Competition
		Adopts or maintains competition law
	Provisions on designated monopolies or State Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
	Environment
		No relaxation of environmental laws
		Public participation / consultations provisions
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Environment)
	Labour
		No relaxation of labour laws
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Labour)
	Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
		Cooperation
		Exceptions/exemptions
		Transparency provisions
	E-Commerce
		Customs duty exemption for Digital Products Transmitted Electronically
		Consumer protection provisions
		Paperless trading or e-signatures

Document title
EU
Colombia
Peru
EU - Colombia - Peru (Services)

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