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Australia - Papua New Guinea (PATCRA)

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Agreement name:	Australia - Papua New Guinea (PATCRA)
Coverage:	Goods	Type:	Free Trade Agreement
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	GATT Art. XXIV
Date of signature:	06-Nov-1976	Date of notification:	20-Dec-1976
Date of entry into force:	01-Feb-1977	End of implementation period:	1977
Current signatories:	Australia; Papua New Guinea
Original signatories:	Australia; Papua New Guinea
RTA Composition:	Bilateral
Region:	Oceania
All Parties WTO members?	Yes	Cross-Regional:	No

Official Web Address

Australia, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Text of the agreement

Text of the agreement	E

Annexes & related documents

Consideration status:	Report adopted

Related documents

Document series:

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification	L/4451	E F
Agreement	L/4451/Add.1	E
Report	BISD 24S/63 (L/4571)	E F S

RTA Provisions Glossary

For details on these provisions, please consult the Glossary.

Last modified on: 14/05/2019

Topics
	Rules of Origin (RoO)
		Regional Value Content Criteria (RVC)
		Cumulation among Parties
		Cumulation with non-Parties permitted
	Safeguard Mechanisms (Goods)
		RTA-specific safeguard measures always permitted
		Other Special safeguards
	Anti-Dumping measures
	Countervailing measures
	Subsidies (Goods)
	Sector-specific chapter/section or other legal instrument (Goods)
	Investment Liberalization Provisions
		MFN provision (Investment)


	Other Investment Provisions
		Investment Promotion
	Rendez-Vous clause (Investment)
	General Exceptions
	Accession
		Accession open to all third parties
	Dispute Settlement (DS)
		Political Settlement / Consultations only
	Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
		Cooperation

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