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Protocol on Trade Negotiations (PTN)

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Agreement name:	Protocol on Trade Negotiations (PTN)
Coverage:	Goods	Type:	Partial Scope Agreement
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	Enabling Clause
Date of signature:	08-Dec-1971	Date of notification:	09-Nov-1971
Date of entry into force:	11-Feb-1973	End of implementation period:	1973
Current signatories:	Bangladesh; Brazil; Chile; Egypt; Israel; Korea, Republic of; Mexico; Pakistan; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Serbia; Tunisia; Türkiye; Uruguay
Original signatories:	Bangladesh; Brazil; Chile; Egypt; Israel; Korea, Republic of; Mexico; Pakistan; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Romania; Tunisia; Türkiye; Uruguay; Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of
RTA Composition:	Plurilateral
Region:	West Asia; South America; Africa; Middle East; East Asia; North America; Europe
All Parties WTO members?	No	Cross-Regional:	Yes

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Text of the agreement

Text of the agreement	E F S

Annexes & related documents

Consideration status:	No report

Related documents

Document series:

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification	L/3598	E F S

RTA Provisions Glossary

For details on these provisions, please consult the Glossary.

Last modified on: 01/12/2017

Topics
	Rules of Origin (RoO)
		Change of Tariff Classification Criteria (CTC)
		Regional Value Content Criteria (RVC)
	Safeguard Mechanisms (Goods)
		RTA-specific safeguard measures always permitted
	Balance-of-payments measures (Goods)


	Accession
		Accession open to some third parties only
	Dispute Settlement (DS)
		Political Settlement / Consultations only

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