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Pakistan - China
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Agreement name:
Pakistan - China
Coverage:
Goods & Services
Type:
Free Trade Agreement & Economic Integration Agreement
Status:
In Force
Notification under:
GATT Art. XXIV & GATS Art. V
Date of signature (G):
24-Nov-2006
Date of notification (G):
18-Jan-2008
Date of signature (S):
21-Feb-2009
Date of notification (S):
20-May-2010
Date of entry into force (G):
01-Jul-2007
End of implementation period:
2012
Date of entry into force (S):
10-Oct-2009
Current signatories:
China; Pakistan
Original signatories:
China; Pakistan
RTA Composition:
Bilateral
Region:
East Asia; West Asia
All Parties WTO members?
Yes
Cross-Regional:
Yes
Official Web Address
Pakistan, Ministry of Commerce
China FTA Network
Text of the agreement
Text of the agreement
E
Annexes & related documents
Annexes
E
Consideration status (G):
Factual Presentation issued
Consideration status (S):
Factual Presentation issued
Date of Consideration (G):
20-Apr-2009
Date of Consideration (S):
28-Jun-2011
Related documents
Document series:
WT/REG237
Document type
Symbol
Language
Notification (G)
WT/REG237/N/1
E
F
S
Notification (S)
S/C/N/551
E
F
S
Factual Presentation (S)
WT/REG237/3
E
F
S
Factual Presentation (G)
WT/REG237/1
E
F
S
Questions and Replies
WT/REG237/2
E
F
S
Questions and Replies
WT/REG237/4
E
F
S
Questions and Replies / Addendum
WT/REG237/4/Add.1
E
F
S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA
WT/REG237/M/2
E
F
S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA
WT/REG237/M/1
E
F
S
Notification of changes (G)
WT/REG237/N/1/Add.1
E
F
S
Document type
Language
Factual Presentation (G)
E
F
S
Factual Presentation (S)
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)
Regional Value Content Criteria (RVC)
Cumulation among Parties
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
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
Denial of benefits
Services
Positive list (Services)
Rendez-Vous/Review/Evolutionary clause (services)
Investment Liberalization Provisions
MFN provision (Investment)
Other Investment Provisions
Investment Protection
Investment Promotion
Investor to State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) included
Provisions on capital transfers
Domestic Regulation
Mutual Recognition
Safeguard Mechanisms (Services)
Balance-of-payments measures (Services)
Movement of Natural Persons
Dispute Settlement (DS)
Ad hoc Adjudicative Process
Choice of forum
Exclusive use of forum chosen
Intellectual property rights
Provisions on designated monopolies or State Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
Document title
China
Pakistan
Pakistan-China (Services)
Notification of changes
Parties concerned:
China, Pakistan
Changes affect:
Goods
Date of signature of changes:
28-Apr-2019
Date of notification of changes
15-Mar-2022
Date of entry into force of changes:
01-Dec-2019
Remarks:
The Protocol amends the following chapters of the original FTA: National Treatment and Market Access for goods, Rules of Origin, Trade Remedies including safeguards, and Investment. A new chapter on Customs Cooperation was added. The amendments were aimed at the substantial reduction and elimination of trade restrictive measures.
Related documents
Notification of changes (G)
WT/REG237/N/1/Add.1
E
F
S
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