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EFTA - Colombia
Basic Information
WTO Consideration Process
RTA Provisions
Trade-related data
Agreement name:
EFTA - Colombia
Coverage:
Goods & Services
Type:
Free Trade Agreement & Economic Integration Agreement
Status:
In Force
Notification under:
GATT Art. XXIV & GATS Art. V
Date of signature:
25-Nov-2008
Date of notification:
14-Sep-2011
Date of entry into force:
01-Jul-2011
End of implementation period:
2030
Remarks:
Date of entry into force: 01-Jul-2011 for Colombia, Liechtenstein and Switzerland; 01-Sept-2014 for Norway; 01-Oct-2014 for Iceland.
Current signatories:
Colombia; Iceland; Liechtenstein; Norway; Switzerland
Original signatories:
Colombia; Iceland; Liechtenstein; Norway; Switzerland
RTA Composition:
Bilateral; One Party is an RTA
Region:
South America; Europe
All Parties WTO members?
Yes
Cross-Regional:
Yes
Official Web Address
European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
Colombia, Ministerio de Comercio, Industría y Turismo
Text of the agreement
Text of the agreement
E
S
Annexes & related documents
Annexes
E
S
Consideration status (G):
Factual Presentation issued
Consideration status (S):
Factual Presentation issued
Date of Consideration (G):
05-Apr-2016
Date of Consideration (S):
05-Apr-2016
Early announcement
Date negotiations commenced:
04-Jun-2007
Date of signature:
25-Nov-2008
Related documents
Document series:
WT/REG299
Document type
Symbol
Language
Notification (G)
WT/REG299/N/1
E
F
S
Notification (S)
S/C/N/600
E
F
S
Notification (G)
WT/REG299/N/2
E
F
S
Notification (S)
S/C/N/600/Add.1
E
F
S
Factual Presentation (G&S)
WT/REG299/1
E
F
S
Questions and Replies
WT/REG299/2/Rev.1
E
F
S
Questions and Replies
WT/REG299/3
E
F
S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA
WT/REG299/M/1
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: 19/08/2025
Topics
Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ)
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
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
Exclusion of an RTA party in global safeguard action
RTA-specific safeguard measures permitted in the transition period or shortly thereafter
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
MFN Clause/Preferences extended from other RTAs (Goods)
Sector-specific chapter/section or other legal instrument (Goods)
Services
Positive list (Services)
MFN provision (Services)
Rendez-Vous/Review/Evolutionary clause (services)
Investment Liberalization Provisions
National Treatment with regard to the entry of investment (establishment)
Investment liberalization
Provisions on capital transfers
Domestic Regulation
Mutual Recognition
Balance-of-payments measures (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
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
Dispute Settlement not applicable (Competition)
Provisions on designated monopolies or State Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
E-Commerce
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Cooperation
Document title
EFTA
Colombia
EFTA - Colombia (Services)
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