WTO | Regional trade agreements

Basic InformationWTO Consideration ProcessRTA ProvisionsTrade-related data

Agreement name:	United States - Bahrain
Coverage:	Goods & Services	Type:	Free Trade Agreement & Economic Integration Agreement
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	GATT Art. XXIV & GATS Art. V
Date of signature:	14-Sep-2005	Date of notification:	08-Sep-2006
Date of entry into force:	01-Aug-2006	End of implementation period:	2015
Current signatories:	Bahrain, Kingdom of; United States of America
Original signatories:	Bahrain, Kingdom of; United States of America
RTA Composition:	Bilateral
Region:	Middle East; North America
All Parties WTO members?	Yes	Cross-Regional:	Yes

Official Web Address

Office of the United States Trade Representative
Bahrain, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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):	30-Mar-2015	Date of Consideration (S):	30-Mar-2015

Related documents

Document series: WT/REG219

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification (G)	WT/REG219/N/1	E F S
Notification (S)	S/C/N/375	E F S
Factual Presentation (G&S)	WT/REG219/2/Rev.1	E F S
Questions and Replies	WT/REG219/3	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA	WT/REG219/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: 14/05/2019

Topics
	All tariffs eliminated at end of implementation by at least one Party
	Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ)
	Rules of Origin (RoO)
		Change of Tariff Classification Criteria (CTC)
		Regional Value Content Criteria (RVC)
		Other Criteria(s)
		Cumulation among Parties
		Cumulation with non-Parties permitted
	All Export Duties and Charges prohibited
	Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO SPS Agreement
		Transparency obligations (SPS)
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (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
		RTA-specific safeguard measures always permitted
		Special safeguard in Textiles
	Subsidies (Goods)
		Prohibition of agricultural export subsidies
	Sector-specific chapter/section or other legal instrument (Goods)
	Denial of benefits
	Services
		Hybrid structure (Services)
		Standstill provision (Services)
		Ratchet provision (Services)
		MFN provision (Services)
	Provisions on capital transfers
	Domestic Regulation
	Mutual Recognition


	Movement of Natural Persons
	Sector-specific chapter/section or other legal instrument (Services)
	General Exceptions
	Security Exceptions
	Accession
		Accession open to all third parties
	Dispute Settlement (DS)
		Ad hoc Adjudicative Process
		Choice of forum
		Exclusive use of forum chosen
		Provision for financial compensation
	Government procurement
	Intellectual property rights
		Copyrights and neighbouring rights
		Patent
		Trademarks
		Industrial Designs
		Geographical Indications (GIs)
		Enforcement
	Environment
		No relaxation of environmental laws
		Public participation / consultations provisions
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Environment)
	Labour
		No relaxation of labour laws
	E-Commerce
		Customs duty exemption for Digital Products Transmitted Electronically
		Internal taxes permitted for digital products
	Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
		Exceptions/exemptions
	Gender
		International commitments
		Cooperation between the Parties

Document title
United States
Bahrain
United States - Bahrain (Services)