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Agreement name:	United States - 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:	22-Nov-2006	Date of notification:	08-May-2012
Date of entry into force:	15-May-2012	End of implementation period:	2030
Remarks:	Signed on 22 November 2006; amended on 28 June 2007.
Current signatories:	Colombia; United States of America
Original signatories:	Colombia; United States of America
RTA Composition:	Bilateral
Region:	South America; North America
All Parties WTO members?	Yes	Cross-Regional:	Yes

Official Web Address

Office of the United States Trade Representative
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):

25-Sep-2015

Date of Consideration (S):

25-Sep-2015

Early announcement

		Date of signature:	22-Nov-2006

Related documents

Document series: WT/REG314

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification (G)	WT/REG314/N/1	E F S
Notification (S)	S/C/N/643	E F S
Factual Presentation (G&S)	WT/REG314/1	E F S
Questions and Replies	WT/REG314/2	E F S
Questions and Replies	WT/REG314/3	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA	WT/REG314/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: 27/06/2024

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)
		De minimis rules
		Cumulation among Parties
	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
		Exclusion of an RTA party in global safeguard action
		RTA-specific safeguard measures permitted in the transition period or shortly thereafter
		Special safeguard in Agriculture
		Special safeguard in Textiles
	Anti-Dumping measures
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Anti-Dumping
	Countervailing measures
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing measures
	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)
	Rendez-Vous/Review/Evolutionary clause (services)
	Investment Liberalization Provisions
		MFN provision (Investment)
		National Treatment with regard to the entry of investment (establishment)
		Investment liberalization
	Other Investment Provisions
		Investment Protection
		Investment Promotion
		Investor to State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) included
	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
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO TRIPS Agreement
		Copyrights and neighbouring rights
		Patent
		Trademarks
		Industrial Designs
		Geographical Indications (GIs)
		Enforcement
	Competition
		Adopts or maintains competition law
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Competition)
	Provisions on designated monopolies or State Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
	Environment
		No relaxation of environmental laws
		Public participation / consultations provisions
	Labour
		No relaxation of labour laws
	E-Commerce
		Customs duty exemption for Digital Products Transmitted Electronically
		Internal taxes permitted for digital products
		Consumer protection provisions
		Paperless trading or e-signatures
	Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
		Cooperation
		Exceptions/exemptions
		Transparency provisions
	Gender
		International commitments
		Cooperation between the Parties

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

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