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Agreement name:	Canada - Jordan
Coverage:	Goods	Type:	Free Trade Agreement
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	GATT Art. XXIV
Date of signature:	28-Jun-2009	Date of notification:	10-Apr-2013
Date of entry into force:	01-Oct-2012	End of implementation period:	2016
Current signatories:	Canada; Jordan
Original signatories:	Canada; Jordan
RTA Composition:	Bilateral
Region:	North America; Middle East
All Parties WTO members?	Yes	Cross-Regional:	Yes

Official Web Address

Global Affairs Canada
Jordan, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply

Text of the agreement

Text of the agreement	E F

Annexes & related documents

Annexes	E F

Consideration status:

Factual Presentation issued

Date of Consideration

08-Apr-2014

Early announcement

Date negotiations commenced:	20-Feb-2008	Date of signature:	28-Jun-2009

Related documents

Document series: WT/REG335

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification	WT/REG335/N/1	E F S
Factual Presentation	WT/REG335/1/Rev.1	E F S
Questions and Replies	WT/REG335/2	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA	WT/REG335/M/1	E F S

Document type	Language
Factual Presentation (G)	E F S

RTA Provisions Glossary

For details on these provisions, please consult the Glossary.

Last modified on: 01/12/2017

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
		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
	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)
	General Exceptions


	Security Exceptions
	Dispute Settlement (DS)
		Ad hoc Adjudicative Process
		Choice of forum
		Exclusive use of forum chosen
	Provisions on designated monopolies or State Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
	Environment
		No relaxation of environmental laws
		Public participation / consultations provisions
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Environment)
	Labour
		No relaxation of labour laws
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Labour)
	E-Commerce
		Customs duty exemption for Digital Products Transmitted Electronically
		Internal taxes permitted for digital products
	Gender
		Cooperation between the Parties

Document title
Canada
Jordan