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Agreement name:	EFTA - Serbia
Coverage:	Goods	Type:	Free Trade Agreement
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	GATT Art. XXIV
Date of signature:	17-Dec-2009	Date of notification:	24-Nov-2010
Date of entry into force:	01-Oct-2010	End of implementation period:	2014
Remarks:	Dates of entry into force: 01-Oct-2010 for Serbia, Liechtenstein and Switzerland; 01-Jun-2011 for Serbia and Norway; 01-Oct-2011 for Serbia and Iceland.
Current signatories:	Iceland; Liechtenstein; Norway; Switzerland; Serbia
Original signatories:	Iceland; Liechtenstein; Norway; Switzerland; Serbia
RTA Composition:	Bilateral; One Party is an RTA
Region:	Europe
All Parties WTO members?	No	Cross-Regional:	No

Official Web Address

European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

Text of the agreement

Text of the agreement	E

Annexes & related documents

Annexes	E

Consideration status:

Factual Presentation issued

Date of Consideration

18-Sep-2012

Early announcement

Date negotiations commenced:	28-Apr-2009	Date of signature:	17-Dec-2009

Related documents

Document series: WT/REG290

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification (Liechtenstein and Switzerland)	WT/REG290/N/1	E F S
Notification (Norway)	WT/REG290/N/2	E F S
Notification (Iceland)	WT/REG290/N/3	E F S
Factual Presentation	WT/REG290/1	E F S
Questions and Replies	WT/REG290/2	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA	WT/REG290/M/1	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/1/Add.1	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/1/Add.2	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/1/Add.3	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/1/Add.4	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/2/Add.1	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/2/Add.2	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/2/Add.3	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/2/Add.4	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/3/Add.1	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/3/Add.2	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/3/Add.3	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/3/Add.4	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: 18/09/2024

Topics
	Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ)
	All quantitative import restrictions prohibited
	Rules of Origin (RoO)
		Change of Tariff Classification Criteria (CTC)
		Regional Value Content Criteria (RVC)
		Other Criteria(s)
		De minimis rules
		Outward-processing allowed
		Cumulation among Parties
		Cumulation with non-Parties permitted
	All Export restrictions, including quantitative restrictions, 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
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (TBT)
	Safeguard Mechanisms (Goods)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Safeguard Agreement
		Exclusion of an RTA party in global safeguard action
		RTA-specific safeguard measures always permitted
	Balance-of-payments measures (Goods)
	Anti-Dumping measures
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Anti-Dumping
		Prohibition of intra-RTA Anti-Dumping measures
	Countervailing measures
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing measures
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Countervailing measures)
	MFN Clause/Preferences extended from other RTAs (Goods)
	Sector-specific chapter/section or other legal instrument (Goods)
	Services
		MFN provision (Services)
	Rendez-Vous/Review/Evolutionary clause (services)


	Other Investment Provisions
		Investment Promotion
	Rendez-Vous clause (Investment)
	General Exceptions
	Security Exceptions
	Accession
		Accession open to some third parties only
	Dispute Settlement (DS)
		Ad hoc Adjudicative Process
	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
	Provisions on designated monopolies or State Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
	Environment
		No relaxation of environmental laws
	Labour
		No relaxation of labour laws
	Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
		Transparency provisions
	E-Commerce
		Paperless trading or e-signatures

Document title
EFTA
Serbia

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	Serbia, European Free Trade Association (EFTA)	Changes affect:	Goods
Date of signature of changes:	20-May-2015	Date of notification of changes:	11-Sep-2024
Date of entry into force of changes:	01-Feb-2017
Remarks:	The EFTA States and the Republic of Serbia agreed to amend the Free Trade Agreement to include new provisions that align with sustainable development objectives. The Protocol amends the preamble and key articles to emphasize commitments to democracy, human rights, environmental protection, and the promotion of sustainable trade practices. A new chapter on Trade and Sustainable Development has been added, covering areas such as environmental and labour standards, corporate social responsibility, and sustainable goods and services. These changes aim to enhance economic relations while ensuring that trade and investment support environmental and social goals.

Related documents

Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/1/Add.1	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/2/Add.1	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/3/Add.1	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	Serbia, European Free Trade Association (EFTA)	Changes affect:	Goods
Date of signature of changes:	19-Jun-2018	Date of notification of changes:	11-Sep-2024
Date of entry into force of changes:	01-Jan-2020
Remarks:	Taking into account that the EFTA States and the Republic of Serbia have adopted the Regional Convention on Pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin, the Decision updates Protocol B to align with the Convention's framework. This incorporation ensures that products originating in the EFTA States and Serbia benefit from the same preferential treatment and cumulation rules as other Convention participants.

Related documents

Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/1/Add.2	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/2/Add.2	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/3/Add.2	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	Serbia, European Free Trade Association (EFTA)	Changes affect:	Goods
Date of signature of changes:	19-Jun-2018	Date of notification of changes:	11-Sep-2024
Date of entry into force of changes:	01-Jul-2021
Remarks:	The EFTA States and the Republic of Serbia agreed to amend the Free Trade Agreement to enhance trade facilitation measures. The Decision updates Annex IV to align with the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and introduces new principles for efficiency, simplification, and harmonisation of trade procedures. The update includes provisions such as transparency, advance rulings, and risk management.

Related documents

Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/1/Add.3	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/2/Add.3	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/3/Add.3	E F S

Notification of changes

Parties concerned:	Serbia, European Free Trade Association (EFTA)	Changes affect:	Goods
Date of signature of changes:	28-May-2021	Date of notification of changes:	11-Sep-2024
Date of entry into force of changes:	01-Jan-2022
Remarks:	The EFTA States and the Republic of Serbia agreed to implement transitional provisions pending the revision of the Regional Convention on Pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin. The Decision updates Protocol B to include alternative applicable rules of origin and provides detailed rules for issuing electronically issued movement certificates EUR.1. This ensures continued preferential treatment and cumulation benefits. Additionally, the Decision includes provisions for the prohibition of drawback of customs duties, dispute settlement mechanisms, and procedures for handling withdrawal from the Convention.

Related documents

Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/1/Add.4	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/2/Add.4	E F S
Notification of changes	WT/REG290/N/3/Add.4	E F S

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