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Korea, Republic of - Türkiye

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Agreement name:	Korea, Republic of - Türkiye
Coverage:	Goods & Services	Type:	Free Trade Agreement & Economic Integration Agreement
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	GATT Art. XXIV & GATS Art. V
Date of signature (G):	01-Aug-2012	Date of notification (G):	30-Apr-2013
Date of signature (S):	26-Feb-2015	Date of notification (S):	21-Feb-2022
Date of entry into force (G):	01-May-2013	End of implementation period:	2023
Date of entry into force (S):	01-Aug-2018
Current signatories:	Korea, Republic of; Türkiye
Original signatories:	Korea, Republic of; Türkiye
RTA Composition:	Bilateral
Region:	East Asia; Europe
All Parties WTO members?	Yes	Cross-Regional:	Yes

Official Web Address

Republic of Korea, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Türkiye, Ministry of Trade

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):	08-Apr-2014	Date of Consideration (S):	14-Nov-2022

Related documents

Document series: WT/REG339

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification (G)	WT/REG339/N/1	E F S
Notification (S)	S/C/N/1078	E F S
Factual Presentation (G)	WT/REG339/1/Rev.1	E F S
Factual Presentation (S)	WT/REG339/4	E F S
Questions and Replies (G)	WT/REG339/2	E F S
Questions and Replies (G)	WT/REG339/3	E F S
Questions and Replies (S)	WT/REG339/5	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA (G)	WT/REG339/M/1	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA	WT/REG339/M/2	E F S

Document type	Language
Factual Presentation (G)	E F S
Factual Presentation (S)	E F S

RTA Provisions Glossary

For details on these provisions, please consult the Glossary.

Last modified on: 17/11/2022

Topics
	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
	All Export Duties and Charges prohibited
	All Export restrictions, including quantitative restrictions, prohibited
	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
	Balance-of-payments measures (Goods)
	Anti-Dumping measures
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Anti-Dumping
		Stricter rules on imposition of intra-RTA Anti-Dumping measures
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Anti-Dumping measures)
	Countervailing measures
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing measures
		Stricter rules on imposition of intra-RTA countervailing measures
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Countervailing measures)
	Denial of benefits
	Services
		Positive list (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
		Investor to State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) included
	Provisions on capital transfers
	Domestic Regulation


	Mutual Recognition
	Safeguard Mechanisms (Services)
	Balance-of-payments measures (Services)
	Movement of Natural Persons
	Sector-specific chapter/section or other legal instrument (Services)
	General Exceptions
	Security Exceptions
	Dispute Settlement (DS)
		Ad hoc Adjudicative Process
		Choice of forum
		Exclusive use of forum chosen
	Government procurement
	Intellectual property rights
		Copyrights and neighbouring rights
		Trademarks
		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
		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
		Consumer protection provisions
		Paperless trading or e-signatures
	Gender
		International commitments
		Cooperation between the Parties
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Gender)

Document title
Rep. of Korea
Turkey
Rep. of Korea - Türkiye (Services)

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