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Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)

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Agreement name:	Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)
Coverage:	Goods & Services	Type:	Customs Union & Economic Integration Agreement
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	GATT Art. XXIV & GATS Art. V
Date of signature:	29-May-2014	Date of notification:	12-Dec-2014
Date of entry into force:	01-Jan-2015	End of implementation period:	2025
Remarks:	Dates of entry force: For Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation: 01-Jan-2015; For Armenia: 02-Jan-2015; For the Kyrgyz Republic: 12-Aug-2015.
Current signatories:	Armenia; Belarus; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyz Republic; Russian Federation
Original signatories:	Belarus; Kazakhstan; Russian Federation
RTA Composition:	Plurilateral
Region:	Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), including certain associate and former member States
All Parties WTO members?	No	Cross-Regional:	No

Related agreements

Common Economic Zone (CEZ)
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) - Accession of Armenia
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) - Accession of the Kyrgyz Republic
Russian Federation - Belarus - Kazakhstan

Official Web Address

Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)

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):	19-Nov-2018	Date of Consideration (S):	19-Nov-2018

Related documents

Document series: WT/REG358

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification (G)	WT/REG358/N/1	E F S
Notification (S)	S/C/N/785	E F S
Factual Presentation (G&S)	WT/REG358/1	E F S
Questions and Replies	WT/REG358/3/Rev.1	E F S
Questions and Replies	WT/REG358/4	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA	WT/REG358/M/1	E F S
General incidence	WT/REG358/2	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: 14/02/2023

Topics
	All tariffs eliminated at end of implementation by at least one Party
	All quantitative import restrictions prohibited
	All Export Duties and Charges prohibited
	All Export restrictions, including quantitative restrictions, prohibited
	Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS)
		Transparency obligations (SPS)
	Technical regulations, standards, technical barriers to trade (TBT)
		Transparency obligations (TBT)
		Mandatory recognition of conformity assessment results
		Mandatory recognition of technical regulations
		Harmonization/alignement of TBT measures at the bilateral/regional level
	Safeguard Mechanisms (Goods)
		Exclusion of an RTA party in global safeguard action
	Balance-of-payments measures (Goods)
	Anti-Dumping measures
		Prohibition of intra-RTA Anti-Dumping measures
		Stricter rules on imposition of intra-RTA Anti-Dumping measures
	Countervailing measures
		Stricter rules on imposition of intra-RTA 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
		Investor to State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) included
	Provisions on capital transfers


	Domestic Regulation
	Mutual Recognition
	Balance-of-payments measures (Services)
	Subsidies (Services)
	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)
		Standing Tribunal
		Choice of forum
	Government procurement
	Intellectual property rights
		Copyrights and neighbouring rights
		Patent
		Trademarks
		Industrial Designs
		Layout-Designs (topographies) of integrated circuits
		Geographical Indications (GIs)
		Enforcement
	Competition
		Adopts or maintains competition law
	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)
		Cooperation
		Exceptions/exemptions
	Gender

Document title
EAEU (Services)
Armenia (2015)
Armenia (2016)
Belarus (2015)
Belarus (2016)
Kazakhstan (2015)
Kazakhstan (2016)
Kyrgyz Republic (2015)
Kyrgyz Republic (2016)
Russian Federation (2015)
Russian Federation (2016)

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