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SADC - Accession of Seychelles

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Agreement name:	SADC - Accession of Seychelles
Coverage:	Goods	Type:	Free Trade Agreement
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	GATT Art. XXIV
Date of signature:	01-Apr-2015	Date of notification:	08-Jan-2016
Date of entry into force:	25-May-2015	End of implementation period:	2026
Remarks:	Members of the SADC Community : Angola, Botswana, Comoros, DR Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Protocol on Trade in Goods is applied by all members except Angola, Comoros and DR Congo.
Accession	Yes
Current signatories:	Botswana; Eswatini; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Seychelles; South Africa; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Original signatories:	Botswana; Eswatini; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Seychelles; South Africa; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe
RTA Composition:	Plurilateral
Region:	Africa
All Parties WTO members?	Yes	Cross-Regional:	No

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Southern African Development Community (SADC)

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Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Text of the agreement

Text of the agreement	E
Instrument of Accession	E

Annexes & related documents

Consideration status:	Factual Presentation issued
Date of Consideration	18-Sep-2018

Related documents

Document series: WT/REG368

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification	WT/REG368/N/1	E F S
Factual Presentation	WT/REG368/1	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA	WT/REG368/M/1	E F S

Document title
Botswana
Eswatini
Lesotho
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Seychelles
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe

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