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EFTA - Kosovo
Basic Information
WTO Consideration Process
RTA Provisions
Agreement name:
EFTA - Kosovo
Coverage:
Goods & Services
Type:
Free Trade Agreement & Economic Integration Agreement
Status:
In Force
Notification under:
GATT Art. XXIV & GATS Art. V
Date of signature:
22-Jan-2025
Date of notification:
02-Oct-2026
Date of entry into force:
01-Sep-2026
End of implementation period:
2030
Remarks:
Reference to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999). Entry into force between Iceland, Norway and Kosovo: 01-Sep-2026. Entry into force between Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Kosovo: 01-Oct-2026.
Current signatories:
Iceland; Liechtenstein; Norway; Switzerland; Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)
Original signatories:
Iceland; Liechtenstein; Norway; Switzerland; Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)
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 (G):
Awaiting data from the Parties
Consideration status (S):
Awaiting data from the Parties
Early announcement
Date negotiations commenced:
20-Jun-2022
Date of signature:
22-Jan-2025
Remarks:
The Agreement covers trade in goods, including industrial products, fish and other marine products, and agricultural products, technical barriers to trade (TBT) and sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS). In addition, it includes provisions on trade in services, intellectual property rights, trade facilitation, trade remedies, competition, trade and sustainable development as well as legal and horizontal provisions. The Agreement establishes a Joint Committee that, among other functions, will supervise the implementation of the Agreement, keep under review the possibility of further removal of barriers to trade and other restrictive measures concerning trade between the Parties, and endeavour to resolve disputes related to its interpretation. The Agreement will enter into force after the completion of internal procedures and ratification by the Parties.
Related documents
Document series:
WT/REG506
Document type
Symbol
Language
Notification (G)
WT/REG506/N/1
E
F
S
Notification (S)
S/C/N/1218
E
F
S
RTA Provisions Glossary
For details on these provisions, please consult the Glossary.
Last modified on: 07/10/2026
Topics
All tariffs eliminated at end of implementation by at least one Party
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 Duties and Charges prohibited
All Export restrictions, including quantitative restrictions, prohibited
Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS)
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO SPS Agreement
Technical regulations, standards, technical barriers to trade (TBT)
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO TBT Agreement
Transparency obligations (TBT)
Harmonization/alignement of TBT measures at the bilateral/regional level
Safeguard Mechanisms (Goods)
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Safeguard Agreement
RTA-specific safeguard measures permitted in the transition period or shortly thereafter
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
Countervailing measures
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing measures
Subsidies (Goods)
MFN Clause/Preferences extended from other RTAs (Goods)
Sector-specific chapter/section or other legal instrument (Goods)
Denial of benefits
Services
Positive list (Services)
MFN provision (Services)
Rendez-Vous/Review/Evolutionary clause (services)
Other Investment Provisions
Investment Promotion
Provisions on capital transfers
Domestic Regulation
Mutual Recognition
Balance-of-payments measures (Services)
Movement of Natural Persons
Sector-specific chapter/section or other legal instrument (Services)
General Exceptions
Security Exceptions
Accession
Accession open to some third parties only
Dispute Settlement (DS)
Ad hoc Adjudicative Process
Intellectual property rights
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO TRIPS Agreement
Copyrights and neighbouring rights
Patent
Trademarks
Industrial Designs
Geographical Indications (GIs)
Enforcement
Competition
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)
Gender
International commitments
Dispute Settlement not applicable (Gender)
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