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This is list of free trade agreements between two sides, where each side could be a country (or other customs territory), a trade bloc or an informal group of countries.
Every customs union, trade common market, economic union, customs and monetary union and economic and monetary union has also a free trade area.
Operating agreements
List of agreements between two states, two blocs or a bloc and a state.
- ASEAN has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- ASEAN – Australia – New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) is a free trade area between ASEAN and ANZCERTA, in effect as of 1 January 2010
- ASEAN–China Free Trade Area (ACFTA), in effect as of 1 January 2010
- ASEAN–India Free Trade Area (AIFTA), in effect as of 1 January 2010
- ASEAN–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP), in effect as of 1 December 2008[1]
- ASEAN–Korea Free Trade Area (AKFTA), in effect as of 1 January 2010
- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- People's Republic of China has bilateral agreements with the following blocs, countries, and its two special administrative regions:[2]
People's Republic of China
Current FTA's
Proposed Bilateral/Multilateral FTA's
- ASEAN, ASEAN–China Free Trade Area
- Chile
- Hong Kong, Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)
- Macau, Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)
- Pakistan, China – Pakistan Free Trade Agreement
- Peru, China–Peru Free Trade Agreement
- New Zealand, New Zealand – China Free Trade Agreement
- Thailand
- Singapore
- Republic of China (Taiwan), Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement
- Costa Rica has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs and took effect on (see date):
- Canada (1 November 2002)
- Chile (15 February 2002)
- China (1 August 2011)
- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) (15 November 2005)
- Trinidad & Tobago (15 November 2005)
- Guyana (30 April 2006)
- Barbados (1 August 2006)
- Belize (10 March 2011)
- Dominican Republic (7 March 2002)
- El Salvador Customs union, (1963, re-launched on 29 October 1993)
- Guatemala Customs union, (1963, re-launched on 29 October 1993)
- Honduras Customs union, (1963, re-launched on 29 October 1993)
- Mexico (January 1, 1995)
- Nicaragua Customs union, (1963, re-launched on 29 October 1993)
- Panama (31 July 1973, renegotiated and expanded for (1 January 2009)
- United States (1 January 2009)
- EFTA [3] has bilateral agreements with the following countries – including dependent territories – and blocs:
- Albania SAA (2009)
- Algeria AA (2005)
- Andorra CU (1991)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina SAA (signed 2008, entry into force pending)
- Chile AA (2003)
- Croatia SAA (2005)
- Egypt AA (2004)
- Faroe Islands, autonomous entity of Denmark (1997)
- Israel AA (2000)
- Jordan AA (2002)
- Lebanon AA (2006)
- Macedonia SAA (2004)
- Mexico AA (2000)
- Montenegro SAA (2010)
- Morocco AA (2000)
- Palestinian Authority interim AA (1997)
- San Marino CU (2002)
- Serbia SAA (signed 2008, entry into force pending)
- South Africa AA (2000)
- Switzerland FTA (1973)
- Tunisia AA (1998)
- Turkey CU (1996)
- EU Overseas Countries and Territories[7]
- Faroe Islands has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Switzerland
- Norway
- Iceland (The Hoyvík Agreement)
- The European Union
- Georgia has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Kazakhstan (Entry into force: 16 July 1999)
- Russian Federation (Entry into force: 10 May 1994)
- Turkmenistan (Entry into force: 1 January 2000)
- Ukraine
- India has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
India
Current Bilateral/Multilateral FTA's
Proposed/Suspended Bilateral/Multilateral FTA's
- SAFTA (Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan)
- ASEAN (ASEAN–India Free Trade Area)[8]
- European Union (final stage)[9]
- Sri Lanka[10]
- Singapore
- Thailand (separate from FTA agreement with ASEAN)[11]
- Malaysia (separate from FTA agreement with ASEAN)
- Japan[12]
- European Free Trade Association (EFTA) (negotiation ongoing)[13]
- Canada (negotiation ongoing)
- South Korea (India-Korea CEPA)
- Japan
- Japan has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- ASEAN (signed in Hanoi as of 1 April 2008)
- Chile (signed in 2006)
- Brunei (signed in 2007)
- Indonesia
- Malaysia (Japan-Malaysia Economic Partnership Agreement signed in 2005)
- Mexico (took effect in 2005)
- Philippines (signed in 2006)
- Thailand (Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement signed in 2007)
- Singapore (signed in 2002)
- Vietnam (signed in 2008)
- Switzerland (signed in 2009)[14]
- Jordan has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Kyrgyz Republic has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Kazakhstan (Entry into force: 11 November 1995)
- Moldova (Entry into force: 21 November 1996)
- Russian Federation (Entry into force: 24 April 1993)
- Ukraine (Entry into force: 19 January 1998)
- Uzbekistan (Entry into force: 20 March 1998)
- Lebanon has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
- Iraq
- The European Union
- Panama has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Republic of China (Taiwan) has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Serbia has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Singapore has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Australia
- Chile
- India
- Japan
- Jordan
- New Zealand (separate from the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (see above) and is still in force)
- Panama
- Peru
- South Korea
- People's Republic of China
- the EFTA
- South Korea has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Switzerland has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:[14]
- Albania (Signed: 17.12.2009: Entry into force expected 2nd semester 2010)
- Canada (Entry into force 01.07.2009)
- Chile (Entry into force: 01.12.2004)
- Colombia (Signed: 25.11.2008. Entry into force expected 2nd semester 2010)
- Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) (Signed: 22.06.2009 Entry into force expected 2nd semester 2010)
- Croatia (Entry into force: 01.09.2002)
- Egypt (Entry into force: 01.09.2008)
- European Community (EC) (Entry into force: 01.01.1973; bilateral CH-EC)
- EFTA-Convention (Entry into force: 03.05.1960)
- Faeroe Islands (Entry into force: 01.03.1995; bilateral CH-Faeroe)
- Israel (Entry into force: 01.07.1993)
- Japan (Entry into force: 01.09.2009. Bilateral CH-Japan)
- Jordan (Entry into force: 01.09.2002)
- Republic of Korea (Entry into force: 01.09.2006)
- Lebanon (Entry into force: 01.01.2007)
- Macedonia (Entry into force: 01.05.2002)
- Mexico (Entry into force: 01.07.2001)
- Morocco (Entry into force: 01.12.1999)
- Palestinian Authority (Entry into force: 01.07.1999)
- Peru (Signed: 24.06.2010 (EFTA) and 14.07.2010 (Peru). Entry into force foreseen on 01.06.2011)
- Serbia (Signed: 17.12.2009: Entry into force expected 2nd semester 2010)
- Singapore (Entry into force: 01.01.2003)
- SACU (Entry into force: 01.05.2008)
- Tunisia (Entry into force: 01.06.2006)
- Turkey (Entry into force: 01.04.1992)
- Ukraine (Signed 24.06.2010. Entry into force expected 1st semester 2011)
- Thailand has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Tunisia has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
The United States
FTA in force
FTA signed, awaiting ratification
- Middle east (US - Middle East Free Trade Area initiative)
- NAFTA (Canada and Mexico)
- Australia
- Chile
- Singapore
- Peru
- Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA; incl. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic) - 5 August 2004.[16]
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Signed agreements
Agreements that have been negotiations and signed by the respective head of states but not yet ratified by the countries legislative body.
| Agreement | Country | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada-Jordan free trade agreement | Canada | Jordan | |
| Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement | Canada | Panama | August 11, 2009 |
| Chile-Peru free trade agreement | Chile | Peru | August 22, 2006 |
| Chile-Colombia free trade agreement | Chile | Peru | November 27, 2006 |
| Chile-Honduras free trade agreement | Chile | Honduras | |
| Costa Rica-European Union free trade agreement | Costa Rica | European Union | |
| Costa Rica-Singapore free trade agreement | Costa Rica | Singapore | |
| Costa Rica-Peoples Republic of China (PRC) free trade agreement | Costa Rica | Peoples Republic of China (PRC) | |
| European Union-Korea Free Trade Agreement | European Union | South Korea | October 15, 2009 |
| Economic Partnership Agreement | European Union | Caribbean Community | November 1, 2008[21] |
| Malaysia-New Zealand free trade agreement [22] | Malaysia | New Zealand | October 26, 2009 |
| Republic of Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement | South Korea | United States | June 30, 2007 |
Proposed bilateral agreements
List of agreements currently in negotiations. Agreements that are so far only discussed without any formal action by the parties involved are not listed.
- Australia
- ASEAN (negotiating alongside New Zealand for a proposed AFTA-CER[6])
- United Arab Emirates
- People's Republic of China (Australia-China Free Trade Agreement)
- Canada is currently negotiating or planning bilateral trade agreements with:
- Andean Community [7]
- CARICOM [8]
- Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua (Canada Central American Free Trade Agreement)
- Dominican Republic [9]
- Jordan [10]
- EFTA (negotiations concluded, preliminary agreement reached) [11]
- EU [23]
- Panama (Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement)[12]
- South Korea [13]
- Singapore [14]
- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) - Canada to be negotiated, after Canada finishes their Central American Free Trade Agreement agreement.
- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) - EU (on-going negotiation on the EPA) ("Economic Partnership Agreement")
- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) - MERCOSUR (Open for discussions in May 2005)
- Chile is negotiating or is planning bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- People's Republic of China is negotiating or is planning bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Australia Australia-China Free Trade Agreement [25]
- ASEAN
- Costa Rica
- Pakistan (Signed on 24 November 2006 and has been executed)[15]
- India (proposed)
- Colombia is negotiating or is planning bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- EU is negotiating or is planning bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- ACP countries via Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Agreement
- CACM + Panama
- Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement
- Albania Stabilisation and Association Agreement
- Syria European Union Association Agreement
- Mercosur
- Russia (EU-Russia Common Economic Space)
- Andean Community
- South Korea (European Union-Korea Free Trade Agreement)
- European Union Central American Association Agreement (EU-CAAA)
- EFTA is negotiating or is planning bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- India
- Australia (on negotiation)[27]
- Sri Lanka (separate from the South Asia Free Trade Agreement)
- Chile (on negotiation)[24]
- New Zealand (on negotiation)[28]
- Hong Kong (on negotiation)
- European Union (to be concluded before 2010 year end)
- EFTA
- Japan
- Gulf Cooperation Council
- India (1st round of talks were held in New Delhi, and the 2nd round of talks are scheduled for Tokyo in April)[16]
- Australia (Conducting feasibility study as of 19 September 2006).
- New Zealand - (Conducting feasibility study as of 14 May 2008)
- Jordan
- Iraq
- Palestinian Authority
- Pakistan
- Canada - (signed but not yet ratified)
- Serbia is negotiating bilateral free trade agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Singapore is negotiating bilateral free trade agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- South Korea (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister for Trade - Free Trade Agreement Department) is negotiating or is planning bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Mexico (SECA 3rd round of talks in 14~16 June 2006)
- Canada(10th round of talks in 23 April ~ 27 April 2007, Seoul)
- India (CEPA 6th round of talks in 3 March ~ 6 March 2007, Seoul)
- EU (2nd round of talks in 16 July 2007 ~ 20 July 2007, Brussels)
- MERCOSUR (preparation study)
- People's Republic of China (preparation study)
- GCC (preparation study)
- Japan (negotiations currently at standstill)
- Switzerland is negotiating or is planning bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:[14]
- Russia (Negotiations in preparation 2010)
- Algeria (In negotiations 2010)
- People's Republic of China (Joint Feasibility Study, Bilateral Switzerland-China 2010)
- Thailand (In negotiations 2010)
- Hong Kong (In negotiations 2010)
- Vietnam (Joint feasibility study 2010)
- USA (Bilateral US-Swiss Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum 2010)
- India (In negotiations 2010)
- Indonesia (Official Launch of negotiations: 07.07.2010)
- United States[17]:
- Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (2008?)
- Panama - United States Trade Promotion Agreement (2008?)
- United States-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (on hold since the 2006 Thai coup d'état)
- United States-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
- United States-Ghana Free Trade Agreement
- United States-Indonesia Free Trade Agreement
- United States-Kenya Free Trade Agreement
- United States-Kuwait Free Trade Agreement (Expert-level trade talks held in February 2006) (part of US-MEFTA initiative)
- United States-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (next meeting on January 14, 2008 in Kuala Lumpur)
- United States-Mauritius Free Trade Agreement
- United States-Mozambique Free Trade Agreement
- United States-United Arab Emirates Free Trade Agreement (5th round of talks are yet to be scheduled) (part of US-MEFTA initiative)
- United States-Southern African Customs Union Free Trade Agreement (on hold since 2006 due to US demands on intellectual property rights, government procurement rights and investment)
- United States-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement
- United States-Qatar Free Trade Agreement (on hold since 2006) (part of US-MEFTA initiative)
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Defunct bilateral agreements
- Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (superseded by North American Free Trade Agreement)
- Costa Rica - Dominican Republic (superseded by DR-CAFTA)
- Costa Rica - Trinidad and Tobago (superseded by Costa Rica - CARICOM Free Trade Agreement)
- EU - Norway FTA (1973), now a member of the European Economic Area common market
- EU - Iceland FTA (1973), now a member of the EEA common market
- EU - Switzerland and Liechtenstein FTA (1973), Liechtenstein is now member of the EEA common market
- EU - Czech Republic EA (1995), now EU member
- EU - Estonia EA (1998), now EU member
- EU - Hungary EA (1994), now EU member
- EU - Latvia EA (1998), now EU member
- EU - Lithuania EA (1998), now EU member
- EU - Poland EA (1994), now EU member
- EU - Slovakia EA (1995), now EU member
- EU - Slovenia EA (1999), now EU member
- EU - Cyprus AA (1973), now EU member
- EU - Malta AA (1971), now EU member
- EU - Turkey AA (1964), superseded by EU-Turkey customs union
- Matrix of FTAs in the Balkans, in the framework of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, now superseded by membership in CEFTA or (for Bulgaria and Romania) in the EU. (2007)
- between each two of the following states (28 FTAs): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro
- UNMIK (as representative of Kosovo under Security Council resolution 1244) has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs: (Now in CEFTA)
See also
- Free trade area
- New Zealand free trade agreements
- United States free trade agreements
- European Union free trade agreements
References
- ^ "Entry into Force of the Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. 2008-12-01.
- ^ http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/english/index.shtml
- ^ efta-secretariat —
- ^ [1]
- ^ Since 05/01/2008. WT/REG256/N/1
- ^ EU FTAs
- ^ EU OCTs constitute separate customs territories. EU-OCT FTA regime is implemented as envisioned in part 4 of the Treaty of Rome and contains partial common market elements. Revision 01/01/1971 WT/REG106/R/B/3
- ^ India, ASEAN conclude free trade agreement
- ^ India, EU trade pact next spring, Economic Times, Dec 2010.
- ^ FTA: India and Lanka
- ^ India-Thailand Free Trade Agreement
- ^ Japan and India sign free-trade deal after sales slide
- ^ EFTA-INDIA FTA
- ^ a b c List of Free Trade Agreements of Switzerland PDF
- ^ [2], accessed July 9, 2008 [dead link]
- ^ Implemented since 01/01/2009. WT/REG211/N/1
- ^ "China-Asean Trade Deal Begins Today". Jakarta Globe. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ Chan, Fiona (31 December 2009). "Asean-China FTA to kick off". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ "Colombia/Canada launch FTA promoting agro-trade and mining investment". 18 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ [3]
- ^ Signed 11/01/2008, not yet ratified by all signatories WT/REG255/N/1/Rev.1
- ^ Porter, Barry. "Malaysia, New Zealand Sign Free Trade Agreement to Bolster Ties". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
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- ^ a b India, Chile discuss free trade pact
- ^ http://www.skynews.com.au/business/article.aspx?id=388688
- ^ a b Kerr, Peter (2009-11-03). "Gulf states to sign free-trade agreement with NZ". Business Wire. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ Australia and India Agree Terms for Free Trade Agreement Feasibility Study
- ^ NZ-India trade doors could open
- ^ [4]
External links
- bilaterals.org - "Everything that's not happening at the WTO"
- fightingftas.org
- FTAs submitted to the WTO
- China FTA Network
- India's FTAs
- Americas FTAs
- EU FTAs
- EU-ACP countries Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) Negotiations: Where do we stand?
- Singapore official FTA site
- EFTA official site
- Australia official FTA site
- About.com's Pros & Cons of U.S. Free Trade Agreements
- Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements Notified to the WTO: developed by WorldTradeLaw.net and Bryan Mercurio
- U.S. bilateral trade agreements, from the Office of the United States Trade Representative
- Bilaterals.org, an activist group that works to oppose bilateral arrangements "that are opening countries to the deepest forms of penetration by transnational corporations"
- "Rise in Bilateral Free Trade Agreements." Council on Foreign Relations Backgrounder, June 13, 2006
- Switzerland official FTA site