Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area
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Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area
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| Type | Trade bloc | |
| Member states | Russia Ukraine Belarus Uzbekistan Moldova Armenia Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan |
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| Establishment | 18 October 2011 | |
Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area (CISFTA) is a free trade area between Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. All CISFTA participants except Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Moldova are members of the Eurasian Economic Union, comprising a single economic market.
The CIS Free Trade Zone Agreement, proposed since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, was signed on 18 October 2011 by Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Moldova and Armenia.[1] The agreement replaced existing bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements between the countries. Although ex-Soviet states, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan have not signed the agreement. Initially, the treaty was only ratified by Ukraine,[2] Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia and Kazakhstan,[3][4] however in December 2013 Uzbekistan signed and then ratified the treaty.[5] Kyrgyzstan has ratified the treaty with effect from 12 January 2014,[6] while Tajikistan is close to completing the ratification process.[7] An overview of signatures and ratifications is shown below:
| State | Signature | Entry into Force | Comment |
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| Armenia | 18 October 2011 | 17 October 2012 | Eurasian Economic Union member |
| Belarus | 18 October 2011 | 20 September 2012 | Eurasian Economic Union member |
| Kazakhstan | 18 October 2011 | 8 December 2012 | Eurasian Economic Union member |
| Kyrgyzstan | 18 October 2011 | 13 December 2013 | Eurasian Economic Union member |
| Moldova | 18 October 2011 | 9 December 2012 | |
| Russia | 18 October 2011 | 20 September 2012 | Eurasian Economic Union member |
| Tajikistan | 18 October 2011 | ||
| Ukraine | 18 October 2011 | 20 September 2012 | |
| Uzbekistan | 13 December 2013 | 12 January 2014 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ CIS leaders sign free trade deal, 2011-10-18
- ^ Ukraine and Canada completed a free trade agreement, July 15, 2015, 2011-07-15
- ^ Russia’s Duma ratifies Eurasian Economic Union, odessatalk.com. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ CIS Free Trade Agreement comes into force; Baker & McKenzi, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, October 18, 2012, 2011-10-18
- ^ Usbekistan: Protokoll über Beitritt zur GUS-Freihandelszone in Kraft getreten, de.ria.ru 28th December 2013.
- ^ Uzbekistan joins CIS free trade zone, azernews.az. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ CIS FTA effective for Kyrgyzstan from 12 January 2014, bilaterals.org. Retrieved on 23 December 2014.
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