List of multilateral free trade agreements
"Economic community" redirects here. For the type of trade bloc which is composed of a common market with a customs union, see Economic union.
This is a list of multilateral free trade agreements, between several countries all treated equally. For agreements between two countries, between a bloc and a country, or between two blocs, see List of bilateral free trade agreements; these are not listed below.
World Trade Organization agreements
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- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
- Agreement on Agriculture
 - Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
 - Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
 - Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures
 - Agreement on Anti-Dumping
 - Agreement on Customs Valuation
 - Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
 - European Trade
 - Agreement on Rules of Origin
 - Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures
 - Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
 - Agreement on Safeguards
 
 - General Agreement on Trade in Services
 - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
 - Agreement on Government Procurement
 - Information Technology Agreement
 - Bali Package
 
Operating agreements
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Stages of economic integration around the World (each country colored according to the most integrated form that it participates with):
 
- ASEAN–Australia–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) - 2010[1]
 - ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) - 1992
 - ASEAN–China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) - 2010
 - ASEAN–India Free Trade Area (AIFTA) - 2010
 - Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) - 1975
 - Central American Integration System (SICA) - 1993
 - Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) - 1992[2]
 - Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area (CISFTA) - 2011
 - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - 1994
 - G-3 Free Trade Agreement (G-3) - 1995
 - Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) -1997[3]
 - Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) - 2004
 - European Economic Area (EEA; European Union–Norway–Iceland–Liechtenstein) - 1994
 - European Free Trade Association (EFTA) - 1960
 - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - 1981
 - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - 1994[4]
 - Pacific Alliance - 2012[5]
 - South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) - 2004[6]
 - Southern African Development Community (SADC) - 1980
 - Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) - 1991
 - Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPSEP) - 2005[7]
 - Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) - 2016
 
Notes:
- Every customs union, common market, economic union, customs and monetary union and economic and monetary union is also a free trade area.
 - Bilateral free trade agreements between multinational trade blocs and individual countries are not included.
 
Proposed agreements
- 2011 Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Agreement (CISFTA)[8]
 - 2014 Union of South American Nations (USAN)
 - 2021 Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA)[9]
 - African Free Trade Zone (AFTZ) between SADC, EAC and COMESA
 - Arab Maghreb Union (UMA)
 - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
 - Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
 - Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA)
 - Bay of Bengal Initiative for MultiSectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
 - Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
 - Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)[10]
 - Euro-Mediterranean free trade area (EU-MEFTA)
 - Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
 - Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
 - Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP)
 - GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM)[11]
 - Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
 - Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER and PACER Plus)
 - People's Trade Treaty of Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA)
 - Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership[12] (RCEP) (ASEAN plus 6)
 - Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)[13]
 - Transatlantic Free Trade Area (TAFTA)
 - Tripartite Free Trade Area (T-FTA)[14]
 - China–Japan–South Korea Free Trade Agreement
 
See also
- European Union free trade agreements
 - Euro-Mediterranean free trade area
 - Free trade area
 - List of economic communities
 - United States free trade agreements
 
References
- ↑ Guide to the agreement establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA)
 - ↑ Last revision from 05/01/2007. |WT/REG233/N/1/Rev.1
 - ↑ Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA); Revision 01/01/1998 WT/REG223/N/1
 - ↑ Since 01/01/1994 WT/REG4/W/1
 - ↑ Since 04/05/2011
 - ↑ Since 12/07/1995 WT/COMTD/N/26
 - ↑ Since 05/28/2006 WT/REG229/M/1/Rev.1
 - ↑ CISFTA treaty signed on 15 April 1994 and in force since 12/30/1994, but not yet implemented. WT/REG82/N/1
 - ↑ Signed, but not yet implemented. After entry into force, countries commit to remove tariffs on most goods by 2021.
 - ↑ Agreement adopted in 07/24/1993, but not yet implemented. WT/COMTD/N/21
 - ↑ Free Trade Zone in GUAM Area
 - ↑ ASEAN plus 6 agree to start RCEP talks
 - ↑ Central Asian powers agree to pursue free-trade zone
 - ↑
 
External links
- bilaterals.org - "Everything that's not happening at the WTO"
 - fightingftas.org
 - FTAs submitted to the WTO
 - World Bank's PTA database to search and compare
 - 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
 - ptas.mcgill.ca
 
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