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Table 27: Overview of Regulatory Issues in Selected RTAs Involving OIC Countries
FTA Services Competition Public procurement Labour Environment IP
ASEAN (AFTA / ATIGA / AFAS) 4 0 0 0 0 0
ASEAN-China 4 0 0 0 0 2
Jordan-EU 1 3 2 0 1 2
Agadir 3 0 1 0 0 1
Egypt-Turkey 3 2 1 0 0 3
GCC (2001 Economic Agreement) 3* 0 0 2 1 2
SAARC (SAFTA / SATIS) 3 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia Pakistan MPCEPA 4 0 0 0 0 3
WAEMU ?** 5** 3** 0 0 0
Notes: The scale ranges from 0 to 5 in all dimensions. The assessment should be seen as only indicative and it uses the following benchmark
criteria in respective areas: Bilateral safeguards: 0= no safeguards, 3= incorporating global safeguards, 4=longer safeguard duration, 5=
exceptionally strong safeguards Services: 0 = no provisions, 1=best endeavour, 2=cooperation, 3=GATS commitments, 4=limited GATS +
commitments, 5=substantial GATS+ commitments Competition: 0=no provisions, 1= best endeavour, 2= cooperation 3= requirement for
fairness and non-discrimination; 4=requirement for effective domestic competition regime with competition authority; 5=regional competition
law and authority Government procurement: 0=no provisions, 1=best endeavour, 2=cooperation, 3= requirement for fairness and non-
discrimination, 4=WTO GPA commitments, 5=total liberalization of procurement markets Labour: 0 = no provisions, 1=best endeavour,
2=cooperation, 3=labour provision in investment chapter, 4= chapter regulating domestic application of labour standards, 5=regional body to
enforce labour standards Environment: 0 = no provisions, 1=best endeavour, 2=cooperation, 3=environmental provision in investment chapter,
4= chapter regulating domestic application of environmental standards, 5=regional body to enforce environmental standards. Intellectual
property rights: 0=no provisions, 1=best endeavour, 2=cooperation,3= incorporation of TRIPS commitments, 4=TRIPS+, 5=substantial
TRIPS+ requirements
* only marine transportation services covered ** subsequent agreements among WAEMU members cover certain aspects of trade in services,
e.g. 2002 agreement liberalising air-transport. Complete assessment of de jure services trade liberalisation level is difficult and not
attempted here. Community framework for government procurement was adopted in 2005 aiming at harmonisation of national regimes and
opening them up to competition within WAEMU. More information can be found in WTO (2010a). Kazakhstan-Russia-Belarus is not presented
in the table. The customs union itself is largely limited to trade in goods; several other regulatory and policy aspects are covered by various
documents related to the Single Economic Space but their detailed analysis goes beyond the scope of this report.