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Table 1: Summary of Agreements under the Enabling Clause ctd
PTA Name Date Imp.Period Coverage Services Countries
LAIA 1981 N/D N/D No Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador,
Mexico, Paraguay, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
MERCOSUR-India 2009 N/D ~10% No Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, India
Pakistan-Sri Lanka 2005 ~5 years ~90% No Pakistan, Sri Lanka
SAFTA 2006 8 years No Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,India, Maldives, Nepal,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka
WAEMU 2000 immediate No Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’ Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal
ASEAN-China 2005 7 years 0-5% on all Yes China, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philip-
tariffs under pines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
normal track
EAC 2000 12 years 5 yrs for most Yes Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, the United Republic of Tanzania,
products to and the Republic of Uganda
0%.
India-Malaysia 2011 Yes India, Malaysia
Pakistan-Malaysia 2008 4 years+ 43% (Pak) Yes Pakistan, Malaysia
78%(Malaysia)
MERCOSUR 1991 4-5 years 95%+ Yes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Bolivia
ASEAN-Korea 2010 8 years N/D Yes Korea, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philip-
pines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
GCC 2003 5 years N/D No Bahrain, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait
Source: WTO
Other than these core features, it is difficult to draw out significant commonalities across the agreements as there are many different
countries involved with various interests rep- resented. Goods are typically put into either the Normal and Sensitive tracks/lists. The
concessions for goods in the Normal Track would follow the agreed implementation period. Negotiations for such concessions are usually either
on a product-by-product basis, or via across-the-board tariff reductions or on a sectoral basis. The tariff negotiations are normally be based on