ASEAN.................................................................................................................................. 96 ASEAN-China...................................................................................................................... 103 Jordan - EU FTA.................................................................................................................. 109 Agadir ................................................................................................................................ 113 Egypt-Turkey...................................................................................................................... 118 Gulf Cooperation Council .................................................................................................. 122 SAARC ................................................................................................................................ 128 Malaysia-Pakistan Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (MPCEPA) .......................... 133 WAEMU ............................................................................................................................. 136 Kazakhstan-Russia-Belarus Customs Union ...................................................................... 142 4.4. CONCLUSIONS....................................................................................................................................................... 145 5. THE TRADE PREFERENTIAL SYSTEM AMONG THE MEMBER STATES OF THE OIC (TPS-OIC) .......................................................................150 5.1. EXAMINING THE LIBERALISATION COMMITMENTS......................................................................... 154 5.2. RULES OF ORIGIN................................................................................................................................................ 158 5.3. TRADE AMONG THE CURRENT PARTICIPANTS OF THE TPS-OIC................................................ 158 5.4. COUNTRY PRODUCT ANALYSIS.................................................................................................................... 167 Bahrain .............................................................................................................................. 167 Bangladesh ........................................................................................................................ 169 Jordan ................................................................................................................................ 171 Malaysia............................................................................................................................. 172 Oman ................................................................................................................................. 173 Pakistan ............................................................................................................................. 174 Qatar.................................................................................................................................. 175 Saudi Arabia....................................................................................................................... 176 Turkey................................................................................................................................ 177 United Arab Emirates ........................................................................................................ 179 5.5. THE FAST TRACK TARIFF REDUCTION SCHEDULE ............................................................................ 180 5.6. POTENTIAL FUTURE MEMBERS .................................................................................................................. 188 6. CONCLUDING COMMENTS...........................................................................192 7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.............................................193 7.1. CONCLUSIONS....................................................................................................................................................... 193 7.2. RECOMMENDATIONS........................................................................................................................................ 195 8. BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................199