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Title: An Appraisal of the South Asian free trade agreement and its consistency with the WTO rules on preferential trade agreements
Related: Journal of world trade, Vol. 44, Issue 6 (2010), p.1187-1206
Publisher: Kluwer Law International
Date: 2010
FoR/RFCD Code(s): 180117 International Trade Law
Author/Creator: Islam, Md. Rizwanul
Description: This article critically analyses the main features of the Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA). As a preferential trade agreement (PTA) concluded among WTO members, the SAFTA must comply with the WTO rules on PTAs. This article finds that the SAFTA has flouted with the requirement of timely notification to the WTO. Even though the Agreement complies with the discreet requirements of the Enabling Clause, its shallow internal trade liberalization scheme would not have complied with Article XXIV of the GATT.
Description: 20 page(s)
Subject Keyword: 180117 International Trade Law
Subject Keyword: SAFTA
Subject Keyword: trade in South Asia
Subject Keyword: PTA
Subject Keyword: Article XXIV of the GATT
Subject Keyword: SAARC
Resource Type: journal article
Organisation: Macquarie University. Dept. of Economics

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