European Union free trade agreements
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The European Union has concluded free trade agreements (FTAs)[1] and other agreements with a trade component with many countries world-wide and is negotiating with many others.[2]
Free trade agreements in force
State | Signed | Provisional Application |
In Force | Notes | Relations |
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2003 | 2004[3] | Customs union | ||
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2006 | 2006[lower-alpha 1] | 2009[4] | SAA | Candidate for EU accession |
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2002 | 2005[5] | Euro-mediterranean AA | ||
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1990 | 1991[6] | Customs union | Andorra–EU relations | |
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2008 | 2008[lower-alpha 1] | 2015[7] | SAA | Potential candidate for EU accession |
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2002 | 2003 | 2005[8] | AA[9] | |
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2001 | 2004[10] | Euro-mediterranean AA | ||
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1996 | 1997[11] | Autonomous entity of Denmark | Faroe Islands-EU relations | |
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1972 | 1973[12] | |||
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1992 | 1994[13] | EEA | Negotiating for EU accession | |
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1972 | 1973[12] | Customs union | ||
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1995 | 1996[lower-alpha 1][14] | 2000[15] | Euro-Mediterranean AA | Israel–EU relations |
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1972 | 1973[12] | Customs union | ||
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1997 | 2002[16] | Euro-Mediterranean AA | Jordan–EU relations | |
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2015 | 2016[17] | SAA | Kosovo–EU relations | |
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2002 | 2006[18] | Euro-Mediterranean AA | Lebanon–EU relations | |
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1992 | 1995[13] | EEA | Liechtenstein–EU relations | |
2001 | 2001[lower-alpha 1] | 2004[19] | SAA | Candidate for EU accession | |
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1997 | 2000[20] | FTA[21][22] | Mexico–EU relations | |
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1958 | Franco-Monegasque Treaty (customs union) | |||
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2007 | 2008[lower-alpha 1] | 2010[23] | SAA | Negotiating for EU accession |
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1996 | 2000[24] | Euro-Mediterranean AA | Morocco–EU relations | |
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1992 | 1994[13] | EEA | Norway–EU relations | |
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2001 | 2001[25][26] | Association of the OCTs with the EU | ||
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1997 | 1997[27] | Euro-Mediterranean AA | Palestine–EU relations | |
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1991 | 1992[lower-alpha 2] | 2002[28] | Customs union | San Marino–EU relations |
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2008 | 2010[lower-alpha 1] | 2013[29] | SAA | Negotiating for EU accession |
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1999 | 2000[30] | 2004[31] | ATDC[lower-alpha 3] | South Africa–EU relations |
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2010 | 2011 | 2015[32] | FTA[33] | South Korea–EU relations |
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1972 1999 |
1973[34] 2002[35] |
Trade agreement Bilateral I agreements |
Switzerland–EU relations | |
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1995 | 1998[36] | Euro-Mediterranean AA | ||
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1995[lower-alpha 4] | 1995[37] | Customs union | Negotiating for EU accession |
Agreements provisionally applied
State | Signed | Provisional Application |
Ratification | Notes | Relations |
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CARIFORUM States | 2008 | 2008 |
27 / 43
[38] |
EPA | |
Eastern and Southern Africa States![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2009 | 2012 |
2 / 34
[39] |
Interim Agreement for establishing a framework for an EPA | |
Central America![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2012 | 2013 |
22 / 34
[40] |
AA | |
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2012[41] | 2013 |
26 / 30
[42] |
FTA[43] | |
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2009 | 2014 |
14 / 29
[44] |
Interim agreement with a view to an EPA | |
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2014 | 2014 |
31 / 31
[45] |
AA & DCFTA | Georgia–EU relations |
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2014 | 2014 |
31 / 31
[46] |
AA & DCFTA | Moldova–EU relations |
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2014 | 2016 |
28 / 31
[47][48] |
AA incl DCFTA | Ukraine–EU relations |
Agreements finalized (signed, or not signed and negotiations concluded)
State | Negotiations Concluded | Signed | Provisional Application |
Ratification | Notes |
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2009 | 2009 |
15 / 29
[49] |
Stepping Stone EPA | |
West Africa![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
6 February 2014 | No | Economic Partnership Agreement[50][51] | ||
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July 2014 | No | Free Trade Agreement[52] | ||
South African Development Community![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
15 July 2014 | No | Economic Partnership Agreement[53] | ||
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August 2014 | No |
0 / 28
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Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement[54] | |
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17 October 2014 | No | Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement[55] | ||
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2 December 2015 | No | Free Trade Agreement[56] | ||
Eastern African Community![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
16 October 2014 | No | Economic Partnership Agreement[57] |
Negotiating
- India Negotiations initiated in 2007 on EU-India Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement are stalled as of March 2015.[58][59][60]
- ASEAN countries – now being pursued individually
- Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates)
- Russia (details)
- Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela)
- Japan (Japan–EU relations)
- Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (United States–EU relations)
- The Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) is a trade agreement currently being negotiated by 23 members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), including the EU.[61]
See also
- Free trade area
- List of free trade agreements
- List of bilateral free trade agreements
- EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements
- European Union Association Agreement
- EUR.1 movement certificate
- United States free trade agreements
- Euro-Mediterranean free trade area
- Free trade areas in Europe
- List of the largest trading partners of the European Union
Notes
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External links
- Free Trade Agreements, International affairs, European Commission
- Articles on EU FTAs, at Agritrade
- The Transatlantic Colossus: Global Contributions to Broaden the Debate on the EU-US Free Trade Agreement A collaborative publication with over 20 articles on the global implications of the TAFTA | TTIP
- Koeth, Wolfgang (8 December 2014) “The Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements: an Appropriate Response by the EU to the Challenges in its Neighbourhood”?
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- ↑ [1] EU signs FTA
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- ↑ European Union Seeks Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Intervention to Resume Trade Talks
- ↑ EU keen to restart FTA negotiations with India
- ↑ EU Keen to Resume Negotiations on Stalled BTIA With India
- ↑ http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/in-focus/tisa/
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