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Philippines-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement
( Philippines-EFTA FTA )
The EFTA-Philippines FTA entered into force on 1 June 2018 for the Philippines, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland and on 1 January 2020 for Iceland
- Due to pending internal issues, the Philippines&rsquo
- customs authorities were not in a position to apply the tariff commitments under the Agreement upon entry into force of the EFTA-Philippines FTA. On 10 December 2018, the Philippines confirmed that their internal procedures were concluded and the EFTA-Philippines FTA had been fully implemented since 24 October 2018. https://www.efta.int/free-trade/Free-Trade-Agreement/Philippines
Signed and In Effect
Members
- Philippines
- Liechtenstein
- Iceland
- Norway
- Switzerland
Relevant Dates
- Signed and In Effect
2018-06-01
- Signed but not yet In Effect
2016-04-28
- Negotiations launched
2015-03-24
- Proposed/Under consultation and study
2014-06-23
- Not yet notified to the WTO
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Manila Times
2 Apr 2024
Manila Times
5 May 2021
Philippine News Agency
21 Nov 2018
Business Mirror
8 Sep 2018
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17 Dec 2013
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