Preferential Agreements

The way in which free trade agreements are designated may also be different. Most free trade agreements are designated by listing the participating countries and adding the term “FTA.” For example, the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement. However, some free trade agreements are called under different names. For example, the Canada-EU free trade agreement is referred to as a comprehensive economic and trade agreement. Other countries call their trade agreements Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) or Global Economic Partnerships (CEPs). Other variants are also used. E. These different types of accumulation are applicable in trade between the EU and Ceuta and Melilla, in accordance with Regulation 82/2001, but, according to the rules of origin of preferential regimes established by the EU with third countries, they also apply to trade with these third countries and Ceuta and Melilla (see JO L 347 of 31.12.2001, p. 1). F. A number of PTOTs (New Caledonia; French Polynesia; Saint-Pierre and Miquelon) have notified their tariffs under Article 45 of the Overseas Association (ADO) decision and have informed the Commission that if preferential treatment is granted for exports of EU products, they comply with the same requirements as those provided in the OAD, including EUR.1 goods movement certificates; In this case, mutatis mutandis. Second, the term “preferential trade agreements” can be used for agreements with a partial scope. These agreements provide preferential market access by reducing import tariffs to a limited amount of goods.

The World Trade Organization unilaterally designates preferential trade agreements and reciprocal trade agreements as regional trade agreements. All of the above agreements are free trade agreements, but for a variety of reasons, members prefer to name them under another name. In many cases, these names reflect the broader scope of agreements: many recent free trade agreements go beyond the scope of traditional trade agreements and cover areas such as public procurement, competition, intellectual property, sustainable development, labour and the environment, etc. Regional Trade Agreements (ATRs) – The WTO uses the term “regional trade agreements” as a generic for all reciprocal agreements, such as trade agreements, free trade agreements and partial agreements.