European Free Trade Association-Georgia FTA

EENI- School of International Business

Sub-subject: Georgia-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)-Georgia Free Trade Agreement
2. Topics covered by the EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland)-Georgia agreement
3. The Foreign Trade between Georgia and the States of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

Sample of the subject - The EFTA-Georgia Free Trade Agreement:

Description of the Sub-Subject: The European Free Trade Association-Georgia Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

Entry into force of the European Free Trade Association-Georgia Free Trade Agreement: pending (Signed on 27 June 2016).

The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland

The main objective of the Georgia-EFTA Free Trade Agreement is the liberalisation of trade in goods and creation of a free trade area (elimination of all the customs duties on industrial products).

Main topics covered by the European Free Trade Association-Georgia Free Trade Agreement (FTA):

1. Trade in Goods
2. Trade in Services
3. Government Procurement
4. Intellectual Property Rights
5. Trade and sustainable development
6. Dispute Settlement
7. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
8. Establishment (non-discriminatory rights of establishment)
9. Competition
10. Institutional Provisions
11. ...

Rules of origin of the Georgia-EFTA Free Trade Agreement based on the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean origin rules.

Georgia belongs to the Economic Area of the Orthodox Civilisation, and the EFTA States to the European Economic Area.