Colombia-EFTA Free Trade Agreement

1. Introduction to EFTA-Colombia Agreement
2. Benefits of the Colombia-EFTA Agreement
3. Calculation of import duties
4. Certificate of Origin
5. International Trade between EFTA States and Colombia

Sample - Colombia-European Free Trade Association (FTA)

The Subject “Colombia-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Languages: or Colombia-AELC Colombie Colombia.

The agreement between Colombia and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) entered into force for Colombia, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland in 2011.

The Colombia-EFTA Free Trade Agreement covers:

1. International Trade in Goods (agriculture and industrial goods)
2. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
3. Trade in Services
4. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
5. Government Procurement
6. Competition
7. Cooperation

Bilateral agreements on agricultural products between the European Free Trade Association States and Colombia also form part of the instruments for establishing the Free Trade Area between Colombia and the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland).

The objectives of the Colombia-EFTA Free Trade Agreement are to:

1. Reach Foreign Trade Liberalization in products and services
2. Substantially increase Foreign Direct Investment opportunities in the Free Trade Area
3. Achieve liberalization on a mutual basis of Government procurement markets
4. Promote fair competition in their economies
5. Guarantee an adequate and efficient protection of intellectual property rights
6. Contribute, by trade and Foreign Direct Investment Barriers removal, to the world's trade development and growth; and
7. Guarantee cooperation related to trade capacity building, to expand and improve the benefits of this agreement, especially for the small and medium-sized companies

The Free Trade Agreement between Colombia and EFTA consists of 145 Articles and 20 Annexes covering:

1. Trade in products and services
2. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
3. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
4. Government Procurement
5. Competition
6. Cooperation
7. Administration and Dispute Settlement

Foreign Trade between EFTA States and Colombia.

1. EFTA top imports from Colombia were precious stones and metals, coffee, tea, spices, fruits, and nuts