EFTA-Gulf Cooperation Council FTA

1. Introduction to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-European Free Trade Association Agreement
2. Topics covered by GCC-EFTA Agreement
3. Foreign Trade between EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland) and GCC (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates)

Sample - EFTA-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement:

The Subject “Gulf Cooperation Council-EFTA Free Trade Agreement” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Doctorate: World Trade.

Languages: European Free Trade Association (EFTA) AELE AELC.

Entry into force of EFTA-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement: July 2014 (Signed on June 2009).

The main objective of EFTA-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement is to set-up a free trade area through liberalization of bilateral trade.

EFTA-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement covers:

1. Trade in Services
2. Trade in Goods (tariff concessions on processed agricultural products)
3. Competition
4. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
5. Investment
6. Government Procurement
7. Dispute Settlement
8. Administration
9. ...

Bilateral agricultural agreements between EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland) and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE).

Rules of origin: based on the EU model (EUR.1 movement certificate).

EFTA to the European Economic Area and the Gulf Cooperation Council to the Arab Economic Area (Islamic Civilization).