Central European Free Trade Agreement

Central European Free Trade Agreement in Global Commerce Policy

In this regard, central european free trade agreement is: CEFTA. The entries on trade policy are here. An omnibus term for a complex structure of plurilateral and bilateral agreements linking the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. The Czech and Slovak Republics also form a customs union. The original agreement between the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia entered into force on 1 March 1993. Target dates for complete liberalization were renegotiated at least twice after that. Slovenia joined on 1 January 1995 and Romania on 1 July 1997. Trade in industrial products between the Czech and Slovak Republics and Slovenia is free. Poland and Hungary have not yet liberalized some sensitive sectors. Liberalization of trade in agriculture between the CEFTA partners has made little progress.[1]

Central European Free Trade Agreementin the wold Encyclopedia

For an introductory overview on international trade policy, see this entry.

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Notes and References

1. Dictionary of Trade Policy, “Central European Free Trade Agreement” entry (OAS)

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