introduction to the free trade area of the americas (ftaa) agreement
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Organization of American StatesOrganization of American StatesGeneral SecretariatGeneral Secretariat
Trade UnitTrade Unit
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The Western HemisphereYukon
Tierra del Fuego
• 40 Mil. Km2• 802.5 Million
people•GDP of US$ 10.8 Trillion
• 34 OAS members
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FREE TRADE AREA OF THE AMERICAS
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I Summit of the Americas, Miami, 1994
II Summit of the Americas, Chile, 1998
FTAA preparatory process
III Summit of the Americas, Canada, 2001
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Preliminary Process of FTAA
Trade Ministerial MeetingsDENVER, COLORADO, 1996
CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA, 1996
BELO HORIZONTE, BRASIL, 1997
SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA, 1998
TORONTO, CANADA, 1999
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, 2001
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MINISTERS OF COMMERCE
Tripartite Committe
e
OASIDB
ECLAC
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE (TNC)
Vice-Ministers level
NINE NEGOTIATING GROUPS
Administrative Secretariat
CONSULTATIVEGROUP ON SMALLER
ECONOMIES
CIVIL SOCIETY
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS
ONELECTRONICCOMMERCE
STRUCTURE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
ON INSTITUTIONAL
ISSUES
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FTAA CHAIRSFTAA CHAIRS
May 1998May 1998 Nov 1999Nov 1999
Nov 1999Nov 1999 May 2001May 2001
May 2001May 2001 Nov 2002Nov 2002
Nov 2002Nov 2002 Dec 2004Dec 2004
Vice-Vice- chairchairChairChair
CanadaCanada
ArgentinaArgentina
EcuadoEcuadorr
Brazil and the United States Brazil and the United States
ArgentinaArgentina
EcuadorEcuador
ChilChileeCo-chairs
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FTAA Negotiating GroupsFTAA Negotiating Groups
Government Government ProcurementProcurementCOSTA RICACOSTA RICAColombiaColombia
InvestmenInvestment t MEXICOMEXICOBoliviaBolivia
Competition Competition PolicyPolicyCOLOMBIACOLOMBIAPerúPerú
Dispute Dispute Settlement Settlement PARAGUAYPARAGUAYChileChile
ServicesServices BAHAMASBAHAMASVenezuelaVenezuelaMarket Market
AccessAccessARGENTINAARGENTINAColombiaColombia
IntellectuIntellectual al PropertyPropertyUSAUSARep.Dom.Rep.Dom.
Subsidies, Subsidies, AD/CVDAD/CVDPERÚPERÚCARICOMCARICOM
AgricultureAgricultureGUATEMALGUATEMALAAUruguayUruguay
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OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
CIVIL SOCIETY
SMALL ECONOMIES
E - COMMERCE
BUSINESS FACILITATION
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Business Facilitation Measures
Customs Measures
Transparency measures
1. Temporary Imports2. Express shipments3. Low value shipments4. Electronic data interchange
6. Information guide of customs procedures7. Codes of conduct8. Risk analysis
1. Hyperlink project
2. Data bases inventories
Determining and supervising implementation of business facilitation measures is an ongoing FTAA task
5. Harmonized commodity description
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Tripartite CommitteeInter-American
Development Bank(IDB)
United NationsEconomic Commission for Latin America and
the Caribbean(ECLAC)
Provides technical support to the FTAA process
Organization of American States (OAS)
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INTERNET RESOURCESFTAA Official Site
http://www.sice.oas.org
http://www.ftaa-alca.org
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