PARTIAL SCOPE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CUBA AND PANAMÁ

Subscribed in March 16th 2009

Came into force in August 20th 2009

Bith countries are part of the Association of Caribean States and WTO

The techinal barriers to the trade is created and have representatives from each country

Contribute to access effectively to the market

Identify and eliminate any regulation that might obstaculice the commerce

Verify that the legal metrology are in accordance to the IOLG

Investigate and propose solutions to the technical regulations that obstaculice the commerce

The objetives

Reinforce the economic and commercial development

Seek for the bilateral trade to be foreseeable transparent, equilibrated and fair

Facilitate, expand, diversify and promote the commercial exchange

Estimulate the integration promoting the supplementary complementation between countries

This agreement help both countries to participate more in the global economy.

Agreed

Safeguards

Rules of origin

Trade defense

Tariff preferences

Sanitary and phytosanotary regulations

Commerce cooperation and dispute resolution

Programmatic commitment in investment and trade in services

With this agreement they look to ease the commerce and both countries commit to work together, taking into account any proposal oriented to a specific sector.

The possible disputes will be under the regime of dispute resolution.

Miguel Barajas
Diego Sánchez
Lorena Sotelo