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20 March 2020  
(20-2298) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Trade and Development  Original: Spanish  
 
NOTIFICATION OF CHAN GES AFFECTING THE IM PLEMENTATION  
OF A REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT  
Addendum  
AAP.A25TM 29 (Article 25 of the TM80)1 
 
 
1.  
Member(s) notifying: Colombia and Panama  
 
 
2.  
Date of notification: 11 March 1996  
 
 
3. 
  
Notification pursuant to:  
 
[ ] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994  
[ ] Article V:7(a) of GATS  
[ X ] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause  
 
 
4.  
Parties to the Agreement: Colombia and Panama  
 
 
5.  
Date of signature: 9 July 1993  
 
 
6.  
Date(s) of entry into force: 1 January 1995  
 
7.  
Brief description of the Agreement:  
 
AAP.A25TM 29 (Article 25 of the TM80)  
 
Partial Scope Agreement No. 29 (AAP.A25TM 29) has as its purpose the granting of tariff 
preferences and the elimination or reducti on of non -tariff restrictions that will help to 
strengthen and streamline trade flows between the parties, in a manner compatible with 
their respective economic policies, and that will contribute to the consolidation of the 
Latin American integration proce ss. 
 
To this end a trade liberalization programme has been established (Annexes II and III), 
together with provisions on origin rules (Annex I), safeguard clauses, unfair foreign trade 
practices, trade cooperation, banks and finances, transport, technical standards, public 
sector procurement, and others.  
 
1 Article 25 of the TM80 establishes that "… member countries may draw up partial scope agreements 
with other Latin American countries and areas of economic integration …".  WT/COMTD/RTA15/N/1/Add. 146 
 
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8.  
Text and related schedules, annexes and protocols are:  
 
[ ] submitted to the WTO Secretariat (electronic format)   
[ X ] available from the following official Internet link(s):  
 
http://www.aladi.org/nsfaladi/textacdos.nsf/f648ed517f865e1883257d800057e111/d5b31
93d638360500325682500492cc1?OpenDocum ent 
 
 