Trade Facilitation Agreement

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:treaty WTO agreement
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:TFA
gptkbp:adoptedBy	gptkb:World_Trade_Organization 7 December 2013
gptkbp:appliesTo	all WTO members
gptkbp:binds	WTO members
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce	22 February 2017
gptkbp:firstMultilateralAgreementSince	WTO establishment in 1995
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Agreement_on_Trade_Facilitation
gptkbp:hasSection	Section I Section II Section III
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Trade Facilitation Agreement
gptkbp:monitors	gptkb:WTO_Trade_Facilitation_Committee
gptkbp:negotiatedBy	gptkb:Bali_Ministerial_Conference
gptkbp:negotiationRound	gptkb:Doha_Development_Round
gptkbp:numberOfArticles	24
gptkbp:purpose	improve customs procedures reduce trade costs simplify and harmonize international import and export processes
gptkbp:ratifiedBy	over 150 WTO members
gptkbp:Section_I_covers	provisions for expediting movement, release and clearance of goods
gptkbp:Section_II_covers	special and differential treatment for developing and least-developed countries
gptkbp:Section_III_covers	institutional arrangements and final provisions
gptkbp:website	https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tradfa_e/tradfa_e.htm
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bali_Ministerial_Conference_2013
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5