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WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

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The WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (in force February 2017) commits all 164 WTO members to simplify and harmonize customs and border procedures. Section II contains special and differential treatment provisions for developing and least-developed countries — including the right to delay implementation of specific obligations. Key provisions for smallholder cooperatives: single-window customs submission, advance rulings, and simplified procedures for SME exporters. The WTO TFA National Committee is the coordination body.

TERM CODE: wto-tfa
LEGISLATION IDENTIFIER: WTO TFA (2017)
LEGISLATION JURISDICTION: Global / Multilateral
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EXTERNAL REFERENCE: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tradfa_e/tradfa_e.htm
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