Notification of indicative and definitive dates for implementation

Besides the notification of categories A, B and C designations, the TFA sets out different timelines for the notification of indicative and definitive dates for implementation of categories B and C commitments, as follows:

 

CATEGORY B  =    developing Members will notify their indicative dates by 22/02/2017 and their definitive dates by 22/02/2018

  •                       LDCs may notify their indicative dates of implementation by 22/02/2018 and will notify their definitive dates by 22/02/2020

CATEGORY C  =    developing Members will notify their indicative dates by 22/02/2017 and their definitive dates by 22/08/2019

                                    LDCs will notify their indicative dates of implementation by 22/02/2021 and will notify their definitive dates by 22/08/2022 

 

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