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Commonwealth of Independent States Agreement on the Establishment of a Free Trade Area

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The Agreement on the Establishment of a Free Trade Area is an international agreement among twelve post-Soviet states signed on 15 April 1994 at a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States Council of Heads of State in Moscow, entering into force on 30 December 1994. It set out a free trade regime in goods and, in its original text, described itself as the first stage toward an Economic Union, a phrase the signatories agreed to remove from the text in 1999.

Facts
Geography
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Armenia 2
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Azerbaijan 2
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Belarus 2
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Georgia 2
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Kazakhstan 2
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Kyrgyzstan 2
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Moldova 2
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Russia 2
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Tajikistan 2
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Turkmenistan 2
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Ukraine 2
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Uzbekistan 2
Founding Year
1994 3
Founding Date
1994-04-15 3
Scope
Regional 2
Classification
Institution Subtype
International Organization (Non-Financial) 1
Sources
1. Common Economic Space of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Wikipedia
  • Institution Subtype: International Organization (Non-Financial)
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2. Commonwealth of Independent States Agreement on the Establishment of a Free Trade Area (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    the Agreement is in force for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine which signed and deposited the notification of ratification / execution of national procedures, while Russia and Turkmenistan have signed and notified the provisional application of the Agreement.
  • Lead section, scope
    signed by 12 post-Soviet states
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3. CIS Free Trade Area, Wikipedia
  • Section 1994 Framework, signing sentence
    On 15 April 1994, at a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Heads of State in Moscow, all 12 post-Soviet states signed the international Agreement on the Establishment of a Free Trade Area
  • Section 1994 Framework, opening clause date
    On 15 April 1994, at a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Heads of State in Moscow
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