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On March 7-11, 2022, Colombia and the United Arab Emirates began negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement.
During this meeting, they discussed issues such as: market access for goods and services; commercial defense;
dispute settlement; technical barriers to trade; sanitary and phytosanitary measures; rules of origin; trade
facilitation and customs procedures and legal and institutional matters.
On April 18, 2024, Colombia and the United Arab Emirates signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which they negotiated for two years, between November 2021 and December 2023. The Agreement includes 19 chapters, including: market access; sanitary and phytosanitary measures; rules of origin; trade defense; SMEs; technical barriers to trade; economic cooperation; trade facilitation; services; digital commerce; environment and sustainable development and responsible tourism.
| Documents relating to the negotiations |
| April 18, 2024 |
Colombia and the United Arab Emirates sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement    |
| 07-11 March 2022 |
Colombia and the United Arab Emirates begin negotiations for a
Free Trade Agreement |
| Source:
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo, Colombia |
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