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Free Trade Agreements

CAFTA

Central American Free Trade Agreement

List of Free Trade Agreements by Country

Note: The Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA/DR) entered into force between the United States and Costa Rica on January 1, 2009 (December 23, 2008 Presidential Proclamation), between the United States and the Dominican Republic on March 1, 2007 (February 28, 2007 Presidential Proclamation), between the United States and Guatemala on July 1, 2006 (June 30, 2006 Presidential Proclamation), between the United States and Honduras and Nicaragua on April 1, 2006 (March 31, 2006 Presidential proclamation), and between El Salvador and the United States on March 1, 2006 (February 28, 2006 Presidential Proclamation).

Final Texts

Preamble

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Annexes

Annex I

Annex II

Annex III: Non-Conforming Measures for Financial Services

Tariff Schedules

Amendments

Side Letters - Costa Rica

Side Letters - Dominican Republic

Side Letters - El Salvador

Side Letters - Guatemala

Side Letters - Honduras

Side Letters - Nicaragua

Understandings

Related Documents

Free Trade Commission Documents

Joint Statement from the 1st Meeting of the CAFTA-DR FTC (Feb. 2011)

Joint Statement from the 2nd Meeting of the CAFTA-DR FTC (Jan. 2012)

Joint Statement from the 3rd Meeting of the CAFTA-DR FTC (March 2015)

Decision Regarding Appendix 4.1-B (Feb. 23, 2011)

Decision Regarding the Rules of Orgin for Textile and Apparel Goods (Feb. 23, 2011)

Decision Establishing a Code of Conduct (Feb. 23, 2011)

Decision Establishing Model Rules of Procedure (Feb. 23, 2011)

Decision on Appointment to the Rosters (Feb. 23, 2011)

Decision Regarding Annex 9.1.2(b)(i) (Feb. 23, 2011)

Decision on Remuneration

Decision Regarding Common Guidelines for the Interpretation, Application and Administration of Chapter Four (Oct/Nov 2012)

Decision Regarding the Specific Rules of Origin of Annex 4.1 (March 2015)

Decision Regarding the Special Rules of Origin of Appendix 3.3.6 (March 2015)

Decision Regarding The Tariff Elimination for Lines 15071000, 15121100 and 15152100 of Annex 3.3 (Tariff Schedule of Costa Rica) (March 2015)

TANC offers these agreements electronically as a public service for general reference. Every effort has been made to ensure that the text presented is complete and accurate. However, copies needed for legal purposes should be obtained from official archives maintained by the appropriate agency.

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