Table 6. FTA Status by Country, 2009   COUNTRY UNDER NEGOTIATION CONCLUDED TOTAL Proposed  Framework Agreement  Signed/Under Negotiation  Under Negotiation Signed Under Implementation Afghanistan 1 0 0 2 1 4 Armenia 0 0 0 2 7 9 Australia 5 1 5 1 7 19 Azerbaijan 0 0 0 6 3 9 Bangladesh 0 2 1 1 2 6 Bhutan 0 1 0 0 2 3 Brunei Darussalam 4 1 1 1 6 13 Cambodia 2 1 1 1 4 9 China, People's Republic of 7 2 4 1 9 23 Cook Islands 1 0 1 0 2 4 Fiji Islands 1 0 1 0 3 5 Georgia 0 0 0 2 8 10 Hong Kong, China 0 0 1 0 1 2 India 11 5 7 1 8 32 Indonesia 6 2 1 2 5 16 Japan 4 0 5 2 9 20 Kazakhstan 2 1 0 3 5 11 Kiribati 1 0 1 0 2 4 Korea, Republic of 8 0 9 1 5 23 Kyrgyz Republic 1 0 0 2 7 10 Lao PDR 2 1 1 1 6 11 Malaysia 3 2 6 2 6 19 Maldives 1 0 0 0 1 2 Marshall Islands 1 0 1 0 2 4 Micronesia, Federated States of 1 0 1 0 2 4 Myanmar 2 2 1 1 4 10 Nauru 1 0 1 0 2 4 Nepal 1 1 0 0 2 4 New Zealand 4 0 4 1 6 15 Pakistan 10 5 3 2 6 26 Palau 1 0 1 0 2 4 Papua New Guinea 1 0 1 0 4 6 Philippines 4 1 1 1 5 12 Samoa 1 0 1 0 2 4 Singapore 4 1 9 4 15 33 Solomon Islands 1 0 1 0 3 5 Sri Lanka 2 1 0 1 4 8 Taipei,China 1 1 1 0 4 7 Tajikistan 2 0 0 7 2 11 Thailand 6 5 3 1 9 24 Tonga 1 0 1 0 2 4 Turkmenistan 0 0 0 1 2 3 Tuvalu 1 0 1 0 1 3 Uzbekistan 1 0 0 7 3 11 Vanuatu 1 0 1 0 3 5 Viet Nam 2 1 2 2 4 11 Notes: 1. Proposed - parties are considering a free trade agreement, establishing joint study groups or joint task force , and conducting feasibility studies to determine the desirability of entering into an FTA. 2a. Framework Agreement Signed/Under Negotiation - parties initially negotiate the contents of a framework agreement (FA), which serves as a framework for future negotiations. 2b. Under Negotiation - parties begin negotiations without a framework agreement (FA). 3a. Signed - parties sign the agreement after negotiations have been completed. Some FTAs would require legislative or executive ratification. 3b. Under Implementation - when the provisions of an FTA becomes effective, e.g., when tariff cuts begin. As of June 2009     Download in Excel :