Trade and Investment
Philippines-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement
(Philippines-EFTA FTA)
The EFTA-Philippines FTA entered into force on 1 June 2018 for the Philippines, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland and on 1 January 2020 for Iceland
Sources:
- Due to pending internal issues, the Philippines&rsquo
- customs authorities were not in a position to apply the tariff commitments under the Agreement upon entry into force of the EFTA-Philippines FTA. On 10 December 2018, the Philippines confirmed that their internal procedures were concluded and the EFTA-Philippines FTA had been fully implemented since 24 October 2018. https://www.efta.int/free-trade/Free-Trade-Agreement/Philippines
Signed and In Effect
Members
- Philippines
- Liechtenstein
- Iceland
- Norway
- Switzerland
Relevant Dates
- Signed and In Effect
2018-06-01 - Signed but not yet In Effect
2016-04-28 - Negotiations launched
2015-03-24 - Proposed/Under consultation and study
2014-06-23 - Not yet notified to the WTO
News
- Philippines, Czech Republic eye agri trade, tech cooperationManila Times2 Apr 2024
- Philippines eyes investments from EuropeManila Times5 May 2021
- Philippine exporters urged to use free trade deal with European Free Trade Association (EFTA)Philippine News Agency21 Nov 2018
- Philippines: [Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau] conducts info session on PHL-[European FTA]Business Mirror8 Sep 2018
