Trade and Investment
Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement
(PICTA)
Signed and In Effect
Notified to the WTO
Notified to the WTO
- Enabling Clause
Members
Relevant Dates
- Signed and In Effect
2003-04-13 - Signed but not yet In Effect
2001-08-18 - Negotiations launched
2000-08-28 - Proposed/Under consultation and study
1999-06-01 - Notified to the WTO
Enabling Clause 2008-06-18
Legal Documents
- Pacific Island Countries Trade AgreementPacific Islands Forum Secretariat
- Pacific Island Countries Trade AgreementPacific Islands Forum Secretariat
News
- [Papua New Guinea Prime Minister] Marape meets Fiji Prime MinisterThe National29 Aug 2024
- [Vanuatu Director General of Trade]: No issues with export to New ZealandVanuatu Daily Post19 Dec 2020
- Tonga's Ministry of Agriculture frustrated with watermelon shipment cancellationRadio New Zealand9 Dec 2020
- [New Zealand] opens up pathway for trial shipments of Tongan watermelonRadio New Zealand3 Dec 2020
Opinions and Editorials
- Fiji's engine room for tradeFiji Times Online16 Oct 2013
- Why a Pacific ‘open skies’ is still ‘pie-in-the-sky’Islands Business16 Sep 2013
- Fiji and Papua New Guinea trade growth could affect Forum influenceRadio Australia28 Nov 2012
- Australia, New Zealand push trade agenda in Pacific Islands region: Purging the Forum SecretariatIslands Business10 Feb 2009
Studies and Research
- The potential impact of PICTA on smaller Forum island nationsPacific Islands Forum Secretariat1 Jun 2007
- Institutional quality and trade in Pacific Island CountriesGani, Azmat and Biman Chand PrasadUnited Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific1 Oct 2006
- Explaining the supply-side constraints to export-led growth in selected Pacific Island countriesRam, Yenteshwar, Biman Prasad, and Ron DuncanUnited Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific1 Nov 2005
- PICTA rules of origin manualPacific Islands Forum Secretariat1 Jan 2004
