Bahrain–United States Free Trade Agreement
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| Type | Free trade agreement |
| Drafted | 14 September 2004 |
| Signed | 14 September 2004 |
| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Effective | 1 August 2006 |
| Condition | 2 months after notification of each state that all internal procedures have been completed |
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Pub. L. 109–169 (text) (PDF) | |
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The United States–Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (USBFTA) is a
free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and Bahrain, signed on September 14, 2004. It was ratified by the United States House of Representatives on December 7, 2005, by 327–95, with 10 not voting.[1]
The
Pub. L. 109–169 (text) (PDF)) on January 11, 2006.[2][3] The FTA was implemented on August 1, 2006, and will reduce certain barriers of trade between the two countries.[4]
Early stages of the Bahrain–U.S. free trade negotiations go back to the year 1999, with the signing of a
trade liberalization
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See more
- Rules of Origin
- Market access
- Free-trade area
- Tariffs
References
- ^ Becker, Elizabeth (28 May 2004). "U.S. and Bahrain Reach A Free Trade Agreement". New York Times.
- ^ "Bahrain Pact Signed by Bush". New York Times. Reuters. 12 January 2006.
- ^ "Statement on H.R. 4340, "U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act" (January 11, 2006)". The White House of President George W. Bush. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "Statement of USTR Susan C. Schwab Regarding Entry Into Force of the U.S. -Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (July 2006)". Office of the United States Trade Representative. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
External links
- Final text of the U.S.–Bahrain Free Trade Agreement, Office of the United States Trade Representative
- H.R. 4340 on GovTrack.us
- Bush's Presidential Proclamation on the Implementation of the USFTA
- "U.S.–Bahrain Free Trade Agreement: Potential Economywide and Selected Sectoral Effects", U.S. International Trade Commission, October 2004
- Congressional Research Service Report on Bahrain FTA
- Citizens' Trade Campaign Site on Bahrain FTA
- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Bahrain FTA
- U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Hearing on Bahrain FTA
- Testimony on Bahrain FTA of David Hamod, National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce
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