Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area
The Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTA) are three
Unlike standard free trade areas, the DCFTA is aimed to offer the associated country the "four freedoms" of the EU Single Market: free movement of goods, services, capital, and people. Movement of people however, is in form of visa-free regime for short stay travel, while movement of workers remains within the remit of the EU Member States.[2] The DCFTA is an "example of the integration of a Non-EEA-Member into the EU Single Market".[1]
The European Parliament passed a resolution in 2014 stating that "pursuant to Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine - like any other European state - have a European perspective and may apply to become members of the Union provided that they adhere to the principles of democracy, respect fundamental freedoms and human and minority rights and ensure the rule of law", thus formally recognizing the possibility of a future EU membership of the three countries.[3]
DCFTA with Georgia
DCFTA with Moldova
DCFTA with Ukraine
Background
While work on signing a deep and comprehensive
If Ukraine would choose the agreement, the
During the
According to the EaP Civil Society Forum, the EU plans, in 2017–2020 to shift the focus of its assistance for 2017–20 to the implementation of the DCFTA to ensure legislation and parameters align with EU standards.[31]
Effects
The EU-Ukraine DCFTA provisionally entered into force on 1 January 2016.[32] According to European Commission, "The DCFTA will offer Ukraine a framework for modernising its trade relations and for economic development by the opening of markets via the progressive removal of customs tariffs and quotas, and by an extensive harmonisation of laws, norms and regulations in various trade-related sectors, creating the conditions for aligning key sectors of the Ukrainian economy to EU standards."[1] "Unlike classical FTAs, it provides for both the freedom of establishment in services and non-services sectors, subject to limited reservations, and the expansion of the internal market for a set of key services sectors once Ukraine effectively implements the EU-acquis."[1] Furthermore, Ukraine is "granted access to the EU internal market for the sectors concerned", which results in "an unprecedented level of integration".[1]
Cancelled DCFTAs
Armenia
In addition to Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine,
Proposed DCFTAs
- In 2015, former Commissioner Cecilia Malmström proposed to start negotiations for a DCFTA with Morocco and Tunisia.[38]
- In December 2016, the European Commission released an assessment proposing to update and modernize the EU-Turkey Customs Union agreement.[39] The report concludes with two options; Enhanced Commercial Framework (ECF) or Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA).[40]
Implementation timeline
- Armenia–European Union Association Agreement: Cancelled, 2013[34]
- Georgia–European Union Association Agreement: 1 September 2014[41]
- Moldova–European Union Association Agreement: 1 September 2014[42]
See also
- Association Trio
- Eastern Partnership
- Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
- European Economic Area
- European Free Trade Association
- European Neighbourhood Policy
- EU Strategy for the South Caucasus
- Future enlargement of the European Union
- Stabilisation and Association Process
- Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe
Notes
- US Dollars and that it would be linked with "policy, which would remove disproportions and stimulated growth".[16]
- ^ Ukraine and the EU started "conducting technical preparations for the upcoming dialogue between Ukraine and the EU on certain aspects of the implementation of an Association Agreement" on 5 December 2013.[17]
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