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    What is/are the difference(s) between Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) and Free Trade Agreement (FTA)?

    1. While in a PTA there is a positive list of products on which duty is to be reduced; in an FTA there is a negative list on which duty is not reduced or eliminated making the latter more comprehensive.
    2. FTAs consist of an integrated package on goods, services and investment along with other areas such as IPR and competition; a feature not found in most PTAs.

    Which of the above is/are correct?

    1 only

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    2 only

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    Both 1 and 2

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    None

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    Explanation:

    Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA): In a PTA, two or more partners agree to reduce tariffs on agreed number of tariff lines. The list of products on which the partners agree to reduce duty is called positive list. India MERCOSUR PTA is such an example. However, in general PTAs do not cover substantially all trade.

    Free Trade Agreement (FTA): In FTAs, tariffs on items covering substantial bilateral trade are eliminated between the partner countries; however each maintains individual tariff structure for non-members. India Sri Lanka FTA is an example.

    Statement 1: The key difference between an FTA and a PTA is that while in a PTA there is a positive list of products on which duty is to be reduced; in an FTA there is a negative list on which duty is not reduced or eliminated. Thus, compared to a PTA, FTAs are generally more ambitious in coverage of tariff lines (products) on which duty is to be reduced.

    Statement 2: Such extensive coverage is done in a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) and Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), not in FTAs or PTAs.

    CECA and CAPC describe agreements which consist of an integrated package on goods, services and investment along with other areas including IPR, competition etc. The India Korea CEPA is one such example and it covers a broad range of other areas like trade facilitation and customs cooperation, investment, competition, IPR etc.


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