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18.06.2014

EFTA-GCC Free Trade Agreement enters into force on 1 July 2014

Five years after its signing, the free trade agreement (FTA) between the EFTA States – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, will become operational for all parties.
22.06.2009

The EFTA States and GCC sign Free Trade Agreement

Hamar – Ministers from the Member States of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) signed a Free Trade Agreement today. The Agreement will further enhance the important economic ties between the EFTA and GCC States.
24.04.2008

EFTA and GCC Finalise Free Trade Negotiations

On 24 April 2008 the EFTA Member States and the Member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – successfully finalised their negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).