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On 18 November 2003, the USTR notified the U.S.
Congress of the Administration's intent to enter
into free trade negotiations with Bolivia, Colombia,
Ecuador and Peru, all of whom are beneficiaries of
the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA). Negotiations
were slated to begin in the second quarter of 2004,
to begin with Colombia and Peru.
Colombia, later joined by Peru and Ecuador, with
Bolivia participating as an observer, began free trade negotiations
with the United States on 18 May
2004. After thirteen rounds of
negotiation, on 27 February 2006, Colombia and the United
States concluded their free trade agreement. A
notice of intent to enter into a free trade
agreement was sent to Congress on 24 August 2006. The Colombia-United States Trade Promotion Agreement was signed on 22 November 2006. In Colombia, the agreements was approved by Congress on 14 June 2007.
On 28 June 2007, the United States and Colombia reached an agreement to amend the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. These amendments were negotiated to reflect the bipartisan agreement on trade reached at the U.S. Congress on 10 May 2007. The Colombian Senate approved the amendments on 30 October 2007. The Colombian President approved the ammendments to the U.S. - Colombia FTA on 22 November 2007.
There were thirteen rounds of Andean-U.S.
negotiations, initiating in May 2004 and ending in
November 2005.
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Documents relating to the
U.S.-Andean Negotiating Rounds |
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Additional
information on rounds XI-XIV from Colombia,
Ecuador and Peru |
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14-22 November 2005 |
Washington, D.C.: XIII round of
negotiations  |
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17 - 21 October 2005 |
Washington, D.C.: negotiating meeting |
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19-23 September 2005 |
Cartagena, Colombia: XII round of
negotiations |
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18 - 22 July 2005 |
Miami, USA: XI round of negotiations |
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Additional
information on rounds VI-X from Colombia,
Ecuador and Peru |
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06-10 June 2005 |
Guayaquil, Ecuador: X round of
negotiations
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18-22 April 2005 |
Lima, Peru: IX round of negotiations |
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14 - 18 March 2005 |
Washington, D.C.: VIII round of
negotiations |
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07 - 11 February 2005 |
Cartagena, Colombia: VII round of
negotiations |
29 November -
05 December 2004 |
Tucson, USA: VI round of negotiations |
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Additional
information on rounds I-V from Colombia,
Ecuador and Peru |
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25-29 October 2004 |
Guayaquil, Ecuador: V round of
negotiations |
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13-17 September 2004 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico: IV round of
negotiations |
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26-30 July 2004 |
Lima, Peru: III round of negotiations |
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14-18 June 2004 |
Atlanta, USA: II round of negotiations |
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18-20 May 2004 |
Cartagena, Colombia: I round of negotiations |
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Source: Ministro de Comercio Industria y
Turismo de Colombia; Secretaría General de la Comunidad Andina; Sitio del Tratado de Libre Comercio Andino – EE.UU. del Portal del Estado Colombiano |
Colombia has made its tariff
requests and offers available to the public:
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