Timeline of the EU–Central America Association Agreement
- Trade agreements and market access
- Agreements and preferences in force
- Audited
Negotiations began on 22 October 2007 (7 rounds). Signature took place in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in 2012: MINECO's profile cites '29 June 2012' in one paragraph and '29 July 2012' in another; Spain's Ministry of the Economy records June 2012, which supports 29 June, but the date must be settled against EUR-Lex. The European Parliament approved it on 11 December 2012. The trade pillar has applied provisionally since 1 August 2013 for Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, since 1 October 2013 for Costa Rica and El Salvador, and since 1 December 2013 for Guatemala (Decree 2-2013 of Congress). The three pillars — trade, political and cooperation — have been in full force since 1 May 2024, after ratification by all EU member states. The application date (1 Dec 2013) and the full entry into force (1 May 2024) were confirmed in audit against comercio.gob.es.
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- Start of negotiations
- 22 October 2007 (7 rounds)
- European Parliament approval
- 11 December 2012
- Provisional application of the trade pillar for Guatemala
- 1 December 2013 (Decree 2-2013)
- Full entry into force of the three pillars
- 1 May 2024
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Related records
- Guatemala's WTO membership and tariff binding coverage
- CAFTA-DR's entry into force and parties for Guatemala
- Guatemala's trade with CAFTA-DR partners 20 years on
- Entry into force of the Central America–Mexico FTA for Guatemala
- Tariff elimination and quotas under the Mexico FTA
- Guatemala's trade and balance with Mexico
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