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	SAFTA SpA - about us history
		Safta was one of the first European manufacturers to start extrusion of polyethylene resin using both the flat die and blown processes.
		Safta then focused on two areas key to maintaining its leading manufacturing position: technology and packaging graphics.
		Safta was one of the first Italian industrial concerns to be awarded ISO 9002 and ISO 14001 certification.
	www.safta.it /eng/about_us_history.html (215 words)

	Can Safta lead to a South Asian economic union? -DAWN - Business; 19 January, 2004
		The signing of the much-awaited Safta, described region's leadership as "historic," is motivated "by the commitment to strengthen intra-Saarc economic cooperation to maximise the realization of the region's potential for trade and development for the benefit of their people," it says.
		Safta affirms the existing rights and obligations under Marrakesh Agreement, establishing the WTO and other treaties and agreements to which Saarc members are signatories.
		Safta also provides for simplification and harmonization of standards, customs clearance, import licensing, import financing by banks, transit facilities especially for landlocked countries, promoting intra-Saarc investments, development of communications and transport, and speedy grant of business visas.
	www.dawn.com /2004/01/19/ebr8.htm (1424 words)

	eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal
		SAFTA Framework Treaty should, however, be taken just as the starting point for a series of difficult and complex negotiations that SAARC member countries should make in safeguarding Islamabad optimism.
		However, it is argued that consensus-based regional arrangement such as SAFTA should always be looked in terms of the mechanisms that it has developed to prepare small but potential economies to increasing their competitive edge to get access and compete in international market.
		SAFTA accord has a long way to go to gain maturity and be able to facilitate intra-regional trade on the basis of mutual benefit.
	www.kantipuronline.com /kolnews.php?&nid=8562 (1247 words)

	HIMAL SOUTH ASIAN \| February 2004 \| Opinion \| The SAFTA mirage
		SAFTA is supposed to open a new vista of regional economic cooperation and integration.
		SAFTA is slated for launch in 2006, with a ten year period for full-fledged implementation.
		Despite the historic adoption of the SAFTA treaty, the treaty itself does not incorporate all components that are essential for the effective functioning of a free trade regime.
	www.himalmag.com /2004/february/opinion_3.htm (1424 words)

	SAFTA - a Guala Group Company -
		Safta can also handle printing of up to ten colours.
		The layout of the production facilities has been structured to optimise production flow and efficiency and to ensure maximum flexibility as far as plant use and work scheduling are concerned.
		Safta has expertise and know-know in the technology and process to a level that few other businesses across the globe possess.
	www.safta.it /eng/technology_production.html (274 words)

	eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal
		SAFTA, which is scheduled to become a reality from 1 January 2006 envisions completing the trade liberalization program by 2016.
		Hence, SAFTA is unlikely to be a strong regional arrangement on the basis of being only a trading agreement for liberalising trade in goods, in South Asia.
		Unless the mandate of SAFTA is broadened to include measures to liberalize trade in services, increase intra-regional investments, improve trade facilitation and enhance cooperation in infrastructure such as energy and telecommunications as a 'single undertaking', it will not help to enhance economic cooperation in South Asia.
	www.kantipuronline.com /kolnews.php?&nid=56718 (868 words)

	Will SAFTA be successful?
		Under SAFTA, the process of trade liberalisation is scheduled to be completed in ten years, or by 2016.
		But while all this is fine, there are several factors, which adversely impact the utility of SAFTA, rendering it almost meaningless for bilateral trade between some of the key countries of the region.
		It is only then that instruments like SAFTA can benefit the countries of the region and, possibly, even rope in other neighbouring countries, such as China, or regional trade blocs such as Asean, to widen the horizon of economic cooperation.
	www.rediff.com /money/2006/jul/06guest1.htm (583 words)

	The Hindu : International / India & World : India talks tough on SAFTA
		India-Pakistan differences on SAFTA dominated the first day of the Foreign Secretaries meeting, with New Delhi taking the line that Pakistan's decision to abandon SAFTA and take the bilateral trading route had to be addressed urgently.
		It is a negation of SAFTA and jeopardises the implementation of the agreement.
		SAFTA should be implemented in the spirit in which it was negotiated with all parties living up to the commitment they have solemnly undertaken.
	www.hindu.com /2006/08/01/stories/2006080105141000.htm (443 words)

	South Asian Journal
		SAFTA was long overdue, the turbulent South Asian regional politics having often delayed its finalisation.
		SAFTA was first mooted at the 8th SAARC Summit in Delhi (1995), it was suggested then that it should come into operation by 2005.
		Clearly, the SAFTA agreement has come at a time when the trading environment in South Asia is complicated by the slow progress of SAPTA and a number of parallel regional and pan-regional initiatives are in place.
	www.southasianmedia.net /Magazine/Journal/safta_critique.htm (4733 words)

	IPCS - Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) came into effect from 1 January 2006 and aims to promote trade and economic cooperation among SAARC states, primarily through the implementation of the tariff liberalization programme wherein all customs duties would be reduced to 0% to 5% by 2016.
		The SAFTA can reduce the capability gap in the region by having 'trade creation effects' and promoting welfare gains and thereby increasing both the futility as well as the economic costs of conflicts affecting the internal security of countries of SAARC region.
		In the ultimate analysis, SAFTA is the first step in promoting cooperative security in South Asia as it can help in deterring states from easily waging war on one count and promoting non-traditional security issues on the other.
	www.ipcs.org /whatsNewArticle1.jsp?action=showView&kValue=1937&status=article&mod=b (918 words)

	The Hindu : International / India & World : India to raise SAFTA issues in Dhaka
		The issue of SAFTA's implementation will be raised by India in the meetings of SAARC Foreign Secretaries here on July 31 and August 1, and Foreign Ministers on August 1 and 2.
		Under the SAFTA agreement signed by the seven South Asian countries in January 2004, Pakistan negotiated a "sensitive" list that would apply to India, but, inexplicably, has now ordered that trade would be governed by the existing bilateral arrangements.
		SAFTA has little operational meaning if member countries do not honour their commitments in letter and in spirit," the External Affairs Ministry said.
	www.hindu.com /2006/07/31/stories/2006073108891200.htm (468 words)

	Nepalnews.com Mercantile Connumications Pvt. Ltd.
		SAFTA services inclusion, though necessary, its implications on members are yet to be assessed.
		The inclusion of services within SAFTA framework is a necessity, if members are to realize the benefits of a free trading area.
		Similarly, since all the SAARC member countries are labour-abundant, there is a huge potential to gain from the supply of labour in labour scarce developed countries, provided the member countries develop skills of their labour force as per the global requirements.
	nepalnews.com /archive/2006/others/guestcolumn/aug/guest_columns_06.php (1192 words)

	Reaping SAFTA benefit in SAARC export market
		Inter-regional trade under SAFTA is unlikely to begin immediately, as the member countries are yet to prepare specific rules for individual products under the rules of origin that determine tariff line.
		SAFTA will bring benefits for Bangladesh to reduce the trade gap, the experts said, adding that local exporters should realise first the advantages of the deal.
		The SAFTA is already at the implementation stage and is expected to pick up speed in the coming years.
	nation.ittefaq.com /artman/publish/article_30476.shtml (1874 words)

	SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFTA WILL GIVE SUBSTANCE TO SAARC
		The South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA), signed on Jan.6, 2004 during the 12th SAARC Summit held at Islamabad, is a free trade agreement between the seven SAARC members — India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives.
		Saran said, "SAFTA is a quantum leap in the efforts of the regional countries towards achieving economic integration in the region.
		Though the SAFTA would be implemented as scheduled, the actual trade under the agreement would only start after nearly six months as all the member states would have to take internal measures to introduce duty reduction.
	www.saag.org /papers17/paper1653.html (1759 words)

	REGULATION IMPACT STATEMENT (RIS) - Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA), done at Singapore on 17 February ...
		SAFTA's chapter headings give an indication of the issues that were the focus of the negotiations.
		The most important impact of SAFTA for the Australian economy will result from liberalisation of those areas where Australian firms still face restrictions, namely the service sector; however, due to the paucity of reliable trade data for services, econometric estimates of the likely growth in Australian service exports resulting from SAFTA would be unreliable.
		SAFTA is "GATS-plus" in relation to domestic regulation: SAFTA respects the right of governments to adopt domestic regulation affecting trade in services, but contains enhanced provisions on transparency and the processes for adopting such regulations, reflecting proposals which Australia has put forward in the WTO service negotiations.
	www.austlii.edu.au /au/other/dfat/nia/2003/1/ris.html (4689 words)

	Conference on SAFTA - Business Opportunities and Challenges
		Against this background of a fragmented region, SAFTA, which was signed in January 2004, has gathered momentum in recent years.
		SAFTA is also a vehicle of promoting better political ties among neighbors, especially India and Pakistan, just like the European Economic Community (EEC), which joined France and Germany into a tight economic union and made future conflicts between them very costly.
		First, the critical factor in determining whether SAFTA would raise or lower the real incomes of the SAARC countries depends on whether it will be predominantly trade creating or trade diverting.
	www.ficci.com /media-room/speeches-presentations/2006/mar/march13-safta.htm (1144 words)

	Kuenselonline - SAFTA stalled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA), which SAARC member countries had agreed to implement from January this year has been stalled as Pakistan is yet to ratify the agreement.
		“SAFTA was seen as a timely decision that had put to rest the skepticism on the SAARC process to deliver,” he said.
		Many consider the SAFTA agreement to be the most significant decision taken by the SAARC since it came into existence in November 1985.
	www.kuenselonline.com /modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=6453 (557 words)

	PC 03/2 SAFTA and the ANZGPA
		The SAFTA came into operation on 28 July 2003, when an exchange of the Third Person Notes took place in the presence of the Australian Government's Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Alexander Downer MP and the Singaporean Government's Foreign Minister Professor S Jayakumar.
		SAFTA establishes a more open, predictable and transparent framework for the bilateral economic relationship across a wide range of areas.
		SAFTA stipulates that officials are to apply ‘National Treatment' to suppliers.
	www.finance.gov.au /procurement/pc_03-2.html (1368 words)

	SAFTA implementation dominates SAARC Council of Ministers meeting in Dhaka
		According to official sources, the foreign ministers are expected to iron out the disagreements between two major players in the regional group -Indian and Pakistan-which have been locked in a war of words over the implementation of the regional liberalised trade agreement that was signed during the 12the SAARC summit in Islamabad in January 004.
		It has accused Pakistan of violating the SAFTA rule and jeopardizing the implementation of the agreement in the entire region.
		Trade analysts of the region believe that proper implementation of SAFTA would accelerate regional trade to a great extent and bring in huge foreign investment, which would, in turn, contribute greatly to poverty reduction of the region, home to half of the world's poor.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Asia/20060802/409841.html (594 words)

	SAFTA dominates agenda of SAARC foreign secretaries meet - Irna
		The foreign secretaries of the seven-nation regional grouping laid the groundwork for the two-day ministerial meeting that will fine-tune the agenda for the next summit to be held in Delhi early next year, PTI reported from Dhaka.
		Despite SAFTA coming into force on July 1, Pakistan had notified that the agreed tariff concessions under the trade agreement were 'subject to import policy notified by the Ministry of Commerce'.
		India had taken strong objection to Pakistan attaching conditionalities to trade with it under SAFTA and said Islamabad's action was against the essence of the Agreement and 'contradict the commitment' made by the leaders at the 13th SAARC Summit in Dhaka in November last.
	www.irna.ir /en/news/view/menu-234/0608025322183045.htm (533 words)

	Conference on SAFTA - Business Opportunities and Challenges
		As SAFTA comes into force and we start the implementations phase our deliberations today would provide a good opportunity to highlight issues of concerns and how to tackle those.
		Under this agreement, the relatively developed states in the region namely India and Pakistan are required to bring down their custom duties to 0 - 5% within five years, Sri Lanka would implement this plan is a span of 6 years, while other member states would achieve this targets within a period of 10 years.
		It is essential that this task is taken up on a priority basis and the member countries adopt a liberal approach towards opening up their respective economies.
	www.ficci.com /media-room/speeches-presentations/2006/mar/march13-safta3.htm (1641 words)

	Pak decision to affect SAFTA
		Pakistan's move to limit trade to a few items with India under SAFTA contradicted the decision taken at the 13th SAARC summit in Dhaka last year which called for timely implementation of SAFTA, he told the meet inaugurated by Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.
		SAFTA has little operational meaning if commitments are not honoured in letter and spirit," he said.
		"We therefore hope that this issue would be resolved at the earliest so that SAFTA is implemented in the spirit it was negotiated with all parties living up to the commitments they have solemnly undertaken," Bansal said.
	www.rediff.com /money/2006/jul/11pak.htm (542 words)

	::IDSA Strategic Comments::Troubled Road to SAFTA:: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Many critics feel that the schedule for implementation of SAFTA is extremely slow and the process envisaged in the Treaty may be overtaken by events at both bilateral and global levels.
		There is no doubt that SAFTA is in the interest of the region but the political environment in the region makes any forecast of its outcome extremely hazardous.
		The SAFTA agreement however, is only the initial stage and the infrastructure of the region needs to be integrated to facilitate integration of trade.
	www.idsa.in /publications/stratcomments/alokbansal100305.htm (1224 words)

	Inoperative Safta victim of sour ties -DAWN - Business; January 3, 2006
		Launching of Safta in January 2006 was a key component of the “historic Islamabad Declaration” in January 2004 when top leaders of the seven member countries assembled in Pakistan’s capital city to pledge work together for ameliorating their 1.4 billion people from poverty, disease and illiteracy.
		Under Safta, the seven member countries including Pakistan and India are expected to bring down their import tariff for each other to zero to 5 five per cent by 2013 in two phases.
		India and Bangladesh ratified Safta in the last week of December 2005 but Sri Lanka awaits change of guards in government after the recent general elections and expects the new government to decide on ratification of Safta by April next.
	www.dawn.com /2006/01/03/ebr1.htm (934 words)

	Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established on December 8, 1985.The SAARC Charter was adopted by Governments of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka with a aim to accelerate the process of economic and social development in Member States.
		The Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) was signed at Islamabad during the Twelfth SAARC Summit on 6 January 2004.
		The ratification of SAFTA by all the member countries is major achievement of SAARC mandate.
	www.commerce.gov.pk /SAFTA.asp (647 words)

	South Asia Free Trade Agreement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		SAFTA, came into being on 1 January 2006 and will be operational following the ratification of the agreement by the seven governments.
		SAFTA requires the developing countries in South Asia, that is, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, to bring their duties down to 20 percent in the first phase of the two year period ending in 2007.
		In the final five year phase ending 2012, the 20 percent duty will be reduced to zero in a series of annual cuts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/SAFTA (233 words)

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