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        • Peru

        • 2009

        Peru – Singapore Free Trade Agreement (PeSFTA)

        … Mineral ore, slag and ash; Mineral fuels, oils and other products; Metals and their articles e.g. iron and steel; Semiconductors devices and photovoltaic cells; Rule of origins apply to qualify for the preferential tariff treatment, including the following ones: mineral ores, and metals, including iron and steel need to be produced entirely in the territory of the signatories, or using non-­originating materials that undergo a change in tariff classificationIn addition, for mineral fuels, oils and products of their distillation, the production needs to occur in the territory of the signatoriesFor most of the products listed above, non-­originating…

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        • Panama

        • 2006

        Panama – Singapore Free Trade Agreement (PSFTA)

        …turbines and generators; Mechanical equipment including pumps, appliances, and other advanced machinery; Electric accumulators, transformers, capacitors, batteries; Motor vehicles; Mineral ore, slag and ash; Mineral fuels, oils and other products; Metals and their articles e.g. iron and steel; Semiconductors devices and photovoltaic cells;  Rule of origins apply to qualify for the preferential tariff treatment, which is conditioned on whether the good has undergone sufficient production in the territory of the signatories ( e.g. materials used have undergone change in tariff classification) or whether materials used for the production of the good satisfy a minimum local value content of 35%.

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        • Singapore

        • 2002

        Japan – Singapore Economic Partnership Agreement (JSEPA)

        …batteries; Motor vehicles; Mineral ore, slag and ash; Mineral fuels, oils and other products; Metals and their articles e.g. iron and steel; Semiconductors devices and photovoltaic cells;  Rule of origins apply to qualify for the preferential tariff treatment, notably:Production of mineral fuels and oil, as well as metals including articles of iron and steel, needs to take place in the signatories' territory, with certain exceptionsFor most other energy products, including petroleum oil, electric accumulators and vehicles, materials used in the production process needs to take place in the signatories' territory, with certain exceptions, or those materials should not…

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        • Singapore

        • 2005

        India – Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA)

        …capacitors, batteries; Motor vehicles; Mineral ore, slag and ash; Mineral fuels, oils and other products; Metals and their articles e.g. iron and steel; Semiconductors devices and photovoltaic cells; Rules of origins apply, by which originating status can be conferred if the total value of the non-originating materials does not exceed 65% of the free on-board value of the product; and, (ii) the product produced or obtained has a different tariff classification as the non-originating materials used in its manufacture.Moreover, rules of origin apply to certain items, such as electroplating salts, water treatment chemicals and parts…

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        • Iceland

        • 2003

        Free Trade Agreement between Singapore and the States of the European Free Trade Association

        …products and its constituents including : Electric motors, turbines and generators; Mechanical equipment including pumps, appliances, and other advanced machinery; Electric accumulators, transformers, capacitors, batteries; Motor vehicles; Mineral ore, slag and ash; Mineral fuels, oils and other products; Metals and their articles e.g. iron and steel; Semiconductors devices and photovoltaic cells; The Agreement also includes rules of origin. Goods are counted as originating from one of the signatory countries if:wholly produced or obtained in the country undergone sufficient or process e.g. their total value does not exceed 10-50 per cent of the ex-works price of the product; 

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        • Iceland

        • 2014

        Free Trade Agreement between the European Free Trade Association States and the Member States of the Co-operation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

        …other advanced machinery; Electric accumulators, transformers, capacitors, batteries; Motor vehicles; Mineral ore, slag and ash; Mineral fuels, oils and other products; Metals and their articles e.g. iron and steel; Semiconductors devices and photovoltaic cells[add here exemptions listed in annex if applicable to energy sector + those of UEA]Rule of origins apply for goods to qualify for preferential customs duty treatment : products notably have to be wholly obtained or have undergone a significant production process in one of the signatory countries, and the value of manufacturing materials sourced externally should does not exceed 60 % of the ex-works price.

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        • Iceland

        • 1993

        Free Trade Agreement between Israel and the States of the European Free Trade Association

        …for most energy products, including : Electric motors, turbines and generators; Mechanical equipment including pumps, appliances, and other advanced machinery; Electric accumulators, transformers, capacitors, batteries; Motor vehicles; Mineral ore, slag and ash; Mineral fuels, oils and other products; Metals and their articles e.g. iron and steel; Semiconductors devices and photovoltaic cells; Rules of origin delineated in the Agreement include provisions preventing goods only undergoing minimal transformations in one of the signatory countries, or incorporating materials of external origin valued between 10%-50% of the ex-works price of the product to benefit from the tariff treatment established by the Agreement.

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        • Morocco

        • 1999

        Agreement between the European Free Trade Association States and the Kingdom of Morocco

        …vehicles; Mineral ore, slag and ash; Mineral fuels, oils and other products; Metals and their articles e.g. iron and steel; Semiconductors devices and photovoltaic cells; Rule of origins delineated in the Agreement notably dictate the following conditions for products to benefit from preferential tariff treatment: products have to be wholly obtained in one of the signatory countries, or in the European Economic Area (EEA), orproducts need to have undergone sufficient processing in one of the signatory countriesfor manufactured products, the value of non-originating materials should not exceed 10-50 % of the ex-works price of the final product

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        • Japan

        • 2008

        ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP)

        …entered into force on 1 December 2008 among Japan, Singapore, Laos, Viet Nam and Myanmar. It then came into force in December 2008 for Brunei, January 2009 for Malaysia, May 2009 for Thailand, and November 2009 for Cambodia.The AJCEP provides for the reduction or elimination of border tariffs, notably for ores, iron, steel, hydrocarbons, machinery, semiconductors and automotive parts.Specific rule of origins applies to confer originating status in order to qualify for preferential tariff treatment e.g. wholly produced in the parties' territories, materials undergoing change in tariff classification or satisfying a minimum local value content of 40%.

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        • Republic of Turkiye

        • 2023

        UAE-Turkiye Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

        …with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes.  Rules or origin dictate the following requirements for goods to benefit from preferential tariff treatment:For ores, slags, mineral fuels and mineral oils as well as selected iron and steel - local manufacturing using materials of any heading, except that of the product, is required. For most other products, the value of all non-originating materials used should not exceed 50 % of the exworks price of the product.The agreement also provides for preferential treatment for foreign direct investment originating from one of the signatory countries, notably allowing full foreign…

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