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Signature de l'accord commercial préférentiel algéro-tunisien

The Tunisian-Algerian Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), was signed in Tunis on 4 December 2008 and ratified and published in the Official Journal of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria on 11 January 2010 (OJ No 12 of 17 February 2010 ). (French / Arabic).

 The aim of this agreement is to facilitate and encourage economic and trade development between the two countries.

Customs exemptions provided for by the PTA

To benefit from customs exemptions provided in this agreement, concerned products must be directly traded between the two countries.

It should be noted that customs exemptions provided by the Algerian-Tunisian CPA do not apply to goods produced in free trade zones in each of the two countries.

  1. ​ Total Exemption :

    Under the agreement, both parties agree to exempt products listed in the C1 (D1) lists made in either of the two countries of all customs duties and taxes with a similar effect.

    The (C1) list includes products of Tunisian origin free of all customs duties and taxes with a similar effect when entering the Algerian customs territory.

    The (D1) list includes products of Algerian origin free of all customs duties and taxes with a similar effect similar when entering the Tunisian customs territory.

  1. Rebates:

    The Algerian part undertakes to grant 40% rebates on tariffs to products mentioned in the C2 list including industrial products of Tunisian origin.

    And, a year after the entry into force of the agreement, the Algerian part undertakes to grant additional rebates on the (C2) list of products.

    ​Agriculture and agrifood products:

    The two parties agreed to put off considering the products trade mode contained in sections 01 to 24 till the fifth year of entry into force date of the Agreement, excluding products mentioned in Protocol 02.

    Consequently, the products of Tunisian origin appearing on (C3) list are imported in accordance with the quotas and free of customs duties specified in this list.

    The products of Algerian origin appearing on (D2) list are imported in accordance with the quotas and free of customs duties specified in this list.

     

    Rules and control of origin of traded goods:

    The concept of origin and the administrative cooperation arrangements related thereto is defined in Protocol No 01 annexed to the Agreement.

    The annexes to Protocol 01 are published in the OJ No. 42 of August 21, 2013 (French / Arabic).

    These are:

    • Lists of possible classifications and changes to products without the “origin quality” to assign the processed product the “origin quality”

    • The model of the movement certificate of goods, invoice declaration, etc

    Monitoring the implementation

    Focal Point: a focal point is designated within the Ministry of Trade to receive complaints from economic operators.

    - Whether it's a threat or prejudice upon a business sector following a massive increase of imports, or damage done by grants awarded to the foreign exporter, or damage caused by dumping applied by the exporting company or other factors.

    - Or whether these are perceived as obstacles to Algerian exports,

    The economic operators are invited to send their complaints relating to the implementation of the provisions of the Trade Preferential Agreement between Algeria and Tunisia to the following address:  pf.alg.tun@mincommerce.gov.dz

    The complaint must include a clear and detailed explanatory statement and the supporting facts to the complaint.