Okno: table of international agreements

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Status of International Agreements with Central and Eastern European countries and new independent states of the former Soviet Union

GSP: General System of Preferences
(granted by the United States) BIT: bilateral investment treaty
with the United States

MFN: most-favored nation
(with the U.S.) Double Taxation Treaty
(with the U.S.)

WTO: World Trade Organization

*not yet ratified by United States ** not ratified by Russia ***not yet entered into force

Country

GSP

MFN

BIT

Double Taxation Treaty

WTO

Central and Eastern Europe

Albania yes yes yes no pending

Bulgaria yes yes yes pending observer

Croatia yes yes yes foreign tax credit pending

Czech Republic yes yes yes

Hungary yes no yes yes

Macedonia yes yes no no pending

Poland yes yes yes

Romania yes yes yes yes yes

Slovakia yes yes yes

Slovenia yes yes

Country

GSP

MFN

BIT

Double Taxation Treaty

WTO

Former Soviet Republics

Armenia yes yes no pending

Azerbaijan yes proposed proposed pending

Belarus yes yes* proposed observer

Estonia yes yes no pending

Georgia yes* no pending

Kazakstan yes yes yes* observer

Kyrgyzstan yes yes yes observer

Latvia yes pending

Lithuania no pending

Moldova yes yes no pending

Russia yes yes yes** yes pending

Tajikistan yes no no no

Turkmenistan yes no no no

Ukraine yes yes yes* yes*** pending

Uzbekistan yes yes yes* proposed pending

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Last updated 20 November 1997

GSP: General System of Preferences (granted by the United States)	BIT: bilateral investment treaty with the United States
MFN: most-favored nation (with the U.S.)	Double Taxation Treaty (with the U.S.)
WTO: World Trade Organization

Country	GSP	MFN	BIT	Double Taxation Treaty	WTO
Central and Eastern Europe
Albania	yes	yes	yes	no	pending
Bulgaria	yes	yes	yes	pending	observer
Croatia	yes	yes	yes	foreign tax credit	pending
Czech Republic		yes	yes		yes
Hungary		yes	no	yes	yes
Macedonia	yes	yes	no	no	pending
Poland		yes	yes		yes
Romania	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Slovakia		yes	yes		yes
Slovenia		yes			yes
Country	GSP	MFN	BIT	Double Taxation Treaty	WTO
Former Soviet Republics
Armenia		yes	yes	no	pending
Azerbaijan		yes	proposed	proposed	pending
Belarus		yes	yes*	proposed	observer
Estonia	yes	yes		no	pending
Georgia			yes*	no	pending
Kazakstan		yes	yes	yes*	observer
Kyrgyzstan	yes	yes	yes		observer
Latvia			yes		pending
Lithuania			no		pending
Moldova		yes	yes	no	pending
Russia	yes	yes	yes**	yes	pending
Tajikistan		yes	no	no	no
Turkmenistan		yes	no	no	no
Ukraine	yes	yes	yes*	yes***	pending
Uzbekistan	yes	yes	yes*	proposed	pending