Preferential Trade Area of Eastern and Southern African States
URI(s)
Variants
P.T.A. (Preferential Trade Area of Eastern and Southern African States)
Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States
PTA (Preferential Trade Area of Eastern and Southern African States)
ZCP (Preferential Trade Area of Eastern and Southern African States)
ZEP (Zone d'échanges préférentiels des Etats d'Afrique de l'est et de l'Afrique australe)
Zone d'échanges préférentiels des Etats d'Afrique de l'est et de l'Afrique australe
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Later Established Forms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
found: PTA business, July 1987:cover (Preferential Trade Area of Eastern and Southern African States) foreword by the PTA Secretary-General (Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States)
found: PTA trade guide, 1988-89:t.p. (PTA, ZEP) p. 11 (Zone d'échanges préférentiels des Etats d'Afrique de l'est et de l'Afrique australe)
found: Creating a better environment for investment in the P.T.A., 1993
found: PTA development report, 1993:cover (ZCP)
found: Profile: Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), viewed online July 1, 2011:p. 2 (PTA was estab. in 1981; COMESA succeeded the PTA on Dec. 8, 1994; PTA Treaty provided for the transformation of the PTA into a common market in 10 years)
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Change Notes
1988-11-21: new
2012-12-22: revised
Alternate Formats
