Notification of indicative and definitive dates for implementation

Besides the notification of categories A, B and C designations, the TFA sets out different timelines for the notification of indicative and definitive dates for implementation of categories B and C commitments, as follows:

 

CATEGORY B  =    developing Members will notify their indicative dates by 22/02/2017 and their definitive dates by 22/02/2018

  •                       LDCs may notify their indicative dates of implementation by 22/02/2018 and will notify their definitive dates by 22/02/2020

CATEGORY C  =    developing Members will notify their indicative dates by 22/02/2017 and their definitive dates by 22/08/2019

                                    LDCs will notify their indicative dates of implementation by 22/02/2021 and will notify their definitive dates by 22/08/2022 

 

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Notification requirement Overall Developing LDCs
Category B Indicative Dates View all 22/02/2017 22/02/2018
Number of Members that have presented Cat. B commitments 106 74 32
Members that have presented ALL dates 105 99% 73 99% 32 100%
Members that have NOT yet presented ANY dates 1 1% 1 1% 0 0%
Members that have presented SOME dates 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Category C Indicative Dates View all 22/02/2017 22/02/2021
Number of Members that have presented Cat. C commitments 97 63 34
Members that have presented ALL dates 97 100% 63 100% 34 100%
Members that have NOT yet presented ANY dates 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Members that have presented SOME dates 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Category B Definitive Dates View all 22/02/2018 22/02/2020
Number of Members that have presented Cat. B commitments 106 74 32
Members that have presented ALL dates 105 99% 73 99% 32 100%
Members that have NOT yet presented ANY dates 1 1% 1 1% 0 0%
Members that have presented SOME dates 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Category C Definitive Dates View all 22/08/2019 22/08/2022
Number of Members that have presented Cat. C commitments 97 63 34
Members that have presented ALL dates 93 96% 61 97% 32 94%
Members that have NOT yet presented ANY dates 4 4% 2 3% 2 6%
Members that have presented SOME dates 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%

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