The Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) is an international trade agreement between countries mostly located in Southeastern Europe. Founded by representatives of Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia, CEFTA over time expanded to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Kosovo.
Members
As of 2024, the parties of the CEFTA agreement are: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.
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| || rowspan="4" align=center | 21 December 1992 (signed) <br/> 1 March 1993 (entry into force) || rowspan="5" align=center | 30 April 2004 || rowspan="5" align=center | 1 May 2004
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| || align=center | 1 January 1996
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| || align=center | 1 July 1997 || rowspan="2" align=center | 31 December 2006 || rowspan="2" align=center | 1 January 2007
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| || align=center | 1 January 1999
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| || align=center | 1 March 2003 || align=center | 30 June 2013 || align=center | 1 July 2013
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| || align=center | 1 January 2006 || rowspan="7" align=center | — || rowspan="7" align=center | —
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| || rowspan="6" align=center | 1 May 2007
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Membership criteria
Former Poznań Declaration criteria:
- World Trade Organization membership
- European Union Association Agreement with provisions for future full membership
- Free Trade Agreements with the current CEFTA member states
Current criteria since Zagreb meeting in 2005:
- WTO membership or commitment to respect all WTO regulations
- any European Union Association Agreement
- Free Trade Agreements with the current CEFTA member states
Current members
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! width=12% | Accession
! width=12% | Population
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