i.      Regional (ESCAP)

                                                               i.      Minimum content 40% (30% for LDC's)

                                                             ii.      Diagonal cumulation

                                                               i.         Anti - Dumping : Special treatment to LDC's

                                                             ii.         Countervailing Duties : Special treatment to LDC's

                                                            iii.         Safeguards : Allowed, maximum 3 years

                                                               i.      “Regionalism Debate: Re-positioning SAFTA”                http://www.southasianmedia.net/Magazine/Journal/7_regionalism_debate.htm

                                                             ii.      “Towards a Free Trade Area in South Asia: Charting A Feasible Course for Trade Liberalization with Reference to India’s Role”                                                
http://www.ris.org.in/dp86_pap.pdf

                                                            iii.      “Informal and Free Trade Agreements”                                                                                  http://www.southasianmedia.net/Magazine/Journal/informal_freetrade.htm

                                                           iv.      “Charting a Free Trade Area in South Asia: Instruments and Modalities”                                http://www.saneinetwork.net/pdf/SANEI_I/3.pdf

                                                             v.      “SAARC secretaries for removal of trade barriers”         http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C10%5C07%5Cstory_7-10-2007_pg5_4

                                                           vi.      “Government announces tariff reductions”                        
  http://www.bilaterals.org/article.php3?id_article=8779

                                                          vii.      “India to make long-conceived SAFTA operational”  
  http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0705275271190318.htm

                                                        viii.      “Delhi’s duty-free offer”                                     
http://www.bilaterals.org/article.php3?id_article=8201

                                                           ix.      “Roundtable on SAFTA starts”                              http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C04%5C18%5Cstory_18-4-2007_pg5_13

                                                             x.      “SAFTA roundtable urges removal of tariff, non-tariff barriers for promotion of trade”                               http://www.app.com.pk/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7901&Itemid=2

                                                           xi.      “South Asian Countries commit to facilitating intra-regional trading”                         http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/04/content_5935419.htm

                                                          xii.      “Tariff concession change to hurt SAFTA: minister”      http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C03%5C02%5Cstory_2-3-2007_pg5_1

                                                        xiii.      “India concerned about Pakistan’s violation of SAFTA agreement”  http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C12%5C13%5Cstory_13-12-2006_pg7_11

                                                               i.      http://www.bilaterals.org/article.php3?id_article=116

                                                             ii.      http://www.saarc-sec.org/main.php?t=2.1.6

                                                            iii.      2^nd Meeting of SAFTA Ministerial Council               
http://www.commerce.gov.pk/read.asp?newsID=197