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Published January 1, 2006
This agreement was reached by India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Bhutan on January 6, 2004 and entered into effect on January 1, 2006. It calls for tariff reductions for intraregional trade.
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