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TREATY COUNTRIES
The countries listed below have either (E-1) Treaty Trader status, (E-2) Treaty Investor status, or both, with the United States.
From travel.state.gov
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Country
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Classification
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Effective Date
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Albania
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E-2
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January 04, 1998
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Armenia
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E-2
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March 29, 1996
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Australia
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E-1
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December 16, 1991
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Australia
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E-2
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December 27, 1991
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Austria
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E-1
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May 27, 1931
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Austria
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E-2
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May 27, 1931
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Azerbaijan
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E-2
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August 02, 2001
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Bahrain
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E-2
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May 30, 2001
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Bangladesh
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E-2
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July 25, 1989
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Belgium
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E-1
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October 03, 1963
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Belgium
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E-2
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October 03, 1963
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Bolivia
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E-1
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November 09, 1862
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Bolivia
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E-2
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June 06, 2001
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Bosnia and Herzegovina11
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E-1
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November 15, 1882
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Bosnia and Herzegovina11
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E-2
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November 15, 1882
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Brunei
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E-1
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July 11, 1853
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Bulgaria
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E-2
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June 02, 1994
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Cameroon
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E-2
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April 06, 1989
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Canada
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E-1
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January 01, 1993
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Canada
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E-2
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January 01, 1993
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China (Taiwan)1
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E-1
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November 30, 1948
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China (Taiwan)1
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E-2
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November 30, 1948
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Colombia
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E-1
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June 10, 1848
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Colombia
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E-2
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June 10, 1848
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Congo (Brazzaville)
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E-2
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August 13, 1994
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Congo (Kinshasa)
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E-2
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July 28, 1989
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Costa Rica
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E-1
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May 26, 1852
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Costa Rica
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E-2
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May 26, 1852
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Croatia11
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E-1
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November 15, 1882
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Croatia11
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E-2
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November 15, 1882
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Czech Republic2
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E-2
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January 01, 1993
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Denmark3
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E-1
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July 30, 1961
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Ecuador
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E-2
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May 11, 1997
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Egypt
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E-2
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June 27, 1992
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Estonia
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E-1
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May 22, 1926
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Estonia
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E-2
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February 16, 1997
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Ethiopia
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E-1
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October 08, 1953
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Ethiopia
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E-2
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October 08, 1953
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Finland
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E-1
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August 10, 1934
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Finland
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E-2
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December 01, 1992
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France4
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E-1
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December 21, 1960
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France4
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E-2
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December 21, 1960
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Georgia
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E-2
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August 17, 1997
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Germany
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E-1
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July 14, 1956
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Germany
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E-2
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July 14, 1956
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Greece
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E-1
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October 13, 1954
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Grenada
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E-2
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March 03, 1989
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Honduras
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E-1
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July 19, 1928
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Honduras
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E-2
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July 19, 1928
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Iran
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E-1
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June 16, 1957
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Iran
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E-2
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June 16, 1957
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Ireland
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E-1
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September 14, 1950
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Ireland
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E-2
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November 18, 1992
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Israel
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E-1
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April 03, 1954
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Italy
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E-1
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July 26, 1949
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Italy
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E-2
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July 26, 1949
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Jamaica
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E-2
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March 07, 1997
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Japan5
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E-1
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October 30, 1953
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Japan5
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E-2
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October 30, 1953
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Jordan
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E-1
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December 17, 2001
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Jordan
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E-2
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December 17, 2001
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Kazakhstan
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E-2
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January 12, 1994
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Korea (South)
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E-1
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November 07, 1957
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Korea (South)
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E-2
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November 07, 1957
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Kyrgyzstan
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E-2
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January 12, 1994
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Latvia
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E-1
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July 25, 1928
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Latvia
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E-2
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December 26, 1996
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Liberia
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E-1
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November 21, 1939
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Liberia
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E-2
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November 21, 1939
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Lithuania
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E-2
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November 22, 2001
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Luxembourg
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E-1
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March 28, 1963
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Luxembourg
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E-2
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March 28, 1963
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of (FRY)
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E-1
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November 15, 1882
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of (FRY)
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E-2
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November 15, 1882
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Mexico
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E-1
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January 01, 1994
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Mexico
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E-2
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January 01, 1994
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Moldova
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E-2
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November 25, 1994
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Mongolia
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E-2
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January 01, 1997
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Morocco
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E-2
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May 29, 1991
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Netherlands6
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E-1
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December 05, 1957
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Netherlands6
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E-2
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December 05, 1957
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Norway7
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E-1
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January 18, 1928
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Norway7
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E-2
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January 18, 1928
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Oman
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E-1
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June 11, 1960
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Oman
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E-2
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June 11, 1960
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Pakistan
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E-1
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February 12, 1961
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Pakistan
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E-2
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February 12, 1961
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Panama
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E-2
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May 30, 1991
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Paraguay
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E-1
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March 07, 1860
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Paraguay
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E-2
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March 07, 1860
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Philippines
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E-1
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September 06, 1955
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Philippines
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E-2
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September 06, 1955
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Poland
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E-1
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August 06, 1994
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Poland
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E-2
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August 06, 1994
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Romania
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E-2
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January 15, 1994
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Senegal
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E-2
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October 25, 1990
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Slovak Republic2
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E-2
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January 01, 1993
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Slovenia11
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E-1
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November 15, 1882
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Slovenia11
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E-2
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November 15, 1882
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Spain8
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E-1
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April 14, 1903
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Spain8
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E-2
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April 14, 1903
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Sri Lanka
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E-2
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May 01, 1993
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Suriname9
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E-1
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February 10, 1963
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Suriname9
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E-2
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February 10, 1963
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Sweden
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E-1
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February 20, 1992
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Sweden
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E-2
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February 20, 1992
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Switzerland
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E-1
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November 08, 1855
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Switzerland
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E-2
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November 08, 1855
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Thailand
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E-1
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June 08, 1968
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Thailand
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E-2
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June 08, 1968
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Togo
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E-1
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February 05, 1967
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Togo
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E-2
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February 05, 1967
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Trinidad & Tobago
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E-2
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December 26, 1996
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Tunisia
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E-2
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February 07, 1993
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Turkey
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E-1
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February 15, 1933
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Turkey
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E-2
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May 18, 1990
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Ukraine
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E-2
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November 16, 1996
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United Kingdom10
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E-1
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July 03, 1815
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United Kingdom10
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E-2
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July 03, 1815
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Yugoslavia11
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E-1
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November 15, 1882
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Yugoslavia11
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E-2
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November 15, 1882
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FOOTNOTES
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CHINA (TAIWAN) - Pursuant to Section 6 of the Taiwan Relations Act, (TRA) Public Law 96-8, 93 Stat, 14, and Executive Order 12143, 44 F.R. 37191, this agreement which was concluded with the Taiwan authorities prior to January 01, 1979, is administered on a nongovernmental basis by the American Institute in Taiwan, a nonprofit District of Columbia corporation, and constitutes neither recognition of the Taiwan authorities nor the continuation of any official relationship with Taiwan.
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CZECH REPUBLIC AND SLOVAK REPUBLIC - The Treaty with the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic entered into force on December 19, 1992; entered into force for the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic as separate states on January 01, 1993.
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DENMARK - The Treaty which entered into force on July 30, 1961, does not apply to Greenland.
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FRANCE - The Treaty which entered into force on December 21, 1960, applies to the departments of Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Reunion.
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JAPAN - The Treaty which entered into force on October 30, 1953, was made applicable to the Bonin Islands on June 26, 1968, and to the Ryukyu Islands on May 15, 1972.
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NETHERLANDS - The Treaty which entered into force on December 05, 1957, is applicable to Aruba and Netherlands Antilles.
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NORWAY - The Treaty which entered into force on September 13, 1932, does not apply to Svalbard (Spitzbergen and certain lesser islands).
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SPAIN - The Treaty which entered into force on April 14, 1903, is applicable to all territories.
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SURINAME - The Treaty with the Netherlands which entered into force December 05, 1957, was made applicable to Suriname on February 10, 1963.
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UNITED KINGDOM - The Convention which entered into force on July 03, 1815, applies only to British territory in Europe (the British Isles (except the Republic of Ireland), the Channel Islands and Gibraltar) and to "inhabitants" of such territory. This term, as used in the Convention, means "one who resides actually and permanently in a given place, and has his domicile there." Also, in order to qualify for treaty trader or treaty investor status under this treaty, the alien must be a national of the United Kingdom. Individuals having the nationality of members of the Commonwealth other than the United Kingdom do not qualify for treaty trader or treaty investor status under this treaty.
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YUGOSLAVIA - The U.S. view is that the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) has dissolved and that the successors that formerly made up the SFRY - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Slovenia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia continue to be bound by the treaty in force with the SFRY and the time of dissolution.
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