In addition to extending the CEFTA to cover all countries in the region, the RTA would modernise it, by adding new provisions for harmonising rules and regulations, improving dispute settlement, trade in services and the protection of intellectual property.
Pored proširenja CEFTA tako da obuhvati sve zemlje regiona, RST bi modernizovao postojeći aranžman dodajući mu nove odredbe o usklađivanju pravila i propisa, poboljšao rešavanje sporova, trgovinu, usluge i zaštitu intelektualne svojine.