Economic Partnership Agreements : drivers of development
| Alternative title: | Abkommen über wirtschaftliche Partnerschaften : Antrieb für die Entwicklung Accords de Partenariat Economique : moteurs du développement |
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| Year of publication: |
2008
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| Institutions: | Europäische Kommission / Generaldirektion Entwicklung |
| Subject: | Entwicklung | development | Entwicklungshilfe | development aid | Wirtschaftsabkommen | economic agreement |
- 1. Starting point
- A. Less than satisfactory results for Lomé preferences (1975-2000)
- B. Preferences incompatible with WTO rules
- C. Status quo not a solution
- 2. The means: regional trade and development agreements
- A. Gradual, controlled and mutually advantageous liberalisation
- B. An asymmetric liberalisation
- C. A liberalisation fully benefiting the ACP countries
- 1. Rules of origin
- 2. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS)
- D. Regional integration, a priority objective
- E. Rules, a fundamental aspect
- 1. Investment
- 2. Competition
- 3. Trade facilitation
- 4. Public procurement
- 5. Intellectual property
- F. Services: at the service of development
- 3. EPAs and development cooperation
- A. Two pillars of the same policy
- B. Substantial increase in development aid
- C. The issue of lost customs revenue
- 4. The negotiations<br´> A. A long-standing commitment, often reaffirmed
- B. A new WTO exemption was not an option
- C. The issue of regional configurations
- D. Current situation and outlook
- Annex : Situation by region on 1 January 2008
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