Bananas have been some of the most sensitive goods in the negotiations on regional trade agreements between the European Union (EU) and the Andean countries, as well as those between the EU and Central American countries. As the largest exporter, Ecuador plays a critical role in setting world...

The paper investigates how abusive use of EPA provisions for sanitary, phytosanitary and technical barriers in EPAs could be an obstacle to market access. The study also promotes experience sharing among different ACP regions in terms of drawing up negotiating positions. The issues covered...

The study provides a political and legal review of how international labour standards have been introduced and how those standards have evolved in the international trade arena. The author analyses new trends and negotiations on trade and labour standards at the multilateral, regional, and...

The paper provides an analysis of different rules of origin that currently apply between the EU and the ACP countries in sectors like textile and clothing, and fisheries. With the end of the Cotonou agreement and its replacement by the still incomplete EPAs, the rules of origin provisions...

This issue paper, titled “Revisiting Regional Trade Agreements and Their Impact on Services Trade” written by Mr. Mario Marconini, is a contribution to that process. The paper exhaustively reviews services disciplines included in several Free Trade Agreements (FTA). The aim of the paper is...

This issue paper, titled “Environmental Issues in Economic Partnership Agreements: Implications for Developing Countries”, and written by Mrs. Beatrice Dove-Edwin, is a contribution to that process. The paper exhaustively reviews all rules related to trade and environment in several of the...

This issue paper, titled “Legal and Systemic Contested issues in Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and WTO Rules: Which Way Now?”, and written by Dr Cosmas Milton Obote O’chieng, is a contribution to this process. The paper provides a legal analysis of some systemic issues regarding...

L'etude du Dr. Cosmas Milton Obote Ochieng, intitulé Questions juridiques et systémiques dans les Accords de partenariat économique: Quelle voie suivre à présent? propose une analyse légale de certaines questions clés sur la relation entre l'OMC et les APE. Voici quelques une de ces...

Létude expose une vision commune sur des questions qui pourraient constituer des obstacles sanitaires, phytosanitaires et techniques dans les APE et examine dans quelle mesure un recours abusif à ces dispositions pourrait être un obstacle à l'acces au marché. Létude promeut également le...

El estudio provee una reseña política y legal de cómo los estándares internacionales laborales fueron introducidos y cómo ellos han evolucionado en el campo del comercio internacional. El autor analiza las nuevas negociaciones y tendencias en el comercio y los estándares laborales a nivel...