Review of CARIFORUM-EU EPA in development cooperation and WTO compatability

The Cotonou Agreement which succeeded the Lomé IV Agreement and was signed in Cotonou in June 2000 established a comprehensive framework to govern social, economic and political relations between the Africa, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP) grouping and the European Union (EU). At the centre of the partn...

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Otros Autores:	NU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe
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Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean 2015
Materias:	COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL COOPERACION REGIONAL ECONOMIA REGIONAL CONVENIOS COMERCIALES LIBERALIZACION DEL INTERCAMBIO INTERNATIONAL TRADE REGIONAL COOPERATION REGIONAL ECONOMICS TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE LIBERALIZATION
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spelling	oai-11362-387082015-08-06T19:49:56Z Review of CARIFORUM-EU EPA in development cooperation and WTO compatability NU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL COOPERACION REGIONAL ECONOMIA REGIONAL CONVENIOS COMERCIALES LIBERALIZACION DEL INTERCAMBIO INTERNATIONAL TRADE REGIONAL COOPERATION REGIONAL ECONOMICS TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE LIBERALIZATION The Cotonou Agreement which succeeded the Lomé IV Agreement and was signed in Cotonou in June 2000 established a comprehensive framework to govern social, economic and political relations between the Africa, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP) grouping and the European Union (EU). At the centre of the partnership are objectives relating to economic development, the reduction and eventual eradication of poverty, and the smooth and gradual integration of ACP States into the world economy. In order to accomplish these objectives, the Cotonou Agreement provides for the conclusion between the ACP and the EU of “new World Trade Organization (WTO) compatible trading arrangements, removing progressively barriers to trade between them and enhancing cooperation in all areas relevant to trade” (Article 36.1). The conclusion of economic partnership agreements (EPAs) represented one way to achieve a WTO compatible instrument and had to be negotiated during the period starting from September 2002 until 31 December 2007 to replace the trade provisions of the Cotonou Agreement. After three and half years of negotiations, CARIFORUM and the European Commission (EC) finally concluded a comprehensive EPA with the EC on 16 December 2007 when an Agreement was initialed. The EPA Parties agreed to sign it later after a review of the provisions at both the national and regional levels. In CARIFORUM, various comments have been made from governments, Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), the private sector and the labour movement about the strengths and weaknesses of the EPA. This review comes in this context and is confined to the development cooperation provisions and the question of WTO compatibility and consistency with the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations and existing WTO provisions on special and differential treatment. I: Part 1: Review of EPA –Development cooperation.--II: Part. 2: Review of EPA – WTO compatibility.-- 2015-07-28T14:41:50Z 2015-07-28T14:41:50Z 2008-10-10 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/38708 LC/CAR/L.177 en .pdf application/pdf CARIBE CARIBBEAN REGION ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
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topic	COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL COOPERACION REGIONAL ECONOMIA REGIONAL CONVENIOS COMERCIALES LIBERALIZACION DEL INTERCAMBIO INTERNATIONAL TRADE REGIONAL COOPERATION REGIONAL ECONOMICS TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE LIBERALIZATION
spellingShingle	COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL COOPERACION REGIONAL ECONOMIA REGIONAL CONVENIOS COMERCIALES LIBERALIZACION DEL INTERCAMBIO INTERNATIONAL TRADE REGIONAL COOPERATION REGIONAL ECONOMICS TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE LIBERALIZATION Review of CARIFORUM-EU EPA in development cooperation and WTO compatability
description	The Cotonou Agreement which succeeded the Lomé IV Agreement and was signed in Cotonou in June 2000 established a comprehensive framework to govern social, economic and political relations between the Africa, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP) grouping and the European Union (EU). At the centre of the partnership are objectives relating to economic development, the reduction and eventual eradication of poverty, and the smooth and gradual integration of ACP States into the world economy. In order to accomplish these objectives, the Cotonou Agreement provides for the conclusion between the ACP and the EU of “new World Trade Organization (WTO) compatible trading arrangements, removing progressively barriers to trade between them and enhancing cooperation in all areas relevant to trade” (Article 36.1). The conclusion of economic partnership agreements (EPAs) represented one way to achieve a WTO compatible instrument and had to be negotiated during the period starting from September 2002 until 31 December 2007 to replace the trade provisions of the Cotonou Agreement. After three and half years of negotiations, CARIFORUM and the European Commission (EC) finally concluded a comprehensive EPA with the EC on 16 December 2007 when an Agreement was initialed. The EPA Parties agreed to sign it later after a review of the provisions at both the national and regional levels. In CARIFORUM, various comments have been made from governments, Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), the private sector and the labour movement about the strengths and weaknesses of the EPA. This review comes in this context and is confined to the development cooperation provisions and the question of WTO compatibility and consistency with the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations and existing WTO provisions on special and differential treatment.
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title	Review of CARIFORUM-EU EPA in development cooperation and WTO compatability
title_short	Review of CARIFORUM-EU EPA in development cooperation and WTO compatability
title_full	Review of CARIFORUM-EU EPA in development cooperation and WTO compatability
title_fullStr	Review of CARIFORUM-EU EPA in development cooperation and WTO compatability
title_full_unstemmed	Review of CARIFORUM-EU EPA in development cooperation and WTO compatability
title_sort	review of cariforum-eu epa in development cooperation and wto compatability
publisher	ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
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Review of CARIFORUM-EU EPA in development cooperation and WTO compatability

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