EPA Review Annex Documents - DFID
EPA Review Annex Documents - DFID
EPA Review Annex Documents - DFID
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Part Three: <strong>EPA</strong>s as Instruments for Development ................................................. 187<br />
<strong>Review</strong>ing services negotiations in EU-ACP <strong>EPA</strong>s ................................................. 188<br />
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 188<br />
2. Taking stock of services negotiations in the interim <strong>EPA</strong>s ............................. 189<br />
3. Services coverage in the CARIFORUM-EU <strong>EPA</strong> ........................................... 192<br />
4. Lessons for future negotiations ....................................................................... 193<br />
5. Conclusions .................................................................................................... 194<br />
References ............................................................................................................. 195<br />
Tariff and Non-tariff barriers in <strong>EPA</strong>S ....................................................................... 198<br />
1. Analysis of the schedules of liberalisation in light of the WTO compatibility ... 198<br />
2. The Most Favourable Nation Clause in the context of <strong>EPA</strong>s .......................... 201<br />
3. Export taxes .................................................................................................... 203<br />
References ............................................................................................................. 205<br />
RoO and the <strong>EPA</strong>s ...................................................................................................... 206<br />
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 206<br />
2. Cumulation ...................................................................................................... 206<br />
3. Scope for fragmentation? ............................................................................... 207<br />
4. Compatibility and Complexity ......................................................................... 209<br />
5. Differences Across EU RoO regimes ............................................................. 210<br />
6. Conclusion ...................................................................................................... 211<br />
References ............................................................................................................. 212<br />
<strong>EPA</strong>s and Regional Integration .................................................................................. 213<br />
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 213<br />
2. The Rationale of <strong>EPA</strong> Negotiation Configurations in Africa ............................ 215<br />
3. The <strong>EPA</strong> Negotiations Process and African Regional Integration .................. 217<br />
4. Conclusion ...................................................................................................... 224<br />
References ............................................................................................................. 226<br />
SPS Issues in <strong>EPA</strong> Negotiations ............................................................................... 228<br />
1. Background ..................................................................................................... 228<br />
2. Evidence that SPS measures are a problem for ACP countries ..................... 228<br />
3. SPS measures in EU trade agreements ......................................................... 231<br />
4. SPS measures in the final and interim <strong>EPA</strong>s .................................................. 232<br />
5. Conclusions .................................................................................................... 245<br />
References ............................................................................................................. 257<br />
Development Finance and <strong>EPA</strong>s ............................................................................... 258<br />
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 258<br />
2. A Long Process: Development Assistance During the Negotiations .............. 258<br />
3. Development Cooperation and Finance in the <strong>EPA</strong>s ..................................... 259<br />
4. Where are the Financial Resources Coming From? ....................................... 259<br />
5. But Finance for What…The Needs ................................................................. 259<br />
6. The EDF and Other Development Finance Instruments ................................. 260<br />
7. Summing Up ................................................................................................... 261<br />
References ............................................................................................................. 262<br />
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