EPA Review Annex Documents - DFID

Ethiopia - List of RNF meetings
Among a number of regional meetings, the following were found fully documented and
for which a number of research and discussion papers were prepared by the Secretariat.
No. Name of the Meeting Time
1. ACP /COMESA Meeting on EPAs August 2001
1 Presentation of the EPA impact Assessment Study. February 2002
2 Seminar on EPAs for Senior Officials and Ministers. October 2002
3 Co-organizing a Seminar for the Private Sector on EPA
negotiations with FES.
April 2003
4 Meeting of Senior Officials, Ambassadors and Ministers on
developing an EPA Negotiating Mandate.
May 2003
5 Launch of the EPA negotiations and associated meetings February 2004
6 Orientation Seminar for Senior Officials in Brussels March 2004
7 First dedicated session on the Ocean Fisheries cluster April 2004
8 Firs meeting of the Regional Negotiating Forum (1 st RNF) April 2004
9 Second dedicated session on the Ocean Fisheries cluster July 2004
10 Second meeting of the Regional Negotiating Forum.(2 nd RNF) July 2004
11 First Meeting of the Regional Preparatory Task Force July 2004
12 First negotiations between ESA lead Ambassadors and EC
senior officials.
July 2004
13 Third dedicated session on the Ocean Fisheries cluster October 2004
14 Third Regional Negotiating forum (3 rd RNF) October 2004
15 Second Regional Preparatory Task Force October 2004
16 Training Session in Trade in Services – trade economists and
lawyers from
member states met to develop the GATS Templates
October 2004
17 Second ESA Ministerial Meeting December 2004
18 Dedicated Session on Inland Fishing February 2005
19 Training Session on Intellectual Property Rights March 2005
20 Training session in trade in services ten sectoral specialists March 2005
from each country trained in the administration of
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questionnaires.
Dedicated Session on Agriculture April 2005
22 Training session in trade in services a small group of sectoral April 2005
Specialists met to finalise the secoral assessment
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questionnaires to ensure that they reflect the regional
dimensions of trade in services.
Brainstorming Meeting with the EC pm EPA Negotiations in
Nairobi
May 2005
24 Dedicated Session on Development in Lusaka July 2005
25 Regional Negotiating Forum in Seychelles (4 th RNF) August 2005
26 Dedicated Session on Market Access and Agriculture in
Nairobi
August 2005
27 ESA EPA Preparatory Negotiating Session in Nairobi August 2005
28 ESA EPA Preparatory Negotiating Session in Nairobi August 2005
29 ESA-EU RPTF meeting in Brussels on marine fisheries and
market access
September 2005
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