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Appendix II: Pacific ACP Negotiating Timeline (as of August 2004) (Note that this is subject to change!) Date January 2005 Feb/March 2005 July 2005 August 2005 October 2005 October/Nov 2005 November 2005 December 2005 February 2006 March/April 2006 May 2006 July 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 February 2007 March 2007 March/April 2007 May 2007 June/July 2007 August 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 Activity 1 st Joint Pacific ACP-EU Ministerial Meeting 1st negotiating session, technical negotiations between Pacific ACP officials and EU National consultations to discuss issues with NSAs Pacific ACP Leaders Meeting 2 nd negotiating session on technical issues 2 nd Joint Pacific ACP-EU Ministerial Meeting Regional EPA Seminar – to discuss EPA issues with NSAs/ parliamentarians 3 rd negotiating session on technical issues 3 rd Joint Pacific ACP-EU Ministerial Meeting National consultations to brief on outcomes to date 4 th negotiating session on outstanding issues Meeting of Pacific ACP Trade Ministers to consider Regional Negotiating Team report on progress 5 th negotiating session on outstanding issues 4 th Joint Pacific ACP-EU Ministerial Meeting Regional EPA workshop for Non-State Actors 6 th negotiating session to begin technical discussions with EU on converting ‘convergences’ into draft legal texts 5 th Joint Pacific ACP-EU Ministerial Meeting National consultations/workshops to brief Pacific ACP States on outcomes of negotiations 7 th negotiating session Pacific ACP Trade Ministers discuss progress and make recommendations to leaders Pacific ACP leaders consider recommendations from Trade Ministers 6 th Joint Pacific ACP-EU Ministerial Meeting to discuss and finalise draft of legal texts Finalise and print legal text in preparation for signing Sign legal text 78 A People’s Guide To The Pacific’s Economic Partnership Agreement
Appendix III: Pacific Island Forum Country Participation In Trade Agreements and Groupings 2004 FIC LDCs Small Island States SPAR TECA PICTA PACER Lome/ Cotonou WTO APEC* Australia x x x x Cook Islands x x x x x x Federated States of Micronesia x x x Fiji Islands x x x x x x Kiribati x x x x x x x Marshall Islands x x x x Nauru x x x x x x New Zealand x x x x Niue x x x x x x Palau x x Papua New Guinea x x x x x x x Samoa x x x x x x a Solomon Islands x x x x x x x Tonga x x x x x a Tuvalu x x x x x Vanuatu x x x x a a = in process of accession * The Pacific Islands Forum has observer status at APEC A People’s Guide To The Pacific’s Economic Partnership Agreement 79
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A PEOPLE’S GUIDE TO THE PACIFIC
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Foreword One of the callings of the
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Table of Contents Foreword Preface
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Abbreviations ACP African, Caribbea
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Spirituality, family life, traditio
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The description of reciprocal trade
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2 The Lomé Convention Did the same
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3 African, Caribbean & Pacific Soli
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5 Europe’s New Plan for the ACP W
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6 Clearing a Path for Free Trade Wh
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8 The European Union’s Base Line
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9 The ACP on the Back Foot When and
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compromise ‘good governance’ wa
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Page 31 and 32: 14 Capturing the ACP’S Services W
Page 33 and 34: 15 ‘New Issues’ through the Bac
Page 35 and 36: 17 Phase 1 Negotiations It sounds l
Page 37 and 38: 18 Unequal Partnership In Practice
Page 39 and 40: 19 Learning from Others’ Experien
Page 41 and 42: 20 Europe’s Quest for Legitimacy
Page 43 and 44: PART TWO The Pacific’s Regional E
Page 45 and 46: 21 The Pacific Negotiating Context
Page 47 and 48: 22 The Domino Effect of a Pacific E
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Page 51 and 52: unskilled services workers into the
Page 53 and 54: sector acting ‘in their personal
Page 55 and 56: Is the Commission prepared to come
Page 57 and 58: 28 (No) Goods What might a Pacific
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Page 61 and 62: PART FOUR of Origin that have to be
Page 63 and 64: 32 Tourism What kind of tourism do
Page 65 and 66: contracts. They are usually paid th
Page 67 and 68: PART THREE Another Way Forward KEY
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Page 71 and 72: “It is not true that ACP countrie
Page 73 and 74: $ We strongly support the stand of
Page 75 and 76: “The power of the churches’ spi
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Page 81 and 82: Appendix VI: Selected References Ac
Page 83 and 84: Nalunga, Jane, ‘Eastern and South
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