Sustainability Impact Assessment of the EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements / Jochen Krimphoff 

Public ISBD Titre : Sustainability Impact Assessment of the EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements : Summary of key findings, policy recommendations and lessons learned Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Jochen Krimphoff, Auteur Editeur : PWC Année de publication : 2007 Importance : 96 p Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Accords commerciaux Tags : Union Européenne  ACP Index. décimale : 03.02 Accords Commerciaux Résumé : This document is a summary of the key fi ndings, policy recommendations and lessons learned, derived from the Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) of the negotiations of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the European Union (EU) and the Africa, Caribbean and Pacifi c (ACP) Group of States. It is aimed at trade negotiators and other policy makers in both the EU and in the ACP countries. The EPAs should be negotiated by 31 December 2007. EPAs aim to promote sustainable development and poverty alleviation. They should be WTOcompatible, but will require a degree of asymmetry in terms of the timetable and extent of tariff dismantling and the scope of the agreements. The ACP countries are relatively weak in terms of their trading position with the EU, are often highly dependent on single commodities, and face challenges related to development. In order to help ACP countries take full advantage of their preferential trading relationship with the EU, the EPAs will have a strong development component. This SIA aims to help ensure that the trade and development fostered by the EPAs support economic, social and environmental sustainability. Sustainability Impact Assessment of the EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements : Summary of key findings, policy recommendations and lessons learned [texte imprimé] / Jochen Krimphoff, Auteur . - [S.l.] : PWC, 2007 . - 96 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Accords commerciaux Tags : Union Européenne  ACP Index. décimale : 03.02 Accords Commerciaux Résumé : This document is a summary of the key fi ndings, policy recommendations and lessons learned, derived from the Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) of the negotiations of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the European Union (EU) and the Africa, Caribbean and Pacifi c (ACP) Group of States. It is aimed at trade negotiators and other policy makers in both the EU and in the ACP countries. The EPAs should be negotiated by 31 December 2007. EPAs aim to promote sustainable development and poverty alleviation. They should be WTOcompatible, but will require a degree of asymmetry in terms of the timetable and extent of tariff dismantling and the scope of the agreements. The ACP countries are relatively weak in terms of their trading position with the EU, are often highly dependent on single commodities, and face challenges related to development. In order to help ACP countries take full advantage of their preferential trading relationship with the EU, the EPAs will have a strong development component. This SIA aims to help ensure that the trade and development fostered by the EPAs support economic, social and environmental sustainability.

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