South African Free Trade Experiences with the EU
Article no: EN20070723-Special-3-2007
South African Free Trade Experiences with the EU
The 76 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries are under considerable pressure by the European Union to finalise Free Trade Agreements (under the heading of Economic Partnership Agreements or EPAs) by the end of 2007. According to the EU these EPAs should include not only the liberalisation of commodity trade but also regulatory commitments on investments, competition, public procurement, services and trade related intellectual property rights. These additional agreements are either going beyond obligations assumed at the multilateral level of the World Trade Organization (WTO) or new issues already rejected by developing countries at the WTO. This paper analyses the costs and benefits of EPAs in the light of the South African free trade experiences with the EU.This Report, South African Free Trade Experiences with the EU (WDEV Special Report, 3/2007) is reserved for subscribers with username and password. To read the Report please log in ???02c465989f0dabe01??? or ???50027595090d60e03???.
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