On this page you will find, for each EPA region, the agreements initialled or signed so far including: (a) the main texts and (b) the Annexes which notably contain the liberalisation schedules.

CARIFORUM

Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM states, on the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other part, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 30 October 2008 FR
(The same link gives access to the annexes containing the liberalisation schedule)

West Africa

Cote d'Ivoire:
Accord de Partenariat Économique d'étape entre la Côte d'Ivoire, d'une part, et la Communauté européenne et ses Etats membres, d'autre part , publié par le Conseil de l'Union européenne, annexe à la décision du Conseil relative à la signature et à l'application provisoire de l'accord, 10 novembre 2008
-> Droits de douanes sur les produits originaires de la partie CE
( partie 1 ) ( partie 2 ) ( partie 3 ) ( partie 4 ) ( partie 5 )
English version:
Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Côte d'Ivoire on the one part and the European Community and its Member States on the other part , published by the Council of the European Union, annex to the Council Decision on the signature and provisional application of the agreement, 10 November 2008 (document includes the Council decision followed by the text of the agreement)
- Liberalisation schedule of Côte d'Ivoire :
( part 1 ) ( part 2 ) ( part 3 ) ( part 4 ) ( part 5 )

Ghana:
Agreement establishing a stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, on the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other part , published by the Council of the European Union, annex to the Council Decision on the signature and provisional application of the agreement, 10 November 2008 (document includes the Council decision followed by the text of the agreement)
-> Liberalisation schedule of Ghana: Customs duties on products originating in the EC Party
( part 1 ) ( part 2 ) ( part 3 ) ( part 4 )

Central Africa

Accord d'étape vers un accord de partenariat économique entre la Communauté européenne et ses États membres, d'une part, et la partie Afrique centrale, d'autre part, publié par le Conseil de l'Union européenne, annexe à la décision du Conseil relative à la signature et à l'application provisoire de l'accord, 31 octobre 2008
Corrections: (cor 2) (cor 3)

Interim Agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa party, of the other part, published by the Council of the European Union, annex to the Council Decision on the signature and provisional application of the agreement, 31 October 2008
Note the corrections to the document: (cor 2) (cor 3) (cor 7)

SADC

Interim Economic Partnership Agreement between the SADC EPA States, on the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other part, published by the Council of the European Union, annex to the proposal for a Council decision concluding the agreement, 25 September 2008
-> see for the liberalisation schedules:
* Customs duties applicable on imports into the EU of products originating in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland (BLNS) and Mozambique
(part 1) (part 2) (part 3) (part 4)
* Customs duties applicable on imports into Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland of products originating in the EC (part 1) (part 2) (part 3) (part 4) (part 5)
* Customs duties applicable on imports into Mozambique of products originating in the EC
-> see on rules of origin : Protocol 1 concerning the definition of the concept of "Originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation
-> Statement by Namibia

East and Southern Africa

ESA:
ESA-EU framework agreement , first initialled on 28 November 2007 , published by bilaterals.org
-> Liberalisation schedule of Zambia, published by the European Commission on 6 November 2008

EAC:
Agreement establishing a framework for an Economic Partnership Agreement between the East African Community Partner States, on the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other part, published by the Council of the European Union, annex to the proposal for a Council decision concluding the agreement, 17 October 2008 (revision of the numbering of annexes on 14 November 2008)
-> Protocol 1 concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation
-> Customs duties applicable on imports into Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda of products originating in the EC (part 1) (part 2) (part 3) (part 4) (part 5)

Pacific

Interim Partnership Agreement between Pacific States, on the one part, and the European Community, on the other part, initialled on 23 November 2007, published by bilaterals.org

EU regulation on market access for ACP under EPAs/interim agreements

Council regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 of 20 December 2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements FR

(This page includes links to texts officially published by the European Commission and in the register of the Council of the European Union as well as to unofficially published versions taken from bilaterals.org. Please note the sources indicated.)

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