P116 - ESA 5
Capacity Building for ESA-5 countries in view of the Deepening of the EPA Negotiations.
BENEFICIARIES
- ESA-5 : Les équipes techniques des négociateurs des APE
- Mauritius and Seychelles: Ministries of Trade; Ministries and departments of Agriculture and Fisheries.
- Comoros and Madagascar: Comité National des Négociations commerciales.
- Zimbabwe: Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
- National bureaux of standards,
- Accreditation Bureaux,
- Ministries of health,
- Ministries of Finance,
- Legal and Codex Notification point officers,
- SME representatives
Comoros: Cadres des départements des services d’appui au commerce ; Responsables des organismes d’appui au commerce ; Cadres et agents en charge de la promotion du Commerce ; Organisations de développement économique public.
Madagascar : Cadres des départements ministériels et autres institutions impliqués dans les négociations commerciales bilatérales et multilatérales ; Responsables des organismes d’appui au commerce ; Cadres et agents en charge de la promotion du Commerce ; organisations de développement économique public ; Chambres de commerce ; et associations de l'industrie.
Zimbabwe: Ministry of Health; Ministry of Agriculture
DEVELOPMENT PARTNER
European Union Delegation
PROJECT COVERAGE
The objective of the training is to provide capacity building to the ESA-5 technical experts involved in the negotiations of the deepening of the EPA, more particularly focusing on the chapters on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT).
Two-fold purposes: The technical teams of the ESA-5 EPA negotiators are capacitated on the importance of addressing Non-Trade Measures (NTMs) for export competitiveness and further integration in the global trading system; and the technical teams of the ESA-5 EPA negotiators are capacitated on the importance of addressing disciplines on SPS/TBT issues in RTAs, regional integration and developing value chains.
Four-fold Project outputs:
- Officers from the national authorities of the ESA 5 countries are trained in technical aspects of addressing Non-Trade Measures (NTMs) for export competitiveness and further integration in the global trading system;
- Officers from the national authorities of the ESA 5 countries are trained in technical aspects of TBT that are relevant to EPA negotiations;
- Officers from the national authorities of the ESA 5 countries are trained in technical aspects of SPS that are relevant to EPA negotiations; and
- Officers from the national authorities of the ESA 5 countries are aware of FTAs signed between the EU and third countries and relevant provisions for SPS and TBT therein.
Intervention areas:
- Non-Trade Measures (NTMs);
- Export competitiveness;
- Technical Barriers to Trade;
- Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures;
- Free Trade Areas; Regional Trade Agreements;
- Value Chains.
RESULTS ACHIEVED
Purpose 1: The technical teams of the ESA-5 EPA negotiators are capacitated on the importance of addressing Non-Trade Measures (NTMs) for export competitiveness and further integration in the global trading system;
Officers from the national authorities of the ESA 5 countries are trained in technical aspects of addressing Non-Trade Measures (NTMs) for export competitiveness and further integration in the global trading system
Purpose 2: The technical teams of the ESA-5 EPA negotiators are capacitated on the importance of addressing disciplines on SPS/TBT issues in RTAs, regional integration and developing value chains
- Officers from the national authorities of the ESA 5 countries are trained in technical aspects of TBT that are relevant to EPA negotiations;
- Officers from the national authorities of the ESA 5 countries are trained in technical aspects of SPS that are relevant to EPA negotiations;
- Officers from the national authorities of the ESA 5 countries are aware of FTAs signed between the EU and third countries and relevant provisions for SPS and TBT therein
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