Purpose 1: Development of a Framework for elimination of NTBs.

• Gap assessment for the implementation of the EAC Elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers Act 2017 and the Regulations undertaken;
• Regulations and operational procedures for the implementation of the Elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers Act 2017 developed and submitted to EAC Secretariat;
• Compendium of trade laws and regulations compiled for Burundi and submitted to the Government and the EAC Secretariat;
• Four training workshops on the Simplified Trade Regime (STR) at 4 selected One-Stop Border Posts (OSBPs) successfully held:
• Malaba – Uganda and Kenya;
• Miraba Hills -- Uganda and Kagitumba/Rwanda;
• Kabanga – Tanzania and Kenya;
• Namanga – Tanzania and Kenya; 
• Training materials on the Simplified Trade Regime (STR) to women and youth traders prepared and delivered;
• Report: Simplified Trade Regime (STR) related NTB elimination strategy prepared and submitted to the EAC Secretariat;
• Concept note on best practices of Trade Remedies Committee (TRC) prepared for the EAC Secretariat;
• Trade Remedies Rules of Procedures focused on NTB resolution prepared for the EAC Secretariat;
• Trade Remedies Work Programme prepared for the EAC Secretariat;
• An evaluation of the EAC’s Trade Help Desk undertaken and redesigned the function and mainstreaming of the help desk;
• Provision of contents for uploading on the help desk which will include elements of:

1. Tariff reductions; and
2. Duty and quota-free commitments.

Purpose 2: Foster trade development and expansion under the Tripartite

• Reviewed the EAC Export Promotion Strategy (2013 – 2016);
• Developed the EAC Export Promotion Strategy (EPS) (2017-2022) and submitted to the EAC Secretariat;
• Prepared the Guide for the EAC-EPS 2017-2022 and submitted to the EAC Secretariat.
• Organized the close-out workshop where the following three main project deliverables were presented:
• The “EAC Elimination of NTBs Regulations, 2017”;
• The “EAC Elimination of Simplified Trade Regime (STR) related Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) Strategy”; and
• The “EAC Export Promotion Strategy (EPS) 2017-2022”.