The Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) was
created by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Governments to
develop, coordinate and execute an overall negotiating
strategy for various external trade negotiations in which
the Region is involved.
The CRNM is responsible for developing and maintaining a
cohesive and effective framework for the coordination
and management of the Caribbean Regions negotiating
resources and expertise.
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RNM
News Release 0808 - IT'S OFFICIAL
Special RNM Update - The EPA at a Glance
Communiquι Issued at the Conclusion of the Twenty-Ninth
Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the
Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Bolans, Antigua and
Barbuda, 1-4 July 2008
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World
Trade Organization (WTO) |
Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of
Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits - Report
of the Chairman Ambassador Manzoor Ahmad
Issues
related to the Extension of the Protection of
Geographical Indications Provided for in Article 23 of
the Trips Agreement to Products other than Wines and
Spirits and those related to the Relationship between
the Trips Agreement and the Convention on Biological
Diversity - Report by the WTO Director-General Pascal
Lamy.
Click Here.
Update on WTO Agriculture Negotiations
The Chairman of services negotiations has
released a report entitled Elements Required for the
Completion of the Services Negotiations.
Click Here.
The Chair of the Negotiating Group on
Rules on 28 May 2008 issued a working document regarding
negotiations on rules.
View the Chairs Working Document
and the Annexes.
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Annex A Anti-Dumping
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Annex B Subsidies And
Countervailing Measures
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Annex C Fisheries Subsidies
The WTO Compliance Panel has issued its
report on the EU's regime for the importation sale and
distribution of bananas. Review
the conclusions of the Panel here.
The May 19 2008 Drafts of the revised
text on Agriculture prepared by Agriculture Negotiations
Chairperson Ambassador Crawford Falconer; and the
revised text on non-agricultural market access (NAMA)
prepared by NAMA Negotiations Chairperson Don Stephenson
are now available.
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Agriculture Text
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NAMA
Text
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Compare to February 2008 Texts. Use the
hyperlink:
http://www.crnm.org/wto_doc.htm
United States
Measures Affecting the Cross-Border Supply of Gambling
and Betting Services
Recourse to Arbitration by the United
States under Article 22.6 of the DSU
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Decision by the Arbitrator
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Economic
Partnership Agreement (EPA) |
CARIFORUM-EC ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (EPA)
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Full Text of the Agreement (798KB
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Protocols (915KB
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Annexes I - III (81KB
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Annexes IV - VII (947KB
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Annex3 - CARIFORUM Schedule of
Tariff Liberalisation
(1.06MB
zipped excel)
CRNM EPA FACT vs. FICTION SERIES
The EPA: Fact vs.
Fiction - Issue 4
The EPA: Fact vs.
Fiction - Issue 3
The EPA: Fact vs.
Fiction - Issue 2
The EPA: Fact vs.
Fiction - Issue 1
CRNM EPA BRIEFS (in
)
The Treatment of
Agriculture and Fisheries in the EPA
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EC Market Access Commitments
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CARIFORUM Exclusions List
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Products for which Cumulation will
not be allowed by CARIFORUM States until after 1 October
2015
Addressing MFN in the EPA
Provisions on the Cultural Sector in the
EPA
Special and Differential Treatment Provisions in the EPA
Differentiation in the EPA
The Treatment of Tourism in the EPA
Legal and Institutional Issues in the EPA
Understanding the Nature and Scope of the Public
Procurement Chapter of the EPA
EPA Provisions on Customs and Trade Facilitation
Rules of Origin
The Treatment of Professional Services in the EPA
Trade Related Issues
Highlights Re Services and Investment in the
CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement
CRNM EPA GUIDES
Getting to Know the EPA: Provisions on
Services and Investment
Getting to Know the EPA: Provisions on Agriculture
Getting to Know the EPA - Overview
REFERENCES
In the EPA, CARIFORUM
States are not obligated to remove or reduce
duties on
the following products
imported from
Europe:
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to view list
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CARIFORUM Exclusions List
Cotonou Agreement
Commission Regulation (EC) No 97/2008 - Fixing a
complementary quantity of raw cane sugar originating in
the ACP States and India for supply to refineries for
the marketing year 2007/2008, 1 February 2008
COMMENTARIES
CARIFORUM Views
Editorial:
Taking advantage of the EPA
(Barbados Advocate: 17
March 2008)
Renegotiate
EPA: A very optimistic approach
(The Jamaica Observer: 15
March 2008)
ACP Views
Without EPA Nigerian Cocoa Processors Lose Millions as
EU Imposes Tariffs
(ICTSD: 27
Feb 2008)
Blow to local textile and clothing sector as SA shuns EU
deal
(Business Day: 18
Feb 2008)
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