SADC-EAC-COMESA Tripartite Free Trade Area Legal Texts and Policy Documents

Background

The member states of the East African Community (EAC), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) agreed in October 2008 to negotiate a Tripartite Free Trade Area (T-FTA). A revised Draft Agreement and Annexes were finalized in December 2010. The COMESA-EAC-SADC Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) underpins the legal and institutional framework for the Tripartite process.

– Memorandum of Understanding on inter-regional cooperation and integration between COMESA, EAC and SADC
– Draft Tripartite FTA Agreement Revised Dec 2010.pdf
– Annex 01 Negotiating Principles Revised June 2011
– Annex 02 Customs Cooperation Revised Dec 2010.pdf
– Annex 03 Simplification Revised Dec 2010.pdf
– Annex 04 Rules of Origin Revised Dec 2010.pdf
– Annex 05 Transit Trade Facilities Revised Dec 2010.pdf
– Annex 06 Trade Remedies Revised Dec 2010.pdf
– Annex 07 Competition Revised Dec 2010.pdf
– Annex 08 Standards Revised Dec 2010.pdf
– Annex 09 IPR Revised Dec 2010.pdf
– Annex 10 Business Persons Revised Dec-2010.pdf
– Annex 12 Trade Development Competitiveness Revised Dec 2010.pdf
– Annex 13 dispute settlement Revised Dec 2010.pdf
– Annex 14 NTB Revised Dec 2010.pdf
– Annex 15 SPS Revised Dec 2010.pdf