Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP countries – Perspective of DG SANCO Information Seminar for EU outermost regions and overseas countries and territories.

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Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP countries – Perspective of DG SANCO Information Seminar for EU outermost regions and overseas countries and territories - 15 June 2005 DG Health and Consumer Protection E3. W. M. Maier

The main components of EPA’s Development of Trade Opportunities Intra-Regional Trade Facilitation Trade between Region and EU

More independence from world market Regional Trade More independence from world market Diversification, broader product range More value added products Regional Product Standards Regional markets Regional economic growth

Trade between Region and EU Compliance with International Standards Informal Standards apply as well Narrow product range Consumer market Vulnerable to market fluctuations Market entry – cost of compliance Strong competition

Possible regional standards Animal Health Foot and mouth disease Plant Health Measures adapted to endemic situation Plant Protection Product authorisation, GAPs Informal Standards Quality parameters

Elements for Standard Setting Standard definition Translation into national rules or equivalence agreements Implementation – Institutional capacity Monitoring and Enforcement Certification Mutual inspection and control Dispute settlement

Prioritisation Identification of priority products for Regional and International Trade Involvement of Private Sector Priority setting Identification of needs Capacity building and technical assistance Stepwise harmonisation of standards

Documentation on the web General Information, link to FVO: http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/health_consumer/index_en.htm Standing Committee for the Food Chain and Animal Health: http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/rc/scfcah/index_en.html Lists of establishments: http://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/sanco/vets/information Rapid Alert System Publications: http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sfp/ras_index_en.html European Food Safety Authority: http://www.efsa.eu.int