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EAST T AFR FRIC ICAN AN CO COMMUN MUNITY ITY

TRADE E MISSIO ION OF BUS USINE INESS S WOMEN EN FROM SOUT UTHER HERN N AFRICAN N DEVELOPM LOPMEN ENT T COMMUN UNITY TY (S (SADC) C) TO TO TH THE EAST T AFRICAN AN CO COMMUNITY UNITY (E (EAC) C) 27 27th

th - 28

28th

th September

mber 2012 12 Arusha, ha, T anz nzani ania Syd ydney ey Chib ibba babbuk buka

In Intr troduction

• duction of th

the EA e EAC

Tre reaty aty si signed ned in 19 1999, 99, took effect ect in 20 2000 00 Initi itial al No. of Partner ner States tes – 3 Cur urrent rent No. of Part rtner ner States tes – 5 Cur urrent rent Partner ner States tes Bur urundi undi, Kenya, nya, Rwa wanda, nda, T anzania, nzania, Uganda da Active tive Applicati lications

• ns

South uth Sud udan, n, Et Ethiopia, iopia, Somal malia ia

Quic ick k Fact cts

Popul ulati ation

• n -13

133.1 3.1 Mi Million ion (2 (2010) 010) GDP -$79.2 $79.2 billion ion (2 (2010) 010) GDP P Per Capita ita – USD68 685 5 (2 (2010) 010) Area a -1. 1.82 82 million lion sq sq. . km Offici cial al Langua uage ge - English ish Lingua gua Franca nca - Swa wahi hili li

Objecti ectives ves of

• f th

the EAC

Wide den n and Deepe epen Cooperation peration in Politic ical Economic nomic Social ial and Cul ultura tural l Fields lds Rese searc rch h and T ech echnolog logy y Defen ence ce Securit curity, , Legal al and Jud udicia icial l Affairs rs

Sta tages s of

• f In

Inte tegrat gration ion

Cus ustoms toms Union

• n

Comm mmon

• n

Ma Market et Monetar etary y Union

• n

Politi itical cal Fede derati ration

• n

Objecti ectives ves of

• f th

the Cu Customs toms Unio ion

a) a) Fur

urthe ther r liberali eralise se intra-re regio gional nal trade de in goods s on the e basi sis s of mut utually ually benefici neficial l trade de arrangements ngements among ng the e Part rtner ner States tes;

b) b) Promote

• te efficie

icienc ncy in production uction wi withi hin n the e Community mmunity; ;

c) c)

Enhance ance dome mestic stic, , cross ss borde der r and forei eign gn investm vestmen ent t in the e Community mmunity; ; and

d) d) Promote

• te economic
• nomic devel

velopm pment ent and diversif ersific ication tion in indus ustri trialis alisation tion in the e Comm mmunit unity. .

Sco cope of

• f Co

Coop

• pera

eration tion in in th the Co Comm mmon

• n Mark

rket

“The provisions of the Protocol apply to any activity un undertak ertaken en in cooperation peration by the e Partner ner States tes to achieve ieve the e fre ree e moveme vement nt of goods, s, pers rsons

• ns,

, labour ur, se services vices and capital tal and to ensure sure the e enjoyme

• yment

nt of the e rights ts of est stablishment ablishment and resi sidenc dence e of thei eir r nationals within the Community” by among ng othe her r activi ivitie ties Ea Easi sing ng cross ss-borde rder r move vement ment of pers rsons

• ns and

event ventually ually adopting pting an Integ tegrate rated d Border rder Ma Manageme gement nt Syst stem em

Cu Cust stoms

• ms In

Instrume truments nts and In Init itiat iatives ives for

• r

Prom

• moti
• ting

ng Tra rade

Rules es of Origin igin A m mechan hanis ism used ed to determi ermine e the countr untry y of origin igin of produc ducts s for purposes

• ses of in

internat ernatio iona nal l trade. de. Modes es of authentication entication

a) a) Certifi

ificate cate of Origin igin

A printe nted d form, m, completed mpleted by the e exporte

• rter

r or its s agent nt and certifi rtified ed by y an iss ssui uing ng body, , attesting testing that t the e goods s in a particu ticular lar export

• rt sh

shipm pment ent have ve been en wh wholly lly produ duced, ced, manufactu ufacture red d or proces cesse sed d in a particu ticula lar r coun untr try

Rules les of

• f Ori

rigin in – Cont’d

b) b) Sim

implifie ified d Certific ificat ate e of Orig igin in Sim imil ilar ar to the main in certi rtific icat ate e of origin igin. . Onl nly y applic icabl able e to goods

• ds of a value

e not exceedin ceeding g US USD20 D2000 00 Partne ner r States s have developed eloped lis ists s of common

• nly

ly traded ded goods

• ds.

. Lis ists s are avail ilable able at Custom

• ms

s offices ices Re Re-exp xport

• rts

s not eligible igible under r the Sim implified ified Certific tificat ate e of Origin igin regim gime Certifi ificate cate is issued sued at the exit xit/entr /entry y poin ints ts

Eli limi mination nation of

• f No

Non- T arif riff f Barr rrie iers rs

EAC C has developed veloped a Tim ime-Boun Bound d Prog

• gram

ramme me for the elim imin inat ation ion non-tar ariff iff barri rriers ers Exa xamples les of Non- T arif ariff f Barri rriers ers



Congest gestion ion at the Ports ts of Mombas asa a and Dar



Lack k of harmon

• nis

ised ed im import/ rt/exp xport

• rt procedures
• cedures



Requir ireme ements ts for transit sit bonds nds



Varyi ying ng proce cedure dures s for Bureau eau of standa ndard rds



Numerous

• us police

ice road ad blocks

• cks



Non recogniti cognition

• n of SPS Certifi

ificates cates



Levying ying of ext xtra ra charg rges es



Numerous

• us weig

ighbrid hbridges ges

EAC C JU JUA KALI LI/NG /NGUVU UVU KAZI ZI EXH XHIBI IBITION TION



Exh xhibitio ibition organ anis ised ed by y the EAC Secret cretariat, ariat, Partne ner r States es and the East t African ican Confed ederat eratio ion of Inform rmal al Sector tor Orga ganis nisat ation ions s (C (CISO) )



Hosted ted annually lly on rotat ation ion by y Partner tner States es



Aim imed d at promoting

• ting the in

inform

• rmal

al sector ctor products, ducts, transfer sfer of technologi nologies es and promotion

• tion of in

integrati gration

• n



Exp xperts rts provid ide e profess fessio ional al advice ice to exh xhib ibitors itors

Th The Tri riparti rtite te FTA

COMESA, A, EAC & S SADC (M (Member ers s 26; 6; Popula latio tion 853 3 mil illion ion) ) Ne Negot gotiati iations

• ns to establ

ablis ish a T Tripart ipartite ite Free e Trade de Area a are under erway ay Expect ected ed Benefit efits



Big igger ger market et wit ith a s sin ingle gle economic nomic space ce



Address dress the multip iple le (s (spaghett ghetti) i) membershi ership of Co Countrie ntries s to RECs Cs



Contribute ribute to th the broa

• ader

der object jectives ives of th the AU on

• n

economic

• nomic in

integrat gratio ion and in infrast astructure ructure developm elopmen ent

One-Stop top Bord rder er Posts ts - OSBPs

Definiti inition

• n of the Concep

cept An in integrat grated ed borde rder r sys ystem em under er the OSBP P model el aim ims to bring ing togeth ther er all the borde rder r agenc ncie ies s for im improved

• ved

effici icien encie cies s throug ugh h stream eamlin lined, ed, coordi

• ordinated

nated and nd harmoni

• nised

sed operat ration ions. s. Traveller ellers s from

• m eit

ither er sid ide e of the bord rder er are require quired d to make only y one stop at a border rder to conduct nduct their ir clearance earance and transit sit formal alitie ities. s.

OSBPs s – Cont’d

Benef nefit its s to trade de



To reduce duce transit sit tim imes s for traders ders and transp nsporter

• rters

s leading ding to more effect ective ive use of availabl ilable e resou sourc rces es and asset sets s at a l lower er cost st.



To im improv

• ve

e competi etitivenes iveness s for goods

• ds in

in the regi gion

• n due

to reduced duced process

• cessin

ing g tim imes s at the bord rder er whic ich h are e assu sumed ed to trans nslat late e in into reduced duced costs. sts.



To enhance ance the reliab iabili ility y of the supply ly chain in through ugh stream eamlined lined and nd harmon

• nised

ised procedur

• cedures

es resulting ulting in in predic dictab able le movemen ents s of cargo rgo.

OSBPs s – Cont’d

Benef efits its to trade de



To develop velop better er operat ration ional al contr trols ls throug

• ugh shared

red and nd im improv

• ved

ed exchange change of in inform rmat ation ion among ng age genci ncies. es.



To im improv

• ve

e revenue enue collect llectio ions s at the border rder through ugh a faster er turn-ar around

• und tim

ime for trans nsport

• rters.

ers.

T yp ypes s of

• f OSBPs

Juxt xtap apose

• sed

d Model el

 One Stop Border Posts

Featu tures res of

• f th

the Juxt xtaposed aposed Mod

• del

el



Border rder exi xit t and nd ent ntry y formalit alitie ies s are conduc nducted ed in in the count ntry y of entry.



Generally nerally, , the preferr erred d model l wh where e bord rder er facili ilitie ies s already eady exis xist or where e a natural ral borde rder r lin ine e such ch as a riv iver er exi xits. ts.



Popular lar model el because cause each h countr ntry y main intain ains s a border rder facili ility.



Enc ncour

• urages

ages cross

• ss bord

rder er coope

• perat

ratio ion. n.

T yp ypes s of OSBPs s – Cont’d

One-Countr Country y Common

• n Facili

ility

Featu tures res of

• f th

the Juxt xtaposed aposed Mod

• del

el



Wholly lly locat cated ed on one sid ide e of the borde rder r but housing sing

• ffice

icers rs from both h sid ides es of the border rder. .



Work rkab able le where e there e is is suffici icien ent trust and cooper

• perat

ation ion betwee ween n countrie ntries. s.



In this is model, l, one count ntry y needs eds the authori

• rity

ty to carr rry y

• ut contr

ntrols

• ls in

in the host count ntry y and nd the host countr untry y should uld provid ide e a legal al framework work that allows

• ws forei

eign gn

• fficer

icers s to work k in in the host t countr untry. .

T ypes s of OSBPs s – Cont’d

Stradd ddle le Model el

Featu tures res of

• f th

the Ju Juxt xtaposed aposed Mod

• del

el



A s sin ingle gle buil ilding ding is is const nstructe ructed d across

• ss the border

rder lin ine



More e approp

• pri

riate ate where re the terrain rain is is flat



Appropriat

• priate

e for green en fie ield ld projec jects



Prom

• mot
• tes

es shari ring ng of resourc

• urces

es



Encourages

• urages rapport
• rt among

g officer icers s from

• m dif

ifferen ferent agencie ncies

“ Africa is a hippo economy; below the ea ears rs an and snor

• rt

t ap appe pear aring ing ab abov

• ve

e th the e wat ater er, , th ther ere i e is hu huge e untapped tapped potential”

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