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P romoting W est A frican T rade I ntegration (WATIP) Support to the Implementation of the ECOWAS FTA Borderless Alliance Conference, Abidjan May 21, 2015 Implemented by Amanda Bisong, Advisor Trade and Customs, GIZ STRUCTURE OF THE

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Promoting West African Trade Integration (WATIP)

Implemented by

Support to the Implementation of the ECOWAS FTA

Borderless Alliance Conference, Abidjan May 21, 2015

Amanda Bisong, Advisor Trade and Customs, GIZ

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This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by

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STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENTATION

  • INTRODUCTION – ETLS, CET, Trade

facilitation

  • CURRENT STATUS - Challenges
  • WATIP FOCUS
  • SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES
  • THE WAY FORWARD
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ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme

This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by

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ETLS created in 1975 focused on movement of Agricultural products & handicrafts. The Scheme was expanded in 1990 to include industrial products.

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ECOWAS Common External Tariff

This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by

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CATEGORY TARIFF NUMBER OF TARIFF LINES Category 0: Basic social goods 0% 85 Category 1: Basic Goods, Basic Raw Materials, Capital Goods and Specific inputs 5% 2146 Category 2: Inputs and intermediate goods 10% 1373 Category 3: Final Consumer Goods and Other products not classified elsewhere 20% 2166 Category 4: Specific Goods for Economic Development 35% 130

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Trade Facilitation

This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by

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Transparency Simplification

Harmonization Standardization

Trade Facilitation

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INTRA REGIONAL TRADE IN ECOWAS

This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by

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2008 2011 2013 000 million $ 19.184 23.44 27.221 5 10 15 20 25 30 000 million $

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NUMBER OF ETLS APPROVED PRODUCTS PER YEAR

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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Approved per year 148 131 186 416 Number of approved products 3589 3737 3868 4054 4470 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 Number of Approved products

Chart Title

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INTRA REGIONAL TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by

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CURRENT STATUS - Challenges

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  • Non tariff barriers in

intra-regional trade in agricultural products

  • Information for Traders,

Customs officers and customs agents on regional trade rules

  • Available data on trade

in agricultural products for policy input

  • Standards and

harmonisation of standards

IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL POLICY LEVEL

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WATIP’S SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

  • Accelerate the process of achieving a customs

union in West Africa

  • Developing a common trade policy
  • Facilitating the harmonisation of trade-related

policies (regulations) and statistical data

  • Disseminating trade-related information

This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by

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WATIP’S FOCUS

This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by

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Implementation

  • f the Free Trade

Area

Progression from an FTA to a Customs Union Efficient and Transparent processes Dispute settlement / channels to address grievances

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ACTIVITIES

This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by

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Sensitization activities on the ETLS & CET Encourage discussions and dialogue between partners

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ACTIVITIES

This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by

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Support the Commission in the implementation of regulations Specialized training courses to promote businesses in the region

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This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by

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THE WAY FORWARD

  • Making the processes more efficient. The need to review

and update the texts

  • More training and sensitization activities to be carried out

for key stakeholders

  • Need for buy-in of stakeholders especially political
  • stakeholders. Fostering trust between all parties
  • Data capture system for trade in agricultural products
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by

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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH GIZ Support Programme to the ECOWAS Commission P.O Box 5374, Area 10, Garki, Abuja/Nigeria www.giz.de Amanda Bisong Advisor Trade and Customs Amanda.bisong@giz.de