EC/Eastern and Southern Africa States (ESA) agreement: interim agreement establishing a framework for Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
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With the European Parliament.
Last active 17 Jan 2013
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What this bill does
In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.
Approves an interim trade agreement setting rules for economic partnership and future trade cooperation between the EU and several Eastern and Southern African states.
Who it affects
It affects trade between the EU and Madagascar, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Zimbabwe, Zambia and other Eastern and Southern African partner states. It also affects exporters, importers, and sectors covered by goods, services, customs, and trade rules.
Core of the proposal
- Creates a framework for a future Economic Partnership Agreement with Eastern and Southern Africa.
- Opens progressive, asymmetrical trade liberalisation consistent with WTO rules.
- Sets areas for later negotiation: goods, rules of origin, customs, SPS, TBT, agriculture, and services.
- Provides dispute-settlement rules and an EPA Committee to administer the agreement.
Key provisions
- Takes effect
- Provisional application began on 14 May 2012; entry into force is pending.
- Transitional law
- The agreement was signed subject to conclusion and has been provisionally applied since 14 May 2012 pending entry into force.
Latest update
10 Jul 2026The most recent development in this bill's progress.
European Parliament → European Parliament
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Documents
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