Mombasa, Kenya Mombasa, Kenya 09/10 February 2010 09/10 February 2010 Eckart Naumann Associate: Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa (tralac.org) Rules of Origin for Fish and Fish Products Rules of Origin for Fish and Fish Products East Africa ACP Dialogue on Non Tariff Barriers within Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs)
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Mombasa, KenyaMombasa, Kenya09/10 February 201009/10 February 2010
Eckart Naumann
Associate: Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa (tralac.org)
Rules of Origin for Fish and Fish ProductsRules of Origin for Fish and Fish ProductsEast AfricaACP Dialogue on Non Tariff Barriers within Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs)
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Why Rules of Origin? A few basics
Rules of Origin (RoO) are the “fine print” of trade agreements
Primary purpose is to prevent trade deflection, or prevent “superficial”
operations from obtaining trade preferences
RoO can “make or break” exports, depending on the requirements specified
RoO often used to further protectionist policies
RoO can undermine and devalue duty free / quota free access
Fisheries a case in point?
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To start with... a few trade stats
Country EU Exports Chapter 3(EURO million)
EU Exports Chapter 16(EURO million)
2007 2008 2007 2008
Kenya 28,9 mil 35,6 mil 25,8 mil 29,7 mil
Mauritius 5,7 mil 3,8 mil 137 mil 178 mil
Madagascar 99 mil 95 mil 32 mil 23 mil
Uganda 96 mil 80 mil - -
Seychelles 19 mil 15 mil 140 mil 152 mil
Tanzania 127 mil 112 mil - -
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What EU RoO currently apply to East African States?