Scope of the African Continental Free Trade Area – Part A [2 of 9]
In terms of article 3 of the (Continental Free Trade) Agreement, the principal objective of the protocol on Trade in goods is to create a liberalised market across the continent.
In terms of article 3 of the (Continental Free Trade) Agreement, the principal objective of the protocol on Trade in goods is to create a liberalised market across the continent.
One of the Specific objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement is for State Parties to cooperate on customs matters and the implementation of trade facilitation measures (Article 4 of the Agreement). This Annex delves into the very heart of this objective.
In our concluding remarks for the Technical barriers to trade, we pointed out that no amount of Free Trade Concessions is worth the compromise on safety and quality.
The Protocol of Trade in Goods objectives is very much aligned and perhaps a subset of the Specific Objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area (See Article 4 of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement).
Theme 1 – (Bringing African Markets closer together by deepening economic integration)
The Continental Free Trade Area is actually a summation of several other collaborative institutions that African Countries have been part of…