List of Approved Projects

P206-Marshall Islands

Trade Statistics

P205-Congo-CEMAC

Assistance technique pour la définition d’une méthodologie, la modélisation et l’évaluation de l’impact fiscal net de l’APE en Afrique Centrale

P204-COMESA

Common External Trade Policy

P203-Cameroon

Capacity Building Trade Negotiating and Trade Policies

P202-CEMAC

LT Trade Expert

P201-Congo-CEMAC

Formulation DOC

P200-Jamaica Trade

Revision of Jamaica’s National Trade Policy

P199-Mauritius

Support to enhance the capacity of the the Investigating Authority (IA) of Mauritius on trade remedy investigations and development of relevant software tools needed by the Authority

P198-CARIFORUM

CARIFORUM Mutual Recognition Agreements: Engineers

P197-CARIFORUM

CARIFORUM Mutual Recognition Agreements: Architects

P196-CEAAC

Assistance à la Région Afrique centrale – Financement d’un expert en stratégie de négociations commerciales en qualité de Point Focal Afrique Centrale à Bruxelles

P195-ALL ACP

REC Institutional Capacity Building Training Programme

P194-SADC

Technical Assistance to the SADC Secretariat to enhance regional integration and harmonization and consumer policy in the SADC Member States

P193-COMESA

Technical Assistance to support the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) configuration on EPA Negotiations

P192-PIFS

Technical Assistance for Needs Assessments for Interim and Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation in Pacific-ACP States

P191-PIFS

Building Aid for Trade Capacity in Pacific – ACP Countries

P190-Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Workshop for Kenyan Diplomats on Trade Policy, Regional Integration, Investment Strategies and Negotiations

P189-CEMAC EPA Negotions

Financement de la participation des experts et négociateurs d’Afrique centrale à la ronde de relance des négociations de l’APE Afrique Centrale-Union européenne Janvier 2011

P188-ALL ACP

Study on moving the EPA process forward from an ACP perspective.

P187-ALL ACP

Workshop on Trade.Com Best Practices

P186-ACP Sugar Group

Drafting of a study (modelling component) on the trade implications for ACP countries of various proposed and possible changes to the sugar regime following direct reform of the regime or indirect changes brought about by trade agreements with third countries)

P185-All ACP

Technical Assistance for the organization of ACP and ACP - EU Joint Ministerial Trade Committee Meetings

P184-Barbados

Barbados - Training Programme on EPA-Related Project Preparation for the Barbados EPA Implementation Unit

P183-Kenya

Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Training Workshop for Kenyan Officials on Trade Policy, Negotiations and Investment Strategies

P182-Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce – Study on trade opportunities under EPA for the private sector in Trinidad and Tobago

P181-Grenada

Training Programme for the Grenada EPA Implementation Unit

P178-Mauritius

Mauritius - Trade Remedy Investigating Authority

P177-MSG

Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG): Traditional Knowledge Development - Treaty

P176-CEEAC

CEEAC - Ronde de Négociations

P175-CARIFORUM

CARIFORUM - MRA Architects and MRA Engineers

P173-SWAZILAND

Technical Assistance to the Swaziland Competition Commission

P172-UGANDA

Uganda - Technical Assistance for the Design of an Investment and Trade Information System (ITIS)

P171-All ACP

Experts’ workshop on ACP Agricultural Trade & CAP Reform with special reference to Sugar

P170-BURUNDI

Burundi - Atelier en matière juridique de l’O.M.C dans le but d’améliorer la formulation des politiques commerciales, les négociations des APEs et la mise en œuvre de l'union douanière et du marché commun de l’EAC.

p169-CROSQ

Feasibility study for a regional training programme at the CROSQ Secretariat

P167-Mauritius

The Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI): Study on the electronic submission of trade documents

P166-ECOWAS

ECOWAS: Technical Assistance to the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the Implementation of a Regional Competition Authority and Regulations to Facilitate the Functioning of the Competition Authority

P165-ECOWAS

ECOWAS / CEDEAO: Technical Assistance to Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Secretariat in the EPA services negotiations with the European Union. Component 1: English; Component 2: French

P164-MALAWI

Malawi: Facilitating Trade in Exports of Fish Products

P163-COMOROS

Comoros: Developing a trade development strategy for 2010-2015

P162-UGANDA

Diagnostic Study on Strengthening the Services Sector in Uganda

P161-MSG

Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG): Study on the Implementation of the MSG Trade Agreement (MSGTA) and Roadmap for Future Integration

P160-Barbados

Study to assess the export readiness of Barbadian services providers in the context of the EU

P159-ALL ACP

Regional GI Workshop to be held in Cape Town (South Africa)

P157-Cameroon

Regional GI Workshop to be held in Douala (Cameroun)

P156-Trinidad and Tobago

Regional GI Workshop to be held in Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)

P155-CAPA

Facilitating a fair-trade label for aquaculture fish products and exports in Africa - CAPA. Component 1: impact study. Component 2: Manual

P154-ZIMBABWE

Developing and Strengthening the National Legislative Framework to Support Quality Standards in Zimbabwe

P153-CARIFORUM

Developing a fair-trade certification label for sugar exports from the CARIFORUM Region

P152-NAMIBIA

Enhancing the capacity of the Namibia Competion Commission

P151-ALL ACP

ALL ACP GI CONFERENCE

P150-PIFS

PIFS, Technical Assistance to support Pacific ACP States (PACPS) to prepare or revise their trade in goods market access offers for the purpose of EPA negotiations. Component 1: HS Conversions and gathering 2006-2008 Trade Data; component 2: Updating the Data Tool and Training; Component 3: Regional Wshop

P149-HAITI

HAITI, Support to the Bureau de Coordination et de Suivi des Accords de la CARICOM, de l’OMC et de la ZLEA for the establishment of schedules of commitments on trade in services and investment for Haiti in the framework of the CARIFORUM-EC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

P148-SEYCHELLES

Seychelles - Fair Trading Commission

P147-OECS

OECS A study on the policy options for a Trade Facilitation architecture required for the establishment of the OECS Economic Union

P146-LIBERIA

LIBERIA, Developing the capacity of the Liberia Chamber of Commerce (LCC) and Private sector for Trade Policy Negotiations and implementation

P145-BOTSWANA

BOTSWANA, An Analysis of the Regulatory Regimes, Statistical Data and Market Opportunities for Specific Services Sectors in SADC under SADC Protocol on Trade in Services

P144-FWACC

FWACC - Capacity Building

P143-PIPSO

PIPSO - Enhancing Capacity

P142-SADC

SADC, Developing the Institutional Capacity of the SADC Tribunal

P141-SADC

SADC, Technical Assistance for a Programme Manager and Capacity Building for the EPA Units of the SADC Secretariat and member countries.

Component 2: Trade Information Centre

P140-ZIMBABWE

CZI, Enhancing Analytical and Institutional Capacity of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries
Component 1: Training;

P138-CEEAC

CEEAC, Urgent deployment in Brussels of a Trade negotiations strategy Expert for the CEAAC.

P137-BOTSWANA

BOTSWANA, An Analysis of the Regulatory Regimes, Statistical Data and Market Opportunities for Specific Services Sectors in the EU under EPA

P136-SADC

SADC, Technical Assistance to Draft Competition Laws for Countries in the SADC Region

P135-HAITI

HAITI - Assistance technique à l’élaboration pour les sous-secteurs respectifs de l’agro-industrie et de l’art visuel et de l’artisanat d’une stratégie nationale concertée à long terme de renforcement et de diversification de la base de production et d’exportation, assortie d’un plan d’action à mettre en œuvre dans la perspective de l’implantation des APE.

P134-CONGO DRC

CONGO DRC, Appui à la mise en place d’un Centre de Recherche et d’Analyse des Statistiques Commerciales (CRASCOM)

P133-CONGO DRC

CONGO DRC, Appui à la révision des lois et réglementations commerciales en RDC

P132-ECOWAS

ECOWAS - Training on Legal Aspects of Trade Policy for West Africa

P131-ALL ACP

Organisation of a meeting for ACP Chief Negotiators to address the state of play of the EPA negotiations

P130-ACP SUGAR GROUP

ASSISTANCE FOR THE LDC EBA SUGAR GROUP TO DECIDE ON NEW INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE NEW SUGAR IMPORT PROVISIONS

P129-COMESA

COMESA - Support for the ESA Business Forum on the sidelines of the signing of the ESA – EC Interim Agreement

P128-MADAGASCAR

MADAGASCAR - Etude juridique des textes de l'APE intérimaire pour le ministère du commerce de Madagascar.

P127-ALL ACP

P127 - ACP Delegations in Geneva - Attendance of Representative to WTO Meeting in Delhi

P126-AU

AU - EPA Coordination Meeting 22-23 July, Gaboione – Funding for Brussels based participants

P125-AU

AU - EPA Coordination Meeting 22-23 July, Gaboione – Funding for Brussels based participants

P124-SIERRA LEONE

SIERRA LEONE - Technical assistance to the Sierra Leone Bureau of Standards to address issues in Metrology

P123-BELIZE

BELIZE - Institutional Strengthening of the Belize Bureau of Standards

P112-CONGO

CONGO - Assistance technique auprès du Ministère du Commerce, de la Consommation, et des Approvisionnements (MCCA) de la République du Congo

P121-ST VINCENT & GRENADINES

ST VINCENT & GRENADINES - Capacity Building Training for proper Management, Regulation, Control and Supervision of the Financial Services Industry - IFSA

P120-BURUNDI

BURUNDI - Révision de la réglementation relative au commerce des services au Burundi

P119-DJIBOUTI

DJIBOUTI - Elaboration d’une stratégie nationale de développement du commerce (2010-2015)

P118-DJIBOUTI

DJIBOUTI -Programme de renforcement des capacités commerciales de Djibouti pour l’exportation des produits de la pêche

P117-ALL ACP

ACP GENEVA - Preparatoty Session for Aid for Trade

P116-JAMAICA

JAMAICA - Capacity Building Impact Assessement on Free Trade Agreement

P115-LIBERIA

LIBERIA - Assistance to WTO accession process

P114-HAITI

HAITI - Needs assessment for the Ministry of Commerce

P113-ALL ACP

ACP GROUP - ACP-EU joint Ministerial Meeting

P112-SENEGAL

SENEGAL - Assistance technique pour le renforcement des capacités techniques et analytiques de l’Université Cheikh Anta DIOP

P111-MAURITIUS

MAURITIUS - Technical assistance to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation to update IP legislation and build the capacity of officials for the enforcement of IPRs in Mauritius

P110-CAPE VERDE

CAPE VERDE - Technical assistance to facilitate Customs Reforms

P109-CARICOM

CARICOM - Technical assistance to the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality for the appointment of a Technical Expert in Metrology (CROSQ)

P108-MAURITIUS

MAURITIUS - Assessment of schedule Commitments on Finances & Telecommunication sectors

P107-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Technical assistance for capacity building of the Comisión Reguladora de Prácticas Desleales en el Comercio y Medidas de Salvaguardias (“National Commission of Unfair Trade Practices and Safeguard Measures”)

P106-JAMAICA

JAMAICA - Needs Assessment mission

P105-NAMIBIA

NAMIBIA - Attendance of Finance Expert to meeting in Windhoek

P104-ALL ACP

BANANA GROUP - Geneva & Brussels meetings

P103-PNG

PNG - Analysis and Strategies to remove impediments to PNG import and export businesses

P102-COMESA

COMESA - Organization of a Regional Seminar to support the ESA Group of States in on-going ESA-EC EPA negotiations on trade in services

P101-COMESA

COMESA - Financing the participation of Ambassadors in selected Training Courses for ESA countries in preparing schedules of commitments for the EPA services negotiations

P100-COMESA

COMESA - Workshop aimed at Sensitizing key stakeholders from Member States on the benefits of the Custom Union to be launched in May 2009

P99-CARICOM

CARICOM - Caricom Competition Commission - Assignment of experts on Competition Policy for detailed discussions and briefings with Judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice and for training of Commissioners

P98-CEEAC

CEEAC- Séminaire sur les obstacles à l’intégration régionale dans les domaines tels que la Concurrence, le Commerce des Services, les Droits de Propriété Intellectuelle, les Investissements et l’Aide aux Négociations de l’APE

P97-CEEAC

CEEAC - Déploiement urgent d’un expert en politique commerciale auprès de la CEEAC

P96-SADC

Seminar on legal aspects of trade policy and multilateral trade negotiations for the SADC region

P95-ALL ACP

All ACP - 11th Ministerial Conference on Sugar

P94-ZAMBIA

ZACCI - Enhancing Institutional and Analytical Capacity of the Zambia Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry – ZACCI

P93-ZAMBIA

ZAMBIA - Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry in intellectual property

P92-MALAWI

MALAWI - Review, Analysis and Drafting where appropriate of Malawi’s trade and trade related legislation, regulations and procedures for WTO compliance

P91-CEMAC

CEMAC - Financement de réunions de négociations APE entre l’Afrique Centrale et l’Union Européenne, Libreville-Gabon février 2009

P90-ALL ACP

All ACP - Financing the Participation of 12 ACP Ministers in the Meeting of ACP Ministers and the EC Commissioner of Trade- Realising Development Dimensions of EPAs

P89-ECOWAS

ECOWAS - Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) - Developing Fair Trade Cotton for Industry & Exports in the ECOWAS Region

P88-All ACP

All ACP & ComSec - Support to Meeting between ACP Ministers and the EC Commissioner of Trade- Realising Development Dimensions of EPAs

P87-All ACP

ACP Geneva - Attendance of Geneva Mission's representative to Brussels Meeting in January 2009

P86-Addis Ababa University

Technical Assistance to the Law Faculty of the University of Addis Ababa in Support of Ethiopia WTO Accession Process

P85-Uganda TRIPS

Technical Assistance to the Uganda Ministry of Trade in the area of Intellectual Property Rights

P84-SADC TBT Guidelines

Developing and Meeting Technical Regulations and Standards for Enhanced  Export Competitiveness in the SADC Region

P82-Djibouti

Capacity Building to Djibouti in the area of trade to Enhance Fishery Exports 

P81- African Union

Funding of AUC activities on the Development of a Model EPA for African Regions/Countries

P79-COMESA

Technical assistance to the COMESA Secretariat for the appointment of a trade expert to perform the functions of Chief Technical Adviser to the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) configuration for the EPA negotiations

P78-All ACP

Seminar on legal aspects of the trade policy and the regional and multilateral trade negotiations

P77-SADC

Capacity Building and Technical Assistance to Regional Competition Authorities in the SADC Region

P76-Central African Republic

Assistance à la République Centrafricaine pour la conduite de la présidence tournante de la CEMAC

P75-Belize (CAPA)

Enhancement of national Sanitary and Phytosanitary capacity

P74-Seychelles

Review of Laws and Regulations of Seychelles affecting trade in services to bring them into conformity with WTO requirements

P73-CARIFORUM

Public education Video, featuring narrative and animation, of the opportunities for the Caribbean business community of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the CARIFORUM States and the EU

P72-ACP Secretariat

Logistical and technical support to ACP Banana Group for its participation in the oral hearing organized in framework of the Appeal procedures in the disputes WT/DS27.

P70-Seychelles

The establishment of an Office of Fair Trade in the Seychelles.

P69-Congo

Réalisation d’une étude d’impact d'un APE Afrique Centrale/EU sur l’économie congolaise en utilisant un modèle d’équilibre général calculable dynamique.

P68-ACP(COMESA)

Preparation of a generic Training Manual as a guide to the preparation of schedules of commitments in the Services sector.

P67-COMESA

Training courses for ESA countries in preparing schedules of commitments for the EPA services negotiations – French-speaking countries.

P66-COMESA

Training courses for ESA countries in preparing schedules of commitments for the EPA services negotiations – English-speaking countries.

P65- St Vincent and the Grenadines

Establishment of a Conformity Assessment program for proper monitoring/inspection of goods traded.

P64-PIFS

Pacific Regional Action Plan for Traditional Knowledge Development.

P63-Guyana

Improving Public-Private Coordination in Trade Negotiations and Implementation & Capacity Building in Exploiting Trade Opportunities.

P62-ACP

Ad hoc Support to ACP Delegations in Geneva in the Context of the WTO DOHA Development Agenda (DDA) Negotiations, 2007 – Phase II (see P30 above).

P53-Mauritius

Study on Trade Related Issues in the context of the Economic Partnership Agreement Negotiations.

P52-Lesotho

Trade in Services Negotiation Support and Capacity Building.

P51-Sierra Leone

Enhancing Institutional and Analytical Capacity for Trade of the Sierra Leone Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture – SLCCIA.

P50-Niger

Updating EPAs Impact Assessment Study on the economy of Niger of 2004.

P49-EAC

Technical Assistance to the Eastern African Community in the context of the EPA Negotiations

P47-Cape Verde

Support Cape Verde’s Post-Accession to the World Trade Organisation.

P45-SAME

Lifting German ban on kava exports – follow-up actions (see P7 above).

P44-Dominican Republic

Support to participation of “Consejo Latinoamericano de Estudiosos del Derecho Internacional y Comparado, Capitulo Republica Dominicana” (COLADIC-RD) into the Regional Round of the Elsa Moot Court Competition on World Trade Organisation Law.

P43-Guyana

Development of an agricultural diversification export strategy for Guyana’s agricultural sector.

P42-EAC

Improving Eastern African Community's private sector participation in regional trade policy process.

P31-Seychelles

Strengthening of the Human and Institutional Capabilities in the Implementation of and Negotiation of WTO Agreements and EPA implementation (inclusive of the Development of an Effective Trade Policy for the Seychelles).

P30-ACP

Ad hoc Support to ACP Delegations in Geneva in the Context of the DDA Negotiations 2007.

P29-OECS

Legislative Drafting Services For Trade Negotiations and Policy Formulation.

P27-ACP

Legal assistance to the ACP Group of banana producing and exporting countries in the context of the 2007 WTO dispute on bananas.

P26-Mali

Study on trade in services in the context of EPA negotiations.

P25-Swaziland

WTO/EPA National Trade Capacity Building Program for the Kingdom of Swaziland.

P24-Sao Tome

Assistance to the Republic of Sao Tome e Principe in its WTO Accession process.

P18-Uganda

Capacity building in Customs laws and procedures through training for the Uganda Revenue Authority.

P17-ECCAS

Support to EPA negotiations and to the deepening of regional integration among ECCAS members

P16-ECCAS

Consolidating Human Resources and Institutional Capacity of the Trade and Customs Directorate of ECCAS.

P15-Swaziland

Comprehensive EPA Impact Assessment and Sustainability Study for the Kingdom of Swaziland.

P14-OAPI

Capacity Building in Support of the African Intellectual Property Organisation in the implementation of the system of plant variety protection.

P13-Cameroon

Needs analysis for Trade-related technical assistance for the Republic of Cameroon.

P12-Ghana

Capacity Building project to enhance the competitiveness of the Pharmaceutical industry in Ghana, in line with the WTO TRIPS Agreement.

P10-CEMAC

Urgent posting of a trade expert within the CEMAC.

P8-Papua New Guinea

Technical assistance on International Trade Law and Intellectual Property to Sub-Committee on Import and Export Monitoring.

P7-SAME

Samoa Association of Manufacturers & Exporters-Lifting German ban on Kava exports.

P6-Zanzibar

Creating an enabling environment for poverty reduction though trade and development.

P5-Guinea Bissau

Needs analysis for Trade-related technical assistance for Guinea-Bissau.

P4-Mauritius

Study on the Development of the Services Sector and Services Negotiations under the Economic Partnership Agreement.

P3-ESAMI

Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute-ESAMI Staff capacity building in ‘Trade policy formulation and international trade negotiations’.

P2-OECS&CARICOM

Long term training capacity to build technical human resource capacity within the OECS and selected CARICOM countries to undertake effective trade policy formulation and implementation.

P1-WEAMU

Assistance on the implementation of the common trade policy review mechanism (TPRM) of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WEAMU)