CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

• CARIFORUM-EU EPA Full Legal Agreement (as appeared in the Official Journal of the EU)

EPA Text in Sections (as prepared by the OTN of CARICOM Secretariat)

• Full Text of the Agreement
• Protocol I – Definition of the Concept of “Originating Products”
• Protocol II – Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters
• Protocol III – Cultural Cooperation
• Annex I – Export Duties
• Annex II – Customs Duties on Product Originating in CARIFORUM States
• Annex III – Customs Duties on Product Originating in EC Party
• Appendix 1 to Annex III – Schedule of Tariff Liberalisation for CARIFORUM States
• Appendix 2 to Annex III – Tariff Rate Quota for Milk Power in Dominican Republic
• Annex IV – List of Commitments on Investment and Trade in Services
• Annex V – Enquiry Points (Information to Investors and Service Suppliers)
• Annex VI – Covered Procurements
• Annex VII – Means of Procurement
• CARIFORUM Exclusions List (CARIFORUM States are not obligated to remove or reduce duties on the following products imported from Europe)
• Final Act (including Joint Declarations – Development Cooperation, Bananas, Used Goods, Rice, Reallocation of Undelivered Quantities under the Sugar Protocol)
• The Information Sheet from the DG Trade of the Economic Commission
• “TradeWins – Overview of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA” (Caribbean Export publication)
• EPA At a Glance……. (Office of Trade Negotiations publication)

Summary Documents of Provisions and Issues of the EPA (as prepared by the OTN of the CARICOM)

• Agriculture and Fisheries
• Rules of Origin
• Customs and Trade Facilitation
• Interpreting the Schedule of Tariff Liberalization for CARIFORUM States
• Services and Investment Chapter
• Guide on Interpreting the Services Commitments
• Tourism Services Provisions
• Professional Services Provisions
• Cultural Services Provisions
• Trade-Related Issues (including Competition, Innovation and Intellectual Property, Public Procurement, Environment, Social Aspects, and Protection of Personal Data)
• Public Procurement
• Legal and Institutional Issues
• Most-Favoured Nation Provision
• Special and Differential Treatment Provisions