The mid-year National Approvals Committee meeting was held in Cotonou, with several objectives. These ranged from reviewing drafts of some harmonized documents on both ECOWAS and UEMOA schemes, to reviewing the terms of reference for the ad-hoc committee set up to review the legal texts on the ETLS. ETLS NAC…Continue reading Mid Year Meeting of National Approvals Committees on the ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme.
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High-Level Experts Meeting on the ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme Gap Analysis
Based on the Gap Analysis previously carried out by USAID West Africa Trade Hub on the implementation of the ETLS, the experts meeting was aimed at developing a joint implementation plan for key recommendations towards enhancing free trade flow in the region.
ECOWAS-UEMOA Consultative Meeting on the two regional Liberalization Programmes (ETLS of ECOWAS and Community Preferential Tariff of UEMOA)
The Consultative meeting was held in Lome, Togo to review the difficulties and obstacles associated with the implementation of the two trade liberalization programmes, and to propose recommendations for harmonising and amending the legal texts governing the programmes of both institutions. CEDEAO-UEMOA Lome Mars 2011 FR ECOWAS-UEMOA Consultative Meeting lomé…Continue reading ECOWAS-UEMOA Consultative Meeting on the two regional Liberalization Programmes (ETLS of ECOWAS and Community Preferential Tariff of UEMOA)
2nd Annual ETLS National Approvals’ Committee Meeting.
The 2nd ETLS National Approvals’ Committee meeting was held in the Republic of Benin. The aim of the meeting was for participants to suggest measures to facilitate the approval process to ensure growth in intra-community trade and further trade liberalization. ETLS NAC Meeting Ouaga Dec 2010 EN ETLS NAC Meeting…Continue reading 2nd Annual ETLS National Approvals’ Committee Meeting.