15th Meeting of the Sectoral Council on Agriculture and Food Security concludes in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 28th March 2022: The 15th Sectoral Council on Agriculture and Food Security (SCAFS) concluded on Friday 25th March 2022 at the Four Points by Sheraton in Dar es salaam, Tanzania. 

The 5-day meeting was convened to consider matters related to EAC regional food and nutrition security; progress in the implementation of previous council and sectoral council directives; implementation of the EAC CAADP programme; harmonization of farm inputs; livestock, fisheries and aquaculture development; and resource mobilization to support Agriculture Interventions among others. 

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Assembly passes motion in support of Members privileges, wants outstanding emoluments immediately settled

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East African Legislative Assembly, Arusha, February 17th, 2021: The EALA late yesterday urged the EAC Council of Ministers to direct the EAC Secretariat to pay all outstanding emoluments to Members (and staff) within seven days.  In contravention of this, the Assembly intends to seek justice at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ). At the same time, the Assembly wants the EAC to pay attention to the numerous decisions already passed by the Council of Ministers, saying various such decisions and deliberations that concern the welfare of Members and staff often went unmet. This, the Assembly states, is to avoid future situations including imminent audit queries.    

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H. E The Ambassador (R) receives a token from the President of the Court (L)

EU Ambassador to Tanzania pays a courtesy call to the President of the Court and pledges further cooperation

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East African Court of Justice, 8th October 2020:  His Excellency the Ambassador who was on an official tour to EAC Secretary General found it very important to understand the Court’s mandate and its operations as a judicial Organ of the Community contributing to the regional integration process. The President of the Court Hon Justice Dr Emmanuel Ugirashebuja welcomed and commended the Ambassador for the visit and informed him of the good relationship with the EU Court of Justice on capacity building program which is now a practice of the Court, all new appointed Judges attend the program to learn and share the international Courts’ standards, skills and experiences. 

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Online Tariff Book

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All import and export commercial transactions require commodities or products on Customs Declarations to be classified according to an appropriate Customs Tariff Code. The tariff code is directly linked to the rate of duty payable on that commodity. Classification operates as part of the international Harmonised Commodity and Coding System, under the WCO Harmonised System Convention. For the classification of the goods into a Customs Tariff, there are six (6) fundamental rules, the General Rules of Interpretation (GRI). You can read further information on the GRI here.

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