Extra-Ordinary Sectoral Council on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment starts in Arusha

Written on 07 February 2018. Posted in Press Release

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 7^th February, 2018:

An Extra-Ordinary Sectoral Council on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (SCTIFI) started at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania today.

The three-day meeting started with the Session of Senior Officials which ends today to be followed by the Session of Permanent/Principal Secretaries/Undersecretaries which will take place on Thursday, 8^th February, 2018. The meeting will conclude with the Session of Ministers or Cabinet Secretaries on Friday, 9^th February, 2018.

Among the items on the agenda of the Extra-Ordinary SCTIFI are the: Deliberation on the long standing Non-Tariff Barriers to trade; Consideration of the two positions of ad valorem of 35% and specific duty rate of tariffs for used clothing under AGOA Out of Cycle Review, and; Consideration of the Update on EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Project (MARKUP).

Also on the agenda of the meeting are the: Consideration of the EAC Trade and Investment Report 2016, and; adoption of the One Stop Border Posts (OSBP) Manual.

The meeting is being attended by delegates from all the six Partner States and officials from the EAC Secretariat.

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For more information, please contact:

Mr Owora Richard Othieno
Head, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Department
EAC Secretariat
Arusha, Tanzania
Tel: +255 784 835021
Email: OOthieno [at] eachq.org

About the East African Community Secretariat:

The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of five Partner States, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. 

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