Brussels, 17/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - In Luxembourg on Monday, the General Affairs Council formally adopted the negotiating brief for economic partnership agreements with the 77 countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (except for South Africa, with which a trade agreement already exists) linked to the European Union by the Cotonou Agreement. The Commission's brief covers: - identification and reduction of non-tariff obstacles to imports from ACP countries; - gradual...