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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9562
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Political agreement in Council on market access for ACP countries from 1 January - countries have one week to initial interim agreement leading to EPA

Brussels, 11/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - ACP (Africa, Caribbean, Pacific) countries which have not yet signed an interim agreement, compatible with WTO rules, with a view to concluding an economic partnership agreement (EPA) in 2008, have one week to do so. If they fail to do so, those which are not included among the least developed countries (LDCs) will, from 1 January 2008, come under the generalised system of preferences (GSP), which will involve customs duties. This system is much less...

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