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Promoting West African Trade Integration (WATIP)
Implemented by
Support to the Implementation of the
ECOWAS FTA Borderless Alliance Conference, Abidjan
May 21, 2015
Amanda Bisong, Advisor Trade and Customs, GIZ
This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by
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STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENTATION
• INTRODUCTION – ETLS, CET, Trade
facilitation
• CURRENT STATUS - Challenges
• WATIP FOCUS
• SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES
• THE WAY FORWARD
ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme
This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by
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ETLS created in 1975 focused on movement of Agricultural products &
handicrafts.
The Scheme was expanded in 1990 to include industrial products.
ECOWAS Common External Tariff
This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by
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CATEGORY TARIFF NUMBER OF
TARIFF LINES
Category 0: Basic social goods 0% 85
Category 1: Basic Goods, Basic Raw
Materials, Capital Goods and Specific
inputs
5% 2146
Category 2: Inputs and intermediate
goods
10% 1373
Category 3: Final Consumer Goods and
Other products not classified elsewhere
20% 2166
Category 4: Specific Goods for Economic
Development
35% 130
Trade Facilitation
This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by
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TransparencySimplification
Harmonization Standardization
Trade Facilitation
INTRA REGIONAL TRADE IN ECOWAS
This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by
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2008 2011 2013
000 million $ 19.184 23.44 27.221
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NUMBER OF ETLS APPROVED PRODUCTS PER YEAR
This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Approved per year 148 131 186 416
Number of approved
products3589 3737 3868 4054 4470
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INTRA REGIONAL TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by
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CURRENT STATUS - Challenges
This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by
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• Non tariff barriers in intra-regional trade in agricultural products
• Information for Traders, Customs officers and customs agents on regional trade rules
• Available data on trade in agricultural products
for policy input
• Standards and harmonisation of
standards
IMPLEMENTATION
LEVELPOLICY LEVEL
WATIP’S SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
• Accelerate the process of achieving a customs union in West Africa
• Developing a common trade policy
• Facilitating the harmonisation of trade-related policies (regulations) and statistical data
• Disseminating trade-related information
This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by
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WATIP’S FOCUS
This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by
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Implementation of the Free Trade
Area
Progression from an FTA to a Customs
Union
Efficient and Transparent processes
Dispute settlement / channels to
address grievances
ACTIVITIES
This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by
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Sensitization activities on the ETLS & CET
Encourage discussions and dialogue between partners
ACTIVITIES
This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by
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Support the Commission in the implementation of regulations
Specialized training courses to promote businesses in the
region
This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by
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THE WAY FORWARD
• Making the processes more efficient. The need to review
and update the texts
• More training and sensitization activities to be carried out
for key stakeholders
• Need for buy-in of stakeholders especially political
stakeholders. Fostering trust between all parties
• Data capture system for trade in agricultural products
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
This project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Implemented by
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
GIZ Support Programme to the ECOWAS Commission
P.O Box 5374, Area 10, Garki, Abuja/Nigeria
www.giz.de
Amanda Bisong
Advisor Trade and Customs