PURPOSE: to propose the provisional application of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States.
PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
CONTENT: the content of the Agreement is identical to that of the general Agreement. For details, please refer to the summary of the Commission’s initial proposal dated 18/03/2008.
To recall, this Agreement is essentially a trade and development cooperation agreement linking the Community and its Member States and the CARIFORUM States comprising:
§ Antigua and Barbuda,
§ The Commonwealth of the Bahamas,
§ Barbados,
§ Belize,
§ The Commonwealth of Dominica,
§ the Dominican Republic,
§ Grenada,
§ The Republic of Guyana,
§ Haiti,
§ Jamaica,
§ Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis,
§ Saint Lucia,
§ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
- The Republic of Suriname,
- The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.