1 / 13

UPDATE ON NTB ELIMINATION PROGRAM

UPDATE ON NTB ELIMINATION PROGRAM. Presentation by Kassim Omar Vice Chair NMC and National Chairman UCIFA 29 th April 2014 Protea Hotel. Key Achievements, Challenges and E merging Trends. Establishment and Mandate Host Ministry visa vie the Coordinating Ministry

lazaro
Download Presentation

UPDATE ON NTB ELIMINATION PROGRAM

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. UPDATE ON NTB ELIMINATION PROGRAM Presentation by Kassim Omar Vice Chair NMC and National Chairman UCIFA 29th April 2014 Protea Hotel

  2. Key Achievements, Challenges and Emerging Trends • Establishment and Mandate • Host Ministry visa vie the Coordinating Ministry • Articles 13 par 2 of the CUP 2005 • Establishment of NMC 2007-2008 • Regional For a- Entebbe 2008 • SCTIFI Approval of the TBP 2009 • 22nd meeting of Council

  3. Continued • Development of Legally Binding Enforcement mechanism • EAC Treaty 75 (1)- C and Article 75 (5) on elimination of NTBs

  4. Objective of NMCs • Identification • Monitoring • Elimination

  5. Definition • WTO and UNCTAD guidelines • EAC definition • Private Sector Perspective • Common Perceptions

  6. Examples of NTBs • Government participation in Trade • Restrictive trade practices • Prohibitive customs practices and procedures • Distribution constraints • Infrastructural constraints • Others

  7. Reasons for existence of NTBs • Protection of domestic industries and consumers • Safeguard measures against fiscal revenue loses • Safeguards on health, safety and security of human beings, animals and plants • Safeguards on environment • Safeguard of national Security

  8. Major Challenges • Identifying and classifying NTBS • Administrative / Institutional Measures • Legal and regulatory Laws • Infrastructural Pillars

  9. Key clusters Responsible • Ports Authorities • Revenue Authorities • OGAs • Private Sector

  10. Trade Corridors • Northern Corridor • Central Corridor

  11. Some Achievements • Reduction in the number of NTBs • Improved infrastructure • Reduction in cost of doing business • Establishment of the NRSE • Establishment of the IEF • Increased participation of Private Sector in EAC Negotiations

  12. Key Desires • Harmonization of Regulations and Policies in the EAC • Fast tracking the implementation of the Common market protocol • Fast tracking the full implementation of the Customs Union Protocol – SCT • Greater involvement of the media as disciples of change

  13. Thank you You should hate the sin but not the sinner

More Related