Agritrade - CTAhttp://agritrade.cta.int/layout/set/custom_rss/Regions/ACP/All-ACPAgritrade - CTA2018-08-16T07:21:59Zhttp://agritrade.cta.int/en/Agriculture/Topics/WTO/Lack-of-Trade-Finance-a-Barrier-for-Developing-CountriesLack of Trade Finance a Barrier for Developing Countries2015-05-12T09:36:01Z
Roberto Azevêdo, sixth Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), argues that lack of capacity in the financial sector has a very sig...
http://agritrade.cta.int/en/Agriculture/Topics/ACP-regional-trade/New-COMESA-guidelines-on-merger-assessmentNew COMESA guidelines on merger assessment2015-01-28T10:33:15Z
COMESA Competition Commission (CCC), established by the Competition Regulations of COMESA ("Rules") which is responsible for promoting competition in the common market, published its guidelines on the application of the Regulation in order to "Provide guidance to the parties to contemplating or in the process of merging Within the Common Market. Under the regulations, the CCC "may, as regards trade between Member States, monitor, investigate, detect, conclusions or take steps to prevent hitting ban and / or penalize companies whose activities trade substantially restrict competition in the common market "(Article 8 of the Regulations).
http://agritrade.cta.int/en/Agriculture/Commodities/Horticulture/Financing-EU-food-and-feed-controls-Recent-developments-and-implications-for-the-ACPFinancing EU food and feed controls: Recent developments and implications for the ACP 2015-01-18T19:54:07Z
IntroductionThe OECD, in its publication ‘Non-tariff measures in agri-food trade: Improving policy coherence for development’ of January 2013, has...
http://agritrade.cta.int/en/Agriculture/Commodities/Sugar/ACP-sugar-exports-to-the-EU-and-the-future-of-co-refining-of-raw-cane-sugar-by-EU-beet-refinersACP sugar exports to the EU and the future of co-refining of raw cane sugar by EU beet refiners2014-12-17T15:34:14Z
SummaryIn the context of partial reforms of the EU sugar regime, continued quota ceilings on the production of sugar from beet have resulted in EU...
http://agritrade.cta.int/en/Fisheries/Topics/WTO-international-developments/WTO-framework-for-international-market-access-in-fisheries-and-aquacultureWTO framework for international market access in fisheries and aquaculture2014-10-12T13:33:03Z
Delegates from 11 countries participated in a joint workshop organised by FAO and Info-SAMAK, on a ‘WTO framework for international market access i...
http://agritrade.cta.int/en/Fisheries/Topics/Market-access/Emerging-issues-regarding-the-assessment-and-management-of-seafood-safety-and-qualityEmerging issues regarding the assessment and management of seafood safety and quality 2014-10-04T11:18:00Z
FAO has published a new technical paper on current practices and emerging issues in seafood safety and quality, including the changing regulatory f...
http://agritrade.cta.int/en/Agriculture/Topics/SPS-Food-safety/Increased-interceptions-of-harmful-organisms-overhang-some-ACP-horticultural-exports-to-the-EUIncreased interceptions of ‘harmful organisms’ overhang some ACP horticultural exports to the EU2014-09-29T10:03:17Z
In mid July 2014, the EC sent a warning letter to the national plant protection organisations (NPPOs) in eight countries, warning that “strict acti...
http://agritrade.cta.int/en/Agriculture/Commodities/General/World-prices-to-rise-faster-for-meat-dairy-and-fish-than-for-cereals-but-the-ACP-may-miss-outWorld prices to rise faster for meat, dairy and fish than for cereals – but the ACP may miss out2014-09-29T09:59:36Z
According to the latest annual OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook, growth rates in world prices for meat, dairy and fish (together with biofuels) will o...
http://agritrade.cta.int/en/Fisheries/Topics/EU-common-fisheries-policy/Call-on-the-EU-to-ban-subsidies-for-high-seas-fishingCall on the EU to ban subsidies for high seas fishing2014-10-08T12:04:48Z
The Global Ocean Commission (GOC), an initiative composed of 17 government and business leaders, called for an international governance system for...
http://agritrade.cta.int/en/Fisheries/Topics/Market-access/Tackling-IUU-through-trade-policy-The-EU-s-experienceTackling IUU through trade policy: The EU’s experience2014-10-08T12:01:13Z
The European Commission (DG Mare) has recently published an overview of the state of implementation of the EU IUU regulation by member states, the...