Press Release: EU strikes a comprehensive trade deal with East African Community

Negotiators from the EU and the East African Community (EAC) finalised on the 16 October 2014 a new comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between both regions.

The agreement will provide legal certainty for businesses and open a long-term perspective for free and unlimited access to the EU market for products from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Trade: Policy: Countries and regions: East African Community (EAC) http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/regions/eac/

European Commission: DG Trade: Policy: Countries and regions: Development: Economic partnerships http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/development/economic-partnerships/

Website: East African Community (EAC) http://www.eac.int/

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