EPA TAPPS Events Roundup
Trade Fair in UMA
Useful documents:
Annex on Free Movement of persons
Annex on Free Movement of Workers
Annex On the Right of Establishment
Annex on the Right of Residence
CM Protocol
0000000391-Schedule on the Free Movement of Capital
0000000391-Schedule on Trade in Services
- District Officials training on integrating the National Trade Policy into the District Development Plans (25th- 26th August 2011);
The Ministry with support from EPA TAPSS trained 64 District Officials from 14 Districts in Western and South Western Uganda on how to integrate the National Trade Policy into their District Development Plans. The training was held at Hotel Margherita in Kasese District and participating districts were Buhweju, Buliisa, Budibugyo, Kabarole, Kanungu, Kyegegwa, Kyenjojo, Masindi, Mitoma, Mtoroko, Rubirizi, Kibale, Kiryandongo and Sheema. This brings the total number of districts countrywide trained to 74 and the district officials to 345.
- The 5th National Trade Sector Review Conference (9th / September/2011)
The Ministry with support from EPA TAPSS Programme held the 5th National Trade Sector Review Conference at Speke Resort Hotel Munyonyo. This year’s Conference focused on the theme; Growing Exports for Robust Economic Development and Transformation.
The objectives of the Conference were;
Update stakeholders on the status of progress on implementation of the recommendations made at the 4th NTSRC.
Identify and prioritize interventions to grow exports with focus on value added exports.
Identify and prioritize modalities for using cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as vehicles for increased production, value addition and export performance.
Make recommendations on future prospects and best approaches to harness the synergies between trade, industry and cooperatives to grow exports
- Private Sector Foundation Uganda International Trade Facilitation Expo 2011
The EPA TAPSS Programme supported PSFU to organise the expo as a platinum sponsor. It also took part in the expo and supported MTIC’s participation, shared a stall with the Ministry, UNBS and UEPB and attracted various visitors to the stall who received information on the kind of assistance the Programme and Ministry would offer them in terms of trade facilitation.
Training of the National Trade Negotiations Team (24th -26th October)
The EPA TAPSS Programme together with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, has completed a three – day training for the National Trade Negotiations team (NTNT).
The training which was opened by Hon. Amelia Kyambadde at Brisk Hotel, Jinja was important for equipping members of Uganda’s NTNT with adequate skills to handle trade negotiations in the various bilateral and multilateral negotiations the country is part of.
Uganda is involved in trade negotiations on a number of fronts. The main ones include deepening integration in the East African Community (EAC), European Union – EAC (EU-EAC) Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) negotiations, and broader integration under Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA), multilateral negotiations under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as well as bilateral negotiations on a continuous basis as new potential trade partners are identified. These negotiations are handled by the NTNT which was established in 2008.
The training covered planning and preparations for negotiations; the information and data requirements in trade negotiations; the conduct of negotiations; techniques and approaches and implementation of agreed outcomes.
Members of the NTNT are drawn from various Government Ministries and agencies, Academia and members of the Civil Society.
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