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ANNOUNCEMENT: SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE 5TH JOINT SACU WTO TRADE POLICY REVIEW
The 5th Joint SACU Trade Policy Review was held on 25-27 October 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland. SACU is reviewed every seven years with the previous review having taken place in November 2015. Its primary aim is to foster enhanced compliance among all Members with the rules, disciplines, and commitments established within different WTO Agreements.
Oral Hearing of the Arbitration Panel in the dispute between the EU and SACU regarding SACU's safeguard on frozen bone-in chicken cuts
SACU announced on the 8th December 2021, the establishment of an Arbitration Panel to hear the above dispute under the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
EU-SACU Arbitration Final Working Procedures
The proceedings will be conducted in accordance with the EU-SADC EPA and the Rules of Procedure for Dispute Avoidance and Settlement annexed to Decision N° 2/2019 of the EU-SADC EPA Joint Council (Rules of Procedure) as well as the present working procedures.