2002 Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Agreement
BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA, THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO, THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND
PREAMBLE
THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA, THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO, THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND
RECOGNISING that the Customs Union Agreement concluded on 11 December 1969 no longer adequately caters for the needs of a customs union in the 21st century and should therefore be aligned with current developments in international trade relations;
BEARING IN MIND the decision of the Ministers responsible for Southern African Customs Union matters of 11 November 1994, mandating the Governments to re-negotiate the 1969 Southern African Customs Union Agreement;
AWARE that the implementation of the 1969 Agreement is hampered by a lack of common policies and common institutions;
RECOGNISING the importance of tariffs as instruments for the implementation of industrial development policy;
BEING desirous of determining and applying the same customs tariffs and trade regulations to goods imported from outside the Common Customs Area;
MINDFUL of the different levels of economic development of the Member States and the need for their integration into the global economy;
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations on global trade liberalization;
RECOGNISING the obligations of Member States in terms of existing regional trade arrangements and bilateral trade agreements;
BELIEVING that a dispute settlement mechanism will provide a mutually acceptable solution to problems that may rise between Member States;
2002 Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Agreement
BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA, THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO, THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND
PREAMBLE
THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA, THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO, THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND
RECOGNISING that the Customs Union Agreement concluded on 11 December 1969 no longer adequately caters for the needs of a customs union in the 21st century and should therefore be aligned with current developments in international trade relations;
BEARING IN MIND the decision of the Ministers responsible for Southern African Customs Union matters of 11 November 1994, mandating the Governments to re-negotiate the 1969 Southern African Customs Union Agreement;
AWARE that the implementation of the 1969 Agreement is hampered by a lack of common policies and common institutions;
RECOGNISING the importance of tariffs as instruments for the implementation of industrial development policy;
BEING desirous of determining and applying the same customs tariffs and trade regulations to goods imported from outside the Common Customs Area;
MINDFUL of the different levels of economic development of the Member States and the need for their integration into the global economy;
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations on global trade liberalization;
RECOGNISING the obligations of Member States in terms of existing regional trade arrangements and bilateral trade agreements;
BELIEVING that a dispute settlement mechanism will provide a mutually acceptable solution to problems that may rise between Member States;
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