00836nam a2200097Ia 450000500170000010000250001724501220004226000090016452005470017358300180072020260716043810.0  aDesta, Melaku Geboye  aEC-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements and WTO compatibility : an experiment in North-South inter-regional agreements  c2006  aIntroduces EPAs as currently envisaged on the bases of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement and the latest developments in the negotiations.  Discusses the meaning of the commitment to WTO compatibility, the reasons behind this commitment and the relevant WTO rules against which compliance is to be judged.  Explains the different configuration options, assesses the implications of each on the legal and trade interests of the parties and suggests alternatives on how to make North-South regional agreements in general, and EPAs in particular.  c5/18/07kJOYD