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100 _aDesta, Melaku Geboye
245 _aEC-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements and WTO compatibility : an experiment in North-South inter-regional agreements
260 _c2006
520 _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.
583 _c5/18/07
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942 _cA
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