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来源类型	Discussion Paper
规范类型	工作论文
ISBN	978-3-88985-679-1
	Can rules of origin in sub-Saharan Africa be harmonised? A political economy exploration
	Draper, Peter; Cynthia Chikura; Heinrich Krogman
发表日期	2016
出版年	2016
概述	Rules of origin are critical to any preferential trade agreement, determining which firms qualify to take advantage of negotiated concessions. The paper discusses recent developments and debates in Sub-Saharan trade negotiations and argues in favour of liberal rules of origin.
摘要	The number of preferential trade agreements has increased sharply over the past decade as a response to stagnant multilateral trade negotiations. Political economy features centrally in these negotiations, for instance in the context of the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), which resulted from the most extensive negotiations for a preferential trade agreement ever to take place in Africa. In this paper, we discuss the challenges of rule-oforigin harmonisation in this process, which is a critical element for any further integration initiative in the continent. In particular, we review different approaches to the formulation of rules of origin, determining which firms qualify to take advantage of negotiated concessions. We focus on the experiences of the three African regional economic communities (COMESA, EAC and SADC) that are busy merging into the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement (TFTA) and assess their potential for harmonisation, drawing also on the examples of similar efforts being made around the globe, such as for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Strict rules of origin – as implemented by the European Union and the United States – require strong state institutional capacities to implement them and for competitive firms to incur high compliance costs. These two conditions are absent in most African countries. We hence caution against adopting rules of origin for the South African model in the CFTA on the basis of their restrictive nature and the high level of institutional and organisational capacities required for implementing them. Furthermore, we argue that rigid approaches risk undermining the very objectives they seek to achieve, since – for the most part – Africa’s private sectors are comprised of small and informal enterprises that are illequipped to take advantage of rigorous rules of origin.
URL	https://www.die-gdi.de/en/discussion-paper/article/can-rules-of-origin-in-sub-saharan-africa-be-harmonised-a-political-economy-exploration/
来源智库	German Development Institute (Germany)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/499957
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Draper, Peter,Cynthia Chikura,Heinrich Krogman. Can rules of origin in sub-Saharan Africa be harmonised? A political economy exploration. 2016.

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