Interim Agreement with a View to an - Official Documents
Interim Agreement with a View to an - Official Documents Interim Agreement with a View to an - Official Documents
B. EPA Regional Fund: areas of assistance The EPA regional fund is an instrument which was created by and for Central Africa, which thus determines the details of its use and its organisation, and its key areas of action as set out in the table below: All measures set out below must be compatible with the objectives of points 3 and 4. Key areas Examples of types of activities 1- Development 1.1. Support for improving the integrated sub-regional communication of basic regional network (roads, inland waterways, railways, promotion of ports, dry ports infrastructure and airports) 1.2. Support for developing hydroelectric infrastructure in the area, interconnection of electricity grids 1.3. Interconnection of Member States' telecommunications networks, particularly by improving ICT infrastructure 1.4. Support for evaluating the costs of basic infrastructure 2- Agriculture and 2.1. Support for improving productivity (seed programme, research and food safety at dissemination) regional level 2.2. Development of agro-industries 2.3. Improvement in trade in agricultural products 2.4. Support for the implementation of a regional common agricultural policy 3- Industry, 3.1. Support for the development of processing industries (timber, cotton, diversification leather, meat, fish, other agricultural products, hydrocarbons, mines, etc.) and competitiveness 3.2. Support for reducing supply-side constraints of economies in 3.3. Support for the development of tourism conjunction with regional 3.4. Financing of research and development development 3.4.1. Evaluation and use of appropriate technologies 3.4.2. Harmonisation of research and innovation policies (universities, public and private research institutes and centres, institutes of technology, vocational schools, etc.) 3.4.3. Support for capacity building in the use of ITC 3.4.4. Support for research institutes 3.4.5. Support for the development of the pharmacopeia and the pharmaceutical industry 3.4.6. Support for technology transfer, particularly by means of partnerships 72
etween businesses 3.5. Support for the programme identifying economic potential 3.5.1. Identification and promotion of the region's products and services (agrifood sectors, tourism, mines, business services: management, accounting, interpreting, banks, informatics, insurance, etc.) 3.5.2. Creation of specialised training centres for new occupations and high added-value occupations (secondary processing of timber, textiles and clothing) 3.5.3. Support for the development of business incubators 3.6. Competitiveness / modernisation programme for businesses with high potential 3.6.1. Support for drafting and implementing national and regional strategies to promote and consolidate competitiveness 3.6.2. Support for improving the regional modernisation programme: programme to support and strengthen business competitiveness (PARCE), support for intangible investment (e.g.: marketing strategies), business diagnostics programme and market analysis (modernisation plans and financing of these plans), technical and technological support, support for obtaining quality certification (e.g.: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000), support for facilitating CA exports with respect to private standards (EUREPGAP, etc.) 3.6.3. Support for carrying out the study on factor cost in the industrial sector in Central Africa 3.6.4 Support for the processing of agricultural products and of natural resources with strong export potential 3.6.5. Consolidation of "quality" infrastructures (laboratories) in support of exports – Support for the introduction of a regional accreditation and metrology system – Harmonisation of national standards at regional level. 3.6.6. Improvement of packaging, traceability and storage operations. 3.6.7 Creation of technical centres for national and regional occupations 3.6.8. Development of a network of auditors to support businesses in the certification process and laboratories in the accreditation process. 3.6.9. Loans for adapting productive infrastructure (EIB, ADB, CASDB) 3.7. Support for the protection of intellectual property rights, including 1 : – Development of a register of trademarks and products with designation of origin and promotion of these products – Support for development of a marking indicating origin 1 Central Africa will be consulting an expert from the African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI) to determine the type of support it needs. 73
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etween businesses<br />
3.5. Support for the programme identifying economic potential<br />
3.5.1. Identification <strong>an</strong>d promotion of the region's products <strong>an</strong>d services (agrifood<br />
sec<strong>to</strong>rs, <strong>to</strong>urism, mines, business services: m<strong>an</strong>agement, accounting,<br />
interpreting, b<strong>an</strong>ks, informatics, insur<strong>an</strong>ce, etc.)<br />
3.5.2. Creation of specialised training centres for new occupations <strong>an</strong>d high<br />
added-value occupations (secondary processing of timber, textiles <strong>an</strong>d<br />
clothing)<br />
3.5.3. Support for the development of business incuba<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
3.6. Competitiveness / modernisation programme for businesses <strong>with</strong> high<br />
potential<br />
3.6.1. Support for drafting <strong>an</strong>d implementing national <strong>an</strong>d regional strategies <strong>to</strong><br />
promote <strong>an</strong>d consolidate competitiveness<br />
3.6.2. Support for improving the regional modernisation programme: programme<br />
<strong>to</strong> support <strong>an</strong>d strengthen business competitiveness (PARCE), support for<br />
int<strong>an</strong>gible investment (e.g.: marketing strategies), business diagnostics<br />
programme <strong>an</strong>d market <strong>an</strong>alysis (modernisation pl<strong>an</strong>s <strong>an</strong>d fin<strong>an</strong>cing of<br />
these pl<strong>an</strong>s), technical <strong>an</strong>d technological support, support for obtaining<br />
quality certification (e.g.: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000), support for<br />
facilitating CA exports <strong>with</strong> respect <strong>to</strong> private st<strong>an</strong>dards (EUREPGAP,<br />
etc.)<br />
3.6.3. Support for carrying out the study on fac<strong>to</strong>r cost in the industrial sec<strong>to</strong>r in<br />
Central Africa<br />
3.6.4 Support for the processing of agricultural products <strong>an</strong>d of natural<br />
resources <strong>with</strong> strong export potential<br />
3.6.5. Consolidation of "quality" infrastructures (labora<strong>to</strong>ries) in support of<br />
exports<br />
– Support for the introduction of a regional accreditation <strong>an</strong>d<br />
metrology system<br />
– Harmonisation of national st<strong>an</strong>dards at regional level.<br />
3.6.6. Improvement of packaging, traceability <strong>an</strong>d s<strong>to</strong>rage operations.<br />
3.6.7 Creation of technical centres for national <strong>an</strong>d regional occupations<br />
3.6.8. Development of a network of audi<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>to</strong> support businesses in the<br />
certification process <strong>an</strong>d labora<strong>to</strong>ries in the accreditation process.<br />
3.6.9. Lo<strong>an</strong>s for adapting productive infrastructure (EIB, ADB, CASDB)<br />
3.7. Support for the protection of intellectual property rights, including 1 :<br />
– Development of a register of trademarks <strong>an</strong>d products <strong>with</strong><br />
designation of origin <strong>an</strong>d promotion of these products<br />
– Support for development of a marking indicating origin<br />
1<br />
Central Africa will be consulting <strong>an</strong> expert from the Afric<strong>an</strong> Intellectual Property Org<strong>an</strong>isation (OAPI) <strong>to</strong><br />
determine the type of support it needs.<br />
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