THE WAY Has Been Cleared
For The Full Integration Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo (Drc) Into The
East African Community (Eac). This Follows A Recently Held Capacity-Building
Exercise For Officials Of One Of The New Entrants Into The Bloc On Various
Legal Frameworks For Integration.
The Frameworks Include
The Customs Union, A Key Pillar That Established Zero Duty On Goods And
Services Traded Within The Region.
The Customs Union Also
Agreed On Common External Tariff (Cet), Whereby Imports From Outside The Bloc
Are Subjected To The Same Tariff When Sold To Any Eac Partner State.
Under The Customs Union,
Which Has Been In Force Since 2005, Goods Moving Freely Within The Eac Must
Comply With The Eac Rules Of Origin.
According To The Eac
Secretariat, Sensitization Of The Drc Officials In Kampala Also Focused On The
One Stop Border Post (Osbp) Legal Framework And Procedures.
"The Main Objective
Of The Capacity-Building Workshop Is To Sensitise The Drc Officials On Eac
Regional Integration," The Organ Said In A Statement.
The Drc, A Giant Country
In The Heart Of Africa, Was Admitted As A Seventh Member Of The Bloc On March
29th, 2022.
The Sensitization Stint
Of The Senior Officials Was Preceded By A Training Of 32 Drc Border Officials
At The Upcoming Mahagi/Goli (Osbp) Between The Drc And Uganda.
The Five-Day Workshop Was
Facilitated By Trade Mark Africa Under The Funding Of The Usaid-Economic
Recovery And Reform Activity (Erra) Programme.
This Will, In The Long
Run, Increase Opportunities For Companies Within The Eac To Participate In
International Technology Transfer And, In So Doing, Facilitate Regional And
International Trade.