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Viewing cable 07ABUJA1158, ECOWAS: PROGRESS ON AGRICULTURAL HARMONIZATION

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07ABUJA1158 2007-06-08 10:52 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Abuja
VZCZCXRO9654
PP RUEHMA RUEHPA
DE RUEHUJA #1158/01 1591052
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 081052Z JUN 07
FM AMEMBASSY ABUJA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9782
INFO RUEHOS/AMCONSUL LAGOS 7063
RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ABUJA 001158 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARMENT PASS TO USTR (AGAMA) 
TREASURY FOR DAN PETERS 
USDOC FOR 3317/ITA/OA/KBURRESS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECIN ETRD EAGR ECON EAID NI ECOWAS
SUBJECT: ECOWAS: PROGRESS ON AGRICULTURAL HARMONIZATION 
 
REF:  2006 ABUJA 3130 
 
1.  Summary: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 
member states met on May 16-18 to discuss harmonization of sanitary 
and phytosanitary (SPS) regulations for ECOWAS non- West African 
Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA).  Participants agreed that the 
signed UEMOA regulation should be the basis for formulating the 
ECOWAS SPS regulation, and the remaining activities required for 
full ECOWAS SPS harmonization should be completed not later than six 
months after the end of May 2007.  End Summary. 
 
REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON SPS 
------------------------ 
 
2.  The regional workshop on the harmonization of sanitary and 
phytosanitary regulations for ECOWAS non-UEMOA member countries was 
held at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja Nigeria from May 16-18, 2007. 
 The workshop was attended by the public and private sector of the 
member countries of Ghana, Guinea Conakry, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra 
Leone and The Gambia.  Other participating organizations included 
FAO, EC, African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), 
Conference des Ministres de l'Agriculture de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et 
du Centre (CMA-AOC), Reseau des Organisations Paysannes et des 
Producteurs Agricoles (ROPPA) and UEMOA. 
 
OBJECTIVES 
---------- 
 
3.  The objectives of the workshop were to: 
 
-- Create a forum that enables ECOWAS to present the findings of the 
SPS Regional Synthesis Report to national SPS public officials and 
private-sector operators and to use the opportunities identified in 
the synthesis report to design the way forward for non-UEMOA SPS 
integration. 
-- Discuss the UEMOA SPS regulation and related documents as a basis 
for adoption within the framework of the WTO SPS agreement and 
guidelines of its sister organizations. 
-- Prepare a position paper on the UEMOA regulation showing areas of 
agreement and differences, to serve as an input for the ECOWAS SPS 
regulation. 
4.  In his remarks, Dr Daniel Eklu, Director for Agriculture and 
Rural Development at the ECOWAS Commission, noted the need to 
implement sanitary and phytosanitary measures at the national and 
regional levels, so that product quality and agricultural trade be 
improved.  He commended the convergence process promoted by ECOWAS 
and UEMOA and indicated the way forward in the process by 
formulating an action plan jointly with UEMOA. 
 
AGRICULTURAL PILLORS 
-------------------- 
 
5.  In his welcome address, the ECOWAS Commissioner for Agriculture, 
Environment and Water Resources Ousseini Salifou informed 
participants that the agricultural policy of ECOWAS is anchored on 
three pillars; improvement of agricultural productivity; regional 
integration and increase in agricultural trade among member States; 
and improvement of competitiveness and access to international 
markets. 
 
6.  He emphasized that to improve access to international markets, 
agrQultural exports must comply with SPS standards of WTO and 
Member States must adopt Common SPS measures through regional 
harmonization.  Salifou encouraged participants to agree on a sound 
legislative framework for the SPS harmonization, focussing on the 
three primary sectors - food safety, animal health and phytosanitary 
control. 
 
7.  The Commissioner acknowledged that UEMOA had done considerable 
work and the regulatory agencies gathered at the workshop might 
expand the legislative framework to a broader perspective suitable 
for the entire region and find areas of convergence acceptable 
ECOWAS member states. 
 
USAID SUPPORT 
------------- 
 
8.  Kofi Humado, representing the West Africa USAID Trade Hub 
(WATH), reported that West Africa is home to abundant agricultural, 
livestock, fish and seafood products, and to a wide range of locally 
produced foodstuffs.  However, the region had low compliance with 
international quality standards, as well as arbitrary and 
unscientific sanitary and phytosanitary measures, which prevented 
the region from maximizing its participation in intra-regional and 
international trade within the context of the World Trade 
 
ABUJA 00001158  002 OF 002 
 
 
Organisation's SPS Agreement. 
 
9.  In the last three years, WATH has been supporting ECOWAS to 
develop a regional policy for the harmonization of plant health, 
animal health and food safety standards across its member states. 
This is to make trade among ECOWAS member states easier, make 
sourcing from West Africa easier for buyers from other parts of the 
world. 
 
FINAL AGREEMENTS 
---------------- 
 
10.  After the introductory comments and workshop sessions, the 
participants agreed the signed UEMOA regulation should be the basis 
for formulating the ECOWAS SPS regulation with the incorporation of 
the recommendations and amendments made at the workshop in 
accordance with international definitions and ECOWAS legal format. 
The remaining activities required for full ECOWAS SPS harmonization 
should be completed not later than six months after the end of May 
2007.  Within this time, the draft ECOWAS regulation should be 
prepared and circulated to member states for their comments.  The 
six month time frame should be strictly observed by ECOWAS to meet 
the January 2008 Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) being 
negotiated with the European Union. 
CAMPBELL