Project Name: 

Study on Rules of Origin, Towards a Strategy for EPA Negotiations with the European Union

Country:

Pacific ACP States

Project Location within Country:

 Name of Client

Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

Professional staff provided by your Company:  1

No. of Staff: 1

No. of Man-months: 3 months

Start Date: (Month/Year)

  August 2003

Completion Date: (Month /Year)

 October 2003

Name of associated firm(s) if any:

Blackburn Croft Limited

No. of man-months of professional staff provided by associated firm(s): 

Two

Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator: Team Leader) involved and function performed:

 Senior Consultant International Trade and Investment – Team Leader – overall management of the project, coordinating country visits, analysis of the findings and drafting recommendations, drafting and finalizing report.

Detailed Narrative Description of Project:

 The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat is coordinating studies to prepare the Pacific Region for the negotiations of New Trading Arrangements with the European Union. The study on rules of origin provides an analysis on the level of Pacific trade with the EU, existing issues relating rules of origin market access to the EU market and developing strategy options for Pacific ACP states to consider.

Detailed Description of Actual Services provided by your Company:

 KVA Consult Ltd provide overall guidance and coordination for the study, undertook consultations with Government officials and private sector in the countries visited, analysis of the findings and developing negotiating strategies on rules of origin for the EPA negotiations. A presentation of the findings from the study at the Pacific Trade Experts Advisory Committee (TEAG) would be made.