United States-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: Background and Potential Issues

Abstract

Negotiations to launch a free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and the five members of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland) began on June 3, 2003. A potential agreement would eliminate tariffs over time, reduce or eliminate non-tariff barriers, liberalize service trade, protect intellectual property rights, and provide technical assistance to help SACU nations achieve the goals of the agreement. This potential agreement would be subject to congressional approval. This report will be updated as negotiations progress.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 03, 2005
Accession Number
ADA485867

Entities

People

  • Danielle Langton

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Agreements
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Continents
  • European Union
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Trade
  • Investments
  • Law
  • Negotiations
  • Property Rights
  • South Africa
  • Trade Policy
  • United States

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