Defining a methodology for the identification of sensitive industrial products

Darlan F. Martí, Programme Officer, Trade for Development Programme contributed to a West African regional workshop on "Defining a methodology for the identification of sensitive industrial products" in the context of EPA negotiations.

The workshop was organised by the ECOWAS Commission in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) from 12 to 14 November. It intended to provide governmental and private sector stakeholders with a platform to discuss the pertinence of industrial policies in West Africa, as well as a possible methodology to identify industrial products which may require special attention during the EPA liberalisation process. The South Centre has acted as a facilitator to these discussions, on the basis of the document "Guidelines for the identification of sensitive products" prepared by the Trade for Development Programme.