National SADC RPTF Workshop

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National SADC RPTF Workshop

• Identification of Medium-Term Assistance Needs
  for Implementation of EPA
• - Provision of Inputs for Funding under EDF 10 -
• National Workshop in
• SADC EPA Member State Mozambique
• Hotel Avenida
• Maputo-Mozambique
• July 19, 2007

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SADC EPA Workshop

• Organisation/Facilitation
• Ministry of Industry and Trade
• Presentations/Moderations by
• Speakers from Ministries, Mozambique
• SADC Team
• Harold Mushi, Trade Officer, SADC EPA Unit,
  Gaborone
• Heinz Wermer, Consultant to SADC EPA Unit,
  Gaborone

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Objective of Workshop

• To brief participants on tasks and timing for
  providing EPA related inputs for 10th EDF
• To specify expected inputs to be provided by SADC
  EPA Member States
• Initiate/accelerate identification of assistance
  needs for implementation of EPA

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Key Terms Used in Workshop

• EPA
• Economic Partnership Agreement
• Regional free trade agreement between European
  Union (EU) and ACP countries (6 regional groups)
• SADC EPA
• EPA between EU and 8 (71) SADC countries
• - Angola - Botswana
• - Mozambique - Lesotho
• - Tanzania - Namibia
• - Swaziland
• and
• - South Africa (however not eligible for EDF
  funding)

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Key Terms Used in Workshop

• Short-term assistance needs
• Term used in connection with assistance needed
  soonest in the ongoing negotiations/by
  negotiating groups (i.e. until conclusion of EPA
  by end 2007)
• covered already by ongoing assistance programmes
  (EDF 9 ending 2007, other donors)
• Medium-term assistance needs
• Term used in connection with assistance needed
  for implementation of EPA (i.e. as of January 1,
  2008)
• Not yet covered under existing programmes
• ? new EDF 10 (2008 13) required

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Key Terms Used in Workshop (Cont.)

• EDF
• European Development Fund
• - EDF supports EU assistance to ACP countries
• - 9th EDF ends 2007
• - 10th EDF (2008 2013) preparation in process
• Inputs for 10th EDF related to EPA
• - Information on medium-term assistance needs
  which should be covered under the funding of the
  new EDF 10
• - Deadline for submission to EC September 30,
  2007 !!!

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Approach for Workshop and Needs Identification
process

• Basic situation
• No EC prescription for EPA related inputs to EDF
  10
• SADC EPA MS to come up with own proposal for
  needs
• If SADC EPA does not come up with identified
  needs ECs promissed support of 50 M (and more
  if needed) is at risk
• SADC EPA Unit helps with workshop and coaching,
  but MS must do their work
• ? We all are therefore doing pioneer work

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Approach for Workshop and Needs Identification
process (Cont.)

• Key factors for a successful work
• Participatory approach between stakeholders from
  public and private sector, civil society and
  academia in MS and the SADC EPA RPTF)
• Demand driven / locally owned process
• In view of very short time left (Sept. 2007)
  pro-active engagement of all MS absolutely
  necessary
• ? We therefore invite all actors to actively
  participate in the provision of inputs!

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EPA Implementation and 10th EDF

• 1) EPA negotiations and development component
• EPA negotiations between EU and SADC EPA 2004
  2007
• (incl. 1 year interruption 2006-07)
• EPA to be signed by end 2007, no waiver to be
  expected!!!
• Content of Agreement to be pro-development (will
  have development chapter)
• However
• Financial development support not in EPA itself
• but reference to the financing instruments
  included
• Funding of assistance needs for implementing EPA
  under 10th EDF (and other financing
  instruments/donors)

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EPA Implementation and 10th EDF

• 2) EPA implementation and development component
• Implementation to start January 1, 2008
• EU supports implementation (EDF 10)
• Provision of inputs for 10th EDF funding required
  by Sept. 30, 2007 (see Action Plan)

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EPA Implementation and 10th EDF

• 3) Funding of SADC EPA implementation under EDF
  10
• EC will support content of the Agreement
• Once content is known, needs can be identified
• Once needs are known, resources can be identified
  and mobilised (if no needs made known by Sept.
  2007 ? no or only small assistance budget!!!)
• Preliminary budget estimate for EPA
  implementation 50 mn Euro (expandable, if
  needed) (see RSP/RIP)
• Duration of EDF 10 2008 - 2013

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EPA Implementation and 10th EDF

• 4) Provision of inputs for EDF 10
• Deadline Sept. 2007 (see Action Plan)
• ? Provision of inputs absolute priority task
• All Member States to contribute in time !!!!!
• (Any delays at individual MS level may
  jeopardise the whole process of securing funding
  resources for the whole SADC EPA group of
  countries)

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Preliminary Action Plan

• Preliminary Action Plan outlines
• Key inputs to be provided for 10th EDF
• First guidelines/tools how to identify assistance
  needs
• Actions to be taken and by whom
• Time schedule to provide inputs by Sept. 2007

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Simplified Programme Planning Matrix
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Principal Sources for Programme Ideas
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Reg. Strategy Paper/Reg. Indicative Programme
(Draft)
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Sample for Identified Need

• Need identified
• Assistance to develop quality infrastructure
  system
• National/regional both
• Type of intervention needed
• Services? Yes
• Policy development for quality infrastructure?
  Yes
• Legislation development? Yes
• Institutional/organisational development? Yes
• Training? Yes
• Operational advice? yes

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Sample for Identified Need (Cont.)

• Specific technical advice? Yes
• Other? Yes e.g. testing
• Supplies
• Equipment? Yes (for laboratories etc.)
• Materials? Yes (for laboratories etc.)
• Works
• Engineering? No (locally done and paid)
• Construction? no (locally done and paid)
• Grants (not applicable now, only in connection
  with decision on mode of financing)
• Budgetary support not applicable now, only in
  connection with decision on mode of financing)

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Sample for Identified Need (Cont.)

• Other financial support? Not at this stage
• Cost estimate 14 M,
• thereof 0.4 SADC /SADC MS
• Duration of assistance 4 years
• Justification
• give arguments why needed,
• why priority etc.

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Cost Indications

• For provision of inputs to 10th EDF only rough
  cost estimates are required
• Cost factors are e.g.
• For services (studies, trainers, consultancies
  etc)
• Salary/honorarium (no. man days x rate) for
  experts/administration, secretaries etc.
• Per diem allowances (or housing allowance for
  long-term contracts)
• Travel/flight expenses
• Cars, small equipment items (printers, office
  furniture, etc.)
• Training material, if applicable
• Operational cost (office rent etc.)/other

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Cost indications (Cont.)

• For supplies (materials, equipment)
• Unit prices or lump sums
• Transport and insurance
• Installation and initial training where needed
• Other
• For works (engineering and construction) (seldom
  under EDF)
• Honorarium for design and engineering
• Construction cost
• Other
• Each Member State has/should have some guiding
  information on average cost estimation (e.g. for
  NIP programs)
• At this stage of input provision average cost
  estimates should be used, e.g. 1 staff month xx
  incl. other cost.

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Working Groups

• General
• Working groups to be specified by
  MS/participants, e.g.
• Trade in goods/customs trade facilitation
• SPS / TBT
• Supply side competitivenes
• Trade related instruments/non-tariff measures
• Each group to have, if possible, a member from
  EPA negotiating groups
• Each group to nominate a speaker to present
  results in plenary session

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Working Groups (Cont.)

• Identification of assistance needs
• All group participants to create ideas for needs
  in their specific subject group
• Describe your ideas preferably by using notebook
  and tool programme planning matrix ( annex 4
  of Action Plan) or, if notebook not available,
  put your ideas on paper (A4) and attach to wall
  (paper)
• Group ideas where appropriate
• Select priority needs

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Working Groups (Cont.)

• Identification of type of intervention
• Create ideas for type of intervention needed
  (services and sub-services, supplies etc.)
• Place ideas (on A4) at wall paper
• Discuss and agree on final choice
• Estimate duration of intervention
• Outline justification/why priority, etc.

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Working Groups (Cont.)

• Selection and preparation of presentation of
  assistance needs
• Agree on final ideas to be presented
• Specify missing information
• Place ideas in format of programme planning
  matrix/notebook (or on flipchart)
• Discuss and agree on final choice for
  presentation (notebook/stick or flipchart)

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Working Groups (Cont.)

• Plenary Session WGs report on results
• Needs identified in each WGs
• Type of interventions recommended
• Duration
• Rough cost estimate
• Justification
• Other information
• Lessons learned/difficulties faced/open questions
  remaining

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Working Groups (Cont.)

• Plenary Session Critical review of ideas.
• Needs identified are related to EPA/EPA
  implementation?
• Needs identified are in line with RSP/RIP?
• Needs identified have priority character?
• Needs identified are not yet covered under
  ongoing or firmly planned programmes
• Type of interventions are suitable for EDF 10?
• Duration and cost estimate realistic?
• Justification sufficient/convincing?
• Other critical criteria?
• Lessons learned/open questions still to be
  addressed?

Needs identified are