TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREAMBLE
PART A INTERPRETATION
Article 1 Interpretation
PART B ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EAST AFRICAN
COMMUNITY CUSTOMS UNION
Article 2 Establishment of the East African Community Customs
Union
Article 3 Objectives of the Customs Union
Article 4 Scope of Co-operation in the Customs Union
PART C
Article 5
Article 6
Article 7
CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION
Communication of Customs and Trade Information
Trade Facilitation
Simplification, Standardisation and Harmonisation of
Trade Information and Documentation
Article 8 Commodity Description and Coding System
Article 9 Prevention, Investigation and Suppression of Customs
Offences
PART D TRADE LIBERALISATION
Article 10 Internal Tariff
Article 11 Transitional Provisions on the Elimination of Internal
Tariffs
Article 12 Common External Tariff
Article 13 Non-tariff Barriers
PART E TRADE RELATED ASPECTS
Article 14 Rules of Origin
Article 15 National Treatment
Article 16 Anti-dumping Measures
Article 17 Subsidies
Article 18 Countervailing Measures
Article 19 Safeguard Measures
Article 20 Co-operation in the Investigation of Dumping,
Subsidies and Application of Safeguard Measures
Article 21 Competition
Article 22 Restrictions and Prohibitions to Trade
Article 23 Re-exportation of Goods
Article 24 East African Community Committee on Trade
Remedies
PART F EXPORT PROMOTION SCHEMES
Article 25 Principles of Export Promotion Schemes
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