The EU-South Africa Trade, Development and Co-operation Agreement (TDCA)
25/08/2011 81The Trade, Development and Co-operation Agreement (TDCA) between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, as other part was signed between European Community and South Africa in Pretoria on 11 October 1999.
The Agreement covers five areas of co-operation: political dialogue, development co-operation, co-operation in trade and trade related areas, economic co-operation and co-operation in other areas. The TDCA establishes preferential trade arrangements between the EU and South Africa, along with the progressive introduction of a free trade area.
The TDCA's trade-related articles were provisionally applied since January 2000. The Agreement fully entered into force on 1 May 2004 after ratification by all signatory parties.
The contents of The EU-South Africa Trade, Development and Co-operation Agreement include:
Preamble
Title I General Objectives, Principles and Political Dialogue
Title II Trade
Section A: General
Section B: Industrial Products
Section C: Agricultural Products
Title III Trade Related Issues
Section A: Common Provisions
Section B: Right of establishment and supply of services
Section C: Current Payments and Movement of Capital
Section D: Competition Policy
Section E: Public Aid
Section F: Other trade-related provisions
Title IV Economic Cooperation
Title V Development Cooperation
Section A: General
Section B: Implementation
Title VI Cooperation in other areas
Title VII Financial Aspects of Cooperation
Title VIII Final Provisions
Annexes:
Annex I: List of agreed derogations to standstill and rollback (Republic of South Africa)
Annex II: Industrial Products (European Community)
Annex III: Industrial Products (Republic of South Africa)
Annex IV: Agricultural Products (European Community)
Annex V: Fisheries Products (European Community)
Annex VI: Agricultural Products (Republic of South Africa)
Annex VII: Fisheries Products (Republic of South Africa)
Annex VIII: Competition
Annex IX: Public Aid
Annex X: Exchange of Letters in relation to the wines and spirits Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa
Protocols:
Protocol 1: The definition of the concept of “originating products” and methods of administrative cooperation
Protocol 2: Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters