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CONTINENTAL COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION

SADC CONTINUES to enjoy cordial RECs in the areas of trade, customs and
relations with its sister Regional Economic infrastructure development, and
Communities (RECs) in promoting African industrialisation.
Integration and with its International During its tenure, the SADC Secretariat
Cooperation Partners which have supported provided leadership in coordinating the
the region in various areas aimed at implementation of the Tripartite Work
promoting sustainable development as well as Programme and facilitating relevant Tripartite
consolidating peace and security in southern Council and Sector Ministerial meetings.
Africa. In addition to the approval of
Harmonised Tripartite Guidelines on Trade
African Union and Transport Facilitation; and Guidelines for
The SADC Secretariat has continued to Safe, Efficient and Cost-Effective Movement
engage with the African Union Commission of Goods and Services during the COVID-19
(AUC) in promoting continental integration pandemic; other milestones attained during
in line with the Treaty establishing the African SADC’s tenure as Chair of the Tripartite Task
Economic Community (AEC). The Force include the following:
94 Secretariat participated in several AU • Draft Tripartite Agreement on
Movement of Business Persons;
engagements including the preparation of the
2020 Status of Integration Report which • Draft Annex I on Elimination of Import
recognizes the many achievements made in Duties to the Agreement Establishing a
advancing African integration and TFTA Agreement;
acknowledges the various initiatives geared • Draft Annex II on Trade Remedies to
towards supporting regional integration, TFTA Agreement;
including implementation of Continental • Draft Annex IV on Rules of Origin to
priority projects as identified in Agenda 2063 the TFTA Agreement, and Draft Annex
and the African Continental Free Trade Area X on Dispute Settlement Mechanism to
(AfCFTA). The Secretariat continued to work the TFTA Agreement;
closely with the AUC in finalizing the • Vehicle Load Management Agreement;
proposals on division of labour between the • Multilateral Cross Border Road
AU, RECs, and Regional Mechanisms (RMs). Transport Agreement;
• Vehicle Load Management Model Law;
SADC – COMESA – EAC Tripartite • Cross Border Road Transport Model
Agenda Law;
The SADC Secretariat was privileged to chair • Road Traffic Model Law;
the Tripartite Task Force (TTF) of the • Road Traffic and Transport
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Transgressions Model Law; and
Africa (COMESA), East African Community • Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road
(EAC) and SADC beginning April 2020 for a Model Law.
period of one year. SADC took the rotating These Legal instruments will be presented
chair from COMESA and handed it to the to the Tripartite Council during its next
EAC Secretariat in June 2021. meetings, and are expected to facilitate
The main objective of the COMESA- effective operationalisation of the TFTA.
EAC-SADC Tripartite is to strengthen and
deepen economic integration in southern and SADC-EU Cooperation
eastern Africa through joint planning, design, The European Union (EU) has provided
coordination, and implementation of joint support under the ongoing 10th and 11th
policies and programmes across the three European Development Fund (EDF) whose