# Council Decision (EU) 2020/13 of 19 December 2019 amending the negotiating directives for the negotiation of Economic Partnership Agreements with the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries and regions, to the extent that they fall within the competence of the Union, Division 3.1: Objective

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

EPAs shall be directed at establishing free trade areas between the parties, based on the development objectives of the Cotonou Agreement and its successor agreement, in conformity with the provisions of the WTO. It is understood, therefore, that the following market access conditions would be available only in the context of these EPAs. Any future EPA negotiations on trade in goods shall build on the acquis of already negotiated provisions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/13/annex/ADDENDUM/division/3/division/3.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-13/annex-ADDENDUM/division-3/division-3.1
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