Article 10 South Africa

Community assistance to South Africa shall support actions consistent with Article 5 and with the overall purpose and scope, objectives and general principles of this Regulation. Additional attention shall be paid to the following areas of cooperation, reflecting the specific situation in South Africa:

1. (a)

   supporting the consolidation of a democratic society, good governance and a State governed by the rule of law and contributing to regional and continental stability and integration;

2. (b)

   providing support to the adjustment efforts occasioned in the region by the establishment of free-trade areas under the Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement between the Community and South Africa^f1 and other regional arrangements;

3. (c)

   supporting the fight against poverty, inequality and exclusion, including by addressing the basic needs of the previously disadvantaged communities;

4. (d)

   addressing the HIV/AIDS pandemic and its impacts on the South African society.