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Title: National SADC RPTF Workshop


1
National SADC RPTF Workshop
  • Identification of Medium-Term Assistance Needs
    for Implementation of EPA
  • - Provision of Inputs for Funding under EDF 10 -
  • National Workshop in
  • SADC EPA Member State Mozambique
  • Hotel Avenida
  • Maputo-Mozambique
  • July 19, 2007

2
SADC EPA Workshop
  • Organisation/Facilitation
  • Ministry of Industry and Trade
  • Presentations/Moderations by
  • Speakers from Ministries, Mozambique
  • SADC Team
  • Harold Mushi, Trade Officer, SADC EPA Unit,
    Gaborone
  • Heinz Wermer, Consultant to SADC EPA Unit,
    Gaborone

3
Objective of Workshop
  • To brief participants on tasks and timing for
    providing EPA related inputs for 10th EDF
  • To specify expected inputs to be provided by SADC
    EPA Member States
  • Initiate/accelerate identification of assistance
    needs for implementation of EPA

4
Key Terms Used in Workshop
  • EPA
  • Economic Partnership Agreement
  • Regional free trade agreement between European
    Union (EU) and ACP countries (6 regional groups)
  • SADC EPA
  • EPA between EU and 8 (71) SADC countries
  • - Angola - Botswana
  • - Mozambique - Lesotho
  • - Tanzania - Namibia
  • - Swaziland
  • and
  • - South Africa (however not eligible for EDF
    funding)


5
Key Terms Used in Workshop
  • Short-term assistance needs
  • Term used in connection with assistance needed
    soonest in the ongoing negotiations/by
    negotiating groups (i.e. until conclusion of EPA
    by end 2007)
  • covered already by ongoing assistance programmes
    (EDF 9 ending 2007, other donors)
  • Medium-term assistance needs
  • Term used in connection with assistance needed
    for implementation of EPA (i.e. as of January 1,
    2008)
  • Not yet covered under existing programmes
  • ? new EDF 10 (2008 13) required

6
Key Terms Used in Workshop (Cont.)
  • EDF
  • European Development Fund
  • - EDF supports EU assistance to ACP countries
  • - 9th EDF ends 2007
  • - 10th EDF (2008 2013) preparation in process
  • Inputs for 10th EDF related to EPA
  • - Information on medium-term assistance needs
    which should be covered under the funding of the
    new EDF 10
  • - Deadline for submission to EC September 30,
    2007 !!!

7
Approach for Workshop and Needs Identification
process
  • Basic situation
  • No EC prescription for EPA related inputs to EDF
    10
  • SADC EPA MS to come up with own proposal for
    needs
  • If SADC EPA does not come up with identified
    needs ECs promissed support of 50 M (and more
    if needed) is at risk
  • SADC EPA Unit helps with workshop and coaching,
    but MS must do their work
  • ? We all are therefore doing pioneer work

8
Approach for Workshop and Needs Identification
process (Cont.)
  • Key factors for a successful work
  • Participatory approach between stakeholders from
    public and private sector, civil society and
    academia in MS and the SADC EPA RPTF)
  • Demand driven / locally owned process
  • In view of very short time left (Sept. 2007)
    pro-active engagement of all MS absolutely
    necessary
  • ? We therefore invite all actors to actively
    participate in the provision of inputs!

9
EPA Implementation and 10th EDF
  • 1) EPA negotiations and development component
  • EPA negotiations between EU and SADC EPA 2004
    2007
  • (incl. 1 year interruption 2006-07)
  • EPA to be signed by end 2007, no waiver to be
    expected!!!
  • Content of Agreement to be pro-development (will
    have development chapter)
  • However
  • Financial development support not in EPA itself
  • but reference to the financing instruments
    included
  • Funding of assistance needs for implementing EPA
    under 10th EDF (and other financing
    instruments/donors)

10
EPA Implementation and 10th EDF
  • 2) EPA implementation and development component
  • Implementation to start January 1, 2008
  • EU supports implementation (EDF 10)
  • Provision of inputs for 10th EDF funding required
    by Sept. 30, 2007 (see Action Plan)

11
EPA Implementation and 10th EDF
  • 3) Funding of SADC EPA implementation under EDF
    10
  • EC will support content of the Agreement
  • Once content is known, needs can be identified
  • Once needs are known, resources can be identified
    and mobilised (if no needs made known by Sept.
    2007 ? no or only small assistance budget!!!)
  • Preliminary budget estimate for EPA
    implementation 50 mn Euro (expandable, if
    needed) (see RSP/RIP)
  • Duration of EDF 10 2008 - 2013

12
EPA Implementation and 10th EDF
  • 4) Provision of inputs for EDF 10
  • Deadline Sept. 2007 (see Action Plan)
  • ? Provision of inputs absolute priority task
  • All Member States to contribute in time !!!!!
  • (Any delays at individual MS level may
    jeopardise the whole process of securing funding
    resources for the whole SADC EPA group of
    countries)

13
Preliminary Action Plan
  • Preliminary Action Plan outlines
  • Key inputs to be provided for 10th EDF
  • First guidelines/tools how to identify assistance
    needs
  • Actions to be taken and by whom
  • Time schedule to provide inputs by Sept. 2007

14
Simplified Programme Planning Matrix
15
Principal Sources for Programme Ideas
16
Reg. Strategy Paper/Reg. Indicative Programme
(Draft)
17
Sample for Identified Need
  • Need identified
  • Assistance to develop quality infrastructure
    system
  • National/regional both
  • Type of intervention needed
  • Services? Yes
  • Policy development for quality infrastructure?
    Yes
  • Legislation development? Yes
  • Institutional/organisational development? Yes
  • Training? Yes
  • Operational advice? yes

18
Sample for Identified Need (Cont.)
  • Specific technical advice? Yes
  • Other? Yes e.g. testing
  • Supplies
  • Equipment? Yes (for laboratories etc.)
  • Materials? Yes (for laboratories etc.)
  • Works
  • Engineering? No (locally done and paid)
  • Construction? no (locally done and paid)
  • Grants (not applicable now, only in connection
    with decision on mode of financing)
  • Budgetary support not applicable now, only in
    connection with decision on mode of financing)

19
Sample for Identified Need (Cont.)
  • Other financial support? Not at this stage
  • Cost estimate 14 M,
  • thereof 0.4 SADC /SADC MS
  • Duration of assistance 4 years
  • Justification
  • give arguments why needed,
  • why priority etc.

20
Cost Indications
  • For provision of inputs to 10th EDF only rough
    cost estimates are required
  • Cost factors are e.g.
  • For services (studies, trainers, consultancies
    etc)
  • Salary/honorarium (no. man days x rate) for
    experts/administration, secretaries etc.
  • Per diem allowances (or housing allowance for
    long-term contracts)
  • Travel/flight expenses
  • Cars, small equipment items (printers, office
    furniture, etc.)
  • Training material, if applicable
  • Operational cost (office rent etc.)/other

21
Cost indications (Cont.)
  • For supplies (materials, equipment)
  • Unit prices or lump sums
  • Transport and insurance
  • Installation and initial training where needed
  • Other
  • For works (engineering and construction) (seldom
    under EDF)
  • Honorarium for design and engineering
  • Construction cost
  • Other
  • Each Member State has/should have some guiding
    information on average cost estimation (e.g. for
    NIP programs)
  • At this stage of input provision average cost
    estimates should be used, e.g. 1 staff month xx
    incl. other cost.

22
Working Groups
  • General
  • Working groups to be specified by
    MS/participants, e.g.
  • Trade in goods/customs trade facilitation
  • SPS / TBT
  • Supply side competitivenes
  • Trade related instruments/non-tariff measures
  • Each group to have, if possible, a member from
    EPA negotiating groups
  • Each group to nominate a speaker to present
    results in plenary session

23
Working Groups (Cont.)
  • Identification of assistance needs
  • All group participants to create ideas for needs
    in their specific subject group
  • Describe your ideas preferably by using notebook
    and tool programme planning matrix ( annex 4
    of Action Plan) or, if notebook not available,
    put your ideas on paper (A4) and attach to wall
    (paper)
  • Group ideas where appropriate
  • Select priority needs

24
Working Groups (Cont.)
  • Identification of type of intervention
  • Create ideas for type of intervention needed
    (services and sub-services, supplies etc.)
  • Place ideas (on A4) at wall paper
  • Discuss and agree on final choice
  • Estimate duration of intervention
  • Outline justification/why priority, etc.

25
Working Groups (Cont.)
  • Selection and preparation of presentation of
    assistance needs
  • Agree on final ideas to be presented
  • Specify missing information
  • Place ideas in format of programme planning
    matrix/notebook (or on flipchart)
  • Discuss and agree on final choice for
    presentation (notebook/stick or flipchart)

26
Working Groups (Cont.)
  • Plenary Session WGs report on results
  • Needs identified in each WGs
  • Type of interventions recommended
  • Duration
  • Rough cost estimate
  • Justification
  • Other information
  • Lessons learned/difficulties faced/open questions
    remaining

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Working Groups (Cont.)
  • Plenary Session Critical review of ideas.
  • Needs identified are related to EPA/EPA
    implementation?
  • Needs identified are in line with RSP/RIP?
  • Needs identified have priority character?
  • Needs identified are not yet covered under
    ongoing or firmly planned programmes
  • Type of interventions are suitable for EDF 10?
  • Duration and cost estimate realistic?
  • Justification sufficient/convincing?
  • Other critical criteria?
  • Lessons learned/open questions still to be
    addressed?

Needs identified are
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