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From · draft committee report· 14 Nov 2024
on the draft Council decision on the accession of Tuvalu to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part
To · plenary report· 5 Dec 2024
on the draft Council decision on the accession of Tuvalu to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part
The two versions differ only in presentation: cover page, numbering, or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.
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Part 2 of 2: EXPLANTORY STATEMENT
EXPLANTORY STATEMENT
Tuvalu will lose the EU's Everything-But-Arms (EBA) preferences soon as it is expected to graduate from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) status in 2024.
In order to support its transition and to maintain full duty-free-quota-free access to the EU market, it will be beneficial for Tuvalu to accede to the interim EPA (iEPA) between the EU and the Pacific States (Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Solomon Islands).
Your rapporteur supports the economic integration of the Pacific States and welcomes the accession of Tuvalu to the iEPA as this will be beneficial for the region as well as for trade relations with the European Union.