CSME

SUMMARY OF AUTHORISATION FOR SUSPENSIONS OF THE COMMON EXTERNAL TARIFF (CET) UNDER PARAGRAPH 3 OF ARTICLE 83 OF THE REVISED TREATY ESTABLISHING THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY, GRANTED BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL DURING THE PERIOD

1 OCTOBER 2015 TO 31 MARCH 2016  

SUMMARY OF AUTHORISATION FOR SUSPENSIONS OF THE COMMON EXTERNAL TARIFF (CET) UNDER PARAGRAPH 3 OF ARTICLE 83 OF THE REVISED TREATY ESTABLISHING THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY, GRANTED BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL DURING THE PERIOD

1 APRIL 2016 TO 17 OCTOBER 2016  

SUMMARY OF AUTHORISATION FOR SUSPENSIONS OF THE COMMON EXTERNAL TARIFF (CET) UNDER PARAGRAPH 3 OF ARTICLE 83 OF THE REVISED TREATY ESTABLISHING THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY, GRANTED BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL DURING THE PERIOD 

1 OCTOBER 2014 – 13 MARCH 2015

SUMMARY OF AUTHORISATION FOR SUSPENSIONS OF THE COMMON EXTERNAL TARIFF (CET)

UNDER PARAGRAPH 3 OF ARTICLE 83 OF THE REVISED TREATY ESTABLISHING THE

CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY,

REQUESTS FOR SUSPENSIONS OF THE COMMON EXTERNAL TARIFF

WHICH WERE NOT GRANTED BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

(During the period 16 March 2012 to 9 November 2012)

SUMMARY OF AUTHORISATION FOR SUSPENSIONS OF THE COMMON EXTERNAL TARIFF (CET) UNDER PARAGRAPH 3 OF ARTICLE 83 OF THE REVISED TREATY ESTABLISHING THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY, AUTHORISED BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL DURING THE PERIOD  31 MARCH 2014 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2014

This paper seeks to examine the Caribbean shipping industry from three perspectives_

1. Efficiency and adequacy of the maritime transport service and infrastructure  

2. Opportunities for employment for Caribbean nationals

3. State of environmental machinery to protect the Caribbean Sea Basin.  

The Caribbean Community, CARICOM, consists of 15 full member countries with a total population of about 15 million people. There are 5 associate member states with a total population of about 164,000. These populations are of different sizes and are diverse in people, language, skills and levels of development - economic and social . In general, the Caribbean is disadvantaged with respect to their small size and small economies that limit resources and investments.

This paper provides a sound basis for the consideration of trade in environmental services in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) Zone. In the absence of specific information and data on the environmental service sector in the CSME, this work is considered as work in progress.

The ever-evolving, intensely competitive, and crisis-ridden global economy has compelled the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to take a hard look at how they can achieve a safe, viable, prosperous, and above all, sustainable and resilient path to development.

It is recognised that trade expansion has an important contribution to make towards achieving that goal.