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ACTION REQUIRED |
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1. TREATY REVISION |
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1.1 Signature of Revised Treaty |
Twelve
(12) Member States have signed Revised Treaty -
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica,
Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia,
St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad
and Tobago
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Montserrat to Sign |
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1.2. Protocol on Provisional Application
of Revised Treaty |
Twelve (12) Member States have signed -
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana,
Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and The
Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. |
Montserrat to sign |
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1.3. Protocol on the Revision of the
Treaty |
Twelve (12) Member States have
signed - Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada,
Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and
the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. |
Montserrat to sign |
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1.4. Ratification and Accession
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines has ratified Revised Treaty |
All Member States to ratify Revised
Treaty |
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1.5. Enact Treaty into Domestic Law |
No Member State has enacted Treaty into
Domestic Law |
All Member States to enact Treaty into
Domestic Law |
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2. NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION |
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2.1. Ministry with responsibility for
CARICOM Affairs |
All Member States have identified
Ministry with responsibility for CARICOM Affairs |
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2.2. Appointment of CEO (administrative
support/focal point) within CARICOM Ministry |
All Member States have identified
designated Officer |
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2.3. Establishment of National
Consultative System (Inter-Ministerial Consultative and Business and
Labour Advisory Committees) |
System of consultations established and
maintained by Member States |
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3. ENFORCEMENT, REGULATION
AND SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS |
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3.1. Caribbean Court of Justice
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3.1.1. Signature of Agreement |
Ten (10) Member States have signed -
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St.
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago |
Dominica, Montserrat and St. Vincent and
The Grenadines to sign |
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3.1.2. Ratification of Agreement |
Of the Member State which have signed,
Barbados, Guyana and Saint Lucia have ratified the Agreement. The
Agreement has entered into force.
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Other Member States which have signed -
Antigua & Barbuda, Belize, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis,
Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago - to deposit Instruments of
Ratification.
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3.1.3. Enactment of Agreement into
Domestic Law |
No Member State has enacted legislation
giving effect to Agreement |
Member States to enact legislation
giving effect to Agreement |
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3.2. CROSQ |
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3.2.1. Signature of Agreement
establishing CROSQ |
Agreement signed by twelve (12) Member
States - Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada,
Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and
the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Montserrat to sign
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3.2.2. Protocol on Provisional
Application of Agreement Establishing CROSQ |
Protocol on Provisional Application
signed by eleven (11) Member States - Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados,
Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,
St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.
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Dominica or Montserrat to sign
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4. FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS |
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4.1. Implementation of Rules of Origin
(Schedule I of Revised Treaty) structured on 1996 HS |
Ten (10) Member States have implemented
Rules of Origin - Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana,
Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago |
Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat,
Suriname to implement Rules of Origin structured on 1996 HS |
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4.2 . Implementation of Revised
Structure of CET based on 1996 HS |
Ten (10) Member States have implemented
Revised Structure - Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana,
Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago |
Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat and
Suriname to implement Revised Structure. |
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4.3. Removal of unauthorised import (or
equivalent) duties on goods of Community Origin |
Belize applies a Revenue
Replacement Duty on a specific list of goods of Community Origin;
Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis,
St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines apply Customs Service Tax on
goods of Community origin.
Jamaica applies a Customs Users Fee( JM$600 - 3000) on goods of
Community origin |
Belize to remove application of import
duty on goods of Community Origin.
Member States applying Customs Service Tax to ensure that charges
reflect the cost of processing imports rather that as a tariff. |
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4.4. Removal of export duties on goods
of Community Origin |
With the exception of Suriname which
applies an export tax on lumber, no other Member States apply export
duties on goods of Community Origin |
Suriname to remove the
application of the export tax on lumber. |
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4.5. Removal of discriminatory Internal
Taxes and Other Fiscal Charges |
Discriminatory Environmental Levy
applied by Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados on goods of Community
origin.
Discriminatory Environmental Tax applied by Belize;
Discriminatory Environmental Surcharge applied by Dominica, Grenada
and Guyana;
Discriminatory Bottle Deposit Levy applied by St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint
Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
A discriminatory Standard Compliance Fee is applied by Jamaica on
all imported goods of Community origin on which there are compulsory
standards;
An Inspection Fee is applied by Trinidad and Tobago on a certain
goods of Community origin.
A Statistics Fee and a Consent Fee are applied by Suriname on all
imports of Community origin.
Discriminatory Consumption Tax applied by Antigua and Barbuda on all
imports of Community origin; and by Guyana on imports of apparel of
Community origin.
Montserrat applies a Special Produce Import Tax on wine, beer and
rum of Community origin. |
Member States to remove the
discriminatory application of Internal Taxes and other Fiscal
charges on goods of Community Origin |
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4.6. Removal of unauthorised import licenses on goods of Community
origin |
Import licences applied by Antigua
and Barbuda, Dominica, Montserrat , St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint
Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname on various goods
of Community origin. |
Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica,
Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines and Suriname to remove unauthorised import licensing on
goods of Community origin. |
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4.7. Removal of unauthorised Government
Assistance |
No reports of unauthorised Government
Assistance in place in Member States |
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4.8. Elimination in practices of Public
undertakings |
No Reports of Public Undertakings in
Member States |
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4.9. Implementation of Harmonised
Customs Legislation, Regulations and Forms |
Draft of 21 modules of modern Customs
Legislation have been prepared and submitted to Member States for
implementation.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has taken action to enact into
national legislation. |
Member States except St. Vincent and the
Grenadines to take action to implement Harmonised Customs
Legislation |
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4.10. National Standards Bodies |
National Standards Bureaux
established in eleven (11) Member States - Antigua and Barbuda,
Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and
Tobago. |
Montserrat and Suriname to establish
National Standards Bureaux. |
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5. FREE MOVEMENT OF
SERVICES |
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5.1. Removal of Restrictions to
Provision of Services |
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5.1.1. Notification of Restrictions |
List of existing restrictions notified
by all Member States in 2000 |
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5.1.2. Implementation of Programmes for
Removal of Restrictions |
The 13th Inter-Sessional Meeting
of the Conference in February 2002 formally approved the Schedules
of Commitments for removal of Restrictions by Member States, which
took effect from 1 March 2002 .
The Conference has agreed that Programmes for the removal of
restrictions on international maritime and air transportation would
be negotiated at a later date.
Montserrat granted two-year derogation from its obligation to
implement Programmes. |
Legislative and administrative action to
be taken by Member States to remove restrictions to provision of
Services
Programmes for the removal of restrictions on the provision of
Transportation Services to be developed |
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6. FREE MOVEMENT OF
PERSONS |
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6.1. Free Movement of Skills |
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6.11. Implementation of Skills
Legislation |
CARICOM Skilled National Bill
enacted in eleven (11) Member States - Antigua and Barbuda,
Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and
Tobago. |
Montserrat and Suriname to enact Skilled
National Bill for the free movement of skilled nationals. |
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6.1.2. Legislative and Administrative
arrangements for free movement of Media Workers, Artistes,
Musicians, Sports persons |
Belize, Dominica, Guyana, Jamaica
and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have explicit legal provisions
for free movement of university graduates, media workers, artistes,
musicians and sports persons.
Barbados is currently facilitating free movement of these categories
administratively.
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Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada,
Montserrat, St.Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and
Tobago to make necessary Order or amend existing legislation to
provide for free movement of these categories. |
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6.1.3. Legislative and Administrative
arrangements for Free Movement of Self employed service providers,
entrepreneurs, technical, managerial and supervisory staff, spouses
and immediate dependent family members, persons consuming services
abroad. |
Removal of Restrictions under Protocol
II have expanded the categories of persons eligible to move freely,
to include these categories. |
Member States to take legislative and
administrative action to give effect to the free movement of these
categories. |
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6.2. Contingent Rights |
The Conference has agreed to the
subsequent addition of a Protocol treating with Contingent Rights |
The Secretariat to commence work to
consider the development of policy framework in this area. |
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6.3. Facilitation of Travel |
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6.3.1. Elimination of need for passport
by CARICOM Nationals, for intra-regional travel (e.g use of ID card) |
Member States continue to require CARICOM Nationals to present passports at ports of entry.
Regional Immigration and other officials holding ongoing discussions
on the matter. |
Determination on the way forward and the
acceptability of other forms of Identification to be agreed at
Regional level. |
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6.3.2. CARICOM Passport |
Work is on-going at the Regional level
and technical proposals have been developed. |
Determination on the way forward to be
taken at Regional level |
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6.3.3. Common E/D Form. |
Work is on-going at the Regional
level on the matter. Immigration and other Regional Officials have
agreed on core elements for a CARICOM E/D Form. |
A decision on the way forward to be
agreed at the Regional level. |
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6.3.4. Elimination of Intra-CARICOM visa
requirements |
Visa requirements have been eliminated
except in the case of St. Kitts and Nevis which require visa for
Suriname nationals. However, St. Kitts and Nevis administratively
facilitates entry for Suriname nationals. |
St. Kitts and Nevis to amend existing
legislation to provide for elimination of visa requirements in
respect of Suriname nationals |
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6.3.5. Lines identified for CARICOM and
Non-CARICOM Nationals at Ports of entry |
Agreement reached at the Regional level
on the implementation of two lines at ports of entry -
(1) Lines for CARICOM Nationals; and
(1) Lines for Non-CARICOM Nationals. |
Member States to take action to fully
implement decision. |
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6.4. Mechanism for equivalency and
accreditation |
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6.4.1. Establishment of National and
Regional Accreditation Infrastructure |
Fully functioning national bodies
in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago;
Institution established in St. Kitts and Nevis with limited
functions;
Barbados, Saint Lucia, Belize, Guyana and Suriname in the process of
establishing national institutions. |
Regional Accreditation Body to oversee
accreditation and equivalency to be put in place.
National Accreditation Bodies to be put in place by Member States
which have not yet done so. |
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6.5. Agreement on Transference of Social
Security benefits |
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6.5.1. Signature and Ratification of
Agreement |
Agreement entered into force on 1 April
1997.
Twelve (12) Member States have signed and ratified the Agreement -
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana,
Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent
and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago.
The Bahamas has signed and ratified the Agreement.
Suriname does not have a national social security system as the
other Member States. |
Suriname to regularise its Social
Security Arrangement. |
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6.5.2. Enactment of Social Security
Legislation |
Ten (10) Member States have
enacted national legislation to give effect to the Agreement -
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat,
St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
Trinidad and Tobago.
The Bahamas has enacted national legislation.
Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, St. Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and
Tobago processing claims under the Agreement. |
Dominica and Grenada to enact national
legislation to give effect to the agreement. |
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7. FREE MOVEMENT OF
CAPITAL |
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7.1. Removal of Restrictions to Movement
of Capital |
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7.1.1. Notification of Restrictions |
List of existing restrictions notified
by all Member States in 2000 |
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7.1.2. Implementation of Programmes for
Removal of Restrictions |
The 13th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the
Conference in February 2002 formally approved the Schedules of
Commitments for removal of Restrictions by Member States, which took
effect from 1 March 2002 .
Montserrat granted two-year derogation from its obligation to
implement Programmes. |
Legislative and administrative action to
be taken by Member States to remove restrictions to the Free
Movement of Capital |
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7.2. Capital Market Integration |
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7.2.1. Establishment of Stock Exchange |
National Stock exchanges established in
- Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and the OECS (serving all
OECS Members) |
Belize, Guyana and Suriname to establish
national Stock Exchanges |
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7.2.2. Cross-listing and trading |
Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and
Tobago are the only countries comprising the Regional Stock Market. |
Legislative and administrative framework
to be developed and implemented to facilitate Cross-Listing and
trading in Member States which are not currently part of Regional
Stock Exchange. |
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7.3. Intra-Regional Double Taxation Agreement |
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7.3.1. Signature and Ratification of
Agreement |
Eleven (11) Member States have signed
and ratified Agreement - Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize,
Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint
Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago. |
Montserrat and Suriname to sign and
ratify Agreement |
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7.3.2. Enactment of Legislation |
National Legislation enacted by eight
(8) Member States - Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Guyana,
Jamaica, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad
and Tobago. |
Of the Member States which have signed
and ratified the Agreement, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis
to enact national legislation to give effect to the Agreement. |
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8. RIGHT OF ESTABLISHMENT |
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8.1. Removal of Restrictions |
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8.1.1. Identification and Notification
of Restrictions |
List
of existing restrictions notified by all Member States in 2000
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8.1.2. Implementation of Programme for
Removal of Restrictions |
The 13th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the
Conference in February 2002 formally approved the Schedules of
Commitments for removal of Restrictions by Member States, which took
effect from 1 March 2002 .
Montserrat granted two-year derogation from its obligation to
implement Programmes |
Legislative and administrative action to
be taken to remove restrictions to Right of Establishment. |
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8.2. Areas Ancillary to Rights of
Establishment |
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8.2.1. Treatment of Transnational
Corporations |
Work on-going at the level of the
Secretariat to identify donor resources to undertake a policy study
on the role of transnational corporations in the CSME |
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8.2.2. Transfer Pricing |
Secretariat making efforts to secure
resources to conduct study to develop policy proposals on corporate
dimensions of regional integration and transfer pricing
arrangements. |
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9. COMMON EXTERNAL POLICY |
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9.1. Implementation of Fourth Phase of
CET |
Nine (9) Member States have implemented
Fourth Phase - Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica,
Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago. |
Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, St.
Kitts and Nevis and Suriname to implement Fourth Phase. |
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10. PUBLIC EDUCATION |
Public education activities undertaken
by Member States independently and by Member States in collaboration
with the Secretariat continue to be on-going. |
Intensification of Public Education Programme at national and
regional level.
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