Is there an SIA planned for monitoring the EPA implementation?
A permanent institutional mechanism to monitor the implementation of the EPAs from the perspective of economic, environmental and social sustainability. The EU-ACP SIA recommends setting up a permanent institutional mechanism to monitor the implementation of the EPAs from the perspective of economic, environmental and social sustainability (Recommendation #12). Multi-stakeholder institutional mechanisms are vital for ensuring an integrated approach to future trade negotiations and monitoring the implementation of the EPAs to assess their contributions to economic, social and environmental sustainability. Stakeholders seek to have input into trade negotiations. To do this, where they do not already exist, mechanisms should be established and/or strengthened that encourage transparency and opportunities for dialogue between negotiators and civil society during the process of trade negotiations. Between the parties to the negotiations, trade-related working groups could advance a regulato
