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East African Community (EAC) - Country Profiles

Policies

EALA Women's Caucus Strategic Plan 2022-2027.
Date of text: 01 September 2022
The East African Regional Bioeconomy Strategy 2021/22 – 2031/32.
Date of text: 01 June 2022
East African Community Wildlife Conservation and Management Policy.
Date of text: 25 March 2022
The East African Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2022-2033.
Date of text: 2022
6th EAC Development Strategy 2021/22-2025/26.
Date of text: 01 November 2021

Legislation

Cultivated plants

EAC Harmonized Guidelines for the Registration of Biopesticides and Bio Control Agents for Plant Protection.
Date of text: 28 November 2019
Guidelines for evaluating and reporting the efficacy of pest control products for plants.
Date of text: 30 January 2019

Fisheries and aquaculture

Harmonized EAC Guidelines for Traders in Fish, Fishery and Aquaculture Products and Inputs in Regional and International Trade.
Date of text: 01 March 2019

Food and nutrition

Fortified Wheat Flour - Specification (Rwanda Standard 767).
Date of text: 13 September 2019
Fortified Milled Maize (corn) Products-Specification (Rwanda Standard 768:2012).
Date of text: 2012
Fortified food grade salt - Specification.
Date of text: 2013

Water

Lake Victoria Transport Act, 2008.
Date of text: 18 July 2008

Miscellaneous

The East African Community One Stop Boarder Posts Act, 2013.
Date of text: 01 August 2013
East African Community Conflict Management Act, 2012.
Date of text: 29 May 2012
East African Community Standardisation, Quality Assurance, Metrology and Testing Act, 2006.
Date of text: 24 May 2006
EAC Customs Management Act.
Date of text: 2004
The EAC Customs Management (Amendment) Act, 2019.
Date of text: 15 November 2019

International Agreements

Protocol on Environment and Natural Resources Management.
Date of text: 03 April 2006
Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the East African Community Partner States and the European Union and its Member States.
Date of text: 2014
East African Community Protocol on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures.
Date of text: 12 July 2013