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Item Protocol on standardization, quality assurance, metrology and testing(East African Community, 2001) East African CommunityProtocol on standardization, quality assurance, metrology and testingItem The East African Community Appropriation Act, 2003(East African Legislative Assembly, 2003) East African CommunityAn Act to apply a sum of United States Dollars five million two hundred forty-nine thousand three hundred and one out of the Budget of the East African Community to meet the expenditure of the Community for the year ending on the 30th June, 2003 and to appropriate the supplies granted.Item The East African Legislative Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Act, 2003(East African Community, 2003) East African CommunityAn Act to declare and define powers, privileges, and immunities of the East African Legislative Assembly and of the Members of the Committees of the Assembly, to regulate admittance to the precincts of the Assembly, to secure freedom of speech in the Assembly, to provide for the summoning of witnesses and protection of officers of the Assembly and to provide for related matters.Item The East African Community Appropriation Act, 2004(East African Community, 2004) East African CommunityAn Act to apply a sum of United States Dollars eight million four hundred eighty-two thousand two hundred and seventy and one out of the Budget of the East African Community to meet the expenditure of the Community for the year ending on the 30th June, 2004 and to appropriate the supplies granted.Item The Laws of the Community (Interpretation) Act, 2004(East African Legislative Assembly, 2004) East African CommunityAn Act of the Community to make provision in regard to the construction and interpretation of any enactment of the Community, and to make certain general provisions with regard to such law and for other like purposes.Item The Community Emblems Act, 2003(East African Community, 2004) East African CommunityAn Act of the Community to provide for Emblems of the Community, use and protection against disrespect and misuse.Item The Acts of the East African Community Act, 2004(East African Community, 2004) East African CommunityAn Act to provide for the form and Commencement of Acts of the East African Community, for the Procedure following Bills passing and other related matters.Item Protocol on the establishment of the East African Customs union(East African Community, 2004) East African CommunityProtocol on the establishment of the East African Customs unionItem The East African Community Appropriation Act, 2005.(East African Community, 2005) East African CommunityAn Act to apply a sum of United States Dollars Bye million two hundred forty-nine thousand three hundred and one out of the Budget of the East African Community to meet the expenditure of the Community for the year ending on the 30th June, 2005 and to appropriate the supplies granted.Item The East African Community Standardization, Quality Assurance, Meteorology and Testing Act, 2006(East African Legislative Assembly, 2006) East African CommunityAn Act of the Community to make provision for ensuring standardization, quality assurance, metrology, and testing of products produced or traded in the Community in order to facilitate industrial development and trade; to make provision for ensuring the protection of the health and safety of society and the environment in the Community; establishing the East African Standards Committee and the East African Accreditation Board; and providing for related matters.Item The East African Community Competition Act, 2006(The Government Printer, Dar es Salaam, 2006) East African CommunityAn Act of the Community to promote and protect fair competition in the Community, to provide for consumer welfare, to establish the East African Community Competition Authority, and for related mattersItem The East African Community Appropriation Act, 2006(East African Legislative Assembly, 2006) East African CommunityAn Act to make appropriation out of the East African Community Budget to the service of the financial year ending 30th June, 2006.Item National adaptation programmes of action to climate change, NAPA-Rwanda(Ministry of lands, environment, forestry, water and mines, 2006) Ministry of lands, environment, forestry, water and minesAware that Least Developed Countries (LDC) lack necessary means to face the problems linked to climate change, the Decision 28 of the 7th Conference of Parties (28/CP.7) to UNFCCC has established guidelines for the preparation and implementation of National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA). The NAPA has the aim of helping the LDC define adaptation priority activities to climate change in order to obtain funds from GEF or other donors for their implementation. Rwanda, a Party to UNFCCC, received in July 2005 an LDC grant for the preparation of NAPA which will be used as a simplified and direct channel of communication for expressing its urgent and immediate adaptation needs to climate change.Item EAC harmonized sanitary and phytosanitary standards, measures and procedures(EAC Secretariat, 2006) East African CommunityThe EAC recognizes the need for a comprehensive harmonized food safety measures to ensure a high level of consumer protection including restoration and maintenance of confidence in the safety and quality of both food and feed. EAC Partner States, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania have the desire to co-operate with one another in the area of health, social and cultural fields and, in particular, in the field of both human and animal medicines, and food and feed safety as detailed in the relevant provisions of Article 108 and Article 118 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community. Similarly, the EAC recognizes the need for ensuring rational development of the agricultural sector and increased production to ensure food security and free trade in agricultural products within the Community and with other trading partners through adoption of harmonized food safety measures in pursuance of Articles 105 to 108 of the EAC Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community and Article 38 (1) ( c) of the Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Community Customs Union which are consistent with World Trade Organization Agreement on Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (WTO-SPS Agreement), International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and other relevant agreements.Item EAC harmonized sanitary and phytosanitary standards, measures and procedures(EAC Secretariat, 2006) East African CommunityThe EAC recognizes the need for harmonization of sanitary and phytosanitary standards, measures and procedures. The main objective is to ensure rational development of the agricultural sector and increase production to ensure food security and free trade in agricultural products within the Community and other trading partners. This will be achieved by adopting the following harmonized sanitary and phytosanitary measures in pursuance of Article 108 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community and Article 38 (1) ( c) of the Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Community Customs Union which measures the consistency with Wor1d Trade Organization -Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards, Measures and Procedures (WTO-SPS Agreement), International Plant Protection Convention (JPPC). Office Internationale des Epizootes (OlE), and other relevant agreements.Item EAC harmonized sanitary and phytosanitary standards, measures and procedures(East African Community, 2006) East African CommunityThe EAC recognizes the need for harmonization of sanitary and phytosanitary standards, measures and procedures. The main objective is to ensure rational development of the agricultural sector and increase production to ensure food security and free trade in agricultural products within the Community and other trading partners. This will be achieved by adopting the following harmonized sanitary and phytosanitary measures in pursuance of Article 108 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community and Article 38 (1) ( c) of the Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Community Customs Union which measures the consistency with Wor1d Trade Organization-Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards, Measures and Procedures (WTO-SPS Agreement), International Plant Protection Convention (JPPC). Office Internationale des Epizootes (OlE), and other relevant agreements.Item EAC agriculture and rural development strategy (2005 - 2030)(East African Community, 2006-11) East African CommunityThis document sets out a strategy for implementing the Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and reflects the commitment of the Partner States to strengthen the economic cooperation between them for the benefit of their peoples. It provides a framework for improvement of the rural life over the next 25 years through increased productivity and production of food and raw materials, improved food security, provision of an enabling environment for improvement of trade, provision of social services such as education, health and water, development of support infrastructure, power and communications and fight against poverty and Human Immuno-deficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV AND AIDS). In this respect East African Community (EAC) Partner States have a broad vision of attaining “A well-developed agricultural sector for sustainable economic growth and equitable development' and a cooperative and Singular mission to “support, promote and facilitate the development, production and marketing of agricultural produce and products to ensure food security, poverty eradication and sustainable economic development”. The East African Community — Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy (EAC- ARDS) is a roadmap for the Partner States, private sector, religious groups, NGOs, rural communities, community based organizations and development partners defining interventions that will lead to attaining the intended improvement in the rural economy. The strategy is multi-sectoral and will require the participation of all stakeholders. The rural economy provides the backbone for development efforts About 80 percent of the population lives in the rural areas and 75 percent of them are engaged in agriculture which is the key enterprise of the rural economy. Besides agriculture, other rural activities include: artisan activities, tourism, quarrying, forestry, fishing, small-scale trading and manufacturing. The performance of the rural economy mirrors that of the overall economy such that any decline in the performance of the rural sector results in poor performance of the overall economy. Deterioration of the rural economy therefore calls for a critical evaluation of past development efforts and the need for alternative shared vision, policy and strategy for inclusive rural development The declining performance of the agricultural sector in the EAC Partner States has been caused by an interaction of “several factors: namely; inadequacies in policy formulation and implementation; low technology development and transfer; climatic and weather variabilities, natural resource degradation, social and cross-cutting factors including high incidences of HIV and AIDS. It is against this background that an Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy for the East African Countries is considered necessary. The Strategy will guide the Partner States and EAC in developing and implementing the Medium and Long-Term Development.Item EAC agriculture and rural development policy(East African Community, 2006-11) East African CommunityThe East African Community Agriculture and Rural Development (EAC – ARDP) has been developed following the Council of Ministers’ directive. It forms the initial step of implementing the provisions of the EAC Treaty as set out in Chapter 18 Articles 105-110. The policy reflects the commitment of the Partner States to foster their economic co-operation for the benefit of their people. The overall objectives of the EAC under the agricultural sector as set out in the Treaty are the achievement of food security and national agricultural production. The EAC-ARD policy will guide in the development of strategies, programmes and projects for realisation of the above objectives. The economies of the three Partner States depend heavily on agriculture for growth and development. On average, the sector contributes 36% (2001) of the GDP and offers a source of foreign exchange earnings and employment. In addition to agriculture, artisanal activities, tourism, mining, forestry, fishing and small-scale manufacturing contribute substantially to the rural economy. The development of the EAC Agriculture and Rural Development Policy is therefore a deliberate move by the Partner States to attain the goals and aspirations set out in the Treaty. It also provides a pillar for the development of a shared regional vision for sustainable development and takes advantage of the opportunities arising from globalisation and regional integration. The policy is organised into five sections. Section one contains background information, performance of agricultural sector, and policy reforms undertaken in the Partner States. Section two describes the rationale and justification for the formulation of the policy. Section three spells out the goals and objectives of the policy. Section four provides the details on policy statements while section five gives provisions for implementation and financial arrangements, roles of stakeholders and highlights monitoring, coordination and evaluation.Item The East African Community Appropriation Act, 2007(East African Community, 2007) East African CommunityAn Act to make appropriation out of the East African Community Budget to the service of the financial year ending 30th June, 2007.Item The East African Community Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2007(East African Community, 2007) East African CommunityAn Act to make supplementary appropriation out of the East African Community Budget to the service of the financial year ending 30th June, 2007