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    EAC harmonized sanitary and phytosanitary standards, measures and procedures
    (EAC Secretariat, 2006) East African Community
    The 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.
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    EAC harmonized sanitary and phytosanitary standards, measures and procedures
    (EAC Secretariat, 2006) East African Community
    The 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.
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    EAC harmonized sanitary and phytosanitary standards, measures and procedures
    (East African Community, 2006) East African Community
    The 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.
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    EAC agriculture and rural development strategy (2005 - 2030)
    (East African Community, 2006-11) East African Community
    This 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.
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    EAC agriculture and rural development policy
    (East African Community, 2006-11) East African Community
    The 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.
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    Draft declaration of the 12th summit of EAC heads of state on food security and climate change
    (East African Community, 2010) East African Community
    Draft declaration of the 12th summit of EAC heads of state on food security and climate change
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    Livestock policy:
    (EAC Secretariat, 2014-05) East African Community
    The EAC secretariat has developed this livestock policy to foster focused and coherent set of strategic policy decisions and actions relevant to propelling and transforming EAC Partner States Livestock industry beyond the outcomes attained with the past and current livestock subsector policy instruments. The goal of EAC livestock policy is to attain an annual growth rate of at least 5.0% with significant livestock contribution to the agricultural GDP surpassing 50% and to contribute to the reduction of poverty, hunger, unemployment and degradation of natural resources.
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    Templates for the summary of product characteristics and packaging for immunological veterinary products
    (East African Community, 2015) East African Community
    Templates for the summary of product characteristics and packaging for immunological veterinary products
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    Registration dossier structure for an immunological veterinary product
    (East African Community, 2015) East African Community
    Registration dossier structure for an immunological veterinary product
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    Guidance for pre-submission meetings for a mutual recognition application for the registration of veterinary medicines and immunologicals in the East African region
    (East African Community, 2016) East African Community
    Applicants are encouraged to contact their selected Reference Country (RC) to arrange a pre-submission meeting when intending to seek MAs through MRPs.
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    East African food and nutrition security policy
    (East African Community, 2016) East African Community
    The East Africa Community (EAC) is the regional intergovernmental organization of the Republics of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Rwanda and the Republic of Burundi with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. In 2011, the EAC Food Security Action Plan (2011-2015) was adopted by the 9th Extraordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State. One of the key recommendations of the action plan was the development of the EAC Food and Nutrition Security Policy (FNSP). The FNSP helps the region to implement the provisions of the EAC Treaty (1999) Chapter 18 Article 110 which states: “Harmonize food supply, nutrition and food security policies and strategies” relating to stimulating agricultural development, eliminating hunger, eradicating poverty, and ensuring food security. This firms up cross-sector linkages necessary for the implementation of chapters 11, 12, 14, 18, 21, 22, 25, and 26, inter alia of the 1990 EAC Treaty.
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    Check list for the pre-submission meeting for the registration of veterinary medicinal product(s) in the East African region
    (East African Community, 2016) East African Community
    Check list for the pre-submission meeting for the registration of veterinary medicinal product(s) in the East African region
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    Application form for a pre-submission meeting for the registration of veterinary medicinal product(s) in the East African region
    (East African Community, 2016) East African Community
    Application form for a pre-submission meeting for the registration of veterinary medicinal product(s) in the East African region
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    EAC livestock policy
    (EAC Secretariat, 2016-09) East African Community
    The EAC secretariat has developed this livestock policy to foster focused and coherent set of strategic policy decisions and actions relevant to propelling and transforming EAC Partner States Livestock industry beyond the outcomes attained with the past and current livestock subsector policy instruments. The goal of EAC livestock policy is to attain an annual growth rate of at least 5.0% with significant livestock contribution to the agricultural GDP surpassing 50% and to contribute to the reduction of poverty, hunger, unemployment and degradation of natural resources.
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    Repeat-use mutual recognition procedures in the East African region
    (East African Community, 2017) East African Community
    Following the adoption of the Mutual Recognition Procedure (MRP) by the East African Community (EAC) and subsequent constitution of the EAC-Technical Working Group and the Coordination Group for Mutual Recognition (CGMR), a new Mutual Recognition Procedure was created. When an applicant wishes to have a Marketing Authorisation (MA) granted in more than one Partner State, then the Applicant uses a Mutual Recognition Procedure (MRP).
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    Guidance for the appeal process during a mutual recognition application for the registration of immunological veterinary product(s) in the East African region
    (East African Community, 2017) East African Community
    During a Mutual Recognition Procedure (MRP) in the EAC, if the Reference Country and/ or any of the Concerned Countries cannot agree to issue Marketing Authorisations for an immunological veterinary product (IVP) by Day 200, the Applicant has the right to request an APPEAL. The appeal must be heard and the result notified to the Applicant by Day 240.
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    EAC CAADP compact
    (East African Community, 2017) East African Community
    The East African Community (EAC) is one of the eight African Union (AU) recognized Regional Economic Communities (RECs). It comprises of the six Partner States of the Republic of Burundi, Republic of Kenya, Republic of Rwanda, Republic of South Sudan, Republic of Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. The EAC long-term vision and commitments towards social and economic development are anchored in the Treaty for the establishment of the East African Community. The Treaty has the strategic vision to attain a prosperous, competitive, secure and politically united East Africa. It further spells out the objective of the Community as that of developing policies and programmes aimed at widening and deepening cooperation among the EAC Partner States in political, economic, social and cultural fields, research and technology, defence, security, legal and judicial affairs, for the benefit of the citizens of the Community.
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    Templates for the draft summary of product characteristics and packaging for veterinary pharmaceutical medicinal products
    (East African Community, 2018) East African Community
    Templates for the draft summary of product characteristics and packaging for veterinary pharmaceutical medicinal products
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    Profile of 6 best EAC youth champions and their agribusiness models:
    (East African Community, 2018) FAO
    East Africa’s economic growth has not been matched by job generation, especially for the region’s increasing number of young men and women. Rural poverty and food insecurity remain persistent and are linked with this problem of “jobless growth”. Involving the youth in agriculture either through (self) employment or through entrepreneurship is increasingly seen as a potential solution to unemployment, food insecurity, rural poverty and migration. The region’s governments and the development community have a renewed interest in promoting and implementing youth in agriculture initiatives.
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    Guideline for variations to marketing authorisations for registered veterinary immunological products approved through a mutual recognition procedure
    (East African Community, 2018) East African Community
    The holder of a Marketing Authorisation for a registered Veterinary Immunological Product (IVP), is responsible for the registered IVP throughout its life and is required to take into account technical and scientific progress that may affect the product since the Marketing Authorisation (MA) was first granted. He or she is required to make any amendment that may be required to enable the registered IVP to be manufactured and controlled by means of generally accepted scientific methods. Marketing Authorisation Holders (MAHs) may also wish to alter or to improve the IVP or to introduce additional claims or safeguards.