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2017 | 17/2 | 103-120

Article title

EUROPEAN UNION-WEST AFRICA TRADE RELATIONS: WITH OR WITHOUT ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (EPA)

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PL
RELACJE HANDLOWE UNII EUROPEJSKIEJ Z KRAJAMI AFRYKI ZACHODNIEJ W ŚWIETLE POROZUMIENIA O PARTNERSTWIE GOSPODARCZYM (EPA)

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The article aims to present the benefits and costs for West African countries of the conclusion of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and of the implementation of trade liberalisation thereunder, in the light of their trade relations with the European Union Member States. The assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of entering into an EPA will take account of a situation in which the countries in question would not sign an EPA: how their customs status would change and whether it would involve a significant deterioration in the conditions of access to the EU market. Therefore, with regard to EU–West Africa trade relations, finding an answer to the following question is of key importance: with or without EPA? The analysis produced no unambiguous results but they do indicate that the answer to the above question depends on the economic situation (status) of the country concerned. As regards LDCs, the ‘no EPA’ option seems to be the most favourable, whereas non-LDCs would benefit from an EPA.The article employs an analytical and descriptive method. It draws on sources from the national and international literature, secondary legislation of the European Union in the form of regulations, as well as on EUROSTAT statistics.
PL
Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie korzyści i kosztów zawarcia Porozumień o Partnerstwie Gospodarczym (EPAs) i wdrożenia zasad liberalizacji handlu, które one przewidują, dla krajów Afryki Zachodniej w świetle ich relacji handlowych z krajami Unii Europejskiej. Przy ocenie dobrych i złych stron zawarcia EPA uwzględniona zostanie sytuacja, w której kraje regionu nie podpisałyby EPA, jak zmieniłby się ich status celny i czy nastąpiłoby znaczące pogorszenie warunków dostępu do rynku unijnego. Zatem w odniesieniu do relacji handlowych Unii Europejskiej z Afryką Zachodnią kluczowa staje się odpowiedź na pytanie: „czy dla krajów Afryki Zachodniej korzystniejsza będzie opcja „z” czy „bez” EPA? Przeprowadzona analiza nie dała jednoznacznych wyników, ale te otrzymane wskazują, że odpowiedź na powyższe pytanie zależy od sytuacji gospodarczej (statusu) danego kraju. Jeśli chodzi o kraje najsłabiej rozwinięte, opcja „bez EPA” wydaje się najkorzystniejsza, podczas gdy państwa niebędące krajami najsłabiej rozwiniętymi skorzystałyby z wdrożenia tego porozumienia w życie. W artykule została zastosowana metoda analityczno-opisowa, wykorzystane zostały krajowe i zagraniczne źródła literaturowe oraz akty prawa wtórnego Unii Europejskiej w postaci rozporządzeń a także dane statystyczne EUROSTAT.

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103-120

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Contributors

  • Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University
  • Cracow University of Economic

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