In June 1998, in setting the mandate for the negotiation of EPAs in the context of the Cotonou agreement, the Council and Commission stated that the 2004 review of the GSP would provide non-LDC ACP countries that are not in a position to join such EPAs with a new framework for trade which would be equivalent to that available to them under the Lomé Convention.
In June 1998, in setting the mandate for the negotiation of EPAs in the context of the Cotonou agreement, the Council and Commission stated that the 2004 review of the GSP would provide non-LDC ACP countries that are not in a position to join such EPAs with a new framework for trade which would be equivalent to that available to them under the Lomé Convention.