tralac presented a training course on Rules of Origin for the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations, specifically for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) EPA Group, on 26 and 27 February 2007 at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, Breakwater Campus, in Cape Town, South Africa.

The course focused on the following topics:

1. Fundamentals of Rules of Origin and Further Aspects of Rules of Origin

2. Rules of Origin Regimes

3. Cotonou Rules of Origin – sector focus

4. EC Proposals to overhaul EU rules of Origin

5. Progress towards an ACP Negotiating Position