2002 SACU Agreement

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The 2002 SACU Agreement is the modern foundational treaty that restructured and updated the legal and institutional framework of the Southern African Customs Union among its member states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf customs union agreement ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
aimsTo promote equitable sharing of customs revenue among members ⓘ
support economic development in member states ⓘ
basedOn principle of a common external tariff ⓘ
principle of a single customs territory ⓘ
cameIntoForceIn 2004 ⓘ
category 2002 treaties ⓘ
Southern African Customs Union law ⓘ
contains provisions on agricultural policy cooperation ⓘ
provisions on competition policy cooperation ⓘ
provisions on dispute settlement within SACU ⓘ
provisions on industrial development cooperation ⓘ
creates obligations for SACU member states ⓘ
defines common external tariff for SACU ⓘ
revenue-sharing formula for SACU customs and excise ⓘ
establishes Southern African Customs Union institutional framework ⓘ
establishesInstitution SACU Commission ⓘ
SACU Council of Ministers ⓘ
SACU Secretariat ⓘ
SACU Tariff Board ⓘ
SACU Tribunal ⓘ
fullName Agreement Establishing the Southern African Customs Union ⓘ
linked to: 2002 SACU Agreement
governs collection and distribution of customs and excise revenue in SACU ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasisFor operation of the Southern African Customs Union ⓘ
memberState Kingdom of Eswatini ⓘ
linked to: Eswatini

Kingdom of Lesotho ⓘ
linked to: Lesotho

Republic of Botswana ⓘ
linked to: Botswana

Republic of Namibia ⓘ
linked to: Namibia

Republic of South Africa ⓘ
linked to: South Africa
objective to create a single customs territory among member states ⓘ
to facilitate cross-border trade in goods within SACU ⓘ
to promote economic integration among SACU member states ⓘ
providesFor common external trade policy coordination ⓘ
free movement of goods within SACU ⓘ
harmonisation of customs laws and procedures ⓘ
region Southern Africa ⓘ
replaced 1969 SACU Agreement ⓘ
restructured institutional framework of the Southern African Customs Union ⓘ
shortName SACU Agreement 2002 ⓘ
linked to: 2002 SACU Agreement
signatoriesAre governments of SACU member states ⓘ
signedIn 2002 ⓘ
subjectMatter customs union ⓘ
regional economic integration ⓘ
trade in goods ⓘ
updated legal framework of the Southern African Customs Union ⓘ

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Council of Ministers (Southern African Customs Union) → basedOn → SACU Agreement ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
linked to: 2002 SACU Agreement
Council of Ministers (Southern African Customs Union) → hasLegalBasisIn → SACU Agreement of 2002 (as amended) ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
linked to: 2002 SACU Agreement
1969 SACU Agreement → supersededBy → 2002 SACU Agreement ⓘ
2002 SACU Agreement → fullName → Agreement Establishing the Southern African Customs Union ⓘ
linked to: 2002 SACU Agreement
2002 SACU Agreement → shortName → SACU Agreement 2002 ⓘ
linked to: 2002 SACU Agreement
SACU Secretariat → follows → SACU Agreement ⓘ
linked to: 2002 SACU Agreement