South Africa's Statement on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

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Pretoria — In a letter dated 5th of November 2015, President Obama, warned South Africa that if the negotiations on the outstanding issues related to the poultry SPS issues are not resolved by the 31st December then the US would suspend South Africa’s Duty Free Treatment of SA’s Agricultural goods into the US.

South Africa’s negotiators have been well aware of this authority to suspend a country’s trade benefits in terms of the AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act where the US believes that a beneficiary of AGOA is “not making continual progress toward the elimination of barriers to United States trade and investment”.

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