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Everything But Arms (EBA) is an initiative of the European Union
European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 European Union member state, located primarily in Europe. It was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community....
 under which all imports to the EU from the Least Developed Countries
Least Developed Countries

Least Developed Countries are countries which according to the United Nations exhibit the lowest indicators of socioeconomic International development, with the lowest Human Development Index ratings of list of countries....
 are duty free and quota
Quota

Quota may refer to:A level business* Quota samplingAffirmative action* Racial quota* Reservations in India* Quotas in Pakistan...
 free, with the exception of armaments. EBA entered into force on 5 March 2001. There are transitional arrangements for banana
Banana

File:Banana and cross section.jpgBanana is the common name for a fruit and also the herbaceous plants of the genus Musa which produce this commonly eaten fruit....
s, sugar
Sugar

Sugar is a class of edible crystalline substances, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose. Human taste buds interpret its flavor as sweet. Sugar as a basic food carbohydrate primarily comes from sugar cane and from sugar beet, but also appears in fruit, honey, sorghum, sugar maple , and in many other sources....
 and rice
Rice

Rice is a staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in tropical Latin America, and East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, making it the second-most consumed cereal grain, after maize....
 until January 2006, July 2009 and September 2009 respectively.

It should be added the EBA is part of the EU GSP
Generalized System of Preferences

The Generalized System of Preferences, or GSP, is a formal system of exemption from the more general rules of the World Trade Organization , ....
 and therefore the legal text can be found in the GSP regulation, art 12 and 13.

The aim of the scheme is to encourage the development
Economic development

Economic development is the development of wealth of countries or regions for the well-being of their inhabitants. It is the process by which a nation improves the economic, political, and social well being of its people....
 of the world's poorest countries.








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Everything But Arms (EBA) is an initiative of the European Union
European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 European Union member state, located primarily in Europe. It was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community....
 under which all imports to the EU from the Least Developed Countries
Least Developed Countries

Least Developed Countries are countries which according to the United Nations exhibit the lowest indicators of socioeconomic International development, with the lowest Human Development Index ratings of list of countries....
 are duty free and quota
Quota

Quota may refer to:A level business* Quota samplingAffirmative action* Racial quota* Reservations in India* Quotas in Pakistan...
 free, with the exception of armaments. EBA entered into force on 5 March 2001. There are transitional arrangements for banana
Banana

File:Banana and cross section.jpgBanana is the common name for a fruit and also the herbaceous plants of the genus Musa which produce this commonly eaten fruit....
s, sugar
Sugar

Sugar is a class of edible crystalline substances, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose. Human taste buds interpret its flavor as sweet. Sugar as a basic food carbohydrate primarily comes from sugar cane and from sugar beet, but also appears in fruit, honey, sorghum, sugar maple , and in many other sources....
 and rice
Rice

Rice is a staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in tropical Latin America, and East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, making it the second-most consumed cereal grain, after maize....
 until January 2006, July 2009 and September 2009 respectively.

It should be added the EBA is part of the EU GSP
Generalized System of Preferences

The Generalized System of Preferences, or GSP, is a formal system of exemption from the more general rules of the World Trade Organization , ....
 and therefore the legal text can be found in the GSP regulation, art 12 and 13.

The aim of the scheme is to encourage the development
Economic development

Economic development is the development of wealth of countries or regions for the well-being of their inhabitants. It is the process by which a nation improves the economic, political, and social well being of its people....
 of the world's poorest countries.

See also

  • Trade and development
    Trade and development

    Trade is a key factor in economic development. A successful use of trade can boost a country's Economic development. On the other hand, opening up markets to international trade may leave local producers swamped by more competitive foreign producers....
  • Common Agricultural Policy
    Common Agricultural Policy

    The Common Agricultural Policy is a system of European Union agricultural subsidies and programmes. It represents 46.7% of the European Union Budget, ?49.8 billion in 2006 ....
  • World Trade Organization
    World Trade Organization

    The World Trade Organization is an international organization designed to supervise and Free trade international trade. The WTO came into being on 1 January 1995, and is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which was created in 1947, and continued to operate for almost five decades as a de facto international org...


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