Priority areas for capacity building and modernisation
Article 5
1. The Central African Party, in partnership with the EC Party and by means of the cooperation instruments set out in Article 7, shall promote a quantitative and qualitative increase in the goods and services produced and exported by the Central African region, particularly in the following areas: (a) Development of basic regional infrastructure — Transport — Energy — Telecommunications (b) Agriculture and food safety — Agricultural production — Agro-industry — Fisheries — Stock farming — Aquaculture and fish stocks (c) Industry, diversification and competitiveness of economies — Modernisation of businesses — Industry — Standards and certification (sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, quality, zootechnical standards, etc.) (d) Strengthening of regional integration — Development of the regional common market — Taxation and customs (e) Improvement of the business environment — Harmonisation of national trade policies 2. In implementing this partnership, the Parties shall refer to the joint guidance document in Annex I to this Agreement. 3. In the implementation of this Agreement, the Parties affirm their commitment to promote the modernisation of the productive sectors in Central Africa affected by this Agreement, by means of the cooperation instruments set out in Article 7.