Article 44
On the basis of the Cotonou Agreement, the Parties shall take all necessary measures and cooperate in order to encourage the negotiation and earliest possible conclusion of a global EPA in accordance with the relevant WTO provisions between the EC Party and West Africa as a whole, in the following areas: (a) trade in services and e-commerce; (b) investments; (c) current payments and capital movements; (d) competition; (e) intellectual property; (f) public procurement; (g) sustainable development; (h) the protection of personal data. The Parties shall adopt all appropriate measures with a view to encouraging the conclusion of a global EPA between the EC Party and West Africa before the end of 2008.