SADC definition

SADC means the organization established by the Treaty of the Southern African Development Community, 1992;

Examples of SADC in a sentence

  • During the last few years there has been a re- launching of regional trade initiatives with some significant achievements, as witnessed by the launching of the COMESA FTA, the signing of the SADC Trade Protocol and the negotiation to re-establish the former EAC Customs Union.

  • Yet, even in these cases progress is still very slow; only half of the COMESA countries participate in the FTA; SADC trade protocol is still not in place; and in the EAC case, while countries are negotiating a customs union they still impose surcharges and suspended duties on their bilateral trade.

  • For example, it is not clear whether SADC Member States are expected to negotiate as a group minus South Africa, since (as noted above) South Africa already has a legally binding trade agreement with the EU.

  • It is thus inconceivable for SADC to develop an independent negotiating mandate on behalf of its Member States that would result in a WTO compatible Free Trade Area with the EU by 2020.

  • On the other hand, it is doubtful that SADC or COMESA countries that do not benefit from EBA or the EU-SA FTA will find it in their best interest to leave negotiations to either regional organization whose majority members might not have the same interest in the EPA.


More Definitions of SADC

SADC means the Southern African Development Community established by Article 2 of the Treaty;
SADC means the Southern African Development Community as established by the Treaty of the Southern African Development Community which entered into force on 30th September, 1993;
SADC means the Southern Africa Development Community established under the Southern Africa Development Treaty;
SADC means the Southern African Development Community excluding Mauritius, comprising Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe;
SADC means Southern African Development Community established by the treaty for the establishment of the Southern African Development Community, concluded at Windhoek on the 17th August, 1992.
SADC means Southern African Development Community and its institutions established by the Treaty.
SADC means the Southern Africa Development Community established under the Southern Africa Development Treaty signed in Windhoek, Namibia on 17th August, 1992;