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Caribbean Export and EPA Implementation in the Caribbean Services Sector BENEFICIARY SUCCESSES USING THE EPA

Caribbean Export also supported the hosting of sub-regional consultations on the proposed Intra-CARIFORUM as well as the Draft CARIFORUM-EU MRAs. The Meeting in St. Lucia and Barbados to discuss and agree on the minimum criteria for the licensing and registration of architects which will form the basis of the Intra-Regional MRA; provide an update on on-going activities as it relates to the EU-CARIFORUM MRA; and form an OECS consensus as to the position of architects that would inform active participation. In 2014, Caribbean Export executed a consultancy as a part of the work for the finalisation of the MRA for Architects. During this consultancy, a series of consultations will be conducted with relevant stakeholders to review the issues discussed and outcomes of previous consultations on the MRAs, examine the legislative framework in CARIFORUM States, regional and international best practices, and assess options towards the drafting of a CARICOM MRA and the CARICOM- DR MRA. Participants include: representatives from Architectural

In 2013, the Agency in partnership with the CARIFORUM Directorate and the Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Services Industries (TTCSI) convened the first in a series of workshops designed to provide inputs into the development of intra-CARIFORUM and CARIFORUM- EU MRAs for the architecture sector. The Workshop produced recommendations on the need to establish a relationship with national architect associations and the respective government agencies particularly to discuss issues related to the definition of a registered and/or licensed architect versus an architect and draftsman; importance of CARIFORUM in reviewing the developments taking place internationally, particularly as it relates to the CANBERRA Accord and EU- Canada discussions on the architecture sector; the fact that Caribbean Export should consider convening a sub- regional consultation with OECS States to gather input on the MRA process, and consider supporting a meeting with key stakeholders from Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad to assist with the advancement of the intra-CARIFORUM MRA process.