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THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY COMPRISES 15 MEMBER STATESCOMPRISES 15 MEMBER STATES

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••ALL 12 CSME MEMBER STATES ARE ALL 12 CSME MEMBER STATES ARE SINGLE MARKET READY SINGLE MARKET READY

-- ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAANTIGUA AND BARBUDA -- BARBADOSBARBADOS-- BELIZEBELIZE -- DOMINICADOMINICA-- GRENADAGRENADA -- GUYANAGUYANA-- JAMAICAJAMAICA -- ST. KITTS AND NEVISST. KITTS AND NEVIS-- ST. LUCIAST. LUCIA -- SURINAMESURINAME-- ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES -- TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

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PRIMARY ELEMENTSPRIMARY ELEMENTS

FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODSFREE MOVEMENT OF GOODSFREE MOVEMENT OF SKILLED NATIONALSFREE MOVEMENT OF SKILLED NATIONALSFREE MOVEMENT OF CAPITALFREE MOVEMENT OF CAPITALFREE MOVEMENT OF SERVICESFREE MOVEMENT OF SERVICES

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FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODSFREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS

CUSTOMS UNION TO BE ESTABLISHEDCUSTOMS UNION TO BE ESTABLISHEDFREE TRADE AREA ALREADY EXISTFREE TRADE AREA ALREADY EXISTTREATY DOES NOT PROHIBIT DUMPING BUT IT TREATY DOES NOT PROHIBIT DUMPING BUT IT AUTHORIZES IMPOSITION OF ANTIAUTHORIZES IMPOSITION OF ANTI--DUMPING DUMPING DUTIES AND COUNTER MEASURES DUTIES AND COUNTER MEASURES CROSQ CROSQ -- REGIONAL STANDARDS FOR REGIONAL STANDARDS FOR PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION

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FREE MOVEMENT OF SKILLED NATIONALSFREE MOVEMENT OF SKILLED NATIONALS

UNIVERSITY GRADUATESUNIVERSITY GRADUATESMEDIA WORKERSMEDIA WORKERSSPORTS PERSONSSPORTS PERSONSMUSICIANSMUSICIANSARTISTES ANDARTISTES ANDMANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY AND TECHNICAL MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY AND TECHNICAL STAFFSTAFFNURSESNURSESTEACHERSTEACHERS

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EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE CATEGORIESEXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES

2007 2007 -- Associates Degrees and Equivalent Associates Degrees and Equivalent Professional, Technical and Vocational Professional, Technical and Vocational Qualifications (Caribbean Vocational Qualifications Qualifications (Caribbean Vocational Qualifications –– October 2007)October 2007)2007 2007 –– Regional Occupational Standards for Regional Occupational Standards for DomesticsDomestics2008 2008 –– CXC OCXC O’’Levels and equivalent Technical and Levels and equivalent Technical and Vocational Qualifications Vocational Qualifications 2009 2009 –– All CARICOM NationalsAll CARICOM Nationals

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FREE MOVEMENT OF SERVICESFREE MOVEMENT OF SERVICES

THE RIGHT TO PROVIDE SERVICES THE RIGHT TO PROVIDE SERVICES ACROSS THE SINGLE MARKETACROSS THE SINGLE MARKET

HAVE ACCESS TO LAND, BUILDINGS, HAVE ACCESS TO LAND, BUILDINGS, AND OTHER PROPERTYAND OTHER PROPERTY

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RIGHTS OF ESTABLISHMENTRIGHTS OF ESTABLISHMENT

••ACCESS TO LAND, BUILDINGS AND PROPERTYACCESS TO LAND, BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY••TRANSFER OF MANAGERIAL, TECHNICAL AND TRANSFER OF MANAGERIAL, TECHNICAL AND

SUPERVISORY STAFFSUPERVISORY STAFF••HARMONIZATION OF LAWS AND HARMONIZATION OF LAWS AND

ABMINISTRATIVE PRACTICESABMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES••AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING LEGISLATIONAMENDMENTS TO EXISTING LEGISLATION••ONON--LINE REGISTRYLINE REGISTRY

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POLICY YET TO BE DEVELOPED FOR CONTINGENT POLICY YET TO BE DEVELOPED FOR CONTINGENT RIGHTSRIGHTS

ACCREDITATION BODIES N PLACE IN JAMAICA, ACCREDITATION BODIES N PLACE IN JAMAICA, BELIZE AND TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOBELIZE AND TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

OTHER MEMBER STATES TO ESTABLISH NATIONAL OTHER MEMBER STATES TO ESTABLISH NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BODIESACCREDITATION BODIES

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CARICOM PASSPORTCARICOM PASSPORT

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, DOMINICA, GRENADA, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, DOMINICA, GRENADA, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, ST. LUCIA, ST VINCENT AND ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, ST. LUCIA, ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, SURINAME AND TRINIDAD AND THE GRENADINES, SURINAME AND TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO HAVE IMPLEMENTED THE CARICOM TOBAGO HAVE IMPLEMENTED THE CARICOM PASSPORTPASSPORT

2007 2007 –– BARBADOS, BELIZE, GUYANA AND JAMAICABARBADOS, BELIZE, GUYANA AND JAMAICA

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TRANSFER OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITSTRANSFER OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS

AGREEMENT FOR THEAGREEMENT FOR THETRANSFER OF SOCIAL TRANSFER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY BENEFITS IS IN SECURITY BENEFITS IS IN PLACE IN ALL MEMBER PLACE IN ALL MEMBER

STATES EXCEPT SURINAMESTATES EXCEPT SURINAME

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FREE MOVEMENT OF CAPITALFREE MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL

•• FREELY MOVE CAPITAL FROM ONE MEMBER FREELY MOVE CAPITAL FROM ONE MEMBER STATE TO ANOTHERSTATE TO ANOTHER

•• EQUAL RIGHTS TO BUY STOCKS AND SHARESEQUAL RIGHTS TO BUY STOCKS AND SHARES•• REGIONAL STOCK EXCHANGEREGIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE•• HARMONISED INVESTMENT POLICY HARMONISED INVESTMENT POLICY

FRAMEWORK WITH:FRAMEWORK WITH:•• CARICOM INVESTMENT CODECARICOM INVESTMENT CODE

••REFORM OF NATIONAL INVESTMENT POLICY REFORM OF NATIONAL INVESTMENT POLICY FRAMEWORKFRAMEWORK

••STREAMLINING OF THE INVESTMENT APPROVAL STREAMLINING OF THE INVESTMENT APPROVAL PROCESSPROCESS

••ADOPTION OF A HARMONISED INVESTMENT ADOPTION OF A HARMONISED INVESTMENT INCENTIVE REGIMEINCENTIVE REGIME

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GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTGOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

WORK IS UNDERWAY TO CREATE A REGIONAL BEST WORK IS UNDERWAY TO CREATE A REGIONAL BEST PRACTICE FRAMEWORK ENSURING THAT PRACTICE FRAMEWORK ENSURING THAT

GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT BECOMES AND GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT BECOMES AND OPEN AND FREE PROCESSOPEN AND FREE PROCESS

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COMPETITION POLICYCOMPETITION POLICY

•• COMPETITION POLICIES COMPETITION POLICIES –– BARBADOS, JAMAICA AND ST. BARBADOS, JAMAICA AND ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESVINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

•• NATIONAL COMPETITION AUTHORITIES NATIONAL COMPETITION AUTHORITIES –– BARBADOS AND BARBADOS AND JAMAICAJAMAICA

•• REGIONAL COMPETITION COMMISSION TO BE ESTABLISHED IN REGIONAL COMPETITION COMMISSION TO BE ESTABLISHED IN SURINAMESURINAME

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CARIBBEAN BUSINESS COUNCILCARIBBEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL

•• SINGLE VOICE OF THE PRIVATE SECTORSINGLE VOICE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR

•• ASSOCIATE INSTITUTION OF THE ASSOCIATE INSTITUTION OF THE COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY

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CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (CCJ)CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (CCJ)

THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE WAS THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE WAS INAUGURATED IN 2005 AND HAS 2 JURISDICTIONSINAUGURATED IN 2005 AND HAS 2 JURISDICTIONS

-- ORIGINAL JURISDICTIONORIGINAL JURISDICTION-- APPELLATE JURISDICTIONAPPELLATE JURISDICTION

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THE CARICOM DEVELOPMENT FUNDTHE CARICOM DEVELOPMENT FUND

THE CARICOM DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR THE CARICOM DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR DISADVANTAGED COUNTRIES REGIONS AND DISADVANTAGED COUNTRIES REGIONS AND

SECTORS ESTABLISHED UNDER CHAPTER SECTORS ESTABLISHED UNDER CHAPTER SEVEN OF THE REVISED TREATY IS ALSO HIGH SEVEN OF THE REVISED TREATY IS ALSO HIGH

ON THE AGENDA FOR IMPLEMENTATION.ON THE AGENDA FOR IMPLEMENTATION.

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BENEFITS OF THE CSMEBENEFITS OF THE CSMEACCESS TO A LARGER MARKETACCESS TO A LARGER MARKETINTRAINTRA--REGIONAL COOPERATION IN HUMAN AND SOCIAL REGIONAL COOPERATION IN HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTHARMONISED STANDARDS OF PRODUCTIONHARMONISED STANDARDS OF PRODUCTIONWIDER CHOICE FOR CONSUMERSWIDER CHOICE FOR CONSUMERSGREATER SCOPE FOR JOB CREATIONGREATER SCOPE FOR JOB CREATIONENHANCED FRAMEWORK FOR ACHIEVING COMPETITIVENESSENHANCED FRAMEWORK FOR ACHIEVING COMPETITIVENESSINCREASED ECONOMIES OF SCALEINCREASED ECONOMIES OF SCALEENHANCED INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIESENHANCED INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIESCOMMON VOICE IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONSCOMMON VOICE IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS

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LEELA RAMOUTARLEELA RAMOUTARSpecialistSpecialist, , PrivatePrivate Sector Sector FacilitationFacilitationCARICOM Secretariat, CSME CARICOM Secretariat, CSME UnitUnit

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