WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/L/325/Add.1
22 October 1999
(99-4658)
General Council
3, 4 and 8 November 1999Original:  English
EC - THE FOURTH ACP-EC CONVENTION OF LOME
Report of the Parties to the Convention
Under the Decision of 14 October 1999
Addendum
The attached statistics∗ have been received from the Parties to the Convention of Lomé as part
of their report under the Decision of 14 October 1999.
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∗ English only.WT/L/325/Add.1
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Trade Aspects of the
EU - ACP
Report to the WTO
1998
DG TRADEEUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR TRADE
Directorate G – WTO, OECD, commercial questions with respect
To agriculture and fisheries; export credit policyWT/L/325/Add.1
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External Trade : EU15  (*)  -  ACPrs 4
(*) EU12  before 1995
IMPORTS in 1000€ 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
agricultural products 5,487,611 5,413,557 5,269,402 5,163,778 6,280,109 7,066,599 7,076,707 7,896,890 8,362,933
industrial products 15,996,037 13,653,273 12,451,251 9,692,773 12,235,618 12,781,603 14,538,217 15,019,269 12,897,892
total imports 21,877,400 19,278,953 17,959,819 14,944,618 18,614,975 19,893,153 21,994,782 23,047,130 21,334,335
% of total imports 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
agricultural products 25% 28% 29% 35% 34% 36% 32% 34% 39%
industrial products 73% 71% 69% 65% 66% 64% 66% 65% 60%
total imports 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
index 1990 = 100 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
agricultural products 100 99 96 94 114 129 129 144 152
industrial products 100 85 78 61 76 80 91 94 81
total imports 100 88 82 68 85 91 101 105 98
EXPORTS in 1000€ 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
agricultural products 2,457,385 2,379,222 2,520,378 2,363,669 2,210,719 2,383,247 2,402,246 2,971,779 3,245,051
industrial products 15,234,280 13,101,807 14,337,791 13,789,458 12,359,220 14,902,300 15,694,858 17,073,705 18,906,853
total exports 18,266,850 16,023,215 17,364,523 16,504,835 14,940,459 17,573,294 18,662,454 20,449,104 22,495,947
% of total exports 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
agricultural products 13% 15% 15% 14% 15% 14% 13% 15% 14%
industrial products 83% 82% 83% 84% 83% 85% 84% 83% 84%
total exports 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
index 1990 = 100 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
agricultural products 100 97 103 96 90 97 98 121 132
industrial products 100 86 94 91 81 98 103 112 124
total exports 100 88 95 90 82 96 102 112 123
BALANCE in 1000€ 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
total trade balance -3,610,550 -3,255,738 -595,296 1,560,217 -3,674,516 -2,319,859 -3,332,328 -2,598,026 1,161,612
Exports/Imports ratio 83% 83% 97% 110% 80% 88% 85% 89% 105%WT/L/325/Add.1
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Notes:
(1) These figures represents EU9 in 1976 , EU10 from 1980 to 1985 , EU12 from 1990 to 1995
(2) These figures represents exports and imports of the 69 states that were contracting parties to
the Lomé Convention in 1992 , although in earlier years some of them have not benefitted
from Lomé trade provisions
(3) Afghanistan , Bhutan , Brunei , Bangladesh , Burma , Cambodgia , China , India , Indonesia ,
Kamputchea , Laos , Macao , Malaysia , Maldives , Mongolia , Myanmar , Nepal , NorthKorea , Pakistan , Philippines , Singapore , South Korea , Sri Lanka , Taiwan , Thailand ,
Vietnam du Nord , Vietnam
(4) Argentina , Bermuda , Bolivia , Brazil , Chile , Colombia , Costa Rica , Cuba , Ecuador , El
Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Mexico , Nica ragua , Panama , Paraguay , Peru , Uruguay ,
Venezuela
(5) Algeria , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Morocco , Syria , Tunisia , Turkeyall products
0102030405060708090100110120
1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996Ecu bn
AC P  (2) Asia (3)
Latin-America (4) Mediterranean (5)agricultural products
0102030405060708090100110120
1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996Ecu bn
AC P  (2) Asia (3)
Latin-America (4) Mediterranean (5)WT/L/325/Add.1
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Notes:
(1) These figures represents EU9 in 1976 , EU10 from 1980 to 1985 , EU12 from 1990 to 1995
(2) These figures represents exports and imports of the 69 states that were contracting parties to
the Lomé Convention in 1992 , although in earlier years some of them have not benefitted
from Lomé trade provisions
(3) Afghanistan , Bhutan , Brunei , Bangladesh , Burma , Cambodgia , China , India , Indonesia ,
Kamputchea , Laos , Macao , Malaysia , Maldives , Mongolia , Myanmar , Nepal , North
Korea , Pakistan , Philippines , Singapore , South Korea , Sri Lanka , Taiwan , Thailand ,
Vietnam du Nord, Vietnam
(4) Argentina , Bermuda , Bolivia , Brazil , Chile , Colombia , Costa Rica , Cuba , Ecuador , El
Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Mexico , Nica ragua , Panama , Paraguay , Peru , Uruguay ,
Venezuela
(5) Algeria , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Morocco , Syria , Tunisia , Turkey020406080100120
1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998
AC P Asia Latin-America MediterraneanWT/L/325/Add.1
Page 7Trends in trade between EU and developping countries 1976 - 1998
EU  imports   in mio ecu   
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
ACP 10.6 12.8 12.2 15.1 19.5 17.2 18.8 20.1 25.5 27.0 19.9 16.5 17.5 19.6 21.9 19.3 18.0 14.9 18.6 19.9 22.0 23.0 21.3
Asia 8.7 9.9 10.2 13.0 16.0 17.1 18.6 20.5 24.8 25.9 27.4 33.1 40.5 47.7 50.7 62.5 65.9 74.0 83.9 96.5 107.4 128.8 143.2
Latin-America 8.1 9.7 9.3 11.3 13.5 16.6 18.2 20.4 23.9 25.7 20.5 19.5 23.1 26.1 25.3 25.8 24.3 21.9 26.7 30.4 30.2 34.6 35.2
Mediterranean 9.6 9.5 9.0 12.2 16.4 21.6 25.8 25.6 29.1 32.3 20.3 20.9 20.5 25.8 29.8 31.2 30.3 29.1 30.7 31.4 35.7 41.6 39.8
All developping 
countries 70.7 75.1 70.9 88.0 114.3 129.1 128.8 121.7 135.1 138.9 109.1 108.8 121.5 143.1 148.7 155.0 150.1 149.5 165.8 179.7 194.8 223.0 227.4
Extra-EU 157.7 173.2 178.3 217.7 269.9 303.8 321.5 328.5 382.1 399.7 336.8 340.5 387.8 447.4 461.6 494.1 487.1 493.2 543.1 545.3 581.1 672.3 709.3
World 308.6 341.3 362.0 439.5 518.9 581.2 630.6 664.7 765.9 828.2 799.4 829.8 930.5 1074.6 1127.5 1199.9 1207.5 1126.0 1258.2 1499.7 1601.7 1782.6 1883.0
EU  exports   in mio ecu   
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
ACP 10.0 13.0 13.2 12.3 16.4 19.7 19.3 16.6 17.2 18.3 16.5 14.1 15.5 16.7 18.3 16.0 17.4 16.5 14.9 17.6 18.6 20.3 22.6
Asia 7.5 8.6 10.6 12.4 13.1 16.9 19.6 21.6 24.9 29.7 28.9 29.9 33.8 40.8 41.0 43.8 47.1 60.0 70.7 87.4 94.1 103.8 82.3
Latin-America 7.3 8.7 8.9 10.1 11.7 14.9 13.1 11.3 13.4 13.5 14.4 13.8 13.2 15.1 15.0 17.5 20.1 23.6 28.4 32.4 35.5 44.9 49.5
Mediterranean 12.3 14.4 13.9 16.4 19.8 27.9 25.6 27.3 29.3 29.8 24.4 22.0 22.5 25.3 28.4 29.2 28.6 35.0 33.1 39.2 44.9 52.3 55.4
All developping 
countries 50.9 62.1 66.5 69.7 83.4 112.0 117.1 116.4 123.4 121.7 110.2 104.7 120.1 139.6 141.3 149.1 159.8 176.8 193.3 223.7 241.7 265.3 248.0
Extra-EU 141.3 166.4 173.7 194.2 221.1 266.7 286.5 303.0 351.3 380.8 344.6 339.5 362.9 413.2 415.4 423.5 436.1 491.1 541.8 573.3 625.1 718.2 731.6
World 292.9 335.2 359.5 418.9 475.1 549.1 601.7 644.5 741.5 811.8 809.9 830.4 906.8 1043.9 1076.6 1116.5 1137.8 1156.9 1297.9 1573.6 1675.0 1857.6 197 5.7WT/L/325/Add.1
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External Trade        EU15 - ACP 1998
IMPORT   :  principal products rs 4
product 1000
ecu%
 totalimpcumul.
% oftotal
imptons
TOTAL of IMPORTS 21,292,378 73,881,977
2709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals,
crude :3,410,370 16% 16% 36,288,224
7102 Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set : 1,734,535 8% 24% 4
1801 Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted. 1,475,372 7% 31% 991,326
0901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks
and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any
proportion :1,337,413 6% 37% 594,663
8802 Other aircraft (for example, helicopters, aeroplanes);
spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft
launch vehicles :984,892 5% 42% 2,162
1701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form
:881,792 4% 46% 1,669,055
4403 Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or
sapwood, or roughly squared :598,126 3% 49% 2,312,859
4407 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether
or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thicknessexceeding 6 mm :544,683 3% 52% 938,040
1604 Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes
prepared from fish eggs :495,764 2% 54% 152,171
5201 Cotton, not carded or combed : 407,746 2% 56% 269,112
0803 Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried : 394,079 2% 58% 615,966
2401 Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse : 384,392 2% 59% 128,373
7108 Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in
semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form :351,436 2% 61% 44
2818 Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined;
aluminium oxide; aluminium hydroxide :331,555 2% 63% 1,770,909
0306 Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen,
dried, salted or in brine; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by
steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen,
dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crusta326,072 2% 64% 48,152
6110 Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles,
knitted or crocheted :269,296 1% 65% 11,546
7601 Unwrought aluminium : 263,556 1% 67% 182,206
2208
Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume
of less than 80 % vol; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous
beverages :251,775 1% 68% 40,108
0304 Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh,
chilled or frozen :240,922 1% 69% 91,531
2606 Aluminium ores and concentrates. 231,934 1% 70% 7,838,015
2601 Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites : 221,928 1% 71% 10,511,570
0902 Tea, whether or not flavoured : 195,656 1% 72% 100,255
0603 Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or
for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached,
impregnated or otherwise prepared :189,576 1% 73% 50,941
2844 Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes
(including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes)
and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these
products :174,216 1% 74% 6,177
6109 T-shirts, singlets and other vests, knitted or crocheted : 170,723 1% 75% 11,089
0303 Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of
heading No 0304 :163,580 1% 75% 105,007
1804 Cocoa butter, fat and oil. 159,940 1% 76% 48,355
8901 Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges
and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods :157,960 1% 77% 120,193
1511 Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not
chemically modified :155,131 1% 78% 267,018
4001 Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and
similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or
strip :145,410 1% 78% 201,966
4408 Veneer sheets and sheets for plywood (whether or not spliced)
and other wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or143,996 1% 79% 135,734WT/L/325/Add.1
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not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness not
exceeding 6 mm :
7202 Ferro-alloys : 140,266 1% 80% 153,166
8903 Yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; rowing boats
and canoes :136,871 1% 80% 6,966
2710 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals,
other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or
included, containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils
or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils beingthe basic con130,867 1% 81% 1,096,445
0804 Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and
mangosteens, fresh or dried :125,220 1% 81% 184,992
1803 Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted : 123,080 1% 82% 87,446
0302 Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat
of heading No 0304 :118,613 1% 83% 27,956
6203 Men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib
and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other thanswimwear) :111,657 1% 83% 9,722
7403 Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought : 107,445 1% 84% 71,502
0307 Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen,
dried, salted or in brine; aquatic invertebrates other thancrustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried,
salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of aquatic
invertebra100,675 0% 84% 34,637
4106 Goat or kid skin leather, without hair on, other than leather of
heading No 4108 or 4109 :99,632 0% 84% 15,101WT/L/325/Add.1
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Main products imported from ACP
other
48.4%Petroleum
15.1%
Diamonds
7.7%
Bananas
1.7%Cotton
1.8%Sugar
3.9%Wood
5.1%
Tobacco
1.7%Prep F ish
2.2%Cocoa
6.5%Coffee
5.9%WT/L/325/Add.1
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IMPORTS  IN    EU15 (*)  from   ACP   countries
1000 ecu
partner 1991 1995 1996 1997 1998% ACP in
1998% agric
prod in
1998
ACP 19,278,953 19,893,153 21,994,782 23,047,130 21,334,258 100% 41%
NIGERIA 4,571,988 3,442,656 5,014,106 4,544,346 2,874,474 13% 10%
IVORY COAST 1,617,181 2,067,832 2,007,639 1,990,048 2,269,497 11% 74%
CAMEROON 1,158,659 1,174,847 1,183,259 1,536,936 1,422,900 7% 28%
GHANA 717,203 839,245 876,726 940,019 1,211,090 6% 42%
MAURITIUS 780,507 1,020,376 1,070,797 1,081,252 1,098,648 5% 35%
GABON 1,227,185 798,703 850,625 947,146 834,816 4% 2%
KENYA 564,846 646,738 744,644 821,326 783,383 4% 89%
ZAIRE 963,360 842,003 850,391 732,887 780,207 4% 8%
ZIMBABWE 643,915 638,890 719,109 825,225 691,366 3% 67%
ANGOLA 832,344 561,422 666,223 606,101 587,570 3% 6%
JAMAICA 285,933 368,086 469,884 463,600 518,827 2% 32%
MADAGASCAR 167,825 346,198 365,023 415,127 475,667 2% 48%
GUINEA 308,387 310,255 351,475 377,554 433,467 2% 8%
LIBERIA 249,269 637,422 577,921 431,951 422,753 2% 1%
SENEGAL 381,845 369,727 337,007 349,113 417,077 2% 70%
CONGO 547,259 717,988 889,539 714,922 387,863 2% 7%
NAMIBIA 135,450 370,144 290,540 324,851 381,648 2% 67%
TRINIDAD,TOB 174,478 227,442 215,381 435,792 376,795 2% 37%
PAPUA N.GUIN 198,542 405,505 334,639 359,686 328,137 2% 86%
BAHAMAS 215,773 231,886 244,961 320,954 321,685 2% 46%
MAURITANIA 255,185 257,213 264,472 317,250 318,854 1% 26%
ETHIOPIA 119,617 229,652 250,297 259,511 279,666 1% 86%
UGANDA 130,792 356,288 374,954 364,639 271,687 1% 94%
DOMINICAN R. 119,441 223,174 227,282 256,178 252,237 1% 43%
TANZANIA 179,706 202,279 208,230 245,555 249,786 1% 82%
SUDAN 103,386 172,097 168,184 234,449 240,189 1% 65%
ZAMBIA 255,552 181,619 179,754 258,690 219,694 1% 21%
EQUAT.GUINEA 31,192 29,070 28,153 108,996 204,119 1% 5%
CENTR.AFRIC. 90,864 112,759 108,911 124,695 179,203 1% 7%
MALAWI 183,136 141,036 151,698 212,916 170,875 1% 98%
SURINAM 130,910 136,647 105,562 173,712 166,057 1% 24%
GUYANA 119,290 146,026 173,738 189,929 158,720 1% 87%
NIGER 182,114 120,883 10,518 37,504 152,535 1% 1%
SWAZILAND 126,363 127,186 141,343 141,768 148,636 1% 90%
BOTSWANA 82,156 62,844 89,258 189,713 145,680 1% 34%
MALI 60,984 66,666 99,843 106,791 118,124 1% 77%
MOZAMBIQUE 66,754 80,663 90,313 114,186 110,236 1% 73%WT/L/325/Add.1
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partner 1991 1995 1996 1997 1998% ACP in
1998% agric
prod in
1998
FIJI 120,015 112,259 137,063 108,368 109,941 1% 96%
GAMBIA 93,595 103,419 115,138 127,864 108,803 1% 17%
BELIZE 33,343 80,874 81,045 82,796 97,451 0% 96%
SEYCHELLES 52,262 17,292 27,431 68,323 84,955 0% 95%
BURKINA FASO 73,939 52,396 40,802 66,712 83,469 0% 68%
SIERRA LEONE 168,983 94,385 104,544 142,609 82,967 0% 25%
CHAD 50,465 80,026 68,562 81,410 82,245 0% 98%
ST VINCENT 48,186 44,620 44,619 103,534 69,238 0% 47%
RWANDA 106,940 30,748 44,957 67,190 64,117 0% 51%
BURUNDI 70,665 144,539 59,100 48,553 57,835 0% 82%
ST LUCIA 70,928 58,854 64,803 51,212 57,540 0% 90%
BENIN 38,744 57,968 67,665 63,507 55,875 0% 77%
BARBADOS 32,747 33,938 77,456 50,352 54,418 0% 58%
DJIBOUTI 37,388 49,812 20,339 31,672 47,784 0% 1%
TOGO 105,504 76,257 62,845 68,388 44,890 0% 77%
SOLOMON ISLS 19,032 32,926 24,938 31,872 34,183 0% 98%
HAITI 27,478 28,855 28,340 31,119 29,483 0% 89%
DOMINICA 39,444 21,612 25,775 33,492 27,616 0% 83%
LESOTHO 20,084 20,153 40,417 45,918 19,880 0% 3%
ERITREA 1,570 19,042 40,538 17,419 0% 11%
VANUATU 11,324 7,411 7,043 20,631 15,887 0% 98%
ST.CHRISTOP.&NEVI
S9,330 10,681 8,781 13,925 11,280 0% 72%
CAPE VERDE 4,089 7,418 11,172 13,756 10,829 0% 16%
GUINEA-BISS. 6,720 15,686 24,183 11,671 10,451 0% 84%
GRENADA 10,323 6,742 15,049 8,293 9,943 0% 92%
ANTIGUA,BARB 12,805 8,940 9,165 36,714 9,786 0% 8%
SOMALIA 16,714 18,731 18,734 24,174 9,454 0% 97%
S.TOME,PRINC 3,030 3,830 5,540 6,471 9,063 0% 92%
COMOROS 13,114 5,692 4,703 6,271 7,375 0% 92%
WEST. SAMOA 332 972 1,653 3,341 4,030 0% 99%
KIRIBATI 1,248 106 42 293 1,537 0% 73%
TONGA 603 821 549 609 216 0% 75%
TUVALU 153 124 855 201 98 0% 81%WT/L/325/Add.1
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QUAD Trade with ACP countries ; 1998 imports from ACP ; million Ecu
TOTAL EU15 CANADA JAPAN UNITED STATES
Group of
ProductsQUAD %
QUAD%
TOTAL
(01-99)%
QUAD%
TOTAL
(01-99)%
QUAD%
TOTAL
(01-99)%
QUAD%
TOTAL
(01-99)
 Primary
commodities
(01-27)24,408 12,717 52% 60% 462 2% 51% 965 4% 66% 10,265 42% 64%
 from which
Fuels (27)12,138 3,587 30% 17% 205 2% 23% 102 1% 7% 8,244 68% 51%
 Manufactured
goods
(28-99)15,463 8,638 56% 40% 444 3% 49% 505 3% 34% 5,876 38% 36%
 from which
Textiles and
clothing  (50-63)4,678 1,482 32% 7% 50 1% 5% 32 1% 2% 3,114 67% 19%
TOTAL
(01-99)39,871 21,355 54% 100% 905 2% 100% 1,470 4% 100% 16,141 40% 100%
Source EUROSTAT;Comext and Comtrade
          Imports:  QUAD Trade with ACP in 1998 (mio ecu)
05,00010,00015,00020,00025,000
EU15 CANADA JAPAN UNITED STATES Primary commodities (01-26) Fuels (27)  Manufactured goods (28-99) TOTAL  (01-99)