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30 June 2003
(03-3358)
Trade Policy Review Body Original:  French
TRADE POLICY REVIEW
SENEGAL
Report by the Government
Pursuant to the Agreement Establishing the Trade Policy Review Mechanism
(Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade
Organization), the policy statement by the Government of Senegal is attached.
Note: This report is subject to restricted circulation and press embargo until the end of the meeting
of the Trade Policy Review Body on Senegal.Senegal WT/TPR/G/119
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CONTENTS
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I. GENERAL 7
II. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 7
(1) G ENERAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................................7
(2) A NALYSIS OF THE  ECONOMY BY SECTOR .............................................................................................................8
(i) Agriculture ................................................................................................................. .........................8
(ii) Fish eries .................................................................................................................. ..........................10
(iii) Industry .................................................................................................................. ...........................11
(iv) Mines and Energy........................................................................................................... ...................11
(v) Tourism ..................................................................................................................... ........................12
(vi) Telecommunications ......................................................................................................... ................12
(vii) The inform al sector ....................................................................................................... ....................13
III. FRAMEWORK FOR TRADE POLICY FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION 13
(1) LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................................13
(2) INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE FOR TRADE POLICY FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION .....................................14
(3) TRADE POLICY INSTRUMENTS ............................................................................................................................18
(i) Exercise of the profession of Importer/Exporter ............................................................................. ..19
(ii) Quantitative restrictions .................................................................................................. ..................20
(4) T ARIFF MEASURES ............................................................................................................................... ..............21
(i) WAEMU Common External Tariff................................................................................................ ...21
(ii) Internal  taxes ............................................................................................................. ........................22
(5) TRADE PROTECTION MEASURES .........................................................................................................................23
(i) Law No 94-68 of 22 August 1994 concerning measures to safeguard domestic industry
against unlawful bu siness practices............................................................................................ .......23
(ii) Quality standards.......................................................................................................... .....................23
(6) I MPLEMENTATION OF WTO RULES ....................................................................................................................24
IV. STRATEGIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF EXPORTS AND
INVESTMENT 25
(1) E XPORT DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION STRATEGY (STRADEX ) .......................................................................25
(2) I NVESTMENT PROMOTION ............................................................................................................................... ...27
(3) P RIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ......................................................................................................29
V. TRADE-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 30
(1) I MPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTION PLAN OF THE INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK FOR TRADE -RELATED
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SENEGAL ..............................................................................................................30
(2) T HE LAUNCH OF THE JOINT INTEGRATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME JITAP II (2003-20 06)................32
APPENDIX: Action Plan to improve the competitiveness of the Senegalese economy and its 33
integration into the global economySenegal WT/TPR/G/119
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LIST OF ACRONYMS
CIDA : Canadian International Development Agency
TRIPS :  Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property RightsAGOA:           African Growth and Opportunity Act
APIX :             Agence de Promotion des Investissements et des Grands Travaux
ARD :              Agence Régionale de DéveloppementART :              Agence de Régulation des TélécommunicationsASN :              Association Senegalaise de Normalisation
BCEAO :         Central Bank of West African States
WB :                World BankITC :                International Trade CenterECOWAS :      Economic Community of West African States
CICES :           Centre International  du Commerce Extérieur du Senegal
CNES :            Conseil National des Employeurs du SenegalCNNCI :         Comité National des Négociations Commerciales Internationales
CNP :              Conseil National du Patronat
UNCTAD :     United Nations  Conference on Trade and DevelopmentCOTECNA :   Pre-Shipment Inspection CompanyCPT :              Centre de Promotion Textile
PRSP :            Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
IMF :               International Monetary FundFOB :              Free On BoardGATT :           General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GES :              Groupements Economiques du Senegal
ICS :                Industries Chimiques du SenegalJITAP :            Joint Integrated Technical Assistance ProgrammeMPMEC :        Ministry of SMEs and Trade
NEPAD :         New Partnership for Africa's Development
NINEA :          Identity Number for Businesses and AssociationsMFN :              Most Favoured NationNTS :           Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature
OAPI :         African Intellectual Property Organization
WTO :         World Trade OrganizationPCS :            Community Solidarity LevyPETROSEN: Senegal Petroleum Company
GDP :            Gross Domestic ProductWT/TPR/G/119 Trade Policy Review
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LDC :          Least-Developed Country
PME/PMI : Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises/ Small and Medium-Sized IndustriesUNDP :       United Nations Development ProgrammeSENELEC : National Power Company
SENTEL/GSM : Sen Telephone
SOCOCIM : Cement Marketing CompanySONATEL : National Telecommunications Operator
STRADEX : Export Promotion and Development Strategy
TCI :            Special Import TaxTDP :          Degressive Protection TaxCET :         Common External Tariff
EBA :          "Everything But Arms"
VAT :         Value Added TaxEU :            European UnionWAEMU :  West African Economic and Monetary Union
ITU :          International Telecommunications Union
UNACOIS : Union Nationale des Commerçants et Industriels du SenegalUNCM :     Union  Nationale des Chambres de MétiersZFID :         Dakar Industrial Free-Trade ZoneSenegal WT/TPR/G/119
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I. GENERAL
1. Situated in the extreme west of the African co ntinent, between latitudes 12° and 16° 30' North
and longitudes 11° 30' West, Senegal lies at the confluence of Europe, Africa and the Americas, and
at the crossing point of major sea and air routes.
2. It covers an area of 196,722 km² and is bounded on the North by Mauritania, on the East by
Mali, on the South by Guinea and Guinea Bissau and on the West by the Atlantic Ocean.
3. The coastline runs north-south and is more than 700 km long.
4. Senegal has an estimated population of 9.5 mil lion giving an average population density of
48 per km².  Almost 30 per cent of the population is concentrated in the region of Dakar, the capital.
5. Senegal is a secular, democratic and social Republic.  It has been independent since
4 April 1960.
6. Under the Constitution of 7 January 2001, Senegal is a pluralist presidential regime.  The
President of the Republic is elected by universal suffrage for a renewable term of five years.  As the
holder of executive power, he determines national policy and appoints the Prime Minister and the
other members of the Government at the latter's proposal.
7. His Excellency Maître Abdoulaye WADE, President of the Republic was elected, for the first
time, on 19 March 2000.  He is currently serving his first term of office.
8. Legislation is enacted by the National Assembly which is unicameral and composed of
120 deputies elected for a five-year term.
9. The national territory is divided into eleven regions whose capitals are the main cities: Dakar,
Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kolda, Louga, Matam,  Saint Louis, Tambacounda, Thiès, and Ziguinchor.
II. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
(1) GENERAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
10. Despite structural problems in the agricultural and energy sectors and its vulnerability to
external shocks, since the devaluation of the CFA franc in January 1994 Senegal's macroeconomic
performance has been relatively satisfactory.
11. Senegal succeeded in stabilizing its average rate of real GDP growth at 5 per cent between
1995 and 2000.  In 2001, GDP growth reached 5.6 per cent, thanks to a strong contribution from thegroundnut, manufacturing and telecommunications sectors combined with a sharp fall in imported
fuel prices.
12. In 2002, adverse weather conditions reduced this rate to 2.7 per cent.
13. During the period 1995-2000, inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, was 2.6 per
cent per year.  In 2001, as a result of a flare-up in consumer prices and the effect of the unification ofVAT rates within the WAEMU area, it rose to 3 per cent.
14. During the same period, private and public sector consumption was the main engine of GDP
growth.  Exports did not make any positive contribution.WT/TPR/G/119 Trade Policy Review
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15. The debt burden is also a major obstacle to economic emergence.  In 2000, the outstanding
debt amounted to more than 70 per cent of GDP.  Debt servicing rose from 4.5 per cent of earnings
from exports of goods and services and 11 per cent of tax revenue in 1994 to 12.7 per cent and
22.6 per cent, respectively.
16. The Senegalese economy continues to be dominated by tertiary activities (transport,
telecommunications, commerce, public administration and other services) which contribute about60 per cent to GDP formation; primary and secondary activities each contribute about 20 per cent.
17. The trade balance is still characterized by a chronic deficit.  An analysis of the trend since
1994 shows that the deficit has steadily increased.  Thus, the deficits for 2000, 2001 and 2002 were
296.7, 311.8 and 320 billion
1 CFA francs, respectively.
18. During the period 1995-2000, Senegal's performance in terms of annual average export
growth was negative (-2 per cent) as compared with the figures for world exports and exports from
sub-Saharan Africa, which were 6.6 per cent and 4.9 per cent, respectively.
19. The year 1995 was the only exception to the steady decline with a 25 per cent increase in
exports due to the devaluation of the CFA franc.
20. Senegal has been classified as a least-developed country (LDC) since 2001.  The weakness of
its macroeconomic results and the continuous deterioration of its socio-economic indicators have been
mainly responsible for its inclusion in this category.  In fact, the country meets all three criteria of
eligibility for LDC status, namely:
- Lag in the development of its human assets.  Despite its performance in the areas of
health, nutrition and education, there is still a wide gap between Senegal's level and
the graduation threshold.  Today, that gap amounts to 33 per cent.  The lag is also
attributable to a high mortality rate (115 per thousand since 1995), and low primaryand secondary school attendance and adult literacy rates (43 per cent and 33.1 per
cent, respectively, in 1996);
- a per capita income of 545 dollars, which is below the 900 dollar threshold;
- a very vulnerable economy due to a merchandise export concentration index of 0.286
and the instability of agricultural production and exports of goods and services.
(2) A
NALYSIS OF THE  ECONOMY BY SECTOR
(i) Agriculture
21. Agriculture represents only 17 per cent of GDP although it employs about 70 per cent of the
labour force.  It is the primary source of income and the main activity for the great majority of rural
households.  However, in 2000, its contribution to economic growth was estimated at 35 per cent;
two-fifths of the 5 per cent economic growth rate comes from the agricultural sector.
22. In Senegal, agriculture has been marked by heavy State intervention at production level all
along the supply chain.  This was characterized by a productivist approach reflected in the creation of
(Regional Development Agencies - ARD).  These agencies, which had a general supervisory role,
provided farmers with advice and training.
                                                     
1 Trade deficit estimated in 2002.Senegal WT/TPR/G/119
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23. However, the experiment was not very successful.  In fact, the activities of the ARD were not
governed by the demands of the market but were confined to strict programme implementation.
24. Since the 80s, the State has been steadily withdrawing from the agricultural sector, which is
still experiencing difficulties due mainly to:
- The declining trend in rainfall;
- a steady fall in producer prices;
- the adoption of techniques that make little use of capital;- falling yields and production resulting in the increasing pauperization and
indebtedness of the rural population.
25. Senegalese agricultural performance is currently suffering under several constraints, in
particular, technical constraints with the regression of the technological package, poor advisory
services for farmers, land degradation, the lack of high-quality seed and obsolete farm equipment.
26. To this must be added such economic and financial constraints as high production factor
costs, a low level of savings and investment, an ill-adapted financial system, etc.
27. The main products are groundnuts (for the domestic market and export), sorghum, millet,
sugar cane (for the domestic market), cotton (for export), tomatoes, and a range of fruit and
vegetables.
28. In 2000, the agricultural sector accounted for 21 per cent of exports.  After a good spell, the
sector's performance has steadily fallen until in 2000 it stood at 146 million dollars as compared with219 million in 1990.  More than half of this decline can be attributed to the groundnuts sub-sector.
29. For a long time, groundnuts have been the mainstay of Senegalese agriculture.  In 1960, they
accounted for about 80 per cent of all export earnings.  For years, the sub-sector was the focus of
government support for agriculture, in terms of official price support, the supply of loans and the
provision of technical and logistical services.  The processing and marketing of groundnut productscontinues to be dominated by SONACOS which the Government intends to privatize.
30. In 2001, the livestock sector accounted for almost 40 per cent of Senegalese agriculture's
value added.  This sector is also facing difficulties, in particular, the persistence of certain enzootic
diseases, a lack of wells and grazing land, the limited performance of the domestic breeds, lack of
investment and a credit system considered inappropriate by those who work in the sector.
31. As part of the revitalization of agriculture, the Government is in the process of drafting an
Agricultural Framework Law  the main objectives of which are:
- To reduce poverty in the rural community, raise the standard of living and keep as
many farmers and stock breeders as possible on the land;
- to increase the volume of production in order to improve food security and make
Senegal independent as far as food is concerned;
- to improve the ability of Senegalese agriculture to compete with imports;WT/TPR/G/119 Trade Policy Review
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- to diversify and increase agricultural production and exports while meeting quality
standards;
- to manage natural resources, and particularly the soil, water and forests, on a
sustainable basis;
- to improve the living environment in rural areas and promote balanced land use.
(ii) Fisheries
32. The fisheries sector has not received as much support from the authorities as has agriculture.
Nevertheless, fishery products now constitute Senegal's biggest export item.  It is estimated thatbetween 1996 and 2000 they contributed 38 per cent of total exports.
33. Frozen fish is the main component of fishery exports with 60 per cent (26.3 per cent of total
exports) followed by fresh fish (about 22 per cent) and processed fish (18 per cent).
34. This sector, which provides gainful employment for nearly 17 per cent of the labour force, or
about 600,000 people, is facing major difficulties, in particular, the obsolescence of the fishing gearand the national fleet, the inadequacy of the basic infrastructure and, above all, the scarcity of fishing
grounds as fish stocks decline.
35. The depletion of fishery resources is mainly affecting the high-value-added demersal species
caught by the domestic industrial fishing fleet.
36. The crisis is being manifested in a sharp declin e in industrial fishing in favour of small-scale
non-industrial fishing with, in 2000, almost 90 per cent of the catch as compared with 65 per cent
between 1993 and 1995.  This situation has been aggravated by the increasing numbers and capacityof the industrial vessels flying European flags that are exploiting the same demersal stocks as the
Senegalese boats.
37. Fishing has maintained its annual catch at about 320,000 tonnes since 1996.  The fleet, which
has grown considerably in recent years, consists of more than 10,000 boats ( pirogues ), of which 7,600
are seagoing.
38. The intensive exploitation of demersal fish and the depletion of certain marine stocks are
causing the fishing industry increasing concern si nce they pose a threat to the long-term viability of
the fisheries.
39. Thus, the authorities have unveiled a series of measures contained in the fisheries master plan
whose objectives can be reduced to two main poin ts, namely, ensuring the rational and sustainable
management of fishery resources and their optimal exploitation and increasing the value added.
40. In June 2002, Senegal concluded fishing agreements with the European Union.  This covers
the period from July 2002 to June 2006 and involves a financial package worth 16 million euros.
Moreover, the signature of a Fisheries Partnership Agreement with the European Union is also
envisaged, with a view to the sustainable management of the resource.
41. With 2 per cent of GDP, fishing remains an important source of foreign exchange.  The total
value of fishery exports is estimated at 158 billion CFA francs.Senegal WT/TPR/G/119
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(iii) Industry
42. Despite the positive effects of the devaluation of the CFA franc and the dynamic reforms of
the 90s, there has been a steady decline of 3 per cent per year in industrial productivity.
43. According to a recent study, productivity has fallen by 3.4 per cent per year in the
manufacturing industries while with respect to global factor productivity Senegal experienced an
annual decline of 3.2 per cent during the period from 1974 to 1999.
44. The Senegalese manufacturing sector has undergone very little diversification and
productivity growth is fairly limited.  The most dynamic sub-sectors are:
- The chemical industries, dominated by ICS, with an output which increased by an
annual average of 12 per cent between 1994 and 1999 and an export growth rate that
reached 9.5 per cent per year during the same period;
- building materials, dominated by SOCOCIM,  with an annual average growth rate of
7.6 per cent;
- fishery product processing.
(iv) Mines and Energy
45. Senegal has a not inconsiderable mining potential.  The most important resources are:
phosphate and attapulgite, iron, copper, titaniferous extra-siliceous sands, gold, peat, and sandstone.
The mining sector is faced with a number of constraints, in particular:
- A mining code unattractive for investors;
- lack of a mining policy based on endogenous development that could give a powerful
boost to national income;
- insufficient investment in mining project development;
- lack of an efficient transport infrastructure (roads, railways, waterways and ports).
46. In this connection, Senegal, within the framework of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
(PRSP), intends:
- To draft more attractive mining legislation and promote a policy that favours
sustainable development;
- to encourage the emergence of non-industrial and semi-industrial mining activities in
the mining regions which are still at a low level of development;
- to help to diversify the sources of income for rural communities by researching new
applications for substances for which there is at present little demand.
47. The mining sector accounts for more than 20 per cent of exports of goods and services with a
total turnover of more than 100 billion CFA francs.WT/TPR/G/119 Trade Policy Review
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48. The energy sector plays an important role in development since it constitutes a factor whose
cost directly affects the competitiveness of enterprises.  The mediocre performance of this sector is
often invoked to explain the lack of competitiveness of manufacturing industry.
49. The energy sector also has intersectoral links with health, education and agriculture, in
particular, in connection with such vital needs as irrigation, storage, the processing of agricultural
products and the improvement of the living environment.
50. The Government has taken various steps to give it new momentum, including the
privatization of SENELEC and liberalization measures.
(v) Tourism
51. Tourism has played a relatively important part in foreign trade, with a contribution averaging
about 3.6 per cent of GDP per year during the period 1996–2000, that is to say, twice the contributionof groundnut exports and about 60 per cent of that of fishery exports.  Over this period, tourism
earnings exceeded the flow of foreign direct investment which contributed an annual average of less
than 2 per cent to GDP.
52. In 2000, tourism earnings were estimated at US$158 million.
53. According to estimates, this sector employs 12,000 people directly and indirectly provides
jobs for 25,000 others, i.e. accounts for 14 per cent of national gainful employment.
54. Several factors explain this relatively good performance. Thus, Senegal has many exceptional
cultural and natural attractions, comparable to those of other favoured destinations.
55. However, the sector suffers from certain weaknesses due, in particular, to its heavy
dependence on seasonal beach tourism, inadequate marketing strategies, difficulty in gaining access to
land for potential investors, etc.
(vi) Telecommunications
56. In recent years, Senegal has invested more than any other African country in
telecommunications. In 1994, Senegal was ranked first among sub-Saharan African countries by the
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in terms of growth, penetration and standard of
services.
57. The telecommunications sector is described as one of the most dynamic sectors of the
Senegalese economy. In 2001, the telephone network had about 250,000 fixed lines, for which
SONATEL held a monopoly, and nearly 400,000 mobile lines with two operators, namely,
SONATEL Mobiles and SENTEL GSM.
58. Senegal also has a relatively efficient Internet network which received a boost in 2002 as a
result of its connection to the Africa–Europe–Asia submarine cable.
(vii) The informal sector
59. The informal sector occupies an important place in the national economy. With an almost
12 to 13 per cent share of domestic production, it employs between 30 and 60 per cent of the labour
force.Senegal WT/TPR/G/119
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60. The preferred activities in the informal sector are first and foremost commerce, which
concentrates nearly 75 per cent of informal production, followed by the production of goods (13 per
cent) and transport (5 per cent), other services accounting for the rest.
61. Sole proprietorships are the typical form of informal enterprise. They account for 97 per cent
of commercial activities, 99 per cent of transport and 93.7 per cent of the production of goods and
other services while Economic Interest Groupings (EIG) concentrate 1.7 per cent, 1.0 per cent and2.1 per cent of activities, respectively. There is also a very small proportion of cooperatives.
III. FRAMEWORK FOR TRADE POLICY FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
(1) 
LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
62. More than ten years ago, Senegal introduced major reforms in the trade sector in order to take
greater advantage of the expansion of international trade flows and permanently integrate itself intothe world economy.
63. In addition to the currency devaluation in 1994, designed to restore the competitiveness of the
national economy, the foreign trade and domestic trade sectors were liberalized.
64. For both imports and exports, as well as on the domestic market, the principle of freedom to
trade prevails; restrictions apply only to a limited list of products of strategic interest for the economyor potentially prejudicial to consumer health or safety.
65. In this respect, Senegal has endeavoured to co mply with the principal rules of the WTO and
the WAEMU Community regulations, now the basic models for framing trade policy.
66. In these circumstances, the primary role of the State is to guarantee the players a favourable
environment in which to do business, while provid ing the community with a basis for the accelerated
reduction of poverty.
67. The main laws and regulations governing foreign trade are as follows:
- Law No 87-10 of 21 February 1987  on the Customs Code;
- Law No 87-25 of 18 August 1987  on the Investment Code;
- Law No 92-40- of 9 July 1992 on the General Tax Code;
- Law No 94-63 of 22 August 1994 on prices, competition and economic disputes;
- Law No 94-67 of 22 August 1994 abolishing prior authorization to exercise certain
economic activities;
- Law No 94-68 of 22 August 1994 concerni ng measures to safeguard domestic
industry against unlawful business practices;
- Law No 94-69 of 22 August 1994 establishing the regime for the exercise of certain
economic activities;
- Law No 95-04 of 5 January 1995 amending the table of import and export duties in
the customs tariff;WT/TPR/G/119 Trade Policy Review
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- Law No 95-34 of 21 December 1995 establishing the status of free export enterprise;
- Decree No 94-668 of 30 June 1994 liberalizing certain exports;
- Decree No 94-669 of 30 June 1994 liberalizing certain imports;
- Decree No 95-76 of 20 January 1995 on the application of Law 94-68 of
22 August 1994 concerning measures to safeguard domestic industry against
unlawful business practices;
- Decree No 95-77 of 20 January 1995 on the application of articles 44 and 64 of
Law 94-63 of 22 August 1994 on prices, competition and economic disputes;
- Decree No 95-177 of 16 February 1995 supplementing Decree 94-669 of
30 June 1994 liberalizing certain imports;
- Decree No 95-728 of 26 July 1995 on the application of articles 5 and 6 of Law 94-68
of 22 August 1994 on measures to safeguard domestic industry against unfair
business practices.
(2) INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE FOR TRADE POLICY FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
68. In addition to the Ministry of SMEs and Trad e, the framing of trade policy involves the
various other ministries concerned, together with the economic operators and civil society.
69. The main ministries concerned are:
- The Ministry of the Economy and Finance;
- the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the African Union and Senegalese Abroad;- the Ministry of Industry and Crafts;
- the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Hydraulics;
- the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock;- the Ministry of Fisheries;- the Ministry of the Environment  and Nature Conservation;- the Ministry of Transport.
70. Trade measures are generally the subject of consultation between the ministries responsible
for the particular branch of activity and the Ministry of Trade.
71. In principle, coordination is ensured by the Ministry  of Trade, except in fiscal matters where
the lead is taken by the Ministry of the Economy and Finance because of the importance of tax
revenue for the State budget.
72. In the event of a dispute, either the Prime Minister or the President of the Republic may be
called upon to arbitrate.Senegal WT/TPR/G/119
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73. In cooperation with the Ministry of the Economy and Finance, the Ministry of SMEs and
Trade is the department responsible for implementing the trade policy defined by the Head of State.
74. It has therefore been assigned the following basic tasks:
- To accelerate the process of integration into international trade and the multilateral
trading system;
- to contribute to the development of competition and the improvement of distribution
channels throughout the national territory;
- to develop a denser network of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and set
up an appropriate financing system;
- to facilitate the integration of the informal sector into the modern economy.
75. To achieve these objectives, the department has at its disposal a number of operational
entities, in particular:
- The Foreign Trade Directorate;
- the Domestic Trade Directorate;- the SME Directorate;- the Senegal International Foreign Trade Centre;- the SME Development and Support Agency;- the Market Regulation Agency;
- the Senegal Trade Point;
- the National Union of Chambers of Co mmerce, Industry and Agriculture and, at
regional level, the Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture.
76. In addition, to ensure a broad consensus for any action it takes, the Ministry relies on
consultative bodies on which the private sector, civil society and the other interested administrations
are represented. These include:
- The National Competition Commission;
- the National Consumption Commission;
- the Unlawful Business Practices Committee;- sectoral regulatory bodies (for oil and gas, telecommunications, markets, etc.);- the Senegalese Standards Association;- the National Committee for International Trade Negotiations.WT/TPR/G/119 Trade Policy Review
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77. The Foreign Trade Directorate is responsible for implementing State foreign trade policy.
In this connection, it must:
- Do everything necessary to develop an export promotion policy, in conjunction with
the Senegal International Foreign Trade Centre - CICES;
- continuously monitor the trade balance;- regularly oversee Senegal's international trade cooperation, in conjunction with the
technical services concerned;
- promote economic operators by providing continuous and appropriate support in
order to facilitate their penetration of foreign markets.
78. The Domestic Trade Directorate has the following tasks:
- Ensure that the people are properly and continuously supplied with wage goods;
- define and implement measures to modernize and improve distribution channels;
- protect the interests of the consumer and promote the consumer movement;- ensure free competition;- contribute to the policy of promotion of domestic economic operators;- improve the accessibility of wage goods throughout the national territory;- provide better protection for the consumer.
79. In support of the new vision of the Head of State, the SME Directorate is developing, under
the authority of the Minister, a policy of promoting SMEs based on building their capacity by:
- Actively contributing to the creation of an institutional, fiscal and technical
environment that favours the formation and development of SMEs;
- assisting with enterprise creation and the training of entrepreneurs;
- assisting and advising promoters and SMEs in seeking financing and appropriate
technologies;
- rationalizing the institutional structure and mechanisms for promoting and assisting
SMEs;
- building the technical and financial capacity of informal sector operators with a view
to their gradual integration into the modern economy.
80. The SME promotion policy is implemented by the SME Support and Promotion Agency.Senegal WT/TPR/G/119
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81. In the special area of international trade negotia tions, the actions of the Ministry of SMEs and
Trade are supported by the National Committee for International Trade Negotiations - CNNCI)
instituted by Decree No 2001–1072 of December 2001.
82. This framework is intended to provide the Gove rnment with a tool for the formulation and
strategic guidance of foreign trade policy that will enable it to deal more effectively with the
challenges, opportunities and constraints, thereby ensuring the achievement of its ambition ofsuccessful integration into international trade.
The role of the CNNCI is:
- To help define the negotiating objectives in WTO trade negotiations;
- to facilitate the administration and implementation of trade agreements;- to formulate and harmonize national positions on multilateral, regional and bilateral
trade negotiations;
- to monitor and review the work of the United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development and that of other bodies dealing with trade;
- to assess at regular intervals the application and impact of the agreements.
83. The CNNCI brings together, under the chairmanship of the Minister for SMEs and Trade,
representatives of the ministries responsible for the areas affected by the negotiations – trade in
agricultural products, industrial products and services, trade-related intellectual property rights –together with the private sector partners in thei r capacity as stakeholders in international trade.
84. The Director of Foreign Trade provides the Committee's permanent secretariat.
85. The CNNCI is divided into six sub-committees responsible for the different items on the
current WTO negotiating agenda, namely:
- Sub-committee on trade in goods;
- sub-committee on trade in services;- sub-committee on trade in agricultural products;
- sub-committee on trade and the environment;
- sub-committee on trade, investment and development;- sub-committee on trade-related intellectual property rights.
86. The Minister responsible for trade may, if necessary, order the creation of other sub-
committees.
87. The work of the sub-committees is presided over by coordinators appointed by the Minister
responsible for trade on the basis of their qualifications and knowledge of the multilateral trading
system.WT/TPR/G/119 Trade Policy Review
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88. The sub-committees are composed of statutory members and members chosen for their
expertise.
89. In general, the work of the CNNCI has made it possible to gain a better understanding of what
is at stake in multilateral, regional and bilateral negotiations, particularly those in progress in the
WTO. However, various factors are preventing the Committee from being more effective, in
particular:
- The permanent secretariat's lack of equipment and logistical resources;
- the lack of an adequate budget, for example, for undertaking the proposed impact
studies.
90. The Economics Unit of the Permanent Mission of Senegal to the United Nations at Geneva,
an important intermediary for the Ministry in mu ltilateral trade negotiations, also plays a not
inconsiderable role in the implementation of trade policy.
91. In addition to the representation function performed under the direction of the Head of
Mission, the Unit is responsible for following up the negotiations in WTO bodies.
92. The conduct of trade policy also involves other bodies supervised by the Minister for SMEs
and Trade, namely:
- The Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture and the  National Union
of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture . The Chambers of
Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, which include all the components of the private
sector, are consultative bodies which can submit proposals on any matter relating to
their branch of activity within the context of public sector/private sector consultation.
93. They can also serve as a centre for information on Senegalese law and fiscal, accountancy and
economic legislation, as well as on the export opportunities available to economic operators;
-T h e  Senegal International Centre for Foreign Trade - CICES  responsible for the
promotion of Senegalese exports;
- Trade Point Senegal , a private-law foundation whose role is to make economic and
commercial information available to the economic operators and to facilitate
procedures.
94. Regular consultation is also arranged with the private sector , in particular, the employers'
organizations (CNP, CNES, GES, UNACOIS, etc.) and other parties interested in the implementation
of trade policy, through meetings of the CNNCI sub-committees.
(3) TRADE POLICY INSTRUMENTS
95. The foreign trade regime comprises all the provisions relating to import and export flows.
These provisions have evolved to take account of the changes in the international environment and the
adjustments made by the authorities to economic and social development objectives and strategies.
96. Thus, the foreign trade regulations developed under the medium and long-term structural
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- The devaluation of the CFA franc on 12 January 1994;
- the globalization of trade, with the establishment of the WTO;- the entry into force of WAEMU with a view to the eventual establishment of a
customs union.
97. Foreign trade is governed by the principle of  freedom. However, with a view to organizing
the profession of importer/exporter and maintaining equilibrium on the domestic market, the
Government has taken a number of legislative and regulatory measures.  This objective is served by
the introduction and continued use of the import/export card.
(i) Exercise of the profession of  Importer/Exporter
98. To importer or export, it is necessary to possess a valid import/export card (Decree 87-646 of
15 May 1987). However, exceptional authorizations may be issued by the Minister responsible for
trade.
Conditions for obtaining an import/export card
99. The Import/Export Card application file consists of the following documents:
- An information sheet, purchased from the Chamber of Commerce;
- a certified photocopy of the trad er's card or Trade Register entry;
- a certified photocopy of the notice of registration with the National Centre for the
Identification of Enterprises and Associations - NINEA;
- two identity photos for natural persons;- the articles of association and principal shareholders for legal persons;
- a 10,000 CFA franc revenue stamp;
- the sum of 8,000 CFA francs, representing the cost of scanning the Import-Export
Card, directly collected by DATA QUARTZ (Circular No 295 of 12 March 1998).
The card is valid for 4 years from the date of signature.
Renewal
100. The import/export card can be revalidated every 4 years on presentation of the following
documents:
- An information sheet, purchased from the Chamber of Commerce;
- a tax clearance certificate;- statements attesting that the applicant has not been convicted of any offence against
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General of Customs (Customs Investigations) and the Money and Credit Directorate,
respectively;
- the articles of association and a list of the principal shareholders, for legal persons;- a 10,000 CFA franc revenue stamp;- the sum of 8,000 CFA francs, representing the cost of scanning the import-export
card (Circular No 295 of 12 March 1998).
101. It should be noted that within the context of the simplification of foreign trade procedures, the
abolition of the import-export card, as a document required for import and export operations is being
seriously considered; in the meantime, the application and issuing procedures will be simplified.
102. In the longer term, enrolment in the Trade Register should suffice for carrying out these
activities.
(ii) Quantitative restrictions
103. As a result of the liberalization that followed the devaluation of the CFA franc, the
quantitative restrictions are now as follows:
At importation
104. In 1991, Senegal introduced an import verification programme with the aim of ensuring
greater control over customs revenue.
105. Imports with an FOB value of more than CFAF 1 million and containers with a value of more
than CFAF 3 million must be covered, respectively, by a prior import declaration and an importclearance certificate issued by COTECNA, the inspection and services company.
Products still subject to prior import authorization
Tariff heading Description of the product Regulation
71.05.10
71.05.01Silver and silver alloy, unwrought, in ingots
Gold and gold alloy, unwrought, in ingotsDecree 69 1126 of 17/10/69
Regulation 09/CM/UEMOA of
20 November 1998 on external financial relations
between WAEMU member States
106. According to WAEMU Regulation 09, the importation and exportation of gold from and to
foreign countries is subject to the prior authorization of the Minister responsible for finance.
The prior authorization procedure is waived for the following:
- Imports and exports by the Treasury or the BCEAO;
- importation or exportation of articles whose manufacture involves a small amount of
gold, in particular, objects clad with gold, woven with metal thread, etc.;
- the importation or exportation, by travellers, of gold objects weighing not more than
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Prohibited imports
Description of the product Regulation
Substances classified in Table B Narcotic Drugs
Hallucinogens (except for those authorized by the Ministry of
Health)Dec. of 26 January 1926
Diamonds, unworked, not cleaved or cut Dec. of 26 May 1937
Obscene publications Internat. Conv. of 12.09.1923, applic. by Dec. of 3.07.1942
Explosives, deadly or incendiary devices Law 64-52 of 10.07.1964
Arms and ammunition Law 66-03 of 16.01.1966
At exportation
107. Groundnuts for sowing and groundnuts for oil mills, unroasted, whether or not in the shell,
are subject to export authorization.
(4) TARIFF MEASURES
(i) WAEMU Common External Tariff
108. The tariff measures adopted by Senegal form part of the implementation of WAEMU trade
policy, which involves:
- Internal tariff reductions;
- the application of a common external tariff;- the introduction of a supplementary taxation regime, in support of the CET.
The Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature (NTS) of the CET
109. The products in the NTS are divided into four categories with the following duty rates:
- Category 0  : duty rate: 0 per cent: essentials such as pharmaceutical products,
medical and surgical equipment, etc;
- category 1 : duty rate 5 per cent:  staple products, basic raw materials, capital goods
and specific inputs;
- category 2  : duty rate: 10 per cent:  intermediate products and inputs;
- category 3 :  duty rate: 20 per cent: final consumer goods and any other product not
included in one of the previous categories.
To which should be added:
- The Community Solidarity Levy (PCS): 1.5 per cent;- the Statistical Charge: 1 per cent.
110. It should be noted that the adoption of the WAEMU Common External Tariff (CET) has
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Supplementary taxation regime in support of the CET 
111. There are three types of supplementary taxation measures in support of the CET:
- Degressive Protection Tax (TDP): instituted by Regulation
No. 03/1999/CM/UEMOA of 25 March 1999.  Only cigarettes were affected by the
TDP which, moreover, has never actually been applied;
- Special Import Tax (TCI): instituted by Regulation No. 06/1999/CM/UEMOA of
17 September 1999, the TCI  is an additional tax designed to protect Community
production from the effects of erratic fluctuations in the international prices of certain
products and against unfair business practices;
- it affects agricultural, agro-industry, livestock and fishery (other than fish and fish-
based) products;
- in Senegal, the TCI is applied to sugar imports.
Reference value
112. At present, in Senegal, only the TCI is applied to sugar imports.
(ii) Internal taxes
Value Added Tax (VAT)
113. Pursuant to Directive No 2-98/CM/UEMOA of 22 August 1998 harmonizing the VAT
legislation of the Member States and in application of Law No 2001-07 of 18 September 2001
repealing and replacing certain provisions of Book 2 of the General Tax Code, Senegal has adopted a
single rate of VAT fixed at 18 per cent.  However,  several agricultural products (groundnuts, cereals,
fresh vegetables, fresh meat, fresh fish, eggs, potatoe s) are exempt. Nevertheless, the exemption is not
total since inputs used in producing these products are subject to the tax.
Excise duties
114. Under Directive No 3-98/CM/UEMOA of 22 Augu st 1998 harmonizing the excise legislation
of the Member States, Senegal applies excise duty to the following products:
- Tobacco goods and spirits:  30 per cent, reduced to 10 per cent for branded spirits;
- coffee and tea:  3.8 per cent;- aerated beverages:  2.75 per cent.
Tariff exemptions are still important in Senegal but are in steady decline.
115. In fact, the changes in the Investment Code regime and the limitation of the discretionary
powers until recently exercised by the Minister of Finance have made it possible to reduce the loss of
revenue due to tariff exemptions by 19 per cent.Senegal WT/TPR/G/119
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(5) TRADE PROTECTION MEASURES
116. Liberalization would be a threat to domestic production if trade protection measures were not
taken to establish an economic environment of fair and transparent competition. Thus, the following
provisions have been adopted:
(i) Law No 94-68 of 22 August 1994 concerning measures to safeguard domestic industry
against unlawful business practices
117. In accordance with article VI of the GATT, this law makes it possible to take safeguard
measures in cases of dumping or subsidy in order to ensure fair competition on the domestic market.
In the event of a threat to the domestic industry, it provides for:
-A  countervailing duty , if it is determined that the imported product is benefiting,
directly or indirectly, from a manufacturin g, production or export bounty or subsidy
in the country of origin or provenance;
-a n  anti-dumping duty , if it is determined that the import price is less than the normal
value in the country of exportation.
118. An Anti-Dumping Committee was set up for this purpose under Decree No 95–76 of
20 January 1995 applying Law 94–68 of 22 August 1994. This Committee, which reports to the
Minister responsible for trade, is chaired by the Director of Foreign Trade, and composed of:
- The Director of Customs or his representative;
- the Director of Domestic Trade or his representative;
- the Director of Industry or his representative;
- the representative of the Minister responsible for agriculture;- 2 consumer representatives appointed by the most representative associations;- 2 importers' representatives appointed by the most representative trade organizations;- 2 representatives of the domestic producers appointed by the most representative
trade organizations.
119. In practice, the implementation of this law has posed problems associated, on the one hand,
with the cumbersomeness of the procedures, since the enterprise network consists of SMEs which are
not all capable of establishing dumping, injury and a causal link, and, on the other, with the cost of
investigations, especially if they have to be conducted outside the national territory.
120. It should be noted that a draft WAEMU Community Anti-Dumping Code is in process of
being prepared.
(ii) Quality standards
121. In Senegal, standards are administered by the Senegal Standardization Association - ASN), an
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122. The ASN, which operates under the Ministry of Industry and Crafts, has the overall task of
coordinating standardization and certification work, and in particular:
- Reviewing the requirements for new standards;
- centralizing and examining draft standards;
- publishing standards;
- certifying conformity with standards;- promoting standardization.
123. So far, 197 standards have been prepared, of which 110 are based on international models.  It
should be pointed out that the standards on waste water discharge, export documents, vinegar, iodized
salt, tomato concentrate, paddy rice and milled rice, aluminium sheet and asbestos cement  have been
made mandatory .
(6) I
MPLEMENTATION OF WTO RULES
124. Since the Uruguay Round, 39 per cent of Senegal's tariff headings have been bound, including
agricultural products.
125. Some products are subject to various charges and taxes of up to 150 per cent, which allows
for a fairly significant level of protection. Binding affects 37 per cent of industrial products in the
capital goods and transport machinery (electrical and non-electrical) categories.
126. However, the CET level in force in Senegal is su ch that it is not possible to take advantage of
the substantial binding levels agreed with the WTO.  Thus, the average rates applied to agricultural
products are much lower, namely 18 per cent, whereas the average bound tariff under the Most
Favoured Nation (MFN) regime is normally about 30 per cent for agricultural products.
127. In the field of  Services, Senegal has offered commitments in the following sectors:
- Professional services (architectural services, medical and dental services);
- communications services (postal and courier services);- telecommunications services;
- distribution services (wholesale and retail);
- tourism and travel related services;- supporting services for maritime transport;- financial services.
The offers made in these sectors are reproduced in the list annexed to the GATS.Senegal WT/TPR/G/119
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128. In the field of  Intellectual Property , Senegal, a member of the African Intellectual Property
Organization - OAPI, has ratified the Agreement revising the Bangui Agreement of 2 March 1977
establishing the OAPI.
129. The Bangui Agreement, Community legislation which has been brought into conformity with
the WTO's TRIPS Agreement, establishes a set of minimum intellectual property rules aimed at
protecting each category of rights (copyright and related rights, patents, trademarks, industrialdesigns, geographical indications, etc.).
130. Other multilateral and regional regulations also apply in Senegal, in particular:
- ECOWAS provisions. Senegal is a founder member of the Economic Community of
West African States (ECOWAS) created in 1975 whose general objective is to
integrate the economic activities of its member States.
In the field of trade, its objectives are as follows:
- To abolish customs duties between member States;
- to remove quantitative and administrative barriers to trade;- to set up a unified system of customs duties;- to remove all barriers to the free movement of persons and services within the
Community;
- to set up a common monetary system.
131. To achieve certain of its objectives, ECOWAS has introduced a trade liberalization scheme
which is not yet being effectively applied in all the member States.
- The US African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA);
- the Economic Partnership Agreement being negotiated with the European Union;
- NEPAD, in the access to developed country markets chapter;- the provisions of the African Union.
IV. STRATEGIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF EXPORTS AND
INVESTMENT
(1) E
XPORT DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION STRATEGY (STRADEX )
132. In its Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), Senegal set itself the objective of achieving
an annual GDP growth rate of 7 to 8 per cent for the period from 2003 to 2005 and halving, by 2015,
the percentage of the population living in poverty, estimated at 54 per cent in 2001.
133. The authorities intend to pursue a socio-economic policy designed to improve the above-
mentioned performance significantly and place Senegal on a pathway of sustainable human
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134. The objectives of the DRSP are three-fold:
- To double per capita income by 2015 within a context of strong, balanced and better
distributed growth, through the promotion of  agricultural development, the generation
of non-agricultural sources of rural income and income from craft activities, the
revival of the fisheries, the densification of the industrial fabric, etc.; 
- to generalize access to the essential social services by accelerating the establishment
of basic infrastructure facilities in order to strengthen human capital before 2010,
through capacity-building, improvemen ts in the living environment and the
promotion of good governance;
- to eradicate all forms of exclusion within the nation and ensure equality of the sexes,
especially in primary and secondary education, by 2015, while making better
provision for vulnerable groups.
135. Trade policy is an important part of this approach.  Thus, Senegal intends to implement a new
Export Development and Promotion Strategy  (STRADEX)  aimed at increasing the export supply
capacity and thus helping to reduce poverty, which is particularly prevalent in the rural areas.
136. Since the devaluation of the CFA franc, Senegal's macroeconomic indicators have been
globally positive with an economic growth rate of more than 5 per cent.
137. However, this recovery in growth has not made it possible to absorb the trade deficit. In fact,
although since 1994 imports have been relatively well contained, having become more expensive,
Senegal's share of world exports is still small, despite the effects of devaluation, even though some
products have a real development potential.
138. To improve this situation, an institutional and operational export development and promotion
framework (STRADEX), operating through SMEs, has been put in place. STRADEX is aimed at
making better use of Senegal's potentialities while taking international demand into account.
139. This strategy, initiated by the Government with the technical support of the International
Trade Center (ITC) and the financial support of Canada, through the Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency (CIDA), laid down the strategic outlines and an action plan for the development
of Senegal's principal export clusters.
140. After the export potential had been identified and compared with international demand, five
clusters of products and services were targeted as the basic elements of a Senegalese three-year export
development and diversification programme.
141. Thus, the following sectoral clusters with export potential were defined:
- Fishery products;
- cultural and craft products;
- horticultural, oilseed and "wild" products;
- food and non-food products for African communities living abroad;- tele-services.Senegal WT/TPR/G/119
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142. This programme will seek to increase export sales and improve the positioning of the
products and services concerned on European, North American and African markets.
143. It is expected that the main results of implementing STRADEX will be:
- An increase in the range of exports offered by the SME/SMI;
- the development of an export culture among SME/SMI managers;- a better knowledge of foreign markets and coordination of SME/SMI export policies
and strategies;
- an increase in the financial resources allocated to promotion and the consolidation
and expansion of the range of products suitable for export to foreign markets.
144. STRADEX was endorsed, in October 2001, at a symposium organized under the
chairmanship of the Head of State in which the economic operators, the trade organizations, the
administrations concerned and the development partners all participated.
145. This new approach will be supplemented by a rationalization of the institutional system of
support for foreign trade promotion, including:
the reorganization of CICES , involving:
- The establishment of a new export promotion body to perform all the export
promotion functions;
- the privatization or contracting out under concession of the management of the
exhibition and conference centres previously managed by CICES;
the specialization of Trade Point in the following functions:
- The development of electronic commerce, including the establishment of a secure
platform for transactions;
- the facilitation of trade and the simplification of international trade formalities and
procedures;
- support for and development of synergies with the export promotion body and the
SME development body;
the specialization of the Foreign Trade Directorate in trade policy functions, including:
- International trade negotiations;
- the collection and analysis of statistics on trade in goods and commercial services.
(2) I
NVESTMENT PROMOTION
146. In Senegal, investment is regulated by Law No 87–25 of 18 August 1987 on the Investment
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Enterprises operating in the following sectors are eligible for the benefits of the Investment
Code:
- Agriculture, fisheries, livestock breeding, and supporting activities involving the
processing, storage and packaging of products of vegetable, animal and fish origin;
- manufacturing production and processing activities;- mineral exploration, extraction and processing;- tourism, tourism development and tourist industries, other hotel activities;
- culture industry activities carried out by SMEs;
- services provided by SMEs in the health, education, and industrial equipment
assembly and maintenance sub-sectors;
- port infrastructure works;
- railway development and management.
147. Approval under the Investment Code not only provides the traditional guarantees offered to
investors (freedom to transfer capital and income, equal treatment of nationals and foreigners) but also
offers tax advantages linked to investment and operation.
148. Moreover, supplementary concessions are accorded to SMEs, enterprises that exploit local
resources, technologically innovative enterprises, and those established in economically less
developed areas.
149. Foreign enterprises bought by Senegalese are also granted specific concessions.
150. The concessions last from 5 to 12 years depending on the location.
151. In order to benefit from the Investment Code , the investment must be financed from own
resources to the extent of at least 20 per cent for SMEs and 30 per cent for large enterprises. In the
case of SMEs, the implementation of the project must involve the creation of at least three jobs.
152. As far as foreign personnel is concerned, enterprises must submit the employment contracts to
the Director of Labour who has two weeks in which to respond.
153. Since 2000, Senegal has been pursuing a bold policy of investment promotion which has
involved the creation of the Autonomous Agency fo r the Promotion of Investment and Large-Scale
Works - APIX).
154. APIX is exclusively devoted to the promotion of a strong and dynamic private sector and
represents the culmination of a process of rationalization of the institutional support system forinvestors.
155. Its creation, in July 2000, reflected a desire on the part of the Senegalese authorities to
develop private investment in both the productive sectors themselves and their supporting
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156. It plays the part of a single window for all the formalities involved in setting up an enterprise.
This service undertakes:
- In less than 10 days, to issue approvals under the Investment Code and grant the
status of Free Export Enterprise, and to make the exemption certificate for customs
formalities effectively available;
- in 48 hours, to complete all the administrative formalities relating to the registration
or modification of enterprises, all in the same place and on a single registration
application form;
- to follow up investment projects approved under the above-mentioned incentives
system, etc.
157. In order to improve the business environment, APIX, in collaboration with the authorities, has
taken charge of several dossiers such as the restructuring of the private sector support system, the
simplification of administrative procedures, the preparation of a framework law on investment, the
revision of the provisions concerning the business environment.
158. A Higher Investment Council  has also been created. Under the high authority of the
President of the Republic, the Council, on which the various ministries, APIX and the domestic and
international private sectors are represented, defines the country's broad policy on investment
promotion.
(3) PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
159. The private sector development strategy is yet another manifestation of the partnership
between the State, the private sector and donors.
160. The aim of this strategy is to establish a complete framework specifically devoted to private
sector development based on a global, shared vision and on a rationalized institutional system through
which all future actions are to be channelled.
161. The private sector development strategy is the result of a diagnostic study and reform
proposals based, on the one hand, on generally accepted models derived from economic theory and
successful development practice and, on the other, on the situation prevailing in Senegal in the various
fields.
162. In policy terms, the private sector development strategy advocates an approach organized
around three strategic options:
Strengthening of the long-term basis for development
The intention is: (i) to improve the coverage and quality of the physical infrastructure; (ii) to make the
best possible use of human capital and provide for the sustained management of natural resources;
(iii) to establish a legal and judicial framework more favourable for private initiative;  (iv) to improve
the standard of financial intermediation; (v) to adopt a stimulative interest rate policy.
More effective State intervention
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- to complete the liberalization of trade and strengthen competition;
- to bring the privatization programme to a conclusion;- to adapt the labour legislation;
- to pursue the reform of government services;
- to improve the management of State resources;- and to make the tax system fairer, simpler and more stable.
Private sector capacity-building
It is planned:
- To intensify internal restructuring;
- to make employers' and trade organizations more representative, stronger and more
oriented towards the needs of enterprises;
- to revitalize the consular services;- to rationalize and strengthen the support apparatus;
- to improve consultation and coordination between government and the private sector.
163. To achieve these objectives a priority action plan has been drawn up.  This plan is based on
justice, the simplification of administrative procedures, financing, vocational training, employer
unification, consultation, and the private sector support apparatus.
V. TRADE-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
164. Senegal is not yet taking advantage of its involvement in the multilateral trading system.
According to a diagnostic study carried out under the Integrated Framework, integration in the trading
system is limited because of Senegal's still low le vel of participation in WTO activities, combined
with the difficulties of applying multilateral, regional and bilateral agreements.
(1) I
MPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTION PLAN OF THE INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK FOR TRADE -
RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SENEGAL
165. To speed up growth and reduce poverty, Senegal is seeking to integrate more closely into the
world economy by increasing its trade. Thus, it is following the path traced out by other developing
countries which have succeeded in taking advantage of the rapid growth of international trade.
166. In accordance with the mandate set out in the WTO's Singapore Ministerial Declaration, a
high level meeting on integrated measures for LD C trade development was organized by the WTO on
27 and 28 October 1997. The purpose of this meeting was to give fresh impetus to the action being
taken to integrate the least-developed countries further into the world economy via specific measures
designed to improve access to markets and LDC participation in the multilateral trading system.Senegal WT/TPR/G/119
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167. This initiative, known as the "INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK", seeks "to increase the
benefits that the LDCs derive from the trade-related technical assistance available to them from the
six agencies involved in designing the Framework:  International Trade Center (ITC), International
Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations  Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Bank (WB) and World Trade Organization
(WTO)".
168. There are also other multilateral, regional and bilateral sources capable of assisting these
countries to enhance their trade opportunities, to respond to market demands and to integrate into the
multilateral trading system.
169. Since September 2001, Senegal has been a beneficiary of the programme under the second
stage of the pilot phase.
170. In February 2002, in connection with the implementation of the programme, a team of
national and foreign consultants led by the World Bank carried out a mission in Senegal, at the end of
which it compiled a document entitled: "SENEGAL - INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK -
DIAGNOSTIC STUDY OF TRADE INTEGRATION".
171. The aim of this document is to help the Gove rnment of Senegal to identify trade policy
measures to accompany the programme laid down in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP).
172. From this standpoint, it conducts a macroeconomic survey leading to an analysis of Senegal's
socio-economic environment and the competitiveness of its enterprises.
173. Moreover, on the basis of Senegal's Export Development and Promotion Strategy
(STRADEX), previously approved by the Head of State in October 2001, the document proposes an
action plan for the implementation of a technical assistance programme with a view to expanding
Senegal's export capacity in the following five sectors:
- agriculture : export development, in particular in the horticultural, groundnuts, and
cotton sectors, which have a certain competitive advantage;
- tourism : which provides Senegal with foreign currency and whose potential is so far
underexploited;
- textiles and clothing : to take greater advantage of market opening opportunities
offered, in particular, by the AGOA as regards the US market and the "Everything
But Arms" initiative as regards the European market;
- fisheries : Senegal's main export item, the exploitation of which needs to be
rationalized within the framework of a bold resource conservation policy;
- craft activities : which are driving the diversification of Senegal's export products and
which need organizing in order to take greater advantage of the sector's full potential.
174. The diagnostic study was discussed on 16 December 2002, in the course of a national
workshop which brought together representatives of the government, the public service, the private
sector and the development partners.  On that occasion, the action plan annexed hereto was agreed.
175. This action plan was adopted by the Government of Senegal at a meeting of the Council of
Ministers held on 10 April 2003.WT/TPR/G/119 Trade Policy Review
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176. It will be submitted to Senegal's development partners with a view to obtaining financing for
the programmes and projects identified within the context of its implementation.
(2) THE LAUNCH OF THE JOINT INTEGRATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME JITAP II
(2003-2006)
177. Since December, Senegal has been eligible for phase 2 of JITAP which will provide an
additional opportunity to promote its integration into  the multilateral trading system, to develop the
range of products and services it can offer and to expand its markets, as well as to raise awareness of
the challenges of globalization and its potential benefits for Senegal.
178. In connection with the launching of this programme, Senegal will take account of certain pre-
existing elements, namely:
- The integrated framework programme;
- the finalization of the STRADEX on export promotion strategy;- the finalization of the work centred on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP).
179. Senegal's objective, through JITAP 2, is to achieve capacity building in three main areas,
namely:
- Trade negotiations, implementation of the WTO Agreements and the formulation of
related trade policies;
- a national knowledge base on the multilateral trading system;
- supply capacity and the ability of exporting enterprises to take advantage of business
opportunities arising out of the liberalization of trade within the framework of the
multilateral trading system.
180. Following the diagnostic study to be carried out jointly by the ITC, UNCTAD and the WTO,
Senegal will submit to the donor community a cooperation and technical assistance programme
centred on the three areas mentioned above.APPENDIX
ACTION PLAN TO IMPROVE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF
THE SENEGALESE ECONOMY AND ITS INTEGRATION
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ACTION MATRIX
Action plan to improve the competitiveness of the Senegalese economy and its integration into the global economy
Objectives MeasuresAgencies
responsibleSchedule
I. Implementation of the Integrated Framework Action Plan
1. Incorporate the
Integrated Framework
Action Plan in the policy
lines already established
in the Poverty Reduction
Strategy Paper (PRSP)Convert Integrated Framework Action Plan measures into activities
in accordance with the policy lines already established in the PRSP.Ministry of
Economy and
FinanceImmediate start
2. Ratify the Integrated
Framework Action Plan atgovernment levelAdopt the Action Plan at a government (Presidential Council or
Inter-ministerial Council) session.Office of the
President of theRepublic,
Office of the Prime
MinisterApril 2003
II. Trade policies
3. Improve market access
in the context of
multilateral negotiations
(Section 1.5)• Negotiate, in conjunction with other LDCs, a preferential
arrangement with Canada, Japan and the United States similar to
the European Union's "Everything But Arms" (EBA) Agreementwith a view to obtaining duty-free and quota-free access for all
goods.
• In conjunction with other countries party to the EBA Agreement,
request the simplification of rules of origin. Ask the European
Community to document and monitor trade flows which benefitunder the EBA Agreement.
• Initiate negotiations to lower trade barriers in other developing
countries.Ministry of SMEs
and TradeImmediate start
4. Improve trade policies
by making export
incentives and prospects
more attractive(Section 1.3.2)• Negotiate the creation within the next few years of an official
intra-regional free-trade area with Members of the West African
Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) and the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
• Introduce a new rules of origin system (Section 1.3.2).
• Eliminate tariff headings which are inconsistent with the
WAEMU Common External Tariff (CET) as per the relatedschedule.
• Negotiate an amendment to the CET.
• Adopt a new Investment Code, extending eligibility to priority
sectors and activities.Ministry of
Economy and
Finance,
WAEMU
Ministry of
Economy andFinance,
WAEMU
National Agency for
the Promotion of
Investment andLarge-Scale Works
(APIX),
Ministry ofEconomy and
FinanceImmediate start
Effective as of
1 January 2003
Completed
2003
2003
5. Build the capacity to
successfully launch
international negotiations
(Section 1.6)• Ensure that the International Trade Negotiations Committee is
fully operational for multilateral (WTO) and regional
(Economic Partnership Agreements - EPA) negotiations.
• Undertake capacity-building in implementation of international
agreements (taking the Trade Policy Review recommendations,
due for publication in early 2003, into consideration).Ministry of SMEs
and Trade,
European
CommissionImmediate start
6. Strengthen
standardization andquality control
(Section 1.5.1)• Undertake capacity-building for quality control and
standardization bodies.Ministry of Industry
and Crafts,Ministry of SMEs
and Trade,
WAEMU2003
7. Improve
competitiveness
(Section 2.1)• Monitor competitiveness indicators, including the real effective
exchange rate and global market shares.
• Establish the competitiveness observatory at APIX, as agreed.Ministry of
Economy and
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Use new technologies. Central Bank,
APIX and theprivate sector
8. Ensure the effectiveimplementation of
competition rules• Ensure that competition agencies operate effectively at national
and community level in conjunction with current WAEMU
work on competition policy.WAEMU,
Ministry of SMEs
and Trade2003
III. Remove constraints to business operations and development
9. Encourage investment
(Section 2.2)• Improve the Investment Guide, which presents the country's
investment climate and related formalities and providesinformation in "investorspeak".APIX In progress
10. Reduce the financial
cost of business
(Section 2.2.1)• Strengthen instruments, such as the central credit register, debt
collection agency and bureau of financial analysis in order toenhance transparency in relation to financial strength and
business risks and place them effectively at the disposal of
enterprises and the public.
• Further improve the cheque clearing system.Ministry of
Economy and
Finance,Central BankCompleted
11. Improve the business
administrativeenvironment
(Section 2.2.2)• Complete the diagnostic set to guide the administrative
streamlining process (see the 2002 Foreign Investment Advisory
Services (FIAS) Report for detailed recommendations).
• Ensure that FIAS Report recommendations are
implemented.
• Set up an organization to design and carry out
this process effectively (see the 2002 FIAS Report for best
international practice in this field).
• Establish performance indicators and
assessment criteria for all agencies and authorities (including
APIX) involved with formalities and procedures.
• Adopt an investment framework law defining
investor / public administration relations theory and establishing
statutory deadlines for the handling of cases referred to publicauthorities.APIX
Office of the
President of the
Republic,APIXIn progress
First half of
2003
12. Facilitate land access • Establish an institutional mechanism for producing land parcels
developed for industrial, craft and tourism purposes. Create
industrial, craft and tourist development corporations.APIX,
Ministry of
Economy and
Finance,Ministry of Housing
and Construction,
Ministry of Townand Country
Planning,
Ministry of Industryand Crafts,
Ministry of Tourism2003
13. Enhance competition
in the infrastructure
services sector
(Section 2.2.3)Electricity
• Select an appropriate institutional framework for Senegal's
national electricity company Senelec  (Société Nationale
d'Electricité) in the context of the public-private partnership.Ministry of Mining,
Energy and
HydraulicsCompleted,
May 2003
Hydrocarbons
• Increase competition in the oil industry in order to attract fresh
investment, in particular with regard to the storage of petroleum
products (implement the laws and regulations stemming fromthe 1998 reform). Back the initiatives of Senegal's national oil
company Petrosen (Société des Pétroles du Sénégal) in this area.Ministry of Mining,
Energy and
Hydraulics and
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Telecommunications
• Initiate preliminary discussions with the concessionaire with a
view to terminating the exclusivity period ahead of time.
• Establish a solid and operational regulatory framework and
strengthen the newly established Telecommunications
Regulatory Agency (ART):
- adopt the statutory implementing regulations of the
Telecommunications Code;
- adopt the technical implementing regulations of the
Telecommunications Code.
• Expeditiously prepare and implement a national
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) strategy.Telecommunications
Regulatory Agency
(ART)
ART
ART
ART,
Ministry of Culture
and CommunicationImmediate start
December 2002
July 2003
2003
Water
• Adjust tariff levels and structures to ensure fairer distribution of
costs between the various consumer groups.Ministry of Mining,
Energy andHydraulicsCompleted
(Decree No.202-1147 of
27 November
2002)
Air transport
Supplement investment in refrigerated storage equipment at Dakarairport.
• Implement the draft legislation and regulations dealing
with civil aviation authority restructuring and adopt a new
aviation code.
• Finish implementing the "open-skies policy" as soon as
possible.Ministry of Public
Works, Transport
and Infrastructure
and the privatesector2003
Sea transport
• Systematically seek private partners for port infrastructure
investment and management.
• Negotiate with the trade unions a reduction of the very
high contract costs which lead to inflated port costs.Ministry of Public
Works, Transportand InfrastructureIn progress
2003
Railways
• Continue with the railway privatization (international lines),
with an emphasis on raising the necessary capital to rehabilitate
the infrastructure.Ministry of Public
Works, Transport
and InfrastructureIn progress14. Improve access to
price-competitive
infrastructure services(Section 2.2.3)
Roads
• Complete the road infrastructure databank so as to permit an
effective road maintenance programme.
• Tailor the road development policy to production (including
tourist) site locations.
• Increase and improve road links with neighbouring countries.Ministry of Public
Works, Transport
and InfrastructureEarly 2003
15. Improve the
functioning of the labour
market (Section 2.2.4)• Ensure the effective implementation of piecework rates in all
sectors.
• Produce and disseminate adequate labour market statistics.Ministry of Civil
Service,
Employment and
Labour2003
Immediate start
16. Improve manpower
skills (Section 2.2.5)• Continue education sector reforms and encourage private
institutions to provide vocational training programmes.
• Involve industrialists in the design and delivery of such
programmes.Ministry of National
Education and
private sector
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17. Improve legal services
(Section 2.2.6)• Establish commercial courts (see the statutory deadlines for this
measure) and strengthen arbitration procedures.
• Provide training for judges and court officers (define objectives
in terms of the number of judges receiving training from the
Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa(OHADA) and ensure that OHADA regulations are effectively
implemented.
• Adopt computerized management techniques to modernize the
management of court proceedings.
• Establish objectives for reducing delays in processing files.
• Enhance the transparency of rulings and ensure court
accessibility.Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice2003
December 2004
December 2004
IV. Customs reform to facilitate trade flows and expand exports
18. Improve the efficiency
of import procedures
management
(Section 2.3.1)•Examine current Customs procedures with a view to
streamlining and enforcing them as well as introducing audits.
•Document audit findings.
•Strengthen modern risk management techniques with regard to
pre-shipment inspection and subsequent verification of Customs
declarations.
•Implement the new trade facilitation procedures for both imports
and exports.
•Examine the feasibility of selectively permitting Customs
clearance on importers' premises with assurance againstCustoms fraud.Ministry of
Economy and
Finance2003,
in the context of
the planned
reform of theImport
Verification
Programme
19. Improve Customsvaluation procedures
(Section 2.3.3)• Continue to implement the pre-shipment inspection
requirement for all qualifying goods.
• Maintain, modernize and update the Information and
Documentation Office's Customs valuation databank availableto the Customs officers responsible for ascertaining and
controlling Customs values.
To ensure proper implementation of the transaction value:
•systematize in-service training on transaction value in training
schools (for grade A and B officials);
•organize mobile training, in particular in the regions, for grade C
and D officials;
•make handbooks and working documents on transaction value
available to trained officers.Ministry of
Economy and
Finance2003
20. Improve the
management of duty-freeimports under economic
regimes designed to assist
exporters, in conjunction
with current WAEMU
work on free-zoneregulations (Section 2.3.4)•Use new information technologies (e.g., GAINDE 2000) for
closer monitoring of the imports and exports of enterprisesbenefiting from imports of duty-free inputs. Impose penalties,
plus interest charges, on enterprises for any violation.
•Define objectively verifiable criteria for granting economic
regimes and transfer the authority for granting special regimes
from the Minister of Finances to the Director-General of
Customs to facilitate access to such regimes for genuinely
export-orientated companies.
•Set a mandatory deadline for the settlement of rebate
applications, enabling tax payers to obtain reimbursement when
such deadlines are not met, and use endorsable Treasury cheques
for export rebates.
•Implement a decree discontinuing the issue of new licences for
the Dakar Industrial Free-Trade Zone (ZFID) and "free points"
(group of companies not physically in the ZFID, but benefitingfrom ZFID status) and encourage exporters to use one of the
other incentive schemes (e.g., free export enterprises - EFE,
drawback, etc.).
•Ensure the regional compatibility of these reforms.Ministry of
Economy andFinance
APIX,
Ministry of
Economy and
FinanceIn progress,
in the context ofthe planned
reform of
Customs
economic
regimes
Completed
(Decree No.
2002.1136 of
15 November2002)Senegal WT/TPR/G/119
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V. Strengthen export development institutions
21. Support the export
sector (Section 2.4)• Adopt a well formulated export promotion strategy.
• Redefine and strengthen the mandate conferred upon the
Department of Foreign Trade (Ministry of Small- and Medium-
Sized Enterprises and Trade) in the context of the proposedreforms.
• Bring the functions of existing export promotion organizations
together under the umbrella of a new single Export PromotionAgency, the board of directors of which will consist of
predominantly private sector representatives.Ministry of SMEs
and TradeJune 2003
In progress, in
the context of
the draft Decree
organizing the
Ministry of
SMEs andTrade
Fisheries (Section 3.1)
22. Ensure sustainable
development of thefisheries sector• Set up a Special Commission to give prominence, credibility,
priority and consistency to a fisheries reform programme andensure that it is implemented by all parties involved. This
Commission, equipped with the necessary authority, will be
responsible for launching and running a fisheries restructuringprogramme for a limited period (six to nine months). The
Special Commission could develop a funding and
communication strategy.
• The new fisheries mechanism to be established upon completion
of the work undertaken by the Special Commission shouldprovide for the following three functions:
o fisheries management, including planning,
development and regulatory control;
o fisheries monitoring, control and support;
o development, with regard to promotion of
fisheries products, market research andprogramme and project preparation and
implementation.
The Special Commission will specify the nature of the structures andbodies to be established to this end.Office of the
President of theRepublic,
Office of the Prime
Minister andMinistry of FisheriesImmediate start
23. Support the
restructuring of the
fisheries sector• Develop a sectoral fisheries programme providing for the
restructuring of and provision of resources tailored to the sector.Ministry of
Economy and
Finance,Ministry of Fisheries2004
24. Reduce the industrial
and small-scale inshore
fishing fleet• Institute measures relating to fishing equipment and fishing
licence audits, increase licence fees and set up a vessel buy-backscheme to reduce the size of the industrial fleet.
• Suspend the issue of small-scale inshore fishing licences and set
up a programme to assist unemployed fishermen to find new
employment (vocational training, education and micro-credit
programmes in coastal regions).Ministry of Fisheries 2003-2004
25. Streamline the
fisheries product
processing sector• Discontinue public sector support for continued operations of
processors of fish which are not commercially viable.
• Match industrial processing activities to resource availability.Ministry of Fisheries 2003-2004
26. Promote aquaculture • Promote aquaculture as a palliative to the degradation of marine
fisheries resources.Ministry of Fisheries Immediate start
27. Strengthen the existing
government body
responsible for providing
assistance for the fisheriessector• Strengthen the Ministry of Fisheries to enable it to perform its
duties to the full.Ministry of Fisheries 2003-2004
Agriculture  (Section 3.2)
28. Support the export
orientation of the
agricultural sector• Introduce carefully prepared land reform and domestic water and
land management measures allowing producers to be grantedaccess to land (whilst affording benefits to rural communities)
and to irrigation facilities.
• Ensure that the progress made by the Agricultural Export
Promotion Project (PPEA), in terms of product and export
market promotion and diversification, is continued andfurthered, by helping to turn the project implementation unit into
an independent non-profit-making foundation or trust fund.Ministry of the
Interior and Ministry
of Agriculture
Ministry of
Agriculture,Trade Promotion
Office (OPE) of the
Ministry of SMEsImmediate start
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• Provide systematic assistance to exporters of agricultural and
agro-food products geared towards a steady improvement in
production quality and encourage compliance with the sanitary,
phytosanitary and other standards imposed by export markets.
• Improve the supporting infrastructure for agricultural exports
(cold storage, maintenance equipment and air and sea transport).
• Encourage an increase in local production and distribution of
onions, maize (corn), garlic, potatoes, millet, chicken, milk and
bananas, on the one hand to further promote their substitutingimports of such goods and, on the other, to increase the
possibility of developing regional export potential in the medium
term.
• Promote the development of exports of groundnuts and products
thereof (butter, milk, paste, etc.) by completing the groundnutprogramme; tackling problems which hinder the availability of
better quality seed, helping peasant farmers to comply with
international standards and continuing the privatization of thenational oilseed processing firm SONACOS (Société Nationale
de Commercialisation des Oléagineux du Sénégal) or, at the very
least, by introducing pricing policies based on the sector market.and Trade
Ministry of
Agriculture,
Ministry of Industryand Crafts,
Ministry of SMEs
and Trade (OPE)
Ministry of SMEs
and Trade (OPE),Ministry of
AgricultureImmediate start
In progress
2003
2003
29. Promote the funding of
agricultural export
industries• Set up a guarantee fund and an investment fund for agricultural
export industries.Ministry of
Economy and
Finance,Ministry of
Agriculture2004
30. Organize institutional
support for exporters- Develop entrepreneurship training modules;
- Allow experts to provide technical support for
exporting SMEs (cost-share funds);
- Support the logistics of professional organizations;
- Establish strong professional associations and
credible frameworks for consultation.Ministry of SMEs
and Trade (OPE)2003-2004
31. Modernize product
marketing- Conduct proper market research and take part in fairs
and exhibitions on a professional basis;
- Develop an export market information system;
- Organize export promotion weeks;
- Establish marketing support;- Relinquish consignment sale and set up commercial
offices abroad;
- Help to create an association for exporters of
agricultural and agro-food products able to play a
major role in export promotion.Ministry of SMEs
and Trade,Ministry of
Agriculture and
the private sector2003-2004
32. Facilitate the access of
agricultural commodity
processors to technology
adapted to both packagingand processing equipment
(flour rollers and
groundnut shelling andsorting equipment)- Encourage the manufacture of such equipment in
Senegal;
- Begin cooperating with other countries (for
example, India) in the promotion of appropriatetechnology.Ministry of Industry
and Crafts,
Ministry of SMEs
and Trade2003
33. Improve the tax and
legal environment foragricultural enterprises- Establish a policy of wage flexibility (the minimum
guaranteed inter-occupational wage or SMIG beinga major constraint);
- Allow enterprises to take full advantage of benefits
under the Investment Code.Ministry of Civil
Service and Labour
APIX2003-2004
34. Facilitate exporter
access to local industrial
buildings- Make industrial estate premises available to agro-
processing SMEs.Ministry of Industry
and Crafts,
Ministry of
Agriculture2003Senegal WT/TPR/G/119
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Tourism Sector (Section 3.3)
35. Establish a National
Tourism CouncilEstablish a National Tourism Council bringing together the public
and private sectors with clearly defined prerogatives. This Council,
presided over by the Ministry of Tourism, will be responsible fordefining, implementing and following up the sector strategy and
action plan and will constitute an ongoing framework for
consultation.Ministry of Tourism Immediate start
36. Strengthen the
institutional capacities of
the sector• Strengthen the institutional and human resource capacities of the
National Tourism Administration on the basis of a reappraisal of
the mission of each structure and with the possibility of internaltransfer of skills.Ministry of Tourism 2003
The tourism sector is in need of support, in particular in the
following areas:
- hotel quality control and grading system;
- strengthening of the logistic capacity of the Ministry of
Tourism;
- encouragement of the involvement of Senegalese
nationals in the sector;
- campaigns to raise public awareness of the positive
aspects of tourism.
• Set up a Satellite Tourism Account (enabling development of the
main tourism parameters to be monitored on an ongoing basis).
37. Set up the "Maison du
Sénégal"• Set up the "Maison du Sénégal", the role of which will be to
promote Senegal as a tourist destination and the resources of
which would be largely generated by the tourist tax as well asother sources of funding, including donors and possibly regional
councils. The private sector will have the casting vote as regards
its operations and its President will come from the private sector.Ministry of Tourism
and the private
sector2003
38. Facilitate land access
for tourist developers• Create tourist development corporations with decentralized
offices, responsible for identifying and developing tourist sitesand making them available to tourist developers, whilst ensuring
that the viewpoints of the local populations are taken into
consideration.Ministry of Tourism 2003-2004
39. Develop a sound
marketing policyDevelop an appropriate destination marketing strategy in the context
of the future "Maison du Sénégal".Ministry of Tourism 2003-2004
40. Provide training for
sector officials- Strengthen the capacities of the Hotel School by setting up a
training hotel and regional training offices.- Introduce tighter control of private tourism training institutions.Ministry of Tourism 2003-2004
41. Draw up a cultural
and sporting agendaDraw up a cultural and sporting agenda to be exploited as a tourism
product on issuing markets, the main role players being the
Ministries of Culture, Sport and Tourism and sector professionals.Various ministries,
coordinated by the
Ministry of Tourismand in conjunction
with the "Maison du
Sénégal"2003-2004
Textiles and Clothing (Section 3.4)
42. Develop a sectoral
policyParticipatory development of a sectoral policy based on greater
industry integration, promotion of domestically produced cotton and
better control of factor costs.Ministry of Industry
and Crafts2003
43. Increase the
competitiveness of thetextile sectorAdopt the following measures:
- Support in-service literacy training, vocational training and
apprenticeships;
- bring social legislation into line with sectoral requirements
(labour code, labour-management agreements);
- improve the import control mechanism (dumped goods, worn
clothing and articles) and explore all possibilities afforded
under the WTO rules and specific agreements betweenSenegal and the European Union on the export of waste;
- improve import and export conditions for textile products
(f.o.b. charges, freightage, etc.).Various ministries 2003-2004
44. Improve business
guidance• Support the Textile Promotion Centre (CPT) and its
establishment and equipment.
• Support APIX with regard to the promotion of industrial
partnerships in the sector.
• Support professional organizations.Ministry of Industry
and Crafts,
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• Develop specialized industrial estates.
• Support the Subcontracting and Partnership Exchange (Bourse
Nationale de Sous-Traitance and de Partenariat, BNSTP).Small- and Medium-
Sized Enterprises,ADEPME) of the
Ministry of SMEs
and Trade
45. Institutional reform • Undertake State withdrawal from textile sector enterprises
(Society for the Development of Textile Fibres - SODEFITEX -
and the Kaolack textile company - SOTEXKA), involving the
domestic private sector in this process.
• Improve the framework of consultation between the public and
private sectors through the Textile Promotion Centre.Ministry of
Economy and
Finance,
Ministry of Industryand Crafts
Ministry of Industry
and Crafts
and the private
sector2003
Crafts
46. Support the
modernization and
development of the crafts
sector• Raise craftsmen's level of technical, technological and
management expertise and recognize all craft training centres.
• Organize social welfare for craftsmen.
• Update the experimental social welfare system implemented by
the social security fund and set up a pension scheme adapted tothe crafts sector (Institut de Prévoyance des Retraites du
Sénégal, IPRES).
• Set up a crafts sector support fund.
• Establish a partnership between research structures (University)
and supporting crafts structures to ensure the efficientapplication of the results of sectoral research.
• Set up pilot crafts units in growth areas.
• Facilitate the access of craftsmen to funding by introducing
credit schemes adapted to sector realities.
• Ensure the promotion of crafts products and services by
focussing on key trades and highlighting quality, standards and
design.
• Incorporate new information and communications technology to
help to promote the crafts sector.
• Include the crafts sector in Export Promotion Agency structures
and activities.Ministry of Industry
and Crafts,
Ministry of SMEs
and Trade (OPE)
Ministry of Industry
and Crafts,
Ministry of SMEs
and Trade (OPE)2003-2004
47. Sector capacity-
building- Strengthen the capacities of the supporting structures (Crafts
Directorate, National Union of Trade Chambers - UNCM,guild chambers) and professional crafts organizations;
- Strengthen the technical services of guild chambers and the
UNCM, with engineering technicians providing assistanceand advice to craftsmen, trade councils and professional crafts
organizations;
- Strengthen the human resource capacities of the supporting
structures (Crafts Directorate, UNCM, guild chambers).Ministry of Industry
and Crafts2003-2004
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