SIGNATURE OF THE DECREE CREATING THE NATIONAL AGOA COMMITTEE IN THE DRC
For the success of the AGOA-2025 Forum in Kinshasa, the Congolese Government is consolidating the implementation of strategies including the signing of the Decree establishing the AGOA National Committee in the Democratic Republic of Congo-CN AGOA DRC in acronym
Established under the authority of the Prime Minister, the AGOA National Committee in the DRC with its
two bodies, notably the Coordination and the Technical Council, have the mission of ensuring the development, monitoring-evaluation and strategic coordination of actions.
This National Nominee composed of different Ministers, the Secretary General of the Government, two representatives of the Office of the President of the Republic, the Office of the Prime Minister, the Congolese diaspora of the United States of America and Civil Society but also the President of the Federation of Companies of Congo-FEC with one member
is responsible for:
-ensure the development and regular updating of the AGOA National Strategy for a continued increase in the country's exports to the American market,
-supervise the implementation and monitoring-evaluation of the AGOA National Strategy and other government measures intended to diversify and increase exports of DRC products to the American market,
-propose to the Government the relevant draft legislative and regulatory texts likely to maximize the access of the DRC economy to the advantages granted by AGOA,
-formulate recommendations to the Government on issues relating to AGOA with a view to better participation of the DRC,
-ensure the execution of government measures and initiatives intended to maintain and improve the achievement of the eligibility criteria for the AGOA law by the DRC in terms of eliminating obstacles to Trade and Investment,
respect for human rights, the fight against corruption, the improvement of the business climate, the fight against sexual and gender-based violence, the development of infrastructure and the reduction of poverty,
-promote dialogue for a successful partnership between the public sector, the private sector, civil society and the Congolese diaspora in the United States of America on the necessary actions aimed at developing projects in the sectors of products eligible for AGOA,
-develop relations with national and international partners with a view to increasing investments and projects likely to reduce internal production constraints, particularly in the sectors of infrastructure, energy, agri-food, mining and the sustainable exploitation of natural resources,
-propose to the Government measures to be applied to attract American investments and to make the transfer of American knowledge and technology to the DRC effective,
-contribute to the mobilization of the Congolese diaspora in the United States of America in order to participate in the marketing of AGOA "Made in DRC" products, to be the first consumers of Congolese products and to invest in the DRC,
-promote cohesion between AGOA, the African Continental Free Trade Area-ZLECAF and other important trade agreements signed by the country,
-ensure the dissemination and popularization of key information on AGOA in the country overall and in the provinces, for the private sector, civil society, Small and Medium Enterprises-SMEs, cooperatives and associations of producers as well as public services involved in the production and export circuit.
This decree signed recently by the Prime Minister, Judith Suminwa Tuluka underlines that the resources of the CN AGOA DRC come from the State Budget, they come from the budget of the Ministry having Foreign Trade in its responsibilities, they can also come from contributions from development partners as well as possible donations.
Let us remember that
AGOA is an American law that allows eligible sub-Saharan African countries to export most of their products to the United States of America without customs duties and without obligation of reciprocity.
Below is the special issue of the Official Journal of the Democratic Republic of Congo from November 26, 2024
which resumes:
-Decree No. 24/16 of November 10, 2024 establishing the AGOA National Committee in the DRC
-Arrêté Ministériel no 011/ /MIN.COMEXT/24 du 26 juin 2024 portant mesures de suspension temporaire d''importation des bières et boissons gazeuses en RDC
-Arrêté Ministériel no 14 /CAB/MIN.COMEXT/ KRR/07/2024 du 05 Juillet 2024 portant mesure de restriction temporaire d''importation des ciments gris et clinkers dans les parties Ouest et Sud-Est de la RDC
-Arrêté Ministériel no 16/ CAB/ MIN.COMEXT/ KRR/07/2024 du 20 juillet 2024 portant mesure de restriction temporaire d''importation de la chaux dans la partie Sud-Est de la RDC
