The CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) was signed in October 2008. It was signed between the European Union (EU) and 14 Caribbean Countries known as CARIFORUM (Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago).The CARIFORUM-EU EPA is more comprehensive than a standard trade in goods agreement. It includes commitments on trade in services, elements of sustainable development investment, and trade-related issues such as competition policy, government procurement, intellectual property rights. The Agreement also includes a separate protocol on cultural cooperation.



