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UNCLAS ABUJA 002979 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE PASS USTR FOR B. HIRSCH AND P. COLEMAN 
STATE FOR D. EPSTEIN AT AF/W AND C. AKUETTEH AND R. 
FLEITMAN AT EB/TPP 
COMMERCE FOR N. MORGAN AT ITA/MAC 
AGRICULTURE FOR E. PURDY AND C. BERTSCH AT ITP 
LABOR FOR J. PEREZ-LOPEZ AT OIEA 
TREASURY FOR M. TURNER 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON ETRD EAGR BEXP NI
SUBJECT: NIGERIA: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING 
 
 
REF: A. STATE 150307 
     ¶B. STATE 27693 
     ¶C. STATE 24938 
 
 
¶1. Post held its first quarterly meeting of the Trade 
Agreement Compliance and Monitoring Committee on October 24 
in Abuja. The Committee is chaired by the DCM, and the 
Embassy's Economic Section serves as secretariat. Other 
members are USAID's Office of Economic Growth, Energy, and 
Infrastructure and three offices from the Consulate General 
in Lagos: the Economic Section, Foreign Commercial Service, 
and Foreign Agricultural Service. 
 
 
¶2. Committee members agreed on the following objective: 
"Identify possible GON violations of trade agreements to 
which both Nigeria and the United States are party. Report 
those violations to Washington-based trade-agencies. Based on 
Washington-agency instructions, advocate for GON compliance 
with its trade agreements." 
 
 
¶3. The next Committee meeting will be held in early January 
in Lagos. In the interim, members will track possible GON 
violations of trade agreements for reporting to Washington 
and eventual inclusion in Post's National Trade Estimate 
submission. 
JETER