4th ACP-EU Convention: Protocol governing the accession of the Republic of South Africa

The Council agreed to formal adoption of the Protocol on the qualified accession of South Africa to the Lomé Convention at the ACP-EC Council of Ministers on 24 and 25 April 1997. It instructed Coreper to finalize the text of the Decision to be placed before the ACP-EC Council. The Council drew attention to the fact that the Protocol formed part of an overall negotiation process covering also talks on a bilateral trade and cooperation agreement and sectoral agreements.�