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  5. 1. Elimination of NTBS

1. Elimination of NTBS

  1. Improving and upgrading the infrastructure and security at the borders on both sides;
  2. Upgrading the capacity of border agency committees in order to enhance the quality and efficiency of operations at the borders;
  3. Promoting transparency by encouraging different institutions to publish procedures and statutory charges in order to improve service delivery and performance standards;
  4. Encouraging the adoption of Trade Facilitation measures as provided for in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and in World Trade Organization (WTO) initiatives
  5. Eliminating multiple taxes, charges and fees, on bilateral trade, that are not justifiable
  6. Granting permission to each other to directly engage with Provincial/Local Government Authority in case of any difference on matters of trade while informing the central government of these engagements
  7. Establishing a trade dispute mechanism between cross border traders from both sides
  8. Notify the business community of both countries on new laws and regulations that affect each other’s trade.