The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific (CARIFORUM) States and the European Union (EU) has been provisionally applied since 29th December, 2008.

The EPA Implementation Unit in the CARIFORUM Directorate of the CARICOM Secretariat, as part of its programme of assistance to CARIFORUM States, is in production of a public education-styled booklet series which is intended to sensitize the private and public sectors and other stakeholders with respect to the provisions of the EPA.

This handbook forms part of the series and explains the Business and Market Opportunities for CARIFORUM Professional Services Providers under the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).

Interested parties are encouraged to utilize or reproduce the text of the handbook, in whole or in part, with a request that there be an acknowledgement of the source.

The Secretariat acknowledges with appreciation the support provided to the Unit, including for publication of this booklet, from the 9th European Development Fund (EDF) Caribbean Integration Support Programme (CISP) and the United Kingdom Government’s Caribbean Aid for Trade and Regional Integration Trust Fund (CARTFund). The additional support of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the Caribbean Export Development Agency (‘Caribbean Export’) for publication of this handbook is also acknowledged.