Lom Convention

The Lomé Convention is a treaty that regulated trade between the European Union and 71 (later 77) African, Caribbean and Pacific states (collectively known as the ACP countries) between 1975 and 2000.

Established in 1975 in Lomé, Togo, the treaty preserved some of the preferential access rights of members of the Commonwealth of Nations to the United Kingdom market on its entry into the Union. It was renewed in 1979, 1985, 1989, and 2000 before being succeeded by the Cotonou Agreement.

External links

• A history of the Lomé Convention (http://europa.eu.int/comm/development/body/cotonou/lome_history_en.htm)

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