The different legal regimes in East African Community member states are a new restriction to the implementation of the East African Community treaty and protocol.
According to Ms Allen Asiimwe, the Uganda country director Trade Mark East Africa, despite the elimination of non-tariff barriers previously thought to be the problem, conflict among the laws governing professional associations and services in member states is a new obstacle to the implementation of the treaty and protocol.
Restrictive laws
While addressing officials at a breakfast meeting about the integration process in Kampala yesterday, Ms Asiimwe observed that despite recent developments such as the introduction of EAC single tourist visa last month and the single customs territory last year, the integration process in East Africa is still finding challenges because of the laws governing professional associations and services.
She said such laws are proving restrictive and protective rather than facilitating the smooth coordination of the integration process.
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