chains in order to provide better information to stakeholders, should be advanced; (d) The DR Congo is commended for the decision to join the FTA and participate in the internal market. (d) Better publicity of trade fairs in the region should be undertaken by Member States and the Secretariat; 81. On Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) (a) The programme for mutual recognition of technical standards and SPS measures should be enhanced and harmonisation should be expedited; (e) There is need for COMESA promotion activities at the international and regional levels with a COMESA seal or a regional dimension; the trade fairs should rotate from country to country organised jointly with the Secretariat; (b) Information should be provided on standards so far harmonised, with a focus on products that are traded in the region; (f) Member States are urged to provide relevant data on a timely basis to assist data compilation and analysis; (c) The Secretariat should liaise with Madagascar to ensure that the Council Decision is implemented and will keep Mauritius informed; and (g) To address the low share of manufacturers in intra-regional trade, programmes for value addition and industrial development to increase the share of manufacturers in COMESA intra-regional trade should be up-scaled, building on on-going programmes such as those for increasing productivity and market analysis and information; and (d) The Secretariat should facilitate the study tour on milk and milk products as agreed between Kenya and Zambia at the last meeting of the Trade and Customs Committee. (h) In addition to trade performance, reports on the internal markets should be including intra-COMESA cross-border investment flows as well as data on the level of trade in manufactured products. 82. On draft NTB Regulations (a) A meeting of the working group on NTB Regulations should be convened in the last quarter of the year to address all outstanding issues and finalise the draft regulations for consideration by the next Policy Organs’ meetings. 80. On participation in the Free Trade Area (FTA) (a) There is need for a matrix showing the status on the extent of tariff reduction undertaken so far by the Member States that are not yet in the FTA; 83. On Rules of Origin (a) Adopted the Change in Tariff Heading (CTH) Rules for the chapters that were outstanding, as contained in Annex I, and decided as follows: (b) The Member States should provide a time table for joining the FTA, unless they will be completing the elimination of customs duties in one step; i) (c) All the Member States should participate in the COMESA FTA and in this regard should speedily finalise their internal processes for joining the FTA; and The Secretariat should undertake capacity building and training based on needs assessment and on a case by case basis for stakeholders, especially customs officers; (a) The Secretariat should conduct a new study on the impact of rules of origin on intra-COMESA trade; the study should 23