cover rules of origin for the Tripartite FTA as well as COMESA’s capacity in the production of edible oils derived from among others: corn, soya beans, sunflower, ground nuts, cotton seed, and palm seed. The study should also cover raw materials and manufacturing capacity taking into account actual and pledged investments into the sector, revenues, consumption, employment and other relevant parameters; produced by the Secretariat should be considered for annexing to the Council Regulations on a provisional basis, and will be replaced by the final schedules once finalized; and (d) Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda, as partner states in a Customs Union, consider using a common list of sensitive products, namely, the version submitted by Kenya. (b) Appropriate flexibility will be necessary for the CTH rules on edible oils (Chapter 15), where the raw materials are not available in the region; and Common External Tariff (CET) Decisions 85. Council made the following decisions: (c) A meeting of the Working Group on Rules of Origin should be convened to consider and implement these Decisions. (a) The Secretariat should work more closely with the Member States that need assistance in the implementation of the transition period for the Customs Union; Review of implementation of the Transition Period for the Customs Union (b) COMESA should continue to implement Council Decisions on the Customs Union together with the Tripartite FTA; Lists of Sensitive Products Decisions 84. Council made the following decisions: (c) A study should be conducted on the interface between the Tripartite FTA and the Customs Union and the implications of the Customs Union on the Tripartite process; and (a) The lists of sensitive products submitted by Member States will remain provisional and should be attached as annexes to the Council Regulations governing the Customs Union with a clear note indicating that they are provisional in nature and will be replaced by the final lists once finalized. The submitted lists of sensitive products are attached as Annexes II to VI; (d) The study on countries with a substantial number of tariff lines below the CET rates should also be revised, and Egypt and Zimbabwe will be included in the revised study, and the revised study will consider the impact on competitiveness and industrialisation. The outcome of the study should determine the tariff alignment schedules for Member States with a substantial number of tariff lines with rates below the CET. (b) Implementation of the transition period, with respect to the Customs Management Regulations and the Common Tariff Nomenclature, should proceed in accordance with the Council Decisions; (c) Member States should finalise their tariff alignment schedules to the CET, and pending which the drafts 24