Common Market Protocol of the East African Community

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legal instrument of the East African Community regional economic integration agreement treaty

The Common Market Protocol of the East African Community is a key regional agreement that establishes the free movement of goods, persons, services, labor, and capital among EAC member states to deepen economic integration.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Community Common Market	2
Common Market Protocol of the East African Community canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1996797 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Common Market Protocol of the East African Community
Context triple: [Council of Ministers of the East African Community, appliesTo, Common Market Protocol of the East African Community]

A. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic bloc of African states focused on promoting trade integration, economic cooperation, and development across Eastern and Southern Africa.
B. African Continental Free Trade Area
The African Continental Free Trade Area is a pan-African trade bloc aimed at creating a single continental market to boost intra-African trade, economic integration, and development across African Union member states.
C. Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African Parliament
The Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African Parliament is the foundational legal instrument that created and governs the continent-wide parliamentary body of the African Union.
D. Secretariat of the East African Community
The Secretariat of the East African Community is the executive organ responsible for coordinating, managing, and implementing the regional bloc’s policies, programs, and decisions across its member states.
E. Council of Ministers of the East African Community
The Council of Ministers of the East African Community is the key decision‑making and policy‑setting body composed of ministers from member states that oversees the implementation and functioning of the regional bloc.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Common Market Protocol of the East African Community
Target entity description: The Common Market Protocol of the East African Community is a key regional agreement that establishes the free movement of goods, persons, services, labor, and capital among EAC member states to deepen economic integration.

A. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic bloc of African states focused on promoting trade integration, economic cooperation, and development across Eastern and Southern Africa.
B. African Continental Free Trade Area
The African Continental Free Trade Area is a pan-African trade bloc aimed at creating a single continental market to boost intra-African trade, economic integration, and development across African Union member states.
C. Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African Parliament
The Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African Parliament is the foundational legal instrument that created and governs the continent-wide parliamentary body of the African Union.
D. Secretariat of the East African Community
The Secretariat of the East African Community is the executive organ responsible for coordinating, managing, and implementing the regional bloc’s policies, programs, and decisions across its member states.
E. Council of Ministers of the East African Community
The Council of Ministers of the East African Community is the key decision‑making and policy‑setting body composed of ministers from member states that oversees the implementation and functioning of the regional bloc.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal instrument of the East African Community ⓘ regional economic integration agreement ⓘ treaty ⓘ
aimsAt	deepening economic integration in the East African Community ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	EAC ⓘ surface form: EAC Common Market Protocol Common Market Protocol of the East African Community ⓘ surface form: Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Community Common Market
appliesTo	East African Community ⓘ surface form: East African Community member states
basedOn	Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community ⓘ
benefits	businesses operating in East African Community partner states ⓘ citizens of East African Community partner states ⓘ
establishes	free movement of capital among EAC member states ⓘ free movement of goods among EAC member states ⓘ free movement of labour among EAC member states ⓘ free movement of persons among EAC member states ⓘ free movement of services among EAC member states ⓘ
governs	cross-border capital flows in the East African Community ⓘ cross-border establishment of businesses in the East African Community ⓘ cross-border movement of workers in the East African Community ⓘ cross-border provision of services in the East African Community ⓘ
implements	common market stage of East African Community integration ⓘ
linkedTo	East African Community ⓘ surface form: East African Community Customs Union
monitoredBy	Council of Ministers of the East African Community ⓘ surface form: East African Community Council of Ministers Secretariat of the East African Community ⓘ surface form: East African Community Secretariat
objective	accelerate economic growth and development in the East African Community ⓘ enhance trade in goods and services within the East African Community ⓘ facilitate movement of workers within the East African Community ⓘ promote competitiveness of the East African Community ⓘ promote cross-border investment within the East African Community ⓘ
partOf	East African Community legal framework ⓘ
precedes	Monetary Union Protocol of the East African Community ⓘ surface form: East African Community Monetary Union Protocol
promotes	regional integration in East Africa ⓘ regional investment in East Africa ⓘ regional labour mobility in East Africa ⓘ regional trade in East Africa ⓘ
providesFor	rights of establishment within EAC partner states ⓘ rights of residence within EAC partner states ⓘ
requires	coordination of infrastructure policies among EAC partner states ⓘ coordination of macroeconomic policies among EAC partner states ⓘ coordination of social policies among EAC partner states ⓘ coordination of transport policies among EAC partner states ⓘ harmonisation of national laws of EAC partner states ⓘ mutual recognition of professional qualifications among EAC partner states ⓘ removal of non-tariff barriers among EAC partner states ⓘ
subjectTo	implementation by national legislation of EAC partner states ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Council of Ministers of the East African Community → appliesTo → Common Market Protocol of the East African Community ⓘ

Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community signed in 1999 → amendedBy → Common Market Protocol of the East African Community ⓘ

subject surface form: Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community (1999)

this entity surface form: Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Community Common Market

Common Market Protocol of the East African Community → alsoKnownAs → Common Market Protocol of the East African Community ⓘ