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The preferential margins that African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries enjoy under their Economic Partnership Agreements with the EU have been subject of dispute at the WTO. In 2009, the EU concluded with Latin American countries and the US the Geneva Agreements on Trade in Bananas, while adopting a €190 million package aimed at supporting ACP producers. In 2010, as the EU concluded agreements with eight banana-exporting countries in Central and South America, it became clear that preferences enjoyed so far by ACP countries will be eroded further. This paper presents an expert’s analysis of the matter.