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Abstract

The paper presents an outline of the legal frameworks created by the international coff ee agreements for the global coff ee industry from the early nineteen sixties. The paper explains the concept of the international coff ee agreements, considers their origins and describes their content. The paper looks at the agreements in operation during two specifi c periods. The fi rst covers the period from 1962 to 1994. The agreements formed the legal basis for the trade and included export quotas in international coff ee trade. The second period, from 1994 to date, is a time of profound change in the nature of the coff ee agreements. In 1994, with the signing of the fi fth agreement, export quotas gave way to liberalization, as seen in other international trade in accordance with the WTO. Currently, the main emphasis is cooperation with the private sector and to carry out development projects, particularly in the producing countries. The International Coff ee Organization, based in London, was instituted to manage the objectives of each successive agreement. The paper includes a brief analysis of the structure of the organization.