5. To establish a Free Trade Area in the SADC Region. PART TWO TRADE IN GOODS Article 3 ELIMINATION OF BARRIERS TO INTRA-SADC TRADE 1. The process and modalities for the phased elimination of tariffs and non-tariff barriers shall be determined by the Committee of Ministers responsible for trade matters (CMT) having due regard to the following: (a) The existing preferential trade arrangements between and among the Member States. (b) That the elimination of barriers to trade shall be achieved within a time frame of eight (8) years from entry into force of this Protocol. (c) That Member States which consider they may be or have been adversely affected, by removal of tariffs and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) to trade may, upon application to CMT, be granted a grace period to afford them additional time for the elimination of tariffs and (NTBs). CMT shall elaborate appropriate criteria for the consideration of such applications. (d) That different tariff lines may be applied within the agreed time frame for different products, in the process of eliminating tariffs and NTBs. (e) The process and the method of eliminating barriers to intra-SADC trade, and the