5 (h) resolve the challenges of multiple and overlapping memberships and expedite the regional and continental integration processes. Article 4 Specific Objectives For purposes of fulfilling and realising the objectives set out in Article 3, State Parties shall: (a) progressively eliminate tariffs and non-tariff barriers to trade in goods; (b) progressively liberalise trade in services; (c) cooperate on investment, competition policy; (d) cooperate on all trade-related areas; (e) cooperate on customs matters and the implementation of trade facilitation measures; (f) establish a mechanism for the settlement of disputes concerning their rights and obligations; and (g) establish and maintain an institutional framework for the implementation and administration of the AfCFTA. intellectual property rights and Article 5 Principles The AfCFTA shall be governed by the following principles: (a) driven by Member States of the African Union; (b) RECs’ Free Trade Areas (FTAs) as building blocs for the AfCFTA; (c) variable geometry; (d) flexibility and special and differential treatment; (e) transparency and disclosure of information; (f) preservation of the acquis; (g) Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) Treatment; (h) National Treatment; (i) reciprocity;