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OFFICIAL GAZETTE of the COMMON MARKET for EASTERN and SOUTHERN AFRICA (COMESA) COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa OFFICIAL GAZETTE of the COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA (COMESA) Volume No. 26 ©December 2020 OFFICIAL GAZETTE of the COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA (COMESA) Vol. 26 Published by Order of the Council and Authority CONTENTS ACRONYMS i The COMESA Authority iii AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 1 GENDER AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS 6 MINISTERS OF FINANCE AND CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS 6 LEGAL MATTERS 6 COMESA INSTITUTIONS 11 TRADE AND CUSTOMS 14 INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMMES 20 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES 21 GENDER AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS PROGRAMS 21 INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE PROGRAMMES 22 COMESA MEDIA AWARDS 22 ANNEXES 23 i ACRONYMS 50MAWSP - Fifty Million African Women Speak Project ACTESA - Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa ACP - African, Caribbean and Pacific States ALLPI - Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute ATI - African Trade Insurance Agency CA - Conservation Agriculture CAADP - Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program CSA - Climate Smart Agriculture COMESA - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa COMBIP - COMESA Biotechnology and Biosafety implementation plan COMFWB - COMESA Federation of Women in Business CTMS - Corridor Trip Monitoring System CSO - Civil Society Organisations EAC - East African Community ECCAS - Economic Community of Central African States EDF - European Development Fund EGEE-ICT - Enhancement Governance and Enabling Environment for the ICT GCCA+ - Global Climate Change Alliance Plus ii FTA - Free Trade Area IAP - Implementation action plans ICT - Information and Communications Technology IGAD - Intergovernmental Authority on Development MCBRTA - Multilateral Cross Border Road Transport Agreement NAAIPs - National Agriculture and Food Security Investment Plans P-IMA Prioritizing. SPS Investments for Market Access RAERESA - Regional Association of Energy Regulators for Eastern and Southern Africa RECAMP - Regional Enterprise Competitiveness and Access to Markets Programme RCTG Carnet - Regional Customs Transit Guarantee Scheme RIA - Regional Investment Agency RISM - Regional Integration Support Mechanism SADC - Southern Africa Development Community REC - Regional Economic Communities SME - Small to Medium Enterprises SPS - Sanitary and Phytosanitary TAF - Technical Assistance Facility; TASAI - African Seed Access Index VLMA - Vehicle Load. Management Agreement WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organisation WCO - World Customs Organization WTO - World Trade Organization ZEP-Re - PTA Re-Insurance Company iii THE COMESA AUTHORITY - HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT As at November 2020 BURUNDI His Excellency Evariste Ndayishimiye President of the Republic of Burundi COMOROS iv His Excellency Azali Assoumani President of the Union of the Comoros DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO THE COMESA AUTHORITY His Excellency Felix Antoine Tshilombo Tshisekedi - HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT President of the Democratic Republic of Congo DJIBOUTI His Excellency lsmail Omar Guelleh President of the Republic of Djibouti EGYPT His Excellency Abdel Fattah el-Sisi President of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Vice Chairperson of the COMESA Authority) ERITREA His Excellency Isaias Afewerki President of the State of Eritrea ETHIOPIA His Excellency Abiy Ahmed Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Rapporteur of the COMESA Authority) ESWATINI His Majesty King Mswati III Ingwenyama of the Kingdom of Eswatini KENYA His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta President of the Republic of Kenya v LIBYA His Excellency Fayed al-Sarraj President of the Council of the State of Libya MADAGASCAR His Excellency Andry Nirina Rajoelina President of the Republic of Madagascar. (Chairperson of the COMESA Authority) MALAWI His Excellency Dr Lazarus Chakwera President of the Republic of Malawi MAURITIUS Right Honourable Pravind Kumar Jugnauth Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius RWANDA His Excellency Paul Kagame President of the Republic of Rwanda SEYCHELLES His Excellency Wavel Ramkalawan President of the Republic of Seychelles SOMALIA His Excellency Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed President of the Federal Republic of Somalia SUDAN His Excellency Dr. Abdalla Hamdok Prime Minister of the Republic of Sudan TUNISIA vi His Excellency Kais Saeid President of the Republic of Tunisia UGANDA His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni President of the Republic of Uganda ZAMBIA His Excellency Edgar Chagwa Lungu President of the Republic of Zambia ZIMBABWE His Excellency Emmerson Mnangagwa President of the Republic of Zimbabwe vii COMESA SECRETARIAT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SECRETARY-GENERAL Ms Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL (PROGRAMMES) Ambassador Dr Kipyego Cheluget ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL (FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION) Dr. Dev A. Haman DIRECTOR, LEGAL AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS/LEGAL COUNSEL Mr Brian Chigawa DIRECTOR, TRADE AND CUSTOMS Dr Christopher Onyango DIRECTOR, INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE Mrs Providence Mavubi DIRECTOR, GENDER AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS Mrs Beatrice Hamusonde DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Ms Lanka Dorby viii ACTING DIRECTOR, BUDGET AND FINANCE Mr Gordon Jeranyama DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATION COMESA SECRETARIAT Mrs Martha Elimu MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE COORDINATOR, TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION AND RESOURCE MOBILISATION Mr Deogratias Kamweya CHIEF, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND RESEARCH Mr Simal O. Amor CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR Mrs Auleria Olunga HEAD, GOVERNANCE, PEACE AND SECURITY Ms. Elizabeth Mutunga HEAD, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS Mr Mwangi Gakunga COMESA INSTITUTIONS COMESA Clearing House COMESA Monetary Institute Trade and Development Bank African Trade Insurance Agency COMESA Competition Commission PTA Reinsurance Company (ZEP-RE) COMESA Regional Investment Agency Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute COMESA Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB) Specialized Agencies Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa - ACTESA COMESA Business Council - CBC Regional Association of Energy Regulators in Eastern and Southern Africa - RAERESA East African Power Pool Judicial Arm COMESA Court of Justice OFFICIAL GAZETTE - Vol. 26 IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Council of COMESA Ministers at its Forty First Meeting held virtually on the 26th day of November 2020 issued the following Legal and General Notices: SECTORAL MINISTERIAL MEETINGS 1 AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Decisions 1. Council directed the Secretariat to: (a) Explore the possibilities of regional fertilizer production; and (b) Harmonize the COMESA fertilizer initiative with similar initiatives within other Regional Economic Communities. 2. Urged Member States to fast-track the implementation of previous sectoral decisions on agriculture, environment and natural resources COMESA COVID-19 Food and Nutrition Security Response Plan Decisions 3. Council endorsed the COMESA COVID-19 Food and Nutrition Security Response Plan. 4. Council directed the Secretariat to: (a) Constitute a task force for monitoring and evaluation of the COMESA COVID-19 Food and Nutrition Security Response Plan; (b) Mobilize resources to support the implementation of the COMESA COVID-19 Food and Nutrition Security Response Plan; (c) Call upon Development Partners, Private Sector and CSOs to support the implementation of the COMESA COVID-19 Food and Nutrition Security Response Plan; and (d) Mainstream biodiversity in all the initiatives under the COVID-19 Food and Nutrition Security Response Plan. 5. Council urged Member States to: (a) Commit resources for the implementation of the COMESA COVID-19 Food and Nutrition Security Response Plan; and (b) Develop mechanisms to address the challenges of water scarcity for production in the region. Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Programmes Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) 2 Decisions 6. Council urged Member States to: (a) Further integrate the Malabo commitments into their National Agriculture and Food Security Investment Plans (NAAIPs) and allocate more resources to support the implementation; (b) Prioritize more initiatives to end hunger and reduce poverty through agriculture; and (c) Allocate more resources to accelerate progress towards building climate resilience of the COMESA region’s agri-food systems. 7. Council directed the Secretariat to strengthen engagement with development and strategic partners including the private sector to leverage financial and technical resources to fast-track the implementation of CAADP Malabo commitments. 8. Council urged Member States and Secretariat to mainstream biodiversity and ecosystem aspects in all agriculture programmes Agribusiness and Agro-processing Development Programmes Decisions 9. Council urged Member States to: (a) Support the implementation of the Regional Enterprises Competitiveness and Access to Markets Programme (RECAMP); (b) Nominate focal points to coordinate with the Secretariat in the implementation of the RECAMP; (c) Encourage private sector/SMEs to apply for the Technical Assistance Facility (TAF); (d) Commend the European Union for providing financial support for the RECAMP; and (e) Initiate similar cooperation among themselves to advance the agro- industrialization agenda in the region. 10. Council encouraged development partners and the private sector to support the implementation of the initiative. OFFICIAL GAZETTE - Vol. 26 Livestock and Fisheries Development Programmes Decisions 11. Council urged Member States to: (a) Adopt the validated COMESA Livestock Policy Framework;
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