fficial Journal 1.15 of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) June 1989
English edition
CONTENTS:
1. PROTOCOL AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL
Supplementary protocol amending and complementing the provi sions of Article 7 of the Protocol on Free Movement. Right of Resi: dence and Establishment
2. DECISIONS
(a) OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
ti) Decision of the Authority of Heads of State and Government relating 8 - to the ratification of the appointment of Dr. Abass BUNDU as Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States.
(ii) Decision of the Authority of Heads of State and Government rela• 8 ting to the Liquidation of outstanding financial contributions of Member States
(iiif Decision of the Authority of Heads of State and Government rela• ting to the Interior Design and Decoration of the ECOWAS Fund Headquarters in Lome
(tv) Decision of the Authority of Heads of State and Government relating to rescheduling of arrears of payment of contributions for the construction of the Headquarters of the ECOWAS Fund in Lome
.(v) Decision of the Authority of Heads of State and Government rela• ting to the rescheduling of arrears of payment of contributions "for the construction of Headquarters of the Executive Secretariat in Abuja
VI Decision of the Authority of Heads of State and Government amen• ding Article 9 of Decision A/DEC.1/5/83 relating to the adoption and implementation of a single trade liberalisation scheme for in• dustrial products originating from Member States of the Community
(VII Decision of the Authority of Heads of State and Governmenifintt on ratification of protocols and conventions signed by the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Communi ty of West African States. (viii) Decision of the Authority of Heads of State and government rela• ting to the recognition of and granting of observer status to the Federation of West African Associations for the Advancement of Handicapped Persons
(ix) Decision of the Authority of Heads of State and Government on the approval of the choice of the Republic of Senegal as host country of the Headquarters of the West African Women's Association
(x) Decision of the Authority of Heads of State and Government rela• ting to the study on enhancing the financial resources of the ECO• WAS Fund for Cooperation, Compensation and Development
OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS (i) Decision of the Council of Ministers on the renewal of the appoint• ment of Mr. Adelino Mano Queta as Deputy Executive Secretary. Administration, of the Economic Community of West African States.
(ii) Decision of the Council of Ministers on the renewal of the appoint• ment of Mr. Desire Kadre Ouedraogo as Deputy Executive Secre• tary Economic Affairs of the Economic Community of West African States.
{iii) Decision of the Council of Ministers on the renewal of the appoint• ment of Mr. Gilles BaiHet as Financial Controller of the Economic Community of West African State and the renewal of his mandate.
(iv) Decision of the Council of Ministers on the renewal of the appoint• ment of Mr. Mustapha A.B. Kah as Deputy Managing Director of the Fund for Cooperation, Compensation and Development of the Economic Community of West African States.
(v) Decision of the Council of Ministers on the Harmonisation of Agri• cultural Pricing Policies
(vi) Decision of the Council of Ministers relating to the adoption of the terms of reference for the Study for the preparation of an ECOWAS Industrial Master Plan
fviij Decision of the Council of Ministers on the support programme for the development of Agricultural Production
(viii) Decision of the Council of Ministers on the ECOWAS Support Pro• gramme for the support of animal diseases
(ix) Decision of the Council of Ministers on the Establishment of the Lome Sub-Regional Maintenance Centre
(x) Decision of the Council of Ministers on the Identification and Dis• tribution of Quota and Non-Quota Posts
(xi) Decision of the Council of Ministers on Selection and Recruitment Criteria for Staff of Community Institutions
(xii) Decision of the Council of Ministers on Promotion of Officers and other categories of staff of Community Institutions
(xiii) Decision of the Council of Ministers on the effective implementation of the Economic Recovery Programme in West Africa
(xiv) Decision of the Council of Ministers establishing the modalities for the allocation of numbers to Industrial Enterprises and Products approved to benefit from the Trade Liberalisation Scheme (xv) Decision of the Council of Ministers on the Allocation of numbers to •Enterprises and Industrial Products approved to benefit from the IntraECOWAS Tradt Liberalisation Scheme
3. RESOLUTION
(a) OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
Resolution of the Authority of Heads of State and Government on 33 Debt Relief and Development Assistance for ECOWAS Member States
(b> OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
(i) Resolution of the Council of Ministers on the Ratification of the 33 Appointment of Dr. Abass BUNDU as Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States
(ii) Resolution of the Council of Ministers on the Harmonisation of Agri- 34 cultural Pricing Policies
(iii) Resolution of the Council of Ministers on the implementation of 34 Decision A/DEC.8/5/89 dated 29 May 1979 on the Consolidation of Customs duties and Taxes of equivalent effect and non-tariff barriers
(iv) Resolution of the Council of Ministers relating to the Liquidation 34 of Outstanding Financial Contributions of Member States
(v) Resolution of the Council of Ministers relating to the Interior Design 35 and Decoration of the ECOWAS Fund Headquarters in Lome
(vi) Resolution of the Council of Ministers relating to Rescheduling of 35 Arrears of Payments of contribution for the construction of Head• quarters of the ECOWAS Fund in Lome
(vit) Resolution of the Council of Ministers relating to Rescheduling of 37 Arrears of Payment of contributions for construction of the Head• quarters of the Executive Secretariat in Abuja *
(viii) Resolution of the Council of Ministers on the adoption of the 38 Supplementary Protocol amending and complementing the pro• visions of Article 7 of the Protocol on the Free Movement of Per• sons, Right of Residence and Establishment
(ix) Resolution of the Council of Ministers on the amendment of Article 38 9 of Decision A/DEC. 1/5/85 relating to the adoption and implemen• tation of a single trade liberalisation scheme for products organisa• tion from Member States of the Community
(x) Resolution of the Council of Ministers on the ratification of Pro- 39 tocols and Conventions signed by the Heads of State and Govern• ment of the Economic Community of West African States
(xi) Resolution of the Council of Ministers relating to the Recognition of 39 and G ranting of Observer Status, to the Federation of West African Associations for the Advancement of Handicapped Persons
(xii) Resolution of the Council of Ministers on the approval of the Choice 39 of Republic of Senegal as Host Country of Headquarters of West African Women's Association (WAWA)
(xiii) Resolution of the Council of Ministers relating to the Study on 40
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' PROTOCOL AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL
A/SP1/6/89 SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL AMENDING DESIROUS of signing a Supplementary Protocol AND COMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF ARTI• jmcmJing the provisions of Article 7 of the Protocol on CLE 7 OF THE PROTOCOL ON" FREE MOVEMENT, FT tit Movi'inem of Persons, Right of Residence and Es- RIGHT OF RESIDENCE AND ESTABLISHMENT taWishinesi t.
THE CONTRACTING PARTIES,
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS
MINDFUL of Article 5 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Authority of Heads of State and Govern• ment and defining i cs composition and functions; Article 1 ; Definitions
MINDFUL of Article 7 of the Protocol A/PI/5/79 on the Free Movement of Persons, Right of Resident and Establishment; Within this Supplementary Protocol, "Treaty" means the Treaty of the Economic Community of West MINDFUL of Article 7 of the Supplementary Proto• African States. col A/SPI/7/85 establishing a Code of Conduct for the 1 m pie mentation of the Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment; "Community" means the Economic Community of West African States.
MINDFUL of Supplementary Protocol A/SP1/7/86 on the implementation of the Second phase (Right of "Member State or States" means Member 5tate or Residence) of the Protocol on "Free Movement of Persons, States of the Economic Community of West African Right of Residence and Establishment; States
CONSIDERING the need for harmonious develop• ment in ai) areas of ECOWAS activity including Free Mo• "Authority" means the Authority of Heads of State vement of Persons Goods, Services and Capital, which is a and Government established by Article 5 of the Treaty. cornerstone of such development;
"Chairman of the Authority" means the current CONSIDERING the pressing need to foster active and Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State-and Govern• effective cooperation through exchange of information and ment of the Economic Community of West African States. adoption of a common strategy by the Immigration De• "Executive Secretary and Executive Secretariat' partments of Member States; means the Executive Secretary and the Executive Secre tariat of the Economic Community of West African States as stipulated in Article 8 of the Treaty. AWARE of the need to seek appropriate solutions to problems which may arise in the implementation of the Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence anti Establishment and the need to prevent Member States from taking unilateral measures likely to obstruct the pro• Article 2 per implementation of the provisions of this and the rela ted Protocols;
8£ING of the opinion that, pending the constitution The provisions of Article 7 of Protocol A/PI/5/79 of the Community Tribunal referred to in Article II of the on Free Movement of Persons, the Right of Residence and Treaty, a mechanism should be set up to settle systematic Establishment have been amended and complemented as or serious cases of violation of the Protocol on Free Mo• follows: vement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment,
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Amended Article 7 Chairman of ine Authority of Heads of State arid Government, and to the Government of JN Member 1. Any dispute that may arise among Member States States with a view to finding appropr.ite solutions regarding the interpretation jnd application ol thi( to the problems identified. Protocol shall be amicably settled by direct agree• ment. Article 3: Deposit and Entry into Force
1. This Supplementary Protocol shall enter into force 2. In the event of failure to settle such a dispute ami• provisionally upon signature by the Heads of Stati- cably, the Chairman of the Authority of Heads and Government of Member States and definitively of State and Government may upon receiving a com• upon ratification by at least seven signatory States, plaint from a Member State of the Community of in accordance with the constitutional procedure in systematic or serious violations of the provisions of force in each signatory State. the Protocols on Free Movement of Peisons, the Right of Residence and Establishment on the part of another Member State, request the Executive Secre• 2. The Supplementary Protocol and all the instruments tary to urgently despatch to the Member States of ratification shall be deposited with the Executive concerned a fact finding mission comprising officials Secretariat of the Economic Community of West from at least three Member States, acceptable to the African States which shall transmit certified true parties concerned, and officials of the Executive- copies of the Protocol to all Member States and no• Secretariat, to investigate the complaint. tify them of the dates of deposit of the instruments of ratification and shall register this Supplementary Pi otocol with the Organisation of A^r.can Unity, the A report shall be compiled by trie fact-finding mis• United Nations and any other such Organisations as sion and submitted by the Executive Secretary to the the Council of Ministers shall determine
IN FAITH WHEREOF WE, THE HEAD5 OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES HAVE SIGNED THIS SUP• PLEMENTARY PROTOCOL
DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU THIS 30TH DAY OF JUNE 1989 IN SINGLE ORIGINAL IN THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH LANGUAGES, BOTH TEXTS BEING EQUAL• LY AUTHENTIC.
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„H:E. Genera>-Mathieu KEREKOU Chairman of the Central Committee of the Peopled Re• volutionary Party of Benin, H.E Captain Blar,e COMPAOR E President of the Republic President of the Popular Front 'He3d of Stale Head of State President of the National Executive Council of the People's Head of Government Republic of BENIN BURKINA FASO
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The Hon, Mr. Pedro Verona The Hon. Mr. Maurice Seri RODRIGUESPIRES GNOLEBA Prime Minister Minister of State For and on behalf of For and on behalf of H.E. Mi. Aristides Maria H. E. Mr. HOUPHDUET - BOlGNY PEREIRA President of the Republic President of the Republic of COTE D'lVOIRE of CABO VERDE
H. E. Alhaji DaVvda Kairaba JAWARA Secretary for Finance and Economic Planning President of the Republic of THE GAMBIA For and on behalf of H. E, Flight-Lt Jerry John RAWLINGS Head of State and Chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council Republic of Ghana
The Hotn. Mr. Edouard BENJAMIN Minister of Planning and International Cooperation For and on behalf of H.E. General Lartsana CONTE President of the National Recovery Committee. Head of State H. E. General President of the Republic of Guinea. JOAO Bernardo VIEIRA President of the Republic of GUINEA BISSAU
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H. E. General AM SAIBOU President of the Supreme Council for H. E. Colonel Maaouiya Quid National Orientation Sid Ahmed TAYA Head of State of the Republic of NIGER Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation Head of State of the Islamic Republic of MAURITANIA
^^h>rCf^f^\ H. E. General Ibrahim The Hon. Mr. Seydina Omar SY Badamasi BABANGIDA Minister of Commerce President, Commander-in- For and on behalf of Chief of the Armed Forces of H. E. AbdouDIOUF the Federal Republic of NIGERIA President of the Republic of SENEGAL
The Hon. Dr. Sheka H. KANU H. E. General Gnassingbe EYADEMA Minister of National President of TOGO LESE Republic Development and Economic Manning For and on behalf of H. E. General Dr Sdidu MOMOH President of the Republic of SIERRA LEONE Jur» 1989 Officiul Journal of ihe ECOWAS Vol 1!
2. DECISION OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
DECISION A/DEC. 1/6/89 RELATING TO THE RATIFI• CATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. ABASS BUNDU AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE ECO• NOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES.
FOR THE AUTHORITY THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, DECISION A/DEC. 2/6/89 RELATING TO THE LIQUI• MINDFUL of Article 5 of trie ECOWAS Treaty es• DATION OF OUTSTANDING FINANCIAL CONTRI• tablishing the Authority of Heads of State and Govern• BUTIONS OF MEMBER STATES ment and defining its composition and functions;
THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND M INDFUL of Article 8 of the Treaty relating to the GOVERNMENT, Appointment of Statutory Officers; MINDFUL of Article 5 of the ECOWAS Treaty estab• lishing the Authority of Heads of State and Government and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of the Final Communique of the Au• thority of Heads of State and Government at its 11 th Ses• sion held in Lome from 23rd to 25th June, 1988 whereby the Republic of Sierra Leone was requested to nominate CONSIDERING the provisions of Article III of the another Sierra Leonean to replace Mr. Momodu MUNU, Protocol relating to the contributions by Member States to the Budget of the Economic Community of West Afri• the out-going Executive Secretary; can States, which stipulate that "contributions due from Member States shall be paid into the budget of the Com• munity within three months from the beginning of the MINDFUL of the letter dated 15th November 1988 financial year into which they relate'/ written by the current Chairman of Authority of Heads of State and Government appointing Dr. Abass BUNDU as the Executive S^cetary of the Community for a term at RECALLING the concern it expressed at its Ninth four (4| years win effect from 1st January, 1989; Session in July 1986 at Abuja, and the consequent deci• sion requiring every Member State to clear all outstanding balances, as at that date, before 31 March 1987; CONSIDERING that Dr. Abass BUNDU assu• med duty as tn; Executive Secretary of the Commu• nity on the is: day of February, 1989. and that CONCERNED at the continued accumulation of ar• there is a neec for the Authority to ratify his ap• rears, which currently exceed three times the annual budget pointment; of the Executive Secretariat;
DECIDES DECIDES
Article 1 Article 1
The appo ••tmeni of Dr. Abass BUNDU as the Exe AH Member States with outstanding balances in their cutive Secreta-\ of tile Economic Community ol West contnbureus to the budget of the Executive Secretariat are African States fo- a term of four (4) years with effect from hereby celled upon to pay these arrears as soon as possible, the 1st day of cs?:*iiary, 1989 is hereby latiiied and in an1, case before the end of June 1990. Those Menv i_ier States unable to settle all their arrears immediately may t Article 2 pay such arrears, in equal quantity instalments over a pe• riod of one year beginning from 1 July 1989. This Deo:--''!! shall enter into foicc upo<\ '.ign.uure ,iTid shall be puL-' shed in ttic Official Jour n,il of the Com• Article 2 munity and in rv National Gazette of each Meml*;! SUitu The Executive Secretary is directed to monitor the DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU. THIS 301 H DAY Of .U iNf iniplenier.i.iiiun of this decision and to report on w to ihe 1989 Thiitivnifi Session of the Authority.
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Article 3 Article 1
This decision shall on Kr into form upon signature The total cost of the Interior Design and Decoration and shall be published in the Ottici.il Journal of the Com• of the ECOWAS Fund Headquarters in Lome shall not munity and in the National Gazette of each Member State. exceed one billion three hundred and ten million francs CFA (1.310,000,000) made up as follows: DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU. THIS 30TH DAY OF JUNE. In Millions 1989 of FCFA
Furniture and Wall Fittings 700 Gable Decorative Structures 20 Neon Signs 20 Three-Dimensional Structure 100 H. E. ALHAJfOAWDA KAIRABA JAWARA Simultaneous Interpretation CHAIRMAN Equipment 140 False Ceiling under Arch 35 FOR THE AUTHORITY Tiles in Conference Hall 80 Statue of 2 African Women 60 Gate with Automatic Leverage 15 DECISION NO. A/DEC. 3/6/89 RELATING TO THE Supply of Works of Art from Each INTERIOR DESIGN AND DECORATION OF THE MemberState (10 million francs ECOWAS FUND HEADQUARTERS IN LOME CFA per Country) for the Exhibition Boxes and Lounges THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND (for information purposes only) GOVERNMENT, Cinema equipment 140
1.310 MINDFUL of Article 5 of the ECOWAS Treaty es• tablishing the Authority of Heads of State and Govern• ment and defining its composition and functions Article 2
CONSCIOUS of Decision A/DEC. 17/5/82 of the The examination of Tenders in respect of the Interior Authority of Heads of State and Government relating to Design and Decoration shall be done by the ECOWAS the Construction of the Headquarters of the Institutions Tender Board. of the Community,
Article 3 MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC. 5/5/81 of the Au• thority of Heads of State and Government relating to the This Decision shall enter into force upon signature establishment of a standing ECOWAS Tender Board, and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com• munity and in the National Gazette of each Member State. MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC. 6/11/82 of the Coun• cil of Ministers relating to the procedure for the construc• tion of the Headquarters of Community Institutions, DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU THIS 30TH DAY OF JUNE 1989- MINQFUL of Decision A/DEC.3/6/88 of the Au. thority of Heads of State and Government relating to financing of Extra Works in respect of the construction of the Headquarters of the ECOWAS Fund in Lome,
ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the 25th Session of the Council of Ministers held in Ouagadougou from 25 HIS EXCELLENCY ALHAJI DAWDA KAIRABA to 27 June 1989 JAWARA CHAIRMAN
DECIDES: FOR THE AUTHORITY
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DECISION A/DEC.4/6/89 RELATING TO RESCHEDU• DECIDES: LING OF ARREARS OF PAYMENT OF CONTRIBU• TIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HEAD• Article 1 QUARTERS OF THE ECOWAS FUND IN LOME Member States shall pay their contributions for the construction of the Headquarters of ECOWAS Fund in THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND Lome in accordance with the attached schedule. GOVERNMENT Article 2 MINDFUL of Article 5 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Authority of Heads of State and Govern• This Decision shall enter into force upon signature ment and defining its composition and functions; and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com• munity and in the National Gazette of each Member CONSCIOUS of Decision A/DEC 17/5/82 of the States, Authority of Heads of State and Government relating to the construction of Headquarters of Community Insti DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU THIS 30-TH DAY OF JUNE tutions; 1989.
MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC 6/1V82 of the Coun• cil of Ministers relating to the procedure for the construc• tion of the Headquarters of Community Institutions;
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC 3/6/88 of the Au• thority of Heads of State and Government relating to the financing of ext'a works in respect of the construction cf the Headquarters of ECOWAS Fund in Lome; HIS EXCEl LENCY ALHAJl DAWDA KA*1RABA JAWARA ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the 25th Session CHAIRMAN of the Council cf Ministers held in Ouagadougou from 25 to 27 June 1989:. FOR THE AUTHORITY
CONTRIBUTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HEADQUARTERS RESCHEDULING OF ARREARS OF PAYMENTS FOR THE LOME HEADQUARTERS STATEMENT AS AT 20/06/1989
1 OUTSTANDING NEW DATES MEMBER STATES CONTRIBUTIONS 30/09/89 31/12/09 30/06/90 31/12/90 i F CFA 1 i BENIN 60 000 000 1 5 000 000 15 000 000 15 000 000 15 000 000 BURKINA FASO — — — - CABO VERDE 5 000 000 2 500 000 2 500 000 — —-
COTE D'lVOIRE _ — THE GAMBIA 6 000 000 3 000 000 3 000 000 - - GHANA 25S 000 000 64 500 000 64 500 000 64 500 000 64 500 000 GUINEA 58 000 000 58 000 000 — - — GUINEA BISSAU 30 ooo ooa 7 500 000 7 500 000 7 500 000 7 500 000 LIBERIA 134 000 000 33 500 000 33 500 000 33 500 000 33 500 000 i MALI 38 000 0U0 '•1 500 000 9 500 000 9 500 000 9 500 QQ0 MAURITANIA 72 000 000 Iti 000 000 16 000 000 18 000 000 18 000 000 NIGER - - - -
NIGERIA — — ! - SENEGAL — - - SIERRA LEONE 85 000 000 22 000 000 22 000 0D0 -22 000 000 -22 000 000 TOGO - - — - 1 ' - TOTAL 7-19 000 OOO 233 500 000 17fi 500 000 i 170 000 000 170 000 000
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DECISION A/DEC- 5/6/89 RELATING TO THE RE• DECIDES SCHEDULING OF ARREARS OF PAYMENT OF CON• TRIBUTIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HEAD• Artie la 1 QUARTERS OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT IN ABU J A Member States shall pay their contributions for the construction of the Headquarters of the Executive Secre• THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND tariat in Abuja in accordance with the attached schedule. GOVERNMENT Article 2 MINDFUL of Article 5 of the ECOWAS Treaty es tablishing the Authority of Heads of State and Govern• This Decision shall enter into force upon signature ment and defining its composition and functions; and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com• munity and in the National Gazette of each Member State CONSCIOUS Of Decision A/DEC.17/5/82 of the Authority of Heads of State and Government relating to DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE the construction of the Headquarters of Community J 989. institutions;
MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.6/1 1/82 of the Coun oil of Ministers relating to the procedure for the construe tion of the Headquarters of Community institutions.
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.5/4/87 relating to the financing of the construction of the Headquarters of HIS EXCELLENCY ALHAJI DAWDA KAIRABA ECOWAS Executive Secretariat; JAWARA CHAIRMAN ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the 25m Session of the Council of Ministers held in Ouagadougou from 25 FOR THE AUTHORITY to 27 June 1989;
TABLE III CONTRIBUTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HEADQUARTERS RESCHEDULING OF ARREARS OF PAYMENTS FOR THE ABUJA HEADQUARTERS STATEMENT AS AT 20/06/1989
OUTSTANDING NEW DATES CONTRIBUTIONS (MtJvloLH SlAI fc;> I F CFA 30/09/89 31/12/09 1 30/06/90 31/12/90
BENIN 68 000 000 15 000 000 15 000 000 15 000 000 15 000 000 BURKINA FASO — - — — CABO VERDE 20 000 000 5 000 000 5 000 000 -5 000 000 5 000 000 COTE D-IVOIRE 130 000 000 130 000 000 — — — THE GAMBIA 52 000 000 13 000 000 13 000 000 13 000 000 13 000 000 GHANA 258 000 000 64 500 000 64 500 000 64 500 000 64 500 000 — G(UINEA 58 000 000 29 000 000 14 500 000 14 500 000 GUINEA BISSAU 30 000 000 7 500 000 7 500 000 7 500 000 7 500 000 LIBERIA 134 000 000 33 500 000 33 500 000 33 500 000 33 50Q 000 MALI 38 000 000 9 500 000 9 500 000 9 500 000 9 500 000 MAURITANIA 72 000 000 18 000 000 18 000 000 18 000 000 18 000 000 NIGER 31 500 000 10 500 000 10 500 000 10 500 000 — NIGERIA 298 261 000 100 000 000 (00 000 000 98 261 000 — SENEGAL 108 000 000 108 000 000 — - SIERRA LEONE 88 000 000 22 000 000 22 000 000 22 000 000 22 000 000 TOGO 36 000 000 36 000 000 - - - TOTAL 413 761 000 601 500 000 313 000 000 311 261 000 188 000 000
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DECISION A/DEC.6/6/89 AMENDING ARTICLE 9 OF implementation of a single trade liberalisation scheme for DECISION A/DEC.1/5/B3 RELATING TO THE ADOP• industrial products originating Irom Member States of the TION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A SINGLE TRADE Community; LIBERALISATION SCHEME FOR INDUSTRIAL PRO• DECIDES DUCTS ORIGINATING FROM MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMUNITY Article 1
THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND Article 9 of Decision A/DEC.1/5/83 dated 30 May GOVERNMENT, 1983 of the Authority of Heads of State and Government is. hereby amended as follows; MINDFUL of Article 5 of the ECOWAS Treaty es• tablishing the Authority of Heads of State and Govern• The implementation date of the trade liberalisation ment and defining its composition and functions. scheme for industrial products originating from Member States of trie Community shall be 1st January, 199Q. MINDFUL of Articles 12, 13, 17 and 18 of the ECOWAS Treaty; Article 2
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.8/5/79 dated 29 May This Decision shall enter into force upon signature 1979 of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com• Government on the consolidation of customs duties and munity and in the National Gazette of each Member State. taxes of equivalent effect, and non-tariff barriers; DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU. 30 JUNE 1989 MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC. 1/5/83 dated 30 May 1983 of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government on the adoption and implementation of a single trade liberalisation scheme for industrial products originating from Member States of the Communi ty; H. E. ALHAJI KAIRABA JAWARA MINDFUL of Resolution C/RES.9/6769 dated 27 CHAIRMAN June 1989 of the Council of Ministers amending Article 9 of Decision A-'DEC. 1/5/83 relating to the adoption and FOR THE AUTHORITY
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S D a 33 C t/3 o o z O? 0"> -CTJ 01 ui (ji c" 01 ui Ul (Jl tjl « « CO CO cc 2 m z z c 000 m 888 §8888 8 8 8 000 z ro -• £ co >o -. ro JO — O D > CI 0 o o o 00000 OOO 000 £ hO -t Kl —• to (O _. s E 33 H O •< > CO CO m z: > z 33 m 14 Jurw 19B9 Official Journal of the ECOWAS Vol. 16 DECISION A/DEC 7/6/89 ON RATIFICATION OF PRO• DECISION A/DEC 8/6/89 RELATING TO THE RE• TOCOLS AND CONVENTIONS SIGNED BY THE HEADS COGNITION OF AND GRANTING OF OBSERVER STA• OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE ECONOMIC TUS TO THE FEDERATION OF WEST AFRICAN AS• COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES SOCIATIONS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HANDI• CAPPED PERSONS THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT MINDFUL of Article 5 of the ECOWAS Treaty es• THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND tablishing the Authority of Heads of State and Govern• GOVERNMENT, ment and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of Article 5 of the ECOWAS Treaty es• MINDFUL of the provisions of Article 62, paragraph tablishing the Authority of Heads of State and Government 1 of the said Treaty relating to the entry into force and and defining its composition and functions; ratification of the Treaty and Annexed Protocols; CONSIDERING that all the Protocols and Conven• MINDFUL of Recommendation A/DFC.1/5/83 rela• tions signed by the Heads of State and Government of the ting to the mobilisation of different sections of the popu• Community must be ratified by Member States in order to lation in the integration process; ensure the progress and development of ECOWAS; AWARE of the need to mobilise and involve all sec• AWARE of the existence of a large number of con• tions of the population in the building of the Commu• ventions and Protocols which have been signed and are yet nity; to be ratified, CONSIDERING Resolution C/RES. 11/6/89 of the DECIDES: Council of Ministers, Article 1 DECIDES Each Member State shall take prompt measures at national levels to speed up the ratification procedure in Article 1 respect of Protocols and Conventions signed by Heads of State and Government of the Community which are yet to The Federation of West African Associations for the be ratified. Advancement of Handicapped Persons is hereby recognised and granted Observer Status within the Institutions of Article 2 ECOWAS. All Member States shall ratify all Protocols and Con Ventions signed by the Authority of Heads of State and Article 2 Government yet to be ratified and shall deposit the instal• ments of ratification with the Executive Secretariat not This Decision shall enter into force upon signature later than 31 December, 1989. and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com• munity and in the National Gazette of each Member State. Article 3 DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU THIS 30TH DAY OF JUNE The Executive Secretariat shall monitor the status of 1989- ratification in Member States and prepare a report which shall be forwarded to all Member States not later than 31 January, 1990. Article 4 This decision shall enter into force upon signature and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com• JAWARA munity and in the National Gazette of each Member State. CHAIRMAN DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 30TH DAY OF JUNE FOR THE AUTHORITY 1989. JAWARA CHAIRMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY 15 Juno 1980 Officul Jnuin.il of ttii- ECOWAS Vol I!) DECISION A/DEC. 9/6/89 ON THE APPROVAL OF THE DECISION A/DEC.lO/6/89 RELATING TO THE STUDY CHOICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL AS HOST ON ENHANCING THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF COUNTRY OF THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE WEST THE ECOWAS FUND FOR COOPERATION, COMPEN• AFRICAN WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION SATION AND DEVELOPMENT THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT, MINDFUL of Article 5 of the ECOWAS Treaty MINDFUL of Article 5 of the ECOWAS Treaty estab• establishing the Authority of Heads of State and Govern• lishing the Authority of Heads of State and Government ment, defining its composition and functions; and defining its composition and functions, RECALLING the purpose of the ECOWAS Fund as MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.4/7/87 of the Au• set out in Article 2 of the Protocol relating to the ECOWAS thority on the approval of the statutes of the West African Fund, Women's Association, CONSCIOUS of the increasing demands on the re• MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.3/7/S7 on the gran• sources of the ECOWAS Fund, ting of the status of ECOWAS Specialized Institution to the NOTING that the internal resources of the ECOWAS West African Women's Association; Fund are rapidly declining, CONVINCED that the West African Women's Asso• NOTING that there are considerable reserves of ciation is an important mobilizing force in the development surplus funds outside the ECOWAS sub-region, process of Member States; MINDFUL of Resolution C/RES. 14/6/89 dated 27th > CONSIDERING the fact that, at its second General June 1989 of the Council of Ministers relating to the Study Assembly held in Dakar on 27 and 28 October, 1989, the on Enhancing the Financial Resources of the ECOWAS West African Women's Association chose the Republic of Fund, Senegal as the Headquarters of the Association; DECIDES: ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Council of Article 1 Distribution of Equity between Regional Ministers; and Non-regional Members a! The ratio of 66.2/3% to 33.1/3% of the equity in the restructured ECOWAS Fund in favour of Member DECIDES States is retained. b) The initial target of resource mobilization is reduced Article 1 from $ 1 Billion to $ 500 Million in the initial stages of the restructured ECOWAS FUND, in order to The choice by the West African Women's Association lighten the financial burden on Member States. This (WAWAi of tine Republic of Senegal as the Host Country implies a reduction in the authorised capital from 1.5 of the Headquarters of WAWA is hereby approved. billion to $750 million to be mobilized in the period Article 2 from 1990 to 2000. This decision shall enter into force upon signature Article 2 Transfer of Shares and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com• munity and in the National Gazette of each Member state, The following measures should be taken to prevent the transfer of shares: DONS AT OUAGADOUGOU THIS 30TH DAY OF JUNE transfer of subscribed and paid up shares between 1989 Member States Is prohibited, — transfer of subscribed and unpaid shares should be discouraged and where necessary, the possibility of transfer of subscribed and unpaid shares between Member States is accepted subject to prior conside• HIS EXCELLENCY|ALHAJI DAWDA KAIRABA ration by me Board of Directors. JAWARA — transfer between Non-Regionals of subscribed and paid up shares is prohibited, CHAIRMAN — transfer by Regional Members to Non-Regionals of FOR THE AUTHORITY subscribed and unpaid shares is prohibited. 16 June 1&S9 OlliLiai Journal of tho ECOWAS Vol 15 - the possibility ol regional Members purchasing shares Article 5 from Non- Regional Members should be envisaged. This Decision shall enter into force upon signature Article 3 Guidelines to safeguard the Regional and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com• Character of the ECOWAS Fund and the munity and in the National Gazette of each Member Community objective of regional inte• State. gration DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU THIS 30TH DAY OF JUNE Before the commencement of operations of the Fund 1989. it would be necessary lo formulate guidelines for approval by the Authority. These guidelines would guarantee that the integration and development directives of the Com• munity are fully respected and adhered to by both the Board of Directors and Management of the Fund in parti• cular. There should be a specific requirement that a cer• HIS EXCELLENCY]ALHAJI DAWDA KAIRABA tain proportion of the lending operations of the Fund will JAWARA be allocated for financing regional integration projects. Further, the Annual Report of the Board of Directors of CHAIRMAN the Fund should be forwarded to the Authority through FOR THE AUTHORITY the Executive Secretary not later than three months after the end of Fund's financial year. There may also be other b. OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS protective mechanisms necessary in this area. DECISION C/DECW89 ON THE RENEWAL OF THE Article 4 Ministerial Committee APPOINTMENT OF MR. ADELINO MANO QUETA AS DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, ADMINISTRA• An Ad-Hoc Ministerial Committee shall be set up to: TION, OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES - take account of the needs as well as the constraints of Member States for a more effective integration of the THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, objective of the enhanced financial resources of the Fund within the regional environment in order to MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty provide development financing; establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; - explore the possibilities of mobilising maximum re• sources in collaboration with the partners of the MINDFUL of Article B of the Treaty on the appoint• Community. ment of Statutory Officers; This Ad-Hoc Ministerial Committee shall be com• MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.5/11/85 of the Coun posed of: cil of Ministers on the appointment of Mr. Adeline Mano QUETA as Deputy Executive Secretary, Administration, of Chairman :— Republic of Niger the Community with effect from 12. September 1985; Rapporteurs:— Republic of Cote d'lvoire — Republic of Ghana CONSIDERING that the term of office of Mr. Ade- Members — Burkina Faso lino Mano OUETA expires on 1J September 1989; — Federal Republic of Nigeria — Togolese Republic DECIDES The Ministerial Committee could be assisted by the Article 1 Executive Secretariat and the Management of the Fund. The appointment of Mr. Adeline Mano QUETA as Deputy Executive Secretary, Administration, of the Eco• Where necessary, the Committee could resort to the nomic Community of West African States is hereby re• services of the Consultani who has conducied the study on newed for another term of four (4) years with effect from the enhancement of the financial resources of the Fund. 12 September 1989. The Committee shall present its final report to the Article 2 Council of Minisiers within a year. During this period, the Committee shall prepare interim reports. This decision shall enter into force upon signature 17 June 196!) Official Journal of rhe ECOWAS Vol 15 and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com• munity and in the National Gazette of each Member State. DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE 1989. HONOURABLE MBEMBA JATTA CHAIRMAN FOR THE COUNCIL HON. MREMBA JATTA CHAIRMAN DECISION C/DEC. 3/6/89 ON THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE COUNCIL OF MR. GILLES BAILLET AS FINANCIAL CONTROL• LER OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES AND THE RENEWAL OF HIS MAN• DECISION C/DEC.2/6/89 ON THE RENEWAL OF THE DATE APPOINTMENT OF MR. DESIRE KADRE OUEDRA- OGO AS DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ECO• THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS NOMIC AFFAIRS OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers, and defining its com THE COUNCIL OF MfNISTERS position and functions; MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty es• MINDFUL of Article 8 of the Treaty on the appoint• tablishing the Council of Ministers, and defining its com• ment of Statutory Officers; position and functions; MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.7/6/86 on the ap• MINDFUL of Article 8 of the Treaty on the ap• pointment of Mr. Boubacar DELA as Financial Controller pointment of Statutory Officers; of the Economic Community of West African States; MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.4/11/85 of the Coun• CONSIDERING that the Government of the Repu• cil of Ministe-s appointing Mr. De'sire Kadre QUEDRAOGO blic of Niger has nominated Mr. Gilles BAILLET for ap• as Deputy Executive Secretary, Economic Affairs with pointment as Financial Controller in replacement of effect from 7 September, 1985; Mr, BOUBACAR DELA, whose mandate expires on 13th December 1989. CONSIDERING that the term of office of Mr De'sire' Kadre OUEDRAOGO expires on 6th September, 1989. CONSIDERING that Mr. Gilles BAILLET assumed duty as Financial Controller at the ECOWAS Executive Secretariat on the 16th April, 1989. DECIDES Article 1 DECIDES The appointment of Mr. De'sire Kadre OUEDRA• Article 1 OGO as Deputy Executive Secretary Economic Affairs, of the Economic Community of West African States, is hereby Mr. Gilles BAILLET is hereby appointed as Financial renewed for another term of four (4) years, with effect Controller of the Economic Community of West African from 7 September, 1989. States with effect from 16th April, 1989 to 13th Decem• ber. 1989. Article 2 Article 2 This Decision shall entei into force upon signature and shall Erf published in the Official Journal of the Com• The mandate of Mr. Gilles BAILLET as Financial munity and m the National Gazette of each Member States Controller of the Economic Community of West African States is hereby renewed for another term of four (4) DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE years with effect from 14th December, 1989. 1989. IB Juno 1989 Official Journal of the eCOWAS Vol. 15 Article 3 Article 2 The Decision shall enter into force upon signature This Decision shall enter into force upon signature and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com• and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com munity and in the Official Gazette of each Member Stale. munity and in the National Gazette of each Member State. DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE 1989 1989. HONOURABLE M BE MBA JATTA HON. MBEMBA JATTA CHAIRMAN CHAIRMAN FOR THE COUNCIL FOR THE COUNCIL DECISION C/DEC. 4/6/89 ON THE RENEWAL OF THE DECISION C/DEC.5/6/89 ON THE HARMON IS ATI ON APPOINTMENT OF MR. MU STAPH A A. B. KAH AS OF AGRICULTURAL PRICING POLICIES DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE FUND FOR COOPERATION, COMPENSATION AND DEVELOP• THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MENT OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its com• THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS position and functions; MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty es• MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.4/5 82 of the Au• tablishing the Council of Ministers, and defining its con- thority of Heads of State and Government on the ECOWAS position and functions; agricultural development strategy; MINDFUL of Article 28 of the Protocol of the CONSIDERING the importance of the agricultural ECOWAS Fund for Cooperation, Compensation and De• sector in the economies of Member States of the Com• velopment relating to the appointment of Statutory Of• munity; ficers to the Institution; AWARE of the need to harmonize agricultural pri• MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC 6/11/85 of the Coun• cing policies as a means of achieving the economic inte• cil of Ministers appointing Mr. Mustapha 8. KAH as De• gration of the sub-region, puty Managing Director of the Fund for Cooperation, Compensation and Development of the Economic Com• ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Industry, munity of West African States with effect from 1st De• Agriculture and Natural Resources Commission; cember 1985; DECIDES CONSIDERING that the term of office of Mr. Mus• tapha A, B. Kah expires on 30 November 1989. Article 1 DECIDES Each Member State is hereby requested to set up an Agricultural Produce Price Analysis Unit. Article 1 Article 2 The appointment of Mr. Mustapha A. B. KAH as Deputy Managing Director of the Fund for Cooperation, Member States shall improve the collection analysis Compensation and Development of the Economic Com• and dissemination of agricultural statistics by upgrading munity of West African States is hereby renewed for ano• their statistical services, and shall communicate such statis• ther term of four (4) years with effect from 1st December tics and any modifications to their agricultural pricing 1989. policy to the Executive Secretariat at rt^ufar intervals. 19 Jun* 1Q89 Official Journal of tf» ECOWAS Vol IB Article 3: munity and in the National Gazette of each Member State. This Decision shall enter into force upon signature OONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 27TH DAY OF and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com• JUNE, 1989. munity and in the National Gazette of each Member State. DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE, 1989. HON. MBEMBA JATTA CHAIRMAN FOR THE COUNCIL HON. M BE MBA JATTA CHAIRMAN TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR A STUDY FOR THE FOR THE COUNCIL PREPARATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL MASTER PLAN FOR ECOWAS DECISION C/DEC. 6/6/89 RELATING TO THE ADOP• I, INTRODUCTION TION OF THE TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE STUDY FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN ECOWAS Since independence, the Member States of the Sub- INDUSTRIAL MASTER PLAN region have undertaken various industrialisation plans and programmes aimed at satisfying the domestic demand for THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, manufactured products. This led to a number of industrial units being installed in various countries in the sub-region MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty es• dictated largely by purely national policy considerations. tablishing the Council of Minister:, and defining its compo• For various reasons, including inadequate technical ex• sition and functions; pertise, lack of qualified local personnel, insufficient funds, inadequate knowledge of the market under utilisation of AWARE of the strategic importance of industriali• existing industrial unit capacity most of these industrial sation in the process of economic and social development units, for the most part, failed to live up to expectation. of the Member States of the Sub-region; This was also true of States which possessed substantial manpower resources and raw materials. Additionally, the CONCERNED with the low level of industrialisation Member States of the sub-region failed to take account of and the difficult situation currently facing the industrial the complementarity of their resources to the extent they sector of Member States of the Sub-region; established identical industries not only to satisfy local needs, but also for exports to neighbouring countries. This DESIROUS of finding appropriate solutions to the second objective was naturally difficult to achieve since problem of industrialisation in the enure Sub-region; each Member State sought to protect the established umt While recognising that there could be no lasting eco• MINDFUL of the need for rational and harmonious nomic development in the sub-region without industria• planning of industrial development in the Sub-region; lisation, and that the industrialisation of the sub-regior. necessarily requires the integration of the markets and ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Industry, production units of the various Member States, the Au Agriculture and Natural Resources Commission; thority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS adopted an industrial cooperation policy in May 1983 as DECIDES an industrial development framework for the sub-region (Decision A/DEC. 4/4/83). Article 1 The general directives underlying the policy were as The terms of reference for the study for the prepa• follows; ration of ECOWAS Industrial Master Plan as annexed to this decision are hereby adopted. i) that industrial co-operation is a component of sub- regional economic development involving the inte• Article 2 gration of markets as well as the neans of production; This decision shall enter into force upon signature ii) that in promoting sub-regional industrial develop• and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com• ment emphasis should be placed on the following 20 Juno 1989 Official Journal of the ECOWAS Vol. 15 sub-sectors: — turnover over the past 3 years a) Food Production; — value added over the past 3 years b) Food industries; — total investment c) Agro-chemical industries; — raw materials or main semi-finished products d) Farms equipment industries; used in the manufacturing process: e) Building materials industries; * nature f> Wood industries; * quantity 9) Telecommunications and electronics industries; origin [ECOWAS and others) h) Petro chemical industries; i) Pharmaceutical industries; — market; i) Automobile and related industries. * national requirements * exportable quantity or quantity exported To translate the industrial co operation policy into (destination!. concrete action, a five-year (1987-1991! industrial de• velopment programme was adopted in November 7986. — employees: It defines the ways and means to be adopted with a view to Number of executives, supervisory staff and a harmonious industrial development particularly through others. the preparation of a sub-regional industrialisation master Taking into account the priority sectors determined plan within the period 1991-2010. by the Community, the study would arrange the industrial enterprises according to the following sectors: II. OBJECTIVES 1. Food industries 2. Agro-chemical industries The primary objective is the harmonisation and in• 3. Farm equipment industries tegration of industries in the sub region.. The study should 4. Building materials industries therefore: 5. Wood Industries 6. Petro-chemical industries — indicate the sectors most viable for Member 7. Pharmaceutical industries States; 8. Telecommunications and electronic industries — provide orientations which would make it 9. Iron and steel industries possible to avoid the establishment of compe• 10. Automobile and related industries. titive industrial units and lead instead to the creation of complementary industries; The first part will be contained in a separate volume — propose the creation of complementary indus• which will serve as a guide to Member States of the sub- tries with a view to making the best use of the region, economic promoters and donor agencies. resources of the sub-region; A map indicating the location of the main industrial — ensure the establishment of an economic ba• units in the region will be prepared. lance in the development of the sub-region. 2. Analysis of the industrial situation in the sub-region III. SCOPE OF THE STUDY The study should analyse the basic economic data in PHASE I each Member State likely to lead to co-operation and inte• gration of industries in the sub-region (exchange of primary I. Inventory of industrial enterprises in the sub-region commodities, semi-finished and finished products); Analysis of the capital structure and legal status of The study should make a comprehensive list of in• enterprises; dustries Jn the sub-region and arrange them according to Examination of enterprises to be rehabilitated the priorities established by the Community's decision ma• or restructured with a view to facilitating the integration king bodies; this would give an indication of the level of of the industries of two or more countries of the sub-re industrialisation in each Member State. gion; The study should take stock of all industries in the — Analysis of the raw material potentialities of sub-region, taking into account the conditions in each the sub-region (agriculture, mineral, animal, etc.) Member State. In particular, the inventory should contain After taking full stock of all the industrial units in infoimation on the following' the sub-region, the study should make an inventory of pro• — sector of activity jects likely to be of interest to two or more countries for — nature of company the purpose of establishing co operation arrangements bet• — location ween them, taking into account the supply of raw ma• — authorised capital and distribution (nationals, terials and the marketing of semi-fimshed products. ciiuens of the Community and oihers) After analysing all the data, the study should indi — production capacity cate possible areas of short, medium and long term coope• — real production capacity over the past 3 years. ration and integration for the period 1991-2010. 21 Jur»' 1980 Official Journal of |he ECOWAS Vol. 15 3. Co operation or integration of existing uni« ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Industry. Agriculture and Natural Resources Commission, The study should make proposals for the harmonisa- tion of industrial programmes and for the optimum use of DECIDES the resources m The various Memfcer States of the sub-re• gion. Cooperation should provide condition^ conducive Article 1 to the achievement of collective autonomy by creating an atmosphere for the consolidation of the efforts of each The principle of financing projects aimed at consoli• Member State of the Community. dating national seed production unic in Member States Emphasis should be placed on possible inter-relations through subventions granted from the resources of the between industrial units which could lead to integration. Community is hereby approved. Raw material potentialities likely to be processed bv other units in the sub-region should be identified, as well as the Article 2 possi bidtv of an exchange of semi finished products. All these proposals must be arranged in time (short, The Executive Secretariat shall be responsible for medium and long-term), and the cost of implementation of drawing up support programmes for the other sectors in each proposed action should be estimated, taking into ac• volved in the development of agricultural production count its financial viability. (fertilizers, pesticides, agricultural equipment, training, Terms of reference for approved proposals must he etc). The programmes shall be converted into projects worked ou L which shall be submitted to external donors for financing. PHASE II Article 3 The study will define sectoral programmes likely to Member States shall set up a Sub-regional seed pro• lead to the implementation of the actions identified during duction Committee. the first phase. For this purpose, the priority sectors should be arranged in series to enable the development of pro• Article 4 duction branches and the planning of actions in time. The study will also define measures aimed at sup• All Member States are hereby requested to adhere to porting the approved actions, for instance: the International Commitment on phytogenetic Resources. — fiscal measures to be adopted; — solutions to the problem of funding industrial Article 5 projects; • - measures to facilitate the free circulation of This decision shall enter into force upon signature products and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com• — measures aimed at cutting down production munity and in the National Gaiette of each Member costs of enterprises; State establishment of infrastructures likely to con• tribute to the effective integration of the sub- DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU. THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE regional industrial sectors etc. 1989 DECISION C/DEC.7/6/89 ON THE SUPPORT PROGRAM• ME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION HON. MBEMBA JATTA THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, CHAIRMAN MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty es FOR THE COUNCIL tablishmg the Council of Ministers and definming its com• position and functions; DECISION C/DEC.8/6/89 ON THE ECOWAS SUPPORT MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.l/6/86 of the Council PROGRAMME FOR THE SUPPORT OF ANIMAL of Ministers on the adoption of the Action Programme for DISEASES the short and medium-term development of agricultural and natural resources; THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of the need to assise Member Slates of the MINDFUL of Article 8 of the ECOWAS Treaty Community to upgrade their units responsible for the establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its com development of agricultural production in the Sub-region; position and functions; 22 OIU'i.u J.juin.,1 .if |li,.> t-.^fJWAS Vol 15 MINDFUL of Decision A DEC.4.5/82 dated 4/5/ Scjrch lor funds tor ti.nmnq pur post's .11 id organisa• 1982 on the adoption of j Suh-Reqioml Agnailtural de• tion of short tunning courses and seminars on .mimat velopment strategy. he alrh. CONCERNED jr !he numerous obstacles IO the establishment of an ECOWAS Emenyricv Fond for development of livestock breeding in the ECOWAS sub- intervention in the event of n.itui.il disaster', with region ; neqjtive repercussions ori animal health in the sub- region; AWAR E of the negative effects of bersisten t drought, and the outbreak of numerous antmdl diseases resulting in a Tht lecruitmenl ot a veterinary officer to strengthen high mortality rate and in economic losses; the Natural Resources Division of the ECOWAS Executive Secretariat COGNISANT of the inadequacy of financial, ma• terial and human resources available for the implementa• Article 2 tion of programmes for the control and eradication of ani• mal diseases; This Decision shail enter into force upon signature and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com DECIDES munity and in the National Gazette of each Member State; Article 1 DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU. THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE The ECOWAS support programme for the control of 1989 animal diseases is hereby adopted as follows: ECOWAS Support Programme 1990- 1991 - creation or upgrading of national animal statistics units — Preparation by ECOWAS within two years and with HON. MBEMBA JATTA the assistance of the appropriate international or• CHAIRMAN ganisations; of a feasibility study on the four labora• tories identified by the Executive Secretariat in ECO• FOR THE COUNCIL WAS Member States: DAKAR HANN (Senegal), BINGE RVIL LE (Cote d'lvoire), BAMAKO (Mali) and VOM (Nigeria), with a view to: DECISION C/DEC. 9/6/89 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LOME SUB-REGIONAL MAINTENANCE al assessing investment made; CENTRE b) increase vaccine production capacity cl establishing and/or upgrading structures for the THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, control of animal feeds or food items of animal origin; MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its Identification of and assistance to animal health pro• composition and functions; gramme being implemented in Member States (con• trol of parastatosis in specific areas, control of rabies CONSIDERING Decision A/ DEC 22'5/79 of the in big urban centres etc. I Authority of Heads of Stale and Government dated 28 May 1979 approving the ECOWAS Priority Telecom - organisation of seminars aid training courses on munications Programme, INTELCOM; animal health (methods of controlling the major diseases, epidemiology, veterinary public health). CONSIDERING the profitability of investments is dependent upon proper maintenance of equipment. - Inventory in 1990 and 1991 and creation or up grading of animal statistics units in each Member CONSIDERING the positive i^ults of the feasibility States; study on the Lome Sub-regional Md.niivimce Centr..1 for Member States of ECOWAS and APTU (African Post and - /nstrtujioftjlcjjtron of J hienm.il meeting of .animal Telecommunicauons Union) jnd th» n'pi.i r of (he consul tiejl th officers from ECOWAS Member States, tative meeting held from 12 to 16 December 1988 lo con uder the feasibility study on the Lome Sub-regional Main• - Inventory ot on-'joinij animal health programmes and tenance Centre for the twinty (201 Memher State-, of assi-.tance to such programmes in Member States; ECOWAS and APTU. 23 Jgnu 1!lH9 Oflicinl Journal o( tin- ECOWAS Vol 1 b ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Transport. _ Preparation of the Commit Communication', and Energy Commission. tee's rules of procedure DECIDES — adoption of terms of refe rence for detailed studies on; Article 1 "Legal status of the Centre The final version of the feasibility study on the Lome 'the centres buildings Sub-Regional Maintenance Centre for the twenty (201 "the centres equipment Member States of ECOWAS and APTU Is hereby approved. July to September Article 2 1989 Search for financing for the detai• led studies. There is hereby established a Committee comprising Togo. Nigeria, ECOWAS, APTU and ITU to monitor pro• October 1989 Start of Consultations for the gress and initiate negotiations with donors, sponsors and detailed studies suppliers of telecommunications equipment for the con• struction of this Centre under the most favouiable condi December 1989 A meeting of the Committee for r tions possible fo Member States. the opening of tender and selec• tion of consultants Article 3 Preparation of work programme for The work programme for the Monitoring Commit the following year tee for the per od from March 1989 to March 1990 is attached to this decision March 1991 Meeting of the Committee to con• sider the files on the detailed Article 4 studies This decis on shall enter into force upon signature and shall be pus.ished in the Official Journal of the Com• DECISION C/DEC.1076/89 ON THE IDENTIFICATION munity and m tie National Gazette of each Member State. AND DISTRIBUTION OF QUOTA AND NON QUOTA POSTS DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE 1989 THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, IV'INDFUL of Artide 6 of the Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining us composition and functions; MINDFUL of the provisions of Article 8. paragraph 7 HON. MBEMBA JATTA of the ECOWAS Treaty on the desirability of ensuiing an CHAIRMAN equitable geographical distribution of appointments to posts in Community Institutions among Member States, FOR THE COUNCIL CONSIDERING the need for the Community to se cure the services of highly qualified arid technically com ANNEX petent persons; MONITORING COMMITTEE'S WORK PROGRAMME CONSIDERING, therefore, the need to review the existing quota system used in the recruitment of senior DATE ACTIONS staff into the Institutions oi the Commumry and redii tnhutr quota and non quota posts; March - Apt.I l^SO Piuparatmn of rieuilrd draft terms • of reference for the studies ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Admimsira Legal status (by UAPT] tion and Finance Commission, meeting in Ouagadougou — Buildings of the Centre (by from 17 to 22 June, 1989, Togo) Centre equipment (Ry UIT) June 1989 A meeting of the Committee in Lome 24 Juni- 1989 Official Journal ol the ECOWAS Vol. IB DECIDES ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Administra• tion and Finance Commission meeting in Ouagadougou Article 1 from 17th to 22nd June 1989: a) The posts of Director and of professional stalf on grade P5 shall he quota posts. DECIDES b) Professional posts from grades P1 to P4 and all posts in the Linguistic Division and in the Comrnunity Computer Centre, shall be non• Article 1 quota posts. The basic minimum criteria for the selection and Article 2 recruitment of staff of the Community Institutions shall be determined as fullows:(SecPaC;es 26 & 27 Table on Quota Recruitment to professional posts specified in Article Posts) 1 (bl above shall be on a competitive basis with due re• gard to the provisions of Article 8 (71 of the ECOWAS Article 2 Treaty In addition to the basic minimum criteria, the Head Article 3 of the Community Institution in which -he vacancy is to he filled, may stipulate such requirements as he aeems fit, This Decision shall enter into force upon signature having due regard to the nature of the post and the level and shall be published m the Official Journal of the Com• pi responsibility attached to it. munity and m the National Gazette of each Member State. DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE. Article 3 1989 This decision shall enter into force upon signature and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com• munity and in the National Gazette of each Member State. HON. MBEMBA JATTA DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE, CHAI RMAN 1989 1. FOR THE COUNCIL DECISION C/DEC 1V6/89 ON SELECTION AND RE• CRUITMENT CRITERIA FOR STAFF OF COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, HON. MBEMBA JATTA CHAIRMAN MINDFUL of Article 6 of the Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and FOR THE COUNCIL functions; ' 25 Juno 1989 Official Jaqrnjl of tris ECOWAS Vol. 15 1. QUOTA POSTS FOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF CATEGORY QUALIFICATIONS CONDITIONS REMARKS Dl — Bachelor's Degree +• 12 Years 1 candidate professional selected out experience of 3 — Higher qualification + 10 Years than the First Degree professional or certificates delivered experience by higher professional, training schools P5 — Bachelor's Degree + 10 Years 1 candidate professional selected out experience of 3 — Higher qualifications + 8 Years than the Bachelor's professional degree, or certificates experience delivered bv higher O professional training , schools 2. NON-QUOTA POSTS FOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF, CATEGORIES PI— P4 P4 — Bachelor's degree + 6 Years Vacancies to professional be advertised — Recognised equivalent experience in Member qualification Slates P3 Bachelor's degree + 5 years professional - Recognised equivalent experience •• qualification P2 Bachelor's degree + 4 Years — Recognised equivalent professional •• qualification experience PI Bachelor's degree *• 3 years * — Recognised equivalent professional qualification experience 3. G. CATEGORY - LOCALLY RECRUITED STAFF G6 - WASC/GCE (OL) *• appro¬ Non quota post Local priate professional recruitment training leading to the by examina award of a certificate tion — Recognised equivalent f- 7 Years qualification experience 26 Juno 1989 Official Journal of tho ECOWAS Vol. 15 CATEGORY QUALIFICATIONS CONDITIONS REMARKS G5 WASC/GCE {OD + appro• Non quota post Local priate professional recruitment training leading to the by examina award of a certificate tion Recognised equivalent + 6 Years qualification experience G4 WASC/GCE (OL) + appro + 5 Years priate professional experience training leading to the award of a certificate — Recognised equivalent qualification G3 WASC/GCE (OL) + APPRO¬ + 4 Years priate professional experience training leading to the award of a certificate — Recognised equivalent qualification G2 - WASC/GCE (OL! or equiva + 3 Years lent + appropriate pro experience fessional training leading to the award of of a certificate WASC/GCE (OL) or equiva + 3 Years lent -•- appropriate experience professional training leading to the award of a certificate Gi - WASC/GCE (OL) + 2 Years experience DECISION C/DEC. 12/6/89 ON PROMOTION OF OFFI• and competence; CERS AND OTHER CATEGORIES OF STAFF OF COM• MUNITY INSTITUTIONS ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Administra• tion and Finance Commission, THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, DECIDES MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty es• tablishing the Council of Ministers and defining its com• Article 1 position and functions; Officers and other categories of staff of Community CONSIDERING the need for the Institutions of the Institutions selected on the basis of efficiency and pro• Community, in filling vacancies, to promote serving officers fessional experience shall be eligible for promotion on a and other stalf who possess the highest level of efficiency competitive basis. 27 June 19flfl Pllicuil Jour'nil ot lr><- ECOWAS V(.l 1'. Article 2 propriate measures to combat the social and economic crisis in the sub-region; Officers and other staff referred to above may only HAVING EXAMINED the Report of the meeting of be promoted provided; ECOWAS Ministers of Planning held in Dakar on 15 and 16 May 1988 on the implementation of the Economic Re• — thev possess the requisite qualifications and covery Programme have spent at least 2 years in their present post; DECIDES — there is a vacant post; Article 1 — the post is included in the budget. In order to ensure more effective implementation ot Article 3 the ECOWAS Economic Recovery Programme, the fol• lowing measures shall be taken at national and Community Where a vacancy occurs as a result of a promotion levels; exercise, such vacancy shall be filled only with the authori• sation of the decision-making bodies of the Community, GENERAL POLICY MEASURES; by its approval in the Annual Budget of the Institution concerned. At National level: Article 4 1 The different relevant sectoral Ministries and De• partments as well as the private sector - through the Cham• This decision shall enter into force upon signature ber of Commerce, Agriculture and Industry - should be and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com• fully informed and involved in the implementation of the munity and in the National Gazette of each Member State ECOWAS Economic Recovery Programme. DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU. THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE 2 An effective national mechanism involving the above 1989 sectors should be set up for the monitoring and implemen• tation of the Programme, through which problems can be identified promptly and appropriate solutions found. 3 The ECOWAS economic recovery measures should be included in the national budgets and development plans of Member States. HON. MBEMBA JATTA CHAIRMAN 4 Member States shall ensure that macro-economic objectives of national recovery programme under way are FOR THE COUNCIL made, compatible with sectoral development objectives 5 Mechanism shall be set up to monitor the social di• DECISION C/DEC.13/6/89 ON THE EFFECTIVE IM• mension and consequences of structural adjustment PLEMENTATION OF THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAMME IN WEST AFRICA B At Community Level THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 1 Assistance shall be given in the strengthening of National ECOWAS Units in order to render them more MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty es• effective. tablishing* the Council of Ministers and defining its com• position and functions; 2 Priority shall be given to the implementation of LCOWAS economic recovery policies and projects in the CONSIDERING Resolution A/RES.1/11/84 of the work programmes and budgets of the institutions. Authority of Heads of State and Government on the Eco• nomic Recover Programme in West Africa; 3 Assistance shall be given in the mobilisation of fi• nancial resources required for the implementation of cer• MINDFUL ot Decision C'DEC.4/11/86 of the Coun- tain short-term activities in the Economic Recovery Pro• cii of Ministers on the adoption of the Economic Re- gramme. The Community Institutions should therefore covery Programme in West Africa; endeavour as much as possible to have direct access to Regional Funds such as ACP/CEE Regional Fund and CONVINCED ol the imperative need to pur 28 V.ll 1!i General measu res DECISION C/DEC 14/6/39 ESTABLISHING THE MO• DALITIES FOR THE ALLOCATION OF NUMBERS TO A seminar sh-ill be orqanised on on-going structural INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES AND PRODUCTS AP• aUjuitmen t prorjrjrtime (SAPs) in Member States. This PROVED TO BENEFIT FROM THE TRADE LIBERA• si'iinnjr should en.ihle Member States to excrunge expo TION SCHEME nence in macro economiL' management, and explore |he |in>s-bility of developing common approaches to the ne• gotiations of Structural Adjustment Programme THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. The Investment Programme MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty es• tablishing the Council of Ministers and defining its com• 1) Projects which do not feature in national position and functions. investment programmes are hereby withdrawn from the ECOWAS Economic Recovery Programme In this regard, MINDFUL of the Protocol on the definition of the all Member States are requested to send their short-term investment programmes to the Institutions of the Com• concept of products originating from ECOWAS Member munity. States and of the subsequent Acts and Decisions amending the said Protocol; 2) Priority will be given to purely regional projects MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC 15 5 80 of the Au• and national projects that have regional impact. thority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, dated 28 May 1980, fixing the level of participation in the 3) The Fund Management is hereby authorised to share capital of industrial enterprises eligible for the pre• mobilise commercial loans for the financing of private sec• ferential treatment provided for in the intra-Community tor projects w ith high internal rates of return. trade liberalisation scheme , 4i Institutions of the Community are urged to MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.1 5 83 of the Au• provide every assistance possible to Member States in the thority of Heads of State and Government dated 30 May preparation of pi ojects i ncluded in the Investment Pro• 1983 on the adoption and implementation of a single grammes of Member States where appropriate studies do intra-Community trade liberalisation scheme for industrial not yet exist for such projects. products originating from Member States of the Com• munity 5| Member States are requested to pay in full their contributions to the first and second tranches of the cal- MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.3/5,-80 of the Council led-up capital of the ECOWAS Fund. of Ministers dated 25 May 1980 relating to the proof and verification of the Community origin of products and 6) Member States are urged to give their support procedures for the movement of goods within the Com• to projects initiated by private promoters and assist them to munity obtain guarantees from first rate banks or sub-regional guarantee institutions. MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.3'G/88 of the Council of Ministers dated 21 June 1988, defining :ne procedure for Article 2 the approval of industrial enterprises and products eligible for the ECOWAS trade liberalisation scheme, This decision shall enter into force upon signature and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com• MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.6/12/88 listing the munity, and in the National Gazette of each Member State. approved industrial enterprises and products eligible for the ECOWAS trade liberalisation scheme DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE 1989 • ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Trade, Cus• toms Immigration, Money and Payments Commission. DECIDES HON. MBEMBA JATTA CHAIRMAN Article 1 FOR THE COUNCIL Industrial enterprises and produce eligible for the ECOWAS trade liberalisation scheme shall be registered and shall receive approval numbers in accordance with the in• formation contained in the table below: 29 Junn 1989 Official Journnl of trio ECOWAS Vol. 15 Member State Enterprise Product Year DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, 27TH DAY OF JUNE Country Code Number Number 1989. (3 figures) 3 Ifigures) (2 figures) (2 figures) - A code number shall be allocated to each Member in accordance with the country codification system HON. MBEMBA JATTA of the United Nations adopted by ECOWAS. CHAIRMAN Enterprises shall receive numbers containing three figures in chronological order from 001 to 999. FOR THE COUNCIL Industrial products shall receive two-figure numbers 0* — 99, chronological order DECISION C/DEC.15/6/89 ON THE ALLOCATION OF — The year of approval shall be shown by a reference NUMBERS TO ENTERPRISES AND INDUSTRIAL PRO• number consisting of the two last figures of the DUCTS APPROVED TO BENEFIT FROM THE INTRA- year. ECOWAS TRADE LIBERALISATION SCHEME Article 2 THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, i| Registration numbers for enterprises and approval numbers for industrial products allocated by decision MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty es of the Council of Ministers shall be shown on the tablishing the Council of Ministers and defining its com Certificate of Origin and the standard customs de• position and functions claration forms adopted by ECOWAS. In accordance MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.1/5/83 of the Au• with the provisions of Article 1.11 of Decision thority of Heads of State and Government dated 30 May, A'DEC.15/5/80 of the Authority of Heads of State 1983 on the adoption and implementation of a single and Government, dated 28 May 1980 intra-Community trade liberalisation scheme for industrial ii) The list of approved enterprises and industrial pro• products originating from Member States of the Com ducts approved by the Council of Ministers as well as munity the approval numbers, shall be published in the of• MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.6/12/88 listing the en• ficial Journal of the Community and notified to ail terprises and industrial products approved to benefit from Member States by the Executive Secretariat. the intra-ECOWAS trade liberalisation scheme Article 3 MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.14/6/89 establishing ij Registration of an industrial enterprise and allocation the modalities for the allocation of numbers to industrial of a number to its products shall not in any way be enterprises and products approved to benefit from the trade considered permanent. liberalisation scheme ii) The approval shall lapse where there is any case of ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Trade, Cus• violation of the criteria for approval of enterprises toms, Immigration, Money and Payments Commission and industrial products or where there is any attempt DECIDES of fraud in the trading of these products, following a complaint lodged by one or several Member States, Article 1 iii) Withdrawal of approval shall be signified in a de• Numbers allocated to the approved enterprises and cision of the Council of Ministers. industrial products eligible for the intra-ECOWAS trade liberalisation scheme are set out in the attached table con• Article 4 taining the list of approved enterprises and industrial pro• The rate of reduction of customs duties and taxes of ducts-. equivalent effect to be applied to each approved product Article 2 shall conform to those fixed by Article 5 of Decision A/pEC. 1/5/83 of the Authority of Heads of State and This decision shall enter into force upon signature government, dated 30 May 1983. and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Com• munity and in the National Gazette of each Member State. Such 'axes shall enter into f orce wi th effect from 1st January of the year following the approval of the product. DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE , Article 5 1989 The Executive Secretariat shall be responsible foi implementation of this Decision which shall enter into force upon signature and shall be published in the Official HON. MBEMBA JATTA Journal ot the Community and in the National gazette of CHAIRMAN each Member St,tie. FOR THE COUNCIL 30 June 196ft Officii! Journal ol th» ECOWAS Vol 15 UJ UJ EC CD CO CC GO CO CO CO CO CO OT 5 < CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO 2 UJ < > O t *- tsi — CM ^- UJ £ o o o o o CM ^ ° o o o rr Z D- < UJ a Ul o (M M CI n i- CN a o o g o o o o c o o o o So o o o o o II UJ to 1 1 lO LO CN CM 3 S o CM CM s o o CM CN CN CM CM m CN rsi CM z o r- h- o c o .c 01 Z) rn or •D U 01 CJ 01 a natu r synt h o 00 aihe r II 01 o UJ £3 vi o cc u ID or EL '3 ui r u D o 01 rr CI u U Z >- IB 01 I 01 0 i- e n the r o 01 * 01 u s o £ 5 '5 i* wl .c cO 3 Ol o t- 5 u. 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" 5 o O > m CI 33 m •o 2 o o o o o o o o o 0 ro to ^ 000 3 U M - S ro -» 2 2 £ 3J CO CD CD co co oo oo co < > CO CO CO s CO CO CO go co co co co co oo oo CO CO CD CO co 03 co > z » m 32 June 1989 Official Journol of irtu ECOWAS Vol. 15 3. RESOLUTIONS a. OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 30TH DAY OF JUNE, RESOLUTION A/RES.1/6/89 ON DEBT RELIEF AND 1989 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR ECOWAS MEMBER STATES THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, MINDFUL of Article 5 of the ECOWAS Treaty es• HIS EXCELLENCY ALHAJI DAWDA KAIRABA tablishing the Authority of Heads of State and Government JAWARA and defining its composition and functions CHAIRMAN CONCERNED about the excruciating external debt FOR THE AUTHORITY service burden of ECOWAS Member States all of which belong to either the "debt-distressed" group or the "most b. OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS indebted developing countries" group RESOLUTION C/RES. 1/6/89 ON THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. ABASS BUNDU AS AWARE of the very limited success attending the EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE ECONOMIC COM• courageous effort being made by each ECOWAS Member MUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES State to reform its national economy through the im• plementation of structural adjustment programme THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CONSCIOUS of the serious balance of payment dif¬ MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty es• ficulties and acute shortage of external reserves that ECO• tablishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composi• WAS Member States have been facing principally due to tion and functions, the deteriorating terms of trade of their traditional exports; MINDFUL of Article 8 of the said Treaty relating to BELIEVING that the current and projected demands the appointment of statutory officers of debt servicing and structural adjustment on the dwind• ling external resources of ECOWAS Member States cannot MINDFUL of the Final Communique of the 11th be met satisfactorily; Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government held in Lome from 23 to 25 June 1988 requesting the CONVINCED that each Member State stands in ur• Republic of Sierra Leone to nominate another Sierra Leone gent need of substantial debt relief in the form of absolute national to replace the out-going Executive Secretary debt reduction - through debt cancellation and debt for• Mr Momodu MUNU; giveness - rather than debt re-scheduling exercises .which in effect add significantly to the debt burden of West MINDFUL of the letter dated 15 November 1988 by African countries which the current Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government appointed Dr Abass BUNDU as CONVINCED further that ECOWAS Member States, Executive Secretary of the Community for a term of four almost all of which are IDA-eligible countries, require sub• (4) years with effect from 1st January 1989 stantial amounts of development assistance, in the form of grants and loans on highly concessionary terms, for the PROPOSES implementation of their social and economic development programme; To the Authority of Heads of State and Government to approve and adopt the attached draft Decision on the APPEALS ratification of the appointment of Dr. Abass BUNDU as Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West To the Industrialised Countries, and in particular to the African States Group of Seven¬ — to do their utmost to put together as soon 3s DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE possible, a debt relief package in favour of 1989 ECOWAS Member States •to contribute generously to the ninth replenish• ment of the International Development Asso• ciation (IDA-9! at the same level as IDA-8 in it'.il terms and (insure tii.it resources of IDA-9 HON. MBEMBA JATTA to ui' .illucaiiti to Ainc.in countries .lie, us a CHAIRMAN minimum, miiintiiini'il at lln'ii IDA-S li'vul in n\il U'tins. FOR COUNCIL 33 Jur* 1969 Official Journal of the ECOWAS Vol. 15 RESOLUTION C/RES.2/6/89 ON THE HARMONISA- RECALLING that customs duties and taxes of equi• TION OF AGRICULTURAL PRICING POLICIES valent effect imposed on goods imported under the Com• munity tariff regime, and non - tariff barriers are conso• THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS lidated as from 28 May, 1979 MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty es• RECALLING also that these customs duties and ta• tablishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composi xes of equivalent effect have been included in the tariff tion and functions nomenclature adopted by ECOWAS and distributed to all Member States; MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.4/5/82 of the Au• thority of Heads of State and Government on the ECOWAS APPEALS agricultural development strategy to Member States to take all necessary steps to ensure the CONSIDERING the importance of the agricultural effective implementation of Decision A/DEC.875/79 sector in the economies of Member States of the Com dated 29 May 1979 on the consolidation of customs duties muni ty; and taxes of equivalent effect and non-tariff barriers. CONSIDERING the need to monitor price trends for DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE agricultural produce or for specific groups of oroducts and 1989 to harmonise Community markets for agricultural produce REQUESTS Member States to act in collaboration with the Executive Secretariat to: 1 set up sub-regional Inter-State Technical Com HON. MBEMBA JATTA mittees to monitor price trends for agricultural oroduce or for specific groups of products CHAIRMAN FOR THE COUNCIL 2. ensure speedy implementation of Decision A/DEC 22/5/80 of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government on the es• tablishment of an information service for the RESOLUTION C/RES.4/6/89 RELATING TO THE LI• harmonisation of Community markets for QUIDATION OF OUTSTANDING FINANCIAL CON• agricultural produce TRIBUTIONS OF MEMBER STATES DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE, THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 1989 MINDFUL OF Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its com• position and functions. CONSIDERING the provisions of Article II of the HON.MBEMBA JATTA Protocol relating to the contributions by Member States to the Budget of the Economic Community of West African CHAIRMAN States which stipulate that "contributions due from Mem• FOR THE COUNCIL ber States shall be paid into the budget of the Community within three months from the beginning of the financial year which they relate"; RESOLUTION C/RES 3/6/89 ON THE IMPLEMENTA• TION OF DECISION A/DEC.8/5/79 DATED 29 MAY RECALLING the concern expressed by the Autho• 1979 ON THE CONSOLIDATION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES rity at its Ninth Session in July 1986 at Abuja on the sub• AND TAXES OF EQUIVALENT EFFECT AND NON- stantial arrears in contributions, and the consequent de• TARIFF BARRIERS cision requiring every Member State to clear all outstanding balances as at that date, before 31 March, 1987; THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, CONCERNED at the continued accumulation of MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty arrears, which currently exceed three times the annual establishing the Council of Ministers, and defining its com• budget of the Executive Secretariat; position and functions, 34 June 1986 Official Journal of the ECOWAS Vol. IB PROPOSES to the Authority of Heads of State and Decoration of the ECOWAS Fund Headquarters in Lome, Government: made up as follows: To adopt the attached draft Decision relating to the In Millions liquidation of all outstanding financial contributions of of FCFA Momber States. Furniture and Wall Fittings 700 Gable Decorative Structures 20 DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE, Neon Signs 20 1989 Three-Dimensional Structure 100 Simultaneous Interpretation Equipment 140 False Ceiling under Arch 35 Tiles in Conference Hall 80 Statue of 2 Women 60 Gate with Automatic Leverage 15 HON. MBEMBA JATTA Supply of Works of Art from Each Member CHAIRMAN State (10 million frances CFA per Country) for the Exhibition Boxes and FOR THE COUNCIL Lounges (for information purpose only) — Cinema equipment 140 1.310 RESOLUTION C/RES.5/6/89 RELATING TO THE IN• TERIOR DESIGN AND DECORATION OF THE ECOWAS The examination of tender in respect of the Interior FUND HEADQUARTERS IN LOME Design and Decoration shall be done by the ECOWAS Tender Board. THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, DONE IN OUAGADOUGOU THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty es• 1989 tablishing the Council of Ministers and defining its com• position and functions, CONSCIOUS of Decision A/DEC. 17/5/82 of the Authority of Heads of State and Government relating to the Construction of the Headquarters of the institutions of the Community HON. MBEMBA JATTA CHAIRMAN MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.5/5/81 of the Au• thority of Heads of State and Government relating to the FOR THE COUNCIL establishment of a standing ECOWAS Tender Board, MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.6/11/82 of the Coun• cil of Ministers relating to the procedure for the construc• RESOLUTION C/RES.6/6/89 RELATING TO RESCHE• tion of the Headquarters of Community Institutions, DULING OF ARREARS OF PAYMENTS OF CONTRI• BUTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HEADQUAR• MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.3/6/88 of the Au• TERS OF THE ECOWAS FUND IN LOME thority of Heads of State and Government relating to finan• cing of Extra Works in respect of the construction of the THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, Headquarters of the ECOWAS Fund in Lome, MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty es• On the recommendation of the Ad Hoc Ministerial tablishing the Council of Ministers and defining its com• Committee on the Construction of the Headquarters of the position and functions; Institutions of the Community at its meeting held in Ouagadougou on 24 June 1989. CONSCIOUS of Decision A/DEC./17/5/82 of the Authority of Heads of State and Government relating to PROPOSES TO THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STA• the construction of the Headquarters of the Community TE AND GOVERNMENT: Institutions To approve the amount of one billion three hundred MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.6/11/82 of the Coun• and ten million trances CFA (FCFA 1,310.000,000) as cil of Ministers relating to the procedure for the construc• the maximum estimated cost for the Interior Design and tion of the Headquarter* of Community Institution!, 35 Juivt 13H9 Official Journal ot thu ECOWAS Vol. 15 MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.3/6/88 of the Au• payments lor the construction of the headquarters of the thority of Heads of States and Government relating to ECOWAS Fund in Lome. financing of extra works in respect of the Construction of the Headquarters of ECOWAS Fund in Lome, DONE IN OUAGADOUGOU THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE 1989 ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Ad Hoc Mini• sterial Committee on the Construction of the Headquar• ters of the Community Institutions held in Ouagadougou on 24th June 1989 PROPOSES TO THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF HON. MBEMBA JATTA STATE AND GOVERNMENT: CHAIRMAN To adopt the attached rescheduling of arrears of FOR THE COUNCIL TABLE II CONTRIBUTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HEADQUARTERS RESCHEDULING OF ARREARS OF PAYMENTS FOR THE LOME HEADQUARTERS STATEMENT AS AT 20/06/1989 OUTSTANDING NEW DATES MEMBER STATES CONTRIBUTIONS F CFA 30/09/89 31/12/09 30/06/90 31/12/90 BENIN 60 000 000 15 000 000 15 00 0 000 15 000 000 15 000 000 BURKINA FASO — — — CABO VERDE 5 000 000 2 500 000 2 500 000 — - COTE D'lVOIRE — — — — — THE GAMBIA 6 000 000 3 000 000 3 000 000 — — GHANA 258 000 000 64 500 000 64 500 000 64 500 000 64 500 000 GUINEA 58 000 000 58 000 000 — _ — GUINEA BISSAU 30 000 000 7 500 000 7 500 000 7 500 000 7 500 000 LIBERIA 134 000 000 33 500 000 33 500 000 33 500 000 3 3 500 000 MALI 38 000 000 9 500 000 9 500 000 9 500 000 9 500 000 MAURITANIA 72 000 000 18 000 000 18 000 000 18 000 000 18 000 000 NIGER — — — - NIGERIA — — - — — SENEGAL — _ — — SIERRA LEONE 88 000 000 22 000 000 22 000 000 22 000 000 22 000 000 TOGO - — — - — TOTAL 749 000 000 233 500 000 175 500 000 170 000 000 170 000 000 36 June 1989 Crffitial Journul ol iftv ECOWAS Vol. 15 RESOLUTION C/RES.7/6/B9 RELATING TO RESCHE• ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Ad Hoc Mi• DULING OF ARREARS OF PAYMENT OF CONTRIBU• nisterial Committee on the construction of the Head• TIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE HEADQUAR• quarters of Communitv Institutions held in Ouagadou• TERS OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT IN ABUJA gou on 24 June 1989; THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS PROPOSES TO THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STA• TE AND GOVERNMENT MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its com• To adopt the attached Rescheduling of arrears of position and functions, payments for the construction of the Headquarters of the Executive Secretariat in Abuja CONSCIOUS of Decision A/DEC.17/5/82 of the Authority of Heads of State and Government relating to DONE IN OUAGADOUGOU THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE the construction of the Headquarters of Community 1989 institutions MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.6/11/82 of the Coun• cil of Ministers relating to the procedure for the construc• tion of the Headquarters of Community Institutions. HON MBEMBA JATTA MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.5/7/87 relating to the CHAIRMAN financing of the construction of the Headquarters of ECOWAS Executive Secretariat; FOR THE COUNCIL TABLE III CONTRIBUTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HEADQUARTERS RESCHEDULING OF ARREARS OF PAYMENTS FOR THE LOME HEADQUARTERS STATEMENT AS AT 20/6/1989 NEW DATES OUTSTANDING MEMBER STATES CONTRIBUTIONS 30/09/89 31/12/09 30/06/90 31/12 90 BENIN 68 000 000 15 000 000 15 000 000 15 000 000 15 000 000 BURKINA FASO — — _ — CAP VERT 20 000 000 5 000 000 5 000 000 5 000 000 5 000 000 COTE D'lVOIRE 130 000 000 130 000 000 — — GAMBIA 52 000 000 13 000 000 13 000 000 13 000 000 13 000 000 GHANA 258 000 000 64 500 000 64 500 000 64 500 000 64 500 000 GUINEE 58 000 000 29 000 000 14 500 000 14 500 000 — GUI NEE BISSAU 30 000 000 7 500 000 7 500 000 7 500 000 7 500 000 LIBERIA 134 000 000 33 500 000 33 500 000 33 500 000 33 500 000 MALI 38 000 000 9 500 000 9 500 000 9 500 000 9 500 000 MAURI TAN IE 72 000 000 18 000 000 18 000 000 18 000 000 18 000 000 NIGER 31 500 000 10 500 000 10 500 000 10 500 000 NIGERIA 298 261 000 100 000 000 100 000 000 98 261 000 — SENEGAL 108 000 000 108 000 000 — SIERRA LEONE 8 8 000 000 22 000 000 22- 000 000 22- 000 000 22 000 000 TOGO 36 000 000 36 000 000 - - — TOTAL 413761 000 601 500 000 313 000 000 311 261 000 188 000 000 37 June 1989 Official Journal of (ha ECOWAS Vol. 15 RESOLUTION C/RES.8/6/89 ON THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION C/RES.9/6/89 ON THE AMENDMENT OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL AMENDING AND ARTICLE 9 OF DECISION A/DEC.1/5/83 RELATING COMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 7 TO THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A OF THE PROTOCOL ON THE FREE MOVEMENT OF SINGLE TRADE LIBERALISATION SCHEME FOR PERSONS, RIGHT OF RESIDENCE ANO ESTABLISH• PRODUCTS ORIGINATING FROM MEMBER STATES MENT. OF THE COMMUNITY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty es• MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty tablishing the Council of Ministers and defining its com• establishing the Council and defining its composition and position and functions; functions MINDFUL of Article 7 of the Protocol A/PI/5/79 CONSIDERING Decision A/DEC.8/5/79 dated 29 on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and May I979 of the Authority of Heads of State and Govern• Establishment; ment of ECOWAS relating to the consolidation of import duties and non tariff barriers CONSIDERING the need for harmonious develop• ment in all areas of ECOWAS activity including Free Mo• CONSIDERING Decision A/DEC.1/5/83 dated 30 vement of Persons, Goods, Services and Capital, which is May 1983 of the Authority of Heads of State and Govern• the foundation of such development; ment relating to the adoption and implementation of a single trade liberalisation scheme for industrial products AWARE of the need to seek appropriate solutions to prob• originating from Community Member States; lems which may arise during implementation of the Pro• tocol on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence AWAR E of the need and desirability of amending the and Establishment and the need to prevent Member States implementation date of the trade liberalisation Scheme for from taking unilateral measures which may obstruct the industrial products originating from Community Member proper implementation of the provisions of this Protocol; States; BEING of the opinion that, pending the constitution ON THE RECOMMENDATION by Trade, Customs of the Community Tribunal provided for under Article 11 Immigration, Money and Payments Commission: of the Treaty, and appropriate mechanism should be set up to settle recurrent or serious cases of violation of the PROPOSES that the Authority of Heads of State and provisions of trie Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, Government adopt the attached draft Decision changing to Right of Residence and Establishment; 1st January 1990 the implementation date of the trade liberalisation scheme for industrial products originating PROPOSES from Member States. to the Authority of Heads of State and Government to DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE approve and adopt the attached draft Supplementary Pro• 19S9 tocol amending and complementing the provisions of Article 7 of the Protocol on Free Movement of Persons Right of Residence and Establishment. DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE 1989 HON. MBEMBA JATT^ CHAIRMAN FOR THE COUNCIL HON. MBEMBA JATTA CHAIRMAN FOR THE COUNCIL 38 Jun* 1989 Official Journal of t*>e ECOWAS Vol. 15 RESOLUTION C/RES.10/6/89 ON THE RATIFICATION AWARE of the need to mobilise and involve all sec• OF PROTOCOLS AND CONVENTIONS SIGNED BY tions of the population in the building of the Commu• THE HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE nity; ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES CONSIDERING the memorandum presented by the THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, Executive Secretariat on the issue of recognition and gran• ting of observer status to the Federation; MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty es tablishing the Council of Ministers and defining its com• PROPOSES TO THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF position and functions; STATE AND GOVERNMENT, COGNISANT of the provisions of paragraph 1 of To adopt the attached draft Decision relating to the Article 62 of the Treaty relating to the ratification and recognition of and granting of observer status to the Fede• entry into force of the Treaty and annexed Protocols; ration of West African Associations for the Advancement of Handicapped Persons. CONSIDERING the fact that all Protocols and Con• ventions signed by the Heads of State and Government of DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU, THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE the Community must be ratified by Member States to 1989 ensure the progress and development of ECOWAS; AWARE of the existence of a large number of signed Conventions and Protocols which have yet to be ratified by Member States; HON. MBEMBA JATTA PROPOSES to the Authority of Heads of State and Government to approve and adopt the attached Decision CHAIRMAN on the ratification of Protocols and Conventions signed by FOR THE COUNCIL the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Com• munity of West African State. RESOLUTION C/RES 12/6/89 ON THE APPROVAL OF DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE THE CHOICE OF REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL AS HOST 1989 COUNTRY OF THE HEADQUARTERS OF WEST AFRI• CAN WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION (WAWA). THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, HON. MBEMBA JATTA MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty es• tablishing the Council of Ministers and defining its compo• CHAIRMAN sition and functions, FOR THE COUNCIL MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.4/7/87 of the Au• thority on the approval of the statutes of the West African Women's Association; RESOLUTION C/RES 11/6/89 RELATING TO THE RE• COGNITION OF AND GRANTING OF OBSERVER STA• MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.3/7/87 on the gran• TUS TO THE FEDERATION OF WEST AFRICAN AS• ting of the status of specialised institutions of ECOWAS SOCIATIONS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HANDI• on the West African Women's Association; CAPPED PERSONS CONVINCED that the West African Women's Asso• THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ciation is an important mobilising force in the development process of Member States; MINDFUL of Article 6 of the Treaty of the Econo• mic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) es• CONSIDERING the fact that the Association at its tablishing the Council of Ministers and defining its compo• Second General Assembly meeting held in Dakar on 27 and sition and functions, 28 October 1988 chose the Republic of Senegal as host country headquarters of WAWA. MINDFUL of Recommendation A/REC.1/5/83 rela• ting to the mobilisation of the different sections of the population in the integration process; 39 Juno 1389 Official Journal of the 6COWAS Vol. 15 PROPOSES a) The ratio of 66.2/3% to 33.1/3% of the equity in the restructured ECOWAS Fund in favour of To the AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND Member States is retained. GOVERNMENT b) The initial target of resource mobilization is TO APPROVE and ADOPT the attached decision on reduced from $ 1 Billion to $ 500 Million in the the choice of Republic of Senegal as host country of West initial stages of the restructured ECOWAS African Women's Association. FUND, in order to lighten the financial burden on Member States. This implies a reduction in the authorised capital from 1.5 billion toS750 million to be mobilized in the period from 1990 to 2000. HON. MBEMBA JATTA 2. Transfer of Shares CHAIRMAN The following measures should be taken to prevent FOR THE COUNCIL the transfer of shares: — transfer of subscribed and paid up shares bet• RESOLUTION C/RES 13/6/89 RELATING TO THE ween Member States is prohibited, STUDY ON ENHANCING THE FINANCIAL RESOUR• CES OF THE ECOWAS FUND — transfer of subscribed and unpaid shares should be discouraged and where necessary, the pos• THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, sibility of transfer of subscribed and unpaid shares between Member States is accepted MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty es• subject to prior consideration by the Board of tablishing the Council of Ministers and defining its com• Directors. position and functions, — transfer between Non-Regionals of subscribed RECALLING the purpose of the ECOWAS Fund as and paid up shares is prohibited, set out in Article 2 of the Protocol relating to the ECO• WAS Fund — transfer by Regional Members to Non-Regionals CONSCIOUS of the increasing demands on the re• of subscribed and unpaid shares is prohibited, sources of the ECOWAS Fund, — the possibility of regional Members purchasing shares from Non-Regional Members should be NOTING that the internal resources of the ECOWAS envisaged. Fund are rapidly declining, NOTING that there are considerable reserves of 3. Guidelines to safeguard the Regional Character of the surplus funds outside the ECOWAS sub-region,; ECOWAS Fund and the Community objective of regional integration MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.2/6/88 of the Au• thority of Heads of State and Government relating to the Before the commencement of operations of the Fund Study on Enhancing the Financial Resources of the ECO• it would be necessary to formulate guidelines for ap• WAS Fund, proval by the Authority. These guidelines would guarantee that the integration and development direc• tives of the Community are fully respected and On the recommendation of the 23rd Session of the adhered to by both the Board of Directors and Ma• Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Fund held in Oua• nagement of the Fund in particular. There should be gadougou from 23 to 24 June 1989. a specific requirement that a certain proportion of the lending operations of the Fund will be allocated PROPOSES TO THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STA• for financing regional integration projects. Further, TE AND GOVERNMENT the Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Fund should be forwarded to the Authority through To adopt the following Decision: the Executive Secretary not later than three months after the end of Fund's financial year. There may "1. Distribution of Equity between Regional and Non- also be other protective mechanisms necessary in this regional Members area. Juno 1380 Of fici.il Juurnal ul Ih.i ECOWAS Vol. 15 4. Ministerial Committee The Minisieri.il Committee could be .issisti'd by the Executive Secretariat and the Management ot the Fund. An Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee shall be set up to; Where necessary, the Committee could resort to the — take account of the needs as well .is the con services of the Consultant who hjs conduced the study on straints of Member States for a more effective the enhancement of the financial resources of the Fund. integration of the objective of the enhanced financial resources of the Fund within the The Committee shall present its finai report to the regional environmen t in order to provide Council of Ministers within a year. During ;hts period, the development financing; Committee shall prepare interim reports. — explore the possibilities of mobilising maxi DONE AT OUAGADOUGOU THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE mum resources in collaboration with the part• 1989 ners of the Community. This Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee shall be compo sed of: — Chairman Republic of Niger HON. MBEMBA JATTA — Rapporteurs: Republic of Cote d'I voire Republic of Ghana CHAIRMAN FOR THE COUNCIL — Members Burkina FasO Federal Republic of Nigeria Togolese Republic 41