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RFPORT '-''' THf- THIR rY-N'N nI SESSlON OF THE coIJNLlL OF MINISTERS 
I. INTRODUCTION 
1. The thirty-ninth session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers was held at 
the ECOWAS Secretariat, Abuja, from 22 to 25 July, 1996. 
2. The following Member States were represented at the meeting: 
Republic of Benin 
Burkina Faso 
Republic of Cabo Verdc 
Republic of Cote d'Jvoire 
Republic of Thc Galllbia 
Republic of Ghrma 
Republic of Guinea 
Republic of Guinea-Bissau 
Republic of Liberia 
Republic of Mali 
Islamic Republic of Mauritania 
Republic of Niger 
Federal Republlc of Nigeria 
Republic of Sen~gal 
Republic of Sierra Leone 
Togolcse R",public. 
3. The following organisations, io,tillltions and personaliti(:s attended Ih~ 
meeting as obs(:rver&: 
West Afri(:an Women's Association (WAWA) 
West African Monetary Agency (WAMA \ 
Banqlle Centrale des Etals de I' Afrique dc rOues! (BCEAO) ~!\ 
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REPtln OF THE TI flRTY_NlNT" >F..<SlON 01' THE COuNcLl_ oe MIN15TBR' 
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Comite Inter-Etats de Lutte contre la Sccheresse cn AfriqllC de l'Ollcst 
(CILSS) 
Organisation of African Unity (OAU) 
African Dcvelopment Bank (ADS) 
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (PAO) 
United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Liberia 
Unitcd Nation, Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) 
Special Repr",c,,!alive or the United States Pre~ident to J Iberia 
A list of participants is annexed to this report. 
11. TRlHUTE TO OR. ROUBAKAR OIABY-OUATTARA 
4. Council paid tribute to the memory of Dr. Aboubakar Diaby-Ouattara, first 
Executive Secretary of ECOWAS who died on 23 May 1996, and observed 
minute of silence in his honour. 
III. Ol'ENIKG SESSIQ;\I 
5. Chief Ayo Ogunlade, Mini,ler of Planning of the Federal Republic of 
Nigeria, wdeomed Council members and their delegations to the mec:ting. H", 
reiterated the need for Council to take bold decisions with a view (0 accc-lcrating 
the integration of the eeouomies uf West African <:ountfies. In this <:onnc:ction, the 
• Minister listcd some important issues newing Id be addrc:ssed by Cuuncil inc-lud' c"; 
the restructuring uf Community Institution>, the effective inlplemcntation of 
Community programmes, regular paylllcnt of h:lanewl contributions, ,md issue' , 
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REPORT 0 .. THe ill'RTY _NINTH ,,,,,,[ON 0 .. 111E COUN"'L OF MINT'TERS 
discussed by the Consultative Forum of Ministers uf Finance and Planning and 
Governors of Central Banks. 
6. The Minister called on Member States to show greater commitment to 
regional integration by taking account of Community deci,ions when forlllulating 
their national development policies. 
7. He assured the meeting that the Federal Repuhlic of Nigeria would remain 
stt:adfast in it; support for ECOWAS. 
8. In his upening speech, Mr. Kwame Pepn,h, Minist~r of Finance of the 
RepHlllic of Ghana, anJ Chairman of the: C('uncil of Mini~le:rs, un be:lnlf of 
him_' If and th~ Cuull,",il of Min,',t"r . ;, eX~"-~.\3(;d hi, gratitude tu Hi.1 [x,",,:I: ;;](". 
Gen<:ral Sani Abacha, Head of State and Command~[" in-Chief uf tll~ p.. m~d 
Forces of Nigeria, and to tht: government and r 'upk of Nigcria, for th: ,;arm 
welcome extendcd to thc menlbers of Council, ~_nd for the excellent facilitic~ put 
at their disposal to ensure the success of 1heir Illceting, 
9. Mr. Peprah identifie:d so1i1.e of the problems hindering regional - ,tegratio; 
and proposed a number of remedial solutions. He stressed the need to implement 
without further delay the provisions of the revi,ed Treaty and to increase thr' !eve' 
of pa,ticipation and rep' ,cntation of Member States at ECOWAS meetings. ,(' 
also called on Member ~tatc5 to ensure regular payment of their contributions to 
the budgets of the Community Institutions. 
10_ Concluding, the Chairman of Council reiterated the fact that prospects for 
economic growth in Member States depended to a large extcnt on the success of 
regional cooperation and integration effort;, He, therefore, called on Member 
Statcs to Illake the necessary sacrifices in order to en~ure that the ordinary citizen 
of the Community derive the maximuill hene'it possible from integration, 
RHoRT Of "lE TlfIRTY_NIN11ISESS10N or THE COuNnL OF MTNlSThR.'l 
11. Thr ECOWAS Executive Secrdnry, Mr. Edouard Bcnjamin, then read a 
message from the government of India exprcssing its solidarity with and support 
for thc governments and peoples of West Africa. 
IV. ELECTION OF BUREAU 
Rapporleurs: Burkina Fa~o 
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v. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 
13. The following agenda was adopted: 
1. Opening session (e1edion of bureau, adoption of agenda and work 
programme) 
2. Presentation and consideration of the rcport of the Fxceutive 
Secretary 
3. Presentation and consideration of t'e r, .iorts of the eighteenth and 
nineteenth meetings of the Committee of Governors of Central Ba- ks 
4. Presentation and consideration of thc report of the Fou il 
Consultative Forum of Ministers of Finance and Planning ad 
Governors of Central Banks 
5. Consider~tiofl of the reporl of the meeting of Minislt:rs of 
T elceOllll1luni cations l. 
REPORT Of THb THIRTY-NINTH SFSSLON or TIlE COUNe'L oe MLN1SfhR:i 
6_ Consideration of the memorandum on the WARC and OCCGE 
merger 
7. Presentation of the report of the Board of Directors of the ECOWAS 
Fund 
8. Consideration of the report of the Commission of Inquiry into 
ECOBANK and BCCI 
9. Comideration of the report of the Ad Hoc Ministcrial Committee on 
the Enhancement of the Resources of the Fund 
10. Consideration or Ihe rep(),t of the Ad Hoc Ministerial COIunlittee on 
thc Evaluation of Statutot-y Appointees 
11. Consideration of the reports of the Technical Con missi:ms: 
(I) Trade, Customs, Immigration, Moncy and Payments 
(ii) Industry, Agriculturc and Natural Resources 
(iii) Transport, Communications and En,~rgy 
(iv) Administration and Finance 
12. Consideration of the draft Status of Forces Agreement between 
ECOWAS and the. Republic of Liberia 
B. Consideration or the report of the 4th meeting of ECOWAS 
Directors or Statistics 
14. Consideration of the report or the meeting of Heads of ECOWAS 
National Units 
15. Considcration 
contribution, 
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REPORT OF THF THrRTY ·Nl~'TI1 S!lS>lON OF THh COUNCiL<)f MiNrs-rFRs 
16. Consideration of the draft agenda for the nineteenth ordinary session 
of the Authority of Heads of Stale and Government 
17. Presentation of the C~iro Agenda for Action. 
18. Other matters: 
Declaration of the West African Women's Association 
West African Representation on the Board of the Global 
Environment Facility 
10. AdoptJon of report 
20. Closing st:ssioll 
';1. OUTCOME OF DELIBERATIONS 
Item 2: Presentation and consideration of the report of the Executiv~ 
Secretary 
14. The ECOWAS Executive Secretary, Mr. Edouard BeT~amin, preser. ;d his 
1995/1996 annual report entitled "Prospects for West Africa in the 21st Cent' 'y". 
The report highlighted the positive economic.; performance of the sub-region in 
1995 whi"h was due mainly to the good performance of UEMOA eounlr""s. 
Average GDP growth rate in West African eOllntnes wen! up, from 2.8% in 1994 
to 4.1 % in 1995. 
15. The report noted that efforts by West African countries to lay the 
fDundatioll for sustainable develop.ncnt have met with little success due lO the 
heavy debt burden and structural weakness<:s which underrni",' the growth~ \\, 
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16. With regard to the activities undertaken by the Community, the Exccufixe 
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Secretary reported on the implementation of the Community work programme 
since the July 1995 summit hc\d in Acera_ He cited, in particular, the meeting of 
heads of ECOWAS National Units, the harmoni~ation of economic and financial 
policies, the regional development programme, and the cooperation programmes 
to encourage free movement of persons and goods. Other areas or activity 
concerned the scctoral policies relating to production and infra~lruct\\re<;, the 
financing of integration programmes, and regional peace and security. 
17. Recalling the need to put in place an environment conducive to regional 
development, the Executive Secretary outlined the obstacles to the integration 
pros::es; and proposed m~asures which might promote development in West Africa. 
Such measures includ", economic' and pulitical reforms and the slrength~nillg of 
the regional integration process. 
1X. Highlighting the prospects for West African integration, the L .. ecutive 
Secretary suggested that the olltlook would be brighter if Member States were 
more actiwly involved in the integration process. Other remedial measun:s include 
effective harmonisation of monetary and eco)lonlie policies, promotion of private 
initiative, rationalisation of IGOs, and provision of adequate funds for regional 
integration. 
19. The Executive Secretary concluded his report by stre~sing that region'!.l 
integration is the hest means of ensuring the S\lstained growth and lasting 
development of West African economics. 
20. Council congrat\llated the Exec\ltive Secretary for the quality of his report. 
Havi ng discu>sed the i SSlled raised ther "in, COllnc~1 took du" note of the report and 
mad", the following observations and r~com1J]endations: • 
(i) Council noted with satisfaction the positive performance of West 
African economics in \995, due 10 the internal adjustment meaSllrcs 
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tlic1tSsistance provided by the international community. It called on 
Member States 10 strengthen snch measures with a view to 
a<:celeraling growth and dt:vc1opmt:nt in the sub-region; 
(ii) Council appealed to the five Member States that have not yet done 
so to ratify the rcvi~ed Treaty without further delay_ It also called on 
Member Staks to ratify all the conventions and protocols, 
particularly the protocol on the Community Court of Justice, so that 
the Community would have an instrument for settling diSjlutes that 
may arise from the application oC Community acts; 
(iii) Cuun;:il exp,-e;sed com:ern over the lack of qllOW1l1 dUI ,:lg tcchni, .,\ 
mc;elings. Member States were urged (0 he more involve' 111 
Community activities Hnd participate in ECOWAS meetings. 
Item 3: Presentation and rOllsideration of the reports of the eighteenth 
and nineteenth meetings of the Committee of ('T{)Verllors of 
Central Banks 
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Item 4: Presentation and con~ideration of the report of the FOI rth 
Consultative ForulJI of Ministel'~ of Finance and l'lallJling' " 
Govel nors of Centml Banks 
21. The Chainnal] of the Committee of Governors of Central Banks presented 
the reports of the 18th and 19th meetings of the Committee of Governors while 
the Chairman of the ConslIitativO;! Forum prewntcd the report of the Fourth 
Cons\lltative Fomm. The three reports fOCI1<;ed mainly 011 thc implementali- 10f 
the monetary cooperation programme, the harmonbation of economic and finallci:' 
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22. Council congratulated the Committee of Governors and the Cunsultative 
Forum on the quality of their analysis of issues rdating to thc develupment of the 
suh-region. 
23. Council made observations and recommclldations on the following issucs: 
Progress Rcport on thc Jmplemcntation of the Monetary Coop.c;ration 
Pl"OgrAmm(; 
24. Council took notc of the estahlishJ.lent of thOc West African Monetary 
Agency (WAMA) following the signing of the Articles of Agreemcnt by the 
GoVtornors, in Banjul, on March l\ 1996, and thc ratitication of thc WAMA 
proloco1. It appealed to the thrce dehlur central hanks (Guin.:u Bi.<;<;all, Liberia, a , 
Mauritania) to pay their olltstandmg contrihutio,1; so as to facilitate the effcctive 
take-off of tht: Agency. 
25. Couocil also appealed to those Mcmber States which had not yet done so 
to spccdily eliminate all monetary non-tariff barriers to free movement of pcrsons 
and good<;. 
26_ COlll1cil agreed that thcre should be a progressive reduction of government 
horrowing from the Central Bank, recommcnding a ceiling of 0-10% of fiscal 
revenuc or 2"3% of GDP as the target for thc next two years and the repayment 
of any borrowing within the same fiscal year. Finally, Council called for vcry 
close consultation betwecn thc Central Banks and thc Ministries of Financc in the 
pursuit of this objective. 
HannQ!1i,<;ation of Economic and Firmncial P.o\icies of Member States 
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27. COllncil expresscd it<; satisfaction with the re<:t'Jlt performance of Mcmher 
Slates in the thrcc sclected indicators of convergt'nCe (inflation rate, cxchtnge rate, 
and budgc! ddicit/GDr ratio). The Secretariat was requested to study and dr:'w 
ie:.sons from the IMF survcillance mechanism and the reIn ant experienc, of the 
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European Union. Coullcil emphasised that the harmonisation of national macro­
economic policics and the succe" of any regional surveillance mechanism would 
largely depend on the commitment of each Ml;mber State to internal discipline. It 
was recognised that the harmonisation exercise would enable the national 
economies to mutually reinforce each other, generate mLltual solidarity and provide 
a ~C!f-guarantee mechanism. 
28. Council stressed the Ileed for Member States to send 0[1 a regiJlar basis to 
the Executive Secretariat copies of basic econon- ; and financial data prepared for 
the IMF, in order to enSllr<:' the ,mooth functioning of the surveillance mechanism 
since it would rely 011 country report,. 
29. Council approved LLe general guidelines given by the ConsuL.itive Forum 
for the formulation of a regional development programme. Although it recognised 
the important contribution such a programm(: could make to thc structural 
adjustmcnt find regional integration programmcs, Council advised that caution 
should be exercised concerning thc invest\ll~nl component oi the progr- mile:, so 
that a realistic packagc which stood a chance of being eX(:Cllted could be [doptcd. 
30. Council adoptcd Illc terms of reference of Ihc study for the formulation of 
the regional development programme. The &cretariat was requested t, cndeavo 
to sccure the close involvcment of both Member States and thc intcrnational 
comlllunity, particularly the BrelloJ\ Woods institutions, the European Union and 
the ADB in thc formulation of thc regional developmcnt programme_ 
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31. Council stressed the nced to adopt effective measures at the regional le .. I 
to facilitate the creation of a conducive cnvironment for private sector partici; 'ation 
in the integration process. 
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32, Council noted the problems which, according to representatives of the 
private sector, hinder the ,eClor's participation in the national and regional 
development proccss and strc,<;cd the need to eliminate the obstacles impeding 
investments and cross-border trade within the sub-region. 
33. COlmcil emphasised the need for each government to be firm in 
implementing the provisions of the Minimum Agenda for Action and the related 
ECOWAS decisions. It also indicated that the private sector had the responsibility 
to he vigilant and help government eliminate corruption and official practices that 
inhibit economic activities in the sub-region. The Secretariat was requested to 
continue to examine the pos>ibiJities of private sector participation in the regional 
intt:gration proc .. ~~. 
Item 5; Considenltion of the report of the meeting of the '!linistl'r~ u 
Telecommunications 
34. Thc Chairman of the meeting of Ministers of Telecommunications presented 
the above report. Council accepted the principle of launching a new ECOWAS 
priority telecommunications programme to be known as "INTELCOM n". The 
ECOW AS Executive Secretariat was charged with the re~ponsibi1!ty of 
formulating, implementing, and coonlinating the programme. 
35. Council took note of the. offer hy the Republic of Cabo VenJe to host the 
second meeting of Ministers uf Telecommunications which will finalise t]- ~ 
programme before submitting it to the Authority of Heads of State ,: J 
Government for adoption. 
Item 6: Consideration of the memorandulll 011 the W AHC and OCCGE 
Merger 
36. The Executive Secretariat presented a memorandum on the merger 0 the 
OCCGE and WAHC into the West African Health Organi<;ation (WAHO). The ( 
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outcome of the second meeting of the Ministerial Mdnitoring Committee set up by 
tbe Ministers of Health at their meeting in Geneva on 22 May 1996. 
37. In view or the importance attached to the rationalisation of IGOs in West 
Africa, Council requested the Executive Secretariat, in collaboration with the 
Ministen of Health, to accelerate the merger of the two organisations. 
Item 7: Report of the Board of Directol's of the Fund 
38. The Chairman of the Board of Directors presented the report of the thirty, 
fIfth session of the Board. 
39. Fol!owillg discu'isiol]s on the i;,ues rai,ed, C· mcil too).. due note of t:,,~ 
report and the r,xOll1m~llclatiom; cuntained therein, pa;ticularly those concernin[':: 
(i) replacement of staff; 
(ii) construction of headquarters; 
(iii) position of various (;ontributions; 
(iv) ncw banks approved by the Fund; 
(v) position of thc Outreaeh Seriegal Bovinc Industries Ltd. (OS81) 
project; 
(vi) request for authorisation for the pa[[,al financing of thc gas cylinder 
manufacturing factory in Ahidjan; 
(vii) technical a~sistance of thc French Ministry for Coop ,ratiun. 
40. Council requcste-d the approval of the Authority of Heads of State and 
Government to complete- the construction of the Fund headquarters from the 
payment; of arrcars of contributiuTls for thc construction of hcadyuarters. 
• 41. With regard to thc cumpletion uf the Fund heudqllurter~, Council authorised 
the management ((1 initiate fllccting; with the ad hoc fllinisteria] sub· committer on 
eonstruetioll cUmprising B<"llin, Nigeriu, and Tuto with a view to deterfIii"ing r~al 
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cost and, on the basis of the estimate <Jbtained through tender, propose a financing 
plan. 
Item 8: Con~ideration of the report of the Commission of Inquiry into 
ECOBANK and BL'CI 
42. At its 37th session held in Accra from 24 1027 July 1995, Council decided 
to sct up a commh5ion of inquiry comprising the Governors of BCEAO and the 
Bank of Ghana to carry out inve,tigati<Jns into: 
"(i) the investments made in ETI by the former Managing Director of Ihe 
Fund who was the immediate past Chairman of the ETl Board oi 
Directors, with a v;nv to determining whether his al·lions wert due 
to errors of judgemcnt or whcther they were deliberately carried oul 
as a result of conflict of interest; 
(ii) the placo:ment policies and mea~ures taken by the Management of the 
Fund to recover the funds frozen upon liquidatiou of BCCl aud 
MIBL, with a view to determining the culpability of the officials 
who made the investment." 
43. Investigations carried out by thc Commission of Inquiry revcaled that t:IC 
Management of the Fund did not follow the diredives given by the Board of 
Diredors concerning investments in ETI. 
44. The commission nuted that, contrary to what was indicated in the 
correspondence between th~ management of the Fund and ECOBANK (ETI), the 
Fund's status in the bank is lower than (hat of founder shareholder" . 
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45. The Commission of Inquiry also discovered (hat the inadequacies noted in 
the management of the FlInd's financial resources are due largely to the lack n' 
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activities. As a result, the FlInd sufkred huge losses following the collapse of both 
BCCI and MIBL. 
46. Council congratulated the Commission of Inquiry on the quality of its 
report. 
47. Council requeskd the management of the Fvnd to do everything necess~ry 
in order to make ECOBANK honour its commitments and ensure that the ,tatus 
of the Fund is not lower than that of any other sharcholder. The Fund could 
request the annual general meeting of shareholders to look into the issue. The 
management of the Fund should take legal action where negotiation5 fail. 
4::\. Council also requested the man<lfement of the Fund to full account of the 
rcconlnH::ndatiollS of lhe Commission of Inquiry relating to th.:: general policy (n 
the placement of resources by the Fund and plOcedurc.~ 10 enhance the ;nstitution's 
finan<.:ial resources. 
Item 9; Report of the Ad Hoc Minist£'rial Committee on the 
En"allcement of the Resources of the Fund 
49. The Chairman of lhe Ad Hoc Committee presenled the report. 
50. Afkr a lengthy debak, Coono;;il decided to postpono: consideraT' .1 of this 
item until the next session schedltkd to be held in October 1996, becauso: the stt 'v 
had not been completed. Cooncil reqll~steJ the management of lhe Fund to enSllr 
that the consulting rlrm compkled the study in accordance with the terms of 
reference. COltncil decided, huwever, that the fol1owing rehwant recommendations 
should he implemenled: 
(i) c<Jmpllterisation <Jf all activities at the fund and recruitment <Jf an 
expert in electronic dnla proc~ssing, estimated to cost US $ 339 200; \ 
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(ii) convcrsion of investments by the Fund in thc Abuja headquarters 
building into a sevcn-year loan to the Executive Sccretariat. The 
loan should be paid from rccovery of arrears of contributions; 
(Hi) issuance of a diredivc recalling the decision of the Authority of 
He-ads or State and Government requesting Member States to pay 
their outstanding contributions for the construction of the two 
headquarters before the end of 1997. 
51. Council requested the Ad Hoc Millisterial Committee to prepare a progress 
report for the Authority. 
Item 10: Report of the Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee on E~alnatiolJ 01 
StatutoQ App()int~~s 
52. The report of the meeting of the Ad Hoe Ministerial Commillee which wa, 
prescnteu by its Chairman stressed that there was no precedent. either in 
ECOWAS or in similar institutions, of statutory officers being evaluated and 
highlighted other reasons why the evaluation would not have been feasible. Th,· 
Cnmmittee however suggested processes which would facilitate the evaluation ot 
statutory appointees during the second half of 1997. 
53. Council approved the following procedure proposed by the ad boe 
ministerial committee for the application of Decision AlDEC .317/91 relating to the 
selection and evaluation of statutory appointees: 
(i) The Executive SccrcllIry should assess the other statutory appoiotee~ 
according to established procedure which requires that his remarks 
should be discussed with the interested parties . 
(ii) Successive chairmen ot the Board of Director, should give their 
observations on the pdformanee of the Managing Dircctor of : ' 
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(iii) Successive chairmen of the Council of Ministers shollld give their 
observations on the performance of the Executive Secretary, 
commencing frOIll the date of his assumption of office. 
Item 11: Consideration of the reports of the Technical Commissions 
(i) Trade, Custo.ms, llllmi:;:ration, Money and Payments Commission 
54. The report of the thirty-sixth meeting of the Commission focused mainly 
on the following items: 
the propo;ed creation of an ECOWAS tourism and 1cisul'e fair; 
applications for approval of new iNlustrial products llllll ell ~rpnk, 
e1igihle for inc1u~ion under the trade liberalisation scheme; 
outcome of the deliberations of the se-Venth meetin - of the 
consultative and coordinating Committee for the programming 01 
trade fairs and similar events in the sub-region; and 
request for observer status by the West African Enterprise Network, 
55. Council approved the organisation of the first tourism and leisure fair in 
Abidjan from 22 to 27 April 1997. The Executive Secretariat should inform the 
Ivorinn alJthorities accordingly, 
56. Council approved the five new industrial prod'ICts applying to benefilllnder 
the trade liberalisation scheme, The regulation establishing the list of industrial 
enterpri<;cs and products is hereto attnched. 
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57. Council adopt>-:d the resolution removing the requirement of25% miniml" 
indigenous pur_"_'_'P_"_'_"_"_'_"_'h_,_,_oq_Uity capital of enterprises as a conditio .. tu!" o~\oooo 0 
eligihility under the scheme. 
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58. COlHlcil also decidcd, for practical reasons and, bearing in mind the variolls 
fiscal reforms introduced in Member States, that the rates transcribed intu the 
ECOWAS harmonised system should be used as the base rates for thc 
cummcnccment of the tariff redllction programm_e. 
59. Council adopted the draft regulation on the selection of Ghana as host 
country ofthc second ECOWAS Trade Fair scheduled to take place in AceTa fwm 
26 February to 7 March 1999. 
60. Council proposed to the Authority of Heads of State and Government to 
adopt the drart decision relating to the granting of category "A" observer status 
to the We,t African Enterprise Network. 
(ii) RCll0lJ of lilt: 18th Illcc,inr of the IndustrYJ_ Agriculture and Natwal 
Resources 
61. The memurandum presented by thc Executive Secretariat informed Council 
that the above meeting had not takcn place evel1 though it had been convened 
twice, initiHlly from 16 tu 19 April 1996 and from 2 to 5 June 1996. 
62. Consequently, the Secretariat requested apJ1roval from Council 10 scck 
funding for the following three programmes which the. Industry, Agricll!ttlf<:: and 
Natural Resources Commission should have adopted: 
the floating wc~d control programme; 
the integratt:d Hgricultural development informution programme; and 
thc regionul project on "Contrihution of metcorological scrvices to lasting 
dcvelopment in ECOWAS countrics". 
63. Councit, in recognition of the importance of agricultural development in the (\ (, 
sub-region, authorised the Executive Secretariat to_'_n_n_b_U_;_"_<b_'_"_'_'_'_;_;"_'_Y_f_"_"_d_'_~\ 
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REPoRT ,IF Tfl& TH[RTY -NINTH ££5$10:-1 OF THe C(JUNClL or MiNIS ",,,-S 
for the execution of the:se three programmes. Council directed that the food 
security programme which is of crucial importance for the region, should he 
submitted 10 the next meeting of the Commission. 
64. Council expressed great dissatisfaction at the inability of the Industry, 
Agriculture: alld Natural Resources Commission to meet. The Secretariat was 
directed to look inlo the possibility of meeting the co:.! of de\egate:s' attendance at 
technical meetings in particular and at statutory meetings in genera\. 
65. Council callcd on the Executive Secretary to reconven.o the meeting of tl 
Industry, Agriculi'lr.:. al,d Natural R,:,soufcc5 Commis';ioll, ,0 cOllsider th 
remaining itcms on the ap;nda of the_ Corllmi,sion_ A consultative meeting sh ,ul, 
be organised to enahk Member States prioritise the projects, heforc they aJ 
embarked upon. 
Ci;;) Transport, C"O:lrnunications and Ener~y Commission 
66. The report of the 18th meeting of the Transport, Com)ll\;nications and 
Energy Commission focu;ed maillly on: 
the draft Multilateral Air Transport Agreement; 
standards for the design of inter-State roads; and 
thc road maintenance initiative. 
67. following di,clIssions 011 the i,<;ues rais.:.d, Council requested Member 
Stales to conclude between Ih.oll1sclves a mll],jlateral air transpc1· t agrCe1ll0n: 
establishing a single airspace within the Community. 
61'\ Council ahll adopted the standards for the design of i: ter-Sta": roads. With 
regard 10 the road maintenance initiative, Council app<aled to Memuer States to \ i' 
crt:ale an aulonolllou; road mainlt:nance fund, as reque:sted by donors. __ ~ \ 
6". COUIlCIL REQUiSTED THE E'ECUTIVE SECRETARIAT TO pR[PA", • PROGOfSS REPoRT 0" ~CClW;''' 
PF!CR1TV P"OC~A"KES 5UCH A5 ROOD p~OJECTS. 
( IV ) ArMlNl5TRATlCII AND FINANoCE CCMUSSION 
70. THE REPoRT of THE 18TH ~EETlHG OF THE A".,ItnST~~TlQ/' ANO FINANCE COM~15SIO" WAS 
PRE5EfITEO By !TB CHAIRMAH. 
71. AFTER DISCU35ION, COUNCH ADOPTED THE "~COMM,NDAnOl'S of THE COMK18SIOll "ID H;D[ 
OBS'RVATlmlS ON THf FOlL"""NG IssUfS: 
(.) Movf!lfHT TO ASUJA 
72. COUHCIL EXPRESSeD lTS THANKS TO THE GOVERNMENT Of TFF FEDERAL REPUBlIC 0, NIGu. 
FC-~ ITS O,FER OF A cm.CESSIOtlARY LOM. of 21 '352968 US OOLLOOS FO" THf CC'.OlRucTIm' " 
~HfF OUAOHRO FOR THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT. IN THIS "EGA~O, COU"CIl DEC "EO TO "wE 
7,. 
ToE NIGfRlAN "OlfGATlm. HAT THE SU". or 6 65[; 000 US DOL"RS WAS ."~EDIATEI ,'A: 
COUIlCIL AUTHORISED THE ExECUTIVE SECRETARIH TO N,QOTlAH ANO 5IuN THE lO~N OGREEMEN, F", 
TH"T AMourn. THF EXFClJTlVF S,CRETARIAT HAS ALSO REOUIRED TO REVIEW CO"STRUCllo" COSTS TQ 
P"R~lT T~E COH3TliUCTlo" GF A MW1MUK Of ONc HU""RFD UfjJT5 'rlITH THAT WOU"T, 'H" TQ HFEcT 
~Ovf"F'n TO ABUJA WITHI" THE SHORTEST PooSIBlE n~E . 
• WlT" REGARil TO '"' HRfrS OF tHE LOAN, CG'J"GIL R[CG:<M,,,vco THO" 
TE"DfRIUG SHOULD ", OPEN TO AlL ECOWAS COMPA,nES, BEAR"m '" ~1"O lOCA'. 
Tlor! RCOUIRE'~L"T; 
lHl ,mUr1UM GH"c[ PERIOn SHoULD BE EXHNOED TO covER THE PER 100 Of CQ"SH~ no',: 
19 
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HOUol"" ST.FF mHBfRS, "EllTS ANO fROH A~"EA"S OF CQHT~JBUHON" P~IO InTO "HE BuOGfT 
Of TH[ EXECUTIVE SECRfTARI.T; 
15. COUNCJl MAIN uRGEo MEMBER STATES ~HICH HAVE NOT [I(m, SO TO P~Y THEIR MRE"R5 OF 
CONTRIBUTiONS, AND O~L~EO FOR THE SPEEDY APPLICATION OF THE ECOWAS COI<MUNIT!' LEVY ~ITH 
EFfECT F~oo JANUARY 1997. 
(e) SPOO50RSHIP FOR TH~ IHTERNAlllillALJ![ -'J.lliL9tL::_LJGAL S~Q.!!!!JY FQR SU5H_llii'"L..!: 
.QEV[I.W'~ .JQ_ Bc_ .9./'GAN ISm ll.Y THE AfPI CAN J UR1:!l:L3 ~ 65SOC"_ATlO!! 
16. HAVING DISCUSSED THE lSRUE, COUNCIL ~AS OF THE OPINIOM THAT "'[HE OAU WOO. 
~n"[ APPROPRIATE SPo<lSOR DF WGH A ~EETlUQ. 
77 COl"'CIL AUTHORISEO STAFF ME"BfRS ''"0 SO OESIRE TO: 
78. Coupell HowEvER S.[ClfltO THAT S;~FF Mf.~BERSHIp 0, THE ABO,'E """EH'S SHOULD EIIT~I'_ 
>la ""ANC,", I~PUGA'IOH foH THE ]"oTlTUTIDl<5 
ITfM 12.: COOSIOERATIotI OF THE DI'AFT, AGREf>lEHT OH T~E MAlUS OF ECOMOG F~ vE.' It 
LlBE"," 
79. THe D~AFT OG"E,HEH, 0" THE STATUS Of ECOMOG FoRCES IN L IBE~IA StEKS "\0: 
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REPOn OF TIlE THIR',y _N1NTK SF-SSION 0 .. THF <:(lUNCJL Or MINISTERS 
define the privi1cge~ and immunities accorded by the Libt!rian Government 
tQ the ECOMOG forcc'>; 
prov'ldc an appropriate frHmework to take due account of the international 
composition of the ECOMOG troops; and 
grant ECOMOG forces adequate protectiOn and guarantee thei. fr"edom 
which is indispemablc for Ih" execution of their mandate. 
80. Having diseu8st!d the draft agreement, Council authorised the Executive 
Secretariat to sign thc docllment on b"half of ECOWAS, in accordance with the 
pi ovisions of Dcei~ion A/DLC.31l1 /')0 d~.ted 28 Novemher 1990 of the Authority 
of H",ads of State and Ciov:;rnl1lC'nt 
81. Council requested that the Fren~h verSIOIl of the agreement be properl) 
aligned with the English ver:.ion. 
82. However, the Senegalese delegation made the following observations'. 
with n:gard to Ihe form of the draft document, the delcgation requested that 
the provisions of the decision establishing ECOMOG and of the; protocol ~ 
on nOIl-aggression and mutual assistance in defence mattcr& he incJ 'led in 
the preamhle of the draft agreement; 
with regard to the content of the document, th" delegation expres,_d 
concern at the absenec of provisions Id~ling to thl' right of self defence 
within the draft agreCIlI<"nt, The delegation expres~ed the wish tilat (he state 
of origin of the ECOMOG soldier in question should, like the ECOMOG 
Field Commander, have the authority to consider the possibility of having 
the accused judged 'In hi~ country of origin. 
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Item 13: 
Rr.rORT m J'HE TIIIRTY_NINTH sesSiON or TKf roUNCIL (JP MINISTERS 
Consideration of the report of the 4th meeting of ECOWAS 
Directors of Statistics 
83. The report of the fourth meeting of Directors of Statistics dealt with the 
harmonisation of nation~1 accounts in Member Slates, ECOWAS statistics policy 
and the recommendations of the workshop on external trade statistics_ 
84. Council adopted the ahove report and recommended to the:. hOl;tyof 
Heads of State and Government to adopt the decision relating to the ECOW AS 
statistics policy. 
Item 14: Con'iideration of.tbe I'cport of the meeting of Heads of ECOWA 
natinnal units 
85_ The report or the meeting of head~ or national units emphasised Men,bc" 
Stales' 1 ack of involvement and their failure to participate reglllar! y and effecti, ·1_ 
in Community activities. The report also noted the great diversity of imtituti, 'al 
arrangements among countries. Some national units have the necessary staff c. -. ! 
equipment whereas others are under-equipped, under-staffed and occupy a 1 
position in the administrative hierarchy. The heads of national ullit ofk,[t 
pertinent suggestion, capable of improving the functioning of C,- om).'lil)" 
in$titlltions and ensuring application of decision;. COlmcil adopted the I _'pori qnd 
the recommcndations contained therein_ 
Item 15 Considt'ration of the memorandum on the status of finandlll 
contributions 
86. The above memorandum examined each cOllntry's statement of arrears '0 
the budget of the Executive Secretariat. The CDimc;1 of Ministers expressec gnc 
concern at 1he extremely high amounts of an-ears of financial contributior,; to th 
different budgds or the Comnl'mity. As at July 1995, Member States were owin 
the sum of US $ 42,147,125 or FCF,\ 22,_9_3S_,_6_B_,_'OO_. _________ ~~\ 
REPORT OF TH~ -'II'R' Y N'''-'II Sl'_'''ON 01' TIlE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
117. Council commended the Republic of Benin WH' the regular payment of its 
contributions and for the advance made to the Executive Secretariat to permit the 
organisation of the present meetings. Council also thanked the Republic of Cote 
d'Ivoire for clearing up its arrears of contributions. 
88, The Mauritanian delegation presented the apologies of that Member State 
to the Community for the substantial delay in the payment of its arrears of 
contribution. The delegation explained that the high level of indebtedness was due 
to the economic difficulties which all other Member States were also facing. 
89. Council called on all Member States concerned to sign arrears payment 
schoodulc agreements without delay. 
It0111 16 : Consid"j·lI(ion of the draft agenda of th~ nineteenth ordillary 
s .. ssion of th~ Authority of Ilrads of Stat~ and Government 
90. Council proposcd the attached agenda to the Authority. 
Item 17: Presentation of the Cairo Agenda for Action 
91. The Assistant Secretary-General of the OAU, Ambassador Vijay S. 
Makhan, presented the Cairo Agenda for Act,on endorsed by the hmc 1995 
SllmTllil of GAU Heads of State and Government. The programme defines the 
framework for action towards an equitable and durable development of A~rica 
based on viable economic policies, >ocial justice and collec~ve self-sufflciency as 
a means of transforming the structure of West African economics. 
92. Council took note of the agenda for action and calkd on ECOW AS Member 
States to ensure, by all necessary means, that the aims of the agenda are reflected 
in their national developlllcllt plnfls. 
REPoRT OF filE THIRTY-NINTH '",liON OF TH~ (OUNClt OF MINI' rE.., 
Item IS: Other I\fuUer~ 
(i) 
93. The Sccretary-General of WAWA pres..':ntcd thc outcomc of the fifth 
General Assemhly of the Association held in Accra from 5 to 7 July 1996. 
Council took note of the report and decided to consider the recommendations 
contained therein at its ncxt session. 
(ii) W~s..L...African....--BKprcsentation on the Board of the .Globa! 
Enviroomcnt Facility (GEF) 
94. Thc Excc,,;ive Secretariat inforLl1(X1 Council of the 
imp!cnlcntaliOI 0, Regulation CIREG.I-1ll21'J5 designating 
Impasse" ith thl' 
Cot( d'hoir.o nll(1 
Nigeria to UCCli)1y the two substantivc pOols of administrator allocated tu We 
Africa, with Cabo Verde and Mauritania as alternate members. A similar decision 
takcn in I.pril 1994 by the Conference of Heads of Stale and Governmei of 
CILSS had designakd Mauritania and Burkina Faso a:. substantive and alternate 
member~ respectively, to repre:.ent nlember countrics of CILSS on the Board of 
the Global Environment Facility. 
95. At the cnd of the discussion on this matter, Council decided that the 
application of its initial decision be deferred until the expiration of Mauritani,,'s 
mandate in June 1997. 
96. The Liberian situation was discu5<;ed at a special sessioll of the Coullcil 
The session was presided ovcr by H.E. Dr. Obed A~anlOah, Minister of For.:ign 
A Hairs of the Republic of Ghana. 
97. Present at the session were Reverend Canaan Banana, the GAU E' m.:nl 
Personality in Liberia, Captain Kojo Tsikala, Member of the Council 01 Slnte, \ I" ~~~~~-~-~-~~~ --~~~----\)\ 
REPORT Of THE THIRTY _NIt<rH SESSION O~ nm COlJNCIL OF MINISTERS 
Ghana; Dr. lames Jonah, United Nations Special ETlVOy to Liberia, Ambassador 
1. Victor Gbeho, Special Representative of the ECOWAS Chairman 10 Liberia; 
Ambassador Anthony Nyakyi, Special Rerresent~tive ofthc UN Secn:tary-Gcneral 
10 Liberia; Mr. Edouard Benjamin, ECOWAS Executive Secretary; (he out-going 
Field Commander of ECOMOG, Major-General John NI. Inienger; the in-coming 
ECOMOG Field Commander, Major-General Victor Malu and H.E. Mr. Howard 
leter, the United States Special Envoy on Liberia. 
98. Reports were received from (he following, H.E. Ambassador Victor Gbcho, 
the ECOWAS Chairman's Special Representative in Liberia, Major-Geneldl John 
M. Inienger, ECOMOG Field Commander, Ambassador Anthony Nyakyi, the 
Special Representative of the UN Seel'etary-General in Liheria and ML EdOllard 
13enjamin, the ECOWAS Execlltiv~ Seeret<lry. 
99. Opening speeches were ddin:f<:d by H_E. Chid Tom lkimi, Minisl<::. of 
Foreign AfJilirs of Nigeria and H .E_ Dr. lbed Asamoah, Chairman of the meeting 
and Minister of Foreign A ffair.~ of Gha!J~. 
100. After extensive deliberations of the reports presented, the meeting arriveu 
at the following conclusions: 
(a) The Abuja Agreement remains the only .'orkablc framework for 
restoring peac<_ in Liheria. 
(b) The Accra Mech~niSIll aimed at returning Liberia to the Abuja 
Agreement was Hl'cepled and it WHS further decided to accept the 
content of the negotiated dran Slatlls of Forces A)!reement. The 
signing of the Agr~cment was however def~rr~d until the issue of the 
recomposilion of the Council of Slate had heen resolved. 
(c) The dcci<;ion wa, taken that the Committee of Nine should be 
________ '_"_"_"_'_,_'_d_oo_' _"_'_'_'_'_h_'_"_1_8_A_'_"_'_"_'_1_9_9_6_'_'_"_'''_'_"_P_'_'_I_"_'_"_'_"_"_d_;_"_' ~ 
RePORT of THf THlkn·Nl'IT~ s~slON Of THE COUNCIL or M1NI,TERS 
• 
issues on the Liberian Peace Process before the Abuja Accord 
expires on August 18, 1996. 
(d) The meeting also agreed that electioos would be the final step in 
returning Liberia to democratic governance. ECOWAS must 
therefore work in collaboration with the U.N. to achieve this 
objective. 
(e) A regime of sanetions should be considered by the Committee of 
Nine as a means of putting pressure. on the Liberian factional 
leaders, thdr families, supporters and sympathisers to sue for peaee. 
l()l. Having ace,~ptcd the foregoing broad princip!·'o, the mocting dedd"d that 
(he ne.xt Cummittee. uf Nine ll1eeti~6 should examine the specifi,'s in detail. 
102. The United Nations declared that it would support elections in Liberia only 
if the Authorities in Liberia so wished and also if they provided an even playing 
field. In this regard, the United Nations requested for the establishment of an 
independent and credible Electoral Commission. 
Item 19 : Adoption of Report 
103. This report was adopted. 
Itl'm 20: Closing Sessiun 
104. The Chairman of Council, Mr. Kwame Peprah, expressed his gratitude to 
the honourable dc:legates for the quality of the deliberations. He stressed the fact 
that there could be no salvation for ~est Africa except through regional 
integration. He thus called on Member States to show greater political commitment 
in order to advance the. cause of re.gional integration in West Africa. He also 
appealed to Member States to pay their finanCial contributions to the budgets of ~.~ 
~~_:\\\ 
REPORT n. THE THIRTY-NINTH SESSlON of 11'E COUNCIL OF M,NI'TER' 
the inslitutions marc regularly and to implem<:nt the Community acts and 
decisions. 
DONE AT ABUJA, T IS 25T 
. KWAME PEPR 
CHAIRMAN 
FOR COUNCIL 
F JULY 1996 
A FI<:l ~~AN S"rA"rES 
'l'HIHTY-NH1TH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL 
OF MiNISTERS 
AnllJA, 22ND - 2t>'tH JULY, 1\)96 
filiGOlJ'l'l'lON C/W,:U.l/7/86 IlliLATJNG TO THE ADDITTONAL 
RUDGE't FOr< 'l'tll.' ('/)MPUfEHJZATfON O~' TIlE ECOWI\S 1-UN]) 
'tHE COUNCIL OF MINlSTRRS, 
HIND.i<1JL '-,i j,rLiclP 1<.<, 11 and I? of t,t.", KPVl1C'ed "yoea.ly ()i , 
Eco,,"'nic '''CITLffLl'Clity cJf I'est Afr iC"H' ,ot,:.teo; r EClJ'tJA.'3' estubll~hin~' 
(~nuncll "T !'.'lnlo·I,"Jl-'E- and d'7fining its COI'lpo,"<i 1020n 0.",J func tlc 
1\",struclu.rin~ c'.! t_h" Funi "<wi ",c:t:,bl jphinq, '~r]8 Ad no'_' Minicte, crJ 
Fun'] : 
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ARTIGI,E 1 
:the Additj",-,e.l b"d",,,,t c,m~l_,])t.jnc tC' th"h' ','_mdl'ed .:m'.! thirt.y -"J','" 
!itm.Js,:.nd ',,",'0 h_lll'.\"P,j l)nJ\..,d c,tute,,' dollsrs r,IJS$ :<39,L:OO, fc'r "coe 
I (\ ~' " I ' , , 
AR'l'lCI.E. 2 
This R«gulatioll sball be l->ublishcd UY the Executive SecI'etariilt~ in 
the Official ,lournal of t,he Community wit.hin thirty (30) d,lYs of 
the oignature of t.he Chain""", of the Council of Minist,enL 1 t 
oha11 also be' \-,ublished within t,hc f;ame time frame in the Nation,,] 
Gl'lzettc of HAmbcr States_ 
l'{lN'iC AT Al:IUc1A, 'i'lllS 25TH DAY OF JUI,Y, 1886 
, 
) 
KWAME PRPl I 
CHAIRMAN 
FOH COUNCTL_ 
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ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES 
THIRTY-NIN'I'H SESRJON OF THE 
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
AHUJA, 22 - 25 JULY, 1996 
REGULATJON C/REG 2/7/96 RELATJNG TO THE REPORT OF CQI'fiHSSION OF 
ENQUTRY INTO THR MANAGEMENT OF THE FINANCTAL RESOURCES OF THl': FUND 
RR'I'ABLISHRD UNDER DECIRION C/DEC.]f7/95 
TilE COUNCIL OF MTNIS'l'ERS, 
MINDFUL of Arti.cles 10, 11 and 1:1: of the Eevlsed Treilty of the 
Economic Commun.i.ty of West Afrlcan States (ECOWAS) estahlishi, 9 tt 
Council of Mlnisters ann defining its composition ilnd funct,ions; 
MINDFUT, of the ECOWAS Funn's equity investment in EeOBAN: 
Trilnsn"tiona 1. Tncorporated ( ETI); 
MINDFUL of the place.mfmt policie.s of the ECOWAS Fund culrlniltin.' 
in tbe. ne"r 10(;5(>'" of deposits '"it_b Bccr and MTR!. ilnd the nI""SllTE'S 
t"ke.n by the M"nilgement of t,he Fund to recover the same; 
MINDFUL of Dp.cision C/DEC.317/95 WhlCh establisbed the Commis 10n 
of E'nqlliry into the. management of the finane,jill resources of t_La 
ECOWAS F llnfl; 
comprising t_he ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMISSION OF ENQUTRY 
Governors of RCEAO and Bank of Ghana; ~"\ , , , 
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ENACTS 
The Management of the Fund i" allthorisAd to implement_ t_he 
recommendat.ions of the COmmJSSlOn of Enquiry established under 
Decif;lon C/Df:C.3/7j95 relating to the rn8nagement. of th'" financial 
resourCes of the ECOWAS Fund at_tached t.o this Regulation. 
This Reguliltion shall he publi"hed by t_he Executive S«cretariat in 
the Offici.al Journal of the Commlmity within thirty (30) days of 
the signature of the Chairman of t.he Council of Mini«ters. It 
shall also be publiflhed within t.he same time frame in the National 
Ga7.ettp. of each Member StRte. 
DONE AT ABlJ.lA, THTS 25TH DAY OF JULY, 1996 
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N. KWAME 
CHAIRMAN 
FOR COUNCIL 
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RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMI_SSIQN OIf,A;lNQI!"""-,""TIOQ _TJ!l':. MANAG_EMRNT OF 
'!'!l.~ FTNANCIAT. RESOURCES OF _:!,HE FUND. 
There is neecl for a comprehensiVf! policy clocument on placements too 
include arnongst others the following: 
Criteria for the selection of cQunterparty/bankfl and 
groups. These are to include benchminks against which 
any institution consirlered will h" measured; 
the setting of flingle countprparty/group exposune limits 
tilking int_o consideration its networth, rating, 
performanc" ,md market st3nding. Sllch limit.s sho'lld bE' 
related to hoth tile Flmd's inVe"tment resources aL th" 
count .. rpCl rt y '5 networth; 
th" setting of single Cllrr"ncy/conntry/region exposure 
limits; 
d. preferred maturity mix of investme-nt_ portfolios; 
e. t_he maximum Clcceptable milrg1n above ilnd under ,""rv '­
rates; 
Th" compo"ilion of the Investment_ committee FInd mlI':m'll1\ 
meeting stilndFlrds of at least once a week FInd provisic s 
making thf' decisions of the Committee {lnal; 
Whf're ad· hoc de,.,isions on plFlcement are too be taken. 
there is t_hp need to have proposals ,.:irc:ulated ain0 ] 
Committee members; 
All senior st_"ff of the Treasut'y Department, who "rp on 
t_he Invef,tment commitlee shOuld be taken throu" a 
slrlwt_urE'd training progr'lmme, both c:lils"room based old (\ 
~l' \ \ I , 
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by attachment to larger <levelopment_ institutions and 
bcmks too enSUre the inculcation of skills in modern 
tre"sury ffiFlnagement t_echniques. The attac:hment of a 
treasury specialist to the department for a short period 
will be of immensA benefit; 
All other members of the Tnvestmant rommittee should have 
some 10CAJ 1 ecture-ORsed expo>;ure to the rudiments of 
Funds placement too enhance t.heir effect.iveness on the 
f:ommittee; 
SanctJonF< shOUld hO' introducerl for non-implp.mentation of 
committf'A decisions and strictly enforc"cl. 
aTe mitigdting circumstanc8S, these m"y be immediately 
brought to the notice of Committe" members for their 
adoption before any decision is suspended or revers<?d; 
In order to enhance the fflarket orientat.ion of Trecsur 
St.aff, it i.e; recomm.,ni\"d t.hat priority should be given t 
subscrJption international rating agenci' 
p,-,yiodicals on tyeasury and electronic ffl8dia; 
1 There f>hould be peYiodic internal audit of t.he sy',Le. 
and management of the Treasury function. Tn this rega' 
t.h8 external Auditors may be consulten for any help 
training they can glve. Failing t.hif>, some (. 
externAl "udi tors fTOm hanks or developmenL inst.i t,ut' .LS 
wit.h large Tr""f>llry capacities may be acces"ed; 
"'. There it> a need to modify the provi»lons of Article 27 of 
Lhe Financial Regulations and Manual of A""mm, 1.0" 
Procedures to emphasise post.-alldi t as well as f>yf>t_ems an 1 
management andits as p"rt of the 
functions; 
jnt.ernal control ,,(\, )\ 
Reporting formRt_" are to be int.roduced for reporting on 
treasury activiti.,s to 1-he Investment Committee and 
Management. The format F<hould include essentials such as 
placements with ear.h h;mk, ne'" investihl .. Flmds, and the 
preF<~ri~ed benchmark". Instances where lirnit_fi set have 
been exceeded should be "leFlrly highlight_eo_ Th'! 
mat1lrityand interest rate profil", of placements should 
be given ;"3 well as Flny other informatlon that the 
Treasury Department has thFlt_ could contribute to the 
con"t.rll~t.ion of an efficient portfolio; 
The Fund should consider th0 review of thf' levels of 
plar.f'menLs with bilnks outSl<~f' the b:COWAS SUb-l'~gio" 
comparf'o to placements with banks In,,ide the sub-re 10n, 
without nece""Flrily plltting the funds at_ risk; 
p. The cOllncil should r.onsider the adoption of meaSlll"les to 
"llow the manilgement of the Fuud a gr"'ilter involvement in 
th" selection "nd control of Staff of t_he Fund; 
q_ The non-pilY'"ent of contributjons, arrears find loan 
installment!'; on a timely basis Y"l'ulted In the Fund 
hFlv;ing inadequatf' reS01"C"l', Thi" had led to the 
imprudent pursuit of high int"rN't rates for placements 
by the Fund in order too generate "_nough income to meet 
operational expenses. Member Slate" shOUld serimlsly 
considf'Y meeting t,heir obligations to the Fllnd on a 
timely bBs1s, to avold l'uch pra~tices; 
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To "nSllre the correct implementation of decisions 
conc8rn1ng the .·und made by council and the Board of 
ni Tflct.ors, 
far.111t"te 
decisions _ 
procedures 
eff"(Ctive 
l'hould be Pllt In placf> 
follow-up \",(\ , ' , , 
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ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AF~ICAN STATES 
THIRTY-NINTH s!':ssro:r OF TIlE COUNCIL OF HIIIISTERS 
ARU,TA, 7?: 1,5, JULY 1996 
RELATING TO THE PROCEDURE 
EVAT"UA1'ION or' ECOW,\S S'l'A'!'U'l'ORY APP01N'l'RJ.:!' 
'l'HE CO'JNCIL 0).' M1N1STER~: 
Ml"!FUf. cJf A,.-t;,le_~ 10,11 "nil)'2 of the revisc~l ECOW},':; Tlcaty 
cr;t3blir;hin,., trw Cmnwil of ~:iT';stp~s "-nd ftf'fining Itr; compo tion 
''IT)n ftl"'1CtICOnl3; 
MINDFUL of Arl-je1e '''!{1) "f t_hf' revised Treat, which 
stipulate::' LInt '_r,,, ExeC'Ul i.ve Sec-ret-"r¥ ShR) 1 be the ch~c 
.,:<ac·"tivp r-ffiC"pr ,,;: tD<:- Coro~L1.1!!ity and its im,ti.tuliDD'; 
MT'fcr"l}C of Dcci[;ion A/DEr. J/7! Q1 00 selectior, d:_d 
c'l'a)_u~~_io"_ uf "l<ll'-tor:{ "PP''"_''tee3; 
CO'!S!D'ORTNG that th"re 1<; nn '3pecific definition of 
f,-nc: ;c,~,; "c ;",livi(h'aJ. stC'_tuL'-'-Y 0:~icers; 
CONSIDERING t h'lt_ the" procedure adopted by the Counn 1 of 
l~i."isl-'l'''' in 1<)'11_ i·o i'lap9rop:C'idt'J; 
('O:-;SIDERING ~l-:tat ttIRH' is no precedent for lhe eVill, ,t_.OOl of 
sLallJ\.o,,-y ,-,ppointe'l'" lTI ECOWAS or In any o<_her s,_m':'lar 
organisa tiol!; 
(",,,>lVTNCPT) that it Is noL rpilli"tic to carry uut an evaluat 
uf th" st-'lt\ltnry apI'c:>intect; On th" hilf'is of information prnV_i_d,' 
the [)ffi"",-s lhe,"c;"lv'l13; 
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DiYc,:j-,~~ ~r i"'~- F")'c, CO~H"1"nC'nc f,-oJ" t!">.c ij".te of hi 
Et,-,s'''r:,!- i 0" .-,f ,1uty 
givp. ~heir 
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~<'''\\r1'pL.i.~' of '.,ffi, __ ", 
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Tl>" Member Stat",> cm t.hA ad hoc l'1.iniscer~al sub-committee for 
the selection "nd <,villuation of "tF'tl1t.ory appointees shall assist 
in defining t,h" AV<ll""ti')n cril8riOl and peDe'ACh]",,, for st>ltutory 
appointees on tlv, h""i s 0-<' the o"'<;~nJ"t ions provided for in "rt i ,,1 e 
J. P":-'~'JT"ph~ 1, 2 1""d 3 of thi" HHJ1J]"tion. These o~5erlatiom; 
s>"'_l prQv;'''' sly >!'!vc be-c, ~-r:"-'l~T'l;t+"i '1S p:civileged infor~Cl+ion to 
","'Tl''''lY Pi_n.lst<::rs of thp C;11h-,on,.,itt"'2. 
~) _"- mo",tin'] of t"e 5UD-co',,:nittoe c·1 exp"rto; "lull be 
c'-mvp"'1Q,~ 1I\ October 1996, a fp'.f (j'lY" prior to +:he 
statutory hl_H'!g"'t ,"Aet.ing", to dofino evaluation ("rj_t"rj~ 
?-nd prOCE'dl)'-" felT S"~:l"liSSLO" to thC' Council. Of N'ri~t-ers 
fOT ClPPToviil. 
ii) The tr"Tl"'port~tiOT' ('<osls ·~f participating expel; 
Al'ticlo 4, 
he> hor"",, ')y lk':,l'Q:, States and th'C'_r pe!' QH,m p,,;d : y 
:":XQC"'_:':ive ".'CC"rp-t",y2,'t for ~hp (l",-"t;on of U,e mee:til 
th~ (,,,,fiTlitj_n" n~ th~ "V;11,,,,~_ion criteria and p-co('e {pT,_ 
~or st~h·,~"ty appointees. 
se18cll~'n and eVill_1.1'ltinn of st,t,'tory ClPEJO;,--."_ees 3h,,1~ pl:'(".'~ll': '[,A 
P.V<111,,,tinn rApor\ piepcttc'd durin,] the' second qua!'tC'!' Qf 1997 tn t)-p 
June/,T111y 1'1'17 SP.SSiOll of th'. Council of Ministers. 
pulJlished DY 
S<ccretariat in ':"-" 0ffJclC'1 ,JO\lrY'2l of th'" ("'(Y'l~llnity l"j_ttj,-, thl_rty 
by llle C'_wllcil of )-'i ni st_Ars. .;:",'-1 " 
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Cc;'", saC12 ~.,?"j~:'1~ 
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AFRICAN STATES 
THIRTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
AHUJA, 22 - 25 JULY, 1996 
REGULATION CjREG.4/7/96 ON THE LIST OF INDUSTRIAL 
ENTERPRISES AND PRODUCTS APPROVED TO BENEFIT FROM 
THE ECOWAS TRADE LIBERALISATION SCHEME 
THE COUNCIL O~' MINISTERS, 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the ECOWAS Revised Tl aty 
establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composit :_on 
and functions; 
MINDFUL of the Protocol dated 5 November 1976 defining the cc 'nt 
of products originating from ECOWAS Member states an" '-s 
subsequent amendments acts; 
MINDFUL of Decisions C/DEC.3/6/88 and CIDEC.4/7/92 dated 
21 June, 1988 and 25 July, 1992 of the Council of Ministe 
defining the procedure for approval of industrial enterp 'ses and 
products under the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.6/7/92 dated 29 July, 1992 of the 
Authority of ueads of State and Government of ECOWAS on t-f]", 
adoption and i,;rnplementation of a single trade liberalisa-L lon sCD~mc 
for products originating from Member States of the community; 
ON 'rUE RECOMMENDATION of the thirty-sixth meeting of the Trade, 
Customs, IIlIIlligration, MOllCY and Payments Commission, held in Lagos 
from 22 to 24 Ma~, 1996. 
EKACTS 
Article 1 
Industrial enterprises and products fulfilling the ECOWAS rules of 
origin and approved as being eligible for preferential treatment 
under the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme are those contained in 
the list attached as an annex to this Regulation. 
The Executive secretariat shall g~ve each enterprise concerned, an 
approval number which must feature on the certificate of origin and 
on the ECOWAS customs declaration form and inform Member st? -es 
accordingly. 
Member states and the Exec"tive Secretariat shall take a 1 
necessary measures to ensure the implementation of this Regulation. 
Article 4 
This Regulation shall be published by the Executive Secretaliat in 
the Official Journal of the Community within thirty (30) dayS of 
its signature by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers t 
shall also be published within the same time frame in the N~tjon 1 
Gazette of each Member state 
DONE AT ABUJA, ']-,HIS AY OF JULY, 1996 
OK. RWAKE PEP H 
CHA""''''' 
l'OR COUNCIL 
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LISTE DES PRODUITS ET ENTREPRISES INDUSTRIELS PROPOSE A L'AGREMENT/ 
LIST OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS AND ENTERPRISES PROPOSED FOR APPROVAL 
Identite des entreprises 
par Etat Membrejldentity 
of enterprises by 
MerrJ:Jer State 
1. MAURI'l'ANIE 
1. Indus~rie de pa~es 
alimentaires et couscous 
(FAMO - ~auritanie) BP 677, 
Nouakchot~ 
,- Societe Arabe des 
Industries 
metallurgiques 
(SAMIA) 
BP 62 .. 7 
Nouakchott 
U. NIGERIA 
:.. West African Batteries 
PMB 5299, Ibac'an 
Oyo State 
III. TOGO 
L Ciments du Toga 
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Position ~arifaire/ Produitsj 
Tariff N° Products 
1902.19 Pates 
alime:1tairesj 
19002.40 Pasta Couscousj 
Couscous 
2520.20 Pl§.tresj 
Plasters 
~507 .10 AcculTl'..llateurs 
electriquesj 
Electric 
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Accumulators 
2523.29 Ciment 
hydraulique/ 
Portland cement 
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AFRICAN STATES 
THIRTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
ABUJA, 22 - 25 JULY, 1996 
REGULATION C/REG.5/7/96 RELATING TO THE HOSTING OF 
THE FIRST ECOWAS TOURISM AND J,ETSURF. FAIR 
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 
HINDl'UL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treat" 
establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its compositir,u 
and functions: 
MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.l/7/91 dated 3 July, 1991 of tl Co 
of Ministers adopting the Executive Secretariat Programme of 1 _iOl' 
for Tourism; 
MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.2/7/91 dated 3 July, 1991 of the Council 
of Ministers institutionalising the ECOWl\.S Tourism and Leisure 
Fair; 
AWARE of the importance of a Tourism f'air and similar events to th, 
development of tourism; 
ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the 36th meeting of the Trade, Customs, 
Immigration, Money and Payments Commission, held in Lagos 
to 24 May, 1996 ; 
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ENACTS 
Article 1 
'rhe Republic of Cote d'Ivoire is hereby selected to host the First 
ECOWAS Tourism and Leisure Fair. 
The Fair shall be organised in the first half of 1997. 
The theme of the fair shall be "Enhancing Promotion of Tourist 
Destinations in west Africa". 
Article 2 
There is hereby established a tripartite co-ordination comnLittee 
comprising representatives of the ECOWAS Executive secreta. iat, 
representatives of the host country and the consultant who prepared 
the study. 
The Committee shall be responsihle foe co-ordinatinq the 
organisation of the Fair. 
The Committee may co-opt any persons or bodies with the requ ,t. 
competence to assist it in the successful accomplishment of 'ts 
assignment. 
Article] 
The Bxecutiv,", secretariat shall responsible 
implementation of this Regulation. 
Article 4 
'I'his Regulation shall be published by the Executive Secretari in 
the Official Journal of the community thirty (30) days after its 
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signature by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. It shall 
also be published within the same time frame in the National 
Gazette of each Member State. 
DONE AT ABUJA, THIS 25'1'11 DAY OF JULY, 1996 
~,"MAN 
FOR COUNCIL 
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ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WET AFRICAN ST-I'TES 
THIRTY NINTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
ABUJA, 22 - 25 JULy 1996. 
REGULATION C/REG.6/7/96 RELATING TO THE HOSTING 
OF THE SECOND ECOWA$ TRADE FAIR 
THE COUNCIL 0 . MINISTERS, 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing 
the Council of Ministers and defini.ng its composition ar·1 
functions; 
CONSIDERING Decision C/DEC.S/S/82 dated 26 May 1982 of the Council 
of Ministers relating to lae programming of trade fairs; 
MINDFUL of Decision C/Ul>C _ 7/5/85 dated 3 May 1985 of the Council of 
Ministers establishing a Consultation and Coordination Cam" ettee 
between ECOWAS States for the programming of trade fairs and 
similar commercial events in ECOWA~. States; 
Conscious of the importance of Lrade fairs and exhibitions in the 
development of trade between Member States of the Community; 
On the recommendation of the Trade, Customs, Immigration, Money and 
P"ymen'c Commiccion which mee in Logoc icom " eo " May ~;7. 
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ArticJ~.;L, 
The Republic of Ghana is hereby selected to host the S~~ond 
ECOWAS Trade Fair. 
Article 2 
The second ECOWAS Trade Fair shall be held from 26 February to 
7 March 1999 on t-he theme. "Economic Cooperation through Trade". 
The fail" slmIl be multi-sectoral, in concept witl] priori 
gi,cen to professional meetings and organisation of buyen'/selle 
meetings. 
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There is hereby established a regional Organising committee 
which shall be responsible for the organisation of the seCOlle 
ECOWAS Trade Fair, 
The Committee is constitut_ed as follows: 
one representative from ereh of t_'le four Member States 
with permanent trade fair facilities (Ghana, Nigeri", 
Senegal and TogO) ; 
onG representative from the Federation of the West 
Afrj,can ManufactUrers Association; 
one representative from the Federation of West Afu c,_ 
Chambers of Commerce; 
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representative from the West African Women's 
Association; 
Representatives of the ECOWAS Secretariat and the ECOWAS 
Fund. 
The Regional organising committee of the second ECOWAS Trade Fair 
shall : 
(i) supervise all activities relating to the preparatioD and 
org2misation of the faj r; 
(ii) generally, assist the Executive SecLetariat, 111 all 
measu,es taken by the latter with !egard to sub-paragra"h 
(i) above. 
Article 5 
This Regulation shall be published by Executi ve 
Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Community thirty (30) 
days of its signature by the Chairman of Council. 
It shall also be published within the same time frame in the 
National Gazette of each Member State. 
Done at Abuja this 
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C'HII.IRMAN 
FOR 'I'll.!': COUNcn, 
July, 1996. 
COMMUNAUTE ECONOMIQUE 
DES ETATS DE L'AFRIOUE OE L'OUEST 
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY 
OF WEST AFRICAN STATES 
THIRTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
ABUJA, 22 - 25 JULY 1996 
REGULATION CIREG.7I7f96 RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE REGIONAL 
FLOATING WEEO CONTROL PROJECT IN ECOWAS MEMBER STATES 
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 1Hld the revised ECOVl/AS Tre~ty 
establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its om sit" lJl ld 
fUnctions; 
MINDFUL of Decision CIDEC.6/11 /87 relating to the adoption of a regional 
floating weed control programme; 
CONSIDERING the alarming proliferation of floating weeds in the mCljo. r;vl;, 
basins in the sub-region and the imp<Jct on socia-economic acti' ies in 
ECOWAS countries; 
AWARE of the need to promote appropriate methods of contrulling floati, . 
weeds and to foster cooperation between the affected countries 
ENACTS • 
Article 1: 
The sub'regional fluating weed control project attached to ,his Regulations. 
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Article 2; 
The Executive Secretariat and the ECOWAS Fund shall take all necessary 
measures to mobilise the funds needed for executing these projects. 
This regulation Sh,lll be published in the OffiCial Journal of the Community 
within thirty (30) days of its signature by the Chairman of Council. 
1I shall also be I ,Jblisl:~d within the same time frame in the Nation;,1 Gozettl' 
of each Member State. 
DONE AT ABUJA THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY 1996 
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CHAIRMAN 
FOR Cr)UNC,l 
COMMUNAUTE ECONOMIQUE DES 
ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST 
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WEST AFRICAN STATES 
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REGIONAL FLOATING WEEDS CONTROL PROGRAMME 
Tl:e "res-=nce of' floatino ".",eds (or ,:_TJ.atic plants; "~s Lirst 
>b.~erve(, in the region at the beoim_-'-f.'" of the nin"'ti~s. an.-i_ 
-c<-"l::,lled alarminG pJ:oportion<; In ci!-rtair. COG'_'''I"AS ~ember States fl'Oo:l 
'_S'3c.. n<lnnful species such as water hvac;::'nth. water lettuce anc 
-,'(~"::,,!I' tern b"!aan to Frolifera;-~" .in the L:'~',~":m syster.1s of !<igen.a, 
S"'nin. ('fite d'Tvoire and Ghana. In IS:", in response to th~s 
si!!'atie<lC, th<:' ECClWAS COl'ncil of l1in~:;t_-?rs a'.l.0Pted a regional 
:)C'atir,':l y.>eed control prooramrne with th" follo~lng objectives In 
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i to suoport th"! individual e;-fo'.-ts of Hell'lleJ: State in 
floating weed control; 
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to encour .... qe consultation bet~!"'en cQuntries 
enhance policy and programme c0:)~dination; 
t'J enlicrht1o)n oovernmenl 6, '_he publi ~ 
international ce''I\ffiuclity on tt,? -;o:\sequences 
~~eed proliferation; 
in order 
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of fl..)atipe, 
iv) to develop an exchange of info~!""tion and experience on 
the scourge, and the methods fa!' its control: 
V; to mobilise neceSS3.p- funds for the realisatiol! of th 
ol)ject ives of the ,e"ional p~ -',"Jrilmme, 
As <'- !,1o)5ul':. of the meeti",; o! pdn(',,' ':'Jr-inQ th~ two seminars 
t.I'la'lis",d by the ECOWAS Executive Secret_~_d3.t in 1988 and 1989, it 
',''is possible to define an approach tQ t:'l" oroble", and present an 
"o'C':'.i.cat.ion fa:::: assistance to GOOo>: a<le!l~::;i>_ 
In 1992, the ADB made a grant of 2 IEi:'.-'-ion unlts of account to 
:'C,1;"'A~ for the con.duct of a feasibility "'_'-Icy aimed at, 
i' assessi"n th'" spre<ld of +_h"l i!l.i'O;;'_at.iDD. and its economic 
consequences. 
l.l outllninfJ an integrated contrcl proj€lct which would 
, inciu(ie public enlightenment a'1~, craHling pTOClrammes. 
Th., feasibility study was to identlfy regional proj€lcts for 
_'loatinq weed control in ordIJr to contai" t.he harmful effecto. of 
-,:h",ir proliferation in the m'ljor wat€ln!'lYs an.;! l<1kes of the region. 
''lerebv ilT'proving the living conditions Dr its peo!'les. It was 
c')nriuc';"d by E'JROCONSULT/KJT in a 3-phas,,' exercise. covering f 
""crioc of 18 months, from June 1994. 7~.c" 'ct,ases were as follows: 
a 3-mo:lth prepil .. il:ory ohaEe 0;:'., s-?t up tl'.e lmpiementiltio!'. 
')!'llt at '[he EZ"lClltlve S"!-:r'-"~,\:':': e.nd or"!»are a sche~'.lle 
,:,f activities for the ccn~~~.,.r3.cl;:,n of the stee:::i:l'~' 
·~OI"'.mltt"'8 COmpYlSl!10 tile r'-"?r~~'3·!':3.(iy'Os f:!£ E''::OWi'.S Hep')'Br 
S;:3.tes, '!he inau,Jun,l mee;::n, .f t~e ~teeri'la cOr.1mi'::te'o 
"nQ tn" re01o-:<tl seQin.'l.r '::.:l ~2'J',-::h tt.e stu"y ue:::e botl', 
he~d ln .~.bid_:an fro'fl 15 tc· .. Feb.-u;,rv 1995. These 
!!Ie""_inas ac~.:.everl the t.w>:-·, ~b-·ectlves of c~oE.elv 
inYolv~n!l Member States In the ;onduC'~ of the stt;dy. and 
eDliClhtenino p'.:b1ic 09i:l!o~~; -_~_e sore ad v: the scourge. 
and methods for i"[5 cOf,':ro:', 
" l2-II"Jnths "1;,,,-58 £·~r t;,e C0'.;"",~t~oJ!l and ?rOCei\Slng of 
data from ,he i6 Member 5ta~,,~. dunna wJ1ich national 
con~ultants were involved in <'ssBssing the spread of th~ 
lnfest:\;:lon. and j-:-.ventorYlI'·~ ~:,e 6ifierent B .. c\ns of 
harmful ... ater p~ar;t5. Coll€cc2.'JE c,f data on t{le !Jcio­
economic lmpact of the infe:O,--"tion was c.~n:'ied 0\ t with 
the coll~b0rCl~ion of the S)'eCl:~ive Seere,_ariat. 
e 3-month 
colleo:;te(; 
propo5~ls ' 
proj""~t 
i1"; the 
f'l,~:-.i"a ""cos€, d\.i~in? WhlCh the Gat? 
fi~ld wa~ ".sed t'J draw up !,roiec:t 
Ii, waS oDs'O'rv8d that. the 9rollfer",_~:;·-· of "'atBr hyacinth s 
ClO,- confined to coastal count::-i8s SliGh "3 "Benin, Cote d'Ivo! J. 
G!-,ana and Nigeria. It h<>.d spreao:: to th" IlVer basins of the Ni"".r. 
The Gambia and the Volta. ar,d affected ,;ountrl'ols such a", Hali, 
~liaer a!l"l Burkina-raso. Other spec-ies i'_'~:C'jding water lettu~e, Lad 
invaCl.B"- the dBlt" of the Senegal and Tn" ·}ambia. 
Manv oth,,:.- sp-ecies of water ,,1ant ",.!e to be found in the 
"'<'terwavs of the region. Til", most wio~::;pread are ref;.ds 
!'-'~,rag~i,l~s Australis) and Typh<l, "'hl~'h (",",use great havoc in 
~,ri.'-1atl0n systems. The most ha' mful spe,~es of £103tinp 101<) 
,.'''t0r hYi'lcinth, Wilter lettuce and w(lter :"<·rn. 
Fael",rs con,ltlCive to the prolif8ratic.l of wat.er plants are tG' 
[ol],owino: 
inter<'lependence of water sy"Stf<!r·." 
use of the weeds as ornamental plants and Lh~ir commer­
ciali5ation in urb~n centres; 
public ignorance of the risks involved in the utilisation 
of these plants. and the ;abse:-c8 of regulations in this 
matter, 
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Th." coun':.ries affe;:ctec Benlil. '-,Le ("iYo;..re. '3\-:ar.<, "-" 
i"'~rca- !1eve a:'imoteG IIsry ~i",ite'd and '_:.oO'per"te control "'ethods. 
,:<'0 j" ~.·.~).r.,. Uj'1 H~oeria haVE; aaopted ",~,.sical and n-,anu.al met~od5 
'~-:lil€ B"n.in and Gh"'!HI h<l.v", adooted t'~'-'~'~',1ical <l!10 slll'Va~l~?:1c~ 
c~ctics. 
::';'r<oa+.tn",d C"C',-,,,tri".s liKe ':'a~:. ;:1:.8: 2,,~,e9'al ar,d 
i!'..lrkina-i'asc,. ha\'o; not as 'Ie:: resc-Tred :'0 control metnoQs. PublJ.c 
and ""ver!1'1lent enll?htel'.ment campaig!'." :J-eed to be conducte:; as a 
fj",at1:eo: of u~\lency. 
:Ohe necative ""CO'lomJC" i.1'paCL of ;:02;_lng ~Ieed )n:{'stat:on is 
consio,;rable in t;le a9ricultu:ral. envirC'nmsntal. fishery, tra~spo:rt 
;-one eneray seators. 
To combat floatin-;j weed infesr":~0n. the stud) proPGses 
"d())jtion of an intilgrated a»oroach 1;0 ("o!d:rol, incorporatinq t >th 
!'.'.:>lcgical and phYsical methcc5. in ':Qn:'·.'~Gtion wi-ch enliohteM.}nt 
and training prograllll'lll's. These aCL1()"" cover the maJor river 
bC'5im; shared by two or more countrie5. ""d seed to encourage: 
i ) consultation 
implementation 
betweer, flvec'_'.:.e countries 
of control In :.", airrmes: 
th' 
i_i) ell:Umsion of intu;r~:aq aI'C. """",,11:; appcoved con_ '_01 
methods between countrH'S; 
iii) coordination of enl i;;lhtenmc:nt and train ina pro;Jra"ll11es. 
Fiv"" intilgrated pilot control proj"'cts are proposed in 't.he 
study. These pcojects are in line ""i:h ECOW/,S objectives on 
c'-:l'liromaental protection '''.d U1,m"<l,Wlent bil"",d 01'. public 
i!lYolvement, and programme" coordinCltion and harmonisation. 
'Tbe r;>roposed projects are as [ol.'.c;;~, 
). Integrated centrol pr:)ject for the laQoon system- ot 
Benin and Nig<:!ria. I'riority ,,-ill be given to bic"o' "-1 
control, training and public ~nlightenment_ 
::. Integcated contcol project for the laqoon systems 
d'lvoire and Ghana. -Priority will be Sllven to bio ogical 
co,>trol and public enlight<on~,eilt: 
3. Integrated control project fC!~- the Middle NIger VallE,y. 
?his prciect covers Nioer c,rlc1 the n"rt"ern part of 
Nigeria, ?l-iority will be C!_,C:l to bioloai(lal c"ntrol 
i1Ilc1 pub"-ic enli'lhte!1mento 
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~ Inte"reted con~rol orojE~·. c_. t!1e U?"er Niger VallO':', 
cOYlOring 11111"-. in winch orlo~~:~- ·"ill be aiven t(, ;;1.1D"iC' 
enliClht~Dl'lent. prev",:::~ion i'll:_ :>.inin0, 
C'. Intec;rated control ::>roiect :'::>r the i3ene",,~ delt.3.. 
coverir.a Senf'c:a~ "nel 1-:ac;ritar:lo, PrIority w~ll be g~v~n 
to J:) iolocrica 1 con'Lrol. tr ai~,in<;; "nd »ubl i.e enJ ightenrnen~ ; 
jl.. !"€aiC-TI"l. ("o'Jrc11!'l.<ttlnQ uni': ',';11 be set ,~\' at tI;e 
Exec-utive Secretaria: to as::;12'= s':iec:ted MembE'r 3tates in 
the ilH'8S of enl,-oht€cH'lent. :;'J~nln" anD preventi -no 
TC'tal ~s+~imaterl cost 0': the pToor".",-~ IS 'JS$ H .. 1:'9_.38(). 
Th", final report of the study was ac;ccpted at the fl'l'etin,:; vi 
-':-:1'" S,,,,,,,rinq COlT'mittce c'n Lhb study h?:d in Dakar. in Uc-vember 
_ S' 9 S . 
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COMMUNAUTE ECONOMIOUE 
DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST 
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY 
OF WEST AFRICAN STATES 
REGULATION C/REG.8/7/96 RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE REGIONAL 
METEOROLOGICAL PROJECT 
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 and the revised ECOWAS Treaty 
establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and 
functions; 
MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.8/7/94 relating to the adoption of an ECOWAS 
meteorological programme; 
AWARE of the need to strengthen cooperation between Member States in 
the exchange of meteorological information and management training; 
ENACTS 
Article t: 
• The attached regional meteorological project on "contribution ofm(}(eorolO[lV 
to sustainod deve/opmont of ECOWAS countries", is hereby adopted. 
Article 2: 
The Executive Secretariat and the ECOWAS Fund shall take appropriate 
measures 10 mobilise the necessary funds for the realisation of the project. 
Article 3: 
This shall be published by the Executive Secretariat in the Official Journal 
of the Community within thirty (301 days of its signature by the Chairmi'1I1 of 
Council. 
It shall also be published in the National Gazette of each Membel St8te 
within the same time frame. 
{/I ) 
WAME PEPR 
CHAIRMAN 
FOR COUNCil 
FJUlY1996 
COMKUNAUTE ECONOKIQUE DES 
ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST 
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ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF 
WEST AFRICAN STATES 
METEOROLOGICAL REGIONAL PROJECT "CONTRIBUTION 
OF METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES TO SUSTAINABLE 
DEVELOPEKENT IN ECOWAS MEMBER STATES 
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L'ltroductign 
The RCOWAS Council of Ministers. mee-::i"'_~ in Cotonou, Benin, :in 
'l y, 1 S93 -" adopteCl decision C/Dec.1 17/9:; containing the regional 
',:'--;Io>orological prograrrlll1e for the co-ordination of metecrological 
",-~ivities in the sub-region and for tho; promotion of m1lteOIv­
coQieal applications in the various sectors of economic activity 
21'}xiculture, environment, transport, e,ergy, water resourci.'S, 
,~t -:: .. ) . 
As part: of the implementation of this pr·)granulle. the Executi'/e 
;cecretariat, with financlal assistance frc'm the World Meteoro-
100ica1 Oroanisation (WHO), conducted an identificatioI'. study under 
co project - entitled "Contribution of Mele-::'~olo\lical Servi"ees to 
o>\!stainaL>le Development in BCOWAS Member "tates". The study was 
adopted by the Directors of Meteorological se.;:vices at their 
neetinll held in Abidjan from IS to 17 November, 1995. 
~. The project aims to ensure tood security by improving [he 
<T'.l",lity <I'ld quantity of agricultural production, natural re;:.ourceo:. 
j~,,;)agement.." environmental protect1.on. climatic cnanges ami 
iBscrtification. It also seeks to mc:-.it·n· and <lciliev" !l'or" 
.dfective use of agromet .. oro~ogical ami h:rdrolo9ical informat.ion. 
~. '1he r>?gional pro~ect has been conce1.ved in fi're »arts as 
"::0110,",,$ 
a) EstabliShment a!ld oper .. tion of dt, operational r':!gionaJ 
centre in charge of met .. orologic.<..il applications. It, 
role will be to monitor agricult.nral and climatolocrical 
activities, drought and desertification. . 
'l'he CILSS Agrometeoroiogical ar,;] .2ydrological Cen~r<' ill 
Niame,;', which has considerable t<'ct::lOlogical tr"ining und 
data collection facilities could Frovide training tor all 
ECOWAS Me.mber States. Its met&·')rological data ba", 
currently limited to CILSS '·lembet countries wEI thus 
accessible to the oLher Me"oLer S':.~~es of ECOWAS. 
b.l Assistance from the regiona~ ITI8ceorologicai :system .. 
est~b~ished in ECOWAS Member Sta~es to the operational 
re91.onal Ce!ItTe responsible for meteoroi09ic'l1 
applications. 
Each ECOWAS Me'l'.ber State hilS a network of synopt 
observation stations within the regional n",twork wh~ch h 
part of the WHO GlObal Climate Observing System for the 
African re-;:ion. Th( various networks need tn be 
rehabilitated by repl'lcing defective equipment wiL, ne··' 
O:>e" and by installing automat.l.C" synoptic observation 
<;tations. 
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c\ Establlshment vf an :::r;)eratior:o,~ "e~lonai c:entre 'LO !TEe': 
the needs of }lemi:>e:' states .,.,~~;, -.:egard tc I'f'.aint~nar,;;~. 
caL_ braltion aile. aeve2oP!Tlent of "j: ser';a:: ion ins t r\,;ments . 
dI 
The difficulties encoun:ered _;1 rr'3.intaining t.he surface 
ane. upper air observaLon 5t~>;.ions (sY;-)Gpti~, a:;r::-c­
:neteorolog i c" ~. cl irr,a tolo"ica: 2.'- ~ raini all 5 tat ior;s \ t;) 
ensure proper iUnctlonlng are cl;;e "co iIlaGequ~,-e scaff "rid 
lack of spare parts for instr..:'rBt,ts. 
The oshodl malntena;]c.o trainlno ::entre In Nlg~ria will be 
upgraded to aS5:ost :SC'OW.A.S Membe:- States in t;-;,; in~:!"l,;:r,ent 
fT1ainl:"nance, calibration and d-ovillopment. The eerl't." 
could ensure transfer of techn')loorY between U,e meteoro­
logical services of EcOWAS Mef.D",~ States. 
An ooerational !"eoi-;;nal te~eCQ:ll;,·;,::·,~c<lt':'ons 
use' of e.l(ist~ng· r,atio;J"l a.A 1''O'glonal 
",·,."ilable new ::ech'l('l:;'cgies. 
T~e region.,l te.i.eccmmunica+.io~IE .. "~\·lork wl.L. 'Jpe:cate at 
the nat.ional and recional lS·/E;'3 
At the national 10;"lel. ,~ 
n~t~ona: s~:!"lo:otic, 
obser,;:;:":;.on 
(SSB.; 3nd 
collect 
E.: 
scat~cr,3, \.;~ir." 
data ::0: l>?c~.:.on 
~9rometev"o10aical 
Single Side ~a"d 
plat.formf, (DCFs). 
generate power for 
Solar "<ll,e~S will be usac. LO 
the S~B5 :>nd DCPS, 
At the ro;<;llonal leve~, [C.'::'·,,'13 P.",";:'er .',ti\t~5 hay." 
tr.ree rsglonal te~eco.,.,~u;"'-,catlons hu~s (;;<'rH' 
located In Da: ... a>;:, Lagos a".d ;;ia;·.,<,Y· '~ILS~ ;;:.e",b~: 
countries have been P:':"" ded wi th nel>' tf 1" 
communications equi;:·ment ".-;,:::h nave lrr.f'·~,)\'ed data 
c'Jilectlcr. at nationai l.~V,,; and er.Sllr~ ?. ~a"id 
exchan<;Je of data and in!~rn:ation. !!J o~der to 
unify 1:.he re<;:io~jal telec0:'1~·.micatio".s oo\,s1:.eon. ,~ 
has been proposed that :;lmi~a" r;;ir,iolCef'1eT.: 
measures be ~.dopted for ,,!le other EC;:';';.;S /-!s'nb 
States. 
:;,-renat'lenin? of 
re9loDcl cent~es 
D.o.-clonal 
:.hrouc:;!: 
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ITlet .. o ~~ ~09ical 
tr,_= r:~ovi5ion 
t'e;rV1C';5 anc; 
o~ S:"~l;';:l 
A m.lTn»",r of as-'ablishments offe!~7;_- t:ainlng and Il.:rther 
training have gaine:i. a certaiI'. "~L"unt of r<oputatlon in 
their area of s?.;:ia!~53tlJn (;..",~::-ymet. "A~AC (Scale 
Africaine de Mlheo!"olo9ie et oS': '_"'''lation C~vile\, CRFM 
(Centre Regional de Formation ,":1 >1et4oro:ogiei. t:R!L>,~l 
(Ecole Regiona~e de la I'avioat,-;:,n AerH,nne "'~_ d.e 
Meteorologie). ?,ol-.'ever. "he c~<llnin9 cou"ses a:-e not 
meant for all ~ate90rie5 of sta:" 
In oraar to improve and strengthen training activiLieg within 
~he :;ub-re<;Jion, existing centres <lnd univelo;~:ies ~n the sl.lb-reglon 
ccust b<o ~trengthened to mee[ identifieo:' -::equirel'l-=nc3. ?'_,rther 
'-l3.in::.ng in dev0910ped cOlln'Lries will be pr:J'Jlded tc ln5~"UC~O!"S at 
t':~ sub-regional centres. 
-I~e scheduled 
,-·rv'~'-lc;tion. ensure 
,:ic:sertificatlon and 
·:-,--:o,,,,mmes. 
actlvlt~""S will hel. lmprove 
more efiective mon:~~~in9 Ot 
strengt.hen national .::a:>'.Ibiiity 
?gr is'~l tura, ­
drou·;~.c and 
~o im;:>lemenI-
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The duratior-. of the pro~ect ~;hicl"! is ,?:.:p~cted tc C"03t 
l;:.5'~~.440 lS four-yean: 
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ECONOHIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES 
THIRTY-NINTH SESSION OF THR 
COUNCIL OF MINJSTRRS 
AHUJA, 22 - 25 JULY, 1996 
REGULA'I'ION CjREG. 9j!7 jgf, ON THE INTEGRATED INFORMATION PROGRAMME 
FOR THE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF WEST AFRTCA. 
THI': COUNCIL 0.- MINISTEIH" 
MIND'-UL of Articles 10, 11 and 17. of the Revised Tr€' ,Lv 
est.ab1 i shj ng the Council of Mini st.en, and defines its composi t 1 on 
and functions; 
MINDFUL of Decision AjDEC.4j5j8? on the adoption of the ECOWAS 
regional agricultural development strategy; 
MINDFUl. of Decision CjDEC.lj6j86 on the adoption of the sholl me1 
medillm term programmes of action for the development a 
agricultural and natural resOlJrces; 
MINDFUT. of Decision CjDEC.l1j1:;>/'lO on the adoption of 'ln 
Agricultural research cooperation programme in the sllb-region; 
CONSIDERING t.he importance of agricult1Jral ~nformation ~n the 
• promotion of agricultural develo\,>ment; 
CONSIDEl!ING the time li.mitAtion on the availability of fun .. , UP~ 
the fourth cyclB of t.he Lome convention funding programme for 
egional df"velopment; 
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REALISING the failure of the Agrit"ulture Commlssion to meet on two 
occaSlons consider the programme make appropriate 
recommendations too Council; 
HEARING IN MIND the COTIc-prn of Member states and the international 
organisilt_ions over protracted delays lTI the implementation of the 
programme as a result of the failure of th .. Commission to meet; 
HAVING STunIED the sp"~ial memorandum of the Executive Secretariat 
presf'TIt_ing, inteT-alia, the Integrated Information Programm" for 
the Agriculturell Development of West Africa; 
ENACTS 
Article 1 
The at,t.ached lntegret.eil Information Programme for the Agricultural 
Development of West Africa is hereby adOpted. 
Art.lela 2 
The EXf'cutive Secretariilt." shall take appropriate me- ~ure> 
implemAnt_ this programmA as a regional project. 
The Exe,,"tive Secretariat shall take n~"pssary ~easures tn 
enSUre t_hat the project document is presented at a d( 
conference securJng adequate funding for 
lmplementation of the programme 
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Art.icle 3 
This Regulation shall he published by the Executive Secretariat in 
the Official JOllrnal of the Community within thirty (30) days of 
th" signature by the Chairman of the Council of Mjni,sters. 
It shall also be published in the National Gazette of each Member 
State within the same time frame. 
DONE AT ABUJA, THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY, 1996 
,J 
KWAME P RAR 
CHAIRMAN 
FOR COUNCIL 
COHMUNAUTE ECONOHIQUE DES 
ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST 
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF 
WEST AFRICAN STATES 
INTEGRATED INFORMATION PROGRAMME FOR THE 
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF WEST AFRICA 
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I. INTRODUCTION 
~he Thirty-fifth Session of Counci: held in Ahuja from 25 to 
28 July by Decision No. C/Dec,B/7/94 adopted the Agricultural 
Information Strategy as the basis for the formulation of a regional 
information programme for the agricultural developtflent of West 
Africa. The De.cision followed a study conducted in 1992 to 
ascertain the aq"ricultural information needs of the west Africa 
sub-region. --
The Decision also recognised the Regional Evaluation, Planning 
and Monitoring committee (CREPS), created at the reqUest of a 
regional workshop heldin Banjul in 1993 to review the st.udy, as an 
advisory bo4y to ECQWAS on agricultural informatioD matters. 
The regional agricultUral information pr~gramme is aimed at 
ameliorating deficiencies existing in the information delivery 
system in t.he agricultural sector. The programme is conc-,ived as 
it regional prc-ject for West Africa under the Lome Convent.icon. "11 
16 Member States as well as sub-regional organisations -,n W, .->t 
Africa are implicated. 
Technical and financial support. for this programlll .1S 
provided by eTA. The eTA is involved in t.his ECOWAS proje( _, :n 
~allaboration wit~ national, regional and interna, ion. 1 
inst.itut.ions in the Hember Stat.es, to promote the u,' oi 
information as a vehicle fot the agric<lltural development 0_, ~he 
sub-region. 
II. RESUME OF THE PROGRAMME 
The programme objectives aim at. regional integration, od 
seeks to ensure improved organisation and management of informat on 
for the agricultural development of t.he West African sub-regi'_n. 
based on the priorit.y areas defined and adopted by ECOWAS and at _.er 
organizat.ions working t.owards regional integration. 
Hore specifically, t.he objectives of the programme seek tc' 
achieve t.he following: 
To enhance the capacity for producing, processing and 
disseminating informat.ion; 
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To make information available to different cate rlE 
of users; 
To encourage t.be use of informat.ion as a facto; 0 
development.; 
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To create effective ir.form;J';- ~.- e.~chan;1·= :acilitles , ­
the local. natlonal and regier,al levels. 
Four projects have been identified and developed into detailed 
;:>roiect proposals; an additional two pr:J]€!cts have been identified 
~Jr- further study. The four projects identified and developed, 
briefly, are as follows; 
Project 1. Training Of AgricultUral ResearChers in Scientific 
Communlcatlon. 
JUS'l'IFlCATION 
Th, 
findings 
, rfomained 
region. 
training 
skill. 
ability of researchers to communicate their research 
and the technologies tbey generate to the end users has 
a major constraint to agricultUral development in the sub­
This is partly because scientists do not receive formal 
in communication and are therefore deficient in this 
OEJECTIVE 
The purpose of this project is to: 
ACTIVITIES 
Enhance agricultural and sClentific production, 
Improve publication of agricultural research 
results, 
Eetter adopt communication to the target audience. 
To achieve these objectives, the following dcti'ntie' <'re 
envisaged: 
'Training researchers in scientific writing, 
Training in the communication of agricultural 
research results, 
Individual training in special techniques. 
IMPLEMENTATION 
The project will be managed 
Development Association (WARDA), a 
ma:ndate for rice science, jointly 
countries (15 of which are members of 
by the West Africa 1 ':'.' 
regional institutLm .; '.r. 
cI,'ned by 17 West Af.!.::,'.;. 
ECOWAS). WARDA which hil 
vast experience in, 
~f t.his nature. 
administrat1ve and 
Project 2. Strengthening Agricultural E~:tension SYstems. 
JUSTIFICATION 
Agricultural extension torms an i::dispensable link between 
agricultural research and its end users. I~ West Africa, extension 
rem,ains weaK: and is unable to properly play its role 1n the 
agricultural development process. At a time when raglonal 
grc,lUpings are striving for integration, information on the various 
extension approaches employed by countries of West Airlca is scanty 
and not universally available; therefore. countries ar" not able to 
:,ene'iit from experiences generated elsewhere. 
OBJECTIVE 
,The overall objective of this project is tc st:·en.-then 
extension systems of Member States t:tereby maklnc "hec. more 
responsive to the agricultural development needs. 
The specific objectives of this proJect are to: 
Identify the various extension approaches in West Africa. 
Share information en the various agricultural extension 
approaches practised in the sub~re'~ion. 
Train, Hl a workshop i>ltuation. extension specialis~ in 
the success factors. 
Organise study tours Ot partiCipants to observe 
extension approaches practised in various West African 
countrles. 
Establish informal channelS for the adoption of success 
factors ~nt.o existing country p:::ograrnmes. 
ACTIVITIES 
There are four components under this p;:oject: 
A regional survey of extenSIon approaches, 
Regional workshops for extensionists. 
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Study-tours. 
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In-country train~n9 acth~L~;;S. 
D1PLEMENT1ITION 
The project will be jointly '~?'~.<tged by three relaLed 
institutions In NigerIa, deeply i~v(.~ved with agricultural 
extension aDd management training. fe: '::-.S }-.nglophone countries. 
These are the National Agricultural ~~ci ?bsearch Liaison ServIces 
(NAERLS), the Federal Agricultural Co- ),-cinating unit (FACU) and 
the Aqricultural & Rural Management '_'ralning Institute (ARMTI). 
"".NADER and Bf.:'PA will be responsible for pc:oject imple!:'e:Jtation in 
the Francophone countries. 
Project 3. Production and Exchange of _~.q~icuitural Radio and 
Television Programmes. 
JuSTIFICATION 
The importance of radio and televi5~v:l In reaching th., general 
population, even in the remotest pc::";::" of a country.- 15 )1'-X 
generally recognised. As a tool of sensitlsa:ion and mobilisatiu~. 
radio is usually the first, and often L.? ("nly, means of cO<lYeying 
information in the national a~d off!cia~ langJage to populations. 
Radio and television are presently also ~se6 as efflcient tools for 
suppr;,rting development initiatives such as training and 
information. Unfortunately, many 900(1 ?rogrammes tha"t have been 
developed for extension are inadvertently restricted to the areas 
where they are produced. 
Although the West African raM,) . 'i.".d~cape ha5 evolved rather 
rapidly with different kinds of rao.1.O net'"orks, there is, however, 
a shortaqe of qualified, trained radio a!'.D television journalists 
and, in particular, specialists in agriCl.!ltural broadcastir,g. 
OBJECTIVE 
This project aims at encouraging the countries in West Africa 
to develop good radio and television p;:'og.ammes for distribution 
and exchange across nation"ll boun~ar;es. Those countries lacking 
the capability to do so will De a5"i,::"d. ~"he project aJso aims to 
produce a directory of agricultural raQ~Q ""d televisio!1 jour! alist 
with the' view to up-grading their CO",?,,:ence, thro·.rgh "(rainin( 
programmes'\" 
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ACTIVITIES 
Act.lvities planned under this pr:::ject inclUde the £011uwin9' 
The production and disLrlbut~oll of radio and 
television programmes, 
The preparation of a dire~to~y of agricultural racio 
and television journalists, 
Training of agric'.lltural radio and television journalists. 
IMPLEMENTATION 
Project implementation and managemer,t will be undertaken by 
1i.'\ERLs for English speaking countries arid by CIERRO fo,- French 
speaking countries. The Union of Nati()nal Radio and Television 
Organisations of Africa (URTNA), an organisation con.mille,' -to thB 
development of all aspects of braodcasting in Africa, and 0 w~';ch 
all countries in the suL-region belong, will provide techn!.cal an:> 
logistical support for the project. 
Project 4. The Establishment of an Inte9rated Agricultural 
Information System. 
JUSTIFICATION 
This project is an 3.ttempt to ",stablish and main"!:ain all 
i;]tegrated information !iyste!!", :rr agr::.~ul:..:ral research, tral.nir:g 
and extension for the West A{ncan sl.:!J-region. The project is 
conceived against the cur:ent uneven development of scient i.· ic and 
technical information systems in the countries of the sub-region 
and the presence of a !lumber of independent structures, each 
covering a rather restricted area of agriCUlture. The success of 
this project will lead to stonege of information from a massive 
inventory, thus avoiding duplicatior: of efforts and to the 
enhancement of allricultural and rural development. 
OBJECTIVE 
The purpose of this project is 
information from research, ex:ension 
contribute to agricultural develo1'",.ent 
to facil"itate sharing 
or trainin~ 11'. order 
~n the followir.. ways: 
Enhancing the organisadon of agricultural informati( n 
and its efficient use to support agricultural developmc. 
in the sub-region thro1Jgh better intellration of 
information and development st:r<'tegies, 
. 
Strengthening the production, collection and processing 
of information capacitles of <,,:t:,:~ Member Sta:s, 
Creating the conditions necess<J.ry to institutionallse the 
use of information as a facto_ of development thereby 
enabling national institutionr to attain an acceptable 
level of growth, 
Improving internal planning, pr -qrarruning-, moni toring and 
valuation of research. 
ACTIVITIES 
The main aotivities to be undertaken 1n this project are the 
folowing: 
Assess existing reservoir of agricul!ural information in 
Member States, 
Diagnose strategy in use, evaluate efficiency ~nd 
methodololqy, 
Assess national capabilities in terms of resources and 
personnel to assemble agricultural information, 
Develop guidelines of general methodology for universal 
application for collecting, precessing, disseminating and 
retrieving information. 
IMPLEMENTATION 
WARDA will be assigned responsibility to coordil.ate this 
project and to provide the vital link to the CGIAR system. The 
project implementing agencies will be !SF. .... , GHASTINET and REDACI, 
in assoociation with INSAH. Techincal assistance for the project 
will be provided by ISNAR, CIRAD, CAB!, BDPA and GTZ. 
The two additional projects identified for further study are 
as follows: 
Project 5. Regional Programme to Foster Functional Literacy . 
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JUSTIFICATION 
The ability to read and write is essential for human 
development. Illiteracy constitutes a majcr problem for 
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aaticultural and rural development in t -,e sub-region. Illiterate 
farmers are handicapped because they are unable t::> take full 
advantage of agricultural information in print. Literate farmers. 
on the otherhand, can easily obtal.n information from published 
extension materials and thus bene!:t from reading about and 
adOPting advances in agriculture. 
The importance of literaoy is recognised in many states which 
have established such programmes. A few countries have 
embarked on a primary education programme in which every child is 
expected to go to school and attain 11 certain minimum level of 
education. Many countries have adul t functional literacy 
programmes which provide non-formal educaUon to their popu' ations. 
All these programmes are geared at increasing the usablity of the 
print media for promoting development. 
OBJECTIVE 
This project is aimed OlE strengthening fun(:tional literacy 
programmes of the countries of West Africa with a view to enhance 
the utilisation of agricultural information at the grassr00ts. The 
purpose of thi~ project is to make a significant contribLci'n to 
the a9ricultural and rural development of the sub-re9ion. 
ACTIVITIES 
A study shall be undertaken to develop a detailed project 
proposal. Conslutants will be corr.missloned to undertake the study 
and harmonise their findings and recommendations. Their report 
shall be used as the basis for the preparation of a detailed 
project document. 
The study shall be carried out dUring the first year of his 
regional programme for irr.plementatlon starting during the second 
and successive years of the five year project. 
Project 6. West African "gricultural Science Journal. 
JUSTIFICATION 
In order to gain rec09nition and advancement in their care"t:s, 
most agricultural SCientists in West "frica must use forah 
journals to publish their results. While ther.e exist natione 
pu'>llcations, none is rated hi9hly as compared t6 those publi:,h€.. 
overseas. Consequently, there is need for the creation of c 
medium, recognised by all, for use Py scientists in West Afri,",~. 
OBJECTIVE 
The objective of this projecT. is .~ ~stablish a medlu:n through 
which agricultural sCientists can put _":, without havlng 1.0 result 
to overseas options. In particular, ,,~e project is intended E 
cater to the needs of scientists in The sub-region. 
ACTIVITIES 
A feasibility study will. be <""o::l.Hssioned to examine al~ 
aspects of establishing a West A.-rl:'an Agricultural Science 
Journal. The study will be conducte;. by consultants. 
It will determine the procedure and mechanism for establishina 
and manasling a West African regional journal for agricultural 
scienc'es; consider the possibility of starting from a!) existlng 
national or regional journal that has achieved sorre deoree of 
regional or international recognition. . 
The study is recommended to 
year of this regional programme 
during the ensuing Years. 
be :mC!ertaken during tl,e fir·.t 
to:;:- subsequent implem·:·ntati. 1 
PROGRAMME FINANCING AND OVERALL COGP.':=: ~~'roll 
Financial support for the vm:~C':.~ .. ·.oIr.pone:lts of the proposed 
programme is to be borne on a cost :;;:>.::n;; basis by the donor and 
the bene f ieiar ies (ECOWAS and other l,..-.;·lementing insti tutions ) . 
The total cost of the five year .,'~Co:'ra~me l.5 US$34,1?5,3f'; of 
;,ohich US$30, 687 . 987 is being :::-equest' .. ' cf the donor. The remai ,inq 
US$3m457,396 shall be provided from resources of the benefic.~ary 
(calculated on the basis of cOS::'s for operating i'xisting 
programmes implicated in the p!:c-grGmme. costs which will be 
borne by thos(iO institutions with or wlthout the project). 
ECOWAS shall play the role of lead institution for ti,e 
programme and shall coordinate project activitl.es thrcligh a 
Project Coordination unit to be created. 
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COMMUNAUTE ECONOMIQUE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY 
THIRTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
ABUJA, 22 - 25 JULY, 1996 
REGULATION C/REG 1017196 APPROVING THE ECOWAS STAFF PROVIDENT 
FUND MANAGEMENT RULES 
THE COUNCIL 01<' MINISlERS 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty establishing the Council 
of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; 
MINDl<'UL of Article 58 of the ECOWAS Staff Regulations directing the Heads ot 
Institutions to establish a Provident Fund [or the staff oflhe Community Institutions_ 
NOTING that there had been put in place a Provident Fund for the staff of the 
Community Institutions; 
DESIRING to involve staff in the Management of their Provident Fund and to put in 
place adequate modalities for the operations of the Provident Fund; 
ON THE RECOMMENDATION of thc Eighteenth Meeting of the Administration 
and Finance Commission held in Abuja from 15 to 18 July IS'96; 
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Article 1 ; 
The Staff Provident Fund Management Committee Rules attached to this 
Regulation are hereby approved. 
Article 2 : 
All othl;r contrary rules, regulations and decisions relating to the Management 
of Staff Provident Fund arc hereby abrogated. 
Article 3 : 
This Regulation shall be published in the Official Journal of the Community by 
the Executive Secretariat within thirty (30) days of it.<; signature by the Chairman of 
the Council of Ministers. It shall also be published within the same time in the 
National Gazette of each Member State. 
DONE AT ABUJA, TIllS 25TH DAY OF JULY 1996 
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COMMUNAUTE ECONOM1QUE 
DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST 
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY 
OF WEST AFRICAN STATES 
RULES FOR TIIE 
MANAGEMENT OF 
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PROVIDENT FUN]) 
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Article I: Definitions 
For the purposes of these Rules, the following words and expressions shall 
have the following meanings: 
(a) "Treaty" means the revised Treaty of the Economic Community of 
West African States signed in Cotonou on 24 July 1993; 
(b) "ECOWAS" means the Economic Community of West African 
States established in Article 2 of thc Treaty; 
(c) "Staff member" means the permanent employee of an E(,:-,\'-AS 
Institution; 
(d) "The Provident Fund" means the special fund constituted from the 
contribution of ECOWAS Institutions and its staff, as well as the 
interests generated fwm placement of these monies; 
(c) "Salary" means the basic salary of the staff member at each time of 
contribution to the Provident Fund; 
(f) "Employer" means any Institution of ECOWA,S whose employees 
are members of the Pwvident Fund; 
(g) "Beneficiary" means the spouse(s) direct ascenda,;(s and descendants 
legally entitled to receive th" benefits accruing to a staff member; 
(h) "Management Committee" means the persons designated and elected 
in accordance with the provisions of article 8 of these rules. 
Article 2: Establishment and Name 
A Management Committe to be ealLd "ECOWAS Staff Provident Fund 
Management Committee" is hereby established. 
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(a) The Managcmcnt Committee of the ECOWAS Staff Provident Fund shall 
be made up as follows: 
Deputy Managing Director, 
ECOWAS Fund 
Deputy Executive Secretary, 
Administration and Finance, 
Director of Finance, Secretariat, 
Treasurer, ECOWAS Fund, 
Two (2) elected profeSSiOnal staff 
representatives (one from the 
Secretariat and one from the Fund), 
Two (2) elected G and M staff 
representa.tives (one from the Funci 
and one from the Secretariat, 
One (I) representative of the 
insurance company, without voting 
rights. 
Member 
Alternate Chairman 
Member 
Alternate Cl· Uf1nan 
Member 
Member 
Members 
Members 
Observer 
Cb) The Deputy Managing Director of the Fund and the Deputy ::.>;ecutive 
Secretary for Administration and Finance in 'he E.,ecutivc Secretariat shall 
alternate the chairmanship of the committee every year. 
(c) An elected sU· rf representative automaticaliy ceases to be a [\,ember of the 
Management Commit'ee immediately hd,h", ceases to b~ the staff 
representative. 
(d) A representative frolll the insurance company shall aU",nd meetings of the 
Committee but shall have no voting rights. 
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The Management Committee shall define a management policy concerning 
the Provident Fund and shal oversee its implementation. The Committee shall 
monitor, in particular; 
recovery of contribution; 
placement of the funds in the Provident Fund; 
payment of partial or total withdrawals. 
Tile Committee may take any measure it deems necessary to ensu) ~ proper 
management of the Provident Fund. 
Article 5: Meetings of the Management Committee 
(a) The Management Committee shall meet as and when necessary and, at 
!east, once every year, to adopt the audited accounts. 
(b) At all meetings of the Management Committee, the quorum shall L<: 
constituted by a simple majority of members, amongst whom must be the 
Chainnan, the Director of Finance and at least, Onc (1) elected representa­
tive of each category of staff; 
(c) All decisions of the Managenent Committee shall be taken by simple 
majority of voting members present, each member being entitled to OLLe 
vote. 
Article 6: Eligibilit)· 
(a) All professional and locally recruited staff members of ECOWAS Mc' 
automatically eligible and obliged to partir;patc in the Provident Fund from 
the date of assumption of duty with ECOWAS. 
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(b) Each staff member thus admitted is aulomatically bound by these rules and 
shall be given a copy !hereof upon assumption of duty. 
(c) Each staff member shall submit 10 the Administration Department of the 
institution coneemed and update on a regular basis, a list of beneficiaries, 
as well as the name of the agent entitled to receive the benefits to which a 
staff member is entitled. '~ 
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The resources of the Provident Fund shall be derived from: 
(.) " a monthly contribution of 17.50:;r· of the staff members's basic' 
salary. Of this contribution, 12.50% shall be paid by the employer 
and 5% by the employee; 
(b) interests and other incomes accruing from placement of contribu­
tions. 
Article 8: Contribution to the Provident Fund 
(a) Contributions shall become due from the date of admission of the staff 
member to the Provident Fund; 
(b) admission shall cease on the date on which the staff member, for any 
reason, leaves the service of the Community; 
(c) contributions shall continue to be paid even when the staff member is on 
paid leave. Where a staff member is on approved unpaid leave of absence. 
~ contribution to the Provident Fund shall cease until the staff member 
resumes duty. However, where the staff member does not wish the 
payment of his contributions to be interr ... pted, he shall pay the 17.50% 
representing both the employees' and the employers' contributic'1s; 
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(d) all contnbutions shall be paid in convertible comney and shaH be paid at 
the end of each quarter into a special fund held by an institution designated 
by the Management Committee after consultations with staff members. 
Article 9: Payments from the Provident Fund 
(i) Staff members are entitled to make a partial withdrawal from the 
Provident Fund. 
(H) The frequency and modalities of partial withdrawal shall be 
determined by the Management Committee. 
(b) Upon cessation of service through resignation, recall to home country, 
dismissal, termination or retirement, the staff member shall be paid the total 
amount in his credit after settlement of hi~ obligations in respect of loans, 
guarantees, damages or any other financial prejudice caused to ECOWAS. 
(cl All payments to staff members from th" Provident Fund shall be in 
convertible currency. 
Article 10: Benefits in Case of Death 
Where a staff member dies while In active service or, in the case of 
pennanenl and total disability of the staff member, the Management Committee 
shall pay the total amount standing to his credi:-to the representative designated 
by him or 10 the representative designated by his beneficiaries as stipulated in 
Article 3{c). 
Article 11: Accounts and Audit 
(a) The financial year of the Provident Fund shall commence on 1st January 
and end on 31st December of each year. 
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(b) The accounts of the Provident Fund shall be Kept separately from the other 
accounts of the institution by the Director of Finance in each institution. 
(c) The accounts shall be kept in such form as to show the amounts received, 
investments and payments effected by the Provident Fund as well as each 
staff member's credit balance. 
account of each staff member. 
(e) The annual budget sheet and the statement of income and expenditure must 
be duly audited by the External Auditor of ECOWAS. 
Article 12: Settlement of DifTenmces 
(a) Where differe'!lces arise as to the interpretation or application of these 
Rules, such differences shall be settled by the Management Committee 
constituted as set forth in Article 5 (b), Decisions on the matter in question 
shall be adopted by unanimolls vote of all members present. 
(b) The decision thus arrived at shall be binding on all members of the 
Provident Fund and shall be immediately enforceable. 
Article 13 Amendment of Rules 
(a) The Management Committee may submit any proposals for an amendment 
to these rules to the Council of Ministers tbrough the Head of Institution. 
(b) No amendment of these rules shall have the effect of permitting the 
payment or transfer of any part of the Provident Fund monies or invest­
ments to ECOWAS. 
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Article 14: Entry into Force 
These rules shall enter into force upon adoption by the Council of 
Ministers. 
DONE AT ABUJA TillS 251H DAY OF JULY 1996 
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THIRTY -NINTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
ABUJA, 22 - 251ULY, 1996 
REGULATION ClREG llm96 AUTHORISING ECOWAS STAFF MEMBERS 
TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L' AFRIQUE 
DE L'OUEST (HCEAO) PENSION SCHEMES 
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, II and 12 of the Revised Treaty establishing the Council 
of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; 
MINDFUL of Article 58 of the ECOWAS Staff Regulations relating to the 
establishment of a superannuation scheme for the staff of community Institutions; 
CONSIDERING the advantages of a pension scheme to staff proceeding on 
retirement; 
AWARE that the Banque Centrale des Elats de I'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) has 
established the BCEAO Senior Staff Pension Fund (CRAAE) for its professional staff 
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Community Institutions to its pension schemes; 
ENACTS 
Article J 
I. Pending the establishment of an ECQWAS Pension scheme, staff of the 
Community, who wish to do so may join any of the two BCEAO pension schemes 
i.e., the BCEAQ Senior Staff pension Fund (eRRAE) for professional staff and the 
BCEAO non-professional slaff supplementary pension scheme (RCPNC) for general 
service and auxilliary staff. 
2. The Executive Secretariat and the Fund shall negotiate with the BCEAO 
t~e modalities fOf subscription to the two pension schemes. 
Article 2 
The Regulation shall be published by the Executive Secretariat in the Official 
Journal of the Community thirty (30) days after its signature by the Chainnan of 
Council. It shaH also be published within the same time frame in the National Gazetle 
of each Member Stale. 
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CHAIRMAN 
FOR COUNCIL 
ECOIIOKIC COHHDJflrY OF 1/EST AFRICAJI STATES 
THIRTY-NINTH SESSIOR OF THB 
CG~HCIL OF MINISTERS 
ABUJA, 22 - 25 JULY, 1995 
REGULATIOR C/RKG.12!7/96 AMKRDING RKGULATIOR C/RKG.14/12/95 
RRLATIHG TO WEST AFRlCAS REPRESKRTATIOH OR THE BOARD OF OIRECTORS 
OF TRR GLOBAL RRVIROHMEIfT I1ACILITY_ 
THE COUMCIL OF MINISTERS, 
HIHDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty 
establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its compOSition 
and functions; 
CONSIDERING that it would be difficult to implement immediately the 
provisions of Regulations C/REG.14j12/95; 
DESIROUS of accomodating all countries concerned; 
ERACTS 
Article 1; 
The implementation of Requlation C/REG.14j12/95 adopted by the 
Council of Ministers at its Thirty-eighth Session held in Ahuja 
from 11 to 13 December 1995, is hereby deferred until the 
expiration of Mauritania's mandate in June, 1997. 
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·This ReQulation shall be communicated by the Executive secretariat 
to the Board of Directors of the Global Environment Facility and 
which shall also publish it in the Official Journal of tne 
Community thirty (30) days after its siqnature by the Chairman of 
the Council of Ministers. It shall also be published within the 
same time frame in the National Gazette of each Member State. 
DONE AT ABUJA, THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY, 1996 
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TJllRTY-NINTH SESSION OF TIlE COUNCn. OF MINISTERS 
ABUJA, 22 - 25,jULY 1996 
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TIlE LmERIAN CRISIS 
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 
MINDF1JL of Articles 10. 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty establishing the Council 
of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; 
DEPLORING the continued intransigence of me Liberian warring factions In 
implementing the Ahuja Agreement; 
REGRE1TING the fact that no progress has been made by the Liberian warring 
factions in returning the Liberian peace process to track; 
DESIROUS of bringing a speedy end to the Liberian crisis in accordance with the 
Ahuja Agreement, 
HEREBY: 
AFFIRMS that the Ahuja Agreement remains the only workable framework for 
restoring durable and permanent peace to Liberia; 
WELCOMES the Accra Mechanism aimed at returning the Liberia peace process 
to the Ahuja Agreement which was adopted by the seventh meeting of Ministers of 
Foreign Affairs of the Committee of Nine on Liberia held in Accra, Ghana on 8 
May 1996; 
APPROVES the provisions of the draft status of Forces Agreement negotiated 
between the Executive Secretariat and the Government of Liberia; 
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governance; 
DIRECTS the ECOWAS tu work in coIJaboration with the United Nations 10 hold 
democratic elections in Liberia within the shortest possible time; 
CALLS on the Committee of Nine on Liberia to consider, at its next meeting, a 
regime of sanctions as a means of putting pressure on the Liberian factional leaders, 
their families, supporters and sympathisers to_sue for peace; 
AGREES also that a meeting of the Committee of Nine on Liberia should be held 
as soon as possible, at the latcst by August 18, 1996, to consider all outstanding 
issues on the Liberian peace process. 
DONE AT ABUJA THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY 1996 
RCONOMIC COMMDNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES 
THIRTY-NINTH SESSION OF THB COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
ABUJA, 22 - 25 JULy 1996 
RBSOLUTION C/RES.2/7/96 EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO THB GOVElUfMRNT 
OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA FOR THE GRANT OF A LOAN FOR THE 
CONSTRUCTION OF STAFF QUARTERS FOR THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT IN 
ABUJA. 
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 
MINDFUL of Artic1es 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty 
establishing the Counci1 of Ministers and defining its composition 
and functions; 
CONSIDERING the pressing need. for the ECOWAS Executive Secretary to 
move into its new headquarters in Abuja; 
AMARE of the difficulty of finding accommodation in Abuja for the­
Staff of the Executive Secretariat; 
RSCQGNISING that effective occupation of the Executive Secretariat 
headquarters is contingent upon the availability of accommodation 
for the staff of the Secretariat; 
ACCEPTS WITH APPRECIATION the offer of the government of the 
Federal Republic of Nigeria to grant an interest-free loan of not 
more than twenty-one million United States dollars to the Executive 
Secretariat for the construction of staff quarters. 
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occupancy of the headquarters 
lack of staff accommodation; 
of the Executive Secretariat and the , 
THANJ(S the Federal Republic of Nigeria for its generous offer which 
constitutes a positive contribution to the construction and 
consolidation of economic integration in Africa, 
DONE AT ABUJA, OF JULy 1996 
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ABUJA, 22 - 27 JULY, 1996 
RECOHHRNDATIOIf C/RRC 1/7/96 RELATING TO 'l'BR COMPLBTIOH 
RCOWAS FUND HEADQUARTERS BUILDIRG IH LOME, 
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THE COURCIL OF MINISTERS, 
MlIfDPUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty of the 
Economic Community of Vast African States (RCOWAS) est .. blishinq the 
Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DRC.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; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DBe.3/6/8a of the Authority of Haads of 
State and Government relatinq to financing of extra works in 
respect of the Construction of the Headquarters of the RCOWAS Fund 
in Lome; 
RECOMMENDS TO 'MIE AU'l'HORI'I'Y or READS or STATE AIm GOVERIfMKWT: 
The approval and adoption of the attached Draft Decision relating 
to the completion of the ECOWAS Fund Headquarters building in Lama. 
DONE AT ABUJA, H DAY or JULY, 1996 
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HIHtI'EEH'l'II SESSION OF THE AOTBORITY OF 
HEADS OF STATK AIID GOVERlOIEH'l' 
JULY, 1996 
DRAFT DECISION HO A/DEC. /7/96 RELATIHG TO TRB COIIPLE'TION 
OF THE ECOWAS FUKD BEADQUAR'l'ERS BUILDIHG IN LOMB 
THE AU'l'l'fORITY OF HEADS OP STATE AHD GOVElUOIEIiI"l, 
HDIDFDL Of Article 7 of the Revised Treaty of the Economic 
Community of West African states (ECOWA5) establishing the 
Authority of Heads of State and Govern.ent and defining its 
composition and functions; 
KIHDFDL of Decision A/DEC./17/5/82 Of the Authority of Heads of 
state and Government relating to the Construction of Headquarters 
of the Institutions of the Community; 
KIHDFDL of its Decision A/DEC.4/7/86 relating to the financing of 
the Headquarters of the ECOWAS Fund in Lone which fixed the total 
cost of the ECOWAS Fund Headquarters at Pive billion CPA francs 
(CFAF 5,000,000,000) 
CONSIDERIHG its Decision A/DEC.3/6/88 of the Authority of Head of 
State and Government relating to financing of extra works in 
respect of the construction of the Headquarters of the ECOWAS 
in Lome: 
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Article 1 
The Manage.ent of the ECOWAS Fund is authorised to complete the 
ECOWAS Fund Headquarters building. 
Article 2 
The completion of the building shall be financed through the 
payment of arrears of contribution to the construction of the 
Headquarters of the ECOWAS Fund. 
Article J 
This Decision shall be published by the Executive secretariat in 
the Official Journal of the Com.unity within thirty (30) days of 
its signature by the Chairman of the Authority. It shall also be 
published within the same time fraDe in the National Ga2ette 
each Member State. 
OOME AT ABUJA, THIS 27TH DAY OF JULY, 1996 
FOR THE AUTHORITY 
R.E. J. J. RAWLINGS 
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'l'HlRTY-IU:H'l'H SESSIOIf Of' THE CODHCIl. OF MllfIS'l'ERS 
ABUJA, 22 - 25 JULY, 1996 
RECOJIJIENDATIOlf CfRJ!.C.2/7/96 RELATING TO THE RECOVERY 01' 
THE AMOmIT 01' (lA 11 207 925 COIITRIBUTED BY THE FOHD 
TOWARDS THE COKS'l'RUC'l'IOlI OF THE ECOIfAS EXWJTrVE 
SECRE'1'AlUAT IIF.ADQUAB'l'ER UI ABUJA, lIfIGEIUA 
THE CODHCIL OF MIMIS'l'KRS, 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty 
establishing the Council of Minister:;; and defining its composition 
and functions; 
MINDFUL of Decisions A/DEC.17/5/B2 and A/DEC.5/7/B7 of the 
Authority of Head os state and Government relating to the 
construction of the Headquarters of the coamunity Institutions; 
MINDFUL of Decisions A/DEC.2/€/88 and A/DEC.lO/6/B9 of the 
Authority of Heads of State and Governnent relating to the Study on 
Enhancing the Financial Resources of the ECOWAS FUND; 
MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC,1/7/95 relating to the Enhancement of the 
Financial Resources of the ECOWAS FUND; 
CORSIDERIMG the Report of the Ad HOC Ministerial committee 
Enhancement of the Financial Resources of the ECOWAS FUND; 
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The adoption of the 'attached Draft Decision relating to the 
recovery of the amount of UA 11 201 925 contributed by the Fund 
towards the construction of the ECOWAS Executive secretariat in 
Abuja, Nigeria. 
DOn AT ABUJA, THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY. 1996 
FOR roUlfCIL 
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NINETEENTH SESSIOR OF THE AUTHORITY OF 
BRADS OF STATI!. AJlD GOVERNMENT 
ABUJA, 26 - 27 JULY, 1966 
DRAFT DECISION A/DRC .. /7/96 RELATING TO THE RECOVERY OF THE AMOUNT 
OF UA 11,207,925 CONTRIBUTED BY THE FURD TOWARDS THE CORSTRUCTIOR 
OF THE ECOWAS RXRCUTIVR SECRETARIAT HEADQUARTERS IH ABUJA, HIGEBIA 
T'HE AUTHORITY Ot> BRADS OF STATE AJfD GOVERNHEwr, 
MIIITIFUL of Article 7 of the Revisad Treaty of the "l!conomic 
Community of West African States (ECOWAS) establishing the 
Authority of Heads of State and Government and defining its 
composition and functions; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/ORC.17/5/82 relating to the construction of 
Headquarters of the Institutions of the Community; 
HIIITIFUL of Decision A/OEC.5/7/87 relating to the financing of the 
construction of the Headquarters of the ECOWAS EXECUTIVE 
SECRETARIAT; 
MIlmFUL of Oecision CjOEC.6j11j82 of the Council of Ministers 
relating to the procedure for the construction of Headquarters of 
Community Institutions; 
ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the thirty-ninth Session of the Council 
Ministers held in Ahuja from 22 to 25 July, 1996; 
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Article 1: 
The ECOWAS Fund's investment of UA 11,207,925 in the construction 
of the ECOWAS Secretariat Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, shall be 
treated as a concessionary long term loan to the Executive 
Secretariat on the following terms and conditions: 
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PURPOSE 
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SEMI-ANNUAL AMOUNT 
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Recovery of amounts paid by the Fund 
towardS the construction of the 
Executive secretariat Headquarters 
UA 11,207,925 
7 yearG 
7 years with effect from the end of 
the sett\ement of reschedUled 
arrears of contributions (DI/OI/9al 
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Semi-annually 
UA 800,566.07 
The loan granted to the Executive Secretariat shall be repaid 
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This Decision shall be published by the ~xecutive secretariat in 
the Official Journal of the Community within thirty (30) days of 
the signature of the Chairman of the Authority. It shall also 
published within the same time frame in the National Gazette 
each Member State. 
noB~ AT ABUJA, THIS 27TH DAY OF JULY, 1996 
H.R. JRRRY JOHN RAWLIBGS 
CHAIRMAN 
FOR THR AUTHORITY 
EC0HCX4IC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES 
'nIIRTY-NINTU SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MDlISTBRS 
ABDJA 22 - 25 JULY, 1996. 
RECal!MENDATIOB C/REC. 3/7/96 RELATING TO THE GRANTING OF THE STATUS 
OF OBSERVER WITHIN THE INSTITlJTIOBS OF TUB COMMUNITY "l'O THE WEST 
AFRICAN ENTERPRISES NE"l'WORk (WAEN) 
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty 
establishing the council of Ministers and defining its composition 
and functions; 
MINDFUL of Dec:.sion A/DEC.9/B/94 dated 6 August 1994 establishing 
Regulations for the granting to Non-Governmental Organisations 
(NGOs) the status of observer within the Institutions of the 
Corrmunity; 
CONSIDERING that the West A£rica Enterprise Network is an 
international non-governmental organisation comprising private 
sector entrepreneurs whose objective is to contribute to the 
improvement of the business climate in west Africa; 
CONSIDERING the crucial role of the West Africa Enterprise Network 
(WARN) in the development of cross-border trade and investment; 
CONSIDERING the final Report of the Thirty-eighth meeting Of the 
Trade, CUstom, Immigration, Money and Payments Commission held in 
Lagos from 22 to 24 May 1996; 
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attached draft decision granting the West Africa Enterprise Network 
(WAEN) the status of observer within the institutions of the 
Corrmunity. 
DONE AT ABUJA, THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY, 1996. 
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NINETEEMTH SESSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF 
HEADS OF STATE Aim GOVERNMKKT 
ABUJA, 26 - 27 JULY, 1966 
DRAFT DECISION A/DEC {7/96 GRANTING THE WEST AFRICAN ENTERPRISES 
NETWORK (WARN) THE STATUS OF OBSERVER WITHIN THE IRSTITUTIORS OF 
Tall. COMKUIH TV , 
THE AUTHORITY OF HRADS OF STATE AKO GOVERNMENT, 
MINDFUL of Article 7 of the Revised Treaty establishing the 
Authority of Reads of State and Government and defining its 
composition and functions; 
MINDFUL of OQcision A/OEC.9/8/94 dated 6 August, 8stablishing 
Regulations for the grantinll' to Non-Governmental Organisations 
(NGOs) the status of observer .... ithin the Institutions of the 
Community; 
CONSIDERING that the West. Africa Enterprise Net .... ork is an 
international non-governmental organisation comprisinq private 
sector entrepreneurs whose object.ive J.S to contribut.e to the 
improvement of the business climate in West Africa; 
CONSIDERING the crucial role of the West Africa Enterprise Network 
(WAEN) in the development of cross-border trade and investment; 
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ON THE Recomm~ndation of the thirty-ninth session of the Council of 
Ministers held at Ahuja from 22 to 25 July, 1996. 
DBCIDKS 
Article 1 
The West African Bnterprises Network (WAEN) is hereby granted the 
status of observer, in Category "A", within the Institutions of the 
Economic Community of west African States. 
Art.lets 2 
This Decision shall be published by the Executive Secretariat in 
the Official Journal of the Community within thirty (30) days after 
signature by the Chairman of the Authority. It shall also be 
published within the same time frame in the National Ga",ette of 
each Member State. 
DONE AT ABUJA, THIS 27TH DAY OF .JULY, 1996. 
H.E. JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS 
CHAIRMAli' 
FOR TUE AUTHORITY 
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ABUJ~, 22 - 25 JULY, 1996 
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BASil RATR FOR THII. TARIFF REDUCTION PROORAMM1l' InfVlSAGRD POR UNDKR 
THE RCOWAS TRADE LIBERALISATIOH SCR8MB. 
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 
MllfDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty 
establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition 
and functions; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.S/5j79 dated 29 Hay 1919 of the Authority 
of Heads of State and Government consolidating customs duties and 
taxes of equ1valent effect and non-tariff barriers; 
COHSJDRRIRG the different fiscal reforms introduced in Member 
States since 1979; 
COHSIDRRIRG the 
Immigration, Honey 
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thirty~sixth meeting of the Trade, Customs, 
and Payments Commission held in Lagos from 22 to;r~ 
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RECOMMENDS to the Authority of Reads of ~Late and Government to 
adopt the attached draft Decision establishing the base rate for 
the tariff reduction programme envisaged for under the ECOWAS Trade 
Liberalisation Scheme; 
DOBE AT ABUJA, THIS 25TH DAY Of JULY. 1996 
OH. KWAME PE 
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NINETEENTH SESSION OF THE AUTHORITY Of 
HRADS Of STATE AND GOVERNMENT. 
ABUJA, 26 - 27 JULY, 1996 
DRAFT DECISraM A/DEC 17/96 ESTABLISHING THE BASE RATE FOR THE 
TARIFf REDUCTION PROGRAMME ENVISAGED FOR UNDER THE ECOWAS TRADE 
LIBERALISATION SCHEME. 
THE AU'J'HORITY OF HRADS OF STATE AND GOVERItMER'T, 
MINDFUL of Article 7 of the Revised ECOWAS Treaty establishin9 the 
Authority of Heads of State and Government and defining its 
composition and functions; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.8/S{7g dated 29 May, 1979 of the 
Authority of Heads of State and Governm&nt consolidating customs 
duties and taxes of equivalent effect and non-tariff barriers; 
COBSIDII.RIIfG the different fiscal reforms intrOduced in Member 
States since 1919; 
CONSIDERING Recommendation CjREC .... /7j96 of the 39th session of 
the Council of Ministers held in Abuja from 22 to 2~ July, 1996; 
D i CID R S 
ARTICLE 1 
Customs duties and other taxes of equivalent effect levied On 
imports under the ECOWAS tariff structure, and serving as the base ~ 
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those rates applicable to goods imported from third oountries by 
Member States and classified under the same heading in the ECOWAS 
Customs and Statistical Nomenclature, based on the Harmonised 
Commodity Description and Coding System (H.S.) 
ARTICLE 2 
Member States and the Executive Secretariat shall take all 
necessary measures to ensure the implementation of this decision; 
ARTICLI! 3 
This decision shall be published by the Executive Secretariat in 
the Official Journal of the Community not later than 30 days from 
the date of signature by the Chairman of the Authority. It shall 
also be published in the National Gazette of each Hember State 
within the same period of time; 
DOVE AT ABUJA, THIS 27TH DAY OY JULY, 1996 
H.E. JERRY JORK RAWLIlfGS 
CHAIRMAN 
YOR THE AUTHORITY 
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ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST 
AFRICAN STATES 
THIR'l'i-MIHTB SESSIOlf OF THE COUNCIL 01" MINISTERS 
A80JA. 22 - 25 JULY. 1996 
RECCmlKlIDATIOH CfREC.5/7/96 OH THE CANCELLATION OF TIlE CRITERION 
RELATING TO THE LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION OF COhhOHITY NATIONALS IH 
THE EQUITY CAPITAL OF KHTERPRISKS WISHIJfG TO BENEFIT :tROll TIlE 
ECOWAS TRADE LlBBRALISATIOH SCHItIlB 
THE COUNCIL OF MIlIIS'l'ERS 
MIHDVUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty 
establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition 
and functions; 
MINDFUL of the Protocol signed on 5 Novenber 1975 relating to the 
definition of the concept of products originating froll EeOWAS 
member states and its subsequent amendments; 
IIIMDFUL of Decision A/DEC.6/7/92 amending Decision AIDEe.1/5/B3 
relating to the adoption and illlplementation of a single trade 
liberalisation scheme for industrial products originating from 
ECOWAS Member States; 
CONSIDERING the need to streamline the ECOWAS Trad~ Liberalisation 
Scheme with a view to accelerating its effective application; 
CONSIDERING the constraining nature of the rules of origin, r 
particularly as they relate to the level of participation of 
community nationals in the equity cap_tal of enterprises wishing to Oil 
benefit from the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme; ft' ( 
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investments into West ~frlca; 
OH THE RECOMMENDATION of the thirty-sixth meeting of the Trade. 
CUstoms, Immigration, Money and payments Commission held in Lagos 
from 22 to 24 May 1996; 
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criterium relating to the level of participation of nationals of 
Member states in the equity capital of enterprises wishing to 
benefit trOD the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme. 
DOlO!: AT ABUJA. THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY. 1996 
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CBAIRMAK 
FOR CODlICIL 
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AFRICAN STATES 
NINR'l'KRNTH SESSION OF 'IRE AUTHORITY OF 
HEADS OF STATE AND 00VKlINHENT 
AmJA. 26TH 27TH JULY. 1996 
DRAFT 
DECISION AlDRC. 17/96 ON THE CANCELLATION OF THK 
CRITERION RELATING TO THE I.EVKL OF PARTICIPATION OF 
OJMHUNITY NATIONALS IN THE EQUITY CAPITAL OF RNTERPRISKS 
WISHING TO BENEFIT FROH THE BCOWAS TRADE 
LIBERALISATION SCHiI1E 
THE loUl'HORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVKRNMKNT. 
MINDFUL of Article 7 of t.he Revised Treaty establishing the 
Authority of Heads of State and Government ..nd defining ita 
compOsition and func~on .. ; 
MINDFUL of the protocol signed on 5 November 1975 relating to the 
definition of the concept of product .. originating from ECOWAS 
Member Statea and it" subsequent amendmenta; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.6!7/92 amending Decision A/DEC.l/5/8S 
re] ating to the adoption end implementation of a eingi" trsde 
liberaliaation scheme for industrial product .. originating from 
ECOWAS Member State5; 
CONSIDERING the need to streamline the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation ~( 
Scheme with a view to accelerating its effective applj~ation; , 
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particularly as they relate to the level of participation, of 
Community nationals in the equity capital of enterprieee wishing to 
benefit from the ECOWAS Trade Liberalieation Scheme; 
OONCKRNED with the need to eliminate obstacles being faced by 
economic operators in the eub-region and to attract foreign 
investments into West Africa: 
CONSIDERING Recommendation C/REC •.. /7/96 of the thirty-ninth 
aBBBion of the Council of Ministers held in Abuja from 22 to 25 
July 1996; 
DECIDES 
ARTICI,J!: 1 
The cr~_terion relating to the level of participation of Community 
nationals in the equity capital of enterprises wishing to benefit 
from the Community liberalisation I"Icheme for industrial producte is 
hereby cancelled. 
ARTICI.E 2 
The provisione of Article 7 of Decision A/DEC_6/7/92 of 29 July 
1992 fi.xing the level of participation of nationals of Member 
States in the squity capital of industrial enterprisss whose 
prodUcts ehall benefit from the trade liberalisation scheme at a 
single minimum rate of 25% are hereby repealed_ 
ABTICJ.E 3 
The following criteria shall be taken into consideration to 
determine COllUllunity origin of industrial pr<:: iucts eligible 
benefit from the ECOWAS trade liberalisation scheme : 
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production; 
2. the value added of the ex-factory price before tax of the 
finished product. 
ARrICI.R 4 
Member States and the Executive Secretariat shall take necessary 
measures to ensure the implementation of this decision. 
ARrICI,E :; 
This decision shall be published by the Executive Secretariat in 
the Official Journal of the Community within thirty (30) days after 
ita signature by the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State 
and Government. It shall "leo be published within the same time 
frame in the National Gazette of eBch Member State. 
DONE AT ABUJA, THIS 27TH DAY OF JULY, 1998 
H _ E. .JERKY JOHN RAWLINGS 
CHAIRMAN 
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THIRTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
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ABtlJA, 22 - 25 JULY, 1996 
RECOMMENDATION C/REC.617/96 RBLATING TO THE AUTHORIZING OF THE 
EXECUTIVE SBCRETARY TO SIGN A LOAN AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL 
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL 
QUARTERS FOR STAFF OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT IN ABUJA 
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty 
establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition 
and fUIlctions; 
MINDFUL of the Decision of tbe Council of Hinisters taken at 
its 28th session in Abuja on 13 December, 1990 reaffirming- its 
earlier decision that the Community should construct residential 
qUarters in Abuja for the staff of the Executive Secretarit; 
AWARE that a large nUmber of Member States are owing arrears 
of payment to the operational budget of the Executive Secretariat 
and are also yet to complete payment of their assessed contribu­
tions to the construction of the HeadqUarters of Community Institu­
tions and to the capital of the -FUND; 
CONVINCED of the inability of most Member States to directly 
undertake the financing of the construction of staff quarters in 
Abuja because of the aforementioned outstanding financial obligai 
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grant to the ECOWAS Secretariat an interest-free loan 
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ANXIOUS for the speedy relocation of the Executive Secn.tariat 
to Abuja in consonance of Decision C/DEC.4/12/94 transferring the 
Executive Secretariat to Abuja; 
ON THE PROPOSAL of the Eighteenth meeting of the Administra­
tion and Finance Commission held in Abuja from 15 to 18 July, 1996; 
RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS AND STATE AND GOVERNMENT 
TO ADOPT the attached Draft Decision authorizing the 
Executive Secretary to sign a loan agreement with the Federal 
Republic of Nigeria for the construction of residential quarters 
for staff of the Executive secretariat in Abuja. 
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DONE AT ABUJA, THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY, 1996 
KWAME PEPRA 
CHA""WI 
FOR COUNCIL 
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OF HEADS OF STATE AHD GOVERHME::T 
ABUJA, 26 - 27 JULY, 1996 
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DRAFT DECISIOM A/DEC. /7/96 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE 
SECRETARY TO SIGN A LOAN AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC 
OF NIGERIA FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS FOR 
STAFF OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT IK ABUJA 
THE AUTHORITY uF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty 
establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition 
and functions; 
MINDFUL of the Decision of the council of Ministers taken at 
its 28th session in Abuja on 13 December, 1990 reaffirminq its 
earlier decision that the Community shOuld construct residential 
quarters in Abuja for the staff of the Executive Secretarit; 
AWARE that a large number of Member States are owing arrears 
of payment to the operational budget of the Executive Secretariat 
ano are also yet to complete payment of their assessed contribu­
tions to the construction of the Headquarters of Community Institu­
tions and to the capital of the FUMD; 
CONVINCED ~f the inability of most Member States to directly 
undertake the financing of the construction of 
Abuja because of the aforementioned outstanding 
tions of the Community; 
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CONSIDERING that the Federal Republic of Nigeria had agreed to 
grant to the ECOWAS ~elcretariat an interest-free loan; 
ANXIOUS for the speedy relocation of the Executive secretariat 
to Abuja in consonance of Decision C/DEC.4/12/94 transferring the 
Executive secretariat to Abuja; 
ON THE PROPOSAL of the Eighteenth meeting of the Administra­
tion and Finance Commission held in AbuJa from 15 to 18 July, 1996; 
DECIDES 
Article 1 
The Executive Secretary is authorized to sLgn a loan Agreement 
between the ECOWAS Executive Secretariat and the Government of the 
Federal Republic of Nigeria for the construction of residential 
quarters for staff of the Executive Secretariat in Abuja for an 
amount of six million six hundred and fifty thousand (6.650.000) 
United States dollars only. 
Article 2 
1. The Executive Secretary shall renegotiate the terms of the 
loan agreement with regard to obtaining a longer period of 
moratorium from the Nigerian Government to cover at least the 
construction period. 
2. Considering that Member States will not be in a position to 
supplement the loan, the repayment of the loan shall take due 
account of the salary deductions for housing professionals L9 
accorddnce with the Staff Regulations rents and the recovery of 
arrears of contributions. 
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3. The Executive secretariat is requested to review ~he design 
and the construction cost in order to build at least one hundred 
bousing units with that amount. 
". The tender should be opened to all ECOWAS companies bearing 1.D 
mind that they should have fulfilled the local requirements. 
5. To ensure speedy completion of the houses, the construction 
works may be awarded to a number of companies in lots . 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall be published by the Executive 
Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Community within thirty 
(30) days of its signature by the Chairman of the Council of 
Ministers. It shall also be published within the same time frame 
in the National Gazette of each Member &ta1:e. 
DONE AT ABUJA, THIS 27TH DAY OF JULY, 1996 
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CBAIRMAIf 
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DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST 
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY 
OF WEST AFRICAN STATES 
THIRTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF M~NISTERS 
ABUJA, 22 - 25 JULY, 1996 
RECOMMENDATION C/REC.7/7/96 RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF 
STANDARDS FOR THE DESIGN OF COMMUNITY ROADS 
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty establishing the Council 
of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.20f5/80 dated 28 May 1980 of the Authority of 
Heads of State and Government relating to the ECOWAS transport programme; 
MINDFUL of Resolution CIRES.7/7{91 dated 3 July 1991 urging Member States 
to take into account ECOWAS decisions during negotiations for the financing of 
transport projects; 
CONSCIOUS of safety considerations given that heavy duty vehicules occupy up 
to 2.8 metres of the roadway; 
MINDFUL of the fact that pavements less than 7 metres wide wear out more 
rapidly than those that exceed 7 metres and therefore need more frequent 
maintenance; 
AWARE of the higher maintenance costs of roads lesss than 7 metres wide; 
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CONSIDERING the thirty-eighth meeting of the Transport, Communication and 
Energy Commission, held in Lagos from 16 to 18 May, 1996 
RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT 
to adopt the attached Decision establishing standards for the design of Community 
roads. 
DONE AT ABUJA THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY, 1996 
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CHAIRMAN 
FOR COUNCIL 
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AFRICAH B!'A'l'ES 
NINETEENTH SESSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF 
HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT 
ABUJA, 26 - 27 JULY, 1996 
DRAFT DECISION A/DBC ... /7/96 ESTABLISHING STAftDARDS 
FOR THB DESIGnS OF COHMUHITY ROADS 
THB AUTHORITY OF BRADS OF STATE AND GOVRRHMBHT, 
MINDFUL of Article 7 of t.he Revised Treaty establishing the 
Authority of Reads of State and Government and defining its 
composition and fUnctions; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/ORC.20/5/S0 dated 28 May 1980 of the 
Authority of Heads of State and Government relating to the BCOWAS 
transport programme; 
MINDFUL of Resolution C/RBS. 7/7/91 dated 3 July 1991 of the Council 
of M.inisters urginQ Member States to take into account BCOWAS 
decisions during negotiations for the financing of transport 
project.s; 
CONSCIOUS of safet.y considerat.ions, given t.h"t heavy dut.y vehicles 
occupy up to 2.8 metres of the roadway; 
MINDFUL of the fact th"t pavement.s less t.h"n 7 metres wide wear 
out. more rapidly than t.hose ellceed 7 metres; and therefore need 
more frequent maintenance; 
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wide; 
MIHDFUL of the increasingly heavy volume of traffic; 
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OB THB RECOMMENDATION of the thirty-ninth session of the Council 
of Ministers held in Abuja, from 22 - 25 July, 1996; 
D Bel DRS 
ARTICLB 1 
The design standards below are hereby established for the 
construction of Community roads; 
a) The design speed for construction of inter-state roads 
shall be 100 km/h; 
b) The maximum axle load for design shall be 13 tons and the 
permissible axle load for operation shall be 11.5 tons; 
cJ The road width shall be at least 7 metres; 
d) The shoulders shall be at least 1.5 metres wide on both 
sides; 
ARTICLE 2 
The Executive Secretariat shall monitor the implementation of this 
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ARTICLE 3 
This decision shall-be published by the Executiv. Secretariat in 
the Official Journal of the Community thirty (jO) days after its 
siqnature by the Chairman of Council. 
It shall be published within the same time frame in the National 
Gazette of each Member State. 
DONE AT ABUJA, TRIS 27~ DAY OF JULY, 1996 
R. E. JERRY JOn RAWLINGS 
CHAIRHAIf 
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THIRTY-HIKTH SESSIp~ OF THE COUNCIL 
OF MINISTERS 
ABUJA, 22 - 25 JULY, 1996 
RBCOMMENDATION C/RBC.B/7/96 RBLATIBG TO THE COHCLUSIOH OF A 
MULTILATERAL AIR TRANSPORT AGRBKMBHT AMONG MEHBER STATES. 
_ TlI:R r::OIJIfCIL OF MINISTERS, 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty 
establishing the Council of Ministgts and defining its composition 
and functions, 
MINDFUL of Article 32 of the Revised Treaty relating to cooperation 
in Transport; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.20/5/aO of the Authority of Heads of 
State and Government on the ECOWAS transport programme; 
AWARE of the need to develop air transport services within ECOWAS; 
OR THE RECOMMENDATION of the Thirty-eighth meeting of the 
Transport, Communications, and Energy Commission held in Lagos from 
16 to 18 Hay, 1996; 
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ADOPT the attached draft Decision on the ConcluBion of a 
multilateral air-transport Agreement among Membar states. 
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STATB AND GOVERNBMKNT 
ABOJA, 26 - 27 JULy 1996. 
(PROJBT) 
DECISION A/OBe.' 7/96 ON TRB CONCLUSION OF A MULTILATERAL 
AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT AMONG MRM8BR S"nI.TES 
TIlE AtrI'HORITY OF BEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMEfl'l'. 
MINDFUL of Article 7 of the Revised BCOWAS Treaty establishing 
the Authority of Heads of State and Government and defining its 
composition and functions; 
MINDFUL of the provisions of Article 32 of the Revised Treaty 
relating to cooperation in transport and communication; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC. 20/5/80 of the Authority of Heads of 
State and Government on the ECOWAS transport programme; 
AWARE of the need to develop air Transport services within EooKAS; 
CONSIDERING the report at the thirty-ninth session of the Councilof 
Ministers, held in Abuja from 22 to 25 July, 1996; 
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DECIDRS 
Article 1 
ECOWAS member States shall conclude among themselves a Multilateral 
air Transport Agreement establishing a single air space within the 
Corrmunity; 
Article 2 
The Executive secretariat shall monitor and ensure 
implementation of this decision in COllaboration with the Member 
States co-ordinating the implementation of the Yamoussoul;ro 
Declaration in West Africa. 
Article 3 
This Decision shall be published by the Executive Secretariat in 
the Official Journal of the Community within thirty (30) days of 
signatu:.:-e by the Chairman of Authority. It shall also be published 
within the same time frame in the National Gazette of each Member 
State. 
DONE AT ABUJA, THIS 27TH DAY OF JULy 1996. 
R.E. JERRY J. RNALINGS 
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ABOJA, 22 - 25 JULY, 1996 
RECOMMENDATION C/REC.9/7/96 RELATING 'l'O 'l'HE CRJtATIOH BY EACH 
MEMBER STATE OF AM AI1lOIKIIIOUS FUIfD FOR ROAD IIAl:N'l'EIfAHCE 
'1'IIE COUNCIL 01" 1I1.Jf.lSTEltS, 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty 
establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition 
- and functions: 
MrNDFUL of Decision A/DEC.20/5/80 of the Authority of Heads of 
state and Government relating to the transport prograame. 
IIINDFUL of Resolution C/RES.7/7/91 of the Council of Ministers 
urging MeJ'Ilber States to take into acount ECOWAS decisions during 
negotiations for the financing of transport projects; 
AWARE of the accelerated deterioration of roads in Member states 
and the high costs of rehabilitating such roads. 
AWARE also of the difficulties encountered by Kelliher states in 
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Transport, Communications and Energy Comnission held in Lagos, froa 
16 to 18 May, 1996; 
RECOMMENDS TO THE AlTl'IIOIUTY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMEN'T to 
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HIHIm!II'lII SESSION :rill! AlmIORlrY OJ!' 
HEADS OJ!' S:rAn AND GOVERIIHI!II'r 
ASOJA, 26 - 27 JULY, 1996 
DRAFT DECISION A/DEC ...... /7/96 RELATING TO THE CRRATIOH 
BY EACH MiMBER STATE OF AN AUTOHOMOUS 
FUND POR ROAD KAIH'I'RHAlfCR 
THE AUTHORITY OF RRADS OF STATE AKD GOVRRRMRWT, 
MINDFUL of "rtiel!! 7 of the Revised Treaty establishing the 
Authority of Heads of State and GovernmQnt and defining its 
composition and functions; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.20{S/SO of tho Authority of HQads of 
State and Government dated 28 Hay,1980 relating to the transport 
programme; 
MllfDFUL of Resolution C/RES.7/7/91 of the Council of Ministers 
dated 3 July, 1991 urging Member States to take into account ECOWAS 
Oecisions durinIJ negotiations for the financing of transport 
projects; 
AWARE of the accelerated deterioration of roads in Member States; 
and the high costs of rehabilitating such roads; 
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funding the rehabilitation arid maintenance of existing roads; 
OM THE RECOMMENDATION of the thirty-ninth meeting of the Council of 
Ministers, held in Ahuja from 22 - 25 July, 1996; 
DECIDES 
ARTICLE 1 
Each Member State shall establish an autonomous fund for road 
m,,-intenance. The fund shall be operated independently from the 
public treasury, and should be called "the Autonomous Fund for Road 
Maintenance". The fund shall be financed from charges collected 
from road users. 
ARTICLE 2 
Each Member State shall establish a Board of Directors comprising 
road users and relevant government representatives to administer 
the Fund. 
ARTICLE 3 
Tho Executiv .. secretariat shall monitor .nd ensure 
implementation by Member States of this Decision. 
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This Dacision shall bo published by the Executive Secretariat in 
the Official Journal of the Community thirty (30) days after its 
signature by the Chairman of Council. 
It shall also be published within the same time frame 
National Gazette of each Member State. 
DOHK AT ARUJA, THIS 27TH DAY OP JULY, 1996 
H.E. JERRY JOHK RAWLlftGS 
CHAI ...... 
FOR THE AUTHORITY 
ECOROMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES 
THIRTY-NIRTH SESSION OF THE 
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
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THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO SIGN THE AGRI!EMENT BETWEEN THE 
COMMUNITY AND THE LIBERIAN NATIONAL TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT ON 
THE STATUS OF THE ECOWAS CRASSFIRE MONITORING GROUP (ECOHOG) 
IN LIBERIA 
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty 
establishing the COUncil of Ministers and_defining its composition 
and functions; 
MINDFUL of DeCision A/DBC 1/8/90 dated 7 August 1990 of the 
Community Standing Mediation Committee on the ceasefirt> and the 
institution of an ECOWAS Ceasefire Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) in 
Liberia; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC 3/11/90 relating to the conclusion 
of an Agreement on the status of the Ceasefire Honitoring Group 
(ECOMOG) between the community and the Interim Government of the 
Republic of Liberia; 
CONSIDERING the various Peace Agreements brokered by the 
Community and entered into by the Liberian warring factions; 
CONSIDERING the report of the Technical Meeting between ECOWAS 
and the Liberian National Transitional Government on the Status of 
Forces Agreement held in Monrovia from 5 to 8 February. 1996; 
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R E C 0 H H E ft D S 
TO THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT 
To adopt the attached draft Decision authorizing the Executive 
Secretary to sign the Agreement between the Community and the 
Liberian National Transitional Government of the Republic of 
Liberia on the status of the Ceasefire Monitoring Group (ECOHOG) in 
Liberia. 
DONE AT ABUJA, THIS 25TH DAY~,OF 1996 
o~LEPp~ 
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FOR COUNCIL 
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES 
NINETEEXTH SESSION OF THE AUTHORITY 
OF HEMS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT 
AHUJA, 26 - 27 JULY, 1996 
DRAFT DECISION A/DEC .... /7/96 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE 
SECRETARY TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COHHUNITY AKD THE 
GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA ON THE STATUS OF THE 
THE AUTHORITY OF HEMS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, 
MINDFUL of Article 7 of the ReVised Treaty establishing the 
Authority of Heads of State and Government and defining its 
compoSition and functions; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC 1/8/90 of 7 August 1990 of the 
Community Standing Mediation committee on the Ceasefile and 
establishment of an ECOWAS Ceasefire Monitoring Group for Liberia; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC 3/11/90 relating to the conclusion 
of an Agreement on the status of the ECOWAS Cease fire Monitoring 
Group (ECOMOG) between the Community and the Interim Government of 
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the Republic of Liberia; 
CONSIDERING the various Peace Agreements brokered by the 
Community and signed by the Liberian warring factions; 
DESIROUS of providing an appropriate framelWrk that will 
define the privileges and immunities that the Liberian government 
will accord ECOHOG taking into account the international 
compOSition of the ECOHOG troops and the ECOWAS General Convention 
on Privileges and Immunities; 
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DESIROUS also of granting the ECOHOG Command and its personnel 
the adequate protection and freedom needed for the el!:ecution of 
their lIIandate; 
OM THE RECOMMEMD"TION of the thirty-ninth session of the 
Council of Ministers held in Abuja from 22 to 25 July, 1996. 
DECIDES 
Article 1 
1. The Agreement relating t.o the status of ECOMOG in Liberia 
~etween the KCOWAS and the Government of Liberia attached to this 
Decision is hereby approved. 
2. The Executive Secretary is hereby authorized to sign on behalf 
of the Community, the Agreement referred to in paragraph {ll above. 
Article 2 
This Decision shall be published by the Executive Secretariat 
in the Official Journal of the community thirty (30) days after its 
signature by the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and 
Government. It Shall also be publiShed within the same tillle frame 
in the National Gazette of each Member State. 
DONE AT AHUJA, THIS 27TH DAY OF JULY, 1996 
H.E. JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS 
CHAIRMAN 
FOR THE AUTHORITY 
ECONOMIC COMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES 
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THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF 
WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS). 
AND 
THE REPUBUC OF IlBERIA 
*DRAFT AGREEMENT TO BE APPROVED BY 
THE DBCISION-MAIING BODIES OF ECOWAS 
AND THE GO~BNT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA 
Rev. 5 
iMOnrovia, , ' .. bruary 19~6 
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This AgreeIllent i~ made this •• , •••.•. " •••••.••• day of 
•• ' " " •.••••••••• of 1996 BEl'WEEN the Econolllic COl'/llllunity of 
West ~ffican states, (hereinafter referred to as "ECOWAS"), 
the one part. 
AND 
The Republic of Liberia, of the other part. 
of 
WHEREAS, the Republic of Liberia, since 1990, has been 
plunged into a state of civil war resulting in massive 
destruction of life and property and a total breakdown of law 
and order; 
COllBJ:DBR1:)IG the pathetic plight ot innocent civilians 
as a result of the civil war and its threat to international 
peace and security. particularly to neighbouring countr~es and 
the west African sUb-region as a whole; 
COMBCJ:008 of the need for a stable and secure regional 
environment as an essential ingredient for effective regional 
cooperation; 
CORS~DBR~.G that the EOOWAS Standing Mediation C~it­
tee established by the Authority of Heads of State and 
Government of ECOWAS at its First Summit Heeting held in 
8anjul, The Gambia from 6 to 1 AllgUlOt 1990, decided to deploy 
an ECOWAS Ceasefire Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) to restore peace 
and stability to Liberia and to enforce a ceasefire amongst 
the warring factions; 
AWARS that the ECOWAS Ceasefire Monitoring Group 
(ECOHOG) had since its deploYlllent to Liberia, successfully 
restored a large measure of normalcy in the country and had 
also undertaken vital humanitarian activities to alleviate the 
hardship of the people of Liberia. 
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AWARE of the. enormous effort and cClI\lIlitment of the 
Economic Community of West African States towards" the peaceful 
resolution of the Liberian conflict; 
NO'1'INa that a final resolution of the Liberian conflict 
requires the concerted effort and participation of the 
in cotonou, RepublIc at Benln, on .. ::, ""'''J J.~~'" 
MINDFUL of the Akosombo Agreement sigl'led on 12 septem­
ber 1994; 
MillDPUL of the Agreement on the Clarification of the 
Akosombo Agreement 1994 Signed in Acera on 21 December 1994; 
MIIiDJ'UL of the Acceptance and Accession Agreement 
signed in Acera on 21 Deceaber 1994; 
MINDFUL of the Agreement to supplement the Cotonou and 
Akosombo Agreeaents as subsequently clarified by the Acera 
Agreement and signed in Abuja on 19 August 1995; 
AWARB that ECOMOG is made up of military, paramilitary 
and police personnel contributed on a VOluntary basis from 
ECOWAS Member states; 
CONSCIOUS of the soverignty of the Republic of Liberia 
and the need to define the status of ECOMOG'i .-its Members and 
its operations within the Republic Of Liberia; 
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NOW THEREFORE THE PARTIIS HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 
DV:INl:TIOIIS 
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For the purpose of this Agreement, ~he following 
definitions shall apply: 
L "ECOMOG" or "The Group" means the ECOWAS Ceasefire 
Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) establiShed pursuant to the ECOWAS 
Authority Decision A/OEC.1/B/90, and includes troops contrib­
uted by other African states to assist in the peace-keeping 
mission. ECOMOG consists of: 
(a) "Special Representative of the Chairman" appointed 
by the Chairwan of the Authority of Heads of State 
and Government to exercise such powers and func­
tions as are entrusted to him. 
(b) "Executive Secretary's Special Representative" 
appointed by the Executive Secretary of ECOWAS to 
exercise, under his authority, such powers and 
functions as are entrusted to him by the Authori­
ty; 
(c) "The Field CODll!lander" appointed as Chief of the 
ECOMOG Operations by the Chairman of the Authori­
ty; 
(d) "Joint Ceasefire Monitoring COl!ll'llittee" (JCMC) 
established pursuant to the Cotonou Accord and 
Security Council Resolution S/RES/866 (1993) dated 
1.0 August 1993; 
(e) "Civilian Section" composed of ECOWAS officials 
and other persons assigned to assist any of the 
Special Representatives; 
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ca11y stated otherwise, does - noE. J.h~illQ-e·· J.uca'!'l}' 
recruited personnel assigned by the participating 
states to serve as part of EOOMOG. 
2. "Member of ECOMOG" lIleans any member of the military. 
paramilitary or civilian section, but, unless specifically 
stated otherwise, does not include locally recruited person­
nel. 
3. "participating State" lIle8nS a member state that 
contributed personnel to BCOMOG. A ·Participating Government" 
;R the government of a Participating State. 
4. "Govel."nment" means the Government of the Republic of 
Liberia and includes all its officials and local authorities. 
5. "Territory" means Liberia. 
6. "'treaty" means the Revised Treaty Of the Econ01'llic 
Community of West African states. 
7. "COlIIIlluni ty" means the Economic 
African States established pursuant to 
Treaty. 
coamunity o~ West 
Article 2 o~ the 
8. "Chairman" or "Chairlllan o~ the Authority" means the 
current Chairman o~ the Authori ty o~ Heads of state and 
Government o~ the community. 
9. "Executive Secretary" means the Executive Secretary of 
the Community appointed under Article 18 of the Treaty . 
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10. "Special Representative" Deans, as the case may be, 
either the Chairman's special Representative or the ECOWAS 
Executive Secretary's special Representative; , , 
11 "cotonou Accord~ means the Peace Agreement between the 
Interim Government of National Unity of Liberia (JGNU). the 
National patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) and the United 
Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMe) signed in 
Cotonou on 25 July 1993. 
12. "AkosoJllobo Agreement" means the a<}reement between the 
National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL). the United 
Liberation MO~e1Ilent of Liberia for DeJlocracy (ULIMe). and the 
Armea.Forces of Liberia (AFL) in Akoso~, Republic of Ghana 
on 12 September 1994 and includes the Agreement on the 
Clarif ication of the Akosombo Agreement and the Acceptance and 
Accession Agree.ent signed in Accra, RepUblic of Ghana on 21 
OecfMllber 1994. 
13. "Abuja Aqreement" lIIeans the agreement which incorpo­
rates the Akosombo and Accra Aqreements and signed in Abuja on 
19 Auqust 1995 between NPFL, ULIMO, LPC, AFL, ULIMO-J, LDF, 
NPFL, CRC and LNC. 
14. "JCMC" means the Joint ceasefire Monitoring committee 
established pursuant to Paragraph J, Article 3 of the Cotonou 
Accord. 
15. "convention" lI'Ieans the Convention on Privileqes and 
Immunities of EOOWAS dated 22 April 1978. 
AllTICLI II APPLICATION Or THE AGREEMENT 
Unless specifically provided otherwise, the prOVisions 
of this Agree.ent and any obligation undertaken by the 
Government or any privileges, immunity, facility or concession 
granted to ECOMOG or any member thereof apply in the Territory 
only. 
MTICLII UI PRlVtLEQas Mp IJOI[!I!l:'l'iES or ECOMOG 
1. The Convention shall apply to EOOMOG, subject to the 
special provisions specified in this Agreement. 
2. Notwithstanding the application of the Convention, 
ECOMOG Shall enjoy the most favourable of any privilege, 
immunity, facility or concession granted under the Convention 
as may be applicable to the parties concerned and the subject 
.atter under consideration. 
3. ECOMOG as a subsidiary organ of ECOt/AS enjoys the 
status, privileges and immunities of ECOWAS in accordance with 
the Convention and as provided for in the present Agreement. 
The provieion of Article 3 of the Convention Shall also apply 
to the property, funds and assets Of Participating States used 
in the Territory in connection with the national contingents 
serving in ECOMOG operations, as provided for in Article II of 
the present Agreement. The Goverrunent recognises the right of 
the ECOMOG operations in particular: 
(a) To import, free of duty and taxes, equipment, 
provisions, supplies and other goods which are for 
the exclusive and official use of the ECOMOG 
operations or for resale in the commissaries 
provided for hereafter. 
(b) TO establish, maintain and operate commissaries at 
its headquarters, camps and posts fcr the benefit 
of the members of the ECOMOG operations, but not 
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(c) To clear ex-customs and excise warehouse, free of 
duty and taxes, equipment, provisions, supplies 
and other goods which are for the exclusive use of 
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the ~COMOG operations or for'resale in the commis-
saries provided for above. 
(d) To re-export or otherwise dispose of such equip­
lIIent free of duty and taxes, all provisions, 
supplies and other goods so imported or cleared 
ex-customs and excise warehouse; 
To ensure that such importation, clearance, 
transfer or exportation lIIay be effected with the 
least possible delay, a mutually satisfactory 
documentation, shall be 
and the Government. 
procedure, including 
agreed between ECOMOG 
4. The Special Representative, the Field Conunander and 
such other senior officials as the Special Representative or 
the Field Commander lIIay designate shall be entitled to diplo­
matic privileges, immunities and facilities in accordance ~ith 
the provisions of the Convention. 
5. Military personnel assigned to the military section of 
ECOMOG shall have the privileges and immunities specifically 
provided for in this Agreement. 
6. Members of the ECOWAS assigned to the civilian section 
to serve with the ECOMOG operations remain officials of their 
respective Organisations entitled to the privileges and 
immunities provided by the Convention. 
7. Other persons assigned to the civilian section of 
ECOMOG as well as civilian personnel assigned to the military 
section whose names are for the purpose notified to the 
Government by any of the Special Representatives shall be 
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considered as experts on mission within the meaning of the 
Convention. 
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'reCruited members of ECOHOG operations shall enjoy the 
immunitie$ concerning official acts and exemption from 
taxation as provided for in this Agreement. 
l\ltTICLI IV STATU. 01 ICOMQG 
1. Recognising the soverignty of" Liberia, members of 
ECOMOG shall refrain from any actiVity i~compatib1e with the 
impartial and international nature.of their duties or incon-
sistent with the spirit Of the present arrangements. 
shall respect all local laws and regulations. 
They 
2. without limiting the generality of paragraph 1 above, 
members of ECOMOG shall: 
(i) refrain from any involvement in private civil 
disputes; 
(ii) not engage in any private b\l.,dness activity within 
the Territory. 
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The Special Representative ana .othe Field commander 
shall take all appropriate measures to ~nsure the observance 
of these Obligations. 
3. ECOHOG Shall collaborate with the -Government as 
provided in the Akosombo Agreel'Bent and as Clarified by the 
Accra Agreement, all of which are incorporated in the Abuja 
Accord. 
The Above notwithstanding, noth1hg in',-this Agreement 
shall be interpreted to lnean that the liCOHOG"Dperations, the 
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special Representative, the Field Commander or any member ot 
ECOMOG shall be under the control or authority of the Govern­
ment. They are un~ef the command and authority ot the ECOWAS 
Authority. 
4. The Government undertakes to respect the exclusively 
international nature of ECOMOG. 
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5. Members of ECOMOG shall be exempted from taxation on 
the pay and emoluments received from their respective 
Organisation. or fro. a Participatinq state and any ineome 
received from outside the Territory. They shall also be 
exempted from all otner direct taxes and from all registration 
tees and charges. 
customs OM Fiscal Reguhtions 
6. Heabers of ECOMOC operations shall have the right to 
import free of duty their personal effects in connection with 
their arriVal in the Territory. Special arrangements between 
the Field Commander and the Liberian authorities shall be made 
for the implementation of the foregoing provisions in the 
interests Of the Liberian Government and Members of ECOMOG. 
The Field Commander shall take all necessary measures to 
prevent any abuse of the e~ception and to prevent the sale or 
resale of Such goods to persons other than members of ECOMOG. 
7. Special facilities for entry or exit shall be granted 
by the Liberian immigration authority to regularly constituted 
units of ECOMOG, provided that the authorities concerned have 
been duly notified. On the departure from the Territory, 
members of ECOMOG _ay take with them ~uch funds as the Special 
Representative or the Field Commander certifies Were received 
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in pay and emolUlIIents from the ECQWAS, UN, OAU or from a 
Participating State and are a reasonable residue thereof." 
Entry. Rc§idence and Departure 
8. The Special Represent",tive, the Field COllQllander and 
m8DU>ers of ECOMOG, shall, wherever so required, have the right 
to enter into, reside in and depart from the Territory. 
9. The Government of Liberia undertakes to facilitate the 
entry into and departure from the Territory. of the Special 
Representative, the Field COllllD.ander and members of ECOROG. 
ECOMOG undertakes to keep the Goverrunent informed of such 
movements. For that purpose, the Special Representative, the 
Field COllllllaDder and melllbers of ECOMOG shall be exempt from 
passport and visa regulations and immigration inspection and 
restrictions on entering into or departing from the Territory. 
They shall also be exempt from any regulations governing the 
residence of aliens in the Territory including registration, 
but shall not be considered as acquiring the right to perma­
nent residenca or domicile in Liberia. 
10. For the purpose of such entry or departure, me~ers of 
ECOMOG Shall only be required to have: 
(a) an individual or collective movement order issued 
by or under the authority of the Special Represen­
tative or the Field Commander or any appropriate 
authority of a Participating State; and 
(b) a personal identity card issued in accordance with 
Article IV paragraph 10, of the present Agreement, 
eKcept in the cases of first entry, when the 
personal identity card issued by the OIppropriate 
authorities of 01 participating State shall be 
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issue to each member of ECOMOG before or as soon as possible 
after such member's first entry into the Territory. as well as 
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to all local~1 recruited personnel, a numbered ECOMQG ident1ty 
card, which shall Show full name, date of birth, title or 
rank, service (if appropriate) and photograph. Except as 
provided in Article IV, paragraph 9 of this Agreeent, such 
identity card shall be the only document required of a member 
at' ECOMOG. 
12. Members of ECOMOG as well as locally recruited person­
nel shall be required to present, but not to surrender, their 
ECOMOG identity card upon d.-and by any such official of the 
GoverrDIsnt. 
13. If a member of ECOMOG leaves the service of the 
Participating State to Which he belongs and is not repatriat ­
ed, the Field commander shall immediately inform the Govern­
ment, qivinq such particulars as may be required. The Field 
Commander shall similarly inform the Government of any member 
of ECOI'lOG who has absented hilnself for more than twenty-one 
days. In either of the above two instances, ECOI'lOG shall 
ensure, with the assistance of the Government, that such 
member of ECOMOG is apprehended and repatriated to the 
participatinq state concerned, at the expense of ECOMOG. If 
an expulsion order against an ex-member of ECOMOG has been 
made, the Fie ld Commander shall be 
that the person concerned shall 
territory ot the Participatinq state 
of ECOI'lOG. 
Uniforms and Arms 
responsible for ensuring 
be received within the 
concerned, at the expense 
14. Military members of ECOKOG operations shall wear, while 
performinq Official duties, the national military or police 
uniform of their respective States with standard ECOWI\.~ 
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accoutrementS. The wearing of civilian dress by the above­
mentioned members of ECOMOG lIay be authorised by any of the 
special Representatives or the Field Commander at other times. 
Military meabers of ECOMOG and such other civilian personnel 
as may be designated by the Field Co~ander" may possess and 
carry arms while on duty in accordance with their functions. 
No civilian personnel of ECOMQG shall be allOWed to carry arms 
except where authorised by the Field Commander. 
Permits and Licences 
15. The Govern.ent agrees to accept as valid, without tax 
or fee, a permit ox_licence i.sued by the Field Commander for 
"1'\):1 lIIel!lber of ECOMOG except locally recruited personnel, or 
any ECOMOG transport or cOJlllllOnication equipment and. for the 
practice of any profession or occupation in connection with 
the functions of ECOMOG operations; provided that no licence 
to drive a vehicle or pilot an aircraft shall be issued to any 
person who is not already in possession of an appropriate and 
valid licence. 
Military police. Arrest and Transfer of Custody and 
Mutual Assistance 
16. The Field Co_ander shall take all appropriate measures 
to ensure the maintenance of discipline and qood order among 
meabers of ECQMOG as well as locally recruited personel. To 
this end, personnel designated by the Field C01IIDlander shall 
police the premises of ECOMOG operations and such areas where 
its members are deployed. Elsewhere, such personnel shall be 
employed only subject to arrangements with the GoverlUllent and 
in liaison with it insofar as such employment is necessary to 
maintain discipline and order among members of ECOMOG. 
17. T~e military police of ECOMOG shall 
arrest over the military members of ECOMOG. 
have the power of 
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$hall be transferred to their contingent's Commander for 
appropriate disciplinary action. The personnel mentioned in i , 
paragraph 16 above may also take into custody any other person 
on the premises of ECOMOG. Such other person shall be 
delivered immediately to the nearest appropriate official of 
the Government for the purpose of dealing with any offence or 
disturbance on such premises. 
18. Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 16 and 17 
above, the Gove.rmnent may take into custody any member of 
ECOMOG; 
(a) When so requested by the Field COJllllanderj or 
(b) When such a member of ECOMOG is apprehended in the 
commission or attempted commission Of a criminal 
offence, such person shall be delivered immediate­
ly, together with any weapons or other item 
seized, to the nearest appropriate representative 
of ECOMOG whereafter the provisions of paragraph 
25 of this Article shall apply mutatis mutandis. 
19. When a person is taken into custody under paragraph 17 
or paragraph 18 (b) of this Article, ECOMOG or the Government, 
as the case may be, may make a preliminary interrogation but 
aay not delay the transfer of custody. Following such 
transfer, the person concerned shall be made available upon 
request to the arresting authority for further interrogation 
in the presence of a representative of the Field Commander. 
20. ECOMOG and the Government shall assist each other in 
carrying out all necessary investigations into offenses in 
respect of which either or both have an interest in the 
production of witnesses and in the collection and production 
of evidence, including the seizure of, and, if appropriate, 
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the handing over of items cOMected with an offenae. The 
handing over of any such items may be made subject to their 
return within the terms specified by the authority delivering 
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case in the outcome of which the other may have an interest or 
in which there has been a transfer of custody under the 
provisions of paragraph 17, 18, and 19 of this Article. 
21. The Government shall ensure the prosecution of persons 
subject to its criminal jurisdiction who are accused of acts 
in relation to ECOMOG or its members which, if committed in 
relation to the forces of the Government, would have rendered 
such acta liable to prosecution. 
Jurisdiction 
The following arrangements respecting criminal and civil 
jurisdiction are made having regard to the special functions 
0:1' ECOMOG and to the interest of ECOWAS and not for the 
personal benefit of the .embers of ECOMOG. 
22. All members of ECOHOG, including locally recruited 
personnel shall be immune fro. legal proceee in respect of all 
acts performed by them in their official capacity. Such 
immunity shall continue even a:l'ter they cease to be members 
of, or employed by ECOMOG and after the expiration of the 
other provisions of this Agrea.ent. 
23. Should the Goverlllllent consider that any member of 
ECOMOG has committed a criminal offence, it shall promptly 
inform the Commander and present to him any evidence available 
to it. 
24. Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 18 and 25 (a), 
of this Article, members of ECOMOG shall be subject to the 
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states in respect of any cri.inal ofrenses which JIIay be 
committed by thea in the Territory. They shall not be subject 
to the criminal jurisdiction of the Courts of Liberia. 
25. If any member of ECOMOG is apprehended pursuant to 
paragraph 18 of this Article for violating the criminal laws 
of Liberia; or it the Goverl\lll.ent considers that any mel!lber of 
ECOMOG has cOlUlitted a cri.inal offence, pursuant to para­
graphs 23 and 24 of this Article, the Field Coaunander shall 
immediately: 
(a) Court-martial in the Territory such a member of 
ECOMOG in accordance with the crlllinlll laws of the 
Participating State of origin of such a member; or 
(b) Repatriate such a __ ber of ECOMOG to his state of 
origin for trial if the Field Commander determines 
that a court martial in the Territory would be 
prejudicial to the attainment of justice. 
The member of ECOMOG so repatriated shall not be 
eligible to return to Liberia as a member of 
ECOMOG if convicted of the crime charged. 
The Field Comaander shall notify the Government of 
the outco.e of the trial in both (a) and (b) 
above. 
26. If any civil proceeding is instituted against a member 
of ECOMOG before any court of the Territory, the Special 
Representative shall be notified immediately, and he shall 
certify to the court whether or not the proceeding is related 
to the official duties of such .ember. 
(a) If the Special Representative certifies that the 
proceeding is related to the official duties, such 
proceeding shall be discontinued. and the provi­
sions of paragraph 1 Article IX of this Agreement 
shall apply. 
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,b, If the Spacial Representative certifies that the 
proceeding is not related to official duties, the 
proceeding may continue. The Field Commander or 
special Representative, as the case may be, shall 
ensure that such member of ECOHOG attends the 
trial, as assigned by the Court. If the Special 
Representative certifies that a l'Ilember of ECOMOG 
is unable, because of official duties or 
authorised absence to protect his interests in the 
proceeding the court shall, at the defendant's 
request suspend the proceeding until the elimina­
tion of the disability. but for not mOre than 
ninety days. Ho personal property of the member 
of ECOMOG, including wages, shall be exempt from 
seizure tor the satisfaction of judgement, except 
such property as shall be certified by the special 
Representative to be needed by the defendant for 
the fulfillment of his official duties. The 
personal liberty of a member of ECOMOG shall not 
be restricted in a civil proceeding. whether to 
enforce a judgement, decision or order, to compel 
an oath or for any other reason. 
DegeaSed Members 
27. Any of ths 
Co~ander shall have 
special Representatives 
the right to take charqe 
or the Field 
of and dispose 
of the body of a lIIember of ECOMOG who dies in the Territory, 
and may dispose of his personal property in accordance with 
directives issued by the Executive Secretary. 
ARtICLE V 
1. The 
operations 
BCO.~S FLAGS AHp VEHICLE MARKINGS 
Government recognises the right of the 
to display within the Territory, the ECOWAS 
ECOMOG 
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pennants may be displayed in exceptional cases subject to 
prior consultation with the Govermnent. 
2. _Vehicles, vessels and aircraft of ECOMOG shall carry a 
distinctive EOQWAS identification, which shall be notified to 
the GOvernment. All vehicles shall be conspicuously marked 
and nu.bered for the purpose of identification. 
MTICLI: VI COMKUlnCATIOIIS 
1. ECOMOG 
co-unications 
shall enjoy 
provided for 
the facilities in respect of 
in the Convention only for the 
purpose of executing its task. Issues with respect to 
communications which may arise an~ which are not specifically 
provided for in this Agreement shall be dealt with pursuant to 
the relevant prOVisions of the convention . 
2. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 above: 
(a) ECOMOG shall have authority to install and operate 
radio sending and receiving stations as well as 
satellite systems to connect appropriate points 
within the Territory with each other and with 
ECOWAS, UN and OAU offices in other countries, and 
to exchange traffic with their teleco~unications 
network. 
The telecommunications services shall be operated 
in accordance with the united Nations Internation­
al Teleco"unications Convention and Regulations 
and the frequencies on Which any such station may 
be operated shall be decided upon in cooperation 
with the Government. 
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(b) ECOMOG shall enjoy, within the Territory. the 
right to unrestricted. cOmDIunication by radio 
(including satellite, mobile and hand.-he1d radio). 
telephone, telegraph, facsimile or any other 
.eans, and of establishing the necessary facili ­
ties for .aintaining such cOmDIunications within 
and between the preaises of ECOMOG including the 
laying of cables and land lines and the repeater 
stations. The frequencies on which the radio will 
operate shall be decided. upon in consultation with 
the GOvernment. It is understood that connections 
with the local systelll of telegraphs, telex and 
te1ephon •• shall be mad. in consultation with the 
Government, it being further understood that the 
use of the local syst£~ of telegraphs, telex and 
telephones shall be at no cost to ECOMOG. 
(c) ECOMOG may make arrangements through its own 
facilities for the processing and transport of 
private lIIai1 addressed to or emanating from 
members of ECOMOG. The Government shall be 
informed of the nature of such arrangements and 
may not interfere with or apply censorship to the 
lIIai1 of ECOMOG or its meJllbers. 
ECOMOG shall inspect all non-mail parcels in order 
to ensure co.pliance with the provisions of para­
graph 2 Article IV of this Agreement. 
Subject to the provisions of this Agreement 
regarding privileges of ECOMOG and its personnel 
so specified., parcels entering the Territory 
through the regular lIIai1ing and courrier systems 
aay be subject to the postal laws and. regulations 
ot Liberia. 
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1. ECOHOG and its members shall enjoy, together with its 
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throughout the Territory. The Special Representative and the 
Field Commander may inform the Government of large movements 
of personnel, stores or vehicles through airports, railways or 
roads used tor gene..-.l traffic within the Territory. The 
Governllllent undertakes to supply ECOMOG, where necessary. with 
maps and other information that may be useful in facilitating 
its aovements. 
2. Vechioles, including all .ilitary vehicle., vessels and. 
aircraft of ECOHOO shall not be subject to registration or 
licensing by the Government. 
3. A mutually satisfactory meChanism for the 
settlement of Third Party claims Shall be agreed 
parties to this Agreement. 
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4. ECOMOG may use roads, bridges, canals and other waters, 
port facilities and airfieldS without the payment of dues, 
tolls or charges, including wharfage charges, other than 
charges for service rendered. 
l\RTJCLB VIII lACILJTIES FOR THI ICQMOG OPERATIQNS 
premises Required for Conducting the operational and 
Administrative Actiyities of the ESOMOG Operations and for 
Accommodation of Members of the Peace-keeping Operation 
1. The Government of Liberia Shall provide, without cost 
to ECOMOG and in agreement with the Special Representative and 
the Field Commander, such areas for headquarters, ca.ps or 
other premises as may be necessary for the conduct of the 
operational and administrative activities of ECOMOG and for 
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tact that all such premises remain Liberian territory, they 
shall be inviolable and shall be subject to the exclusive 
control a"d authority of ECOWAS. Where ECOMOG troops ate co­
located with any Liberian military personnel, a peraanent, 
direct and immediate access by ECOMOG to those premises shall 
be quaranteed. 
2:. The GovernDent undertakes to assist ECOMOG in obtaining 
and making available, where applicable, water, electricity and 
other facilities free of charge and, in the case of interrup­
tion or threatened interrUption of service, to give as far as 
is withi!, its powers the s_e priority to the needs of the 
~>:"t)11~ as to essential government services. ECOMOG shall be 
responsible for the maintenance and up-keep ot facilities so 
provided. 
3. ECOMOG shall have the right, 
generate, electricity for its use 
distribute such electricity outside 
charge. 
where necessary, to 
and may transmit and 
its premises free of 
4. only the Field Commander or a duly authorised otticial 
of ECOMOG may consent to the entry of any government officials 
or of any other person not a melIber of the Group to such 
pr_ises. 
Proyi&ions. supplies and services and sanitary Arrangements 
5. The Government undertakes to assist EOOMOG, as far as 
possible, in Obtaining equipment, provisions, supplies and 
other goods and services from local sources required for its 
SUbsistence and operations. In making purchases on the local 
market, ECOMOG shall, on the basis of obssrvations made and 
infOrmation provided by the Government in that respect, avoid 
any adverse effect on the local econom)t. Government Shall 
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of all local purchase5. 
6. ECOMOG and the Government shall cooperate with respect 
to sanitary services and shall extend to each other the 
fullest cooperation in matters conoerninq health, particularly 
with respect to the control of eoa.unic;lIble diseases, in 
accordance with International Conventions. 
Recruitment of Local Personnel 
7. ECOMOG may recruit locally such personnel as it 
require.. Upon the request of the Special Representative or 
the Field COlDJIIander, the Governaent undertakes to facilitate 
the ree:. ui tment of qualified local staff by ECOMOG and to 
accelerate the process of such recruitment. 
CUrrency 
8. The Government undertakes to make available to ECOMOG 
against 
Liberian 
the pay 
reimbursement in mutually acceptable currency. 
currency required for the use of ECOMOG, including 
of its members, at the rate of exchange most 
favourable to ECOMOG. 
M'l'ICLE n SETTLPEIiT or DIBPt!TEl! 
1. Any dispute or claim of 'a private law character to 
which ECOMOG or any melllber thereof is a party and over which 
the courts of the Territory do not have jurisdiction because 
of any provision of this Agreement shall be settled by a 
Standing Claim COl!ll'llission to be established for that purpose. 
One member of the Commission shall be appointed by the 
Executive Secretary, one member by the Government, and a 
Chairman jointly appointed by the Executive Secl;'etal;'y and -the 
Government. The Chairman shall be a jUl;'ist from a .• African / 
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ed troops to ECOMOG. If no agreement liS to the Chairman is 
reached within thirty days of the appoint.ant of the first 
member of the COlIIl'Ilission, the President of the International , I 
Court of Justice :ptay, at the request of either the Executive 
Secretary or the Government, appoint the Chairman. Any 
vacancy on the commission shall be filled by the saae method 
prescribed for the original appointment, provided that the 
thirty-day period there prescribed shall start as soon as 
there is a vacancy in the chair.anship. The commission shall 
deteraine its O'offl procedures, provided that any two lIIe!llbers 
shall constitute a quorum for all purposes (except for a 
period of thirty days after the creation of a vacancy) and all 
rl"",1.sions Shall require the approval of any t .... o members. The 
a .... ards of the COlllJlission shall be final and binding. '.i'he 
awards of the COmlllission shall be no'tified to the parties. 
The Executive Secretary shall use his best endeavours to 
ensure ca.pliance. 
2. Disputes concerning ter.s of employment and conditions 
of service of locally recruited staff personnel shall be 
settled by the adlDinistrative procedures to be established by 
the Field COmlllander in consultation with the Executive 
Secretary. 
J. Subject to the agreement of the parties for the funding 
hereof, the Commission shall commence its activities within 
sixty days as of the date of execution of this Agreement. 
ARTICLE It 
1. The parties to this Agreement may conclude supplementa-
ry arrangements to this Agreenent. 
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1. The Special Representative, the Field Commander and the 
Government shall take appropriate measures to ensure close and 
reciprocal liaison at every appropriate level. 
MTlCLI III 
1. Thi. Aqreement Shall enter into force on the date of 
signature, and shall r_ain in force unt"il the departure of 
ileol(1i.a-~"'itiI'~n.nt.. 'if.O.'U&t. which sh!!oll be six (6) months 
M'lICLI 1111 IUSCILU,1IJI!Q[J' noyJSIOIII 
1. Wherever the present Agreement refers to the privileg­
es, immUnities and rights of BCOMOG Ilnd its members and to the 
facilities and territory to be provided to ECOMOG and its 
_embers, the GOvernJllent shall' ensure the i.plementation and 
fulfillment of such privileges, iErnunities, rights and 
facilities. 
2. This Agreement is concluded for the sole purpose of 
assistinq in the iaplementation of the Abuja Agreement and has 
no bearinq upon the respective positions of the siqnatories to 
the Abuja Agreeaent concerning the status of Liberia. 
3. Notwithstandinq the duration of this Aqreement as 
provided in Article XII hereof, the following exceptions shall 
apply: 
(a) The provisions of paragraph 23 Article IV, and 
Article X Shall remain in force. 
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remain in force until all claims have been settled 
that arose prior to the termination of the present 
Agreement and were submitted prior to or within 
three months of such termination. 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF THE UNDERSIGNED, DULY Atn'HORISED REPRESEN­
TATIVES OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES ANO 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA RESPECTIVELY, HAVE 
SIGNED THIS AGREEMENT IN TWO ORIGINALS IN THE ENGLISH LAN­
GUAGE. 
DONE AT HONROVlA, THIS • • • • • • DAY OF ••••••••••••• 1996 
FOR: THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES 
EDOUARO BENJAMIN 
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 
FOR: THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA 
MOMOLU V. SACKOR SIRLEAF 
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
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AFRICAN STATES 
'lfilltu-alMTd SBSSIOIf OF '!'HE COOHcrL OF IIDfISTBRS 
ABOJA. 22 - 25 JULY, 1996 
1tBtXWDIBIIDlt.'l'IQR C/RBC.11f7/96 RELIt.'l'DIG '1'0 'I'BB 
AOOP'l'IOR OF All I!lCOIIAS STA'l'IS'I'ICS POLICY 
'l'IIE CODRCn. OF KO'IS'!'BRS. 
IIIIIDFDL of Articles 10, 11 end 12 of the Revised Treaty 
establishing the COuncil of Ministers and defining its composition 
and functions: 
COIIVlltCED of the i_portance of statistical infor.ation in the 
developaent and integration of the west African region; 
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ANARl!: of the inadequacies of the existing national statistical 
syste.s with regard to the production of accurate and up-to-date 
statistics on Meaber States; 
DE'l'BRIIllrEl) to put in place II. regional 1leChaniSll for the har.onious 
develop.ent of statistics in the region Which would ensure the 
efficient collection, analysis, compilation and dissemination of 
data -at bQth national and regional levels; 
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OM 'l'IIB PROPOSAL of the fourth Meeting of the ECOWAS Directors 
statistics held on 29 and 30 June 1995 in Lome, of ~1 
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to adopt the attached Decision relating to the adoption of an 
ECOWAS STATISTICS POLICY. 
DOIfB A'r ABUJA. THIS 25'l'11 DAY OF JULY. 1996 
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.IJIE'l1i:EiiIB SESSIOII OF 'DIE AUrIIOlU'rY OP 
HEADS OF STATE AIID GOVERIOIElI'l' 
ABUJA. 26 - 27 JULY 1996 
DRAP'l' DECISIOfI 
... ADOPTlOIl 01' 
/7/96 RELA'l'DIG TO 
All ECOIIAS STATISTICS POLICY 
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THE AD'l'BORlTY OF BEADS OF S'J'A'f'E AIID GCAlERiOiEiIT 
IIDIDFUL of Article 7 of the Revised Treaty establishing the 
Authority of Heads of state and Government and defining its 
composition and functions; 
COIIVIlfCED of the illlportance of statistical inforaation in the 
developJIent and integration of the Hest A1'rican region; 
AIIARB of the inadequacies of the existing national statistical 
systeJls with regard to the production of accurate and up-ta-date 
statistics on Member States; 
DB'l'BRIIDIm to put in place 11 regional mechania. for the baraonious 
developJIent of statistics in the region which would ensure the 
efficient collection, analysis, compilation and dissemination of 
data at both national and regional levels; 
011 THE RBCOMftBlIIDA'l'J:OII of the thirty-ninth session of the Council of 
Ministers held in Abuja fro- 22 to 25 1996; 
D Bel DES 
Article 1 : ADOPTIOM OF BCOWAS STATISTICS POLICY 
There is:~ hereby adopted the ECOWAS statistics Policy for the 
developaent of statistics in west Africa. 
Article 2 : 0BJEC'l'IVES GP 'I'III!: POLICY 
The objectives of the Policy .antioned in Article 1 ~bove shall be 
to: 
a) • employ standards, methods and organisational structures 
for producing comparable, reliable, and good quality 
statistics throughout the COaaunity: 
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b) develop the requisite capacity to achieve regional 
self-sufficiency in the production of statistical 
information needed to illPleaent, aonitor and evaluate 
Co..unity policies and programmes ; 
cl pro-.ote constant inter-action between producers and 
users of statistics ; 
d, iMprove the dissemination of statistical information 
to qovernaent agencies, the business co_unities and 
the general public in all ECOWAS MeJlber states; 
e) aChieve increased public awareness of the iJlP!)rtance 
Of statistics in the region; 
f) facilitate the developaent of the statistical 
systeJIS of the Menber states • 
Article 3 : ESTABlJSBIlI5WI' OF BCOIfAS STATISTICAL SYS'l'DI 
1) The eo..unity shall ensure the establispent of an ECOii'AS 
statistical Systea as the basis for the i1ll.pI_ntatlon of the 
said policy. 
2) This regional systelll shall be under the auspices of the ECOWAS 
Executive secretariat to ensure the harmony needed to enhance 
the usefulness of statistics generated by individual Member 
States. 
3) The ECOWAS statistical System shall therefore consist, at the 
primary level, of the government coordinating agency in each 
Ma.ber State responsible for collecting, processinq. 
analysing and disseminating the statistical intoraation needed 
for nanaging the economic and social life ot Member States. 
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The focal point of the systea shall be the statistics service 
ot the ECOWAS Executive Secretariat. This shall receive on i!I 
requl;ar basis, basic statistical inforaation trOll MeJlher 
States and duly authenticated supple_ntary data frOlll external 
sources for analysis, processing and disseainlltion. 
5) The system shall develop close collaboration and working 
relations with the appropriate international statistical 
orqanisations in order to ensure that data produced are 
consistent and of international standard. 
Article t ; DlS'tl7O'l'I0IIAL S'l'RUC'l'ORE 
The systea shall have the following institutional structure: 
a) National Statistical Syste. of each Member state 
(consisting- of the Central Statistics Office and its 
units located in government ministries and depa~ents, 
statistical units of other establis~nts, etc); 
bJ BCCMAS secretariat statistical Service (consisting of 
the stlltistics Division, CO_unity eo.puter Centre, 
dllta banks and information centres of the Technical 
Depllrt.lnts 1; lind 
c) Regional Stlltistics Coordi1llltion Orgll1lS (consisting of 
the Meeting of ECOWAS Directors of Statistics; 2 
Regionlll steering Committees - for the two sections: 
Econoaic Statistics, and Socilll and Deaographic 
Statistics; !llld Standing eo.mittees - for each of the 
main sub-sections of statistics) 
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The systea shall perfor.1 the following functions: 
(a) develop and adapt COmlOll concepts, definitions, 
classifications and aetbods, directly applicable in the 
IleIDber States, consistent with international standards 
and backed by coamunity legislation; 
Cb) pro.ote statistical training and research: 
(c-) conduct statistical surveys through collaboration 
between the Member States and with the CODD\lIlity 
institutions on a harDOnised methodological basis; 
(d) compile, analyse and disseainate the results of surveys 
jOintly conducted by the Secretariat and Member states 
and .ake inter-country comparisons; 
re' ~d uniformity 1n national proaote convergence 
statistical practices 
training sche.es; 
throuqh coordination and joint 
(t) develop comaon negotiating positions for the region at 
international fora; 
(9) coordinate the adaptation and adoption of international 
statistical standards and proqraaaes. 
Article 6 : SCOPE OF S'l'A'I'ISTICAL ACTiVITIES 
The following shall be the lI&jor areas of coverage of the system: 
al economic and financial statistics (such as national 
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aocounts, foreign trade, industrial, agricultural, 
financial and transport statistics); 
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c) other areas such as envirollllental statistics and 
statistics on children, gender and developllent. 
Article 7 : BASIC l'RUCIPLBS OJ' 'l'BE SYS'lBII 
1) The functioning of the systeJl shall be based on the 
principles of objectivity, reliability, cont:identi ... lity, 
effectiveness and relevance. 
2) The system shall operate on the basis of we:ll-defined 
relationships. In the M~r states, the syst_ shall 
depend on national legislation on statistLcs which 
defines and governs the work of the Rational statistical 
System (the organisation and coordination between the 
central and. peripheral bodies, the gov~t author1ties 
and the general public, relations of the central body 
with. other public bodies which collect and process 
statistical data, its right to act on its own initiative 
in conducting surveys, its relations with international 
organi sations, ate). 
3) The ECONAS Executive SeCretariat shall evolve an 
appropriate regional -.chanis. for the establishaent of 
a 09besive, flexible and efficient regional statistical 
syste., in line with the basic principles adopted in 
Mellber States. To facilitate this process the Executive 
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barwonisation of the relevant national legislation. 
Article 8 ; PX900RCE JU!iQlIlR&iB&lS 
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developaent of statistics. 
There shall be adequate and ti.aly provision of the 
resources required by the CoImunity statistics 
cooperation progra:aae and the function!nq of the ECOWAS 
statistics SysteJI, at both national and regional levelS, 
particularly concerning the .ooernisation, upgrading and 
general enh~nt of the operations of the statistical 
services in the region. 'l'o this end, HeJIber States shall 
grlUlt the requisite autoncmy to the national statistioal 
services. 
In order to develop and enhance the bUllan resource 
capacity of national statistical services, Me.tMIr states 
shall adopt appropriate staff training and ra.uneration 
policies. 
'The ECOWAS Executive Secretariat shall take all possible 
.aasures to .cbillse financial, technical and .aterial 
assistance frOll! external sources, to colllpleaent the 
support of Me.ber States. 
ArtJ.cle 9 : IJIPT BWB_fATIOlf 01' '!'lIB POLICY 
The Executive Secretariat shall have the overall responsibility for 
the implementation of the ECOWAS Statistics Policy and shall ensure 
an effective coordination of all the related activities to be 
undertaken. 
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Article 10 : PUBLlCA'l'Imi 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the 
eo_unity by the EXecutive Secretariat within thirty (30) days of 
its signature by the ChairJl8.n of the Authority of Heads of state 
IInd Government. It shall also be published within the sa.e time 
frllBe in the National Gazette ot each Member State. 
IXlBlI: M ABWA. 'l'RIS :J7'1'B mY OF JULY. 1996 
H. B. JERRY JOIIlf RAWLDIGS 
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FOR 'l'HB AltI'llORIn 
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COMMUNAUT6 ECONOMIQUE 
DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST 
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY 
OF WEST AFRICAN STATES 
THIRTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
ABUJA, 22 - 25 JULY 1998 
VOTE OF THANKS 
The Council of Ministers, meeting in its 39th session from 22 to 25 July 
1996 in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, wishes to express its sincere 
appreciation and deep gratitude to His Excellency General SANI ABACHA. Head of 
State, Commander in chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces and to the Govemment 
and people of Nigeria for the warm, brotherly welcome extended to all delegetions 
and for the facilities made available to ensure the success of their meeting. 
DONE AT ABUJA ON 25TH JULY 1996 
THE COUNCIL 
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