[ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ c o c [ [ [ :[ ! I I[ .. [ .. :C· ....... ,~. . I I 11 ! ~ ECW/CM/XXXI/16/Rev.l I I ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DAKAR, 23 - 25 JULY 1992 FINAL REPORT ,[ [ c [ I [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [~~ . [ [~ ~ . I. INTRODUCTION The ECOWAS Council of Ministers held its first ordinary session in the Conference Hall of th Le Meridien President in Dakar from 23 to 25 Jul All the sixteen Member States were represented. hirty­ Hotel 1992. 2. The following organisations and institutio s were represented at the meeting in an observer capacity United Nations Organisation Organisation of African Unity (OAU) African Development Bank (ADB) Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) International Monetary Fund (IMF) United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FA") Preferential Trade Area for Eastern a d Southern Africa (PTA) West African Women~s Association (WAW ) Central Bank of West African States ( CEAO) West African Economic Community (CEAO) West African Development Bank (BOAD) African, Caribbean and Pacific Group (ACP) African Accounting Council/OAU Islamic Development Bank (IDB/BID) West African Rice Development Association (WARDA) West African Clearing House (WACH) West African Youth Union (WAYU) Inter-State Committee for the Control f Drought in the Sahel (CILSS) [, I le [ [ [, [' [ [ [ [: [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [' [ [ - 2 - 3. The list of participants is attached t this Report. 11. OPENING SESSION 4. In his opening address, Honourable Abdoulaye Wade, Minister of State of Senegal welcomed, on behalf f His Excellency Abdou DIOUF, President of the Republic of Senegal and Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority, all m of Council and their delegations to Dakar. The Mi ister remarked that there had been a turning point in th life of the Community, given the intensification of activities in recent years. He added that this a well for West Africa, one of the poorest regions world, since the economies in the region were wi thout real integrat ion. The Honourable Minister of invited members of Council to apply themselves dili to the consideration of the weighty issues on their oomed so as to submi t to the Authori ty recommendations, adoption of which would advance the cause of re ional integrat.ion. 5. The Chairman of Council Honourable Jean-Paul DIAS, Senegalese Minister of African Economic Integration, welcomed his colleagues to the thirty-first sessi n of Council and invited them to feel at home during their stay in Dakar. In a brief review of the regional economy within the global context, the Chairman expressed the fear that the upheavals in the former Communist countries and ther .01 international developments might have profound implica ions #,""1 for the economic growth and development needs of E OWAS ·1 ~ ". I - 1 Member States. He indicated that the short and me ium- I ., ... J ; '.>~J : ".:\ ';1 '·1 1 I ·---·,--------1 I [" , , [ i[ [ c­ C le r­ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [: [ [ [ - 3- term development prospects still remain worrisome West African countries, in spite of the various ec adjustment programmes being implemented. 6. The Chairman gave an account of maj or develo ments wi thin the Communi ty during his term of office. He informed Council of his visits to the Community In titu­ tions and some of the pressing issues that were brou his attention. The Minister referred to the efforts made by the Community to mobilise external resourc financing regional integration programmes, and he that the international donor agencies placed a high p on evidence of Member States ~ strong commi tment the regional integration process and the national pr'ority accorded the regional projects to be financed. The Chairman therefore urged his colleagues to intensify efforts to make regional integration central to na ional development and give ECOWAS their maximum support. Ill. ELECTION OF BUREAU 7. The meeting elected the following Bureau: Chairman Republic of Senegal Rapporteurs Burkina Faso Republic of The Gambia. IV. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 8. The following Agenda was adopted: [ [ [ i [ I[ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ - 4 - 1. Report of the Executive Secretary. 2. Report of the Joint Meeting of the Ministe s of Planning and Finance; 3. Report of the Ministers of Justice. 4. Report of the Board of Directors of the Fun. 5. Report of the Ministerial Committee on and Evaluation of Statutory Appointees. f3. Report of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Meetin s of the Committee of Governors of Central Banks. 7. Reports of the Technical Commissions: ( i ) ( i i) (iii) Trade, Customs, Immigration. Money and Pay­ ments Commission. Transport, Communications and Energy Co mis­ sion. Administration and Finance Commission. 8. Status of Financial Contributions and Applic tion of Sanctions Resolution of the Authority. 9. Status of Ratification and Implementatio of Community Acts and Decisions. 10. Memorandum on the Separation Allowance for S atu­ tory Appointees. L e [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [. v. - 5 - 11. Memorandum on the Appointment of Appointees. Stat tory 12. Preparation of the Provisional Agenda fo the Fifteenth Session of the Authori ty of Head of State and Government. 13. Any Other Matters. 14. Adoption of Report. 15. CJosing Session. OUTCOME OF DELIBERATIONS Item 1: Report of the Executive Secretary 9. The Executive Secretary, Dr. Abaaa BUNDU, pres nt­ ed the 1991/92 Annual Report on the Community, his fo rth such report since assuming office. The report, which was in six sections, focussed mainly on a review of the est African economic situation, the execution of the Commu ity cooperation programmes, and issues affecting West Afr can integration. 10. The chapter on economic review recorded some of the factors which had contributed to the declining gr wth rates in the OECD countries, West Africa·s main tra ing partners. The report identified other external factors and developments, such as the Treaty of Maastricht signed by the EEC in December 1991, which had both immediate and longer-term implications for the West African economies. .---------1 (­ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ - 6 - Even though the 1991 average growth rate of the econ mies of Members States, which at 3.2% matched population g owth and was higher than all other African regions (except orth Africa), it was lower than the 3.5% average growth rec rded for our region the year before. 11. This outturn of the West African economy in 1991 left the regional per capi ta income at $339, tra ling behind the other regions of Africa with the excepti East Africa. The report consequently identified pos ible ways of improving the performance of national economie and particularly welcomed the March 1992 decision of E Ministers of Planning and Finance to adopt a rag onal approach towards national economic management. 12. The execution of programmes was presented following headings: in the Community cooper tion the annual report unde the socio-economic cooperation issues, operations of the ECOWAS Fund, administrative and institutional issues regional peace and security. 13. Whi le the report concentrated on developments over the last twelve months, an attempt was also made to race the evolution of the different cooperation mmes during the past four years. In the presentation, the EXQcutive Secretary drew particular attention to the r view of the ECOWAS trade liberalisation scheme, the work 0 the Commit~ee of Eminent Persons for the Review of the E OWAS Treaty, and the poor record of financial contribution and programme implementation by Member States. [-­ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ L [ - 7 - 14. In the remaining parts of the annual report J attention was focussed on issues and factors which over he years had been hampering the West African integration process. The Executive Secretary singled out for empha is a conducive environment for integration, political facto s, regional peace and security, problem of leadersh'p, appropriate governmental bureaucracies, need for a deval p­ ment and integration culture, adequate institutio al arrangements, rationalisation of West African s, external support and enabling environment. Dr. Bundu ed his presentation by stating that it was only when se issues were properly addressed that regional integrat on would assume the importance it deserved and make he required impact on the development of the West an economies. 15. Council congratulated the !xecutive Secretary on the excellent quality and comprehensive nature of he annual report and took note of the report. Item 2: Report of the Joint Meeting of the Ministers of Planning and Finance 16. The ttve/.- report on the second joint meeting f ECOWAS Ministers of Planning and Finance held u on 23 and 24 March 1992 was presented by its Chairma , Honourable Djibril N~GOM, Deputy Minister of the Econom , Finance and Planning of Senegal. Council was informed t the joint ministerial meeting had considered two ma' n issues, namely: ----------------------------'-------~---------' -------,._--_ .. _------_ ... -- [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ - 8 - impact of SAPs on economic integra programmes, post-implementation evaluation of the Economic Recovery Programme (ERP). 17. On the impact of structural adjustment (SAPs) on regional integration programmes, the ministerial meeting made the observation that ECOWAS States had no choice but to embark on major stabilisat'on and structural adjustment programmes, given the i- cant imbalances and distortions that the ed economic crisis had produced. The Ministers er asserted that the objectives of SAPs were not incompati le with those of regional integration. Rather, some of he policies and methods chosen by Member States to be at variance with their obligations under ECOWAS regio al f integration programme~'3. The joint ministerial therefore made a number of recommendations geared the removal of these areas of contradiction. 18. Concerning the post-implementation evaluation of the ECOWAS ERP, the joint ministerial meeting observed t at the first phase of the programme pertaining to "Gene al Policy Measures" had been satisfactorily implemented. he ministerial meeting recommended the adoption of a follow up ECOWAS Regional Development Programme, composed of a 'et of regional sectoral policies (RSPs) and regional inve t ­ ment programmes (RIPs). Concerning the second phase of he ECOWAS ERP, it was observed that a number of obstacles ad ham:pered its smooth implementation. This led the jo nt ministerial meeting to recommend that: •• 1, ".,.. • ~,t. . ------·--·--·---1------ --- [' [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [, [ [ [ [ [ [ - 9 - the process of enhancing the financial resour of the ECOWAS Fund should be accelerated; and Member States should take the regional dimens on of the development and integration objectives of the Community into account in the formulation of their public investment programmes. 19. Finally, the report of the joint minister al meeting acknowledged the low priority governments accor ed contributions to ECOWAS and therefore recommended t' at Member States should make adequate provisions in the ann al budgets for their contributions and effect disburseme ts to the Community Insitutions on a priority basis. 20. Following a discussion of the points raised by he ECOWAS Ministers of Planning and Finance, Council adop ed the report of their joint meeting and the recommendati ns contained therein. Item 3: Report of the Ministers of Justice 21. In the absence of the Senegalese Minister of Justice, the Deputy Minister of Economy, Finance nd Planning of Senegal presented the report of the sec nd meeting of ECOWAS Ministers of Justice which was held in Banjul on 14 and 15 May 1992. The Ministerial meeting ad been convened to examine the draft ECOWAS Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters. The minister al meeting commended the Republic of The Gambia for initiating the idea of regional cooperation in judicial matters nd congratulated the Executive Secretariat for preparing he [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ - 10 - draft Convention in collaboration with the Crime Prevent on and Criminal Justice Section of the Vienna-based Uni ed Nations Centre for Social Development and Humanitar' an Affairs. 22. In recommending the adoption of the draft Conv n­ tion, the ECOWAS Ministers of Justice strongly propo ed that the Community should, as a matter of priority, proc ed to prepare and adopt legal texts on extradition, civil aw and on the harmonisation of commercial laws of er States. 23. Council took note of the report of the second meeting of ECOWAS Ministers of Justice. Council endorsed the draft Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and recommended it to the Authority of Heads of State and Government for adoption. Item 4: Report of the Board of Directors of the und 24. The report of the twenty-eighth session of the Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Fund was presented by its Chairman, Deputy Secretary of Finance, Deve lopment and Planning of Sierra Leone, Major M.M. Conteh. 25. The Chairman of the Board referred to a numbe of issues which had received the particular attention of the Board, including the extension of the list of banks for the placement of the Fund's resources, the financial situa ion of the Fund. and two new proj ects be ing proposed for financing. ! [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ - 11 - 26. After some discussion on the points rais d, Council took note of the report of the Board and direc ed that, with respect to the financing of the road project in Senegal, the signing of the loan agreement between he ECOWAS Fund and the Republic of Senegal should be cont'n­ gent upon the improvement of the financial situation of Fund. Item 5: Report of the Ministerial Committee on Selection and Evaluation of Statutory Appointees 27. The Report of the meeting of the Ad Hoc Ministe i ­ a 1 Co mm i t tee 0 n Se le c t ion and E v a 1 u B. t ion 0 f S tat ut r y Appointees held on 22 and 24 July 1992 in the Confers ce Hall of the Hotel Le Meridien President in Dakar, as presented by its Chairman Honourable Amelia Ward, Liber an Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs. 28. The Minister pointed out that the Committee ad been convened for the selection of the External Audit rs of the Community. She added that the following three fi ms were short-listed out of thirty-seven applications: Rene Edi Deloittee and Touche Akintola Williams and Co. Doudou Seydi. 2:9. After a presentation of the dossiers of the fir s, the Committee proceeded to interview the three candidat s. On the basis of their performance, the Committee rec m- ,[ C [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ - 12 - mended the selection of the firm of Akintola Williams nd Co. 30. Counc i 1 adopted the report of the Minister' al Committee and decided to recommend the firm of Akint la Williams and Co. to the Authority of Heads of State nd Government for appointment as External Auditors of he Community Institutions for two years with effect fro 1 August 1992. Item 6: Report of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Meetings of the Committee of Governors of Central Banks 31. The report of the fourteenth and fiftee th meetings of the Committee of Governors of West Afri an Central Banks held at Abuja on 21 and 22 May 1992 and at Dakar on 21 and 22 July 1992 respectively, was presen ed by the Chairman of the Committee, Governor Abdulkadir Ah ed of Nigeria. 32. In his presentation, Governor Ahmed also int 0- duced two memoranda on the main issues considered at he two meetings of the Committee, namely: transformation of the West African Clearing Ho se (WACH) into an autonomous specialised agency of ECOWAS; and role of Central Banks in the economic integrat on process in West Africa. [: [ [ l l [ [ [ [ [ c c [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ - 13 - 33_ On the transformation ·of WACH, the nor pointed out that the proposal was in line with the uly 1991 decision of the Authority on the ratiohalisatio of West Airic8n inter-governmental organisati6ns. The Governor explained that the transformation was mean to strengthen WACH and enable it play a more effective ole in the regional monetary integration procee~. res envisaged under the programme adopted by the ors include the introduction of a cr~d~t guahrantee ism within WACH and a complete reorganisation of its ure to reflect its changed mandate_ 34 _ On the role of central banks in the integra ion process, the Governors recognised the important contr-bu­ tion that Central Banks oould play in achieving the coordination and harmonisation of economic ary policies, an essential aspect of the regional integra ion process. In order to enhance their participation, the Governors proposed to meet more frequently among selves. It was also suggested that a regional consu1ta ive forum should be established, bringing together Gover ora of Central Banks and Ministers of Planning and Financ to discuss integration matters, particularly with regar to the formulation and implementation of harmonised mic and monetary policies_ The Governor~ identified ber of policy measures monetary policy, fiscal pol'cy, exchange rate policy, supervisory and developmental po1'cy, and structural adjustment programmes which shou1 be adopted to achieve convergence of national mic policies to strengthen the integration process. 35. Council welcomed the initiatives taken by the Committee of Governors of Central Banks to facilitate and ----.----1--- [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ c [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ L [ - 14 - accelerate the ECOWAS monetary integration progra me. Council adopted the report of the Committee and agree to propose to the Authority the transformation of the est African Clearing House into an autonomous special sed agency of the Community. Council stressed the impor ant role the proposed consultative mechanism could pIa by fostering closer collaboration among Governors and Mi is ­ ters of Planning and Finance. Consequently, cil directed the Executive Secretary to ensure the establ'sh­ ment and smooth functioning of the proposed mechanism Item 7: Reports of the Technical Commissions (i) Trade, Customs~ Immigration, Mone~ and Payments Commission 36. The report of the twenty-eighth meeting of the Commission held in Lagos from 1 to 5 July 1992 was pres ed by its chairman. Council adopted the report and on basis of the recommendations of the Commission decide as follows: (a) to establish a regional commodity information exchange to be operated during international trade fairs organised in ECOWAS Member States; (b) to modify the ECOWAS trade liberalisation scheme as follows: fix 25% as the single minimum required indig­ enous participation in the equity capital of indust"rial production enterprises; I [ [ [~ -' r~ L [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ - 15 - abolition of the differentiation priority and non-priority industrial ucts; ween rod- total tariff elimination over 6, 8 a 10 years by the three respective country ups, simplification of the approval procedur for industrial products; (c) to approve a list of industrial enterprise and forty (40) additional industrial as eligible under the trade liberalisation sch (d) to authorise the Executive Secretary to si behalf of the Community a Cooperation Agre ment between the World Tourism Organisation and EC WAS; (e) to approve a master plan for the transfer 0 the ASYCUDA central project from UNCTAD in Gene a to the Community Computer Centre (CCC) in Lome; (f) to recommend to ·the Authority the adoption of B. 1992/93 Minimum Agenda for Action in ma ters relating to the free movement of persons and oods as contained in the attached draft decision. (ii), Transport, Communications and Energy Commission 37. The report of the thirty-fourth meeting 0 the Transport, Communications and Energy Commission he in .. -.'t;. ' .. / [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [' [ [ - 16 - Lagos from 5 to 8 May 1992 was presented by the Chair an of the Commission. 38. Council adopted the report of the Commission decided: (a) to urge all Member States to instal weighbrid es on their highways to ensure the effective appli tion of Council Decision C/DEC.7/7/91 which fi the maximum axle load at 11.5 tons; (b) to urge all Member States to set up national r ad safety bodies; (c) to recommend to the Authority the recognition granting of observer status to the West Afri Union of Road Transporters (UTRAO). (iii) Administration and Finance Commission 39. The report of the ninth meeting of the Administ a­ tion and Finance Commission held in Dakar from 13 to 18 July 1992 was presented by the Chairman of the Commissi n. 40. Council then decided as follows: (a) to adopt condi tions of service for Cont act Officers which offer Contract Officers the ame conditions of service as for permanent staff in comparable grades, and an additional 10% of the applicable annual salary; '---"---------____________ .0 [ [ [ c [' L I c- C '[ [ [' [~ [ L [' ( - 17 - (b) to extend the application of the depend ncy allowance to locally recruited staff as fo11 ws: UA94 per annum for a dependent spouse; UA71 per annum for each dependent child. 41. On the quota system, Counc i 1 restated the posi t ion it had expressed at its November 1991 Session that it was no longer necessary to continue to allocate posts to Member States on a permanent basis. Council therefore, reaffirmed its decision to adopt a flexible system of geograp distribution of posts in such a manner that all M States are equitably represented in the Community Ins tions. However, it decided to await the adoption 0 the revised Tr~aty before formulating moda1ities the imp1emen~~;ion of its November 1991 decision. The E tive Secretariat was requested to study and to Council the effect of the application over the 1as two years of the decision abolishing the quota system fo the P1 to P4 grades. Item 8: Status of Financial Contributions and Application of Sanctions Resolution of the Authority 42. This item was presented by the Executive S cre­ tary, after distributing an up-dated table on contribu .,ions to all members of Council. He informed Council tha the Republic of Cape Verde had just submitted a cheque l'gui­ dating its 1990 arrears of contribution to the Secret riat budget. ------""""---------" [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ c­ [ [ [ [ [ [ - 18 - 43. Council congratulated those Member States w ich had endeavoured to liquidiate their arrears and remai up to date with their contributions, especially Burkina F so, Cote d~Ivoire, Nigeria, and Togo. It was noted, howe er, that some Member States had made little or no effor to improve their payment record. Council therefore dec ded to refer the matter to the Authority for further consi er­ ation. Item 9: Status of Ratification and Implementatio of Community Acts and Decisions 44. The Executive Secretary introduced the sum ary table circulated to all delegations on the status of ratification of protocols and conventions by Member Sta es. 45. Council noted that, while the rate of ratifica ion had improved substantially, the record of actual imple en­ tation of Community policies and decisions required gre ter attention from Member States. Council, therefore, u ged all Member States to do everything possible to imple ent the Minimum Agenda for Action which had been referre to the Authority for adoption. Item 10: Memorandum on the Separation Allowance for Statutory Appointees 46. The memorandum was presented by the Execu i ve Secretary. [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [, [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ - 19 - 47. Council welcomed the lifting of the objec ion which had been entered by Togo when the issue was discu sed at the twenty-eighth session of Council in December 1 90. Council, therefore. reaffirmed that Statutory Appoin ees are entitled to 25% of their annual salary as separa ion allowance and the amount payable for each year shoul be paid into a decided that special interest-yielding account. Cou cil Statutory Appointees should be granted the interest accruing on these placements and each Statu ory Appointee would be paid the interest due him along with the separation allowance upon his effective separation from the service of the Community. Item 11: Memorandum on the Appointment of Statutory Appointees 48. This memorandum was presented by the Execu lve Secretary. 49. Council took note of the information in the Secretariat memorandum and the interest expresse by some Member States in specific statutory posts. cil decided to refer the issue to the Authority for consi er­ ation. Item 12: Preparation of the Provi~ional Agenda or the Fifteenth Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government 50. Counc i 1 agreed adopt ion, the attached to propose to the Authority for draft Agenda for the Fifteenth -'------_.------------_._--------- [ [ [ [ [ [: [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ I [ - 20 - Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of tate and Government. Item 13: Any Other Matters Operations of the West African Women~s Association (WAWA) 51. The Secretary-General of the West African Wo en~s Association (WAWA) Mrs. A.O. OYESOLA presented to Co ncil a memorandum on the activities of the Association. The Secretary-General of WAWA pointed out in particula the adverse effect that the acute shortage of fina ~cal resources was having on the operations of the Associa ion. 52. Council took note of the memorandum and c lIed upon Member States to be current on their contributio s to WAWA. Council further invited Member States to esta lish WAWA chapters in their respective countries as soon as possible. Item 14: Adoption of Report 53. This report was adopted after amendment. Item 15: Closing Session 54. The Chairman of Council, Honourable Jean Paul Dias expressed his appreciation and gratitude to his colle gues for the understanding, commitment and courtesy that • ___________ • _____________________________ -.J' :'J~ ',[ " [, ',C' ... " .,," ".[ :, ·~T~ , [, [ [ [ [ [ L. [ [ [ [ [ [ [ - 21 - characterised the meeting. The Chairman stated that the frank but serene manner in which the issues were discu sed contributed significantly to the achievement of the excellent results. 55. The Honourable Minister paid a special tribut to the ECOWAS Executive Secretary, Dr. Abass Bundu for the devotion, conviction and determination with which he has been directing the affairs of the Community throughout his tenure of office. The Chairman stated that the igh standards introduced by Dr. Bundu had contributed i no small way to the revival of the Community and the dyna ism regional integration had achieved. 56. Honourable Jean-Paul Dias closed the meeting ith the expression of the belief that the Council recomme da­ tions addressed to the Authority would ensure the sue ess of the forthcoming summit and mark a significant land 'dn the history .of West African integration. DONE AT DAKAR THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY B92 HON. JEAN PAUL DIAS CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL I _."-----' c­ [ [ L [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ ECONOMIC Ct)M~1UNITY OF ~1EST /\F,:'TCAN STATES THIRTY-FIRST ~ESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DECISION C/DEC.1/7/92 ON THE PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTAT ON OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (RPO) ~ THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Arti cl e 6 of the ECOWA:) the Council of Mini~ters and dpf1ning functions; T ~'e a ty est ab 1 ish i n 9 its compositio and HAVING NOTED that certain me2s:!~"es taken under the Structural Adjustment Pro9ra::::TI(~s cH!.Optc ".., ~te:nber States have posed, and continue to pose~ problems ~f harmonisation with certain measures contained ~n the ECOW~S economic integr tion programmes; CONS.lDERING the' need for MC!:1ber States to unde take coordinated action at regional level to combat the neg tive effects of the crisis f~cing their economics; HAVING EXAMINED and TAKEN NOTE of the report of the second jOint meeting of Ministers of Planning and Finance held in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, on 23 and 24 March 199 to consider the effects of Structural Adjustment Programmes 0 the ECOtlAS economi c i ntegrati on prograhlmes and assess the contri buti on of the ECOk:AS [conomi c Recover:.' Programme; [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ DECIDES Article 1 The Community Institutions prepare a regionJl development regional sectoral ~olicies (RSPs) programmes (RIPs). ar2 hereby mandated to programme CROP) co prising anJ regional in estment Article 2 The regional sectoral integration policies macro-economic poliCies including: adopted to be policies shall compriseconomic by ECOWAS and ational harmonised at regional level, fiscal measures; and - national j\rticlc 3 poliCies, includir:g internal t xatiQn investment codes. Measures relcting to financing of budget defiCits and to monetary pal ie!es (r" .. oval of eCono'l1ic distortions which affect prices, exchange rates and subsidies) shall be undertaken in stages, in acc"rdance with .:'" time-table a opted under the Community Monetary Cooperation ?rogramme. i~rticle 4 ioiember Statt!s and the Community Institutions shall identify togeth~r projects of the regional inve tment programmes an the basis of pre-determincd selection criteria such as the priority status and int~gr~tion potential of projects. Article 5 The rcgional investment pr0gramme f;,ember State shall be determined in relation capac i ty of th i) t economy. component to the --.----~.----------------- in each llbsor tlve C' [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ C [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ - 3 - Article 6 This decis10n shall enter into force upon signature and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Communi and in th~ ~ational Gaz~tte of each ~ember State. OO~E AT DAKAR, THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY, f992 HONOURABLE JEAN PAUL OIAS C HA I Ri'':,iiN FOR COiJl~C I l .' -----------------'; [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ EcmWfnc tOMrijUtHTY OF ~iEST ;.FR IC;H~ STAlES THIRTY-FIRSf SESSION OF THE COJ~CIL OF MIWISTERS ilAKAR, 23 - 25 JULY~ 1992 OECISION C/DEC.2/7/~2 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MECHAN SM OF COi~SUL TAT ION BETWEEj,J THE NAT IOI~AL AUTHORIT I ES RESPONSI BL FO~ f~AT I ONJ\L STRUCTUR:;l ADJUSTMENT PROGR/\NMES (SAPs) , COWAS INSTITUTIO~S AND RELEVANT IWTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, piINOFUL of Arti ch~ 6 of the ECOW;''\S Treaty cstabl; slii ng the Counc;l of hinisters and defining its composition and functions; CONSIDERING the need tG devise bett~r alternatives to resolve the problems besetting our nati0nal econogies; CONSIDERING the need to str~amlinG and ha certain measures t~k~n under nationnl structural adj programmes and as part of regional ecun0m;c integration CONSIDERING the need to set up an appropriate for consultation as a way af coordinating at the l~vel, thu different national development policies; HAVING CONSIDERED and TAKE~ NOTE of the report 0f the second joint meeting of Ministers of Pl~nnin9 and Financ h~lJ in Cotonou on 23 ~nd 24 March, 1992 to stu~y the effects of SAP on the ECOWAS economic integration programmes and to asse s the contribution of the ECOWAS Economic Recovery Pro9ramm~. o Eel 0 E S : i\rticle 1 There is hereby established a mechani m uf i ._--------' [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ - 2 - consultations in the form of periodic me~tings (twice yearly) between the National Authorities respGnsible for national S'Ps. the Community Institutions ana re"levJnt internat; nal organisations, particularly the Worl~ dank, IMF and the Afr"can Development Bank (ADS). j~rticle 2 This consultntive body shall be responsible for: (i) h~rmonising and cour~inating the various asp cts of national economic policies, including fiscal provision in the areas of investnent codes, customs codes and other key areas of integrati~n9 etc.; (ii) ensuring that account is taken in the Struct ral Adjustment Programmes of the regional minimum programme adopted by ECOWAS in 0rder to accelerate the integration process. This regional programme w0uld inel de, among other things, the most vital programmes anJ prujects for theCo'llmunity, which would have been identified du ing consultations referted to above. J\rti cl e 3 Decisions adopted at regional level should be considered as bin~in9 conditions tu be taken into acc'unt during negotiations relating to national Structural Adjust ent Programmes. iirticle 4 This decisi~n shall enter into force upon signature and shall l:>e published in the Official Jcurnal of the Community and in the National Gazette of each Member Stato. DOi~E AT DAKill\~ THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY, 1992 HONOURABLE JEAN ~A~L:OIAS C Hi~ I RltjiH4 . FOR COUi~CIL· [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ C [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ ECONOMIC CO~MUNITY OF WEST ~FMICAW SThTES THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OAKAR~ 23 - 25 JULY, 1~92 DECISION CIDEC .3/7/92 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A co~m OIlY INFOaKATION EXCH~NGE THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, tUNDFUL of i~rticle 6 of the ECOWJ1S Treaty establis lng tho .. Council of i~jjnisters and dufinoing its c,.Hopusitiun and functions; MINDFUL of D~cision C/OEC.7/718~ of the ECOWAS Cau cil of Ministers establishing a Consultation and Coordina ion Commi ttee between ECOW/iS tifember States for the Programllli n9 uf Trade Fairs and Similar Commercial Events; ON THE RECOMtliENDATION Immigration, Money and Payments from 1st June to 5th July 1992; D E CID E S Article 1 0f the Commission Trade, meeting Cust ms, in L gas There is hereby established J Commvdity Informatiun Exchange to be operated during intern~tional trade fa"rs 0rganised by Member States. ___ 0 [ [ [ [ [ [ [ ,[ [ [ [ [ L [ [ [ [ [ [ [ - 2 - t~rticle 2 The objective af the CummJdity Infuril1uti0n Exchan e is to enhance the d2velopment of international trade an, in particular, to intensify intra-C0mmunity trade. i~rticle 3 The COmmJdity InfJrmati,)n System will rise cGmput~rised data bank containing commercial ~n economic operators in the region, their enterprises and h~ir products. Article 4 The Executive Secretary shall take all neco sary ~~~sures to ensure the implementation of this Decision. j:\rti cl e 5 This Decision shall enter into fJrce upon signature and shall be published in the Official Journal af the Communit and in the National Gazette of each ~ember State. DONE IN DAKAR, THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY, 1992 . , .I HONOURABLE JEAN· ~,\.J DlJlS ..- ! ~ .. " ,..., CHAlinll~N 1 ~/,/' ... .,J,.'. [ C [ [ [ [ C C o [ c [ [ C C [ ~ [ [ [ ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF T~E CCUNCIl OF MINISTERS DAKAR, 23 - 25 JULY, 1992 DECISION C/DEC.4/7/92 COMPLtTtNG DECISION C/DEC.3/6/88 DATED 21/6/88 DEFINING THE PROCEOURt FOR APPROVAL OF IHDU TRIAL PRODUCTS AND ENTERPRISES TO BENEFIT fROM THE ECOWAS TRADE LIBERALISATION SCHtNE THE COUNCIL Of MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty establ shing the Council of Ministers and defining its compositio and functions; MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.3/6/88 dated 21 June, 1 Ha of the Council of kinisters defining the procedure for approv 1 of industrial products and enterprises to benefit from the COWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme; MINDFUL of Oeci si on C/DEC. 14/6/89 dated 27 June ,1989 establishing the modalities for the allocation of numb rs to industrial enterprises and products approved to benefit from the trade liberalisation scheme; NOTING that granted to products C/DEC.3/6/88; the case of wi thdrawa1 of ap,prowa1 a ready is not addressed in the said De islon CONSIDERING the need for comp1eting.the said Decisi n; ON THE RECOMMENDATION of Immigration, Money and Payments Commission from 1 to 5 July, 1992; the Trade, which met Cu toms, in Lagos [ [ c o c c c [ c c C D C [J [ C C C [ [ - 2 ':" o E CID E S j\rticle 1 Decision CliJEC.3/6/88 dated 21 June 1988 of the Council of Ministets definin~ the procedure for approval of industrial products and enterprises to benefit from the trade liberalisation,schem~ is hereby completed by the insertion 0 a new Article 8 which reads as follows: New Article 8 Withdrawal of approval shall be effected by the Cou cl1 of Ministers in a decision passed at the express request ith relevant justification of a MeiDb~r State, or fo11o- i09 accusations-of fraudulent practices in the operation of t ade in approved products raised by ona or more States or n a proposal to that eff~ct sUDmitted by the Executive ,Secreta iat after due investigation. The following reasons may be accepted as a basis for withdrawal of approval : (i~ : c'ange ~n the legal status ~f an enterprise; (ii) the ~pproved products nu longer comply with rul as of or1 gi n;' "(iii) the bnt~rp~fs~ is'liqui~at~~; .' r ~~ ~~, ,,1 t'\ ~-; '- ;". ;(~v) f'~ent2~pri~e iuft~rs ~ case of farce majeure; " CV·) use of the ECOWAS certi fi cate of ori gl n meant or " . . . ' " ~ , ,f i; '., ': t ! . approv~d i ndus tti a 1 'products" to ""i'Rlport '6~L~Xpo~i ~ria~p~~:~d ptod..tcts ,; or • pr6duct~: 'ofi ~i'riktrig" frO~ , ~: " f:", ~ : ~'J.. '" 1· ~. third countrl~S lnto or frJrn 'R~mber Statc~;' I, .. . ,. ; '( : ~';(~i ) product to eJt ten:s-ion of t'he' ta~i f{\lppl i cd to un approved thi ~d : pr6dJtis~ ,'f ma'r}&ifactur~d; ,,, in' "'H~m er , ", ,i C' , .. \. ------------,-'-------- ------ -------- [: [ c [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ - 3 - States or to non-Jpproved products (fnlse declaration 0f n tur~ of product); (vii) use of fraudulent markings on indus rial products imported from third countries or non-app eved industrial products manufactured in Member States; or (viii) any other reason which may b~ deemed by the Council of Ministers. The presant Article 8 of Daci3ion C/DEC.3/6/88 June 1988 shall now be renumbered as Article 9. Article l Applicatiun for approval from enterprises wishin to .. bJ2nefit from the ECOWAS trad2 liberellisation scheme hall , conform to the new specimen application form which is ched as an annex to this Decision. The old application forms specified in Article 2 of C/DEC.3/6/88 are hereoy repealed. {,rticle 3 This Decision shall enter into force upon signature and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Communit and in the National Gazette of each Member State. DONE IN DAKAR, THIS 25TH. DAY OF JULY, 1992 " HONOUR.;~BtE JEAN :PJ\uU DIAS I ' , ' CUI,IRr-jJ1N. f .-- \ ~. ~ ... ~. FOR COUNCIL [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ ECONOMIC COlvjJYiUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES ----------------------------------------- APPLICATION FOR l:J)MISSION TO THE ECOWAS TRADE LIBE~~LISATION SCHEME N.B. This question.naire must be completed by enterprises wishing to benefit from the scheme .. , • _____ .. _ .......... __________ i [ c C Q C [ Q C C [ [ [ [ [ c [ [ [ [ [ IDENTITY OF THE ENTERPRISES - BUSINESS N/J4E - LEGAL STATUS - HEADQUARTERS - LOCATION [ c [ [ [ c c [ [ [ [ [ [ [ C [ [ [ [ [ I s H A R E NATURE OF AMOUNT ACTIVITY I BREAKDmm OF THE CAPITAL '" .A P I T A L v Pcrcen- Percen- Percen- tage owned by tage tage Nationals owned by owned by of other Hember Nationals States of Mem- Member ber I."tates in state ECOYJAS I I , I - - TABLE I AnD cmfFOSITION STAFF - Pfi.£JFESd:·.()'.: '.L ST ~'F r-P:rcen"' , N.tiQ-i • tage Natio- Natio-owned by Foreig- nals nals nals of of , ne:rs other third IT ptBl ' (now'ECO- ECOl/AS I Coun- E .1-WAS citi- Member tries ployed zens) IStates I i I I I I i I ! \ I I I i I I j ~ I 1 I I I I I ~ I i ------_ .. ---- ----) ---------- ------ " -I ' ------ I I .... , " " , " , 11, , 'I, , I· • ' I . i'I"!:" ':~"": r:; -. ~' •. ,~ . -~ - • ~ .;'.L .. JI. .. .:. .... 1 :2~~;JDJ :::'.;:.·~,j;;.i: GO';",!,)S ELJ:GiDLE FUR ECUUAS PiI~F;:::rr:nT.c!'\L TAiiGFFS ..--__ - ,. _______ • ,. 11 I I I I I . ! , I I ! 7ypc of Goc·1.,J 2~':0JJiJ~­ cJnu 'Iarif~ !.1° '':~\:;L ~~ t en ':'::L\.P ~'.,:~; I:LY Production during past three (3) ) ears Production planned for next three (3) years Local Raw }laterial Imported Raw Materials Inputs Value Added Product (1) 19 •.• 19 ... 19 •.. 19 ... I 19 ... I 19, .. I quantity Value 9~anSity Value Ex-factory ,% of (% of Origin \fu or (% of value (1) __ ~ ____ ~--~I J State in detail the formula for tie calculation of the value added (refer to table IV attached relating to the determination of the ex-facto]y cost price and value added.) total total total total (%) inputs) inputs) inputs) inputs) ) (' -' J L-l l..-J L.....i LJ LJ L-J c..=.J LJ L..:J L-J L-) L-.J LJ L.J L-J L-J ----- LJ I-- t I I '" '" '" '" .1' d' I , I 11'· 'I", I··' ,'11,": i ,I 1':. ii,"; :i ,':' ,';,':, ,,'I',' I: ,'11,": 'i,' TABLE III E X P 0 It T S r-;;;; OF CCiJD; - Exp~~::'eb.'5. for P6S";'-0 Export p~coJection for Country of Quantity and value Quantity and Value AND TARIFF three (3) ~ars next three 0) years Destination of Exports to each of Exports to each rT£M Member State for Member State plan- past 3 years for next 3 years 1 '-, '0. '''' - '" 0' C' 10 10 19 10 19 10 '9 ~ ;;;. • • • 1. ;;. ,. • • J... ';",. ,. .. '. !.. .,.. • ,. • .t ;t,. .. • ,. ';1,. ,. ,. ,. E ('OW' '" ':'i ~"': J'_1... :j,. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. "'7 ,. ,. ,. .:..,. ,. • ;J',. ,. ,. .i.,. ,. ,. v ..... ..:l Vl_"ler Q V Q V Q V Q V Q V Q V Member Ccun- Q V Q V Q V Q! V Q V Q V States tries I I , I I I I I I I I I I 01 I I I I I . I _ _ ~I~~~~~ ------I...~------I._L__L._...l-.) ... -L.J.._L.J..nL-l ___ LJ_---.l __ .. _1 r- LL L~) L.J LJ LJ LJ LJ ~ L:J LJ L.J I n [ [ [ [ [ [ [ c c [ [ [ [ [ [ TABLE IV DETERMINATION OF THE EX-FACTORY COST PRICE AND VALUE ADDED Specific cost eer product TOTAL 1 Produc t n° 1 : Pr~ci~';;;"c·-t-I\-~O-2-. ....f COST ~------'~~------------+-----r------ I. Cost of Inputs (1) a) - Raw materials of ECOWAS origin b) - Raw materisls of foreign origin - Other inputs of ECOUAS origin (2) - Other inputs of foreign orig;i.n (2) - Import duties and taxes - Other charges on inputs (internal transportation, storage, transit charges(3) II. Cost of non-reusable packa- ging (1) a) - Packaging of ECOWAS or1g1n b) - Packaging of foreign origin - Duties and taxes paid on packaging - Other charges paid on packaging III. Other expenses borne by the Enterprises - ~alaries and wages - Duties and taxes (borne by enterprise) - Works~ supplies and services provided by external sources - Transport and travels - Miscellaneous management ex- penses - Financial charges - hmortisation (Building and equipment) . IV. Ex-factory Cost Price (1 + II + IlI) V. ValuE: Added IV-( -I- II) in pe:rcentage ex factory cost price (l) CIF of imported raw materials and packaging inputs. COST PERCENTAGE I I COST PER­ CENTAGE I I I I '1-[-' -----------..,--______ .J [ [ [ c [ [ [ [ [ [ [ c [ [ c NB, 1) 2) 3) , The follow;.ng factors are not taken into account in the determination of the ex-factory cost price : - Tax on profit ,- Value added tax - Tax on turnover ~UOther inputs H : semi- finished products~ and cmponent used in the production of goods. The transportation of raw materials and other inputs will be taken into account in the assessment of the value added. 2 I I i I ! I I I I I I I I I I ----------------------------~-----------------~--------------------------~ [ [ [ C I[ [ C [ o [ [ [ [ [ TABLE V DESCRIPTION OF Hh.NUFAcTURING PRO'CESS SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL TYPE OF PRODUCT AND TARIF N° MAIIDFACTHRING PROCESS L-_________________________________ -L ______________________ -----------;~ I [ I I--~----------.--------~--------------~ __________________ J [ Q [ [ o [ o [ [ [ [ [ [ TlHRTY-FlIlST SESSlm·j OF THE COUl-leIL OF l'iliHSTEn.S DAKAH, 23 - 25 JULY, 1992 DECISION C/0£C.5/7192 AHO PROOUCTS ELIGIblE L I UERAL I SATIOi~ SCI1['·'[ O~ THE LIST UF IHUUSTdlAL fdTERPKISES TO BENEFIT t",jii THE ECm~AS TItAI)E THE COUi~CIl OF ,·II~HSTERS, i,HUufUl of !trticle bof the £COtJAS Treaty establ1shin9 the Council of !'lini:sters and defining its cor.5pos1-tlon and functions; .,ilUOFUL of tile Protocol relatinfj to the definition of the concept of products originating fro~ ECOUAS werub~r States and its subsequent amendment Acts and Decisions; WINDFUl of Decision A/OEC.15/S/dO Heads of State and Government, participation in the equity capital of of ttle fixioy Authority the level of of industrial enterpri~es uishing to benefit from preferential taxation under the intra-Cor.mlunity trade liberalisation SCheiJe; iHUOfUL of Decision A/DEC.1/S/H3 dated 28 Ilay 1~830f t~H~ Authori ty of ~ieaas of State and C';)\fermiient on the adoption and iMplementation of a sinyle trade 1 i~3ralisation stheme for i n\Ius tri a 1 products orf ginati ng f ~'Oi\l uember States of the COIlU.1U n i ty ; I[ [ o L C o [ [ [ [ [ [ 'C [j o c c I [ - 2 - MINDFUL of Decision CIVEC.3/S/80 dated 25 May, 1980 of the Council of Ministers and relating to proof and verification of the Communi ty ori gi n of product:, and the procedures app" i cab 1 e to the movement of goods \1/i t I'd n the COJl1muni ty; MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.3;J/8a dated 21 June 1988 of the Council of Ministers defining the ,'foccdure for industrial products and enterprises ~ligible for Trade Liberalisation Scheme; approval of the ECOWAS ON THE RECOMMENOAT I at! Immigration, Money and Payments from 1 to 5 July 1~92; of the Commission Trade, meeting Customs, in Lagos DECIDES Article 1 Industrial enterprises and 900(5 fulfilling the ECOWAS rules of origin and approved as bein~ eligible for preferential treatment under the intra-Community trade liberalisation scheme are those contained in the list attached as an annex to this Decision. Article 2 The list referred to in Articli; 1 may be amended by the Council of rHnisters, on the adv1";;- of the Trade, Customs, Immigration, Money and Payments CaQmi~3~On in accordance with the approved procedure stipulated hy Decision C/OEC.3/6/88 dated 21st June 1988. [ o o [ [ [ [ iD C ,0· i i I ;Ci I I ! D C [ [ :[ '[ , ie [ :[ T - 3 - Article 3 1. The Executiv0 Secretariat concerned, a number which ~ust origin and on the ECOWAS customs Member States accordingly. shz!~ give each enterprise fea~~re on the c~rtificate of declaration forms and inform 2. Member Stat~s and the Executive Secretariat shall take all measures necess~ry for the implemen~ation of this Decision. Article 4 This Decision shall enter into force upon signature and sWlall be publisheci in the Official Jot.:rnal of the Community and in the National Gazette of each Member State. DONE AT DAKAR, THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY, 1992 , HONOURABLE JEAN PA~L~QIAS \ ! ! ,11 For: GOUi'JCIL 11 i j[ I le t I , : I[ [ [ [ [ [ I [ I, , '0 I , :[ lie re I[ I [ le I; 0 [ I[ ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DAKAR, 23 - 25 JULY, 1992 DECISION CIDEC. 6/7/92 ON THE CO--OPERATION AGREEMENT BE'lWEEN THE WORLD TOURISM ORGANISATION AND THE ECONOMIC (',oMM.UNITY OF WEST AFH.ICAN STATES THE COUNCIL OF MINISTlffiS, MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; CONSIDERING the recommendations of the Twen'ty-eighth Meeting of 'the Trade, Customs, Immigra,t ion, Money and Payments Commission he ld in Lagos from 1 to 5 July, 1992; DECIDES: ARTICLE 1 The Executive Secretary is hereby authorised to finalise and sign a co-operation agreement between the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). ... /2 Ir,----- 11 I[ i( [ [ I[ 'e I[ 'e [ 1,[ I ':[ I i~ LJ ,[ [ lie I I[ I , [ ,[ C " I! [ I I I! - 2 - ARTICLE 2 This Decision shall enter into force upon signatUre and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Community and in the National Gazette of each Member State. DONE AT DAKAR, THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY, 1992 HONOURABLE JEAN PAUL DIAS CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL .-- ----"TT]]--------.J [ c "0" ' . , , : ! [ ![ i t i[ I :C' i ' C i[ I 1[, ..I • : C I[ C i[ [ C [ c c ECON01"f[C COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DAKAR» 23 - 25 JULY~ 1992 DECISION C/DEC. 7/7/92 ON DEPENDENCY ALLOWANCE FOR LOCALLY RECRUITED STAFF OF COMMUNITY INSTlTU'I'IONS THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS~ MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty '3stablishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of Article 30(2) of the Staff Regulations of the Community Institutions governing dependency allowance for locally recruited staff; CONSIDERING the need to fix the amount of dependent spt')use and child allowances for locally recruited staff of Community Institutions; ON THE RECOMMKNDATION of the Administration and Finance Commission which met in Dakar from 13 to 18 July 1992; DECIDES: ARTICLE 1 Locally recruited Staff of Community Insti·:~ut.ions shall be entit.led to the following dependency allowances for a dependent. spouse for a dependent child 94 UA per ').;.-mum; and 71 UA per tmnum. ... /2 --.,..,------ 11 I[ I[ ! , I i I[ ! I iCi , ' i c it I [J 'e :l [ I le,' 'I ' I I ' i 'e , :0 iD le c [ [ Cl [, - 2 - ARfICLE 2 This Decislon shall enter into force on the 1st da.y of January 199.3 and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Community and in the National Gazette of each Member State. DONE AT DAKAR, THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY, 1992 11 I[-~ I ~ , -~ i I[ 1[-·- :[-~ ' ­ , [ {~ r I - I[ [ i ' I[ I[ I~ ;[ ,[ ,[ :[ [ ;C :c !I[ , I ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DAKAR~ 23 - 25 JULY~ 1992 DECISION C/DEC. 8/7/92 ON THE CONDITIONS OF SERVICE FOR CONTRACT OFFICERS CiF COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of Article 19(4) of the ECOWAS Staff Regulations defining the nature of contract appointmen,t in the Institutions of the Community; CONSIDERING the need to provide for benefits and allow­ ances for contract officers serving in the Institutions of the Community; ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Administration and Finance Commission which met in Dakar from 13 to 18 July, 1992; DECIDES Article 1 The following benefits and allowances shall be paid to Contract officers recrui ted in accordi:\!;ce with the relevant provisions of the Staff RegUlations: I ----------~-----------------~ 11 [ [ [ [ ;['- '-' !f~ t~ 1[, , I : , ' :c [ '[ [ [ [~ Article 2 2 basic sa: :~2Y fixed in accordance with the scale used for officers of correspunding status in the Community; ,fare to, and from duty station on appointment and separation from service; medical benefits for themselves and for their dependants; 10% of annual basic salary, as contract addition; 12.5% of annual basic salary for each year of service as gratuity; life insurance, housing, installation and resettle­ ment allowance, dependency allowance, education grant and vacation leave as for professional staff. This Decision shall enter into force on the 1st day of January, 1993 and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Community and in the National Gazette of each Member State. i i OOW AT DAKAR, THIS 25TH qAX OF JULY, 1992 i ! ~ : • ,I ! l,r ____ , 1\1- ! .. ,f"\,! HONOURABLE J~ ~AUL DIAS CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL 11 c [ :[ [ ![. , , 1[1 I ! 1-> , 10i I ! :0 c [' C o C [ [ [ C C [ ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DAKAR, 23 - 25 JULY, 1992 ADDITIONAL DECISION C/DEC.9/7/92 ON SEPARATION ALLOWANCE FOR STATUTORY APPOINTEES THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; H,INDFUL of Deci s ion C/DEC. 7/12/90 dated 13th December 1990 on Separation Allowance for Statutory Appointees. D Eel DES Aptiall; 1 The interest accruing from the placement of the separation al !owance of each Statutory Appointee in a special interest­ yielding account shall be paid to him, along with the separation allowance, upon his separation from the service of the Community. Article 2 This decision shall enter into force upon signature and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Community and in the National Gazette of each Member State. DONE AT DAKAR, THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY, 1992. 11 ~ IC I I[ C [ o ! (J I \1 C i·C [ C o C C c \e I '\ [ I 10 C C BCONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WBST AFRICAN STATES THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DAKAR, 23 - 25 JULY, 1992 DIRECTIVE C/DIR 1/7/92 ON THE PREPARATION OF A COMMUNITY PROGRAMME ON ROAD SAFETY AND ROAD ACCIDENT PREVENTION THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of the provisions of Articles 8 and 10 of Conven­ tion A/P2/5/82 regulating Inter-State Road Transportation between ECOWAS Member States; MINDPUL of Decision A/DEC 2/5/81 of the Authority of Heads of State and Government relating to the harmonistion of Highway Legis­ lations in the Communi.ty; NOTING the rapi.d increase in road accidents coupled with the high costs of accidents in Member States; CONSCIOUS of the satisfactory results obtained by the setting up of National Road Safety bodies in some Member States; DESIROUS of reducing road accident rates, costs, as well as human Buffering by road users; ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Transport Communications and Energy Commission which met in Lagos, from the 5 to 8 of May, 1992: ----,.,-----,----.....-.--"'-- 11 t :[ c I[ [ I[ [ [ le c [ c 0 c c c [ 0 c 0 Road - 2 - DIRECTS The Executive Secretariat to prepare a Community Programme on Safety and Road Accident Prevention. DONE AT DAKAR, THIS 25TH DAY' OF JULY, 1992 j , 1 f i .1 I' , I ;! , . . \ HONOURABLE JEAN PAUL DIAS CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL 11 [ [ I I [ [ [ I , i ' '[ I · '[ [ :[ i I[ I[ I[ I , I[ , ' [ [ [ ! [ i I I i [J I' [ [ i 'I ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES THIRTY FIRST SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DAKAR. JULY 1992 RESOLUTION CIRES 117/92 ON THE CONVENTION ON MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS .~. The Council of Ministers, MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of Article 2, paragraph 2 (d)' of the said Treaty which enjoins Member States to progressively abolish obstacles to free movement of persons, right of residence and establishment; MINDFUL of Protoco 1 A/P1/5/79 dated 29 May 1979 on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment; CONSIDERING the scope of criminal activity and the rate at which it spreads through the region; AWARE that the Protocol on free movement of persons, right of residence and establishment may not be effectively applied unleaa the police and the judicial authorities of Member States possess an ef'ective instrument for the Implementation of a Community crime prevention policy; ON THE RECOMMENDATION ot the Meeting of Ministers of Justice of Member States in Banjul on 14 and 15 May 1992; I ___ -r----r----",J 11 [ [ 1[; I ' re ! i[ II[ [ .[ ie I[ 'c [ [ [-, [ [ [ 2/ ... PRO P 0 S E S To the Authority of Heads of State and Government to approve and adopt the attached dra f t Convent i on on Mutua I Ass i stance in Criminal Matters between ECOWAS Member States. DONE AT DAKAR. THIS 25 DAJl OF JULY. 1992. I i J: . i'l .-. ...;--! ',.,---.... '..i-r ~". 1'" ~ HONOURABLE JEA~ ~AUL'DIAS CHA"RJA~ FOR" COUNC I L 11 t I !t t ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST o AFRICAN STATES [ C 10 i 10 ~IOH AlP. 1/1/92 OH MUTUAL ASSIS'lAHCE. . I I IN CRIMINAL HATTERS le le o c le c [ o c o [ c JULY 1992 11 [ [-~ , - ,'[-' ,- i ' '[~ [ [ ,[ [ [ ,[I ~,~' [- c :,0 il' [ [ !' [ I, I I: D· l/ PREAHBLE THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES, CONSIDERING that the main objective of the Community is to achieve integration in all fields of activity of it~ Member States; BELIEVING that the adoption of common rules in the field of mutual assistance in criit,inal matters will contribute to this aim by furthering the development of integration; DESIROUS of extending to each other the widest mutual legal assi~tance to ~mbat offences Qf~l kinds particularly of serious crimes, as an effective way of dealing with the c.omplex.aspects.and serious consequences of criminality in all its forms and new dimensions; AWARE of the interest in the proper administration o'f justice while conscious of the need to respect human dignity and to assure the orderly pursuit of criminal proceedings amonq the Member States, thus reinforcing mutual assistance in criminal matters; Have agreed as follows: CHAPTER 1 DEFINITIONS ARTICLE 1 For the purpose of this Convention, the following definitions shall apply: "Treaty" means the Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States; "Community" means the Economic Community of West African States, created by Article 1 of the Treaty; [ I [~ 1- I [ I 1[' ! : I ![. i : [ le le :c le [ [ [ [ [ I i C I ' 1 [. I . I I [I I ~ 2 "Member State" or "Member St ' ates' means a Member State or Member States of the Community; "R t' eques l.ng Memoer State" means a Member State which has made 'a request for assistance under this Convention; "Requested Member State" means a Member State to which a request for assistance under this Convention has been made; "Authority" me th ...... _ _ ans e Authority of Heads of State and Governments of the Community, created by Articla 5 of the Tr.eaty; "Council" means the Council of M.in.i$tQr~ of tho co.smnun,ity created by Article 6 of the Treaty; ,"Competent Authority" means the Minister of Justice of a Member. State; "Executive Secretariat" means the Executive Secretariat of the Community created by Article 8, paragraph 1 of the Treaty; "Executive Secretaryll means the Executive Secretary of the Community, appointed by virtue of Article 8 , paragraph 2 of the Treaty; "Offence" or "Offences" means the fact or facts which constitute a criminal offence or criminal offences under the laws of the Member state; ------Ti-----;------~ I1 r~ p [ o [ o c [ o o c o o o le c le , iD 3 "Sanctions" means all penalties or measures incurred or pronounced as a result of a criminal offence; "Proceeds of crime" me am:. any property suspected, or found by a court, to be property directly or indirectly derived or realized as a result of the commission of an offence or to represent the value of property and other benefits from the commission of an offence. CHAPTER II MUTUAL ASSISTANCE bRTICLE 2 Scope of Application 1. :Member States undertake to afford to -each other .. in a.ccor-dance with the provisions of this Convention, the widest measure of mutual assistance in proceedings or investigations in respect of offences the punishments of which, at the time of the request for assistance, falls within the jurisdiction of the judicial authorities of the requesting Member State. 2. Mutual assistance in the provisions of this Convention applies to: a) b) taking evidence or statements from persons; assisting in assuI'ing the ava.ilability of detained persons or others to give evidence or assist in investigations; 11 J t Q c [ [ c C D. C [J o c o c c o o d 10 I t 1 0 I c) d) e) f) g) h) 3. 4 effecting service of judicial qocuments; executing searches and seizures; forfeitures and confiscations of the proceeds of crime; examining objects and sites; providing information and evid~ntiary items; providing originals or certifiad copies of r~levant documents and records, including bank, financial, corporate or business records. The COnvention does not apply to: a) the arrest or detention of any person with a ~~ to the extradition of that person; b) the enforcement in the requested Member State of criminal judgements imposed in the requesting Member State except to the ex.tent permitted by the laws of the requested Member State; c) the transfer of persons in custooy to serve sentences. ARTICLE 3 ~ompetent Authority Request for mutual assistance shall be made or received by the competent authority in a Member State. 11 [ c [ ,[ [ I :G 'e , I ! o [ '[ o [ [ [ [ C [ C [ [ 1. 5 ARTICLE 4 Refusal of Assistance Assistance may be refused if: a) the requested Member' State is of the opinion that the request, if granted, would prejudice its sovereignty, security and public order; b) c) d) e) the offence is regarded by the requested Member State as being of a political nature; there ay.::.e substantial grounds for believing that the request for assistance has been made for the purpose of prosecuting a person on account of that persons's race, sex, religion, nationality, ethnic origin or political opinions or that that person's position may be prejudiced for any of those reasons; the request relates to an offence that is subject to investigation or prosecution in the requested Member State or the prosecution of which in' the requesting Member State would be incompatible with the requested Member Statels law on double jeopardy; the assistance requested r.equires the requested t1ember state to carry out compulsory measures that would be contrary to its laws and practice had the offence been the subject of investigation or prosecution under its own jurisdiction; ----------~II----~--------- I J ! [ I[ I I[ I [ [ [ [ "L le :[ , [ :,[ "Q C o !i[ ,[ y 6 f) the request is in respect of off~nces related to military law which do not constitute offences under ordinary criminal law. 2. Assistance shall not be refused solely on the grounds of secrecy of banks and of similar financial institutions. 3. The requested Member State may postpone the execution of the request if its immediate execution would interfere with an ongoing investigation or prosecution in the territory of the requested Member State. 4. Before refusing a request or postponing its execution, the requested Member State shall consider whether assistance may be granted subject to certain conditions. If the requested Member State accepts assistance subject to these conditions, it shall comply with them. 5. Reasons shall be given for any refusal or postponement of mutual assistance. ARTICLE 5 Contents of Reguests 1. Request fOl" assistance she,ll be made in writing and shall include: a) the name of the competent authority coordinating the investigati.on or court proceedings to which the request relates; I~----------------------~----,--------------,--------,--------------~ I! [ ,[ :[ r[ C D [ [ !.G tJ [ [ [ C [ [ !e le ! 'e I [ ,[ 7 b) the purpose cP the request and a brief description of the assistance s0ughtj c) a description of the facts alleged to constitute the offence and a statement or text of the relevant laws, except in cases of a request for service of documents; d) the identity, nationality and address of the person to be served, where necessary; e) the reasons for and details of Bny particular procedure or requirement tha.t the requestiL9 MemLer state wishes to be followed! including a statement as to whether sworn or affirmed evidence or statemel!ts J.re required; f) specificatio):J}3 of any time-limit within which compliance with the request is desired; g) such other information as is necessary for the proper execution of the request. 2. Requests, supporting documents and other communications made pursuant to this Convention shall be written in one or the other of the official languages of the Community or in another language acceptable to the requested Member State. 3. If the requested Member State considers that the information contained in the request is not sufficient to enable the request to be dealt with, it may :request addithmal information. [ [ .n 'L: [ [ c c [ Q C o o 0, [ Iq 8 ARTICLE . .6 Execution of Requests 1. Requests for assistance shall be carried out promptly, in the manner provided for by the laws and practice of the requested Member State. To the extent consistent with its laws and practice, the requested Member State shall carry out the request in the manner specified by the requesting Member State. 2. At the request of the requesting Member State the reque$ted Member State shall state the date and place of execution of, the demand. OfficLlls and interested persons may be present if the requested Member State consents. ART::':CLE 7 Return of Mata{ial to the Requested Member State Any property I as well as original records or documents, handed over to the requesting Member State under this Convention shall be returned to the requested Member State as soon as possible unless the latter waives its right of return thereof. ARTICLE 8 Limitation on Us~ The requesting Member State shall not, without the consent of the requested Member St.ate use or transfer information or evidence provided by the requested Member Stato for investigation or proceedings other than those stated in the request. However, in cases where the charge is altered, the ma'terial provided may be used in so far as the offence, as charged, is an offence in respect of which mutual assistance may be provided under 'this Convention. c I I[ I ID ,0 l [ o '·0 o o c o i, O C c u o '0 Upon Request: 9 ARTICLE 9 Prot~..ction of Confidentiality a) the requested Member state shall do its utmost to keep confidential the request for assistance, its contents and supporting documents as well as the fact of granting such assistance. If the request cannot be executed without breaching confidentiality I the requested Member State shall so inform the requesting Member State which shall then determine whether the request should be executed notwittstan8ifte: b) the requesting Member State shall keep confidential evidence and information provided by the requested Member State, except to the extent that such evidence and information is needed for the investigation and proceedings described in the request. ARTICLE 10 Service of Documents and Decisions 1. The requested Member State shall effect service of writs and records of judicial verdicts which are transmitted to it for this purpose by the requesting Member State. 2. Service may be effected by simple transmission of the writ or record to the person to be served. If the requesting Member State expressly so requests, service shall be effected by the requested Member State in the manner so provided for the service of analogous documents under its own laws or in the special manner consistent with such laws. i J 0 0 0 0 10 3. Proof of service shall be given by means of a receipt dated and signed by the person served or by means of a declaration made by the requested Member State that service has been effected and stating the form and date of such service. One or the other of these documents shall be sent immediately to the requesting Member state. The requested Member State shall if the requesting Member State so requests, st ate whether service has been effected in accordance with the law of the requested Member state. If service cannot be effected, the reasons shall be communicate1.-immedia:t-ely by the requested Member State to the requesting Member State. 4. A request to effect service of summonses shall be made to a requested Member Sta.te not less than 60 days before the date on which the appearance of a person is required. In urgent cases, the requested Member State may reduce the time requirement. ARTICLE 11 Obtainin9 of Evidence 1. The requested Member State shall, in conformity with its laws and upon request take the sworn or affirmed testimony or otherwise obtain statements of persons or require them to provide items of evidence for transmission to the requesting Member State. 2. Upon request of the requesting Member State, the parties to the relevant proceedings in the requesting Member State, their legal representatives and representatives of the requesting Member State may I subj ect to the laws and procedures of the requested Member State, be present at the proceedings. 11 I I I I I J [ [ c 11 ARTICLE 12 Right or Obligation to Decline to Give Evidence 1. A person who is requested to give evi.dence may decline where either: a} the laws of the requested Member State permit or require that person to decline to give evidence in similar circumstances in proceedings originating in the riquested Member State; or b) the laws of the requesting Member State permit or require that person to decline to give evidence in similar circumstances in proceedings originating in the requesting Member State. 2. If a person claims that there is a right or obligation to decline to give evidence under the laws of the other Member State, the Member Stata where that person is present shall, with respect thereto, rely on a. certificate of a competent authority of the other Member State as evidence of the existence or non-existence of that right or obligation. 1. ARTICLE 13 Availability of Persons in Custody to Give Evidence or to Assist in Investigations At the request of the requesting Member State, and if the requested Member State agrees and its laws so permit, a petson in custody in the territory of the requested Member State may I subject to his or her consent, be temporarily transferrQd to the - c o [ [ C [ o [ i[ I ' 12 territory of the requesting Member State to give evidence or to assist in the investigations. 2. While the person transferred is required to be held in custody under the laws of the requested Member State, the requesting Member State shall hold that person in custody and shall return that person in custody to the requested Member St~te at ~he conclusion of the matter in relation to which transfer was sought or at such earlier time as the person's presence is no longer required. 3. Where the requested Member State advises the requesting Member State that the transferred person is 110 longer required to be held in custody, that person shall be set at liberty and be dealt with in accordance with Article 14 of this Convention. ARTICLE 14 Availability of Other PerQns to Givej[videnci or Assist in Inyest~aations 1. The requesting Member State may request the assistance of the requested Member State in inviting a person: a) to appear in proceedings i.n relation to a criminal matter in the requesting Member State unless that person is the person charged; or b) to assist in the investigations in relation to a criminal matter in the requesting Member State. 2. The requested Member State shall invite the person to appear as a witness or expert in proceedings or to assist in the investigations. Whet'a appropriate, the requested. Member State shall satisfy itself that necessary measures have been taken for the person's safety. t ! t t ~ i P ! o I o I o 13 3. The request or the summons shall indicate the approximate allowances and the travel and subsistence expenses payable by the requesting Member State. This amount shall be determined by the two Member States concerned. 4. Upon request, the requested Member State may grant the person an advance, which shall be refunded by the requesting Member State. ARTICLE 1:5 Safe Conduct 1. Subject to paragraph 2 of this Article( where a person is in the requesting Member State pursuant to a request made under Article 13 or 14: a) that person shall not be detained, prosecuted, punished or subjected to any other restrictions of personal liberty in the requesting Member State in respect of any acts or omissions or convictions that preceded the person's departure from the requested Member State. b) that person shall not, without that person's consent, be required to give evidence in any proceedings or to assist in any investigation other than the proceeding or investigation to which the request relates. 2. Paragraph 1 of this Article shall cease to apply if that person, being free to leave, has not left the territory of the requesting Member State within a period of 15 consecutive days, or any longer period otherwise agreed on by the Member States, after that person has been officially told or notified that his or her presence is no longer required or, ha.ving left I has voluntarily returned. 11 [ c c [ C c c [ C [ 1[; I : C o c c le le I 14 3. A person who does not consent to a reql0st pursuant to Article 13 or accept an invitation pursuant tc Arti~le 14 shall not, even if summons contains a notice of penal:y. be subjected to any punishment or measure or ~estraint, u~less subsequently he voluntarily enters the territory of the requested Member State and is there again duly summoned. ARTICLE 16 ~rovision of Public Available Documents ~n~ Other Records 1. The requested Memb~r State shall provide copies of documents or records in so far aB they are open to public access as part of a public register or otherwise, or in so far as they are available for purchase or inspection by the public. 2. The requested Member State may provide copies of any other document or record under the same conditions a3 such document or record may be provided by its own law enforcement and judicial authorities. -b.RTICLE 17 gearGh and Seizure The requested Merr'ber Stat~ shall, in so far as its law permits, carry out reqnests for seach and Heizur0 and delivery of any material to the requesting Member StaVe for evidential purposes, provided that the rights of bona fide t.hird parties are protected. le le' I I ! i 1[: ! ' IC: ! ' IC! I I o I,r,', U [ I l , ! ! ' I[ b I [ le' I : D it I I C I C'I, ; ; I ' 1[, I : I ' IC' , I I : ! I I[ , ',i r, L 15 CIj,APTER III FORFEITURE OR CONFISCATION OF PROCEEDS OF CRIME ARTICLE 18 Request for Forfeiture or Confiscation The requested Member State shall, upon request, endeavour to ascertain whether any proceeds of the crime alleged are located within its jurisdiction and shall notify the requesting Member State of the results of its enquiries. In,naking the request, the requesting Member State shall notify the requested Member State of the basis of its belief that such proceeds of crime may be located within its jurisdiction. ARTICLE 19 Investigations for Forfeiture or Confiscation 1. In pursuance of a request made under Article 18, of this Convention, the requested Member State shall endeavour to trace assets, investigate financial dealings I and obtain other information or evidence that may help to secure the recovery of proceeds of crime. 2. Where, pursuant to Article 18 of this Convention suspected proce~ds of crime are found, the requested Member Sta,te shall upon request take such measures as are permitted by its laws to prevent any dealing in, transfer or disposal of, those suspected proceeds of crime, pending a final determination ill res1?ect of those proceeds by a court of the requesting Member State. IC' I i I ' , le [ I[ 1,[: : : 1[: I : I " I 1[. , ' , , I I,e· I ' 'C' I ! I,e', ' I ' , IC~ I I i.e, I ' I : i : ,[, i ! I , ! I :,C',' I ' ! " le' I i I [. le ! ~[ I'[ I,' ; .[ I 'I , " 16 ARTICLE 20 Effects of the Decision on Farfeitur. or Confiscation 1. The requested Member State shall, to the extent permitted by its law, give effect to or permit enforcement of a final order forfeiting or confiscating the proceeds of crime made by a court of the requesting Member 8tate or take other appropriate .action to secure the proceeds following a request by the requesting Member State. 2. The Member States shall ensure that the rights of bona fide third parties and victims shall be respected. CHAPTER IV TRANSFER OF PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL MATTERS ARTICLE 21 ~cope of Application 1. When a person is suspected of having committed an offence under the laws of a State, that State may, if the interests of the proper administration of justice so require, request another Member State to take proceedings in respect of this offence. 2. For the purposes of applying this Convention, the Member States shall take the necessary legislative measures to ensure that a req~est of the requesting Member State to take proceedings shall allow the requested Member State to exercise the necessary jurisdiction. Q o o c c c o o c o o o o o o o o o o C: i' 17 ARTICLE 22. Channel of Communications The request, supporting documents and subsequent communi­ cations shall be transmitted to the competent authority in conformity with the provisions of Article 3 of this Convention. ARTICLE 23 ~~)ntents of Requests 1. The request to tak\~ proceedings shall be made in writing and shall contain or be3.Gcompanied by documents containing the following information: a) the authority presenting the request; b) a description. of the act for which transfer of proceedings is being requested, including the specific time and place of the offence; c) a statement on the results of investigations which sUbstantiate the suspicion of an offence; d) the legal provisions of the requesting Member State on the basis of which the act is considered to be an offence; e) a reasonably exact statement of tj:';", identity, nationality and residence of the suspected person. [ I I[ I C c le o b o b 101 I I I, 18 2. Request I supporting documents and otb.:-,.;r communications made pursuant to this Convention shall be writte~ in one or the other of the official languages of the Community or in another language accAptable to the requested Member State. 3. If the requested Member State considers that the information contained in the request is not sufficient to enable the request to be dealt with, it may request additional information. ARTICLE 24 Decision on the Reguest The competent authorities of the requested Member State shall examine what actions to take on the request to take proceedings in order to comply, as fully as possible, with the request under their own laws, and shall promptly communicate their decision to the requesting Member State. ARTICLE 25 Dual Criminality A request to take proceedings can be ccmplied with if only the act on which the request is based would be an offence if committed in the territory of the requested Member state. ARTICLE 26 Grounds for Refusal If the requested Hember S,tate refuses acceptance of a request for transfer of proceedings it shall communicate the reasons for refusal to the requesting Member State. Acceptance may be refused if: :.0'· ! i ; I i[l, ' , , '0: , I I ~ C :0 : i, ID ' I o o o '01 i I o o o o c o [ ,e :[ T a) b) c) 19 the suspected parson i~ not a national of or' ordinary resident of t~e requested Member State; the act is an offence Undel" military law, which is not also an offe~ce under oidinary criminal law; the offenc8 la regarded by the" requested Member State as being of a political nature. ,ARTICLE 27 The Positlon of.the Suspected Person 1. The suspected person may express to either: Member State his or her interest in the transfer of the proceedings. Similarly, such interest may be expressed by the legal representative or close relatives of the suspected person. 2. Before a request for transfer of p;-oceedings is made; the requesting Member state shall, if practicabl,::!:, allow the suspected person to present his or her views on the ',alleged offence and the intended transfer, unless that person has absconded or otherwise obstructed the course of justice. AR1:ICLE 28 The Rights of the Victim The requesting Mem.b'~r State and the request~d Member State shall ensure in the transfer of proceedings that. the rights of the victim of the offenc", in particular his or her right to restitutiol1 or compens(Jcion, shall not be affected as a result of the transfer. If a settlement of the claim of the victim has not [ [ 0 0 0 c . I i [ iD !O D : I ! : C : i 0 0 I [ :Q C [ TJ C I I c !t- 20 been reached before the transfer, the requested Member State shall permit the representation of the claim in the transferred proceedings, if its laws provide for such a possibility. In the event of the death of the victim, these provisions shall apply to his or her qependants accordingly. ARTICLE 29 Effects of the Transfer of Proceedings on the Requesting Member State (non bis in idem) Upon acceptance by ·the requested Member state of the request to take proceedings against the suspected person, the requesting Member State shall provisionally discontinue prosecution, except necessary investigation, including judicial assistance to the requested Party, until the requested Member State informs the requesting Member State that the case has been finally disposed of. From that date on, the requesting Member State shall definitely refrain from further prosecution of the same offence. ARTICLE 30 Effects of the Transfer of Proceedings on the Requested Member State 1. The proceedings transferred upon agreement shall be governed by the laws of the requested Member State. When charging the suspected person under its laws, the requested Member State shall make necessary adjustment with respect to particular elements in the legal description of the offence. Where the competence of the requested Member State is based on the provision set forth in paragraph 2 of Article 23, the sanction pronounced in that Member State shall not be more severe than that provided by the laws of the requesting Member State. o o o o D o c o o c le c [ ID C [ I Q 21 2. As far as compatible with the lavls ef the requested Member State, any act with a view to proceedings or procedural requirements performed In the requesting Member State in accordance with its law shall have the same validity :1.:.1 the requested Member State as if the act had heen performed in or by the authorities of that Member State. 3. The requested Member State shall infor~ the requesting Member State of the decision taken as a result of the proceedings. To this end a copy of the final decision shall be transmitted to the requesting Member State. ARTICLE 31 Provisional Measures When the requesting Member State announces its intention to transmit a request for transfer of proceedings, the requested Member State may, upon a specific request made for this purpose by the requesting Menlber State, apply all such pr~visional measures, including provisional detention and seizure, as could be applied under its OWll laws if the offence in respect of which transfer of proceedings is requested had been committ~d in its territory. ARTICLE 32 The Plurality of Criminal Proceedings When criminal proceedings are pending in two or more Member States against the same suspected person in respect of the same offence, the Member States concerned'shall consult to decide which of them alone should continue proceedings. An agreement reached thereupon shall have the consequences of a request for transfer of proceedings. t----,---r-r-------r-~ [ [ o [ [ G t I /[ I[ [ C .D D le· ! I 1[: i . Iri IU I , )[, i i le ,i i , . • 1 I . 1'[. ! • ,e T 22 CHAPTER V YALIDA_TION AND COS~_~ A.RTICLE 33 Authenticat:LOr1 ar~d Certification of documents A request under this Convention and the supporting documents thereto, as well as the documents and other materials s pplied in response to such a request shall not require certif' cation or authentication. ARTICLE 34 Costs of executing requests The ordinary costs of executing a request shall be borne hy the requested Member State, unless otherwise determiped by the Parties. If expenses of a substantial or extraordinary nature are or will be required to execute the request, the Pa shall consul t in advance to determine the terrCiS and condi ions under which the request shall be executed, as well as the man er in which the costs shall be borne. CHAPTER Vl;. FINAL PROVISIONS j\RTICLE 35. Arr arlgemen"t. 1. The present Convention repeals all preceeding Treaties, Conventions or Agreements concluded between two or several Member States on mutual legal assistance in areas specified in Article 2 paragrapiJ. 2 and l\.rticle 23 of this Convention. o [ IG I[ I I le ! n L [ :0 [ o o 23 2. The Member States may conclude bila.teral or multilateral Agreements with one another on the mattE: rs dealt with in this Convention, for purposes of supplementin9 or strenghtening its provisions or facilitating the application of the principles embodied in it. ARTiCLE 36 Accession 1. After entry into force of this Conv~ntion, the Council of Ministers may invite, by unanimous decision, any State not a member of the Community to accede to this Convention. 2. When a non-Member State of the Community requests to be invited to accede to this Convention, it shall submit this request to the Executive Secretary. 3. In respect of any acceding State, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of deposit of the instrument of accession with the Executive Secretary. AR2;'ICLE 37 Amendment and Revie~ 1. Any Member State may submit proposals for the amendment or review of this Convention. 2. All proposals shC'.ll be submitted to the Executive Secretary, who shall forward the", to Member States within thirty (30) days upon receipt. Proposed amendments or reviews shall be considered by the Authority upon expiration of the thirty (30) days notice given to Member State. I I I I [ :[ [ o le o I [J C ID I ' I C 0 , I I 24 ~RTICLE 38 Deposit and Entry into Force 1. This Convention shall enter into force provisionally upon signature by Heads of State and Government of Member States and definitively upon ratification by at least seven ("1) Member States, in conformity with t~e constitutional provisions of each ttember State. 2. This Convention and all the instrument.s of ratification shall be deposited with the i Executive Secretariat which shall forward certified true copies to all Member States I notify them of the dates of deposit of tho instruments of ratification and register this Convention with the Organisation of African Unity, the United Nations and any other organisation determined by Council. IN WITNESS WHEREOF! WE THE HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES HAVE SIGNED THIS CONVENTION. DONE AT DAKAR THIS .. 29TH .. DAY OF .. JU~Y ... 1992 IN A SINGLE ORIGINAL IN THE ENGLISH A,D FRENCH LANGUAGES, BOTH TEXTS BEING EQUALLY AUTHENTIC. [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ -c [ [ [ 0 [ [ [ [ G [ [ I I ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFR CAR STATES THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE COUNCILloF MINISTERS DAKAR, 23 - 25 JULY, 199~ I I ! i ! DRAFl' RESOLUTION C/RES 2/7 /92 ON THE APfoINTHENT OF THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF I THE COMMUNITY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Tr~aty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composttion and functions; 11 MINDFUL of Article 10 of the said Treaty Ion the appointment of the External Auditor; MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC. 3/7/91 relatin Evaluation of the Performance of Statutor Community, particularly the provisions of renewal of the term of office of the evaluation report; I to the Selection and Appointees of the rticle l(B) on the Auditor and I ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Ad-Hoc Mintsterial Committee on the Selection and Evaluation of Statuto~y Ap*ointees; T -- 2 PRO P 0 S EST 0 THEI AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVE~ to adopt the attached draft Decision on the Appointment ofl the firm of I Akintola Williams & Co as the External Auditor of the Community . . , · . !, i : : .: DONE AT DAKAR, THIS t51r¥ ~AY OF JULy 1992 · I . ": t!J .-- 1 ~I ... ' i ! ,; ~./"'" . I ~'-f ,-f.i I · '! HONOURABLE!\ PAUL DIAS .' CHAI FOR UNCIL T ; ;~ u 0 0 G C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 I I I C I I I I i ECONOMIC COHHmfITY OF VEST AFRIqAR STATES FIFTEENTH SESSIOK OF THE A~RITY OF HEADS OF STATE AHD GOVEIUqiEHT DAKAR, 27 - 29 JULy, 1992 I DRAFT DECISION A/DEC.3/7/92 ON ~ APPOIH!HEHT OF THE FIRM OF HIHTOLA VILLIAHS • COHPAIIY AS EXTERHAL AUDITOR OF THE CO~Ii'Y THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVg~NMENT, MINDFUL of Article 5 of the ECOWAS Trea~y establishing the Authority of Heads of State composition and functions; and Governmenit and defining I its MINDFUL of Article 10 of the said Treaty on the appointment of the External Auditori c [ c c c [ o c o o o o c o c c c. [ [ [ - 2 - MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.3/7/91 relating to ,the selection and the Evaluation of the Performance of Statutory~ppointees of the Community particularly the provisions of Arti~le 1 (B) on the renewal of the term of office of the Exterpal Auditors and Evaluation Report; MINDFUL of Resolution C/RES. 2/12/92 adopted ~y the Council of Ministers at is Thirty-first Session held from ~he 23 to 25 July, 1992 in Dakar. D Eel DES: Article 1 The Firm of Akintola Williams and Company i~ hereby appointed as External Auditor of the Community for an initial term of two years, with effect from 1 August 1992. I I T 1 c [ [ c [ o G o [J [ c c [ c c c [ c [ [ - 3 .- Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force upon ~ignature and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Community and in the National Gazette of each Member State. I I DONE AT DAKAR, THIS 29TH DAY OF JULY" 1992. HIS EXCELLENCY ABDOU DIQUF CHAIBHAH FOR rHE AUTHORITY T c [ [ c c [ c c o c c c o o c .0 [ [ [ \[ ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF HIli! STERS DAKAR, JULY 23 TO 25 JULY, 1992 RESOLUTION C/RES.3/7/92 ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WEST AFRICAN CLEARING HOUSE (WACH) INTO AN AUTONOMOUS SPECIALISED AGENCY OF ECOWAS THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; . CONSIDERING Decision A/DEC.6/5/87 of the Authority on the adoption of ECOWAS Monetary Cooperation Programme especially the policy measures to be adopted to achieve the short-term objective of strengthening and improving the WACH mechanism and the long term objective of achieving a single monetary zone; CONSIDERING further Decision A/DEC.12/7/91 of the Authority relating to th~ implementation of the rationalisation of institutional arrangements governing West African integration; CONSIDERING the need to bring the activities of WACH into the integration framework of West Africa; CONSIDERING Recommendation COG/REC.i/? /92 of the Committee of Govecnors of West African Central Banks. 11-"""-1 --r-------r----r-----T'---'l [ c [ [: c c c c c c c [ c [: o o o c ,[ [ -- 2 - PROPOSES To the Authority of Heads of State and Government to approve and adopt the attached draft Decision on the Transformation of the West African Clearing House into an autonomous Specialised Agency of the Community. DONE AT DAKAR, THIS 25TH DAY OF i i! 1.'1 .. /-/ - )., ... ... ' i . J HONOURABLE JEJr \ IpAUL CHAIRkN .- FOR COUNCIL JULY, 1992. DIAS [ [ [ [ [ [ [ I[ [ [ [ [ [ re [: [ [ je ![ [ ---=---~~--=- ~ ECOROHIC COHHUHITY OF VEST AFRICAN STATES FIFTEENTH SESSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT DAKAR, 27 - 29 JULY, 1992 DRAFT DECISION A/DEC.4/7/92 RELATING ~ !HE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WEST AFRICAN CLEARI.G HOUSE (VACH) IN!O AN Atr.roNO~S SPECIALISED AGENCY or ECOWAS THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, !lIID)~ of Article 5 of the Treaty of the Economic Communit of West African States establishing the Authority of Heads of ate and Government and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of DecisionA/DEC.6/5/87 of the Authority on the ado of an ECOWAS Monetary Cooperation Programme, especially the p measures to be adopted to achieve the short-term objectiv of strengthening and improving the WACE mechanism and the long term objective of achieving a single monetary zone; HIHDFUL of Decision A/DEC.12/7/91 of the Authority relati 9 to the implementation of the rationalisation of institut onal arrangements governing West African integration; I =========-- i J ---- - --------=====:=-------- ----- [ [: [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ ![ [ I [ - 2 - DESlBOUS of bringing the acti vi ties of WACH into the integrati Il framework of west Africa; COHSIDERIHG Resolution C/RES. 3/1/92 of the Council of Ministe s on the Transformation of WACH into an autonomous Specialised Agen y of ECm'?AS; DECIDES Article 1 The west African Clearing House (WACH) is hereby transfor ed into an autonomous Specialised Agency of ECOWAS in order to facilitate the process of monetary cooperation and integration in West Africa. Article 2 The name of the transformed WACH shall be the west Afri an Monetary Agency (WAMA). Article 3 To achievE; the objective contained in Article 1 of this Decision, the Committee of Governors, in collaboration with the Executive Secretariat of ECQl1AS, shall take all the meas res necessary to define the modalities for transforming the WACH 'nto the monetary cooperation agency of the Community. [ l ______________ --r_-_------------+---~ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ i [ [ [ [ [ [ r" I __ I le ~ . I i [" I , I' , .[ ~" _. 3 - The transformation process shall be undertaken and comple ad in accordance with the time-table and work-programme attached to this Decision. Article 5 The Committee of G~vernors and the Executive Secretaria of ECoWAS are to work togetper to ensure the smooth implementatio of this Decision. Article 6 This Decision shall come into force upon signature and s all be published in the Official Journal of the Commun.ity and in the National Gazette of each Member State. DONE AT DAl(JAR, THIS 29TH DAY OF JULY, 1992 HIS EXCELLENCY ABDOU DIOOF CHAIRMAN !'OR THE AUTHORITY I I I I J f! ------.. TRANSFORMATION OF WACH : WORK PROGRA.MME AND TIME-TABLE FOR IMPLEMANTATION NATURE OF ACTIVITY DETAII.S OF IHPLEMENTATION ACTIVITY .----,-----_ ... ---------, • .l. Preparation of protocol and n€!c:edsar'Y t)r'{)po;s31~~~ ------------ l j (~c 11 ect ion of background information relating.to ECC,{-lAS Treaty, other ageeements et,c ... ii) Drafting of protocol ~.:. >.4)~.re ring - functions - other relevant features - 5,rlsti t1..1tional measures ~:~tc _ i 1i.i Subrdssion of draft prntocol to Governors ~nd ECOV4P.S for cOlnm,ents iv) Finalisation of protocol v) ;3Uf:'n1ission for approval 2,nd signature L.J LJ LJ L-J LJ LJ L-J L-J L.J LJ INSTITUTION CONCERNED WACH/STUDY GROUP/ECOWAS WACH/STUDY GROUP/ECOWAS v,JACH/STUDY GROUP/ECOWAS WACH/STUDY GROL'? jECOWAS WACH/ECOWAS Governors PERIOD OF IMPLEHENTATION ) ) ) ) ) 2 months :3 mont,hs 3 months 1 month L-J L-J L-J L.J L..J LJ LJ APPENDIX 2 OBSERVATIONS L-J , 1 L--.J [ I L-.J 1 ,-\; NATURE OF ACTIVITY DETAILS OF IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITY - 2 - INSTITUTION CONCERNED --~---.----. ._---_ .. __ ._--- 2. Modalities for implementing the protocol 1.) FT'ej:·aratory meeting between WACH and ECOWAS to draw up programme cif .a.:::tion i.i..' Se t. ing up joint (:om,rni t tee/ WACHjECCMAS/ STUDY GROUP tSbk force to translate Governors pr,:tocol into reality - details of restructuring :r(~o(J1.1 i red - staff recruitment/ t'edeployment -- details of WACH organisational et,ructure i1i) Meeting to approve f.·ecommendations of .joint '.:'-oInI'1i ttee on practical D10dalities for implementation iv) Agl'f'ement on date for take-off of the new inscitution WACH/ECOWAS STUDY GROUP Governors PERIOD OF IMPLEMENTATION 3 months 1 month 1 month OBSERVATIONS L:.:..J L.-=-.l L-l ~ L.J L-.J L-l L-J LJ l-.l L-J c..::.J L.J L-J L-J LJ L-l LJ L..J LJ [ [ [ [ [ c [ [ [ [ [ [ l [ [ [ [ [ [ [ ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DAKAR, 23 - 25 JULY, 1992 RESOLUTION C/RES 4/7/92 ON THE MINIMUM AGENDA FOR ACTION (1992/1993) ON FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS AND GOODS. THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of Protocol A/Pl/5/79 dated 29 May 1979 on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment; MINDFUL of Convention A/P4/5/82 relating to Inter-State Road Transit of Goods; MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC. 1/5/83 relating to the adoption and implementation of a Single Trade Liberalisation Scheme for Industrial Products originating from Member States; MINDFUI. of Decision A/DEC.2/7/87 relating to the adoption of an ECOWAS Monetary Cooperation Programme; NOTING that the major problems hindering ECOWAS integration efforts is the non-implementation of agreed policies and programmes by Member States; CONVINCED 'that the implementation of a minimum agenda for action in such key areas as free movement of persons and goods would revitalise and enhance the West African integration process; J [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ - 2 - ON THE RECOMMEND TION of the Trade, Customs, Immigrat ion, Money and Payments Co ission held in Lagos from 1 to 5 July 1992; PROPOSES TO THE A ORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, To adopt the atta hed dra.ft Dec.ision on the Minimum Agenda for Action (1992/1993) on Free Movement of Persons and Goods. NE AT DAKAR, THIS 25T1l .:'DAY OF JULY,. 1992 : IL-----).;-\ • . - --- i i HONOURAB .. ~ J~ PAUL DIAS /CHAIRkAN ./ FOR COUNCIL " .... , [ I _____________ ~----------~-------J [ [ [ [ [ [ [ Q Q D [ [ [ C C [ [ [ [; ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES FIFTEENTH SESSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT DAKAR, 28 - 29 JULY, 1992 DRAFT DECISION A/DEC.5/7/92 ON THE MINIMUM AGENDA FOR ACTION (1992/1993) ON ~REE MOVEM~NT OF PERSONS AND GOODS. THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, MINDFUL of Article 5 of the ECOWAS Treaty Authority of Heads of State and Government composition and functions; establishing and defining MINDFUL of Articles 2, 3, 12 and 27 of the ECOWAS Treaty; the its MINDFUL of Protocol A/P.l/S/79 dat~d 29 May 1979 on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment, MINDFUL of Convention A/P.4/S/82 relating to Interstate Road Transit of Goods; MINDFUL OF Decision A/DEC 1/5/83 relatil1g to t.he adoption and implementation of a single trade liberalisation scheme for industrial products originating from Member States; MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.2/7/87 relating to the adoption of an ECOWAS Monetary Cooperation Programme; NOTING that the major problem hindering ECOWAS integration efforts is the non-implementation, by MemberStat.es, of agr·eed policies and programmes, CONVINCED that the implement&tion of a minimum agenda for action in such key areas as free movement of persons and goods would re­ vitalise and enhance the West African integration process; [ I -------------~-------------------J [ 2/ ... [ CONSIDERING Resolllt.ion C/RES.4/7/92 of the Counci I of Ministers [ adopted at its Thirty-first Session held in DakaI' from 23 to 25 July, 1992. [ [ Artic 18._1- 1. Member States Community citizens D Eel DES shall c:eate and economic an enab ling operators environment for to pursue their respective callings and vOGstion by removing all obstacles to free [ movement of persons and goods. To this end, each Member State shall implement the various pol ieies and programmes stipulated in the [ c [ [ r L [ [ attached Minimum Agend& for Action (1992/1993) on Free Movement of Persons and Goods. 2. Member States shall implement, by the relevant dates thereof, the various policies and prog~ammes of the said Agenda. Article 2 Each Member State shall submit a report. through the Executive Secretary, to t.he Sixteenth Ordinary Session of the Authority, indicating the action taken at national level to give effect to this decision. Article 3 The Executive Secretariat shall monitor the implementation of this decision and shall. where necessary, assist Member states in [ the organisation of semina~s to sensitise government functionaries on approved procedures on transit and customs and on the prOVisions [ of the ECOWAS Protocol relating to Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment. [ c [ J [ c c o D [ [ [ [ C o C C o C [ [ D L [ 3/ ... Artic!e 4 This Decision shall enter into force upon signature and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Community and in the National Gazette of each Member State. DONE AT DAKAR, THIS 29TH DAY OF JULY, 1992 HIS EXCELLENCY ABDOU DIOUF CHAIRMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY [ c [ c c c c o [ [ [ [ C [j C [ [ [ [~ L ANNEX MINIMUM AGENDA FOR ACTION (1992/1993) ON FREE ~OVEMENT OF PERSONS AND GOODS. A. FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS Member States shall immediately remove all administrative procedures i.mpeding free movement of persons, goods and services. 2. Member States shall reduce security check-points to one combined check point betwBBn the nearest city and official points of entry and exit at border posts. The following transit procedures shall be respected and implemented by Member States : a) National passpcrts and ECOWAS Travel Certificates presented by Community citizens at official points of entry and exit shell be stamped without the need to fill any forms. b) I n order however to cater f or except i ona 1 areas where a record is required by the immigra.tion authorities, a harmonised entry and exit form shall be introduced. The harmonised immigration form shall be a multi-copy carbonised form. After the top copy is removed, the rest of the form shall be released to the tl'ave ller foT' presentation at subsequent border post.s. 4·. The Execut i ve SecretaI' i at sha 1 I prepare harmonised form which shal J be approved by the Trade, Immigration, Money and Peyments Commission. a mode 1 Customs, I I,i[ J' -------1------------- I [ [ [ [ [ c [ [ [ [ [ [ [ c [ [ [ le: I [ 21 . ~ • B. TRANSIT PROCEDURES 5. In order tc reduce congestion at the official points of entry and exit at border posts and inorder to facilitate speedier process i ng 0 f documents for veh i c I es in trans it, t1ember States hereby undertake to institute the following measures: a) special counters shall be set up for transit vehicles at si 1 official entry and exit points at the borders; b) the processing time for documents in respect of customs­ sealed vehicles, passenger vehicles and vehicles in transit sha! I be instantaneo~s; c) for other tra.nsit vehicles not sealed and which need inspection, the time for processing of documents shall net exceed three hours; d) the ECOWAS Secretariat shall work with Member States to define the modal ities for the introduction of these counters. c. PRINTING OF CUSTOMS DOCUMENTS 6. Member States which have not than 31 December 1992 1 pr jnt and put in documents inC:',luding Certifioates of Declaration Forms. done so shall, not later use basic ECOWAS customs Origin and Harmonised [ I I~--__ ------------------------_______ , _________________________ J c [ c c [ [ [ G [ C [ C C [ C [ [ I[ [ [ :3/ ••• D. IMPORT PROHIBITIONS 7. Member States that haVf3 instituted either absolute or conditional restrictions to the free flow of goods covered by the ECOWAS Trade Liber2.1 isation Scheme shedl immediately, remove all such non-tariff barriers. 8. ThE! ECOWAS Secretariat shall regularly draw to the attention of Member States non-tariff barriers instituted against approved Community products so that immediate action can be taken by the Member States concerned to remove them. E. PAYMENTS ARRANGEMENTS 9. Member States undertake to eliminate al I restrictions on the exchange and use of domestic cur-I'encies by travellers and businessm~:m. In this regard, each Memb~;r State shall, immediately, start the process of liberalisation by the introduction of practical measures aimed at removing existing restrictions. Such measures include: 1) I ifting of restrictions on the use of domestic currencies for purchase of air tickets by resident and non-resident FCOWAS citizens; 2) elimination of restrictions on the exchange and use of domestic currencies by travellers and businessmen: The Executive Secretariat shall without delay conduct a study on the modalities for the implementation of these arrangements. __________________ J I } I I WORK-PROGRAMME AND TIME-TABLE OF MINIMUM AGENDA FOR ACTION: 1992 - 1993 ----1 NATURE a~~ACTION ~, ~ 1. Free Movement ] mprove-m.snt in T1'an5 i t p-roced'..lres "" ... , i) Agre.,ement on Tra . .sit ,.. i i ) - .~ 1 Estab:;i shment of Tra{lsit count+- tii1) Reduction of Sec\,W'it.y Check po-ir'lts , . r ~ .. -J-~ ~ J ... .. ! I i IMPLEMENTATiON ACTIVITIES INVOLVED i) Contacts with Member States ii) Reaching agreement In Contacts with Member States . , 1 J Contacts with relevant authorities ii) Reaching agreement iii)Organisation of periodic seminars to sensitise officials on provi­ sions of ECOWAS Free Movement and Transit and Customs Procedure to reduce incidence of harrassment, corruption and delays . I . . - .... - .... - -- -_. __ .- .- ~ ... INSTITUTIONSIPERIOD OF IOBSERVATIONS INVOLVED IMPLEMENTATIDN OF MEMBER STATES I \ \ j-1ember IStates! IECOWAS IMember States! . ECOWAS Member States/ ECOWAS Member States/ ECOWAS Member States/ ECOWAS I Member States! ECOWAS I I Before end Dec. 19&2 IBefore end .Mar-ch 1993 Before end Dec. 1992 2 Seminars Before end Dec. 1992 IMember \2 Seminars States/1st half IIECOWAS )1993 1 ._ -_. I I '-. ~ c=:J LJ L.J. L-J LJ l---] LJ LJ L.J L-J LJ LJ L--1 L-J L-.J L-J LJ L-J LJ ~ LJ LJ iv) """, -l Issuance 01 ECOWAS Travel Cer~flcate ' ........ ,- .~ v) ", " ". j ,", .... Intro~ti,?fl copy T 1a115 11 • ~ ~ of Multi ­ Forms 2. Payments ~rr;ngements ... Lib~r~!~7ati~n of res~rlctlo.ns:t0n ,:se of natlonal cUrtencles • .. Arr·angement.~ use of national cur~ncies for tY'BVe 1 and pfchase of Cl.i:r tickets; mber St.ates I]£th.e Economic C::ommuni ty- of West African CONSIDERING the provieions of De(~i.8ion A/DEC.l/b/83 datf3d 30 May 198~~ on thf'J adoptJ.cm and implementation of liberalL3at.i.on scheme fer industrial products Member States of t.he Cou:um;m,ity; a single trade originating from CONSIDERING the pr'ovisions of Decision C/DF.C. 2/5/82 dated 26 May 1882 of the Council of Ministers relating to the industrial products for the imj;.llementa.tion liber-alisation programme:; list of priority of the trade AWARE of the di.Eficultiee encountered in effec:tivel;1 implementing the trade liberalisation scheme particularly in respect of fulfilling the conditi.on :ef~lf.1ting tot~he min:Lmum national participation in the equ.ity capi.tal of production enterprises, and the st.rncture of the ;:::chetne which in'.Tolves the cat~egorisation of industrial products cm c,. priority and non-priority basis; .---------------r--------r-----------~\ I. I ~ [ [ [ [ [ c [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [J [ [ [ c [ CONCERNED "Ji tll tht? need to simplify t.he scheme in order to speed up its effective implementation; HAVING examined the report of the m(:.~eting of the Trade. Customs, Immigration, Money Fl.nd. P6yment,s Commission on the scheme held in Lagos fr"om 1. to 5 J'uly 19(12; RECOMMENDS • To the Authority of Hetid.:3 of State and Government to approve the at.tached Dra.ft Decision amf:".lnding Decision A/DEC. 1/5/83 dated 30 May 1.t1i3:3 relating to the adoption and implementation of a single trade libet'alisation scheme for industrial products originating from Member States. DONE AT DAKAR. THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY, 1992 HONOURABLE JEAN PAUL DIAS CHAIRMAN FOR ('...oUNCI [. [ [ [ c c [ c [ [J [ [ [ [ c [ [ [ [ [ [ ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES FIFTEENTH SESSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT DAKAR, 27 -. 29 JULY, 1992 DRAFT DECISION A/DEC.6/7/92 AMENDING DECISION A/DEC.l/5/83 RELATING TO THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A SINGLE TRADE LIBERALISATION SCHEME FOR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING FROM ECOWAS MEMBER STATES THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, MINDFUL of Article 5 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Author i ty of Heads of State and Government and def ining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC, 1/5/83 dat.ed 30 May 1983 relating to the adoption and implementation of a Single Trade Liberalisation Scheme for Industrial Products originating from Member States of the Community; AW~ of. the difficulties encountered in effectively implementing the trad(~ 1.iberalisation scheme particularly in respect of fulfilling the rules of origin, the minimum national participation in the equity capital of production enterprises, and the structure of the scheme involving the categorisation of industrial products as priority and non-priority goods; COHCERRED with the need to simplify the scheme in order to speed up effective implementation; CONSIDERING Resolution C/RES. 5/7/92 adopted by the I ,------r---------,~ c c o o o [ o c [ [ c c [ o [ [ o Q [ - 2 - Thirty-first Session of the Council of Ministers held in Dakar from 23 to 25, July 1992. D E CID E S Article 1 Decision A/DEC.1/5/83 dated 30 May 1983 relating to the Adoption and Amendment of a Single Trade Liberalisation Scheme for Industrial Pl:'oducts Originating from Member States of the Community is hereby amended as follows : New Article 5 The Trade Liberalisation Scheme for Industrial Products originating from Member States of the Community as well as the time-table for the elimination of tariffs on the said products by the groups of Member States as classified in Article 4 above are fixed as follows: Group Per iod wi thinT;~~-e -~-f--;;-e-d~-c-ti~-;--~-f-­ which tariffs I Customs duties and are to be . taxes ' __________ +-_eliminate~ ___ _t__=,----------------------- Group 1 Cape Verde, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau Burkina Fasc, Mali, Mauritania, Niger Group II Benin, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone Togo Group 111 Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal I 10 years 3 years 6 years 10% reduction each year 12.5% reduction each year 16.6% reduction each year [ [ c c o o o Q C [ [ [ [ [J [ [ c [ [ [ -- 3 - New Article 6 The provisions of Decision C/DEC. 3/5/82 dated 26 May 1982 relating to the list of priority industrial products for the implementation of the Trade Liberalisation Scheme are hereby repealed. New Article 7 The level of participation of nationals of Member States in the equity capital of industrial enterprises whose products shall benefit from preferential taxation as provided for in the Treaty, is fixed at a single minimum rate of 25%. Article 2 1. The provisions of Article 8 of Decision A/DEC.l/5/83 dated 30 May 1983 of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOy.lAS relating to the liberalisation of trade in industrial products are hereby repealed. 2. Consequently, Articles 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the said Decision shall be renumbered 8 f 9, 10 and 11 respectively. [ o [ G C o c o o o c [ [ [ [ c C Q [ [ -- 4 - Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force upon signature and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Community and in the National Gazette of each Member State. DONE AT DAKAR, THIS 29TH DAY OF JULY, 1992 HIS EXCELLENCY ABDOU DIOOF CHAIRMAN For the Authority [ [ .[ c [ [ c c o o o o o o o c c [ [ [ ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES THIRTY-~IRST SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DAKAR, 23 - 25 JULY, 1992 RESOLUTION C/RES.6/7/92~ THE RECQQNlIION AND THE GRANTING OF OBSERVER STATUS TO THE WEST AFRICAN UNION OF ROAD IRANSPORIERS (UTRAO) THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of the provisions of Articles 40 and 41 of the said Treaty relating to the evolution of a common transport and communications policy and on the provision of all-weather roads within the Com~unity respectively; MINDFUL of Conventions A/P2/5/82 regulating Inter-State Road Transportation and A/P4/5/82 relating to Inter-State Road Transit of goods; DESIROUS of ensuring effective implementation of the trans­ port decisions and protocols in order to facilitate the free movement of persons, goods and services in the region; MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.7/12/88 on the Transfer of the Hisher Committee on Land Transport (HCLT) to the ECOWAS E~Gcutive Secretariat; 00 0/2 [ [ o c o o o o o o l c c c o o c c [ - 2 - MINDFUL of the provisions of paragraph (c) of Directive C/DIR.3/12/88 calling for ways and means to promote the setting up of a Community Union of Professional Associa­ tions of Road Transport Owners; ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Transport, Communications and Energy Commission which met in Lagos from 5 to 8 May 1992; AFTER EXAMINING the Statutes of the West African Union of Road Transporters (UTRAO); PROPOSES TO THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT: to adopt the attached draft Decision on the Recogni­ tion and Granting of Observer Status to the West African Union of Road Transporters (UTRAO). DONE AT DAKAR, THIS 25TH ~~Y OF JULY, 1992 i , i • 11 i ~ ! : !' l 1 j, I _ ..... ~ of;-' 0 tr j : , , \ i HONOeRABLE JEAN PAUL DIAS CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL [ [ [ c c o o o D o c c [ ~ [ r L [ [ C D ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES FIFTEENTH SESSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT DAKAR, 27 - 29 JULY, 1992 DRAFT DECISION A/DEC.7/7/92 ON THE RECOGNITION AND THE GRANTING OF OBSERVER STATUS TO THE WEST AFRICAN UNION OF ROAD TRANSPORTERS (UTRAO) THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, MINDFUL of Article 5 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Authority of Heads of State and Government and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of the provisions of Articles 40 and 41 of the said Treaty relating to the evolution of a common transport and communications policy and on the provision of all-weather roads within the Community respectively; MINDFUL of Protocols A/P2/5/82 regulating Inter State Road Transportation and A/P4/5/82 relating to Inter-State Road Transit of goods; DESIROUS to ensure effective implementation of the Communi­ ty legislations on transport in order to facilitate the free movement of persons, goods and services in the sub­ region; CONSIDERING Resolution C/RES.8/7/92 of the Council of Ministers~ meeting in Dakar, Senegal from 23 to 25 July 1992; ... /2 [ [ c [ c c c c c c [ c c [ o [ [ [ c '[ Article 1: Article 2: - 2 - D E CID E S: The West African Union of Road Tarnsporters (UTRAO) is hereby recognised and granted the status of Observer within the Institutiqns of the Community. This Decision shall enter into force signature and shall be published in upon the Official Journal of the Community and in the National Gazette of each Member State. DONE AT DAKAR~ THIS 29TH DAY OF JULY, 1992 HIS EXCELLENCY ABDOU DIOUF CHAIRMAN FOR AUTHORITY [ [ c c c c c [ o c c [ [ [ c "[ [ o [ [ ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DAKAR, 23 - 25 JULY, 1992 RESOLUTION C/RES.7/ZLa2 ON THE INSTALLATION OF WEIGHBRIDGES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULE ON THE MAXIMUM AXLE LOAD OF 11.5 TONS THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of the provisions of Article 4 of the Convention regulating Inter-State Road Transportation between ECOWAS Member States signed in Cotonou on 28 May 1982, which stipulates that the maximum axle load of the various types of vehicles authorised to carry out inter-state transporta­ tion should not exceed 11.5 tons; AWARE that the purpose of the said Article 4 is to obtain the appropriate standardised total weights in the sub­ region; BEARING IN MIND Decision C/DEC.7/7/91 relating to the Road Traffic Regulations based on the 11.5 tons axle load to protect road infrastructures and road transport vehicles; ... /2 [ [ [ [ c c c c c [ c c [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ - 2 - DESIROUS of reducing the cost of construction and mainte­ nance of roads as well as reducing the cost of transport vehicles; AWARE that the problems of overloading could be solved by increasing the number of average axle per vehicle and by the gradual elimination of trailers with four axles as well as by control of possible overloads; ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Transport~ Communications and Energy Commission which met in Lagos from 5 to 8 May 1992; Article 1: Article 2: REQUESTS MEMBER STATES: To install weighbridges in order to ensure that the rules on the maximum axle load of 11.5 tons are complied with. To review periodically transport fares in the region in order to encourage transport opera­ tors to comply with the regulation on the maximum axle load. DONE AT DAKAR, THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY, 1992 HONOURABLE JEAN PAUL DIAS CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL I[ c \e [ c [ o [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DAKAR, 23 - 25 JULY, 1992 RESOLUTION CIRES.8/7/92 ON THE SETTING UP OF NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY BODIES IN ALL ECOWAS MEMBER STATES THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Article 6 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of the provisions of Articles 8 and 10 of Conven­ tion A/P2/5/82 regulating Inter-State Road Transportation between ECOWAS Member States; MINDFpL of Decision A/DEC.2/5/81 of the Authority of Heads of State and Government relating to the Harmonisation of Highway Legislations in the Community; NOTING the ~apid increase in road accidents coupled with the high costs of accidents in Member States; CONSCIOUS of the satisfactory resul ts obtained by the setting up of national road safety bodies in some Member Stat·es; DESIROUS of reducing road accident rates, costs, as well as human suffering by road user~; ... /2 .----------------------------- [ [ [ [ c o [ [ [ [ [ [ C o [ [ [ [ - 2 - ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Transport, Communications and Energy Commission which met in Lagos from 5 to 8 May 1992; Article 1: Article 2: Article 3: APPEALS TO MEMBER STATES: To set up national road safety bodies in countries that have not already done so: To become members of the African Group of International Road Safety Organisation; To institute an ECOWAS Road Safety and Acci­ dent Prevention Day. DONE AT DAKAR, THIS 25TH; bAY OF JULY, 1992 l .;\ ,// , .. ,;(.", --:~"!-'/':~ 'l: , , ~ , ~; . 'I' .-'~' ' HONOURABLE JEAN 'PAUL DIAS CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL o o o ECC>NOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRIC;AN' S"I'ATES o D o o o o o o THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DAKAR, 23 - 25 JULY 1992 VOTE OF THANKS The Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) holding its thirty-first ordinary session from 23 to 25 July 1992 in the Conference Hall of the Hotel Le Meridien President in Dakar, wishes to express to His Excellency Abdou DIOUF, President of the Republic of Senegal, his Government and the people of Senegal, the sincere gratitude of all delegations for the o very warm and fraternal welcome extended to them and for the excellent facilities placed at their disposal to assure o c o c c c c [ the success of their deliberations. DONE AT DAKARTHIS 25TH DAY OF JULY 1992 THE COUNCIL I -I I ____ ,__________________________________________ ----------------------------___ ------~-- ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES COMMUNAUTE ECONOMIQUE DES ETATS DE LoPAFRIQUE DE L"OUEST TREBTE ET UNIEME SESSION DU CONSEIL DES MINISTRES THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DAKAR, 23 - 25 JULY/JUILLET 1992 ANTS I LISTE DEe PARAICIPANTS LI~T OF ~ICIP CJ CJ L..J l-J L....J L..:J L.J L-J Cj -I I L..J L.J L.:J r~ j L.:..J L-J L...J L-J r~J l--=-_J ----------------- Page 1 COUNTRY / PAYS 1 N A M E / N 0 H FUNCTION AND ADDRESS / FONCTION ET ADRESSE ---ilmUN - - ---f OOSSOU PAUr.. Ministre des F inanceB , B. P. 302, Cotonou --l I I DOSSOD ROBERT I KEKE LOUIS RENE I ADOGONY IGNACE ~XPEDIT TOHOUNGBA GLAUDE Depute, Assemblee Nationale, Pf)rto-Novo Conseiller Technique, Ministere de la Justice et de la Legislation, B.P. 06-567, Cotonou Secretaire Permanent Cellule CEAO/CEDEAO, Ministere des Finances, B.P. 302, Cotonou Diplomate, Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres, BP 318, Cotonou I--BURKINA FASC;-- I KABORE ROCH CHRISTIAN Minis-cre d ~Etat, Ministre des Finances et du Plan, -~ - Minis~ere des Fi~ances et.d~ Plan~_B~p. ,7012, OUagadOUgOUl1 DJIGMA PIER..ii:E FOMUALD 5ANNE SAFIETOU LOUGUE JOSEPHINE Conse1ller Techn1que du M1n1stre Delegue au Budget, Ministere des Finances et du Plan, Ouagadougou Secretaire des Affaires Etrangeres, Ministere des Relations Exterieures, Ouagadougou Responsable Cellule CEAO/CEDEAO, Cellule CEAO/CEDEAO, B.P. 2912. Ouagadougou , CABO VEF..DE ----.. --.--.-----f-------.----- I Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Pr-aia -4 t-lANUEL J. CHANTRl£ MONTEIRO JOSE LUIS FIDALGO VICTOR Secreta ire d~Etat aux Affaires Etrangeres et a la Cooperation, Praia Ambassadeur au Senegal, No. 1 Rue de Denain. Dakar L- ADRIANO A.BRAZAO DE ALMEIDA Chef du Cabinet d~Etudes et Relations Internationales, Direction Generale des Douanee 1 B.P. No. 98, Praia L.:J L....J L.J L.:...J L.:..J LJ L....J LJ L:J LJ LJ LJ c:.J L..J L-i L.....J L...:J r- -L-.J r ' L--..J r I L-.-J f------ Page 2 ~ / ::L~ A M : __ / NOM IlUHCTION AND ADDRESS / FONCTION HT '" __ CABO VERDE (CONTD) FRANCISCO MORElRA CORREIA DANIEL OL1VEIRA. 1--'- ---~-- COTE D~ IVOlRE I TRAORE AMADuU BOUBLl GOREDJE BENOIT KPOTA EUGENE BAMBA YOU.::'.3fjUFOU KOUADIO FRy ! Conseiller du Ministre du Tourisme, de l~Industrie et du Commerce, B.P. 333~ Pr-aia Troisieme Secretaire d~Ambassade, Rue de Denain No. 1. Dakar Ambassadeur, Directeur des Affaires Politigues, Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres, Abidjan Directeur des Affaires Economigues Exterieures, BP V 288 Abidjan Directeur des Affaires Civiles et Penales au Minlstere de la Justice, B.P. V 107, Abidjan Conseiller Technique au Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres. BP V 109, Abidjan Charge de Mission, Ministere des Affaires Etrangel·0e. Abidjan 1--_. --------.-.. -. -.-----I THE GAMEIA MBEMBA JATTA Minister of T):'c5.de, Industry & Employment, Banju.l I . tA..fo.MOUR MALI CK J AGNE Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade, Industry & I BOLONG LANDI NG SONKO ! I TAMSIR MANGA - r.- JUWARA 1_ Employment, Banjul Pe~manent Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Banjul Principal Economist, Ministry of Trade 7 Industl'Y & Employment, Central Bank, Banjul SecQnd Secretary, Gambia High Commission, Dakar C"] L:=.J L=-.J L:J L-J (" I C.-J L..J L:J L..:.J c:J L.J L -U1 [-----) L=J [---I c:J c:...J (:J ~ ------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ r--- f-------- Page 3 COUNTRY / PAYS NAME I NOM FUNCTION AND ADDRESS / FONCTION ET ADRESSE 1---------... ---... -.. -+--.. ----... --. ______ -4-______________________ _ I DR. IBM CHAMBAt: GHANA I I i , KWESI BEKOE AMlSSAH-ARTHUR JACK HILMC1' 115 ELEANOF (~rJr;:'T KASSIM lAHAYA ADDAI JAHES ADCMAKO Deputy Secretary/Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Accra PNDC Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning Ag. Chief Director, Political and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director, ACP-EEC/ECOWAS Secretariat, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, P.O. BOX M 40, Accra Economic Adviser, Ministry of Trade and Tourism, P.O. Box 2674, Accra Economic Planning Officer, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, P.O. BOX M 40, Accra Ministre des Affaires Etrangeres et de la Cooperation, (:3U I NEE ----.. ----.. --~----- .... -I -----b~= -=---- -- -.- f - IBRAHIM SYLL~\ .L _______ _ [----] c=J [ -] KERFALLA yftNSANE SAIDOU DIALLO I I FACINET BANGOUR~ CAMARA DJIGUI MA11ADOU rHERI F DIALLO N'FALY SANO Conakry Gouverneur de la Banque Centrale Ambassadeur de Guinee au Nigeria Ambassadeur a Dakar Directeur General de la Cooperation Directeur Departement Afrique Asie Directeur des Organisation Panafricaines, Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres et de la Cooperation, Conakry (-] c.J c:...::J' L:..=J r .. ) c:J C-] CJ CJ L:J c.J c::.:::J L--] CJ c:J CJ LJ_J I---- 1="-- COUNTRY / PAYS N A M E / NOM t...... GUINE (CONTD) MOHAMED SANO GUINEE BISSAU LUIS OLIVElRA SANCA MARCELINO LINA ARAFAN ANsn CANARA ENSA lJIANDY I I I ROGERIO HEEBEET Page 4 FUNCTION AND ADDRESS / FONCTION ET ADRESSE Conseiller, Ambassade de Guinee a Dakar -----I Ministre du Commerce et du Tourisme, Ministere du Commerce et du Tourisme Secretaire d~Etat aux Affaires Etrangeres Ambassadeur, Ambassade de Guinee-Bissau, Dakar Directeur au Departement Afrigue Asie et Oceanique Conseiller du Ministre a l' Ambassade de Guinee-Bie.sau au Senegal Directeur, Division Integration Economique, MiniG~&re I I MALIIM DJAURA t -LIBERIA ---·t-~1RS AMELIt'. WAf.~' Minister of Planning & EconolT~i;- Affairs, Ministl'Y 0.£·----.. · I I Planning & Economic Affairs, P.O. BOX 10. 1000 Monrovia. Cow~erce et Tourisme, Praia . f t KWE~1E Y. v.JASH1HGTON Assistant Ninister for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Planning & Economic Affairs, Box 9016, Monrovia I' I J. MORENJE MLAw~ Econom~st (Senior), Ministry of Finance, P.O. BOX 8013, I Monrov1a 1 , [ t:1ALI -.- --. --r BOUBACAR BAR M inia tre de la Promot ion de l' Init iaU;;P~i vee ;-m;-. -234~J Bamako ------------ .'-- L.-J L.J L.J LJ L:J ~ L..J .~-_ LJ ~ L-.l LJ CJ ['I LJ I L.:J L.J . L:.:J LJ L..J la ,"'"",",:c'l i----- I---- Page 5 COUNTRY / PAYS NAME I NOM FUNCTION AND ADDRESS / FONCTION ET ADRESSE !- HALI (CX~;tnD)--·-·lsAMBA DIALL\~) I Conseiller Technique, Ministere de 1 ""Economie, des Finances et du Plan, Bamako BA IBRAHIM B0CAR Charge de Mission, Ministere de 1 ""Economie , des Finances 1\ et du Plan,. Bamako I--MAURITANIE-----r KANE CHEIKH MOHi\MED FADEL Ministre des Finances! I I ABDERRAHIM OULD HADRAMI KANE HAMEDINE ARMED OOLD KHLIL Ambassadeur, Directeur, Departement Afrique au MAEC, Conseiller Technigue du Ministre des Finances, NouakchQtt Chef de la Cellule CEDEAO, Ministere des Finances ~. ~lIGER I'~ DR. GNANL~JU IDE.:o I Secretaire d""Etat aux Finances et a1.l ·Pla;---·---·--·-·---~- I GATI SEYBOU MME HAMBALLY F~HOU ABDOORAfIPJ-"lANE t-1AIGA Secreta.ire General Adjoint, l1inistel'e des Finances et du Plan Directrice de l·Ordonnancement, Minist~re des Finances et du Plan, Niamey Directeur de l""Integration Economique Regionale. BP 862, Niamey f-- -------... ---- NIGERIA ALHAJ I A. ABUBPfl.AR ALHAJI A. AHMEI' JAMES AKINTOLA ,)LATUNJI LJ.I.-LJ LJ L:.J L.J LJ L...J CJ LJ Honourable Minister of Finance. Lagos Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Lagos Director General, Political Affairs Office, the Presidency, Abuja c...:=J CJ L...J [=.J L=...J LJ LJ L..J LJ L:J LJI f---- f---- Page 6 COUNTRY / PAYS NAME / NOM FUNCTION AND ADDRESS / FONCTION ET ADRESSE L-. -... -----.l----------------t---------------- NIGERIA (CONTD)I DR. S. CHIME Adviser to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lagos SENEGAL ; AMB. P~E ADEKUOYE ALHAJI G. ABBAG AMB. P. I. AYm~OH DR. HATTHEW A. ODUEBO A. I. ONWUEKWE T. D. HART C . U. OMAt10GHi) Dr. J. A. ARIJE G. O. OSOBA Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Immigration Service Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director', Central Bank of Nigeria, Lagos Deputy Director, Federal Ministry of Finance, Lagos Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director, Central Bank of Nigeria Chief FinanCe Officer, Federa.l t-linistry of Finance, Lago8 Ministry of Foreign Affairs i G. O. AGAl"1AH Ministry of Foreign Affairs ! P. I. IYAMABO Ministry of Foreign Affairs ! I s. D. PAH The Presidency I ----_.,. JEAN PAUL DIAS Ministre de 1 ~ Integration Economique Africaine, Ministere de l'Integration Economique Africaine, Dakar D.JIBRIL N~GON Ministre Delegue aupres du Ministre de l'Economie, des Finances et ~ Plan, Dakar L-J .L - _~ . __. ._. __ _. . _____ --...J CJ L.J C=:J CJ c...J C··_) L.J L.J L...J LJ L-.J LJ ~ L..J c...:.J LJ I---- I---- COUNTRY / PAYS NAME / NOM ~-- ('I:~:;WrD ) I PAUL BADJ I I SAMBOU O. TOURE DIOP AHANATOU fALL HEN RI A. rURPIU t-lANDIOGOU NDIAYE COUMBA FALL GUEYE I FAYE Ml\ME AMAR YJ\NDJ I OUMAR MAMADOU SOW FUNCTION AND ADDRESS / FONCTION ET ADRESSE I Conseiller Diplomatique du Premier Ministre Directeur des Organisations et Conmunautes Inter­ africaines~ Ministere de l'Integration Economique Africaine, Dakar Conseiller Technique du Ministre de l'Economie, des Finances et du Plan, Dakar Directeur Afrigue-Asie, Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres, Dakar Directeur des Affaires Criminelles et des Graces, Ministere de la Justice, Dakar Page 7 Adjoint au Directeur de la Monnaie et du Credit, Minis-cere de l'Economie et des FinanCeS et du Plan, Dakar Chef de Division, Ministere de 1 ~Equipement. d.es Transports et de la Mer, Dakar Conseiller Technique. Ministere de l'Integration Economique Africaine, Dakar Chef de Division (D.O.C.I.). Ministere de l'Integration Economique Africaine. Dakar I ISALL AMINATi\ Chef cie Division Commerce Exterieur, Ministere de ~ l'Industrie, du Commerce et de l'Artisanat -SIERRA -LEOt MAHENTA B. FALL M. A. B. KAH ANTONIO I'. H. LIt-lA OUSMANE DIALLO S. BALDE Mra PEBECCA OSEI-BOATENG THEOPHI LUS O. ;;::. JOHN DRABO D- BARl'HELEMY BAKPESSI ABOZOU OGBONNA NICHOh~S C. B. JALLOW ALIEU OHAR DUNSTANETTE L. t'1ACAULEY MOHAMMED H. JALLOH JOHN T. WOODS KRA KONi' N PAUL Directeur General, Fonds de la CEDEAO Deputy Managing Director, ECOWAS Fund Secretaire General, Fonds de la CEDEAO Directeur des Operations, Fonds de la CEDEAO Directeur des Finances, Fonds de la CEDEAO Directress of Legal Department, ECOWAS Fund Director of Internal Audit, ECOWAS Fund Directeur du Departement des Etudes & Analyse des Proje-cs, Fonds de la GEDEAO Directeur de l~Administration et de:::; Service Generaux, Fonds de la CEDEAO Treasurer, ECOWAS Fund Interpreter, ECOWAS Fund Head of Conferences Info and P. Relations Division, ECOWAS Fund Librarian/Documentaliste, ECOWAS Fund Chief Division of Projects, ECOWAS Fund Chef Pivision Administration des Prets, Fonds de la CEDEAO l . ___ .. ________ -1..... ___ - _______________________ . ____________ --' ~ L...:J r---] L...J L:..J LJ CJ L.:J L...1 L:J [--j "' ~ ~ , r----·-l I -1 L-J '---' L...-J ~ L..J LJ ,---' I L...-J r- -- 1 ~ ~ l ---------, --_._---- ~--------- --~---- -~~-- .. ----------- Page 11 J COUNTRY I PAYS I N A M E / NOM FUNCTION AND ADDRESS I FONCTION ET ADRESSE 1----.-.-------.-----+.--------------+--------------------------- ECOWAS _ FUND I GABRIEL TORTCHAR (CONTD) Reviser, ECOWAS Fund ZOKI D # ALt'iEIDA DIALLO-DIAEF:A BINTA TALL THIERNO BOCAR AGBADAN MESSAH TALL THIERNO BOCAR I Traducteur. Fonds de la CKDEAO Administration, Fonds de la CEDEAO Analyste Financier, Fonds de la CEDEAO Chef Division Budget, Fonds de la CEDEAO Analyste Financier, Fonds de la CEDEAO ~ ____ . __ .. __ ._._~IW(JltT UlNAB Traductrice, ECOWAS Fund . ______ _ A C P I BERHANE Secretary General, ACP Group of States, Av. Georges ~ I Henri 451 Bruxelles i BARRY ALFA -·NII~KY I BABA-MOUSt;A ABOU BAKAR President de la BOAD, Lome ! t-·~- D R A 0 --fHEZAN KOUAME- Chef de progra.mme, ADRAOjWARDA, BP 96 Saint-Louis, -----,- ! Senegal -------- ---- --_.---- -1 BAD A. BEYE Directeur du Departement Juridigue BAD, BP 1387, Abidjan SHERO SESAY Senior Economist, African Development Bank, B.P. V316, . Abidjan ----_. ----.-.- - --------- ~ BeE A 0 DIOUF HAHADOO LAMINE BACHIR AMADOU --.~-.-.~-- Conseiller A la Direction Centrale deB Etudes et de la Revision BCEAO, BP 3108, Dakar Adjoint au Directeur Central des Relations Inter­ nationales, BCEAO, BP 3108, Dakar L.J C-~UJ L:.J L-J L.J c..:.J L.:J c:J l.-l L..J (---- J L-J L.:.J L:.:J L-.J L....J I u_ j L...J L...J L:..=.J f----- r COUNTRY / PAYS NAME / NOM BOA D BABA MOUSSA AB(!{j BAKAR YAMEOGHO H-fACIHTHE J FAYAMA ANDRE C E A / E C A LOUIS SANGARE JEGGAN C. SENGHOR MBAYE DIOUF C E A 0 EL JAlLANI MALEMINE KEITA JULIEN elL S S KOUTABA MICHEL FOSIDEC SY AMADOU BABA I D B MAt-1ADOU ';HERI F DIALLO OUEDRAOGO lSMAEL o A U BROWNSOH f..EDE SABOUR MOUSSA 'l'CHA FUNCTION AND ADDRESS / FONCTION ET ADRESSE President de la BOAD, BP. 1172, Lome Directeur de Cabinet, BOAD, BP. 1172, Lome Charge de Cooperation, BOAD, BP. 1172, Lome Director, Economic Cooperation Office Directeur, IDEP, Dakar Special Assistant to the Executive Secretary Secretaire General Adjoint, CEAO Directeur General du CESAG/CEAO Directeur des Projets et Pro granlmes, BP. 7049 Directeur General, BP. 2529, Ouagadougou Direc~eur Departement OPII, Bangue Islamigue de Developpement Charge de Prets, BP. 5925 Secretaire General Adjoint Chef de Section de la Cooperation Internationale L.J L.J L.:J [---] (=.J c...::J r=.J c...J c.:.J ~ L-.J r--- I c.:..::J L:..:J t:.:.:--l L.:.J LJ c:::.:J Page 12 LJ LJ Page 13 r= ! I COUNTRY I PAYS NAME I NOM FUNCTION AND ADDRESS / FONCTION ET ADRESSE I r~ONUDI/~:lIDO .~. I MORIKE KON: . D~recteur par pays, sic PNUD, BP 154:- ~';:kar ._----- I P. T .A. IzEWDE DEM:~~H; DJ.rector of Trade, Customs & ~~ney D~v~s>on __ ~. __ _ r- IMF--··-·-~-t ENWEZE CYF.!L Advisor, 700 19TH Street, N.W., Washington DC USA I-CAC/OUA ---.. ---t-AI~FA Atfr1ADCifJ D·IALLO President, c/o Ministere du Plan et de·~-Fina·~ces'-t- BP. 1081, Conakry I-~UJOA ~··~··-I ~DIAYE ~UioE~· secr~ta~re G~n~ral (u~i~n des Journalistes de l' Afrique BASSING.Po D. Rl1t·m Secretal.re General AdJol.nt DR. EMMAW~EL ObfJLANA A. Executive Secretary, West African Clearing House --------t ABU BAKARR JALiDH Aooountant, West African Clearing House, F~eet~ ___ ~._ BeE - LOUIS SANGARE Directeur du Bureau de la Cooperat.ion Economique, Co~~ission Economigue pour l'Afrigue, BP. 3005, Addis ABABA I-F-A 0 I A. V. OEENG Regional Cooperation and Liaison Officer, FAO Regional-­ Office for AFRICA, Accra f--.----- -------+-- - ------ . VJ A W A -- . __ ._. __ . --I AMB. OYESOLA ( j·1RS ) Secretary-General, BLUD de l~Est Point E., Dakar c..::J r...:=J L.J I I [ -] DENIS o. A. NWAOBASI ABY BEYE (MRS) L:..J CM] CJ C·'.] CJ Counsellor, BLUD de lJEst Point E., Dakar Conseiller Technique, idem r--:J [-I c...J L...:J [--] r---) L.:J L..:...J c...:J c.J LJ f-------