O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l Vol. 25 
of the Economic Community 
of West African States (ECOWAS) 
English Edition 
C O N T E N T S : P A G E 
1 . P R O T O C O L A N D S U P P L E M E N T A R Y P R O T O C O L 
{/) Protoco l re l ; Afr ican Monetary Agency (WAMA) 
(//) Supp lementa ry protocol amend ing Art icle 1 of the protocol relat ing to the 
cont r ibut ions by Member States to the budget of the Economic Commun i t y ot 
West Afr ican States 11 
2. DECISIONS 
O F T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F STATE AND G O V E R N M E N T 
(/} Rat i fy ing the revised E C O W A S Treaty 
(/V) Rat i fy ing the protocol relating to the West Afr ican Monetary Agency 
(//,) Recogn is ing and grant ing observer status to the West Afr ican Archaeolog is ts 
Assoc ia t ion (WAAA) 
{iv) Recogn is ing and grant ing observer status to the Pan Afr ican Federat ion of Fi lm 
Producers (FEPACI ) 
(i/) Recogn is ing andg ran t i ngobse rve rs ta tus to the West Ar ican Sports Con federa ­
t ion for t he Disabled 
(vi) A m e n d i n g the rules and regulat ions of the E C O W A S Prize for Excel lence 
(vii) Author is ing the Counc i l of Ministers to request observer status for the C o m m u ­
nity in the Uni ted Nat ions Genera l Assembly 
(viii) Imp lement ing the M in imum Agenda for Act ion (1992/1993) and the establ ish­
ment of M i n i m u m Agenda for the per iod 1994 
Si {/x) Author is ing the Counci l of Ministers to consider and f inal ise the coeff ic ients for 
assess ing the contr ibut ions of Member States to the budget of the Commun i t y 
f o r t h e per iod 1994—1997 
(x) Relat ing to the al locat ion ot the post of Execut ive Secretary to the Republ ic of 
Gu inea and the appointment ot Mr. Edouard BENJAMIN as the Execut ive 
Secretary of the Economic Communi ty of West Afr ican States 
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3. R E S O L U T I O N S 
O F T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F STATE AND G O V E R N M E N T 
C) Estab l ish ing a Uni ted Nations Special Fund tor Liber ia 27 
28 (;/) Show ing appreciat ion and grat i tude 1o Dr Abass B U N D U and olher outgo­ing Statutory Appoin tees 
(in) Reaf f i rming the provis ions of the ECOWAS protocol on non-aggress ion 
adop ted on 22nd Apri l , 1978 and the situation a long the Sierra Leone -
Liber ia border . 28 
4. D E C I S I O N S 
O F T H E C O U N C I L O F MIN ISTERS 
(/) Adopt ing the E C O W A S meteorological p rogramme 29 
(//) O n the cooperat ion agreement be tween the World Meteorological Organi­
sat ion ( W M O ) and the Economic Communi ty of West Afr ican States 3 4 
(Hi) Adop t ing a c o m m o n customs and statistical nomenclature based on the 
ha rmon ised commodi ty descr ipt ion and Codif icat ion System (H.S) 35 
((V) Estab l ish ing the list of industrial enterpr ises and products approved to 
benef i t under the E C O W A S Trade Liberal isat ion Scheme 36 
(y) Rela t ing to the take-over by the Execul ive Secretariat of the duties and 
funct ions ot the bureau of the PANAFTEL Coordinat ion Commit tee for West 
Afr ica ( P C C W A ) 46 
(w) Author is ing the Execut ive Secretary to sign a cooperat ion agreement 
be tween the Economic Communi ty of West Afr ican States and the United 
Nat ions Off ice in V ienna 45 
5. R E S O L U T I O N S 
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OF T H E C O U N C I L O F MIN ISTERS 
(<) Adopt ing the rev ised E C O W A S Treaty 
(/() Rati fy ing the revised E C O W A S Treaty 47 
(Hi) Adopt ing the protocol relating to the West Afr ican Monetary Agency 47 
(tv) Rat i fy ing the protocol relating to the West Afr ican Monetary Agency 48 
(v) • Recogn is ing and g ran t i ngobserve rs ta tus to tne West Afr ican Archealogis ts 
Assoc ia t ion (WAAA) 48 
Ivt) Recogn is ing and grant ing observer s latus to Ihe Pan-Afr ican Federat ion of 
Fi lm Producers (FEPACI) 49 
(vii) Recogn is ing and grant ing observer stalus to the West Afr ican Sports 
Confedera t ion tor the Disabled 49 
(viii) A m e n d i n g the rules and regulat ions of the E C O W A S Prize for Excel lence 50 
(ix) Request by E C O W A S for observer status in the United Nat ions Genera l 
Assemb ly 
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P R O T O C O L A/P. I /7 /93 R E L A T I N G TO T H E W E S T 
A F R I C A N M O N E T A R Y A G E N C Y 
P H E A M B L E 
T H E H I G H C O N T R A C T I N G PARTIES ' . 
Mindfu l of Art ic le 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l ishing the Author i ty of Heads of State and Government 
and def in ing its compos i t i on and funct ions; 
Mindfu l of Art ic le 2 of the Treaty sett ing ou t the aims 
and ob|ect ives of the Communr ty ; 
Mindfu l of t he Agreemen t for the establ ishment ot 
the Wes t Af r ican Clear ing House s igned in Lagos on 
the 14th day of March , 1975, as a m e n d e d . 
Recal l ing Dec is ion A 'DEC.12 /7 /91 of Ihe Authority 
relat ing to the imp lementa t ion of the rat ional isat ion of 
inst i tut ional a r rangements govern ing West Afr ican 
integrat ion and its impor tance in the regional 
in tegrat ion p rocess , 
Not ing Dec is ion A /DEC.4 /7 /92 of the Authority 
relat ing to the t rans format ion of the West Afr ican Clear­
ing House into an au tonomous specia l ised agency ot 
the Economic C o m m u n i t y of West Afr ican States; 
Aware tha i by the sa id Decis ion A/DEC.4/7 /92 of 
the Author i ty , the name of the t rans fo rmed W A C H was 
changed to the West Afr ican Monetary Agency (WAMA) ; 
Recogn is ing that the t ransformat ion and change of 
name are mean t to s t rengthen W A M A and enab le it to 
play a more effect ive role in i he regional monetary 
integrat ion p rocess ; 
Accep t ing that the t ransformed institution will as­
sume responsibi l i ty for the implementa t ion of monetary 
and mu l t i l a te ra l p a y m e n t - r e l a t e d issues a n d the 
E C O W A S Moneta ry Coopera t ion P rog ramme; 
Mindfu l ol t he Art icle of Agreement of the West 
Af r ican Monetary Agency ; 
Aware of the need to s t rengthen the human and 
mater ia l resources of the new inst i tut ion to enable it to 
meet the cha l lenges of its expanded mandate ; 
Mindfu l of the prov is ions of the Treaty which em­
power the Secretar iat to harmonise and coordinate all 
activi t ies and p rog rammes of i he Institutions of the 
Commun i t y w i th in the context of regional integrat ion; 
Mindfu l of Art ic le 38 of the Treaty establ ishing a 
Commi t tee ot Governors of West Afr ican Central Banks 
compr is ing the Governors of Centra l Banks of Member 
S ta les ; 
Not ing the need and commi tmen t of t he C o m m u ­
nity to establ ish a single monetary zone . 
H A V E A G R E E D A S F O L L O W S : 
C H A P T E R t 
D E F I N I T I O N S 
A r t i c l e 1 
In this Protoco l : 
— "Agency" m e a n s the West Af r ican Monetary 
Agency estab l ished by Art ic le 2 of th is Protocol ; 
— "Authori ty" m e a n s the Author i ty of Heads of 
State and Gove rnmen t of t he Commun i t y estab­
l ished by Art ic le 5 of I he T rea ty ; 
— "Chai rman" m e a n s the Cha i rman of the Com­
mittee of Governors of E C O W A S Centra l Banks; 
— "Commit tee of Governors " m e a n s the Commit ­
tee of West Afr ican Cent ra l Banks compr is ing 
the Governors of Cent ra l Banks of Member 
States establ ished by Article 38 of the Treaty ; 
— "Communi ty" m e a n s the Economic Communi ty 
of West Afr ican States esab l i shed by Article 1 of 
the Treaty; 
— " C o u n c i l " means the Counci l of Ministers of the 
Communi ty establ ished by Article 6 of the Treaty; 
— "Communi ty Court of Just ice" m e a n s the Court 
of Just ice of the Commun i ty es tab l i shed under 
Article 5 6 of the Treaty ; 
—"D i rec to ra te " means the Di rectorate (Head Of­
fice) of the West Afr ican Moneta ry Agency es­
tab l ished under Art icle 5 ot th is Pro loco l ; 
— "Director-General " m e a n s I h e Di rector -Genera l 
of the West Afr ican Moneta ry Agency appoin ted 
under Article 10 Paragraph 2 of th is P ro loco l ; 
— "Execut ive Secretary" means the Execut ive Sec­
retary of the Commun i t y appo in ted under Art icle 
8 paragraph 2 of the T rea ty ; 
— "Execut ive Secretar iat" means the Execut ive 
Secretar iat of the Economic Communi ty of West 
Afr ican States establ ished under Article 8 Para­
graph 1 of the Treaty ; 
— "Member Slate" of "Member Sta les" m e a n s a 
Member State or Member States of the C o m m u ­
nity; 
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— " R e g i o n " m e a n s the geograph ica l zone known 
as Wes t Af r ica as def ined In Resolut ion C M / 
RES.464(XXVI ) of the O A U Counci l of Minis­
te rs ; 
— T r e a t y " m e a n s the Treaty of the Economic 
C o m m u n i t y of Wes t Af r ican Sta tes . 
C H A P T E R II 
E S T A B L I S H M E N T , O B J E C T I V E S A N D F U N C T I O N S 
O F T H E A G E N C Y 
A r t i c l e 2 
The re is hereby es tab l i shed the Wes t Afr ican Mon ­
etary Agency ( W A M A ) 
The Wes t Af r ican Moneta ry Agency shal l be an 
au tonomous spec ia l ised inst i tut ion of the Economic 
Commun i t y of West A f r i can States. 
Upon the entry into force of th is Protocol , the 
Agency shal l succeed the Wes t Afr ican Clear ing House . 
In th is regard al l t he assets and liabilities of the West 
Af r ican C lear ing House shal l vest in the Agency 
O B J E C T I V E S 
A r t i c l e 3 
The A g e n c y shal l be concerned wi th monetary 
coopera t ion a n d paymen t issues within the context of 
the economic a n d monetary integrat ion process of the 
Reg ion . 
In pursuance of these ob ject ives, t he Agency shal l : 
(a) p romo te the useo f nat ional cur renc ies of M e m ­
ber Sta tes for regional t rade and other t ransac­
t ions; 
(b) br ing about sav ings in the use of fore ign re­
se rves of M e m b e r Sta tes ; 
(c) encourage and promote t rade and exchange 
l iberal isat ion a m o n g the Member Sta tes ; 
(cf) enhance moneta ry cooperat ion and consul ta­
t ion a m o n g M e m b e r States; 
(e) faci l i tate the harmonisa t ion and co-ordinat ion 
of moneta ry a n d f isca l pol ic ies and structural 
adjustment p rog rammeso f the Member States; 
(0 ensure themoni to r ing .co-ord ina t ionand imple­
menta t ion of the E C O W A S Monetary Coop­
erat ion P rog ramme; 
(g) encou rage the pursui t by Member s ta tes of 
appropr ia te macro-economic policies condu­
cive to marke t -de termined exchange and in­
terest rates for in t ra-regional t rade; 
(ft) initiate a n d p romo te pol ic ies and p rog rammes 
on monetary integrat ion wi th in the Reg ion ; and 
(i) ensure the estab l ishment of a s ingle Monetary 
Zone . 
F U N C T I O N S 
A r t i c l e 4 
For the purpose of ach iev ing the object ives stated 
in Art ic le 3 above , the Agency shal l , inter al ia, per form 
the fo l lowing func t ions : 
(a) initiate pol icies a n d p r o g r a m m e s to p romote 
monetary and f iscal harmon isa t ion in the con ­
text of monetary and economic integrat ion in 
the reg ion; 
(£>) operate the sys tem of mul t i la tera l c lear ing and 
payments ; 
(c) operate the credit and gua ran tee fund mecha ­
n ism and the West Afr ican t ravel lers ' cheque 
scheme; 
(d) under take studies on mat ters relat ing to mon ­
etary and f iscal coopera t ion set t lements and 
external debt and any in ternat ional economic 
issues affect ing the e c o n o m i e s of M e m b e r 
States; 
(e) prepare per iodic repor ts on exchange rates, 
t rade and exchange l iberal isat ion, f iscal and 
monetary harmonisa t ion , ba lance of paymen ts 
deve lopments , and o ther re lated monetary 
cooperat ion issues; 
(f) col lect, store and d isseminate stat ist ical data 
for the use of Cent ra l Banks of M e m b e r Sta tes 
and any other users ; a n d 
(g) under take any other func t ions or dut ies as­
s igned to it by the Commi t t ee of Gove rno rs . 
C H A P T E R III 
O R G A N S O F T H E A G E N C Y : E S T A B L I S H M E N T , 
C O M P O S I T I O N A N D F U N C T I O N S 
E S T A B L I S H M E N T 
A r t i c l e 5 
There is hereby estab l ished the fo l lowing organs o l 
the Agency: 
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a. Commi t t ee of Governors ; 
b. Directorate of the Agency ; 
c. T w o Techn ica l Adv isory Commi tees , namely : 
— the Economic and Monetary Affairs C o m ­
mit tee, and 
— the Operat ions and Admin is t ra t ion C o m ­
mit tee 
C O M M I T T E E O F G O V E R N O R S : P O W E R S , C O M ­
P O S I T I O N A N D F U N C T I O N S 
A r t i c l e 6 
All the powers of the Agency , shal l , subject to the 
prov is ions of the Treaty and of this Protocol , be vested 
in the Commi t t ee of Governors . 
The Commi t t ee of Govenors shall consist of Gov­
ernors ot all Cent ra l Banks of Member States or their 
representat ives 
In the exerc ise ot its powers under paragraph 1 
above , the Commi t t ee ot Governors shai l per form the 
fo l lowing funct ions: 
a. adv ise, make recommendat ions and submit peri­
od ic repor ts to the Counc i l and Authority o n : 
{/) moneta ry and economic integrat ion matters of 
the reg ion ; 
(it) pol icy measures to be imp lemented for the 
ach ievement of the ob ject ives of the E C O W A S 
Moneta ry Cooperat ion P rogamme, including 
the real isat ion of regional currency convert ib i l ­
ity, t rade , exchange and f inancial l iberal isat ion, 
faci l i tat ion of cross-border investments, and 
the ach ievement of a single monetary zone; 
b . de te rmine the modal i t ies and procedures on the 
opera t ions of the payments a n d set t lement mecha­
n ism, part icular ly: 
{/) the me thod for calculat ing debit and credit 
l ines; 
(ii) the interest rates to be charged by the Agency; 
(Hi) the par va lue of the West Afr ican Unit of Ac­
count ; 
c. make rules and regulat ions govern ing access to 
the Credit and Guaran tee Fund Mechan ism; 
d . author ise the issue of West A l r ican travel lers ' 
c h e q u e s ; 
e. hold periodic consul ta t ions w i th Ministers of Fi­
nance and P lann ing of M e m b e r S la tes ; 
f. appoint the D i rec tor -Genera l , de te rmine his func­
t ions and condi t ions of service* 
g. de te rmine the o rgan i sa t i ona l s t ruc tu re of the 
Agency; and 
h. establ ish the techn ica l o rgans of the Agency ; 
4. Subject to the prov is ions of Art ic le 21 of th is Proto­
co l , the dec is ion of t he Commi t t ee of Governors 
concern ing the in terpretat ion of the provis ions of 
the Art icles of Ag reemen t of t he West Afr ican 
Monetary Agency shal l be f inal and b ind ing. 
5. The Authori ty a n d Counc i l may ass ign other func­
t ions to the Commi t tee of Gove rno rs . 
P R O C E D U R E OF T H E C O M M I T T E E O F 
G O V E R N O R S 
A r t i c l e 7 
1. The Commit tee of Gove rno rs shal l meet at t he 
headquarters of the Agency or at any other p lace 
as it may decide. 
2. The Commit tee of Gove rno rs shal l meet as of ten 
as necessary and, in any case , not less t han two 
t imes a year. 
3. The meet ings of the Commi t t ee of Governors shal l 
be convened by the Di rector -Genera l on the direc­
tion of the Cha i rman. 
4. The Commi t tee of Governors shal l elect, in rotat ion 
and in accordance wi th an order to be de te rmined 
by the Commi t tee , one of its membe rs to be its 
Cha i rman. 
5. The Cha i rman of the Commi t t ee of Governors shall 
hold off ice for a te rm of one year . 
6. When a Cha i rman ceases to be a Member of t he 
Commit tee of Governors before his te rm as Chair­
m a n exp i res, t he pe rson appo in ted in his p lace 
shall become Cha i rman for the remainder of that 
te rm. 
7. Subject to the provis ions of the Treaty and of th is 
Protocol , the Commi t tee of Governors may deter­
mine its o w n rules of p rocedure . 
V O T I N G 
A r t i c l e 8 
1. Each member of the Commi t tee of Governors shal l 
have one vote. 
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2. All matters before the Commi t tee of Governors 
shal l be dec ided by consensus or in any other 
manner as may be dec ided by the Commit tee of 
Governors . 
T E C H N I C A L C O M M I T T E E S : E S T A B L I S H M E N T , 
C O M P O S I T I O N A N D F U N C T I O N S 
A r t i c l e 9 
1. The Techn ica l Adv isory Commi t tees of the Agency 
shall be 
(a) Operat ions and Administ rat ion Commi t tee . 
{b) Economic and Monetary Affairs Commi t tee : 
and 
(c) any other Technica l Commi t tee as may be 
es tab l i shed by the Commi t tee of Governors 
2. The Operat ions a n d Administ rat ion Commit tee 
shal l be c o m p o s e d of the Directors of Foreign 
Opera t ions of all Cent ra l Banks of Member States 
or their representa t ives . 
3. The Operat ions arKfAdmin is l ra l ionCommit teeshal l 
pe r fo rm the fo l lowing funct ions: 
(a) Moni tor the per fo rmance of the clearing and 
paymen ts sys tem; 
(f?) Cons ider and r e c o m m e n d to the Commit tee 
of Gove mors the annual budget of the Agency, 
(c) Cons ider staff and personne l matters of the 
Agency ; and 
(d) a n y o t h e r f u n c t i o n a s m a y b e r e f e r r e d to i tby 
the Commi t tee of Governors . 
4. The Economic and Monetary Affairs Commi t tee 
shal l be composed of Directors of Research of all 
Centra l Banks of Member States and relevant 
off icers of the Minist r ies of F inance of Member 
States. 
5 The Economic and Monetary Affairs Commi t tee 
shal l per form the fo l lowing funci tons: 
(a) rev iew and evaluate studies and reports pre­
pa red by the Directorate and make appropri­
ate recommendat ions to the Commit tee of 
Gove rno rs ; 
(b) moni tor a n d review progress in the imple­
menta t ion of the E C O W A S Monetary Coop­
erat ion P rog ramme and make appropr iate 
recommenda t ions to the Commit tee of Gov­
e rnors ; a n d 
(c) any other funct ion as may be referred to it by 
the Commi t tee of Governors . 
6. The Operat ion and Admin is t ra t ion Commi t tee and 
the Economic and Monetary Affairs Commi t tee 
shall each respect ively meet at least tw ice a year in 
ordinary sess ion. The Commi t t ees may however 
meet in extra-ordinary sess ions as may be deter­
mined by their respect ive Cha i rman . 
D I R E C T O R A T E O F T H E A G E N C Y ; C O M P O S I T I O N 
A N D A P P O I N T M E N T S 
A r t i c l e 10 
1. The Directorate shal l consist of the Di rec tor -Gen­
eral and such Depar tments and Divis ions as the 
Commit tee of Governors may , f rom t ime to t ime, 
upon the recommendat ion of the D i rec tor -Genera l , 
consider necessary. 
2 The Director-Genera l shal l be the Chief Execut ive 
Off icer of the Agency and shal l be appo in ted by the 
Commit tee of Governors for a te rm of four (4) years 
wh ich may be renewed for another t e rm of four (4) 
years only. He shal l only be removed f rom off ice by 
the Commit tee of Governors . 
3. The appointment of the D i rec tor -Genera l shal l be 
open to all nat ionals of Member Sta tes . 
4. I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e D i rec to r -Genera l , the Directorate 
shall have such other staff as the Commi t tee of 
Governors may cons ider necessary for the smoo th 
funct ioning of the Agency . 
5. If the off ice of the Di rec tor -Genera l becomes , for 
any reason, vacant , a successor shal l be ap­
pointed by the Commi t tee of Governors for a new 
term of tour (4) years . 
6. The Director-General shal l conduct the bus iness of 
the Agency u n d e r t h e d i rect ion ot the Commi t t ee of 
Governors . He shal l be responsib le for the admin ­
istration of the Agency and the appo in tment and 
dismissal of the off icers a n d staff ot the Agency in 
accordance wi th the Staff Regu la t ions of t he 
Agency. 
7. In appoint ing off icers a n d staff, the Di rector -Gen­
eral shal l , subject to the pa ramoun t impor tance of 
secur ing the highest s tandards of ef f ic iency and 
technical compe tence , pay due regard to mainta in­
ing a reasonable geograph ica l d ist r ibut ion ot posts 
among nat ionals of all M e m b e r Sta tes . 
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L O Y A L T Y OF D I R E C T O R - G E N E R A L A N D 
O F F I C E R S A N D S T A F F 
A r t i c l e 11 
The Di rector -Genera l and otherof f icers and staff of 
the Agency , in the d ischarge of their dut ies, owe their 
a l legiance and loyalty to the Agency. Each Member 
State shal l respect the internat ional character of this 
al legiance and loyalty, and shall refrain f rom any at­
tempt to in f luence the Di rector-Genera l or any officer 
and staff in the d ischarge of his dut ies. 
C H A P T E R IV 
F I N A N C I A L P R O V I S I O N S 
A r t i c l e 12 
B U D G E T 
1. There shal l be es tab l ished, for each f inancial year, 
a budget f o r t h e Agency 
2. The Opera t ions and Administ rat ion Commit tee 
shal l cons ider the draft budget prepared and sub­
mi t ted to it by the Di rector-Genera l for each f inan­
cial year and submi t to the Commi t tee of Gover­
nors , w h o shal l , after review, approve the budget. 
3. Resources of the budget shall be der ived f rom the 
annua l cont r ibut ions of Central Banks of Member 
Sta tes and such other sources as may be ap­
proved by the Commi t tee of Governors . 
4. The fo rmula for contr ibut ions to the budget of the 
Agency shal l be in accordance with a formula as 
may . f rom t ime to t ime, be determined by the 
Commi t tee of Governors 
5. All investments a n d extra-budgetary expendi ture 
shal l be shared equal ly by Member Central Banks. 
6. The Financia l Year of the Agency shal l be the 
Gregor ian ca lendar year which starts f rom the I st 
of January and ends on the 3 ! st of December 
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A C C O U N T S A N D R E P O R T S 
1. The Di rector -Genera l shal l ensure that accounts 
and proper records are kept of all activities ot the 
Agency Such accounts shall be audi ted, in respect 
of each f inancia l year , by the External Auditor(s) 
appo in ted by the Commi t tee of Govenors 
2. The Agency shal l prepare and submit to the Com­
mittee of Governors an annua l report containing an 
aud i ied s ta tement of its accounts . 
3. All reports, recommendat ions and proposa ls of the 
Commit tee of Governors shal l be presented to the 
Counci l by its Cha i rman 
F I N A N A N C I A L R E G U L A T I O N S 
A r t i c l e 14 
The Agency shall be governed by the internal 
Financial Regulat ions of the Agency approved by the 
Commit tee of Governors 
C H A P T E R V 
R E L A T I O N S WITH T H E E X E C U T I V E S E C R E T A R I A T 
A N D O T H E R I N T E R N A T I O N A L O R G A N I S A T I O N S 
R E L A T I O N S WITH T H E E X E C U T I V E S E C R E T A R I A T 
Ar t i c l e 15 
1. The Agency 's relat ionship wi th the Execut ive Sec­
retariat shall be in accordance wi th the provis ions 
of the Treaty and shall be wi th in the context of the 
overal l economic integrat ion ar rangements of the 
Communi ty . 
2. The Execut ive Secretary shal l , at the invitat ion of 
the Commi t tee of Governors , at tend meet ings of 
the Commit tee of Governors wi thout the right to 
vote. He may make a s ta lement at such meet ings 
c o n c e r n i n g the po l i c ies a n d p r o g r a m m e s o1 
E C O W A S . 
3. The Executive Secretar iat and the Directorate of 
the Agency shall invite each other to part ic ipate in 
its relevant technical and statutory meet ings 
4 The Executive Secretar iat and the Directorate of 
the Agency may propose i tems for inclusion m the 
provisional agenda o l each other 's meet ings 
5. The Execut ive Secretar iat and the Directorate of 
the Agency shall each send to the other regular 
reports on the activi t ies of their inst i tut ions 
A r t i c l e 16 
R E L A T I O N S W I T H O T H E R I N T E R N A T I O N A L 
O R G A N I S A T I O N S A N D A G E N C I E S 
The Agency shall establ ish relations and cooper ­
ate w i n such other international organisat ions as may 
be desirable. Any agreement to be entered mlo by the 
Agency with such organisat ions shall be submi t ted to 
the Commit tee of Governors for approva l . Al l con ­
c luded agreements shall be depos i ted wi th the Execu­
tive Secretariat. 
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C H A P T E R VI 
F I N A L A N D G E N E R A L P R O V I S I O N S 
A r t i c l e 17 
H E A D Q U A R T E R S 
The Headquar te rs of the Wes t Afr ican Monetary 
Agency shal l , un less o therw ise determined by the 
Commi t tee of Gove rno rs , be si tuate in Freetown, 
Sierra Leone-
A r t i c l e 18 
W O R K I N G L A N G U A G E S 
The work ing languages of the Agency shall be 
the work ing languages of the Commun i ty . 
A r t i c l e 19 
S T A T U S , P R I V I L E G E S A N D IMMUNIT IES 
1. The Agency , as an au tonomous special ised 
agency of the Commun i t y , shall enjoy legal 
personal i ty . It shal l have in the territory of each 
M e m b e r S ta te : 
(a) t he legal capac i ty requ i red fo r theper fo rmance 
of its funct ions under this Protocol ; and 
(b) p o w e r t o acqui re , hold or d ispose of moveable 
and immoveab le property. 
2. In the exerc ise of its legal personal i ty under this 
Art ic le, the Agency shal l be represented by the 
D i rec tor -Genera l . 
3. Member States shall grant, in their terr i tor ies, such 
pr iv i leges and immuni t ies to the off icials and prop­
erty of the Agency as are granted to the officials 
and proper ty of the Commun i t y as prov ided for in 
the Genera l Conven t ion on Privi leges and Immuni­
t ies of the Commun i t y . 
A r t i c l e 20 
A M E N D M E N T S 
1. Any M e m b e r State or the Commi t tee of Governors 
may submi t p roposa ls for the amendment or revi­
s ion of th is Protocol . All such proposals shall be 
submi t ted to the Execut ive Secretary. 
2. The Execut ive Secretary shal l seek the opinion of 
the Commi t t ee of Governors on any proposal for 
amendmen t or revis ion f rom a Member State. 
The Execut ive Secretary shal l , not later t han thirty 
(30) days after receipt of any proposals or op in ions 
given by the Commi t tee of Governors in accor­
dance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of th is Art ic le, 
communica te al l such proposa ls and opin ions to 
Member States. 
Amendmen ts or revis ions may be adopted by the 
Authori ty and shal l enter into force in accordance 
wi th the provis ions of the Treaty . 
A r t i c l e 21 
D I S P U T E S 
Any dispute ar is ing f r o m the interpretat ion or the 
appl icat ion of the prov is ions of th is Protoco l shal l 
be amicably set t led t h rough di rect ag reemen t wi th­
out prejudice to the prov is ions of the Treaty and of 
this Protocol . 
Fail ing this, ei ther party o r t he Commi t t ee of Gov­
ernors or any M e m b e r State(s) may refer the 
matter to the Commun i t y Cour t of Just ice whose 
dec is ion shal l be f inal and shal l not be subject to 
appeal . 
A r t i c l e 22 
ENTRY INTO F O R C E 
1. This Protocol shal l enter into force provis ional ly 
upon signature by the Heads of S ta te and Govern ­
ment and defini t ively upon rat i f icat ion by at least 
seven (7) s ignatory Sta tes in acco rdance w i th the 
const i tut ional p rocedures appl icable for each sig­
natory State. 
2. This Protocol and all its ins t ruments of rat i f icat ion 
shall be depos i ted wi th the Execut ive Secretar iat 
wh ich shal l t ransmit cert i f ied t rue cop ies of th is 
Protocol to all Member Sta tes in forming t h e m of t he 
dates on wh ich the ins t ruments of rat i f icat ion w e r e 
depos i ted. 
3. This Protocol shal l be regis tered wi th the Organ isa­
t ion of Afr ican Unity, the Uni ted Nat ions and such 
other organisat ions as the Author i ty shal l deter­
mine. 
4. This Protocol shal l be annexed to a n d shal l fo rm an 
integral part of t he Treaty. 
IN FAITH W H E R E O F , W E T H E HEADS O F S T A T E A N D G O V E R N M E N T O F T H E 
ECONOMIC C O M M U N I T Y O F 
W E S T AFRICAN S T A T E S HAVE S I G N E D THIS P R O T O C O L . 
D O N E AT C O T O N O U , THIS 24TH DAY O F JULY, 1993 
IN S INGLE ORIGINAL IN THE ENGLISH A N D FRENCH L A N G U A G E S , 
BOTH T E X T S BEING EQUALLY AUTHENTIC 
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H. E. N icephore D. S O G L O President of the Republ ic 
of BENIN 
H. E. Blaise C O M P A O R E President of FASO, Head of 
Government , B U R K I N A F A S O 
H. E. Car los Alberto W a h a n o n de Carvalho VE IGA 
Prime Minister of the Republ ic of C A B O 
V E R D E 
Hon . A lassane Dramane O U A T T A R A Prime Minister 
of the Republ ic of C O T E D' lVOIRE f o r a n d on behalf of 
the President of the Republ ic of C O T E D' lVOIRE 
H. E. Alhaj i Sir Dawda Kai raba J A W A R A President of 
the Republ ic of T H E G A M B I A 
H. E. Fit. -Lt Jerry John R A W L I N G S President of the 
Republ ic of G H A N A 
H. E. General Lansana C O N T E President of the Re­
public of GUINEA, Head of State 
H. E. Genera l Joao Bernardo V IE IRA President of t he 
Counci l of State of the Republ ic of G U I N E A - B I S S A U 
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H. E. Dr. A m o s Claud ius S A W Y E R President of Ihe 
Inter im Government of Nat ional Unity of the Republ ic of 
L IBERIA 
H. E. Genera l Ibrahim Badamas i B A B A N G I D A Presi­
dent, Commander- in -Chie f of the A r m e d Forceso f the 
Federal Republ ic of N IGERIA 
H. E. A lpha O u m a r K O N A R E President of the Repubic 
of MALI 
H. E. A h m e d O u l d Z E I N Minister, Genera l Secretary of / 
the Pres idency of the Is lamic Republ ic of M A U R I T A N I A 
f o r a n d on behal f of the President of the Is lamic Repub 
lie of M A U R I T A N I A 
H. E. Habib T H I A M Pr ime Min is ter of t he Republ ic of 
S E N E G A L for and on behal f of t he Pres ident of the 
Republ ic Of S E N E G A L 
H. E. Captain Valent ine E. M. S T R A S S E R Cha i rman , 
Supreme Counci l of State of the Nat iona l Provis ional 
Rul ing Counci l and H e a d ot State of t he Republ ic of 
S IERRA LEONE 
H. E. M a h a m a n e O U S M A N E President of the Republic 
of N IGER H. E. Fambare Ouat tara N A T C H A B A Minister of For­
eign Affairs and Cooperat ion of the Togo lese Republ ic 
for and on behalt of the President of the T O G O L E S E 
Republ ic 
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S U P P L E M E N T A R Y P R O T O C O L A / S P 1 / 7 / 9 3 
A M E N D I N G A R T I C L E 1 OF T H E P R O T O C O L RE­
L A T I N G T O T H E C O N T R I B U T I O N S BY M E M B E R 
S T A T E S T O T H E B U D G E T OF T H E E C O N O M I C 
C O M M U N I T Y OF W E S T A F R I C A N S T A T E S 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S OF S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
Mindfu l of Art ic le 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l ishing the Author i ty of Heads of State and Government 
and def in ing its compos i t i on and funct ions; 
Mindfu l of the Protocol re lat ing to the contr ibut ions 
by M e m b e r Sta tes to the budget of the Economic 
C o m m u n i t y of West Afr ican States, s igned in Lome" on 
5 th November , 1976; 
Mindfu l of the Supp lemen ta ry Protocol A/SPl/6/88 
amend ing Art icles 4 and 9 of the E C O W A S Treaty; 
Mindfu l of Art ic le 4 of the E C O W A S Treaty which 
estab l ishes the Admin is t ra t ion and Finance Commis ­
sion as one of the technica l and specia l ised commis­
sions of the Commun i t y ; 
Conv inced that the Admin is t ra t ion and Finance 
Commiss ion wh i ch w a s estab l ished to examine all 
adminis t rat ive and f inancial mat ters concern ing the 
C o m m u n i t y shou ld have the technical competence to 
examine all issues relat ing to the budget of the C o m ­
munity including the co-eff ic ient for assessing the 
contr ibut ions ot the Member States to the budget of the 
Commun i t y , 
A G R E E AS F O L L O W S : 
A r t i c l e 1 
Art ic le 1 of the Protocol relat ing to the contr ibut ions 
by Member States to the budget of the Economic 
Commun i t y of West A f r i can Sta les is hereby amended 
with regard to the def in i t ion of the wo rd "Commiss ion" , 
and subst i tu ted as fo l lows; 
"Commiss ion " m e a n s the Administ rat ion and Fi­
nance Commiss ion establ ished by sub-paragraph (f) 
of pa ragraph 1 of Art icle 9 of the Treaty". 
A r t i c l e 2 
This Supp lemen ta ry Protocol shall enter into force 
provis ional ly upon s ignature by the Heads of State and 
Government of M e m b e r States and definit ively upon 
rat i f icat ion by at least seven signatory States in accor­
dance wi th the const i tu t ional procedures applicable for 
each Member State 
This Supplementary Protocol and all inst ruments 
of ratif ication shall be depos i ted w i th the Execut ive 
Secretariat wh ich shal l t ransmit cer t i f ied t rue copies of 
the Protocol to all Member States and notify t h e m of the 
dates of deposi t of the inst ruments of rat i f icat ion and 
shall register this Supp lementary Protoco l with the 
Organisat ion of Afr ican Unity, the Uni ted Nat ions 
Organisat ions and such other organisat ions as the 
Counci l of Ministers shal l de te rmine . 
This Supplementary Protocol shal l be annexed to 
and shall fo rm an integral part of the Treaty ; 
IN FAITH W H E R E O F , W E , the Heads of State and 
Government of the Economic Commun i t y of West 
Afr ican States have s igned this Supp lementa ry Proto­
col . 
D O N E AT C O T O N O U , THIS 24TH DAY O F J U L Y , 
1993 IN S INGLE ORIGINAL IN T H E E N G L I S H A N D 
F R E N C H L A N G U A G E S , B O T H T E X T S B E I N G 
EQUALLY AUTHENTIC 
H. E. Nic6phore D. S O G L O President of the Republ ic 
Of BENIN 
H. E. Blaise C O M P A O R E President of F A S O H e a d of 
Government , BURKINA F A S O 
July 1993 
Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 25 
H E Car los Alberto W a h a n o n de Carvalho VEIGA 
Prime Minister of the Republ ic ot C A B O V E R D E 
H E. Genera l Lansana C O N T E President of t he Re­
public of GUINEA, Head of State 
Hon A lassane Dramane O U A T T A R A Prime Minister 
of the Republ ic of C O T E D' lVOIRE for and on behalf of 
the President of the Republ ic of C O T E D' lVOIRE 
H E Genera l Joao Bernardo V I E I R A President of the 
Counci l of State of the Republ ic of G U I N E A - B I S S A U 
K E . ' Alhaj i Sir Dawda Kai raba J A W A R A President of 
the Republ ic of T H E G A M B I A 
H E Dr Amos Claudius S A W Y E R President of the 
Inter im Government of Nat ional Uni tyof t he Repub l ico f 
LIBERIA 
. l u ^ r y John R A W L I N G S P r e s t o , , he K E ^ p h a O u m a r K O N A R E P r e s i d e n . o . the Repubi ic 
Of MALI H. E. F Republ ic of G H A N A 
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H. E. A h m e d Ou ld Z E I N Minister, Genera l Secretary of 
the Pres idency of the Islamic Republ ic of MAURITANIA 
for and on behal f of the President of the Islamic 
Republ ic of M A U R I T A N I A 
H. E. M a h a m a n e O U S M A N E President of the Republ ic 
of N IGER 
H. E. Genera l Ib rah im Badamas i B A B A N G I D A Presi­
dent , Commander - in -Ch ie f of the A r m e d Forces ot the 
Federa l Republ ic of N I G E R I A 
H. E. Kab ib T H I A M Pr ime Minister of the Republ ic of 
S E N E G A L for a n d on behalf of the President of the 
Republ ic of S E N E G A L 
Vol. 25 
H. E. Capta in Valent ine E. M. S T R A S S E R Cha i rman , 
Supreme Counci l of State of the Nat iona l Provis ional 
Rul ing Counci l and Head of State of the Republ ic ot 
S IERRA L E O N E 
H. E. Fambare" Ouat tara N A T C H A B A Min is ter of For­
eign Affairs and Cooperat ion of the Togo lese Republ ic 
for and on behalf of the President of the T O G O L E S E 
Republ ic 
DECISION A/DEC.1 /7 /93 ON T H E R A T I F I C A T I O N 
OF T H E R E V I S E D E C O W A S T R E A T Y 
T H E AUTHORITY OF H E A D S OF S T A T E A N D G O V ­
E R N M E N T 
Mindful of Art icle 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab-
l ish ingthe Authori ty of Heads ot State a n d Government 
and def in ing its compos i t ion and funct ions; 
Mindful of the provis ions of pa ragraph 1 of Art icle 
62 of the Treaty on "Entry into fo rce , Rati f icat ion and 
Access ion" 
Consider ing that the rev ised E C O W A S Treaty 
corrects the basic omiss ions observed in the appl ica­
t ion of the Treaty of 28 May, 1975 and that it expresses 
clearly the commi tment of M e m b e r S t a t e s to s t rengthen 
and consol idate the process of integrat ion wh i ch is an 
indispensable factor for the wel l -be ing of their popu la­
t ions; 
Consider ing that t he immed ia te rat i f icat ion by 
Member States of the C o m m u n i t y of the rev ised 
E C O W A S Treaty is necessary for its speedy and 
effective implementat ion; 
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D E C I D E S 
A r t i c l e 1 
All M e m b e r States shall ratify the revised E C O W A S 
Treaty s igned by the Author i ty of Heads of State and 
Government a n d shal l depos i t their instruments of 
rat i f icat ion wi th the Execut ive Secretar iat not la ter than 
31 December , 1993. 
A r t i c l e 2 
The Execut ive Secretar iat shal l be responsible for 
the fo l low-up of the rat i f icat ion of the revised Treaty by 
Member States and shal l prepare a report thereon 
wh ich shal l be fo rwarded to Member States not later 
t han 31 January , 1994. 
A r t i c l e 3 
Th is Decis ion shal l enter into force upon signature 
and shal l be pub l ished in the Official Journal of the 
C o m m u n i t y and in the Nat ional Gazet te of each Mem­
ber State. 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U , TH IS 24TH DAY O F JULY, 
1993 
Mindful of Decis ion A /DEC. 12/7/91 of t he Author i ty 
of Heads of State and Gove rnmen t relat ing to the 
implementat ion of inst i tut ional a r rangements govern ­
ing West Afr ican integrat ion and its impor tance in the 
regional integrat ion p rocess ; 
Mindful Of Decis ion A /DEC.4/7 /92 of the Author i ty 
relating to the t ransformat ion ot t he West Af r ican Clear­
ing House into an au tonomous , spec ia l i sed agency of 
the Communi ty ; 
Mindfu l of t he Protocol re lat ing to the West Afr ican 
Monetary Agency (WAMA) s igned by the Heads of 
State and Gove rnmen t at Co tonou on 24 July, 1993; 
Aware that the speedy a n d ef fect ive take-of f of the 
West Afr ican Monetary Agency wi l l cont r ibute to the 
accelerat ion of the integrat ion p rocess of the reg ion ; 
Consider ing that the immediate ratif ication by Mem­
ber States of the Protocol relat ing to the West Afr ican 
Monetary Agency is necessary for the speedy take-off 
of the West Afr ican Monetary Agency ; 
Consider ing Resolut ion C/R ES.4/7/93 of the Coun­
cil of Ministers on the rat i f icat ion of t he Protoco l relat ing 
to the West Afr ican Monetary Agency ; 
D E C I D E S 
A r t i c l e 1 
H. E. N i c e p h o r e D. S O G L O 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
All Member States shal l ratify the Protocol relating 
to the West Afr ican Monetary A g e n c y s igned by the 
Author i ty of Heads of State and Gove rnmen t and shall 
deposi t their ins t ruments of rat i f icat ion wi th the Execu­
tive Secretar iat not later than 31 December , 1993. 
Ar t i c l e 2 
The Execut ive Secretar iat shal l be respons ib le for 
the fo l low-up of the rat i f icat ion and shal l prepare a 
report thereon wh ich shal l be f o r w a r d e d to M e m b e r 
States not later t han 31 January , 1994. 
DECIS ION A /DEC.2 /7 /93 O N T H E RAT IF ICAT ION 
OF T H E P R O T O C O L R E L A T I N G T O THE W E S T 
A F R I C A N M O N E T A R Y A G E N C Y 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S OF S T A T E A N D GOV­
E R N M E N T 
Mindfu l of Art icle 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l ishing the Author i ty of Heads of State and Government 
and def in ing its compos i t ion and funct ions; 
Ar t i c le 3 
This Decis ion shal l enter into force upon s ignature 
and shall be publ ished in the Off ic ial Journa l of the 
Commun i ty and in the Nat iona l Gazet te of each M e m ­
ber State. 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U , TH IS 2 4 T H DAY O F 
J U L Y , 1 9 9 3 
H. E. N i c e p h o r e D. S O G L O 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
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D E C I S I O N A / D E C . 3 / 7 / 9 3 R E C O G N I S I N G A N D 
G R A N T I N G O B S E R V E R S T A T U S T O T H E W E S T 
A F R I C A N A R C H A E O L O G I S T S A S S O C I A T I O N 
( W A A A ) 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
Mindful of Art icle 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l ishing the Author i ty of Heads of State and Govern­
ment and def in ing its compos i t ion and funct ions; 
M ind tu lo f Recommenda t i on A 'REC.1 /5 /83 on the 
mobi l isat ion of the dif ferent sect ions of the populat ion 
in the integrat ion process; 
Conv inced that cul tural factors can play a vital role 
in the deve lopmen t process wi th in the region; 
Recogn is ing that an Afr ican organisat ion of Ar­
chaeologis ts can inspire and bolster act ions a imed at 
the real isat ion of Commun i t y obejct ives; 
Cons ider ing Resolut ion C/RES.5/7/93 adopted by 
the Counc i l of Ministers at its thirty-third session held 
in Co tonou f rom 17 to 20 July, 1993; 
D E C I D E S 
A r t i c l e 1 
The West A f r i c a n Archaeologis ts Associat ion is 
hereby recognised and g ran ted the status of observer 
wi th in the Institutions of the Economic Commun i ty of 
West Afr ican States. 
A r t i c l e 2 
This Decis ion shall enter into force upon signature 
and shal l be publ ished in the Off icial Journal of the 
C o m m u n i t y and rn the Nat ional Gazet te ot each 
Member State 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U , THIS 24TH DAY 
OF JULY, 1993 
H. E. N i c e p h o r e D. S O G L O 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
D E C I S I O N A /DEC. 4 / 7 /93 R E C O G N I S I N G A N D 
G R A N T I N G O B S E R V E R S T A T U S TO T H E P A N 
A F R I C A N F E D E R A T I O N OF F I L M P R O D U C E R S 
(FEPACI) 
THE AUTHORITY OF H E A D S OF S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
Mindful of Art icle 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
lishing the Authori ty of Heads of State and Government 
and def ining its compos i t ion and func t ions ; 
Mindful of Recommendat ion A /REC.1 /5 /83 relat­
ing to the mobi l isat ion of the different sect ions of the 
populat ion in the i n t eg ra t i on p rocess ; 
Consider ing the g row ing importance ot f i lm pro­
duct ion in the region; 
Recognis ing the essent ia l role that Af r ican f i lm 
producers can play in the real isat ion of C o m m u n i t y 
object ives; 
Consider ing Resolut ion C/RES.6 /7 /93 of the C o u n ­
cil of Ministers adopted at its meet ing held in Co tonou 
f rom 17 to 20 July, 1993; 
DECIDES 
A r t i c l e 1 
The Pan African Federat ion of Fi lm Producers is 
hereby recognised and g ran ted the status of observer 
within the Institutions of the Economic C o m m u n i t y ot 
West Afr ican States. 
Ar t ic le 2 
This Decision shal l enter into force upon s ignature 
and shal l be pub l ished in the Off ic ia l Journa l of the 
Communi ty and in the Nat ional Gazet te of each 
Member State. 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U . THIS 2 4 T H DAY 
OF JULY, 1993 
H. E. N i c e p h o r e D. S O G L O 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR THE A U T H O R I T Y 
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D E C I S I O N A / D E C . 5 / 7 / 9 3 R E C O G N I S I N G A N D 
G R A N T I N G O B S E R V E R S T A T U S T O T H E W E S T 
A F R I C A N S P O R T S C O N F E D E R A T I O N FOR T H E 
D I S A B L E D 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S OF S T A T E A N D GOV­
E R N M E N T 
Mindfu l of Art ic le 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l ishing the Author i ty of Heads of State and Government 
a n d def in ing its compos i t i on and funct ions; 
Mindfu l of R e c o m m e n d a t i o n A /REC. 1/5/83 on the 
mobi l isat ion of di f ferent sect ions of the populat ion in 
the in tegrat ion p rocess ; 
Aware of t he need to mobi l ise and involve all 
sect ions of the popu la t ion in the task of bui lding the 
Commun i t y ; 
Cons ider ing Reso lu t ion C/RES.7/7/93 adopted by 
the Counc i l of Min is ters at its thirty-third session held in 
Co tonou f r o m 17 to 20 July, 1993 
D E C I D E S 
A r t i c l e 1 
The West Afr ican Spor ts Confederat ion for the 
Disab led is hereby recognised and granted the status 
of observe r w i th in the Inst i tut ions of the Economic 
C o m m u n i t y of West Af r ican States. 
A r t i c l e 2 
Th is Dec is ion shal l enter into force upon signature 
and shal l be pub l ished in the Off icial Journal of the 
C o m m u n i t y a n d in the Nat iona l Gazet te of each M e m ­
ber State. 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U , TH IS 24TH DAY 
O F J U L Y . 1993 
H. E. N i c e p h o r e D. S O G L O 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E AUTHORITY 
DECIS ION A/DEC.6 /7 /93 A M E N D I N G T H E R U L E S 
A N D R E G U L A T I O N S OF T H E E C O W A S PRIZE FOR 
E X C E L L E N C E 
THE A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S OF S T A T E A N D GOV­
E R N M E N T 
Mindful of Article 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l ishing the Authority of Heads of State and Government 
and def in ing its compos i t ion and func t ions ; 
Mindful of Decis ion A /DEC. 14/5/82 of the Authori ty 
of Heads of State and Government relat ing to the 
E C O W A S Prize for Exce l lence; 
Mindful of Decis ion A /DEC.2 /7 /92 of the Author i ty 
ot Heads of State and Gove rnmen t approv ing the Rules 
and Regulat ions of the E C O W A S Prize for Exce l lence ; 
Desir ing to fur ther encourage research and cre-
atrvily, increase apprec ia f ion of works and enhance the 
prest ige of the Prize; 
Consider ing Resolut ion C/RES.8 /7 /93 adop ted by 
the Counci l of Ministers at its thir ty-third sess ion held in 
Cotonou f rom 17 to 20 July, 1993; 
D E C I D E S 
A r t i c l e 1 
The Rules and Regulat ions relating to the E C O W A S 
Prize for Excel lence are hereby a m e n d e d as fo l lows: 
A r t i c l e 4:- New 
Works shall be required to fulfi l l the fo l lowing con ­
di t ions: 
(a) They must be presented in one of the off icial 
languages of E C O W A S ; 
(b) They must cont r ibute to p rogress in the sci­
ences or in l i terary or artistic techn iques ; 
(c) They must have a posi t ive in f luence on the 
economic , social and cul tural deve lopment of 
E C O W A S Member Sta tes ; a n d 
(d) They must be p resen ted as wr i t ten or audio­
v isual texts, or in any other f o r m sui table to the 
approved theme . 
Ar t i c le 6:- New 
(a) The E C O W A S Prize for Exce l lence shal l be 
awared by an internat ional Jury made up of 
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s e v e n (7) members , a major i ty of w h o m shall 
be E C O W A S ci t izens chosen by virtue of their 
compe tence , by the Execut ive Secretariat and 
appo in ted by the E C O W A S Counci l of Minis­
ters. 
(b) T w o stand- in members shal l also be appointed, 
us ing the same criteria as for the select ion of 
t i tular membe rs 
(c) The Jury shal l elect one of its members as 
Cha i rman . 
(d) The Execut ive Secretar iat shall provide Secre­
tarial serv ices at meet ings of the Jury, and 
coord ina te the work of the Jury. 
A r t i c l e 7 : - N e w 
(a) The list of works pre-selected by Member 
States shal l be made publ ic by the Execut ive 
Secretar iat prior to the meet ing of the interna­
t ional Jury . 
(b) At the meet ing to select the f inal winner, the 
E C O W A S Pr i ze fo r E x c e l l e n c e sha l l be 
a w a r d e d to the works wi th the highest number 
of vo tes , adopt ing modal i t ies independent ly 
es tab l i shed by the Jury. 
A r t i c l e 9 > N e w 
No cand idate or person belonging to an institution 
present ing a cand ida te may sit on the Jury. 
A r t i c l e 2 : 
This Dec is ion shall enter into force upon signature 
and shal l be publ ished in the Off ic ial Journa l of the 
C o m m u n i t y a n d in the Nat ional Gazet te of each 
M e m b e r State. 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U , TH IS 2 4 T H DAY 
O F JULY, 1993 
DECIS ION A /DEC.7 /7 /93 A U T H O R I S I N G T H E 
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS TO REQUEST OBSERVER 
S T A T U S FOR T H E C O M M U N I T Y IN T H E UNITED 
N A T I O N S G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S O F S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
Mindful of Art icle 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l ishing the Authori ty of Heads of State and Gove rnmen t 
and def in ing its compos i t ion and func t ions ; 
Mindful of the a ims and object ives of the C o m m u ­
nity; 
Recal l ing the prov is ions of the Uni ted Nations 
Charter; 
Desirous of opt imis ing the re lat ions a l ready exist­
ing be tween E C O W A S and the Uni ted Nat ions; 
D E C I D E S 
Ar t i c l e 1 
"The Request f o robse rve r status for the Economic 
Commun i ty of West Af r ican States in the Uni ted 
Nations Genera l Assembly" 
The Executive Secretary shal l take al l necessary 
measures to ensure that the C o m m u n i t y is g ran ted 
the status of observer in the Un i ted Nat ions Genera l 
Assembly. 
Ar t i c l e 2 
This Decision shal l en ter into force u p o n s ignature 
and shall be publ ished in the Off ic ia l Journa l of the 
Communi ty and in the Nat iona l Gazet te of each 
Member State. 
DONE AT C O T O N O U , T H I S 2 4 T H DAY 
O F JULY, 1993 
H. E. N i c e p h o r e D. S O G L O H . E. N i c e p h o r e D. S O G L O 
C H A I R M A N C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y FOR T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
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R E Q U E S T FOR T H E I N C L U S I O N O F A N I T E M IN 
T H E P R O V I S I O N A L A G E N D A OF T H E FORTY-
E I G H T H S E S S I O N OF T H E G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y 
O B S E R V E R S T A T U S FOR T H E E C O N O M I C C O M ­
M U N I T Y O F W E S T A F R I C A N S T A T E S (ECOWAS) 
IN T H E G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y 
W e , ihe Fore ign Ministers ot E C O W A S Member 
States, have the honour to address Your Excel lency, 
upon the instruct ion of the Authori ty of Heads of State 
and Gove rnmen t of E C O W A S , to request, in accor­
dance w i th Rule 13 of the Rules of Procedure of the 
Genera l Assembly , the inclusion in the provisional 
agenda of the For ty-Eighth Sess ion of the Genera l 
Assemb ly of an i tem ent i f led 'Observe r Stalus for Ihe 
E c o n o m i c C o m m u n i t y of W e s t A f r i c a n S t a t e s 
( E C O W A S ) in the Genera l A s s e m b l y 
In accordance wi th Rule 20 of the Rules of Proce­
dure of the Genera l Assembly , an explanatory memo­
r a n d u m concern ing fhe request is annexed to this 
letter. 
Mr Monteiro Jose LUIS, Honourable Minister of For­
eign Affairs Republ ic ot C A B O VERDE 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U , TH IS T W E N T Y - F O U R T H 
DAY O F JULY, 1993 Mr Amara ESSY, Honourab le Minister of Fore ign Af­
fairs Republ ic of C O T E D' lVOIRE 
MR T H E O D O R E H O L O 
Honourab le Minister of Fore ign Affairs and Coopera­
t ion Republ ic of BENIN 
Alhaji Omar SEY, Honourab le Minister ot External 
Affairs Republ ic of THE G A M B I A 
Mr T h o m a s S A N O N , Honourab le Minister of Foreign 
Affairs B U R K I N A F A S O 
Dr O b e d A S A M O A H , Honourab le Minister of Foreign 
Affairs Republ ic of G H A N A 
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Mr Ibrah im S Y L L A , Honourab le Minister of Foreign 
Affairs and Coopera t ion Republ ic of GUINEA 
Mr Abdourahamane Ma l lam H A M A , Honourab le Min­
ister of Foreign Affairs a n d Coopera t ion Republ ic of 
N IGER 
Mr Bernard ino C A R D O S O , Honourab le Minister of 
Fore ign Affairs Republ ic of G U I N E A - B I S S A U 
Chief Matthew T. M B U , Honourab le Secre tary for 
Foreign Affairs Federa l Republ ic of N I G E R I A 
Mr G. Bacchus M A T T H E W S , Honourab le Minister of 
Fore ign Affairs Republ ic ot L IBERIA 
M r M o u s t a p h a N IASSE, Honourab le Min is ter of State, 
Minister of Foreign Affairs and of Senega lese Abroad 
Republ ic of S E N E G A L 
Mr M o h a m m e d Al Houssayn i T O U R E , Honourable 
Minister of Fore ign Affairs Republ ic of MALI Lt. Karefa A. K A R G B O , Honourab le Act ing Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Republ ic of S I E R R A L E O N E 
Mr A b d e r r a h m a n e Ould M O I N E , Honourable Minister 
of Fore ign Affairs Is lamic Republ ic of MAURITANIA 
MrNa tchabaOu t t a ra F A M B A R E , Honourab le Minister 
of Foreign Affairs and Cooperat ion T O G O L E S E Re­
public 
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E X P L A N A T O R Y M E M O R A N D U M 
I N T R O D U C T I O N 
1 The Economic Community of West Afr ican States 
( E C O W A S ) came into existence on 28 May, 1975. 
It compr i ses s ix teen sovere ign West Afr ican States 
namely Ben in , Burk ina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote 
d ' lvo i re, The Gamb ia , Ghana . Gu inea. Guinea 
B issau, L iber ia, Mal i , Maur i tania, Niger, Nigeria, 
Senega l , Sierra Leone and Togo. The Communi ty 
has an es t imated total populat ion of 184 mill ion 
inhabi tants and covers a surface area of approxi­
mate ly 6 .142,000 square k i lometres. 
O B J E C T I V E S OF E C O W A S 
2 E C O W A S w a s created to accelerate the integra­
t ion of the nat ional economies of its Member States. 
In more specif ic terms, Article 2 of the E C O W A S 
Treaty states the a ims of the Communi ty as fol­
lows 
"to p romote coopera t ion and development in all 
f ields of economic activity particularly in the fields 
of industry, t ransport , te lecommunicat ions, energy 
agr icul ture, natural resources, commerce , mon­
etary and f inanc ia l quest ions and in social and 
cul tural matters for the purpose of raising the 
s tandard of l iv ing of its peop les , of increasing and 
main ta in ing economic stabil i ty, of foster ing closer 
re lat ions a m o n g its members and contr ibut ing to 
the progress and deve lopment of the African con ­
t inent 
3. Art icle 2 of the Treaty also provides the modal i t ies 
of ach iev ing these object ives. It provides that the 
Commun i t y shal l by stages ensure -
(a) "the e l iminat ion as be tween States of customs 
dut ies and o ther charges of equivalent effect in 
respect of the importat ion and exportat ion of 
goods ; 
(b) the abol i t ion of quant i tat ive and administrat ive 
restr ict ions on t rade a m o n g Member States, 
(c) the estab l ishment of a c o m m o n customs tariff 
and a c o m m o n commerc ia l policy towards 
th i rd count r ies ; 
(d) the abol i t ion as be tween Member States of the 
obs tac les to the f ree movement of persons, 
serv ices and cap i ta l ; 
(e) the harmonisa t ion of the agricultural policies 
and the promot ion of c o m m o n projects in Mem­
ber Sta tes notably in the f ields of market ing, 
research and agro- industr ia l enterpr ises; 
(fl the implementa t ion of schemes for the joint 
deve lopment of t ransport , commun ica t ion , en­
ergy and other infrastructural faci l i t ies as wel i 
as the evolut ion of a c o m m o n pol icy in these 
f ields; 
{g) the harmonisat ion of the economic and indus­
trial pol icies of the Member Sta tes and the 
el iminat ion ot d ispar i t ies in the level of devel ­
opment of Member Sta tes ; 
(h) the harmonisat ion, required f o r t hep rope r func -
t ioning o 1 the Commun i t y , of the monetary 
pol icies of the Member S ta tes , 
(/) the estab l ishment of a Fund for Coopera t ion , 
Compensat ion and Deve lopmen t , and 
(/) such other activi tes ca lcu la ted to fur ther the 
aims of the Commun i t y as the M e m b e r States 
may f rom t ime to t ime under take in c o m m o n ' . 
4. in consonance wi th these a ims , the Commun i t y 
had adopted c o m m o n d e v e l o p m e n t pol ic ies in all 
areas of soc io-economic act iv i t ies, as we l l as in the 
areas of regional peace , secur i ty and defence 
matters. 
E C O W A S E C O N O M I C C O O P E R A T I O N A N D INTE­
G R A T I O N P R O G R A M M E S 
5. E C O W A S has under taken coopera t ion a n d inte­
grat ion p rogrammes in all soc io -economic act iv i ­
t ies. The highlights of s o m e of these Communi ty 
p rogrammes are as fo l lows 
C U S T O M S A N D T R A D E C O O P E R A T I O N P R O ­
G R A M M E S 
6. One of the object ives of the E C O W A S Treaty is the 
establ ishment of a cus toms un ion. This involves 
the free circulat ion of goods or ig inat ing f rom the 
Member States and a c o m m o n tar.ff for goods 
imported f rom third count r ies . The Commun i t y has 
also adopted c o m m o n cus toms and statist ical docu­
ments, c reated a C o m m u n i t y C o m p u t e r Centre 
and assisted with the instal lat ion of an automat ic 
data process ing sys tem ( A S Y C U D A j in Member 
States to support its trade l iberal isation p rogramme. 
7. In order to fur ther p romote the integrat ion of the 
nat ional economies and the g rowth of t rade be­
tween Member States, the Author i ty of Heads of 
State and Government adopted , in 1984, the Pro­
tocol on Communi ty Enterpr ises. The Protocol 
provides avenues for joint endeavours under a 
Commun i ty t ramework . 
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C O O P E R A T I O N IN T H E A R E A OF MONEY A N D 
P A Y M E N T S 
8 The dec is ion-mak ing organs of the Communi ty 
agreed to create a s ingle monetary zone by the 
year 2000 in addi t ion to remov ing obstacles that 
h inder easier and freer monetary and f inancial 
t ransact ions be tween Member States. 
FREE M O V E M E N T OF P E R S O N S , RIGHT OF 
R E S I D E N C E A N D E S T A B L I S H M E N T 
9. The E C O W A S Treaty ob ject ives of economic inte­
grat ion and the improvement of the standard of 
l iving cannot be ach ieved save where there is 
absolute f r e e d o m of movement in Member States 
of al) c i t izens of the Communi ty . 
10. Consequent ly , the authori t ies of the Communi ty 
adop ted in 1979, the Protocol on Free Movement 
of Persons, the Right of Res idence and Establish­
ment wh ich g ives E C O W A S cit izens the right to 
enter, reside and establ ish themselves in the terr i­
tory of any M e m b e r Sta te . This was implemented 
in th ree stages of f ive-year intervals as fo l lows. 
Phase one : right of entry with the abol i t ion of 
v isas and permi ts upon presentat ion of a valid 
t rave l d o c u m e n t for a stay lasting up to ninety (90) 
days . 
Phase two . right of res idence. During this 
s tage, each Member State grants Communi ty citi­
zens f rom other Member States the right to reside 
in its territory for the purpose ot seeking and 
engag ing in paid employment . Specif ic provisions 
were made to cover cross-border workers and 
protect ion against arbitrary expuls ion of groups or 
indiv idual migrant workers Cooperat ion has been 
estab l ished be tween the appropr iate national ad­
ministrat ions of Member States concerning the 
movement of persons wit h in t he Communi ty , espe­
cial ly migrant labour. 
Phase th ree: right of establ ishment Th is f i na l 
stage env isaged under the Protocol on Free Move­
ment began in 1990. Member States ex tend the 
right of es tab l ishment to all Communi ty ci t izens 
The necessary provis ions have been adopted to 
regulate the establ ishment of these cit izens in 
M e m b e r States. Such Communi ty ci t izens can 
have all the rights and privi leges enjoyed by nat ion­
als of the host country, including the acquisi t ion of 
proper ty and the establ ishment of enterpr ises. 
A n E C O W A S t rave l cert i f icate has also been 
adopted for the use of Commun i ty cit izens. 
A G R I C U L T U R A L C O O P E R A T I O N 
11. In the field of agr icul ture the E C O W A S agricul tural 
deve lopment strategy adop ted by the dec is ion­
making organs of the Commun i t y covers the im­
provement of rural infrastructure and social we l l -
being, crop, l ivestock and f ishery product ion, for­
estry and wild- l i fe; f ood preservat ion and storage, 
a n d f o o d s e c u r i t y ; p r o c e s s i n g a n d 
commerc ia l isat ion of agr icul tural products ; deve l ­
opment of agricultural research; t ra in ing ; re-affor­
estat ion and the env i ronment . The E C O W A S Au­
thority of Heads of State and Gove rnmen t has 
m a n d a t e d the Execu t i ve Sec re ta r ia t and the 
E C O W A S Fund to take all necessary steps to 
ensure the at ta inment of regional f ood self-suft i-
c iencyby the year 2000. Seven seed mult ipl icat ion 
centres and eight cat t le-breeding cent res have 
already been identif ied in a study conduc ted on 
ways and means of combat ing famine and ensur­
ing food self-suff iciency. 
12 The E C O W A S Authori ty of Heads of State and 
Government took a dec is ion in May 1982 request­
ing Member States to harmonise their posi t ions 
and adopt a c o m m o n front dur ing negot ia t ions on 
the sale of their agricultural export commod i t i es 
with third countr ies. This policy a ims at ensur ing 
that Member States obtain the best pr ice for their 
agricultural products. 
13 An E C O W A S rural water p r o g r a m m e has been 
adopted tor the construct ion of 200 wa te r points in 
each Member State for the use of the rural popula­
t ion. ECOWAS has also ini t iated and put into 
operat ion a policy for the cont ro l of desert i f icat ion. 
INDUSTRIAL C O O P E R A T I O N 
14. One particular benefit that each individual West 
Afr ican country is to der ive f rom economic integra­
tion is an enlarged market wh ich w o u l d make the 
existing industrial enterpr ises more v iable. For th is , 
an integrated industr ial deve lopmen t p rog ramme 
would be formula ted and adop ted by the C o m m u ­
nity. This p rog ramme wou ld be based principally 
on the uti l isation of the exist ing resources of the 
region and wil l cover f ood and w o o d process ing , 
the deve lopment of agr icul tural machinery , phar­
maceut ical and pet ro-chemica l products . 
15. Apart f rom the Protocol on Commun i ty Enterpr ises 
whose a ims include the promot ion of industr ial 
deve lopment , Member States have under taken to 
communica te to each other major feasibi l i ty s tud­
ies and reports on projects located in their respec­
tive terri tories. A m o n g other th ings, th is exchange 
is to enable the Commun i ty harmonise industr ia l 
policies in the region. 
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C O O P E R A T I O N IN T H E F IELD OF T R A N S P O R T 
A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N S 
16. In the f ie ld ot t ransport , E C O W A S has sponsored 
techn ica l feasibi l i ty studies and ex tended loans to 
s o m e of its Member States to enab le t hem con ­
struct v i ta l segmen ts of the Trans-West Afr ican 
H ighway . Wel l before the year 2000 , the C o m m u ­
nity shou ld have comp le ted the two axes, namely, 
the t rans -coas ta l h ighway (Lagos-Nouakchot t ) and 
the t rans-Sahe l ian (Dakar -N 'd jamena) .Some inter­
connect ing roads have also been identif ied and are 
now under construct ion. 
17. Cer ta in pro toco ls have been s igned by E C O W A S 
M e m b e r S t a t e s to faci l i tate the transit of goods and 
veh ic les mov ing across borders . The provis ions of 
t he pro toco ls involve the harmonisat ion of road 
legis lat ions s u c h as road s igns, traffic rules, equip­
ment , dr iv ing l icence and vehic le documents . A 
road insurance card , code-named E C O W A S Brown 
Ca rd , has been adop ted and entered into force in 
January 1985. 
18. E C O W A S is work ing wi th the V ienna Institute for 
Deve lopmen t o n a West Afr ican rai lway network 
wh i ch w o u l d link the land- locked countr ies (Burkina 
Faso , Ma l i and Niger) to coasta l countr ies such as 
T o g o and C6 te d ' lvo i re. In due course, other coun­
tr ies in the reg ion w o u l d also be l inked to the 
ra i lway network . Feasibi l i ty studies on the project 
are be ing car r ied out . The t ransport p rogramme 
also inc ludes the improvemen t of port facil i t ies 
es tab l i shed for land- locked countr ies. 
19. E C O W A S has under taken studies on the improve­
ment of the exist ing air t ransport sys tem in West 
Afr ica. This init iat ive led to meet ings of airl ines of 
the region to exp lo re var ious w a y s of cooperat ing 
a m o n g themse lves . A similar study on coastal 
sh ipp ing con f i rmed the viabi l i ty of a coasta l service 
that w o u l d link countr ies ot Wes t and Central 
Afr ica. Private sector operators have mani fested a 
keen interest in under tak ing such a project. 
20. The reg ional te lecommunica t ions p rogramme tor 
p romot ing direct l inks ( te lephone, telex and fax) 
be tween E C O W A S Member States has reached 
an a d v a n c e d stage. Severa l Member States have 
a l ready been l inked together by a regional micro­
w a v e sys tem. E C O W A S has also establ ished a 
Spec ia l Te lecommun ica t ions Fund which extends 
loans to M e m b e r States for the improvement and 
deve lopmen t of the i r te lecommunicat ions systems. 
The Spec ia l Fund is also used for training and for 
the pu rchase of spare parts needed fo r the mainte­
nance of t he te lecommunica t ion facil i t ies. 
2 1 . In o rder to faci l i tate te lephone communicat ions 
between Member States, a unit rate of (8) eight 
Go ld Francs has been ag reed upon as a base for 
bi lateral negot iat ions of preferent ia l tarif fs. Another 
component of the commun ica t i ons p rog ramme 
relates to the deve lopmen t of an eff icient posta l 
system wi th in the reg ion. This project inc ludes the 
adopt ion of atar i f t sys tem and a ha rmon ised postal 
routing plan be tween M e m b e r S ta tes . It is also 
env isaged that several regional sor t ing cent res 
would be estab l ished in se lected M e m b e r S la tes 
C O O P E R A T I O N IN T H E F IELD O F E N E R G Y 
22. For more than a decade , p rob lems in the energy 
sector have ser iously a f fec ted the economic per­
fo rmance of E C O W A S M e m b e r S la tes . The En­
e r g y C o o p e r a t i o n P r o g r a m m e a d o p t e d by 
E C O W A S a ims at f ind ing short and long- term 
s o l u t i o n s t o t h e s e e n e r g y p r o b l e m s . 
The p r o g r a m m e inc ludes the ident i f ica t ion of 
projects, the adopt ion of energy conserva t ion mea­
sures, and a search for afternat ive sources of 
energy. In order to p romote the judic ious use of 
exist ing resources, a p rog ramme has been adopted 
for energy and its conserva t ion in electr ic i ty-gener­
at ing plants. The E C O W A S energy p rog ramme 
also covers the use of improved s toves a n d other 
energy sources as al ternat ives to t ue l -wood . 
23. A n i m p o r t a n t c o m p o n e n t o f t h e e n e r g y p r o g r a m m e 
relates to the rat ional isat ion of t he ut i l isat ion of the 
exist ing oil refineries. Under the energy p rogramme, 
ft is also env isaged that var ious measures w o u l d 
be under taken to deve lop a regional potent ia l in 
new and renewable sources of energy, inc lud ing 
solar energy, w ind energy and b io -mass . The C o m ­
munity will also p romote the deve lopmen t of the 
hydro-electr ic potent ia l of the region th rough the 
construct ion of both smal l and large d a m s . Final ly, 
the inter-connect ion ot nat ional e lectr ic gr ids is 
env isaged. 
T H E F U N D FOR C O O P E R A T I O N , C O M P E N S A T I O N 
A N D D E V E L O P M E N T O F T H E E C O N O M I C C O M ­
MUNITY O F W E S T A F R I C A N S T A T E S . 
24. In a - I it nrrriity wi th the a ims of the E C O W A S Treaty, 
thp : .OWAS Fund for Coopera t ion , Compensa -
' i n ( t and Deve lopment w a s establ ished in 1978 
S i d nas its headquar ters in Lome, the Togolese 
Republ ic. 
25. The purposes of the Fund as st ipu lated in Art ic le 2 
of the Protocol relat ing to the Fund are as fo l lows: 
(a) "provide compensa t ion and other f o rms of as­
s istance to Member States wh i ch have suf­
fered losses as a result of the appl icat ion of the 
provis ions of th is Treaty ; 
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(b) provide compensa t ion to Member States which 
have suf tered losses as a result of the location 
of Commun i ty 'en te rp r i ses ; 
(cj provide grants for f inancing national or C o m ­
muni ty research and deve lopment activit ies; 
(d) grant loans for feasibi l i ty studies and develop­
ment pro jects in Member States; 
(d) guarantee fore ign investments made in Mem­
ber Sta tes in respect of enterpr ises estab­
l ished in pursuance of the provis ions of the 
Treaty on the harmoniza t ion of industrial 
po l ic ies; 
(f) provide m e a n s to faci l i tate the susta ined mobi ­
l izat ion of internal and external f inancial re­
sources tor M e m b e r States and the C o m m u ­
nity; and 
(g) p romote deve lopmen t projects in the less de­
ve loped M e m b e r States of the Communi ty . " 
P O L I T I C A L C O O P E R A T I O N , R E G I O N A L P E A C E 
A N D S T A B I L I T Y 
26. A l though the 1975 E C O W A S Treaty provides es­
sent ia l ly for economic cooperat ion and is com­
p l e t e l y s i l e n t o n p o l i t i c a l c o o p e r a t i o n , t he 
Commuin i t y dec is ion-mak ing bodies have not lost 
sight of t he fact that economic deve lopment , polit i­
ca l coopera t ion , peace and stability are inextr ica­
bly l inked. There can be no economic deve lopment 
w i thout peace and stabil i ty. To fill this lacunae in 
the E C O W A S Treaty , t he Commun i ty adopted the 
Protoco l on Non-Aggress ion and the Protocol on 
Mutua l Ass is tance in Defence Matters, in 1978 and 
1981 respect ive ly . 
27. These two Protocols are the pr imary instruments 
f o r t h e ma in tenance of regional peace , stability and 
secur i ty . Whi le the Protocol on Non-Aggress ion 
manda tes Member Sta tes to respect each other 's 
terr i tor ial integrity and to settle their disputes by 
peacefu l means , the Protocol on Mutual Asistance 
in Defence sees any a rmed threat or aggression 
against a M e m b e r Sta te as a threat or aggression 
against the who le Commun i t y . 
28. T h e s e t w o P r o t o c o l s r e m a i n e d l a r g e l y 
un imp lemen ted until 1990 w h e n , in the wake of the 
L iber ian cr is is, the Author i ty took note of the in­
creas ing inc idence of inter-State disputes within 
the region and estab l ished an E C O W A S Standing 
Mediat ion Commi t tee to look into disputes and 
conf l ic ts a m o n g Member States, particularly the 
Liber ian cr is is. 
29. The Liberian crisis brought to test t he role of the 
Communi ty in not only mainta in ing peace and 
security wi th in the reg ion, but in tak ing decis ive 
act ion to br ing to an end the wan ton destruct ion of 
life and property in a sister country . 
30. There w a s total anarchy in Liberia in 1990. The 
warr ing fact ions fa i led to cease hosti l i t ies and 
cont inued wi th mass ive des t ruc t ion of property and 
the massacre of hundreds of t housands of inno­
cent people, L iber ians a n d fore igners al ike. The re 
w a s a government in L iber ia that cou ld not govern 
and there w a s total b reakdown of law and order. 
The economy of the entire coun t ry had co l lapsed 
and there was fear of t he confl ict spread ing to 
neighbour ing countr ies and the ent i re reg ion. 
3 1 . The provis ions of t he two Protoco ls ment ioned 
above and Article 52 of the UN Char te r e m p o w e r e d 
the Commun i ty to take decis ive act ion to e n d the 
confl ict in Liberia. It adop ted a Peace P lan for 
Liberia wh ich prov ides as fo l lows: 
(a) ca l led on the war r ing fact ions to observe an 
immediate ceasef i re ; 
(b) agreed to send an E C O W A S Ceasef i i re Mon i ­
t o r i ng G r o u p ( E C O M O G ) to m o n i t o r t he 
ceasef i re, restore law and order a n d create the 
necessary condi t ions for f ree a n d fair elec­
t ions; 
(c) ca l led for a Nat ional Con fe rence of L iber ian 
warr ing fact ions, pol i t ical par t ies a n d other 
interest groups to es tab l ish a b road-based 
interim government accep tab le to the peop le 
of Liberia; 
(e) General and Pres ident ia l e lect ions to be held 
within 12 months ; and 
(f) E C O W A S a n d o ther in ternat ional bod ies to 
observe the e lect ions in o rder to ensure that 
they are f ree a n d fair. 
32. This E C O W A S Peace Plan iscurrent ly be ing imple­
mented. 
33. The E C O W A S C e a s e f i r e M o n i t o r i n g G r o u p 
(ECOMOG) made up of a rmy, air force and naval 
personnel , cont r ibuted on a vo luntary basis by 
some Member Sta tes has been in Liber ia s ince 
August 1990. 
34. E C O M O G had , be tween November 1990 and 
October 1992 establ ished buffer zones be tween 
the warr ing part ies, made Monrov ia and its envr ions 
safe and habi table, faci l i tated the movemen t of 
humani tar ian relief suppl ies, react ivate essent ia l 
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serv ices , evacua ted tens of thousands of Liberians 
and fore igners t rapped dur ing the war , repatr iated 
L iber ians back to Monrov ia , chai red meet ings be­
t w e e n the war r ing part ies for the negot iat ion of a 
ceasef i re ag reement , and moni tored and veri f ied 
the imp lementa t ion of the ceasef i re. 
35. The role of E C O M O G however , changed when the 
NPFL headed by Char les Taylor launched its sec­
o n d ma jo r a g g r e s s i o n aga ins t Mon rov ia and 
E C O M O G posi t ions, f rom that of peacekeep ing to 
peace enforcement . 
36 A n Inter im Government of Nat ional Unity which is 
acceptab le to Liber ians w a s establ ished by the All-
L iber ian Nat ional Confe rence convened in Banjul 
m September /Oc tober 1990. It w a s re-elected in 
March 1991 by a similar conference in Monrovia. 
37 . The war in L iber ia th rough the decisive act ion of 
E C O W A S , w o u l d have since ended but for the 
cont inued in t rans igence of Mr Char les Taylor and 
his Nat ional Patr iot ic Front of Liberia (NPFL) who 
are bent o n get t ing power by force of a rms. 
38. The major preoccupat ion of the Commun i ty as at 
now is to conv ince Charles Taylor that military 
v ic tory as a vehic le to polit ical power in Liberia is 
imposs ib le of at ta inment and that the only accept­
ab le procedure is by way of fair and free elections. 
39 . The E C O W A S peace ini t iat ives have been ap­
p lauded by the in ternat ional communi ty a n d in 
particular by the O A U a n d the UN. The Liber ian 
crisis in the words of the Uni ted Nations Secretary-
General , " represents a g o o d example of a sys tem­
atic cooperat ion be tween the United Nat ions and a 
regional organisat ion as env isaged in Chapte r VIII 
of the Charter. . . . I be l ieve that it wou ld be the wish 
of the Counci l to cont inue and expand, as appropr i ­
ate, this cooperative re ia t ionsh ipbetweenthe United 
Nat ions and the c o n c e r n e d regional body" . 
40 . T h e Liberian crisis has alerted the Communi ty to 
the need to consol idate the mutual relat ions be­
t w e e n Member States by establ ishing and strength­
en ing appropr iate mechan isms for the t imely pre­
vent ion and resolut ion of intra-State and inter-
State conf l ic ts . The Communi ty bel ieves tha i i l 
cannot ach ieve this in isolation without the help of 
and interact ion wi th the international communi ty . It 
is for th is and other reasons that the Communi ty 
seeks the s ta tus of observer with the UN. 
C O O P E R A T I O N W I T H D E V E L O P M E N T P A R T N E R S 
O F W E S T A F R I C A N C O U N T R I E S 
4 1 . The var ious C o m m u n i t y p rogrammes enumera ted 
above have brought about the development of 
work ing relat ions w i th the t rad i t ional deve lopmen t 
partners of West Afr ica. C lose work ing relat ions 
have been deve loped wi th the Uni ted Nat ions 
fami ly, namely the ECA, U N D P , U N C T A D , ITC, 
FAO, UNIDO, U N E S C O , U N E P , W H O , ITU. the 
Security Counci l and the UN Secretar iat . 
42. It also has a c lose work ing re lat ionship with f inan­
cial institutions such as the Wor ld Bank. IMF, A D B , 
BADEA, IDB, O P E C F U N D , KUWAIT I F U N D , and 
other inst i tut ions l ike the EEC, O E C D , U S A I D , 
CIDA, IDRC, Ford Foundat ion , Fr iedr ich N a u m a n n 
Foundat ion, etc. l ' 
43. E C O W A S is regular ly invi ted to at tend in an 
observer capaci ty meet ings of some of these inst i­
tut ions, especial ly ECA, A D B , O A U , Wor ld Bank 
and IMF. 
44 . The Communi ty leaders be l ieve therefore that the 
grant ing of anobse rve r status to E C O W A S and the 
at tendance by E C O W A S off icials at t he Uni ted 
Nat ions Genera l Assemb ly Sess ions wou ld en­
hance the work ing relat ions wi th the UN and its 
special ised agenc ies and also prov ide di rect ac-
cess to documents and in format ion made avai lable 
at s u c h mee t i ngs . S u c h a s ta tus g r a n t e d to 
E C O W A S wou ld also act as a catalyst in deve lop­
ing even closer t ies with the rest of the internat ional 
Communi ty . 
45. ECOWAS could also be used as a f o rum for 
introducing or implement ing Uni ted Nat ions pol i­
cies and decis ions. For example , the U N D P had 
used E C O W A S as a coord inat ing body for regional 
assistance ex tended to West Af r ican countr ies. If 
the Uni ted N a t i o n s / E C O W A S re la t i ons w e r e 
formal ised through the grant ing of observer status, 
countr ies in West Afr ica w o u l d c o m e to accept 
more readily such regional app roach . 
46. Similarly, the UN can act t h rough E C O W A S to 
encourage West Afr ican count r ies to adopt com­
mon approaches to issues d iscussed wi th in the UN 
and thus faci l i tate its dec is ion-mak ing p rocess . 
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DECIS ION A /DEC.8 /7 /93 O N T H E I M P L E M E N T A ­
T I O N O F T H E M I N I M U M A G E N D A FOR A C T I O N 
(1992/1993) A N D E S T A B L I S H M E N T OF M I N I M U M 
A G E N D A F O R T H E P E R I O D 1994 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
Mindfu l of Art ic le 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l ishing the Author i ty of Heads o, State and Government 
and def in ing its compos i t ion and funct ions; 
Mindfu l o l Dec is ion A/DEC.5/7 /92 on the M in imum 
A g e n d a for Ac t ion (1992/1993) on f ree movement of 
persons a n d goods adop ted by the Author i ty of Heads 
of State a n d Gove rnmen t at its Fif teenth Sess ion held 
in Dakar f rom 2 7 to 2 9 July, 1992. 
Consc ious of the posi t ive contr ibut ions of the Mini­
m u m A g e n d a towards the imp lementa t ion of the re­
g ional integrat ion p rocess ; 
Des i rous of ensur ing the full implementat ion by all 
Member S ta tes of the var ious pol ic ies a n d p rogrammes 
of the sa id M i n i m u m A g e n d a ; 
Des i rous also of establ ish ing another M in imum 
A g e n d a for imp lementa t ion for the per iod 1994; 
D E C I D E S 
A r t i c l e 1 
All Member States shal l comp le te the implementa­
t ion o) the var ious pol ic ies a n d p r o g r a m m e s of the 
1992/1993 A g e n d a and shall submi t a wr i t ten report 
thereof to the th i r ty- fourth sess ion of the Counc i l of 
Ministers. 
A r t i c l e 2 
1. The Execut ive Secretar iat shal l prepare a second 
one-year (1994) M i n i m u m Agenda for act ion for 
adopt ion by the th i r ty- fourth session of the Counci l 
of Ministers. 
2. The Counc i l of Ministers shall submit a progress 
report on the imp lementa t ion of the Second (1994) 
M i n i m u m A g e n d a to the Seventeenth Session of 
the Author i ty. 
A r t i c l e 3 
This Dec is ion sha l l enter into force upon signature 
and shall be pub l i shed in the Off icial Journal of the 
Communi ty and in the Nat ional Gazet te of each 
Member State. 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U , T H I S 2 4 T H DAY 
O F JULY, 1993 
H. E. N i c e p h o r e D. S O G L O 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR THE A U T H O R I T Y 
DECIS ION A /DEC.9 /7 /93 A U T H O R I S I N G T H E 
C O U N C I L O F M I N I S T E R S T O C O N S I D E R A N D 
F INAL ISE T H E C O E F F I C I E N T S FOR A S S E S S I N G 
T H E C O N T R I B U T I O N S O F M E M B E R S T A T E S T O 
T H E B U D G E T OF T H E C O M M U N I T Y FOR T H E 
PERIOD 1994 — 1997 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
Mindful of Article 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l ishing the Authori ty ot Heads of Sta te a n d Govern­
ment and def in ing its compos i t ion a n d func t ions ; 
Mindful of the Protocol relat ing to the contr ibut ions 
by Member States to the budget of the Economic 
Communi ty of West Af r ican States s igned in Lome on 
5 November, 1976; 
Aware that Art ic le 4 of the sa id Protocol provides 
that the coeff icient for assess ing the cont r ibu t ion of the 
Member States shal l b e rev iewed every th ree years, 
D E C I D E S 
A r t i c l e 1 
1. The Counc i l of Ministers shal l , at its thir ty-fourth 
s e s s i o n a n d on the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of the 
Administ raton and Finance Commis ion , rev iew the 
coeff icient for de te rmin ing the cont r ibut ions of 
Member States to the budgets of the Commun i t y . 
2. The coeff icients approved by Counc i l shal l be 
binding on all M e m b e r States and shall be appl ied 
by the Communi ty f rom 1st January, 1994. 
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A r t i c l e 2 
Th is Dec is ion shal l enter into force upon signature 
and shal l be pub l i shed in the Off icial Journa l of the 
Commun i t y and in the Nat ional Gazet te of each 
Member Sta te . 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U , TH IS 24TH DAY O F 
JULY, 1993 
H. E. N i c e p h o r e D. S O G L O 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
Ar t i c l e 2 
This Decis ion shal l enter into force upon s ignature 
and shall be publ ished in the Off ic ial Journa l of the 
Commun i ty and in the Nat iona l Gazet te of each M e m ­
ber State. 
D O N E AT C O T O N O U , T H I S 2 4 T H DAY O F 
J U L Y , 1993 
H. E. N i c e p h o r e D. S O G L O 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
D E C I S I O N A/DEC.1077/93 R E L A T I N G TO T H E A L ­
L O C A T I O N OF T H E P O S T OF E X E C U T I V E S E C R E ­
T A R Y T O T H E R E P U B L I C OF G U I N E A A N D T H E 
A P P O I N T M E N T O F MR. E D O U A R D B E N J A M I N A S 
T H E E X E C U T I V E S E C R E T A R Y OF T H E E C O N O M I C 
C O M M U N I T Y O F W E S T A F R I C A N S T A T E S 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S O F S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
Mindfu l of Art icle 5 of t he E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l ishing the Author i ty of Heads of State and Government 
and def in ing its compos i t ion and func t ions ; 
Mindfu l of Art icle 8 of the Treaty relat ing to the 
appo in tment of Statutory Of f icers; 
Cons ider ing that the post of t he Execut ive Secre­
tary of the Commun i t y shal l b e c o m e vacant wi th effect 
f r o m 1st Sep tember 1993; 
D E C I D E S 
A r t i c l e 1 
The Statutory post of the Execut ive Secretary of 
the Economic Commun i t y of Wes t Afr ican States is 
hereby a l located to the Republ ic ot Gu inea wi th effect 
f rom 1st Sep tember , 1993. 
Mr. Edouard Ben jam in is hereby appoin ted as the 
Execut ive Secretary of the Commun i ty wi th effect f rom 
1st Sep tember 1993. 
DECIS ION A/DEC.11 /7 /93 O N T H E A P P O I N T M E N T 
OF S T A T U T O R Y A P P O I N T E E S 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S O F S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
Mindful of Art icle 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l ishing the Authori ty of Heads of State a n d Gove rnmen t 
and def in ing its compos i t ion and func t ions , 
Mindful of Article 8 of t he E C O W A S Treaty and 
Article 28, pa rag raph4 , of t he P r o t o c o l o n t h e E C O W A S 
Fund relat ing to the appo in tmen t of S ta tu tory Appo in ­
tees in the Secretar iat a n d the F u n d ; 
Mindful of Decis ion A /DEC.3 /7 /91 on the select ion 
and evaluat ion ot t he per fo rmance ot Statutory Appo in ­
tees of the Commun i t y ; 
Cons ider ing that the manda tes of the Statutory 
Appoin tees are due to expire at var ious dates beg in­
ning t rom 31 December , 1992; 
Reaff i rming the need to appoint off icers possess­
ing the highest levels of ef f ic iency and c o m p e t e n c e . 
Desir ing to enhance the eff ic iency of the inst i tu­
t ions of the Commun i t y ; 
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D E C I D E S 
A r t i c l e 1 
The fo l lowing Statutory posts wi th in the E C O W A S 
Secretar iat a n d the E C O W A S Fund are hereby allo­
cated to the fo l lowing Member States; 
D E P U T Y E X E C U T I V E S E C R E T A R Y ( E C O N O M I C 
A F F A I R S ) — S E N E G A L 
D E P U T Y E X E C U T I V E S E C R E T A R Y (ADMIN ISTRA­
T ION A N D F I N A N C E ) — NIGER 
F I N A N C I A L C O N T R O L L E R — N I G E R I A 
M A N A G I N G D I R E C T O R , E C O W A S FUND — G H A N A 
D E P U T Y M A N A G I N G D I R E C T O R E C O W A S F U N D 
— C O T E D ' lVOIRE 
A r t i c l e 2 
1. The M e m b e r States referred to in Art ic le 1 shall 
fo rward to the Execut ive Secretar iat not later than 16 
August , 1993 the names and curr icula v i tae ot three 
cand ida tes to be cons idered for se lect ion and interview 
by the Minister ia l Commit tee set up for that purpose by 
the a fo rement ioned Dec is ion A / D E C . 3/7/91 of July, 
1 9 9 1 . 
2. U p o n receipt of the appl icat ions above, the Execu­
t ive Secretar iat shall immedia te ly and in accordance 
wi th the provis ions of Author i ty Decis ion A /DEC. 3/7/91 
convene a meet ing of t he Minister ial Commi t tee fo r the 
Select ion and Evaluat ion of Statutory Appointees wh ich 
shall ensure the early comple t ion of the recrui tment 
p rocess . 
3. The Execut ive Secretar iat shall send the recom­
mendat ions of the Minister ia l Commit tee to the Chair­
man of the Counci l of Ministers, w h o shal l , after consu l ­
ta t ions wi th the other Members of the Counc i l , make the 
new statutory appo in tments . 
4. Each new appointment shal l take effect f rom a d a y 
after the exp i ry of the te rm of the incumbent statutory 
appo in tee. 
5. The new appo in tmen ts shall be ratif ied by the 
thir ty-fourth sess ion of Counci l . 
Ar t i c l e 3 
This Decis ion shal l en ter into force upon signature 
and shal l be pub l ished in the Official Journa l of the 
Communi ty and in the Nat iona l Gaze t te of each 
Member State. 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U , TH IS 
24TH DAY O F JULY, 1993 
H. E. N I C E P H O R E D. S O G L O 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR THE A U T H O R I T Y 
R E S O L U T I O N A/RES.1 /7 / 93 O N T H E E S T A B L I S H ­
M E N T OF A UNITED N A T I O N S S P E C I A L F U N D 
FOR L I B E R I A 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
Mindfu l of Article 5 of t he E C O W A S Trea ty es tab­
l ishing the Authority of Heads of State and G o v e r n m e n t 
and def in ing its compos i t ion and func t ions , 
Mindful of the f inal C o m m u n i q u e of 30 October , 
1991 adopted in Yamoussoukro by the E C O W A S C o m ­
mittee of Five (otherwise known as the Y a m o u s s o u k r o 
IV Accord) ; 
Recal l ing the prov is ions of Chap te r VIII of t he 
Charter ot the Uni ted Nat ions ; 
Further recal l ingtheUni tedNaf jbns Securi ty Counci l 
Resolut ions 788 (1992) of N o v e m b e r 1992 and 813 
(1993) of March 1993; 
Anxious to restore peace a n d stabi l i ty in L iber ia ; 
We lcoming the Agreemen t be tween the war r ing 
partries of L iber ia s igned in Co tonou on 24 Ju ly , 1993 
(otherwise known as the Cotonou Accord ) 
Anxious for the immedia te imp lementa t ion of the 
Yamoussoukro IV Accord and the Co tonou Acco rd as 
they offer the best poss ib le f ramework tor a last ing 
peaceful resolut ion of the L iber ian conf l ict ; 
Aware that the implementa t ion of t hese Accords 
and the prov is ion of humani tar ian ass is tance in Liberia 
require the support of the in ternat ional commun i t y , 
especial ly the donor commun i t y ; 
A P P E A L S 
(1) to the Secre tary-Genera l of t he Un i ted Nat ions 
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to create a Spec ia l Fund for Liberia to f inance 
the imp lementa t ion of the Cotonou Accord and 
the prov is ion of humani tar ian serv ices; 
{2} to the in ternat ional communi ty to generous ly 
cont r ibute to th is Spec ia l Fund. 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U . TH IS 24TH DAY 
O F JULY, 1993 
H. E. N i c e p h o r e D. S O G L O 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
R E S O L U T I O N A/RES.2 /7 / 93 S H O W I N G APPRECIA­
T I O N A N D G R A T I T U D E T O DR A B A S S B U N D U A N D 
O T H E R O U T G O I N G S T A T U T O R Y A P P O I N T E E S 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S OF S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
Mindfu l of Art ic le 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l ishing the Author i ty of Heads of State and Government 
and def in ing its compos i t i on and funct ions; 
Mindfu l of Dec is ion A /DEC. 1/6/89 relating to the 
con f i rmat ion of the appo in tment of Dr. Abass Bundu as 
the Execut ive Secretary of t he Economic C o m m u nity of 
West Af r ican S ta tes ; 
Not ing that the te rm of off ice of Dr Abass Bundu, 
Execut ive Secre tary of E C O W A S , and other Statutory 
Appo in tees of the C o m m u n i t y wi l l expire on various 
dates f r o m 31st Augus t , 1993; 
Also not ing that dur ing their respect ive te rms of 
off ice all t hese Statutory Appoin tees have worked 
t i relessly in the service of the Commun i t y ; 
Warmly c o m m e n d s Dr Abass Bundu for his com­
pe tence , d y n a m i s m and commi tmen t to the cause of 
the in tegrat ion of West Afr ica. 
Expresses apprec ia t ion of his spirit of initiative 
wh ich has cu lm ina ted in the review of the E C O W A S 
Treaty wh ich st rengthens the founda tons of the C o m ­
munity: 
A lso expresses apprec ia t ion to Messrs Ade l ino 
Mano QUETA, Mahen ta Bir ima FALL , Des i re Kadre 
O U E D R A O G O , Gilles BA tLLET and Mus tapha K A H for 
their highly meri tor ious per fo rmance in the serv ice of 
the Commun i ty . 
D O N E AT C O T O N O U , T H I S 2 4 T H DAY 
O F JULY, 1993 
H. E. N i c e p h o r e D. S O G L O 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
R E S O L U T I O N A/RES.3 /7 / 93 O N T H E R E A F F I R M A ­
TION OF T H E P R O V I S I O N S OF T H E E C O W A S 
P R O T O C O L ON N O N - A G G R E S S I O N A D O P T E D 
ON 22 A P R I L , 1978 A N D T H E S I T U A T I O N A L O N G 
T H E S I E R R A L E O N E — L I B E R I A B O R D E R 
THE A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S O F S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
Mindful of Article 5 ot the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l ishing the Authori ty of Heads of State a n d Gove rnmen t 
and def ining its compos i t ion and func t ions ; 
Recal l ing the provis ions of the E C O W A S Prolocol 
on Non-Aggress ion adopted on 22 Apr i l , 1978; 
Hav ing heard the complaint of the Head of the 
Stale of the Republ ic of Sierra Leone about acts of 
aggress ion perpetrated against the Republ ic of Sierra 
Leone and the request f rom the Government of Sierra 
Leone for the immediate creat ion by E C O M O G of a 
buffer zone a long the Sier ra Leone-L iber ia border ; 
Taking note of the invasion of the terr i tory of Sierra 
Leone by hosti le fore ign forces s ince March 1 9 9 1 ; 
Consider ing the need to d raw the at tent ion of 
Member States, as the a rmed confl ict cont inues in the 
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terr i tory of the Repub l i c of Sierra Leone, to their obl iga­
t ion to retrain f r o m the threat or use of force against the 
terr i torial integrity or pol i t ical independence of any 
M e m b e r State a n d fo refra in f rom emp loy ing any other 
means inconsistent wi th the object ives of the C o m ­
muni ty ; 
1. Reaf f i rms the cont inu ing validity of the provis ions 
of the E C O W A S Protoco l on Non-Aggress ion 
adop ted on 22 Apr i l , 1978. 
2. Cal ls on all M e m b e r Sta tes , as a matter of the 
u t m o s ! u rgency, to g ive specia l at tent ion in their 
relat ions w i th o ther M e m b e r States of the C o m m u ­
nity to the prov is ions of the Protocol on Non-
Aggress ion under wh ich they a reob l iged , interal ia, 
to refrain f rom commi t t ing , encourag ing or condon­
ing acts of subvers ion, hostility oraggress ion against 
the terr i tor ial integr i ty o r pol i t ical independence of 
o ther M e m b e r Sta tes . 
have been des t royed dur ing the a r m e d confl ict in 
that country . 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U . TH IS 2 4 T H D A Y 
O F JULY, 1993 
N i c e p h o r e D l e u d o n n e S O G L O 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
3. Cal ls on al l Member States of the Communi ty to 
respect ful ly the terr i torial integrity and polit ical 
i ndependence of the Republ ic of Sierra Leone. 
4. C o n d e m n s all acts of aggress ion perpet ra ted 
against the terr i tor ial integrity and polit ical inde­
pendence of the Republ ic of Siena Leone and 
d e m a n d s that such acts be terminated immedi ­
ately. 
5. Author ises the Field C o m m a n d e r of E C O M O G to 
dep loy E C O M O G fo rces immediate ly a long the 
Sierra Leone — Liber ia border for the purpose of 
restor ing secur i ty in the border areas including the 
es tab l ish ing of a buffer zone to prevent cross-
border mi l i tary activity. 
6. Invites Member States of the Commun i ty to reaf­
firm their solidarity with Ihe Government and people 
of Sierra Leone and offer every ass is tance to them 
in their effort to repel the aggress ion against their 
terr i tory. In this regard, specia l tnbu le was paid to 
the Gove rnmen ts of the Republ ic of Guinea and 
the Federa l Republ ic of Niger ia for the assistance 
they are render ing to the Government and peop le 
of Sierra Leone. 
7. Invites m e m b e r states of the internat ional commu­
nity a n d dono r inst i tut ions, to provide every assis­
tance to the Government and people of Sierra 
Leone in the reconst ruct ion and rehabi l i tat ion of 
their economic and social infrastructure which 
DECIS ION C/DEC .1 /7/93 A D O P T I N G T H E E C O W A S 
M E T E O R O L O G I C A L P R O G R A M M E -
T H E C O U N C I L O F M I N I S T E R S 
Mindful of Art icle 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l ishing the Counc i l of Ministers and de f in ing its compo ­
sit ion and func t ions ; 
Mindful of Decis ion A /DEC.12 /5 /79 on the pro­
g ramme for the improvement and ex tens ion of tele­
communicat ions networks wi th in E C O W A S ; 
Mindful of Decis ion A /DEC.20 /5 /80 on the trans­
port p rog ramme; 
Mindful of Decis ion A /DEC.4 /5 /82 adopt ing a re­
gional agricultural deve lopment s t ra tegy; 
Conv inced that the judic ious appl icat ion of meteo­
rological da ta can contr ibute to the effect ive real isat ion 
of Communi ty ob ject ives; 
Aware of the need to include meteoro log ica l act iv i ­
t ies in the cooperat ion efforts be tween Member Sta tes 
and to formulate an appropr ia te p r o g r a m m e for imple­
mentat ion at regional level ; 
O n the recommenda t ion of the Industry, Agr icu l ­
ture and Natura l Resources Commiss ion meet ing held 
in Lagos, f rom 3 to 7 May, 1993; 
D E C I D E S 
A r t i c l e 1 
The E C O W A S Me teo ro log i ca l P r o g r a m m e is 
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hereby adopted as conta ined in the annex to this 
Decis ion 
A r t i c l e 2 
The Execut ive Secretar iat shall take appropr iate 
measures to implement the p rogramme. 
A r t i c l e 3 
This Decis ion shal l enter into force upon signature 
and shal l be pub l ished in the Official Journal of the 
Commun i ty and in the Nat ional Gazette of each 
Member Sta te . 
D O N E AT C O T O N O U . TH IS 20TH DAY 
OF JULY, 1993 
H o n o u r a b l e Pau l D O S S O U 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR C O U N C I L 
E C O W A S M E T E O R O L O G I C A L P R O G R A M M E 
1 . I N T R O D U C T I O N 
1 I After analyz ing the current status of the Na­
t ional Meteorological Serv ices of the E C O W A S 
Member States, their activit ies, and those of 
the exist ing ins t i tu t i ons in thevanouscoun t r ies 
a n d s u b - r e g i o n ( A G R H Y M E T , C I E H , 
O C L A L A V A S E C N A , AC MAD) and tra in ing 
centres m Lagos, N i a m e y — E A M A C — , Dakar, 
the miss ion p repared this E C O W A S meteoro­
logical p rog ramme 
1 2 This p rog ramme takes into account the basic 
infrastructure, te lecommunicat ion means and 
informat ion exchange, appl icat ions, t ransferof 
techno logy, t ra in ing and appl ied research 
1 3 Proposals for the co-ordinat ion system to be 
set up be tween the Meteorological Serv ices, 
as wel l as between them and the exist ing 
inst i tut ions, and for the monitoring and imple­
menta t ion structures to be set up are also 
cove red in this p rogramme. 
2. P R O G R A M M E C O M P O N E N T S 
2 1 Regional observ ing sys lem 
2.1.1 The sur tace-based observ ing network (synop­
tic, agrometoro log ica l , c l imatological and rain­
fall stat ions) stil l has many shor tcomings (part-
t ime opera t ion , incomplete equ ipment and 
understaff ing) Phenologica l observa t ions are 
still not yet general ly pract ised, ne twork of 
pol lut ion stat ions is not in ex is tence, and the 
upper-air network is very l imi ted and only 
partially operat iona l . 
2 2.2 Many countr ies in the region have consider­
able prob lems in col lect ing data nat ional ly be­
cause of diff icult ies in t ransmi t t ing us ing SSB 
equipment l inked either to generators or to 
antenna sys tems as wel l as the lack o l spare 
parts and competent techn ic ians . These prob­
lems still affect serv ices in Gu inea , Liberia. 
Mal i . Nigeria and Sierra Leone 
2 1.3 It is essent ial to set up a regional bas ic network 
which is suff iciently dense a n d func l iona l to 
permit an unders tand ing of the weather and 
cl imate and ot the ser ious consequences of 
their variabil i ty and var ia t ion o n soc io-eco­
nomic activit ies 
2 t .4 Absolute priority must be g iven to 
— Strengthening and/or renovat ing the exist ing 
surface or upper-a i r s tat ions on the regional 
basis synoptic network in Ghana , Gu inea-
Bissau, Liberia, Niger ia and Sierra Leone; 
— Improving and updat ing the nat ional observ ing 
systems, national collect ion sys tems and main­
tenance ins ta l la t ions in G a m b i a , G u i n e a , 
Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Ma l i , Maur i tan ia, Ni­
ger ia, Senegal and Co te d ' lvo i re ; 
— Taking advantageof new possibi l i t ies obta ined 
thanks to technolog ica l advancemen ts in the 
observing f ield (satel l i tes, radar, automat ic sta­
t ions, etc.). 
2.2 T E L E C O M M U N I C A T I O N S 
2.2.1 The lack of rel iable meteoro log ica l te lecom­
municat ion circuits be tween N M C s and their 
associated RTHs or other RTHs still persists in 
Gambia , Ghana , Gu inea, Gu inea — Bissau, 
Liberia. Nigeria (Lagos — Kano) and Sierra 
Leone 
2.2.2 Low-speed (50-75 bauds) regional circuits, 
and the use of the A F T N circuits or H F circuits 
jeopardize the regular col lect ing of da ta and 
products in NMCs . 
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2.2.3 It shou ld also be noted that the insufficient 
t ransmi t t ing p o w e r o f the RTT broadcasts f rom 
D a k a r o r t h e non- implementat ion of RTTbroad-
cast ing serv ices by RTGs Kano and Niamey; 
betowtransmi t t ing powero f the facsimile broad­
casts f rom Dakar ; and the lack of automat ion of 
R T H Kano have serious repercussions on the 
regular a v a i l a b l y of data and products 
needed by the N M V s . 
2.2.4 Moreover , the R S M C Dakar prepares its prod­
ucts wi th convent iona l manual methods. The 
Lagos Cent re has not yet been set up 
2.2.5 In v iew of the above there is a need : 
— To establ ish or renovate the necessary re­
g ional te lecommun ica t ion circuits be tween the 
N M C s in G h a n a , Gu inea , Gu inea -B i ssau , 
L iber ia, Niger ia, Sierra Leone and their re­
spect ive RTHs ; 
— To upgrade the regional meteorological tele­
commun ica t i on circui ts and improve the per­
f o rmance of RTHs to enable them to supply 
N M C s wi th the required products ; 
— To improve the capaci ty and operat ion of 
R S M C s Dakar and Lagos to enable t hem to 
p rocess , interpret, adapt and supply numerical 
wea the r forecasts received f rom the NMCs to 
the RTHs ; 
— To use the possibi l i t ies of new technology in 
the f ie ld of te lecommunica t ions (DCPs, DRSs 
and M D D ) and replace the electrical power 
supp ly o r genera tors by solar panels in some 
cases ; 
— For E C O W A S , wh ich has set up 9 5 % of the 
sur face te lecommun ica t ions in the region, to 
assist the Meteoro log ica l Serv ices and PTT 
admin is t ra t ions in the region to f ind ways of 
mak ing best use of the PTT serv ices. The 
te lecommunica t ion network l ink ing the region's 
count r ies is insuff ic ient ly used , part icularly 
because of the high cost of communicat ions . 
2.3 C a l i b r a t i o n a n d M a i n t e n a n c e Fac i l i t i es 
2.3.1 There are diff icult ies in maintain ing the surface 
o b s e r v i n g s t a t i o n n e t w o r k ( s y n o p t i c , 
agrometeoro log ica l , c l imatological and rainfall 
stat ions) as wel l asupper -a i r s tat ionsto ensure 
proper funct ion ing, because of the insufficient 
staff, spare parts or instruments, the absence 
of regular network inspect ion and insufficient 
inst rument main tenance. The same appl ies to 
the te lecommunicat ion equipment (lackof quali­
f ied techn ic ians and of spare parts, worn out or 
obsolete electrical genera tors , etc.) . This pe­
nal izes funct ioning of the observ ing network 
and hence the quality and quant i ty of meteoro­
logical observat ions and products . 
2.3.2 Whilst most meteorological serv ices in the 
region have a cal ibrat ion and main tenance 
workshop, some still do not have the faci l i t ies 
for repair ing, cal ibrat ing and main ta in ing me­
teorological equ ipment even of the conven­
t ional type. In most cases , soph is t ica ted me­
teorological inst ruments or equ ipment are cal i­
brated or repaired outs ide the region or by 
services other than the Meteoro log ica l Ser­
vices. 
2.3.3 Consider ing the prob lems ment ioned under 
2.3.1 and 2.3.2 above, and in order to attain 
self-suff iciency at regional level and ensure 
transfer of techno logy be tween the meteoro­
logical serv ices of the E C O W A S M e m b e r 
States, it is r e c o m m e n d e d that one or two 
regional wo rkshop cent res be estab l ished for 
the cal ibrat ion and main tenance of meteoro­
logical equ ipment and instal lat ions. The work­
shops could also be set up by s t rengthen ing or 
improving those already exist ing in the region 
2.4 T r a i n i n g 
2.4.1 The region has several t ra in ing cent res 
— The "Ecole Afhcaine de Meteoro log ie et de 
I'aviation civi le" (EAMAC) in N iamey wh ich 
covers the Member Sta tes of A S E C N A . 8 of 
which belong to E C O W A S . Tra in ing in this 
school is or iented towards act iv i t ies for avia­
t ion (aeronaut ical meteoro logy, ma in tenance, 
etc.) for class II and III pe rsonne l ; 
— The A G R H Y M E T Cent re wh ich covers 9 
member states of C ILSS , 8 of wh ich be long to 
ECOWAS. Tra in ing in this centre essential ly 
covers agrometeoro log ica l and hydrological 
activit ies. The centre is s i tuated in N iamey and 
trains class II and III personne l in the f ields 
ment ioned ; 
— The Regional Meteoro log ica l Train ing Centre 
(RMTC) in Oshod i , Niger ia, wh ich trains Class 
I, II, III and IV personnels : 
— The"Eco le Regionalede la Navigation Aerienne 
et de Metero logie ( E R N A M ) in Dakar wh ich 
belongs to the A S E C N A Member States and 
trains Class IV meteorologists. 
2.4.2 Despite progress ach ieved by some of these 
cent res by improv ing their t ra in ing faci l i t ies, 
many meteorological and hydrological staff 
are still t ra ined outs ide the region because 
some discipl ines are not yet covered by these 
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t ra in ing cent res . For example , there are a tew 
spec ia l ized courses on the main tenance of 
e lectronic equ ipmen t a n d meteoro log ica l in­
s t ruments . Moreover , t ra in ing is not prov ided 
to all categor ies of staff. 
2.4.3 The ma in p rob lems encountered by these 
cent res are the fo l lowing: 
— insuff ic ient fund ing ; 
— lack of suff icient and qual i f ied instructors; 
— smal l p remises ; 
— insuff icient or obso le te teach ing equ ipment 
and mater ia l ; 
— discip l ines not prov ided for all the curr icula, 
i r regular courses , etc. 
2.4.4. The count r ies in the region have universit ies 
wh i ch t each scientif ic discipl ines concern ing 
meteoro logy (Universi t ies of Abid jan. Dakar, 
Lagos , N iamey , etc) . The staff and facilit ies at 
t hese univers i t ies could be used for training 
C lass I meteoro log is ts , tak ing advantage of the 
faci l i t ies of other exist ing establ ishments in the 
reg ion. 
2.4.5 For the reasons g iven in paragraphs 4 . 1 , 4.2 
and 4.3, in order to s t rengthen training in the 
reg ion , t he Meteoro log ica l Serv ices of the 
E C O W A S Member States should create or 
s t reng then one or two tra in ing centres to meet 
the requ i rements of the region's Members and 
enab le t h e m to take an act ive part in current 
activi t ies re la ted to c l imate change, deplet ion 
of the ozone layer and the env i ronment , this in 
co-opera t ion wi th E C O W A S and exist ing train­
ing cent res and universi t ies in the region. The 
regional centre(s) should try. w i th the support 
of E C O W A S and of the Member countr ies, to 
seek techn ica l and f inancia l assistance within 
or outs ide the reg ion. 
2.4.6 The region shou ld encourage its members to 
offer t ra in ing courses and seminars , provide 
f inancia l suppor t to their students on these 
courses a n d supply lecturers or instructors. 
2.5 M e t e o r o l o g i c a l A p p l i c a t i o n s 
2.5.1 The region's count r ies , like most Afr ican coun­
t r ies , have gea red their economic and social 
deve lopmen t pol icy, in part icular towards some 
priori ty sectors such as rural deve lopment , 
water resources, energy, t ransport , environ­
ment and publ ic works . 
R u r a l D e v e l o p m e n t 
2.5.2 This sector is the dr iv ing force for economic 
g rowth , involv ing more than 8 0 % of the total 
populat ion still l iving in rural a reas . Meteoro­
logical appl icat ions (agrometeoro logy , c l ima­
tology, etc.) contr ibute towards c rop moni tor­
ing and permi t better p lann ing of fa rm ing act iv i ­
ties dur ing the crop season . Appl icat ions of 
meteoro log ica l in format ion also helps in inven­
tory a n d a s s e s s m e n t of ava i lab le na tu ra l 
pas ture land, thus ass is t ing he rdsmen in mov­
ing their herds to avo id overgraz ing . 
W a t e r a n d E n e r g y R e s o u r c e M a n a g e m e n t 
2.5.3 Cl imatological in format ion enab les the coun­
tr ies ' water and energy resources (hydroelec-
tricity, solar and w i n d energy , etc.) to be better 
managed . 
T r a n s p o r t 
2.5.4 Know ledge of me teo ro log i ca l p h e n o m e n a , 
weather fo recas ts and warn ings ensure the 
safety a n d regular serv ice of air traff ic as we l l 
as land, sea and river t ranspor t . 
2.5.5 P u b l i c w o r k s 
Meteorological da ta on e lemen ts such as sun­
shine, rainfal l , w ind , humid i ty , tempera tu re , 
eic inf luence act iv i t ies re lated to road con ­
struct ion, port instal lat ions a n d pub l ic works in 
genera l . An analysis of meteoro log ica l infor­
mat ion makes the w o r k more feasib le and 
permits savings in th is sector . 
2.6 R e s e a r c h a n d D e v e l o p m e n t 
2.6.1 The E C O W A S M e m b e r count r ies shou ld try to 
s t rengthen their meteoro log ica l research ac­
tivit ies by creat ing research uni ts , t ra in ing re­
searchers and encourag ing t h e m , and forming 
meteorological da tabanks . 
2.6.2 E C O W A S shou ld try to set u p a m e c h a n i s m for 
exchanges be tween members of scientif ic in­
fo rma t ion , r esea rch p r o g r a m m e s , and re­
search results o n meteoro logy and/or assoc i ­
ated f ields. The Meteoro log ica l Serv ices should 
foster co-opera t ion amongs t themse lves and 
with other inst i tut ions (universi t ies, research 
inst i tutes and profess ional associat ions) at 
nat ional , sub- reg iona l and regional levels. The 
Meteoro log ica l Serv ices in the region shou ld 
exchange researchers . 
2.6.3 In addi t ion to the coord inat ion of research and 
deve lopment act ivi t ies, E C O W A S shou ld con ­
sider the es tab l ishment of a reg iona l moni tor­
ing centre to look into the speci f ic /par t icular 
weather and c l imate sys tems that af fect the 
economic and social act ivt ies of the reg ion. 
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Alternat ively a suitable exist ing national or 
reg ional cent re cou ld be des ignated and 
s t rengthened to carry out the funct ion. 
2.7 E n v i r o n m e n t 
2.7.1 The success ive droughts wh i ch have senous 
repercuss ions o n the economies of Afr ican 
countr ies, as wel l as, over the last years, 
p rob lems related to c l imate change, green­
house gases, deplet ion of the ozone layer, 
desert i f icat ion, and natural disasters such as 
f loods and tropical cyc lones have involved and 
drawn more at tent ion to meteorological activi­
ties both at nat ional and international level. 
The Meteoro log ica l Serv ices help to improve 
g loba l env i ronmenta l management and moni­
tor meteoro log ica l and cl imatic parameters 
(Wor ld Cl imate Programme, IPCC, etc ). 
2.7.2 In v iew of the danger threaten ing our planet's 
e n v i r o n m e n t , t he Me teo ro log i ca l Serv ices 
shou ld s t rengthen their observ ing networks in 
the upper air. as wel l as on the land and sea 
sur faces, and promote activit ies on monitor­
ing, research and assessment regarding cli­
ma te change and its impacts. Since they have 
been entrusted wi th provid ing information and 
authori tat ive scienti f ic op in ions on the state 
a n d behav iour of the atmosphere and c l imate 
and factors act ing o n t hem, national Meteoro­
logical Serv ices shou ld take part in all relevant 
aspects of the dec is ion making process relat­
ing to the env i ronment . 
2.7.3 In the reg ion, it is necessary to co-ordinate and 
s t rengthen the establ ishment of new atmo­
s p h e r e m o n i t o r i n g s ta t ions, a n d d e v e l o p 
p rog rammes for publ ic information of meteo­
rology in schoo ls , col leges and the genera l 
publ ic (brochures, gu ided visits, conference-
deba tes , s tudy groups, and joint efforts wi th 
N G O s invo lved in this field. 
2.7.4 To enab le the region's countr ies to cover the 
di f ferent ia l cos ts re la ted to the necessary mea­
surements relat ing to cl imate change and sea-
level r ise, wi thout compromis ing the i rdeve lop-
ment , they shou ld establ ish a joint posit ion in 
negot ia t ions on the f ramework convent ion be­
t w e e n the par t ies concerned and ensure that 
addi t ional , suff icient f inancial resources are 
made avai lable to t hem to acquire the best, 
ecological ly v iable a n d durable techniques, on 
the most favourab le te rms. 
2.7.5 The nat ional and regional activities in the above 
sectors of the env i ronment should be strength­
e n e d , h a r m o n i z e d a n d c o - o r d i n a t e d by 
E C O W A S in a manner that will make them 
contr ibute effectively t o w a r d s t h e real izat ionof 
the p lanned regional p rog rammes and projects 
of the relevant E C O W A S techn ica l c o m m i s ­
sion (Commiss ion for Transpor t , T e l e c o m m u ­
nicat ions and Energy, a n d the C o m m i s s i o n for 
Industry, Agr icul ture a n d Natura l Resources) . 
The regional coord inat ion and harmoniza t ion 
strategies could inc lude ' 
— exchange be tween E C O W A S Member coun­
tr ies of qual i f ied of f icers a n d specia l is ts ; 
— admiss ion of E C O W A S meteoro log is ts in ex­
isting t ra in ing cen t res ; exchange of in forma­
t ion, exper ience and research results. 
2.8. Development and commerc ia l i za t ion of me ­
teorological equ ipment and ins t ruments tn the 
region 
2.8.1 The region's meteoro log ica l serv ices repre­
sent a large market for pu rchases of meteoro­
l o g i c a l e q u i p m e n t a n d i n s t r u m e n t s , 
consumables and spare parts ( see the current 
network density, and consumable requirements 
for upper-air measuremen ts , to men t ion only 
these). Some countr ies now have domest i c 
industries capable of deve lop ing or manufac­
turing meteorological equipment or instruments. 
These new industrial activi t ies in the meteoro­
logical f ield are v iable and can be cheap , thus 
ensur ing cons iderable sav ings for meteoro­
logical adminis t rat ions. 
2.8.2 E C O W A S cou ld , t h rough its Techn ica l C o m ­
miss ion for Industry and cer ta in meteoro lo­
gists f rom the reg ion , make a study and in-
depth assessment of the exist ing possibi l i t ies 
in E C O W A S Member count r ies to s t rengthen 
and improve the exist ing industr ies w i th the 
capaci ty tor deve lop ing a n d commerc ia l i z ing 
meteoro log ica l equ ipment and ins t ruments in 
order to satisfy progressively the cons iderab le 
market wi th in the Commun i t y . 
3. M O D A L I T I E S OF I M P L E M E N T A T I O N OF 
T H E P R O G R A M M E 
In order to imp lement the componen ts of the 
E C O W A S Meteoro log ica l P rog ramme, there 
is a need to def ine a n d establ ish a coord inat ion 
mechan ism, a co l laborat ion sys tem w i th inst i­
tut ions concerned , a moni tor ing and an evalu­
ation sys tem; there is also a need to identify 
and mobi l ize internal and external resources 
for the implementa t ion ot the p r o g r a m m e . The 
proposed p rog ramme wh ich wil l inc lude project 
execut ion in the Member States is conce ived 
as a regional p rog ramme to be coord ina ted , 
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mon i to red and eva lua ted by E C O W A S Secre­
tariat in co l labora t ion wi th the W M O . 
3.1 C o - o r d i n a t i o n S y s t e m 
3.1.1 The E C O W A S Techn ica l Commiss ion ot In­
dustry , Agr icul ture and Natural Resources wil l 
submi t a recommenda t i on to the Counci l of 
Min is ters f o r t h e approva l of a c o m m o n meteo­
ro logy p r o g r a m m e . 
3.1.2 A Commi t t ee of Directors of Meteorological 
Serv ices of E C O W A S Member States, will be 
es tab l i shed The Commi t tee wil l meet once a 
year in one of the Member States. Its reports 
wi l l be rev iewed by the statutory bodies of 
E C O W A S in the usual manner . The relevant 
s tatutory tex ts wil l be fo rmu la ted i ndue course. 
3.2 C o l l a b o r a t i o n a n d c o - o r d i n a t i o n w i t h c o n ­
c e r n e d i n s t i t u t i o n s 
3 2.1 Reg iona l and internat ional special ized institu­
t ions and in ter -governmenta l institutions are 
now implement ing meteorological programmes 
in E C O W A S count r ies . These are in part icular: 
A S E C N A , C U S S , A C M A D , ICAO and W M O . 
Co-ord inat ion meet ings be tween these IGOs 
and E C O W A S wil l be necessary to harmonize 
t h e s e p r o g r a m m e s wh i ch are necessar i l y 
comp lemen ta ry . The Cha i rman of the Commi t ­
tee of Di rectors as wel l as the representat ives 
of these IGOs and donors wil l meet every year 
at t he init iat ive of E C O W A S . 
3.3 M o n i t o r i n g a n d I m p l e m e n t a t i o n o t M e c h a ­
n i s m s 
(a) M o n i t o r i n g a n d E v a l u a t i o n 
3.3.1 In o rder to al low the Execut ive Secretar iat to 
ensure the coord inat ion , moni tor ing and evalu­
at ion of t he p rog rammes , it is p roposed to 
s t rengthen the capabi l i t ies of the Directorateof 
Industry, Agr icul ture and Natural Resources 
by the recru i tment of the regional coo rd ina to r 
for meteoro log ica l activi t ies in E C O W A S . In 
c lose co l laborat ion wi th the Directors of Me­
teoro log ica l Serv ices, th is expert wi l l carry ou t 
t he fo l lowing dut ies. 
— fo rmu la te prior i ty pro jects dur ing the initial 
phase , 
— fo l low-up ot preparat ion of tenders in col labo­
rat ion wi th the Member States and the donors, 
— prepara t ion of t ra in ing p rog rammes , 
— prepara t ion of evaluat ion reports for statutory 
bod ies of E C O W A S ; 
— co-ord inat ion of meteoro log ica l act iv i t ies rel­
evant to E C O W A S deve lopmen t p rog rammes 
3.3.2 Dur ing the initial phase , consu l tants cou ld 
carry out the above funct ions, if necssary . 
(b) i m p l e m e n t a t i o n M e c h a n i s m s 
3.3 O n the basis of t he dec is ions of the co-ord ina­
t ion meet ing , t he regional co-ord inator wil l en ­
sure adequate exchange of in format ion be­
t w e e n the meteoro log ica l serv ices o n the one 
hand , and be tween these serv ices a n d inter­
governmenta l o rgan iza t ions conce rned on the 
other hand . This consu l ta t ion wi l l conce rn es­
sential ly the short a n d m e d i u m te rm deve lop­
ment p lans , research p r o g r a m m e s , on- the- job 
t ra in ing, seminars , and f o rma l t ra in ing events . 
3.3.4 It may be necessary to es tab l ish a periodic 
information system (monthly or quarterly news­
letter). The reg ional c o o r d i n a t o r shou ld be 
able to travel as requ i red. A p lan of act ion wil l 
be establ ished after adopt ion of the p rog ramme 
4. F I N A N C I A L R E S O U R C E S 
4.1 The f inancial resources requi red for the imple­
mentat ion of the p rog ramme dur ing the first 
phase wil l come f rom internal resources of 
nat ional meteoro log ica l serv ices and of re­
gional insti tut ions, of resources f r o m donors 
for nat ional or reg ional p rog rammes and f rom 
the E C O W A S regular budget . A prec ise iden­
t i f icat ion of the requ i rements of all the c o m p o ­
nents of the p rog ramme shou ld be car r ied out. 
The Secretar iat of E C O W A S , in co l laborat ion 
wi th W M O , will convene in due course a meet­
ing of donors . 
DECIS ION C/DEC.2/7 /93 O N T H E C O O P E R A T I O N 
A G R E E M E N T B E T W E E N T H E W O R L D M E T E O R O ­
L O G I C A L O R G A N I S A T I O N ( W M O ) A N D T H E E C O ­
N O M I C C O M M U N I T Y OF W E S T A F R I C A N S T A T E S 
( E C O W A S ) 
T H E C O U N C I L OF M IN ISTERS 
Mindfu l of Art icle 6 ot fhe E C O W A S Treaty es tab­
l ishing the Counci l of Ministers and def in ing its compo ­
sit ion and funct ions, 
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July 1993 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol 25 
Cons ider ing the need to max imise the advantages 
of relat ions ex is t ing be tween E C O W A S and the Wor ld 
Meteoro log ica l Organ isa t ion ; 
Conv inced that the conc lus ion of a formal agree­
ment f ix ing the gene ra l f ramework for cooperat ion 
be tween E C O W A S and the Wor ld Meteoro log ica l 
Organ isat ions wil l great ly benefit our Communi ty ; 
O n the recommenda t ion of the Industry, Agricul­
ture and Natura l Resources Commiss ion meet ing he ld 
in Lagos f r o m 3 to 7 May , 1993. 
D E C I D E S 
A r t i c l e 1 
The Execut ive Secre tary of the Economic C o m m u ­
nity of West Afr ican States ( E C O W A S ) is hereby 
author ised to s ign a coopera t ion agreement wi th the 
Wor ld Meteoro log ica l Organisat ion ( W M O ) , 
A r t i c l e 2 
Th is Dec is ion shal l enter into force upon signature 
a n d shal l be pub l i shed in the Off ic ial Journa l of the 
Commun i t y a n d in the Nat ional Gazet te of each 
M e m b e r Sta te . 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U , TH IS 20TH DAY 
O F JULY, 1993 
H O N O U R A B L E P A U L D O S S O U 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR C O U N C I L 
DECISION C/DEC.3/7/93 A D O P T I N G A C O M M O N 
C U S T O M S A N D S T A T I S T I C A L N O M E N C L A T U R E 
B A S E D O N T H E H A R M O N I S E D C O M M O D I T Y DE­
S C R I P T I O N A N D C O D I F I C A T I O N S Y S T E M (H. S) 
THE C O U N C I L O F M I N I S T E R S 
Mindful of Art icle 6 ot the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
lishing the Counci l of Min is ters and def in ing its 
composi t ion and funct ions; 
Mindful of Art icle 14 of the Treaty on the gradua l 
introduct ion of a c o m m o n Cus toms Tarif f appl icable to 
all goods imported into Member Sta tes f rom third 
countr ies and recommend ing the es tab l ishment of a 
C o m m o n Cus toms and Stat ist ical Nomenc la tu re in aH 
Member Sta les ; 
Consider ing the need for a C o m m o n Cus toms and 
Statistical Nomenc la ture wh i ch w o u l d al low Member 
States to use the same commod i t y descr ip t ion and 
codif ication sys tem in their t rade wi th th i rd count r ies ; 
Consider ing that the Harmon ised C o m m o d i t y De­
script ion a n d Codi f icat ion s y s t e m (HS) of the Cus toms 
Cooperat ion Counci l meets the above ob ject ive; 
On the recommendat ion of the T rade , Cus toms , 
Immigrat ion, Money and Payments C o m m i s s i o n at its 
meet ing held in Cotonou f rom 13 to 15 Ju ly , 1993, 
D E C I D E S 
A r t i c l e 1 
1. An E C O W A S C o m m o n C u s t o m s and Stat ist ical 
Nomencla ture based o n the H a r m o n i s e d C o m ­
modity Descr ipt ion and Codi f ica t ion Sys tem (H. S) 
is hereby adopted. 
2. It shall become appl icable in all M e m b e r States 
with effect f rom 1 January , 1995 
A r t i c l e 2 
This Decis ion shal l enter into force upon s ignature 
and shall be pub l ished in the Off ic ia l Journa l of the 
Communi ty and in the Nat iona l Gazet te of each 
Member State. 
D O N E AT C O T O N O U , TH IS 2 0 T H DAY 
O F JULY, 1993 
H O N O U R A B L E P A U L D O S S O U 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR C O U N C I L 
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DECIS ION C/DEC.4/7/93 E S T A B L I S H I N G T H E LIST 
OF I N D U S T R I A L E N T E R P R I S E S A N D P R O D U C T S 
A P P R O V E D TO B E N E F I T U N D E R T H E E C O W A S 
T R A D E L I B E R A L I S A T I O N S C H E M E 
T H E C O U N C I L OF MIN ISTERS 
Mindfu l of Art icle 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
lishing the Counc i l of Ministers and def ining its compo­
sition and func t ions . 
Mindful of the Protocol def ining the concept of 
products or ig inat ing f rom E C O W A S Member States, 
as a m e n d e d ; 
Mindfu l of Decis ion A/DEC 15/5/80 dated 28 May, 
1980 o l the Author i ty relating to the fixing of the desir­
able level of nat ional part ic ipat ion in the equity capital 
of industrial enterpr ises whose products benefit f rom 
preferent ia l duty; 
Mindfu l of Dec is ion A /DEC. 1/5/83 dated 30 May, 
1993 of the Author i ty of Heads of State and Govern­
ment re lat ing to the adopt ion and the implementat ion ot 
a single Trade Liberal isat ion Scheme tor industrial 
products or ig inat ing f rom Member States of the C o m ­
muni ty , 
Mindfu l of Decis ion C/DEC.3/5/80 dated 25 May, 
1980 ot the Counci l of Ministers relating to proof and 
ver i f icat ion of the origin of Commun i ty goods and 
p rocedures appl icable to movemen t of goods within the 
Commun i t y , 
Mmdtul of Decision C /DEC 3/6/82 dated 21 June , 
1988 ot the Counci l of Ministers def in ing the procedure 
for approva l of industrial p roduc ts and enterpr ises to 
benef i t f rom the E C O W A S Trade L ibera l isat ion 
S c h e m e ; 
On the recommendat ion of the Trade, Cus toms, 
Immigra t ion , Money a n d Payments Commiss ion wh ich 
met m Lagos f rom 10 to 15 May, 1993; 
D E C I D E S 
A r t i c l e 1 
Industrial enterpr ises and products fulf i l l ing the 
E C O W A S rule of or ig in , a list o1 wh ich is a t tached as an 
annex to this Decis ion, are hereby approved to benef i t 
f rom the Commun i ty Trade Liberal isat ion S c h e m e . 
Ar t i c l e 2 
The Execut ive Secretar iat shall give each enter­
prise concerned a number wh i ch must feature on the 
certi f icates of or igin and on the E C O W A S Cus toms 
declarat ion fo rm and shal l in form Member States ac­
cordingly 
Ar t i c le 3 
Member States and the Execut ive Secretar iat shall 
take the necessary measures to ensure the imp lemen­
tat ion of this Decis ion. 
Ar t i c le 4 
This Decision shall enter into force upon signature 
and shall be publ ished in the Off ic ial Journa l of the 
Communi ty and in the Nat ional Gazet te of each M e m ­
ber State 
D O N E AT C O T O N O U , THIS 20TH DAY 
OF JULY, 1993 
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July 1993 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 25 
D E C I S I O N C/DEC.5 /7 /93 R E L A T I N G T O THE 
T A K E O V E R BY T H E E X E C U T I V E S E C R E T A R I A T 
O F T H E D U T I E S A N D F U N C T I O N S O F T H E 
B U R E A U O F T H E P A N A F T E L C O O R D I N A T I O N 
C O M M I T T E E FOR W E S T A F R I C A ( P C C W A ) 
T H E C O U N C I L O F MIN ISTERS 
Mindfu l of Art icle 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l ishing the Counc i l of Ministers and def in ing its compo­
sit ion and funct ions; 
M ind fu l of t he respec t i ve manda tes g iven to 
P A N A F T E L and E C O W A S wi th regard to te lecommu­
nicat ions; 
Cons ider ing the non-per formance of the Bureau 
of t he P A N A F T E L Coord ina t ion Commit tee of West 
Af r ica ( P C C W A ) ; 
Cons ider ing the impor tance of coordinat ion of the 
te lecommun ica t ions sector of the reg ion; 
O n the recommenda t ion of the Tenth Joint Meet ing 
of the Transpor t , Commun ica t ions and Energy C o m ­
miss ion a n d the P A N A F T E L Coordinat ion Commit tee 
for West Af r ica held in Lagos f rom the 11 th to 14 May, 
1993; 
DECIDES 
A r t i c l e 1 
The Execut ive Secretar iat shal l , upon the s igna­
ture of th is Dec is ion , take over all the funct ions, dut ies 
and responsib i l i t ies of the Bureau of PANAFTEL Coor­
d ina t ion Commi t t ee of West Afr ica ( P C C W A ) . 
A r t i c l e 2 
Th i s Dec is ion shal l enter into force upon signature 
and shal l be publ ished in the Off icial Journal of the 
C o m m u n i t y a n d in the Nat ional Gazet te of each 
M e m b e r Sta te . 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U , TH IS 20TH DAY 
O F JULY, 1993 
H O N O U R A B L E P A U L D O S S O U 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R C O U N C I L 
DECISION C/DEC. 6/7/93 A U T H O R I S I N G T H E 
EXECUTIVE S E C R E T A R Y T O SIGN A C O O P E R A ­
TION A G R E E M E N T B E T W E E N T H E E C O N O M I C 
C O M M U N I T Y OF W E S T A F R I C A N S T A T E S A N D 
T H E UNITED N A T I O N S OFF ICE IN V I E N N A 
T H E C O U N C I L O F M IN ISTERS 
Mindful of Art icle 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty es tab­
l ishing the Counc i l of Ministers and def in ing its compo ­
sit ion and funct ions; 
Consider ing the need to opt imise the relat ions 
already exist ing be tween E C O W A S and agenc ies 
within the United Nat ions sys tem; 
Convinced that the conc lus ion of a fo rma l agree­
ment establ ishing the genera l f r amework for coopera­
t ion between E C O W A S and the Un i ted Nat ions 
system will be benef ic ia l to the C o m m u n i t y ; 
D E C I D E S 
A r t i c l e 1 
The Execut ive Secretary is hereby author ised to 
s ign a cooperat ion agreement be tween the Economic 
Communi ty of West Af r ican S la tes a n d the United 
Nations Office in V ienna. 
Ar t i c le 2 
This Decis ion shall enter into force upon s ignature 
and shall be publ ished in the Off ic ial Journal ot the 
Communi ty and in the Nat iona l Gazet te of each 
Member State. 
DONE AT C O T O N O U , TH IS 2 0 T H DAY 
OF JULY, 1993 
H O N O U R A B L E P A U L D O S S O U 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR C O U N C I L 
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July 1993 Official Journal ol ECOWAS Vol 25 
R E S O L U T I O N C/RES.1/7/93 ON T H E A D O P T I O N 
OF T H E R E V I S E D E C O W A S T R E A T Y 
T H E C O U N C I L O F M IN ISTERS 
Mindfu l of Art icle 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l i sh ing the C o u n c i l o t M in is te rs a n d de f in ing its 
compos t i on and funct ions; 
Cons ider ing that the rev ised E C O W A S Treaty cor­
rects the basic omiss ions observed in the Treaty of 28 
May , 1975 and that it expresses clearly the commit­
ment of M e m b e r States to s t rengthen and consol idate 
the p rocess of in tegraton wh ich is an indispensable 
factor (or the wel l -be ing of their popula t ions; 
Cons ider ing that the effect ive and speedy imple­
mentat ion of the rev ised Treaty is necessary (or the 
real isat ion of an in tegrated and funct ional Communi ty 
in the Wes t Af r ican Reg ion ; 
P R O P O S E S 
To the Author i ty of Heads ot State and Govern­
ment to approve a n d adopt the text of the Revised 
E C O W A S Treaty . 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U , TH IS 20TH DAY 
O F JULY, 1993 
H O N O U R A B L E P A U L D O S S O U 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR C O U N C I L 
R E S O L U T I O N C/RES.2/7 /93 O N T H E RATIF ICA­
T I O N O F T H E R E V I S E D E C O W A S T R E A T Y 
T H E C O U N C I L OF M IN ISTERS 
Mindfu l of Art ic le 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l ishing the Counc i l of Ministers and def in ing its compo­
sit ion and func t ions ; 
Cons ider ing that the rev ised E C O W A S Treaty cor­
rects basic omiss ions observed in the Treaty of 28 May, 
1975 and that it expresses clearly the commi tmen t of 
Member States to st rengthen and consol idate the pro­
cess of integration wh ich is an ind ispensable factor for 
the wel l -being of their popula t ions; 
Consider ing that the immediate rat i f icat ion by 
Member States o l the revised E C O W A S Treaty is 
necessary (or its speedy a n d effect ive imp lementa ­
t ion; 
P R O P O S E S 
To the Authori ty of Heads of State and Govern ­
ment to approve and adopt the Decis ion on the 
ratif ication of the rev ised E C O W A S Treaty . 
D O N E AT C O T O N O U , TH IS 20TH DAY O F 
J U L Y , 1 9 9 3 
H O N O U R A B L E P A U L D O S S O U 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR C O U N C I L 
R E S O L U T I O N C/RES.3/7/93 O N T H E A D O P T I O N 
OF T H E P R O T O C O L R E L A T I N G T O T H E W E S T 
A F R I C A N M O N E T A R Y A G E N C Y 
T H E C O U N C I L OF M I N I S T E R S 
Mindful of Art icle 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
lishing the Counci l of Ministers and def in ing its compo ­
sition and funct ions; 
Mindful of Decis ion A /DEC 12/7/91 of the Authori ty 
of Heads of State and Government relat ing to the 
implementat ion of the rat ional isat ion of inst i tut ional 
ar rangements govern ing West Afr ican integrat ion and 
its impor tance in the regional in tegrat ion p rocess ; 
Mindful of Decis ion A/DEC.4 /7 /92 of t he Authori ty 
relating to the t ransformat ion of the West Af r ican Clear­
ing House into an au tonomous spec ia l ised agency of 
the Economic Commun i ty ot West Af r ican Sta tes . 
Conscious of the expanded manda te of the West 
Afr ican Monetary Agency ; 
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July 1993 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 25 
Aware of the need to s t rengthen the human and 
mater ia l resources of the Agency to enable it fulfi l Its 
expanded manda te ; 
Cons ider ing the Resolu t ions of the Commit tee of 
Governors da ted 17 July, 1993; 
P R O P O S E S 
To the Author i ty of Heads of State and Govern­
ment to adopt the protocol relating to the West Afr ican 
Monetary Agency . 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U , TH IS 20TH DAY 
OF JULY, 1993 
H O N O U R A B L E P A U L D O S S O U 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR C O U N C I L 
R E S O L U T I O N C/RES.4/7/93 ON THE RATIF ICA­
T I O N OF T H E P R O T O C O L R E L A T I N G T O T H E 
W E S T A F R I C A N M O N E T A R Y A G E N C Y 
T H E C O U N C I L O F M I N I S T E R S 
Mindfu l of Art icle 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l ishing the Counc i l of Ministers and def in ing its 
compos i t i on and func t ions ; 
Mindfu l of Decis ion A/DEC.12/7 /91 of the Authority 
of H e a d s of State and Government relat ing to the 
imp lementa t ion of t he rat ional isat ion of institutional 
a r rangemen ts govern ing West Afr ican integration and 
its impor tance in the regional integrat ion process; 
M ind fu l of Decis ion A/DEC.4/7 /92 of the Authority 
re lat ing to the t ransformat ion of the West Afr ican Clear­
ing House into an au tonomous special ised agency of 
t he Economic Commun i ty of West Afr ican States; 
Mindfu l of the Protocol relating to the West Afr ican 
Moneta ry Agency ( W A M A ) signed by the Heads of 
State and Gove rnmen t in Cotonou on 24 July, 1993; 
Aware that the speedy and effective take-off of the 
West Af r ican Monetary Agency will contr ibute to the 
accelerat ion of the integrat ion process of the region; 
Consider ing that the immedia te rat i f icat ion by 
Member States of the Protocol relat ing to the Wes t 
Afr ican Monetary Agency is necessary for the speedy 
take-off of the West Afr ican Monetary Agency ; 
On the recommenda t ion of the meet ing of the 
Commit tee of Governors of Cent ra l Banks he ld in 
Cotonou on 27 and 28 May, 1993; 
P R O P O S E S 
To the Authori ty of Heads of S ta te and Government 
to approve the Decis ion on the rat i f icat ion of the 
Protocol relating to the West African Monetary Agency. 
D O N E AT C O T O N O U , TH IS 2 0 T H DAY 
O F JULY, 1993 
H O N O U R A B L E P A U L D O S S O U 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR C O U N C I L 
R E S O L U T I O N C/RES.5/7/93 ON T H E R E C O G N I ­
T ION A N D T H E G R A N T I N G O F O B S E R V E R STA­
T U S TO T H E W E S T A F R I C A N A R C H A E O L O ­
GISTS A S S O C I A T I O N ( W A A A ) 
T H E C O U N C I L O F M IN ISTERS 
Mindful of Art icle 6 of the Treaty of the Economic 
Communi ty of West Af r ican States estab l ish ing the 
Counci l of Ministers and def in ing its compos i t i on and 
funct ions; 
Mindful of Recommenda t ion A /REC.1 /5 /83 of t he 
Authori ty of Heads of State a n d Gove rnmen t on the 
mobi l isat ion of the dif ferent sect ions of the popu la t ion 
in the integrat ion p rocess ; 
Convinced that cu l tu ra l lac to rs c a n p lay a v i ta l role 
in the deve lopment p rocess wi th in the reg ion ; 
Recognis ing that an Afr ican o rgan isa t ion of Ar­
chaeologists can inspire a n d boos te r act ions a imed 
at the real isat ion of Commun i t y ob jec t ives ; 
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O n the recommenda t i on of the Fourth Meet ing of 
the Socia l and Cul tural Affairs Commiss ion held in 
Lagos f rom 4 to 7 May , 1993; 
P R O P O S E S 
To the Author i ty of Heads of State and Govern­
ment to adopt the Dec is ion recognis ing and grant ing 
observer s ta tus to the West Afr ican Archaeologists 
Assoc ia t ion . 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U , TH IS 20TH DAY 
O F JULY, 1993 
H O N O U R A B L E P A U L D O S S O U 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R C O U N C I L 
R E S O L U T I O N C/RES.6 /7 /93 O N T H E R E C O G N I ­
T I O N A N D T H E G R A N T I N G OF O B S E R V E R STA­
T U S T O T H E P A N - A F R I C A N F E D E R A T I O N OF 
F I L M P R O D U C E R S (FEPACI ) 
T H E C O U N C I L O F M IN ISTERS 
Mindfu l of Art icle 6 of the Treaty of the Economic 
C o m m u n i t y of West Af r ican Sta tes {ECOWAS} estab­
l ishing the Counc i l of Ministers and def in ing its compo­
sit ion and funct ions. 
Mindfu l of Recommenda t i on A/REC.1/5 /83 of the 
Author i ty of Heads of State and Government on the 
mobi l isat ion of the di f ferent sect ions of the populat ion 
in the integrat ion p rocess ; 
Cons ider ing the g row ing importance ot f i lm pro­
duct ion in the reg |p j i . 
Recogn is ing the essent ia l role that Afr ican Film 
Producers c a n piay in the real isat ion of Communi ty 
object ives 
On the recommenda t i on of the Fourth Meet ing of 
the Social and Cul tural Affairs Commiss ion held in 
Lagos f rom 4 to 7 May , 1993; 
P R O P O S E S 
To the Authori ty of Heads of State a n d Government 
to adopt the Decis ion recognis ing and grant ing ob­
server status to the Pan-Afr ican Federa t ion ot Film 
Producers (FEPACI) 
DONE AT C O T O N O U , TH IS 2 0 T H DAY 
O F JULY, 1993 
H O N O U R A B L E P A U L D O S S O U 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R C O U N C I L 
R E S O L U T I O N C/RES .7 /7 /93 ON T H E R E C O G N I ­
T ION A N D THE G R A N T I N G OF O B S E R V E R STA­
T U S TO T H E W E S T A F R I C A N S P O R T S C O N ­
F E D E R A T I O N FOR T H E D I S A B L E D 
T H E C O U N C I L OF M IN ISTERS 
Mindful of Art icle 6 of the Treaty of the Economic 
Communi ty of West Af r ican Sta tes ( E C O W A S ) estab­
l ishing the Counci l of Ministers and def in ing its compo ­
sit ion and funct ions; 
Mindful of Recommenda t i on A /REC. 1/5/83 on the 
mobi l isat ion of the dif ferent sect ions of the popu la t ion 
in the integrat ion process; 
Aware of the need to mobi l ise and involve all 
sect ions of the populat ion in the task of bu i ld ing the 
Communi ty ; 
On the recommendat ion of the Four th Meet ing of 
the Social and Cultural Affairs C o m m i s s i o n he ld in 
Lagos f rom 4 to 7 May, 1993; 
P R O P O S E S 
To the Authority ot Heads of State and Govern ­
ment to adopt the Decis ion recognis ing and grant ing 
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obersver s tatus to the West Afr ican Sports Confedera­
t ion for the D isab led . 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U , THIS 20TH 
DAY O F JULY, 1993 
H O N O U R A B L E P A U L D O S S O U 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR C O U N C I L 
R E S O L U T I O N C/RES.8 /7 /93 ON T H E A M E N D M E N T 
O F T H E R U L E S A N D R E G U L A T I O N S O F T H E 
E C O W A S P R I Z E F O R E X C E L L E N C E 
T H E C O U N C I L O F M I N I S T E R S 
Mindfu l ot Art ic le 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab­
l ishing the Counc i l of Ministers and def in ing its compo­
sit ion and funct ions; 
Mindfu l ot Decis ion A /DEC. 14/5/82 of the Author i ty 
of Heads of State a n d Gove rnmen t ort the E C O W A S 
Prize fo r Exce l lence; 
Mind fu l of Dec is ion A/DEC/2/7 /92 of the Authori ty 
of Heads of State a n d Government approv ing the Rules 
a n d Regula t ions gove rn ing the E C O W A S Prize; 
Desi r ing to encourage research and creativity, to 
increase apprec ia t ion of works and enhance the pres­
t ige of the Pr ize; 
Upon the recommenda t ion ot the Fourth Meet ing of 
the Soc ia l and Cul tura l Affairs Commiss ion held in 
Lagos f r o m A to 7 May, 1993. 
P R O P O S E S 
To the Author i ty of Heads of State and Govern­
men t to adopt the Decis ion a m e n d i n g the Ru les a n c T ^ 
Regulat ions ot the E C O W A S Prize for Excel lence. 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U , T H I S 2 0 T H D A Y 
O F J U L Y , 1993 
H O N O U R A B L E P A U L D O S S O U 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR C O U N C I L 
R E S O L U T I O N C/RES.9/7 /93 O N T H E R E Q U E S T BY 
E C O W A S FOR O B S E R V E R S T A T U S IN T H E 
UNITED N A T I O N S G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y 
T H E C O U N C I L O F M I N I S T E R S 
Mindfu l ot Article 6 ot the E C O W A S Treaty es tab­
l ishing the Counci l of Min is ters a n d def in ing its c o m p o ­
sition and funct ions; 
Mindful of the a ims and func t ions of the C o m m u ­
nity as prov ided in the E C O W A S Treaty , its Protocols 
and Convent ions; 
Recal l ing the provis ions of the Un i ted Nat ions 
Charter; 
R E C O M M E N D S 
To the Author i ty of Heads of Sta te and Govern­
ment to adopt the Decis ion author is ing the Execut ive 
Secretary to request for the grant ing of observer status 
to the Commun i t y in the Un i ted Nat ions Genera l As­
sembly. 
D O N E A T C O T O N O U , THIS 2 0 T H DAY 
OF JULY, 1993 
H O N O U R A B L E P A U L D O U S S O U 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR C O U N C I L 
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