ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) FORTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJA, 23 - 28 OCTOBER, 1998 EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT ABUJA, OCTOBER 1998 INTRODUCTION 1. The forty-third session ofllie ECOWAS Council of Ministers was held in Abuja Headquarters of the ECOWAS Executive Secretariat, from 23 to October) 1998. 2. The following Member States were represented: Republic ofBENlN BURKINA PASO Republic of CAPE VERDE Republic of d' IVOlRE Republic of THE GAMBIA Republic of GHANA Republic of GUINEA Republic of GUINEA BISSAU Republic of LIBERIA Republic of MALI Republic of NIGER Federal Republic of N1GERlA Republic of SENEGAL Republic of SIERRA LEONE TOGOLESE Republic Report of the ..... u ... n ... ". of Ministers j Page 2 3. The fonowing organisations, institutions and personalities also attended the meeting as observers: • West Women's Association (WAWA); - West African Monetary Agency (W AMA); - West African Central Bank - West Health Community (WAHC); - Organisation of African Unity/African Economic Commwlity (OAU-AEC)~ - African Development Bank - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa " ............ ~ .... of Economic Development and Planning Nations Commissioner for - World Meteorological Organisation (WMO); - Teclmical Centre for Agricultural Cooperation (CTA)~ - International Monetary Fund (IMP); 4. A list of participants is annexed to this report. II. 5. Council paid special tribute to and observed a minute's m memory the late Sani former of State Commander-in-Chief of Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and fonner Chainnan of the Authority of Heads of State and Government ECOWAS. Council its most heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of Nigeria and to the family late illustrious leader. It extolled the exemplary role of His Excellency) Report of the Council of Ministers, J General S ABACHA in promotion regional and security and his commitment to regional integration. III. OPENING SESSIOrs 6. The Minister of National Planning of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and current Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Chief Rasheed GBADAMOSI, welcomed the Council and their respective delegations to Abuja on behalf of Excellency Abdulsalami ABUBAKAR, of State, Commander-in- Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chainnan of the ECOW AS Authority of of State and Government. 7. The Chairman of Council highlighted items on the of Council and mentioned particular the outcome of deliberations of the Administration and .U<.Wl1\ ...... COnunlssion, Ad Hoc Mirusterial Committee on evaluation and selection statutory appointees, and the Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee on the enhancement of the financial resources of the ECOWAS Fund. The Chainnan expressed satisfaction at the relocation of the Executive Secretariat to Abuja the new afforded the staff a better working environment 8. ReViewing progress made in to Community programmes, Chainnan Council that it was crucial to identifY the obstacles to integration and to propose appropriate remedial action. named lack of commitment on the part of Member States as one such impediment which translates into desultory application of Community and decisions, irregular payments to the budgets of Community institutions. The minister drew particular attention to the budgetary Report of the Council of Ministers, 4 constraints faced by the Executive Secretariat as a result of arrears of contributions totalling 28.6 million units of account. He pointed out that only three of the sixteen member countries had paid contributions for 1998. therefore called on all Member States implement the protocol relating to the community levy in order to enable these various problems be overcome. 9. Chief Gbadamosi also underlined the need to appoint new statutory officers immediately, mcluding a Deputy Executive Secretary Political and Military to facilitate speedy execution of Cmrununity programmes. 10. Concluding, the minister expressed the hope that this current session of Council would carry out a dispassionate analysis the problems facing ECOW AS and would take fmn decisIons to move the COllUTIlIDity forward and prepare it to meet the challenges of development and of West African economic mtegration. IV. ELECTION OF BUREAU 11. A bureau was elected as follows: Chairman: Federal Republic of NIGERIA Rapporteurs: - Republic of COTE d' IVOIRE - Republic of GHANA Report of the Council of Ministers, October Page 5 v. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 1 following agenda was adopted: 1. Opening Session (Chairman's Opening Address, Election of Bureau, Adoption of the Agenda and the Work Programme). 2, Presentation and Consideration of the Report of the Executive Secretary. 3. Presentation of the Report of the 39th and the Conclusions of the 40th Session the Board of Directors of ECOWAS Fund. 4. Consideration of the Report of the Ad Hoc Ministenal Committee on the Enhancement of the Resolllces of the ECOW AS Fund. 5. Consideration of the Report the Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee on Selection and Evaluation of Statutory Appointees. 6. Memorand1llO on West Environment Facility. representation on the Board of the Global 7. Consideration the Report of the Ministers of Health on the Merger of OCCGE and W AHC. 8 . Consideration of the Report of the Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee on Construction of Headquarters of Institutions. 9. Consideration of the Report of the Meeting of Coordinators of Inter­ ministerial Drug Control Committees in West Africa. 10. Consideration of the Memorandum on the Report of the Chainnan of the Committee of Governors of Central Banks on the Interim Report on the ECOW AS Monetary Cooperation Programme. Report of the Council of Ministers, Page 6 11 , Consideration of the Memorandum presented to the Fifth Meeting of the Consultative Forum on the Status of the Monetary Programme, the Multilateral Surveillance Mechanism and the Rationalisation Cooperation Programmes of ECOWAS, UEMOA and CILSS. 1 Consideration of the Memorandum on the Status of Implementation ECOWAS Priority 13, Consideration of the Report of the Meeting of Heads ECOWAS National Units, 14. Consideration of the Memorandum on the ECOWAS International Transhumance Certificate and Regulation within ECOWAS. 15. Consideration of Memorandum on the Special Fund for the Development of Telecommunications. 16. Consideration of the Memorandum on the Report of the Joint Meeting of Member States and IGOs. 17. Consideration of Memorandum on the ECOW AS Anthem. 18. Consideration of the Reports Technical Commissions: (i) Customs, Immigration, Money and Payments Commission in conjunction with Heads of ECOWAS National Units; (ii) Administration and Finance Commission; 18. Consideration of the Draft Agenda for the 21st Ordinary Session of the Authority 19. Other Matters. 20. Adoption of the Report. 2] . Closing Session, Report of the Council of Ministers, October 198 Page 7 VI. OUTCOME OF DELIBERATIONS ITEM 2: Presentation and consideration of the report of the Executive Secretary 13 The Executive Secretary of ECOW AS, Mr. Lansana Kouyate presented his 1997/1998 report, his first annual report to Council. The report entitled, "Preparing West Africa' to meet the challenges of development" stated that economic performance in the sub-region was encouraging in 1997> despite the threat to agricultural production in some countries and the problems and uncertainties attendant upon the political transition in Nigeria, the May 1997 military coup in Sierra Leone. GDP growth in 1997 was estimated at 4.3%, compared to a real growth of 4% in 1996. The report pointed out however that economic recovery is fragile and that economic perfonnance the region remains vulnerable to exogenous factors such as climatic conditions which have caused a power in a good number of ECOW AS countries and the Asian financial . which led the faU in the prices of certain raw materials. The encouraging growth performance of the West African economy over the past three years must be maintained so that countries in the sub­ region may become more active participants in the globalisation which had become the most striking feature of the world economy. 14. Speaking on the functioning the Community, the Executive Secretary indicated the activities that had been undertaken since the Smnmit held in Abuja in August, 1997. He highlighted such as the movement the Executive Secretariat to Abuja, the evaluation of statutory appointees, the meeting of heads of Report of the Council of Ministers, October 198 Page 8 ECOWAS National Units, and programmes pertaining to the hannonisation of economic and financial policies) Customs cooperation, free movement of persons, and the ECOW AS monetary cooperation. report also touched on the sectoral cooperation policies in the areas of production and the activities of ECOWAS Fund, and the fmancing of integration programmes, peace and regional security. It noted that, twenty-three years after it was established, the Conmmnity continued to be beset by myriad problems,· including lack of commitment by Member States as regards implementation of integration programmes adopted by the Community. The report also noted that during review period) the penonnance of the Community Institutions was seriously hampered by the chronic lack of financial resources. Only three Member States had no arrears contributions to Secretariat from previous years. The huge arrears had gravely affected implementation of the work programmes of the Community Institutions. 15. Reiterating the need to establish an appropriate framework of Community, the Executive Secretary called on Member the development to show greater conunitment to the advancement of the regional integration process. He also identified priority actions that would need to be taken in order to buttress development efforts at national level. Some of the most important actions cou1d accelerate integration the West African economies include the strengthening the institutional framework through the establishment of a Community Court of Justice and the Cornmlmity Parliament, the implementation regional infrastructural development programmes the of transport, communications and energy, the establishment of a common external tariff, human resource development, the dissemination of infonnation on Community priority programmes, the application of Community levy, and Report of the Council of Ministers, October '98 Page 9 expanSIOn of the network of cooperation with other regiopal and international organisations. 16. Executive Secretary concluded his report by stressing the need for all Member States to implement Community acts and decisions in order to accelerate the integration of the West African economies and to promote their integration mto the world economy. 17. Council congrafulated the Executive Secretary on his incisive report. Following discussions on the issues Council took due note of the report and made the following observations and recommendations: i) Council took note of the efforts made by the Executive Secretary to revitalise the Community and encouraged him to pursue implementation of the priority programmes, pledging to provide the necessary assistance. ii) Council expressed satisfaction at the perfoIDlance of most of the national economies in 1997, real GDP having outstripped population growth in 13 of the Member States. However, Council was of view tliat although the overall performance was encouraging, it still was not enough to enable the region face the challenges of development, regional integration and globaIisation. Council also deep concern at the heavy burden constituted by the external debt of ECOW AS member in spite of the new debt initiative for highly indebted poor countries (HIPC initiative). Council encouraged Member States to Report o/the Council of Ministers, October '98 Page J() intensify their efforts to increase growth of their national economies by ensuring stricter application of the on-going budgetary and monetary reform policies and by implementing appropriate structural policies, particularly those designed to enhance economic competitiveness. Council recommended the Authority of of State and . Government should appeal to the international conununity to relax the conditions for eligibility under the debt relief initiative for highly indebted poor countries) in order to allow all ECOWAS countries to benefit from the mechanism. In addition, Council requested Member States to evolve a common strategy on the external debt of the countries in the sub-region. iii) Council took note of the important role played by the private sector in development and regional integration efforts. It called on Member States to adopt policies that would ensure greater involvement of the private sector in the development of the national economies. Executive Secretary was also requested to take account of the concerns of the private in the promotion of regional cooperation In this regard, Council requested the Secretariat to ensure the effective participation of the private sector in future sessions of the Consultative Forum. iv) With regard to the economIC situation In the sub-region> Council requested the Executive Secretary to work out parameters that could be used to calculate the degree of mtegration of ECOW AS countries into the regional and world economy. Report of the Council of Ministers, (JCI:OD~~r 11 Report v) Council reiterated the commitment of all Member States to strengthen regional integration. However, Member States were urged to translate this commitment into concrete action by implementing Community programmes and paying their financial contributions regularly. vi) Concerning the critical financial situation of the Community Institutions and more particularly, the Executive Secretariat, Council expressed concern at the huge amounts owed by Member States and requested them to ratify and put 1Uto the protocol relating to the Community levy without further delay. vii) Council stressed the need to establish the Economic and Social Council provided for in the Revised Treaty in view of its potentially vital role) especially in the strengthening of the institutional ~amework as a means to ensure speedy application of Community acts and decisions. Council requested the Executive Secretary to include the establishment of the Economic and Social Council among ECOWAS priority actions. viii) With respect to the strengthening of cooperation arrangements in West Africa, Council requested Member States to give their active support to efforts being made to rationalise the inter-governmental organisations (IGOs) existing in the SUb-region, IX) Council requested the Executive Secretary to review the section of his report on the status of implementation of Community programmes to new infonnation provided by Member States. Page 11 ] 8. The Executive Secretary provided appropriate to the issues raised and took due note ofCouncirs observations. He also pledged to rekindle the efforts in order to ensure the progress of the Community. ITEM 3: Consideration of the report of the 39th meeting of the Board of Directors and the conclusions of the 40th meeting of the Board of Directors 19. report and the conclusions were presented by the Chainnan of the Board of Directors after which the Council of Ministers adopted the recommendations relating the request by the Fund to utilise VA 8 285 865 from its own resources for project financing during the 1998 financial the investment programme of the Fund for period 1998 2002; the cooperation agreement between ECOW AS Fund and the African Fund for Guarantee and Economic Cooperation (F AGACE); the modalities for the sale of scrapped property of the Fund; the amendment of Resolution n02/7 /97 relating interest rates, commitment and charges applicable to loans and guarantees~ the modalities for the financing of meetings of the Board of Directors of ECOW AS Fund~ ECO WAS Fund) s participation in the increased share capital ECOBANK Transnational Incorporated (ETI); resumption of business relations with CITIBANK; Report of the Council of Ministers, October '98 Page 13 21 Council also a) of Banque Internationale Wederlanden Groep (ING) as a bank. some obselVations on the following issues raised in Council ....... "', .. ""u. the Food to In confonnity with provisions of that 33 (2) of the .... rr..,u~..,'"'j:::"" .. H relating which "The shall prepare and submit to Council through the Executive an annual report including its audited accounts and shan b) AbSQr.ptiaD of the Special Fund for Telecommunicatjons by ECOWAS Ell!1d Following a "'~U/..,."1 debate on the proposal by the Fund n~n'rn the Special Flmd for Telecommunications, Council decided that) in reference to procedures in within the Community, discussion on the issue should be postponed, and requested the Food and Executive should hannonise viewpoints on matter a common the Directors of Telecommunications of Member States for consideration. The report of the meeting Directors should submitted to the Council of Ministers consideration of the Council of Ministers, October Page 14 before the end of March 1999, the deadline for completion of the study on the restructuring of the Fund. Consideration of the Report of the Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee on the Enhancement of the Resources of the ECOWASFund 23. The report was presented by the Chairman of Committee. Ad Hoc Ministerial 24. Having discussed the report, Council stressed the need to conform with the provisions of Article 18 (5) of the revised Treaty which stipulates that, in appointing professional staff of the Community, due regard should be had to equitable geographical distribution of posts among nationals of all Member States. The Council of Ministers requested the management of the Fund to pursue restructuring programme, and to ensure that the staff re-deployment and rationalisation exerCIse carried out in compliance with the recommendations of the Ad Ministerial Committee under the supervision of the Board of Directors. 26. Council adopted the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee as contained in paragraph 1, iv, lOaf report, particularly those relating to. the staff redeployment and rationalisation plan the modalities the payment of compensation to staff retiring from the services of the Community; the budget for the payment of compensation to staff proceeding on voluntary retirement. ITEM 5: Consideration of the Report of the Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee on the Evaluation of Statutory Appointees 27. In the absence of Leonean Minister Planning; Chairman of the Committee, the report was presented by the Executive Secretary. 28. Council amended the job profiles for the following posts' Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration and Finance) Deputy Executive Secretary (Economic Affairs) Financial Controner Managing Director ofECOWAS Fund Deputy Managing Director of ECOW AS Fund. 29. The job profiles are annexed to this report, 30. Having taken note of the outcome of the third General Assembly ofMinlsters of Health held in Lome on 30 and 31 July 1998 regarding the modalities for appointment of managerial staff, Council amended and adopted the job profiles for the following staff of the West African Health Organisation: DIrector General Deputy Director General Report of the Council of Ministers, (JCCt'JDel' 31. The job profiles are annexed to this report. Council decided to the opinion of Ministers of Foreign Affairs prior to a decision regarding the job profile for the post of Deputy Executive Secretary for Political and Military Affairs. 33, The Committee recalled the decision taken by Authority in August 1997 to open vacant statutory posts to all Community citizens with the requisite qualifications and noted the decision was at variance with the provisions Article 18 paragraph 4 (a) of the revised Treaty. Council therefore decided to request the Authority of Heads of State and Government to recruitment process. the 1997 decision in order to speed up the 34. COWlcil also agreed that the creation of any new statutory posts would depend on the new structure that would emerge after the restructuring of the Executive Secretariat. 35. Council adopted the foHowing timetable for the recruitment of the statutory appointees: i) presentation of job profiles to COWlcii 28/10198 consideration and approval ii) advertisement of vacant posts in newspapers in Member States 14111/98 iii) deadline for the receipt of applications at the Executive Secretanat 15101/99 Report of the Council iv) meeting for pre-selection of candidates 01/02/99 v) interview of shortlisted candidates 15/02/99 ITEM 6: Consideration of the Memorandum on West African representation on the Executive Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) 36. The memorandum presented by the Executive secretariat on this elicited extensive debate during which the Executive Secretary out the latest letters received from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the CILSS (Permanent Inter-State Committee on Drought Control in the Sahel). At the end of its discussions, Council acknowledged that the difficulties had arisen because the refusal of Mauritania and the GEF to apply the decision taken in 1995. Council expressed concern at the refusal of Mauritania to apply a decision taken of common accord. 37. Council requested the Secretariat to write a letter to the United Nations expressing appreciation for the two seats allocated to the sub-region, and protesting the . fact that the Management of the had not carried out the rotation of members as arranged by ECOW AS and this has tended to split the sub-region. 38. Counci1 appreciated efforts made by the Secretariat to settle the matter, and decided to bring these developments to the attention of the Authority. At the request " of Council, copies~'-an correspondence on the matter were during the meeting. Report of the Council of Ministers, ucrt)oer available to delegations 39. Council was of the view that .consultations would need to be held between the Chairman of the ECOW:A§ Council of Ministers and the Coordinating Minister CILSS in order to effect the decision. 40. A number of delegations stressed the finding a solution to this problem. to consider ecological factors in ITEM 7: Consideration of the Report of the Meeting of Ministers of Health 41 . In the absence of the Togolese Minister of Health who had chaired the meeting, report was presented by his colleague, the Togo]ese Minister of Finance. The outcome of the third Assembly of Ministers of Health held in Lome on 30 and 31 July 1998, focused mainly on the modalities for the merger of the Organisation for Co-ordination and co-operation for the Control of Endemic Diseases (OCCGE) and the West African Health Community (WARC) in order to create the West African Health Organisation (W AHO) which would become a specialised institution ECOWAS. other recommendations by the Ministers Health to the Council of Ministers concerned the provisions for the appointment of the Director General and the Deputy Director General of W AHO, and the choice of Bobo­ Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) as the headquarters of the organisation. 42. Council noted that the criteria selection of the Director General and the headquarters had been adopted by the Ministers of Health and approved the recmitment of a Director General and a Deputy Director General. Council Report of the ,-,,,,..an..., .. of Ministers, recommended to the Authority of Heads of State and Government the choice of Bobo~ Dioulasso (Burkina as the headquarters of organisation. 43. Cotmcil adopted a budget ofUA 262 The amount is to be included in the J.../I'l>.''''''''''''U . 75 for the transitional one-year SecretariaCs budget for 1999. ITEM 8: Consideration of the Report of the Ad hoc Ministerial Committee on Construction of Headquarters of the Community Institutions 44. F allowing the presentation of report of the Ad hoc Ministerial Committee by the Senegalese Minister for Economic Integration, Council awarded: i) the contract the construction of eighty four apartments to NAHMAN Construction (Nigeria) Limited in an amOlmt 5 900 000 United States doBars ; ii) the contract amounting to 10% of the total construction cost~ and iii) the technical control contract worth 1 3 % of the total cost to AIM Consultants; iv) the Quantity Surveyor's contract amounting to 0.37% of total cost to G. TAKYI and Partners (negotiations to be CaiTled out the Nigerian delegation and the Report of t/,e Council 20 45. The relevant legal documents are attached as an annex to this report. 46. Council mandated the Executive Secretary to sign the contracts with the companies on behalf of ECOWAS. 47. COlmcil was informed that the loan for construction of residential accommodation (US $6 650 000) granted by the Federal Govenunent of Nigeria, had been paid into the account opened by the Executive Secretariat. Council expressed appreciation to the Nigerian authorities. Consideration of the Report of the meeting of Co-ordinators of Inter-ministerial Drug Control Committees in West Africa 48. The memorandum the Social and Cultural Affairs Commission compnsing the co-ordinators of national Inter-Ministerial Drug Control Committees in "Vest Africa (IDCC) was presented to Council by the current Chainnan Commission, General M. M. BAMAlYI. 49. The memorandum presented the outcome of the 2nd of Co-ordinators of Inter-Ministerial Drug Control Committees held in Banjul from 7 to 11 September 1998 . The meeting deliberated on: Report of the the statutes the ECODRUG Fund the Regional Priority Drug Control Programme in West Africa 1999 - 2002, aimed at facilitating implementation of the Regional Plan of Action; and the revised Regional Plan of Action for Drug Control in West Africa. 50. Council thanked General BAMAIYI for his brilliant presentation of the memorandum, and reiterated its concern about the disastrous consequences of the use of psychotropic substances for the populations of the sub-region, partiCUlarly the youth whose healthy development IS crucial for the developmentof Member States and the Community. Council underscored the need to include control of drug abuse and drug trafficking among the Community's priority programmes. 51. In this connection, Council directed the Executive Secretary to provide the ECOW AS Drug Coordination Unit with the manpower and fmancial resources necessary for the implementation of the Priority Programme and Regional Action Plan adopted in BanjuL 52. in mind the determination expressed by 19th Meeting of the Authority of Heads of State to wage a more determined and better coordinated war against drugs in West Africa, the COlmcil of Ministers: i) approved the Statutes of ECODRUG Fund and caned on the Executive Secretariat to make available to the Fund an initial budget of US $150 000, representing the allocation granted in 1997, so as to make it irrunediately operational~ ii) adopted the Regional Priority Programme for Drug Control in West Africa (1999 - 2002); iii) approved the revised Regional Action Plan for Drug Control in West Africa; and Report of the Council of Ministers, iv) approved the revamping of drug analysis laboratory in Niamey. Republic of Niger, to serve as a regional laboratory. ITEM 10: Consideration of the memorandum from the Cbairman of the Committee of Governors of Central Banks on the progress report on the ECOWAS monetary cooperation programme ITEM 11: Consideration of Memorandum submitted to the Fifth Consultative Forum on the status of the monetary programme, the multilateral surveiUance mechanism, and the rationalisation of cooperation programmes between UEMOA, ECOW AS and CILSS 53. The memoranda were presented by the Chairman of the Committee of Governors of Central Banks and the Chainnan of the Consultative Forum respectively. The two documents dealt essentially with the implementation of the monetary cooperation programme, the harmonisation of economic and financial policies, and the rationalisation of cooperation progranimes between UEMOA, ECOWAS, and CILSS. 54. Council congratulated the Committee of Governors of Central Banks and the Consultative Forum on the seriousness with which they looked into issues relating to development and regional integration. Council made observations on the following points: Report A. ECQWAS monetary cooperation programme and harmonisation of economic and financial policies 55. Council stressed the need for Member States to achieve macro-economic convergence III enhance their performance in the foHowing of reduction variability of nominal exchange reduction in the of inflation, !eduction in the budget deficit/GDP ratio, reduction in the ceiling of Central Bank credit to government. Council urged Member to pursue their efforts geared towards the coordination of economic financial policies and to strengthen eccmOlmlC refonn measures in order to economic growth. 56 With regard to Central Bank credit to government, Council appealed to Authority of Heads of and Government to request Member whose do with the fixed monetary cooperation programme, to review texts as required. They should also ensure strict application of texts. Council also .... ..... "' .......... the ,""VJUU.AJUU,"',... of Governors of Central Banks and Forum to look into the issue choice of the sub-indicators of convergence, which would facilitate the assessment of the quality of budgetary and monetary adjustment, such as the sectoral allocation of public expenditure, the rise in the ratio of self-financed public investments/fiscal revenues, and the of (grants excluded), the amount of exchange cover for imports, and the differences between the Member States. Report of the Council of Ministers. UCI:lJlI~~r rates applied Concerning criterion the variability of exchange rates, it was that the margin fluctuation between West currenCies relation to a central rate and an analysis of real exchange rate would it easier the made by Member States the area of monetary adjustment. 59. view of the that these criteria are not exclusive, there may also be to consider efforts being made by Member States in the areas of production trade. that end. the . of the evolution of economic cooperation between ECOWAS Member States in the real sector and trade should also be looked into by the Committee of Governors and the Consultative 60. Council also stressed the need to harmonise the definitions of macro-economic concepts and the method of measuring them, taking account of the definitions contained in different statistical manuals prepared by the United Nations the IMF. Council took note of the actions taken by Committee Governors to ensure that the ECOWAS traveller's cheque is launched during twenty-first of the Authority of Heads of State and Government, on 30 October 1998. 62. also took note of the recommendation that a guarantee fund be established within the sub-region during the transition period, for purpose of enabling Member States to cope with unforeseeable problems that may affect their economies, as was the case recently in Sierra Leone, and Guinea Report of the Council of Ministers, IJCll'Joer 25 B. Surveillance Mechanism 63. To ensure a more effective monitoring of the approved convergence criteria and compliance with the decisions taken, and to evaluate the performance of individual Member States, it has to establish a multilateral surveillance mechanism. In this connection, ECOW AS organs could function as the . organs are: the Authority of of the "'""VU-l .... 'u the point was stressed that the existing tools of the surveillance: These 64. It would also advisable to up various committees in each Member State to prepare periodic country which would be forwarded to the West African Monetary Agency (W AMA) and the Secretariat. C. RationaUzation of Co-operation between UEMOA, ECOWAS and CILSS 65. During discussion of the regional . process in West Africa which followed the presentation of the L.Jn. .... ''''' ........ between UEMOA) ECOWAS the creation of sub-groupings within could split Member States and result in Report of the Council of Ministers, October memorandum on co-operation some delegations expressed concern about zone. They pointed out that this and wasting of resources. 66. Responding to questions put to him on this the Secretary recalled the decision taken at the 37th of the Council of Ministers held in Accra from 24 to 27 July 1995 OIl the need to co-ordinate integration policies in region and establish a framework for co-operation with UEMOA with a view to examining the most appropriate means of strengthening regional co-operation. emphasised that the proposed co-operatiqn programme with UEMOA and CILSS was in confonnity with the objective of rational ising IGOs West Africa. 67. The Executive Secretary further highlighted the efforts he had made to improve the of ECOW AS with the European Union and the American administration. At those meetings with the development partners, he laid particular emphasis on ECOWAS achievements in the areas of movement of persons, interconnection of transport, telecommunications and energy infrastructures and· regional peace and security. 68. Council underscored the need to strengthen ECO WAS in keeping with the spirit of the revised Treaty and the Abuja Treaty establishing tlle African Economic Community (AEC). Council appealed to all Member States to translate their commitment to the achievement of ECOWAS objectives into concrete action .. Report of the ,-,UH"LU ITEM 12: Consideration of Memorandum on the Status of Implementation of ECOWAS Priority Programmes ITEM 13: Consideration of the Report of the Meeting of Heads of National Units 69. The Executive Secretariat presented the memorandum on the status of implementation of ECOWAS priority programmes and the of the meeting of heads of National Units held in Ahuja on 5 and 6 June 1998. Both documents contained a report on implementation of ECOW AS priority programmes, identified cmrent problems and proposed the most appropriate solutions for improving the situation. 70. Comicil commended the Executive Secretariat on quality the memorandum detailing the level of implementation of the priority programmes and called upon the to update memorandum in the of infom1ation provided by Member uLa.t .... ., 71. Council also noted that although most ofthe ECOWAS decisions and protocols had been ratified and had entered into force, the Executive Secretariat still an uphill task trying to get Member States to effectively jmplement the texts. 72. In view the numerous obstacles impeding the effective implementation the programme on free movement of persons, Council requested the Executive Secretariat to a comprehensive report setting out all the difficulties encountered with to the introduction of an ECOW AS travel certificate and immigration and Report of the Co~ncil of Minis/erSt emigration fOInl, as well as all other problems connected with implementation ECOW AS . programmes. win be '-''''' ........ J-O, .. ''' .... at a special Ministers of Affairs and which will by a meetmg of immigration and heads of ECOW AS National Units. 73. With to the ECOW AS Brown Card insurance scheme) u'"',,·,"" .... the Secretariat to aU necessary measures to hannonise the eIMA code in in Francophone countries with the ECOW AS Brown being used in the Engtish-speaking countries. Council the ECOW AS liberalisation was yet to take due main1y to the faHure by some Member States to print the harmonised customs documents, the continued of non tariff barriers, the lack awareness of the difficulty in ..... ""~ .. ,.u .. potential on the part of economic operators} and the the amount of advance payments to by .... "'I.,JVl to the estimated compensation budget for loss of customs revenue. COlIDcil ajJ~.I""UI\JU fo Member States to print the hannonised customs documents and to remove all and non tariff to intra-regional The Executive Secretariat was also requested to, the method to calculate compensation budget and specified that should be based on actual volume of exports and not on the projected export figures submitted by the approved enterprises. In the case of countries which had contributed to the estimated budgets in Council that the actual compensation due from should be deducted from their contributions and the balance refunded to them. Report of the Council of Ministers, ITEM 14: Consideration of the Memorandum on the ECOWAS International Transbumance Certificate and Regulations on it witbin ECOWAS 77. Following the presentation memorandum, Cooocil welcomed the initiative taken by the Executive and adopted ECOW AS International Transhumance Certificate. Council also requested the LJ.tl.'''' ..... y'U necessary measures to ensure that the certificate IS I'>YT"'PTI-' Member Secretariat to introduced all aU Consideration of the Memorandum on the Special Fund for the Development of Telecommunications 78. issue was examined discussions on the report of the 391h meeting conclusions of the 40U1 meeting of the Board the Directors and Directors item 3 above). Consideration of the Report of the Joint Meeting of Member States and Inter-Governmental Organisations on the Rationalisation of IGOs in West 79. report was presented by chainnan of joint meeting. It essentially on the recommendations made concerning the rationalisation of the lGOs, the restructuring of the Executive Secretariat) the action plan, the time table and funding the rationalisation exercise) measures for monitoring rationalisation process. Report of the Council of Ministers, October +98 Page 30 80. Having discussed the report, Council approved the following recommendations: B. Proposals for rationalisatiQn i) RationalisatiQn of regional economic cQmmunities 81. Council recommended the harmonisation of policies and instruments of ECOWAS, 1:vlRU, and UEMOA as the first step towards rationalising regional economic communities. To that end, it urged the three institutions to identify areas of complementarity within their different programmes and instruments, and to propose the necessary measures for achieving convergence of these programmes. Each of the IGOs was requested to infonn its decision-making authority the T>Tnn-n'",<,C' achieved in the planned cooperation programme. 82. Council also appealed to the decision-making authorities ofECOWAS, MRU, and UEMOA to support the cooperation efforts being made by the three institutions. ii) Rationalisation Qf the other IGOs 83. Concerning the roos which are not economic communities, the Council of Ministers recommended a strategy of rationalisation by sector, irrespective of their individual membership. Each sectoral IGO retained would become a specialised ECOWAS institution and the working relations between the specialised agencies and the I GOs would be defined. Report of the ..... "' ... u .... 31 The sectors concerned are agriculture, livestock development, fishery, development of water resources, health, environmental and natural resource protection, money and finance. 85. The nature of the rationalisation process for the different IGOs would be defined dunng sectoral meetings to organised ECOWAS auspices and to be attended by Member and the joint OAUIECAJ ADB Secretariat. ECOWAS was requested to prepare and submit Member States observations the reference in connection with the different tasks these meetings would be expected to perfonn. 86. The rationalisation process should also take account the financial implications and the advantages for each of the IGOs, and draw inspiration from the merger of OCCGE and W AHC. B. Restructuring of ECOWAS ') Council requested the Executive Secretariat to prepare a detailed memorandum on this The document should take into account orientations set out in the Treaty, the proposals formulated by IDEP, ECA study, and observations comments by ECOWAS instinltions. The memorandum would considered the Ad Ministerial Committee to be established on the restructuring of the Executive Secretariat. Report of the Council of Ministers, C. Action plan and timetable of the rationalisation exercise 88. Council recommended that action should have been completed on all aspects of the rationalisation exercise by the year 2007) as proposed by IDEP. D. Financing of the rationalisation exercise 89. COlmcil urged aU the lGOs concerned to make a provision in their budgets to cover participation in the sectoral meetings and other activities relative to the rationalisation of IGOs in The Executive Secretariat was also requested to explore all possible sources of financing for activities under the rationalisation exercise, including donor funding. E. Monitoring of tbe rationalisation exercise 90. In order to ensure effective implementation of these recommendations, Council proposed the following: Report of the the recommendations should be communicated to the decision- making authorities of. all the rGOs involved in the rationalisation exerClse~ a follow-up committee compnsmg ECOW AS, UEMOA , CILSS, OAUI ABC and IDEP should be constituted. committee should meet regularly to review progress made and difficulties encountered, and report to a joint meeting of Member States and IGOs; 91. Council called on all Member States to show ...... ""'n·",,,, commitment to the rationalisation ofIGOs in West Africa in order to accelerate the development process in West Africa. 92. Council also caned on the Executive Secretariat to continue consultations with the heads ofUEMOA and CILSS. The Mano River Union should also be included in future discussions on hannonisation of the programmes of 100s. ITEM 17: Consideration of the report of the meeting of T.he Jury on the ECOWAS Anthem 93. Council of Ministers listened to the winning entry in the competition for the music of the ECOWAS selected by·thejury and adopted by the Social and Cultural Affairs Commission. 94. Council accepted the mUSIC of the anthem and made the following recommendations with a view to improvement: provision should be made for the use of traditiona1 African instnLments, to accentuate the African character of the anthem~ due regard should be given to solemn nature the melody; the clasSIcal and military aspects of the music should be reduced; professional should be called upon to assist the composer. Report of the L-Uj;,;n:L;/., 95. Council further reconunended that the lyrics should reflect the Conununity ideals of peace, hope, solidarity, etc. The anthem when improved along these guidelines should be presented to the next session of Council. 96. In the meantime, Council recommended that the .A.nthem should be played for the Heads of State and Government. Consideration of Reports of Technical Commissions i) Trade, Customs, Immigration, Money and Payments Commissian 97. The report of the thirty-eighth meeting of the Commission focused essentially on the following points: activity report of the Trade, Customs, Immigration, Money and Payments Department; new industrial products and enterprises proposed for approval under the trade liberalisation scheme; appraisal of the ECOW AS trade liberalisation scheme. 98. The Council of Ministers adopted the list of 125 new products proposed for approval under the trade liberalisation scheme. The regulation relating to the additional list of approved industrial products and enterprises is annexed to this report Report of the Council 99. Council also approved the amendment to Article 9 of Decision AlDEC.J19ISJ80 relating to the application of compensation mechanism for loss of customs revenue suffered by Member States as a result of liberalisation of intra~Commllnity trade, and recommended to the Authority of Heads of State and Government to adopt the draft decision annexed to this report. 100. Council adopted the report and the relevant recommendations contained therein. ii) Administration and Finance Commission 101. The report of the twenty-second meeting of the Administration and Finance Conunission was presented by the Chainnan of the Commission. 102. Council adopted the report subject to the following observations: a) Budget for the movement of the Executive Secretariat to Ahuja 103. Council adopted the Commission> s recommendation that the Executive Secretariat be authorised to use an additional VA 222 199 drawn from arrears. Council also authOrIsed the disbursement of the sum of UA 332 990 from arrears of contributions, to enable the Executive Secretariat complete the movement to Abuja before December 1998. 104. The Executive Secretariat was requested to allow the security guards who might wish to continue in the service of the Community to move to Abuja. Transport and accommodation for such staff would be at their own expense. Report 11) Compensation budget 105. Council adopted the compensation budgets for losses incurred as a result liberalisation for 1996 and 1997 which amounted to 218 739 (two hundred and eighteen million seven hundred and thirty thousand hundred and forty-four CFA and FCFA 78 134786 eight million one hundred and thrty four thousand seven hundred and eighty SIX CFA respectively. c) ECODRUG Fund 106. Council authorised Executive Secretariat to lodge the initial allocation of US . $ 150000 approved in 1997 in Regulation CIREGAJ8/91.into a bank account in , " name of the ECODRUG Fund, so as to make it operational.' 107. COlmcil also approved a budget UA 41 361 for the lottery project which is at raising for the ECODRUG Fund. The amount to be considered not as a grant but as pre-fmancing to be refunded, since the lottery is a commercial venture. d) Adoption of financial statements of the Executive Secretariat 108. Tiie Council of Ministers adopted the audited accounts the Executive Secretariat as at 31 December 1997. Report of tlte Council of Ministers, fJcumer c) 1999 budget of the Exectltive Secretariat 109. Council approved a budget for the Executive Secretariat which balanced in income and expenditure at 7 521 719. Of this amount, VA 5 300 will denved as contributions from Member States, representing an increase of 2.65% compared to 1998. Expenditure estimated UA 1 500 000 will be funded from an'ears of contributions while UA 419 is from miscellaneous income. 110. Under staff expenses, Council approved the appointment of a Bilingual Secretary (05-1) on permanent basis the Social and Cultural Affairs Department. It authorised the recruitment of the following temporary staff: Legal Affairs Department: Social and Cultural Affairs Dept: Infonnation Department: i P4 and 1 officer 1 P5 officer and 1 G5 Bilingual Secretary and 1 P2 officer 111. Council also approved the appomtments of temporary could be renewed three times, commencing from the date of their appointment. This was to be seen as an exceptional measure and as waiver of the provisions tbe Staff ...... v ......... ,ations. The appointments 'may renewed on each occasion for a period not exceeding six months. Report of the Council 112. Council emphasised the fact that once a Member State is free of sanction) it can proceed immediately to fiU quota post, irrespective of any temporalY appointment or renewal thereof undertaken as an exceptional measure and a waiver of the provisions of the Staff Regulations. The temporary appomtment lapses once that country) s national assumes office. Council urged those Member States in arrears of payment to ratify and apply Community levy in order to generate the funds needed to bring them up to date in their payments. 113, In regard to the sanctions imposed on countries in arrears of contributions to the budgets of the institutions, it was decided to freeze application of the relevant decisions pending the time Council reconsiders the issue at its next meeting. Council requested the Executive Secretariat to prepare a memorandum setting out the full implications o~ the measure, attaching the pertinent Community decisions. Adoption of draft agenda for the twenty-first ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government 114. The draft agenda for the 21st session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government was adopted. ITEM 20: Other Matters i) Announcements by the Cape ¥erde delegation 115, The delegation from Cape Verde infonned Council that a meeting of national authorising officers of the regional fund established under the framework of the Report Convention would be held in Praia 2 to 3 December 1998. Cabo International Trade place from 27 November to 1st December 1998. national authorising officers were likely to be invited to the meeting by the Union. However, Cape Verdean delegation, on behalf of the Honourable Minister of Trade, and of the' Republic Cape Verde, fonnally a fonnal invitation to the Ministers from Member and to the ECOW AS Executive Secretary to III two events. ii) Report by the Secretary General of WAWA 116. Mrs. M. Fatoumata VICENS informed Council that following the held during the 6th General Assembly of the West African Women's took place in to 26 1 had ceased to be "'1"""''-<:'\1r'1l1 General of the Association, the post been allocated to The 117. Before taking leave, Mrs. VICENS expressed her gratitude to ECOW AS authorities, ECOWAS Ministers and A.J<"..,''''''' the fonner and Executive Secretary, and to all the staff of the ECOWAS institutions for their which had enabled WAWA to make its within ECOWAS thanked the Republic of ........... ' ............ accepting to host the headquarters of W A W A, and the Minister of African Integration of the Republic for his tmflinching support and assistance, She expressed the hope that the new Secretary General would receive the same level of West Africa. I ...... ,n~ from all involved in efforts to promote integration in Report of ti,e Council of Ministers, U8. Mrs. VICENS enumerated actions that would need to be taken in to ........ F, ... u ........ W A W A. She called on ECOW AS to fonnulate regional programmes that would take account of issues relevance women, adding that W A W A should given responsibility for implementing such programmes. 119. The ECOWAS Executive Secretary, Mr. Lansana KOUYATE, informed Council that His Excellency, Mr. Konan President the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, had decided to grant WAWA an annual subvention of FCF A 10 000 000. COWlcil thanked the Ivorian President his support. iii) Official Missions h~ the Executive Secretary 120. In order to facilitate his missions outside the headquarters of institution, Council authorised Executive Secretary to accompanied by one protoco l officer. The should be charged to the "General .... ". .... ""n (Chapter III) vote in the Secretariat's budget iv) Appointment of a new External Auditor 121. The tenn of "" ...... "''''' of the L.J .... """ ....... Auditor haVIng expired, Council requested the Executive Secretariat to take necessary measures to appoint a replacement, in accordance with the relevant provisions. ITEM 21: Adoption of report 122. This report was adopted. Report of the Council of Ministers, ITEM 22: Closing ceremony 1 In his speech, Rasheed GBADAMOSI, Honourable Minister National Planning of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chainnan of the Council of Ministers, thanked members of Council for having participated actively in the deliberations. reiterated need for ail Member to demonstrate greater commitment by suppqrting ECOWAS activities. To that end, Member States should honour their commitments by paying their contributions. They should also ratify and implement Community protocols and conventions. DONE AT ABUJA, THIS 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1998 Report of the 'L,.""''''''''' CHIEF RASHEED GBADAMOSI CHAIRMAN . FOR THE COUNCIL ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN FORTY-TIIIRD SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJA, 23 - 28 October, 1998 REGULATION C/REG. 1/10/98 APPROVING AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT FOR THE 1997 FINANCIAL YEAR THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, appointment Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty defining its composition and functions; 3( d), Article 10 of the Revised External Auditors; to the MINDFUL of the Financial Regulations and Manual of Accounting Procedure of the Institutions ofECOWAS adopted in Lome by Decision 11/89 of 30 November, 198 . MINDFUL appointment of HAVING ON 1998. Authority Decision AlDEC.317/92 dated 29 July, 1 on the the firm of Akintola Williams and Company as the report of Akintola Williams Secretariat for 1 of of held in Abuja, from 13 to October, ...I .. - 2 - NA S Article 1 Audited Financial Statements of the Executive financial year is hereby approved. Article 2 for the 1997 This Regulation shan published in the Official Journal of the Community by the Executive Secretariat within thirty (30) days of its signature by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. It shall also be published within the same time-frame by Member State in its National Gazette. DONE AT ABUJA, THIS 28th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1998 RASHEED GRAD A OSI CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES FORTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJA, 23 - 28 October, 1998 REGULATION ,CIREG.2/10/98 APPROVING THE WORK PROGRAMME OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT FOR THE 1999 FINANCIAL YEAR THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; HA VING EXAMINED the Work Programme proposed by the Twenty-Second Meeting of the Administration and Commission held in Abuja from 13 to 22 October, 1998; ON THE RECOMMENDA TION of the Twenty-Second meeting of the Administration and Finance Commission held Abuja from 13 to October, 1998. ENAC S attached Work Programme hereby approved and shall be executed by Executive during the 1999 Financial Year. - 2 - This Regulation shall be published the Official Journal the Community by the Executive Secretariat within thirty (30) days of its signature by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. It shall also be published within the same time-frame each Member State in its National Gazette. DONE AT ABUJA, THIS 28th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1998 -z;~::[o~'~ CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN FORTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJA, - 28 October, 1998 REGULATION CfREG.3/10/98 APPROVING THE BUDGET OF THE EXECUTIVE THE COUNCIL OF MINDFUL of FOR THE 1999 FINANCIAL YEAR MINDFUL of the provisions of budget of the Community; 69 of the Revised Treaty which re MINDFUL of the Financial and Manual of Accounting Institutions ofECOWAS adopted in Lome through Decision 30 November 1989; the to HA VING EXAMINED the Administration and October, 1998. proposed by the Twenty-second of Commission, held in Ahuja from 13 to N s The budget of the Executive Secretariat for the 1999 Financial Year, balanced out in revenue and expenditure at Seven minion, five hundred and twenty-one thousand, seven hundred and nineteen units of account (7.521.719 UA). - 2 - Article 2 An amount of Five million, six hundred and eighty~five thousand, three hundred units of account (5.685.300 VA) shall be derived from the annual contributions of Member States. Another sum of Three hundred and thirty-six thousand, four hundred and'nineteen units of account (336.419 VA) shaH be derived from the interna1 resources oft~e Executive Secretariat) while the balance of One minion, Five hundred thousand unites of account (1.500.000) shall be obtained from past budgets. Article 3 This Regulation shall be published the Official Journal of the Community by the Executive Secretariat within thirty (30) days of its signature by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. It shall also be published within the same time-frame by each Member State in its National DONE AT ABUJA, THIS 28th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1998 ... :: if:"~""-' ,.'.'. -.... .-:..:.: .. ~ .. ---" .. '-... - _ .. fH_~, RASHEED GBA AMOSI CHAIRMAN FOR THE 'COUNCIL IllCOHOMJ:C OO~y OF WB8T ARBICANr BT£TIi8 FORTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJA, 23 - 28 OCTOBER 1998 REGUIATION C/REG.4/10/98 APPROVING THE COMPENSATION BUDGETS FOR LOSS OF REVENUE SUFFERED BY ECOWAS MEMBER STATES IN 1996 AND 1997 AS A RESULT OF THE UBERALISATION OF INTRA-ECOWAS TRADE THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Articles lO~ II and 12 of the revised Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining composition functions; MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.8/5/79 of the Authority of Heads of State and Government, dated 29 May 1979 relating to the consolidation of duties and taxes of equivalent effect and non-tariff MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.19/S/80 of the Authority of Heads of State and Government, dated 28ivIay 1980 relating to compensation for of revenue by ECOWAS Member States a result of liberalisation of. intra-ECOWAS trade; MINDFUL of Decision AJDEC.I/5/83 of the Authority of Heads of State and Government relating to the adoption and of the single trade industrial products originating from Member States and the amendment thereto embodied in Decision A/DEC,6/6/89, dated 30 June, 1989; MINDFUL of the decisions and regulations listing enterprises and products approved to benefit under the ECOWAS trade liberalisation scheme; CONSIDERING the applications for compensation for loss of revenue received from Member States having imported approved industrial products; ON THE RECOMMENDATION the twenty-second meeting of the Administration and Finance commission held in Ahuja from 13 to 22 October 1998; ENACTS Article 1 The following budget estimates for compensation of loss of revenue suffered by ECOWA,S Member States as a result of the liberalisation of intra-ECOWAS are hereby approved: a) two hundred and eighteen million seven hundred and thirty nine thousand three hundred forty four (218,739,344) CFA francs for 1996; b) seventy eight million one hundred and thirty four thousand seven hundred and eighty six (78,134,786) CFA francs for 1997. The tables annexed hereto indicate the share of contributions owed to the compensation budget by each exporting Member State. An exporting Member State which has not to the estimated compensation budget or whose contribution is less than the amount of its debt, shall pay into the fund the amount of the compensation for losses incurred as a result of its eXlJOltS Article 3 The ECOWAS Executive Secretariat and the ECOWAS Fund shall be responsible for the payment to the Member State that have suffered the loss of revenue of the amounts recorded in the compensation budgets for 1996 and 1997. Article 4 regulation shall published the Official J oumal of the Community by the Executive within thirty (30) days of its by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. It shall also be published in the National Gazette by each Member State within the same time frame. DONE AT ABUlA, THIS 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1998 RASHEED GB AMOSI CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL COMPENSATION BUDGET FUR LOSS OF d~V~NUE FOR 1996 ,l.N LJ.."fi FrtANCS) MEMBER STATES Al-lOUN'l.' DUE Ghana Nigeria Togo NEr·iBER S'l'A'i'ES Ghana ligeria )go TOTAL ... ..1 48 212917503 218739344 BUDGET FOR LOSS OF REVENUE FOR 1997 (IN CPA FRANCS) "u,10UN'J,.' DUB 939407 l860386 75334993 78134786 - ! BCONO:t.t:lC COHM~ WElST ~CAN STATES FORTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS Ahuja, 23 ~ 28 October 1998 REGULATION C/REG.5jl0/9B RELATING TO CANCELLATION OF THE ESTIMATED BUDGETS FOR COMPENSATION OF LOSS OF REVENUE FROM 1990 TO 1997 THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty establishing Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of the Protocol dated 5 November 1976 relating to assessment of loss of revenue incurred by ECOWAS Member States as a result of the liberalisation of intra-Community trade; MINDFUL of Decisions AIDEC.19/5/80 dated 28 May 1980, CIOEe. 5/12/88, CIDEC. 8/7/91. CIDEC. 11l1/9t CIDEC. 5/12/92, CIDEC. 11/12/93, CIDEC. 18/12/94, CJREG. 13/12/95 and C/REG. 3/11/96 of the Council of Ministers approving compensation budget estimates for the years 1990 to 1997; ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the twenty-second meeting of the Administration and Finance Commission held in Ahuja from 13 to 22 Odober 1998. ENACTS Article 1 The estimated compensation estimates for loss of revenue approved for the years 1990, 1991, 19921 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997 are hereby cancelled. Article 2 Amounts paid by Member states to compensation budget for the years the interest accruing thereon shall constitute assets belonging to the contributor Member States .. Such amounts shall be utilised in settlement of the arrears owed by the said States to the compensation budgets approved by the Council of Ministers for loss of revenue. Article 3 The LLl't...<:,,"-.. Secretary a!ld the Managing Director of the ECOWAS Fund each own capacity, oversee implementation of this regulation. Article 4 This regulation shall be published by Executive Secretariat in the Official J oumal of the Community within thirty days of signature by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. It shall also be published by each Member State in its National within the same time frame. DONE AT ABUJA THlS 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1998 BCOHOMJ:C OO),.,.~ @:P WB8T AF.ftIC.AN' 8TATBS FORTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJAI 23 - 28 OCTOBER1 1998 REGULATION C/REG.S/IO/98 ON THE ORGANISATION OF AN ECODRUG RAFFLE DRAW (LOTTERY). THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Articles 101 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition functions; MINDFUL of Resolution A/RES.2/8/97 relating to drug prevention and control in West Africa and endorsing Praia Political Declaration and Plan of Action; MINDFUL of Regulation C/REGA/8/97 on the finanCing drug control activities granting funds to the Regional Fund for ............................ Drug Control Activities in West Africa (ECODRUG FUND); CONSIDERING Article 1 7 of the Statutes of the Regional Fund for financing Drug Control activities West Africa (ECODRUG Fund) which provides the resources for the control of drug activities may be derived from any sources approved by the Council of Ministers; DESIRING to gather substantial funds for the execution of Community programmes in the war against drug abuse and illicit trafficking all member -2- CONSIDERING that a lottery project, through its grassroots orientation, will help to popularise the aims and objectives of ECOWAS in all the member States, promote mutual understanding and cooperation, complement the efforts of Member States in the fight against drug abuse and funds for Community programmes; ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the 22nd Meeting of the Administration and Finance Commission held Ahuja from 13 to 22 October. 1998; ENACTS Article 1 The Executive Secretariat hereby authorised to organise, in all Member States, a raffle draw (lottery) as a means of funds for the ECODRUG Fund. In carrying out the activity in Article 1 above, the Secretariat shall cooperate with the relevant authorities of the Member and shall, to the extent of its international status, diplomatic immunities and privileges, abide by the rules and regulations governing such activity the Member States. Article 3 The sum of $ 56,848 (fifty-six thousand, eight hundred and forty­ eight United States dollars) is hereby approved as a loan to pre­ finance initial raffle draw to be conducted in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. All subsequent activities of the raffle draw shall be financed from the resources it generates. Article 4 Regulation shall published by the Executive Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Community within thirty (30) days of signature by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. It shall be published in the National Gazette of each Member State within the same time frame. DONE AT AHUJA, THE 28 TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1998 ~rc=r~-~_O. RASHEED ~~~~OSI CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL :BCONOMIC COMM'tf.N1tTT ~c.&.N' STATI:8 FORTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJA. 23 - 28 OCTOBER 199B REGULATION C/REG.7/10/98 AUTHORISING RECRUITMENT OF ONE PERMANENT BILINGUAL SECRETARY (G5) FOR THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS •. MINDFUL of 10.11 12 of Treaty the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of the recommendation of Administration and Finance Commission, endorsed by the Council of Ministers at its thirty-sixth held Lome from 15 to 17 December, 1994, to the effect that vacant non-quota posts should on an individual basis and filled where necessary; CONSIDERING the need to recruit a permanent bilingual secretary in order to complement the staff strength of the and ensure its smooth functioning; ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the twenty-second meeting of the Administration and Finance Commission held in Ahuja from 13 to 22 October, 1998; - 2- ENACTS Article 1 Authorisation is hereby given for the bilingual secretary GS. LAo ...... '.." ...... of a permanent Article 2 The to 1 of this Regulation shall a national of a Member State which free of the sanctions out Article 77 of the revised Treaty, and in Article 1 of A/DEC.S/7/95 dated 29 July, 1995. Article 3 This Regulation shall be published by the Executive Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Community within thirty (30) days of its signature by the Chairman the Council of Ministers. It shall be published in the National Gazette of each Member State within the same time frame. DONE AT AHUJA. THIS 28 TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1998 YL~~:::5~"-··~--·· RASHEED GBlnAMoSI CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL BCOHOlltUC 00l'IIrIrM~ 01' W'Ji8T ~C.AN' 8TATBS FORTY-TIDRD SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJA, 23 w 28 OCTOBER 1998 REGULATION C/REG.8/10/98 WAIVING THE PROVISIONS OF THE STAFF REGULATIONS GOVERNING RENEWAL OF APPOINTMENTS FOR TEMPORARY STAFF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, . MINDFUL of Articles 10, II and 12 of the Revised Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and MINDFUL of 77 the revised Treaty Article 1, AJDEC.S/7/95. dated 29 July 1995 prescribing sanctions against Member States which fail to honour their obligations; MINDFUL of recommendation the Administration and Commission endorsed by the thirty-sixth of the Council of Ministers which took place in from 15 to 17 December, 1994, and which provides that temporary appointments to vacant non­ quota posts should be examined on an individual basis and as the need arises; AWARE of the need for prompt measures to resolve the very real problems arising from the fact departments in Secretariat being understaffed; DESIROUS, for this and as an exceptional measure, of waiving the provisions of the staff regulations governing the renewal of appointments for temporary ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the twenty-second of the and Finance Commission held in Ahuja from 13 to 22 October. 1998; ENACTS Article 1 As an exceptional provisions of the staff regulations appointments shall be waived to permit the renewal. a maximum of three times, of the appointments of temporary staff. Each renewal shall be for a period not eX(:::eernTlq six-months. Article 2 The officers whose temporary appointments may be renewed as provided for in Article 1 of this Regulation shall nationals of Member States which are of sanctions set out in Article 77 . revised Treaty and in Article I, A/DEC.S/7/95 dated 29 July 1995. . Article 3 temporary appointment renewed accordance with Article 1 of this regulation shall lapse immediately a national of Member State to which the post is allocated office. Article 4 This Regulation shall be published by the ............... "' ...... in the Official Journal of the Community within thirty (30) days of signature the Chairman of the Council Ministers. It also be published by Member In N aHonal Gazette within the time t.,.. .... ·n"! DONE AT AHUJA. THIS 28 TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1998 RAs~:~~51= CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL I:OONO~C CO~ OJ' ~T ~CAN' 8T,&,TIB FORTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJA, 23 - 28 OCTOBER 1998 REGULATION C/REG.9/10/98 AUTHORISING THE RECRUITMENT OF TEMPORARY PROFESSIONAL STAFF FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty establishing the Council Ministers defining composition and functions; MINDFUL of the recommendation of the Administration and Finance Commission, endorsed by the Council of Ministers at its thirty-sixth session held in Lome from 15 to 17 December, 1994, the that vacant non-quota posts should be on an individual filled CONSIDERING the ever-increasing volume work within the Department of Legal Affairs and the Department of Social and Cultural Affairs; CONSIDERING gross inadequacy of the staff strength the afore-mentioned departments and the urgent need for additional ensure effective implementation of their programmes; ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the twenty-second of the Administration and Finance Commission held in Abuja from 13 to 22 October, 1998; ENACTS Article 1 Authorisation is hereby given for the recruitment of the follOwing temporary professional staff: Department of Legal Affairs: 1 P4 and 1 P2 officers; Department of and Cultural Affairs: 1 P5 officer. Article 2 The officers to be recruited shall be nationals of Member States which are free of the sanctions set out in Article 77 of revised Treaty~ and in Article 1 Decision A/DEC.S/7/95 29 July, 1995. Article 3 This Regulation shall be published by Executive Secretariat in the Official Iournal of the Community within thirty (30) days of its signature by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. It shall also published by Member in National Gazette within the same time frame. DONE AT AHUJA. THIS 28 TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1998 RASHEED GBADAMOSI CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL RCOHOIl'aC CO~y OF WIlST AI'lUCAH STATBS FORTY-THIRD SESSION OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJA, 23 - 28 OCTOBER 1998 REGULATION C/REG .. IO/IO/98 APPROVING THE SUBSTANTIVE COST OF THE PARTIAL MOVEMENT OF STAFF TO AHUJA AND ALLOCATING ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT TO COMPLETE THE EXERCISE THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. , MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; CONSIDERING recommendation at the 41 st u~~::i:::;lLlll Council on of the to Ahuja and the need to move the staff from Lagos to Ahuja in stages; CONSIDERING that the Council decision to allocate a allowance to staff, and the authorisation given by the Chairman Council to pay 3 days perdiem to the said staff have incurred expenditure which was not included in Secretariat budget for 1998; OBSERVING that the substantive cost of accommodation in Ahuja higher than estimated; NOTING that a first group of officers Ahuja; already been moved to DESIROUS facilitating the movement of those remalnlng in before the end of December, 1998 and of allocating funds for the purpose; ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the 22nd Meeting of the Administration and Commission held in from 13 to 22 October 1998 ; NACT parlial cost of partial transfer of the to Ahuja amounting to two hundred and twenty two .. ..., .................. ,n ..... one hundred and units of account (UA 222,199) is hereby approved. sum which was spent in 1998 was deducted from paid up arrears of contribution, and covers payment of the special reinstallation allowance, 3 nights per diem paid to staff the deficit to the high obtaining Ahuja. Article 2 Also approved is an additional sum three hundred and thirty two thousand nine hundred and ninety units of account (UA 332,990) shall be deducted from arrears of contribution in 1998 in order to complete the movement of Secretariat staff, to Abuja. Article 2 This regulation shall be published in the Official J oumal of the Community within thirty (30) days of its signature by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. It shall also be published within same time frame by Member State in its National DONE AT ABUJA, THlS DAY _ . .-,- ·r-2YY?:1.~-:~-'> RASHEED GBAD~OSI CHAIRMAN FORCOUNClL BOOJHOM:lC COMX~Y OP wmBT .AJr:lUCAH 8T.6,TBS FORTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJA, 23 - 28 OCTOBER, 1998 REGUIATION C/REG.ll/lO/98 ON THE ADDITIONAL IJST OF ENTERPRISES AND PRODUCTS APPROVED TO BENEFIT FROM THE ECOWAS LIBERALISATION SCHEME THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL Articles 10, II and 12 of the Revised Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers defining composition and functions; MINDFUL of Protocol dated 5 November 1976 defining concept of products originating from ECOWAS Member States and its subsequent amendments acts; MINDFUL of Decisions C/DEC.3/6/88 and C/DECA/7/92 dated 21 June, 1988 and 25 TulYt 1992 of Council Ministers defining the procedure for approval of industrial enterprises and products under the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme; MINDFUL of Decision AJDEC.6/7/92 dated 29 July. 1992 of the ?\.uthority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on the ::xdoption and implementation of a single liberalisation scheme ror products originating from Member States of Community; MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.4/7/96 dated 27 July. 1996 on the cancellation of the criterion relating to the level of participation of community nationals the equity capital of entreprises; ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the thirty-seventh meeting of the Customs, Immigration, Money and Payments Commission, held Lagos from 2 to 6 June. 1998. EN AC T S: Article 1 The Industrial enterprises and products fulfilling the ECOWAS of origin the attached annex are approved for the benefit of preferential treatment under the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme. Article 2 The Executive Secretariat shall give each enten::m an approval number which must on of origin and on the ECOWAS customs declaration and infonn Member States accordingly. Articl~ 3 Member States and the Executive Secretariat shall take all measures to ensure the implementation of this decision. Article 4 This regulation shall be published in the Official Journal of the Community by the within thirty (30) days after signature by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. It shall also published within the same time frame in the National Gazette of each Member State. DONE AT ABUJA. THIS 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1998 lte de" Entreprisl!:!l Stat membra/Identity enterprises by Member States .L......!;Q'I'E D'IVOlrtE 1. ACIPl\C 05 J\bidjan 05 2 ZE;NlTH PLJ\STIC C.l.04 81'.992 Abidjan 04 LISTS DES PRODUI'TS ET ENTREPRISES INDUSTR!E{,S AGREES LIST OF ,AGREED INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS JU'm ENTERPRISES Position ProduitD/Prod\1c~!I tarifaire/ Tariff N° Code country code 4n20.20.00 - Cahiera 5colaire/ 384 Exercise books HIE!. 10.00 - P«pier hygienique/ 384 toilet: paper 4.1118.1.0.00 - Serviettes hygienlquesj 384 sanitary to'olelll 4813.20.00 - Moucnoirs/Handkershiefs )8'1 4817.10.00 - Enveloppe5/Env elopes 394 6402.99.00 ~utre3 chaussures A semelles 38'1 excel'ieures et des$us en caoutchouc ou en matiere plastique/Other footwear with outeraoles and uppers of rubber or plastics. . Autres chaussures a semelles exterieures et des9us en caoutchouc 6402.91.00 ou en matiere plastique couv.ant 1<1 394 chev il1es/Other footwear "'ith (luter soles and uppers of rubber or . plastics' covering the ankle. agre :/App N"entreprise/ N'Pt"oduit/ Annie/ Enterprise N° ProQuct "'" Year 001 01 98 001 02 99 001 0) 98 001 04 98 001 05 96 -' 002 01 98 96 002 02 2 392),21.00 · Sacs. sachets, pocl"lettes et 3M 002 0) 98 ~ornets en polymere de l'ethylene }Sacks 3no1 ba9s of polymers of ethylene. 3923.29.00 · Sacks. sa.chets, pochettes en )(14 002 04 98 autres matieres plaatiques/ Sacks and bags of other plastics. 3920.42.00 - Autres plaques en polymeres du O()2 05 98 chlorure de vinyle souples/Other 364 plates of PVC, 3920.99.00 · Autres plaques en aut res 002 06 98 3. TOLES IVO!RE matieres plastiques!Other pla.tes of 384 otherplastics. -- - 'roles rev@tues d'al1iage 98 7210.61.00 JIB OOl 01 d'alul1linil.lm'et de :tine/Sheets plated or coated with aluminium 'linc alloys. - Toles galvanis.ea/Galvanised 98 3134 003 OJ 7210.49 00 sheets. 4. IVOIRE AAL 5. 5.H.C.V. ISocilc. Nle de confiserie de VR10t). ~. MANUFACTURe LION D'OR (M L.n.) 7. Pr:...ASTIClI.BLS 01 B?SlGO Abidjan 01 7612.10.00 7615.19.00 7606.12.10 1301:1.90.90 1'104.10.00 1704..90.00 5511.10.00 5508.10.00 5403.31.00/5406.20.00 3917 :n.90 3!H7.23 .10 3 - Tllbea !louples/Collapsible containers. Articles de m~nage domestique/ Other house-hold articles . Toles en aluminium/Aluminium sheets. - Buses m~tallique3/tubes - Commes ! macher/Chewing gum - Autrf!S sucreries sana cacao/Other sugar confectionery not cocoa. thread - I'il a coudre/Sewing thre;!d Fil a broder/Weaving thread. - Tubes isoranges/tubes of polymers of ethylene Tuyallx pour canalisatloll d'eau/Pipes for water supply. . Fils electriques/~lectrical 8544.11.00/6544.19.00 wire aSH,20.00 9105.10.00 Cables electriques/ electrical cables Reglettes eiectriqueS/Lighcing fittin9s, 004 01 384 OQ4 02 31H 004 03 004 04 384 OOS- 01 384 005 02 006 01 384 006 02 384 006 03 OO? 01 394 007 02 384 007 0) 38<1 007 007 os 8. NE'STLB C.l. 2101.11 00/2101.12,00 - Extraits, e8U~nCe:9 et 384 008 01 98 cQnCent~e3 de caf~ et preparation a base de ces extraits etc/coffee (NESCAn) . 1806.10,00 - Poudre de CaCao, <;lVec Jll1 008 02 98 addition de sucre ou d'autres edulcorants/Cocos powder, containing added sugar (NESQUlK) 2104.10.90 · Preparations pour scupes etc 384 001'1 OJ 98 (MACC!) /SOIJPS and broths and preparation therefor lMAGGI) • 2106.90 90 · Autrea pr~parations )84 ooa 04 98 alimentaires/ rood preparations (MGGI J 9. SOFOl'LAST 35121.90.00 - Crail .leaux en ,iei lll4 009 01 99 plaatiquea/Other plateB, films ... of plastics. :.In). 29.00 · Sacs. SaCh(!t9 pl sst iqlles/ 384 009 02 98 Sacks &. bags 3904.22.00 · Polychlorure de vinyle 384 009 03 98 gunuH;f PolYll'.i.nyl chloride G4QL99.00 · Chau9But'es plastique~/ 384 009 04 98 Plastics footwear. 3406.00.00 - aougies/Candles 10. lRW lS4 010 01 9B 1\bidjan 01 SP .. )90) . 6 lL STE J>.TOU :2009 40 00 JllS d'ananas I pineapple J8'l 013 01 98 jui<:e 200 L19 .00 Jus d"orange I OrMge juice 384. Oll 02 98 2009.813 90 Jus de gingenmbre et de 3M Qll OJ 911 passion I Juice oE any other single (ruit or vegetable 2009.80.30 Jus de mangue I mango juice 384 on 04 9S 2009.80.10 Jus de goyage , Guava juice JS4 013 os 98 2009.90 00 Melanges de jus I Mixture of )134 Oll 06 ge juices 2106.913 10 sit:op de fruits I Syrups )84 OD 01 98 cont~ining added flavouring and/or colourIng matter 14 • NESTLE 2J04 Preparation pr~sent~s C. r. 10 HI sous 384 014 01 98 (o~e de tablettes et de cubes (cube maggi) I Preparat.ion in block::;; or loaveu form (!!lagS 0 7 15. $APLED 0405.10.00 Beurre / butter 384 015 01 98 15 Sl? 786 liliidjan 19 1517.10.00 Mar9arine / margarine 384 015 02 96 16. SABI 1905.30.00 Biscuits sees I sweet 384 016 01 98 (Societe biscuits Africaine de Biscuiterie) II . GHANA I.Ghana 76114 .10 .00 Ban'es et profiles en 288 001 01 98 Aluminium aluminium! hluminium Products Ltd profiles/rods 1606.11.10 Toles en aluminiium 2aB 001 02 98 /aluminium roofing sheets 1610.10.00 Portes, fenAtres et leurs 268 001 03 96 cadres/aluminium fabricated structures 2. DARK >..tID LOVELY 3. PHJl.RMACl\R£ INDUSTR! ES LTD 4. BENHNEST ACCRA NORTH (GHANA) DOS. 20.00 3305.10.00 3305.30.00 3J05.90.00 3307.10.00 ])06.10.00 7606.10.00 4412.1].00 4412.22.00 HiS. 20.00 . pr~parations pou~ Ie d,H rissilge/lla i reare J;e 1 axe rs - Shampooing/shampoos . Laques pou~ cheveux/Hai~ lacques (restorer) - ~utreR preparations capillaires/Other preparation [or use on the hair: - pomade" colours - Preparations paul; le pr~rasage, Ie rasage, l'apres raaage/pre-shave, shaving or after-shave preparation - Dentrifices - Tubes aluminum/Aluminium collapsible tube - RUOana adhesifs/Adhesive t"pea - Cont~eplacqu~s/Plywood - aois plaques/Blackboards porte en bois/door 2as 2sa 288 288 28B 2aa 20a 28B 288 2sa 8 002 01 98 002 02 S8 002 OJ S8 002 002 OS 98 (0) 01 98 003 02 9a 003 OJ 98 004 01 004 02 90 004 03 98 9 III. NIOERI)' 1- DA.NGOTE: 5208 52. Hl - 'Tissu$ lmprimes/Wax prints S66 001 01 911 G Efl. TEXT! LE 5810.10.00 - Droderies/Embroidery 566 001 02 ~a 5207.10.00 . Fils de cot on conditionne 566 001 03 9B pour 1a vente au d~l::ail/ Cotton yarn 2. NESTLE 1902.19.00 - Nouilles/Noodles S66 002 01 98 FOODS NIG. 3 LIBERTY 3924. 90 .10 - CUvetteg et aeaux/wash 566 003 01 90 INOUSTRle basins and bukecs 3924 90.90 - Autres al;ticles de ... 01.1 S66 003 02 99 d'economie domestique en ~atiere piastique/Other household articles of plastics. 732J.93.00 - Articles de ll\~nage 01.1 566 003 0) 99 d'economie domesl::ique en fel; 01.1 en (Icier/Kitchen or other ... and articles o( steel. 732).9. QO Articles ·de m~nage en fer 566 003 04 96 au acier ~rnai11~/Ernamelware products 10 4. HJl8BS 3209.90.20 Autre. peintures/Paintn 566 004 01 99 (HIG. ) LTO - Emulsion . Gloss - Texcote S. aI\ZI\l~RI PVC lnS.10.oO Cat't'eaux plastigues/tiles 566 005 01 99 TILES PVC 6. CYSELE :3303.00.90 Par:(ums et eallx de 566 006 01 9S COSMETICS toilette/perfumes and toilet waters 3307.20.00 - Desodorisants corporels/ 565 006 02 99 Personal deodorants. :330, 49 .00 - preparations pour parfumer 566 006 OJ 98 Ie. locaux/preparations for per(uming rooms. . 3304.99.00 - Preparations pour les soins 56S' 006 04 911 de l.a peau/l?reparations for the care of skin. 3305.30 00 - Lagues pour cheveux/Hair 566 ()O6 05 913 lacques. DOS. 90 .00 - Autres pr~parations 566 006 06 96 capillaires/Otllel' hair preparations. 11 lJOS.20.()O Pr~parations pour' 5615 ODS 07 98 JlO5,lO.OO - Shampooings/Shal1'poos S66 006 08 98 J30~.91.00 - Poudr:l!!s/powder 566 OOti 09 9B JJ04.30.00 - Pr:~parations popur 566 006 10 911 manucUJ::es OU npt! i r.!l TI> , r • Manicures or pedicure preparations. ::1301.10.00 - Preparations pour l'apres 566 (lOiS 11 90 ~a3age/After shave preparations. 2712.10.00 - vaseline/Petroleum jelly 566 006 12 98 3401.11.10 - Savon de toilette y comptis 566 006 13 98 ceux a usages medi~aux/Soap for toilet use including 566 006 14 96 medicated products. 3304.10.00 - pprpoduits de maquillage 566 (lOG 15 98 pour lea levres/Lip make vp pr.eparations. )402.20.(10 - hgents de surfa~e 566 (lOG 16 98 organique/Organic surface- active agents. )405.90.00 - Pproduits pour nettoyage 566 006 17 96 des vitrea/Glass cleaner polish. . 31)00.<10.00 Deeinfectante/Oesinfectant9 566 006 18 98 12 7. COMADEN 9~O4 9Q.00 - oreille.s/pillows 566 007 01 98 WIG. ) 8. BETA 84111.10 00 Refrigeateurs/Refrigerators S6G ooa Ol. 98 INDUSTRIES SHa. 30 .00 - Con9~lateurs/Freezers 566 OOS 02 98 6418.50.00 - Autres coffres, vitrille ... S6G 008 03 911 Pour 1a production du froid/Bottles coolers. 13415.10.00 - Climatiseurs/Air 566 ooa 04 98 - conditioners. 8309.10.00 - Bouchons-couronnes/ 566 006 05 98 Crowncorks. H23.10.00 Casier:o/crateg S66 008 06 98 8701.10.00 - Carrosseries de v~hiculesl S66 008 07 98 Vehicles carrier bodies , . CACIL nOll.lIO.()O - Peintures/paints S66 009 01 98 PAINTS LTD 10. NIGER!!', 960S .10.00 - Styloa/i?en S!i'6 010 01 98 8ALiJPOINT BEN 14 841<1.51.00 Ventilateura!Fans 566 013 O~ 96 940) 10.00 Meubles en metal/metal 566 013 OS 90 (our-niturl'!s (clasoeurs) 9403.<0.00 Armoires/Cupboard 566 013 06 98 9403.10.00 Meubles en bois/Wooden 566 013 07 98 fourniture 9~02.10.90 Tables roulantes/Medecine 566 013 09 98 IV.SIERRA troll"!y Li!:ONS 1- NATION}\[ .. 1905.10.00 Pain croustillant I biscuits 694 001 01 98 cONFecrloNNER CO. LTD 1104.90.00 Sucreries!bonbons) I candies 694 001 02 98 (sweets) v. TOGQ 1. NlOTO. SI\ 1508.90.90 !luile raEfinee d' arachide I 768 001 01 98 ground nut seed refined 1512.29.00 Huile raffinee de coton I 769 001 02 9,8 cotton seed oil refined 2.FAN MILk SA 0<10:).10.10 Yoghourt nature I yougurt 160 002 01 S8 nature (h03.10,20 Ya9hou l:'t addit:lonrle de fruits 768 002 02 98 I yogurt containing added fruit 210S .00 .00 GIae"!" de. consommation m!me 768 002 03 98 contenant du cacao / Ice , cream, 2009.S0.!)O Melange de JUS/MixtUre of 760 002 04 98 juice , IlCOHOltDC ~ 0:1' WBST AF.IUCAN STATU FORTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJA, 23 - 28 OCTOBER 1998 REGULATION C/REG.12/10/98 APPROVING THE STATUTES OF THE REGIONAL FUND FOR FINANCING DRUG CONTROL ACTIVITIES IN WEST AFRICA (ECODRUG FUND) THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Articles 10, II and 12 of the Revised Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of Resolution AIRES .2/8/97 relating to drug prevention and control in West Africa and endorsing the Praia Political Declaration and Plan of Action; MINDFUL of Regulation C/REGA/8/97 on the financing of drug control activities and granting funds to the Regional Fund for 1..,1.,I,,,",L.l.J.,,",,j,,J,..l'-j Drug Control Activities in West Africa (ECODRUG FUND); ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Second meeting of ordinators of Inter-ministerial Drug Control Committees, held in Banjul from 7 to 11 September, 1998; ECW/CMXLIlI/l 2 B ONOMIC COMMUNITY OF W A RICAN STAT (E COW A ) DRAFT TATU o H R IONA FUND OR ORU CONTROL IN WEST AFRICA (ECDDRUG UNO) CHAPTER I DEFINITION The following definitions shall ly in Statutes: 1. sed TreatyJl means the sed Treaty of ECOWAS adopt on July 24, 1993i 2. "statutes" means the Statutes ional Fund in West Afr ( FOND); 3. "Community" means the Economic Community of West can States (ECOWAS); 4. "Member State(s)n means a member State or member States of Community; 5. "Conference" means the Can Gaver-nment icle ECOWASi of of State Community, es ished the Revi Treaty of 6. "Councilor Council means the Council of Ministers of Communi ty c 10 of the 7. "Executive 8. Revi means Community as Revised Treaty Secretary" means line with T 9. "ECODRUG FUND or means the 10. "IDCC" FundI! West rica; means Cont Secretar t of the in Art of the Secretary appointed in of Arti 18 of the 1 Fund for Drug control in 1 Interministerial Drug 11. Committee" means the Management Committee of 12. '\Drug Control ECODRUG FUND For which pravis in Article 6 of utes of the Fundi Control Un 112/96; iv) approved the revamping of drug analysis laboratory in Niamey. Republic of Niger, to serve as a regional laboratory. ITEM 10: Consideration of the memorandum from the Cbairman of the Committee of Governors of Central Banks on the progress report on the ECOWAS monetary cooperation programme ITEM 11: Consideration of Memorandum submitted to the Fifth Consultative Forum on the status of the monetary programme, the multilateral surveiUance mechanism, and the rationalisation of cooperation programmes between UEMOA, ECOW AS and CILSS 53. The memoranda were presented by the Chairman of the Committee of Governors of Central Banks and the Chainnan of the Consultative Forum respectively. The two documents dealt essentially with the implementation of the monetary cooperation programme, the harmonisation of economic and financial policies, and the rationalisation of cooperation progranimes between UEMOA, ECOWAS, and CILSS. 54. Council congratulated the Committee of Governors of Central Banks and the Consultative Forum on the seriousness with which they looked into issues relating to development and regional integration. Council made observations on the following points: Report B. To finance the Regional cont of. Action on d ECODRUG FOND 11 also provide assistance operating Member States and may accivities which sent a ional racter being beneficial to two or more countries. to IDCes and projects virtue of ADMINISTRATION OF ECODRUG FUND ECODRUG shall Committee up .. Executive .. 2 Representatives .. Chairman, Soc 1 ssion '" Director, Social and .. Director nce, 1 Af Itura1 irs fairs a Ma Chairman Member Member Member " Legal Affairs .. Drug rol Unit r Rapporteur Management ECODRUG Fund. The Management convened by of its is attain ttee ttee sha and shall I admi meet 1 1. The Management Committee 11: " approve the .. assess e1 Ii the 2. s of a two-thirds major and proceedings of meeting which members. 3 ster and oversee twice a e a e so 2/3 received ttees. 1 Executive Secretary shall have ECODRUG FUND. He is the budget authoriz ibi Ii ty for t ficer the Fund. Execut Secret of ECOWAS be assisted by staff of Secreta He may however, engage the services of drug cont experts to evaluate technical documents from the IDCCs. Exe ve Sec shall receive and forward requests for grants or funds s tted by the IDCCs and the Control Unit, to Coordinator of Unit, w is administrator of the a1 11 Ma Article 12 The nisters uticle 13 and therea ttee. tive ary operations . The Administrator of the present t requests to 1 report to the the e 1 Fund. all D the FUND t 1 of The nator shall be sib the day-to-day FUND. shall the t which prepa I prepare vouchers for commitment expendi ture which he shall rd co author ing of of the ECODRUG Fund approval. The Director of Department of nee shall the resources of t ECODRUG Fund in a account distinct the accounts of also keep of account. The rector nance, 1 from the authorising officer to shall settle su ture in con 1 Regulations and Manual of Accounting s y. CHAPTER V: RESQURCES The resources of t ECODRUG FUND shall deri .. initial endowment. to ECOWAS Executive Secretariat; annual contribut s from r States; 4 .. .. grants a gifts; interests on placements; from all other sources approved by Council of r State shall contribute to the ECODRUG FUND 2.0% of its assessed annual contribution to ECOWAS. Inter- ministerial Drug Cont Committee the ECOWAS Unit in Member ate shall ta appropriate measures to ensure pa~nent of their country's contributions. 1. 2. A budget budget be establi r the rat The t shall sources enumerated relating to: in Artie at the commencement of each of the ECODRUG FUND. income and i from t i1 expendi cost of activit set out in 4; .. .. iona1 costs; all other incu ECODRUG FUND, within the resources. in the ation of t ts of available financial ECODRUG FUND 11 provide the IDCCs with a standa appl tion form for grants. The I in each ry shall centralise and s rvise all requests for funding shall, re rdi them to ECOWAS, the supervisory Minister, 1 ensure that the activit for the s are ing 11 within areas set out in Article 4 of e statutes. ECODRUG FUND 11 not consider ications whi ted to t Executive Secretary through the re for ECOWAS affairs in Member State In processing appl ion for grants, the llowing princ s, inter alia, shall apply: 5 An exporting Member State which has not to the estimated compensation budget or whose contribution is less than the amount of its debt, shall pay into the fund the amount of the compensation for losses incurred as a result of its eXlJOltS Article 3 The ECOWAS Executive Secretariat and the ECOWAS Fund shall be responsible for the payment to the Member State that have suffered the loss of revenue of the amounts recorded in the compensation budgets for 1996 and 1997. Article 4 regulation shall published the Official J oumal of the Community by the Executive within thirty (30) days of its by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. It shall also be published in the National Gazette by each Member State within the same time frame. DONE AT ABUlA, THIS 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1998 RASHEED GB AMOSI CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL COMPENSATION BUDGET FUR LOSS OF d~V~NUE FOR 1996 ,l.N LJ.."fi FrtANCS) MEMBER STATES Al-lOUN'l.' DUE Ghana Nigeria Togo NEr·1BER S'l'A'i'ES Ghana ligeria )go TOTAL ... ..1 48 212917503 218739344 BUDGET FOR LOSS OF REVENUE FOR 1997 (IN CPA FRANCS) "u,10UN'J,.' DUB 939407 l860386 75334993 78134786 - ! Any necessary addit procedure, made to t I encapsula provisions of Done at. Ahuja this 28 th 8 in the rules of present Statutes_ of Octobe.r 1998 ~OHO~CCO~Y ~CAN' BT4TBS FORTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJA8 23 - 28 OCTOBER 1998 REGULATION C/REG .. 13/10/98 RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF JOB PROFILES OF ECOWAS STATUTORY APPOINTEES OTHER THAN THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 the ECOWAS Revised Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL Articles 1 7 and 18 of Revised 1"Orf""" relating to appointments of staff of Community Institutions; MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.3/7/91 of the Authority of Heads of State and Government on the selection and evaluati~n of statutory appointees; MINDFUL of Article 28 of Protocol relating to the Fund for Cooperation, Compensation and Development on the appointments of the Managing Director and Deputy Managing Director of Fund; MINDFUL of Article IX of the Protocol establishing the West African Health Organisation relating to appointments of the Director- General Deputy Director-General; CONSIDERING that apart from the post of the Secretary whose functions as the Chief Officer of the Community Institutions, are fully spelt-out in Article 19 of the Revised there had been no specific description of the jobs of other statutory appointees of the Community. Institutions; CONVINCED that in for Community to appoint only officers possessing the highest standards of efficiency and technical competence. it has to clearly define the role and main tasks to be carried out by the statutory officers as well as their qualifications, experiences and personal qualities; ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS of the Meeting of ~he Ad-Hoc Ministerial Committee on Selection and Evaluation of Statutory Appointees held in Ahuja on 12 October 1998, Meeting of Ministers of Health held in Lome on 30 and 31 July 1998 and the Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs held in Ahuja from 26 to 28 October, 1998; ENACTS Article 1 1. The attached job profiles and qualifications of the following Statutory Appointees are hereby adopted: i) Deputy Secretary (Political Affairs, Defence and Security); ii) Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration and rmance); iii) Deputy Executive Secretary (Economic Affairs); IV) Financial Controller; v) Managing Director of the ECOWAS Fund; vi) Deputy Managing Director of the ECOWAS Fund; vii) Director-General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO); viii) Deputy Director-General of WAHOo 2. Only candidates possessing the stated qualifications and experience for each of the posts should be employed by the Community Institutions. 3. Unless otherwise provided in the Treaty or in a Protocol. all Statutory Appointees shall be under the direction and supervision of the and shall carry out the functions herein assigned to the post. Article 2 This Regulation shall be published by the Executive Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Community within thirty (30) days of its signature by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. It shall also be published within the same time National Gazette of each Member State. DONE AT ABUJA, THIS 28TIi DAY OF OCTOBER 1998 RASHEED CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL .JOB PROFILE, GlUALIFICATfOrsS AND DEFENCE AND SECURllY) The Deputy Executive Secretary (Political Affairs j Defence and Security) shall work under the authority of the Executive Secretary and shall: be responsible for policy formulation and implementation of programmes on conflict prevention j management j resolution, peace-keeping and humanitarian operations, issues on cross­ border crime. circulation of light weapons and drug control; be in charge of planningj training. administration, logistics and monitoring of all field operations ; work in collaboration with national armed forces, specialised institutions, the OAU. UN, international humanitarian organisations. and N~Os; organise, manage and provide support measures for all political activities relating to conflict prevention, management and resolution; responSible for policy formulation and implementation on cross­ border crime, the circulation of arms, drug control and all measures designated to restore peace; manage the regional and security observation system which will collate and analyse data on a day to day basis. of all factors that may impact on peace and security within the sub­ region; 1 represent the Executive Secretary whenever necessary; coordinate and supervise the activities of the Departments under his Authority; execute all other duties that may be assigned to him by the Executive Secretary. QUALifiCATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Candidates should: possess a higher degree in Political Science. International Relations. Law, military science or any other Social Science; have 12 years experience in the area of international relations. at least 5 of which must have been spent in a managerial position, experience in conflict management and resolution will be an advantage; capable of expressing him/herself in one of the official languages of the Community. Knowledge of least one of the other official languages will be an asset. be between 35 and 55 years of age. 2 JOB PROFILE FOR THE POST OF DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE 1. RESPONSIBILITIES: holder ofthis post will work under the supervision of the Executive Secretary and he/she will be responsible for the following: formulation and implementation of strategies, policies projects of the under hislher supervision, as may be directed by the Secretary, to further the integration process stimulating a conducive working environment, including preparation of a training programme, with a view to enhancing the institution's capacities overseeing the administrative financial management of the institution coordinating and supervising the departments under hialher purview; rational allocation and distribution ofhumao, material and financial resources preparation of a four-year programme of action and annual work programmes to enable implementation of this will serve as the basis for a perfonnance evaluation of the incumbent; carrying out all other responsibilities that may to him/her by the 2. QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE: A Masters in Management, Economics, Finance, Law, or Administration must have a sound knowledge human resource and accounts manaJ'teorlen as well as financial must have at least 12 years post qualification experience administration and financial management, at least five of which should have been spent at management level. Relevant experience or sound knowledge ofthe workings of an international organisation will be an advantage m~st be fluent in one of the official languages of ECQWAS (English, French, Portuguese), A working knowledge of either of the other official languages would be an must computer literate must be aged between 35 and 50 years. ECONOMIC AFFAIRS 1. RESPONSIBILITIES : The holder this post will work under the authority of the Executive ~e{:retat will be responsible for the following: and he/she fonnulation and implementation of strategies, policies and projects of the departments under as may be directed by the Executive to further the regional integration process; coordination and supervision of purview; of departments under his/her establishment and implementation Evaluation System; an ECOWAS Project Monitoring and creating a conducive working environment, effectiveness of the departments under himlher; preparing a four~year programme of action implementation oftasks assigned; smooth running and annual work ~"""'vn ....... ~~~~ the carrying out an other responsibilities that may be _V~·',","_ to himlher by the Secretary. 2. QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE: A Masters degree in Economics with an option in Planning, Statistics, Development Economics or International Economic Relations; must have at least years post qualification experience in economics at least five years of which should have been spent at senior level; relevant experience or sound knowledge of the workings an international will be an advantage; must be fluent in one of the official languages of ECOWAS (English, French, Portuguese), A working knowledge of either of other official would be an asset; must be computer literate~ must be aged between and 50 years. 1. JOB PROFILE FOR THE POST OF FINANCIAL CONTROLLER OF THE ECOWAS INSTITUTIONS The holder of this post responsible for all internal financial control and nTp,_""." oversees internal auditing within the ECOWAS Institutions: He/She shall in the formulation of regulations aimed at improving the financial and accounting management of the Community Institutions; make proposals to the ofInstitution with a view to enSure proper application of the financial regulations and improve financial and accounting management in the ECOWAS Institutions; prepare an annual budgetary and financial report the Community for the consideration of the Council of Ministers and the Board of Directors; submit activity reports to the of Council or to the Chainllan of the Board copies to of the institution concerned. 2. QUALIFICATIQN & EXPERIENCE: A degree in Chartered Accountancy management; a a must have a sound knowledge of financial analysis) aUditing in financial public accounts; must have at 12 years post qualification experie;nce in aUditing and financial analysis, at least five years of which should have been spent at senior level. Relevant or sound knowledge of the workings of an international organisation will be an advantage; must be fluent one of the official of ECOW AS (English. French, Portuguese). A working knowledge of either ofthe other official would bean must computer literate; must be aged between 35 and 50 years. JOB PROFILE FOR THE POST OF MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE FUND 1. RESPQNSIBILITIES : holder of post shall actively attainment of the regional integration objectives set out the ECOWAS Treaty. and hislher duties will be as follows: is answerable to Board of to conduct~ coordinate and all of the Fund; to implement the policy guidelines laid down by Board of Directors; to plan the activities and guarantee success the Fund~ to create a conducive working environment; to manage efficiently the resources of the Fund; to a four-year programme of action and annual 2. QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE: A minimum of a Masters degree in Banking~ Finance, Economics or Management; must have at least 12 years post qualification experience in mobilisation of investment finance and management of financial institutions~ at least eight of which should have been spent at senior management level. Relevant experience or sound knowledge ofthe workings an intemational organisation will be an advantage~ must be fluent in one of the official of ECOW AS (English, Portuguese). A working knowledge of at least one of the other official languages would be an asset~ must be computer literate; must aged between 35 and 50 years, JOB PROFILE FOR THE POST OF DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE FUND 1. RESPONSIBILITIES: The Deputy Managing Director works under the direct supervision of the Managing Director whom he/she assists in the discharge of hislher duties and particll \arly in: the conduct, coordination and supervision of the activi ties of the Fund; implementation of the policy guidelines laid down by the Board of Directors; planning the activities of the Fund; creating a conducive working envirorunent; efficiently managing the resources of the Fund; preparing a four-year programme of action and mmual work programme on the basis of the responsibi li ties assigned to him by the Managing Director; carry out all other responsibilities assigned to him by the Managing Director. 2. QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE: A Masters degree in Banking, Finance, Economics or Management; must have at least 12 years post-qualification experience in investment finance and management of financial institutions, at least five of which should have been spent at senior management leveL Relevant experience in or sound knowledge of the workings of an international organisation will be an advantage; must be fluent in one of the official languages of ECOWAS (English, French, Portuguese). A working knowledge of at leas I one of the other official Janguages will be an asset; must be computer literate; must be aged between 35 and 50 years. JOB PROFILE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF W AHO The incumbent must be a citizen a member State of ECOWAS. He shall work in pursuit the objectives of regional integration. He is answerable to the Asse!TIb1y of Ministers of Health and shall be responsible for the : conduct, coordination and supervision of all activities ofWAHO; implementation of guidelines defined by the Assembly of Ministers of Health; planning of activities aimed ensuring the success of the Institution; promotion of a conducive working atmosphere and the mobilisation of all enhancement and protection of resources of W AHO; qualitative management of the Institution. QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE Candidates must: t. possess q. recognised degree in medecine and have proven professional experience in the field; 2. have 12 years~ cognate 5 of which must have been spent in a high position of responsibility in the health sector, and show evidence of management and leadership qualities; 3. be fluent in one of the official languages of the Community; knowledge of at least one of the other languages will be an advantage; 4. be computer literate. 5. be between and 50 He.She responsible to the Director-General and shall assist the latter in the conduct of the Organisation's work, notably in the: conduct, coordination and supervision all activities ofWAHO; implementation of guidelines defined by the Assembly of Ministers of Health; planning of activities aimed at ensuring the success the Institution; promotion a conducive working atmosphere; he should be capable mobilising all staff to achieve the objectives of the community; administrative and financial management the Institution, and enhancement and protection of the resources ofWAHO. Candidates must: 1. possess a recognised degree in medecine and have proven professional experience in field; 2. have a minimum 12 years' cognate experience, 5 of which must have been spent in a high position of responsibility in health sector, and show evidence of management and leadership qualities; 3. be fluent in one of the official languages of the Community; knowledge of least one of other languages will be an advantage; 4. computer literate; 5. be between and years. DRAFT DIRECTOR GENERAL OF W AHO The incumbent must be a citizen of a member State of ECOWAS. He shall work in pursuit of the objectives of regional integration. is answerable to the Assembly of Ministers of Health and shall be for the: conduct, coordination and supervision of all activities of W AHO; implementation guidelines defined by Health; Assembly of Ministers of planning of activities aimed at ensuring the success of the Institution; promotion of a conducive working atmosphere and the mobilisation of all resources; enhancement and protection of resources of W AHO; qualitative management of the Institution. Qualification and Experience Candidates must: 1. a recognised degree in medecine and have proven professional experience in the field; 2. have 15 years' cognate experience} 5 of which must have been spent in a high position of responsibility the health and show evidence of management and leadership qualities; 3. be capable of expressing himlherself perfectly in one of the official languages of the Community; knowledge of at one of the other languages will be an advantage. computer literate and an added advantage. between 40 and 50 years old will be Article 2 This regulation shall be published in the Official J oumal of the Community within thirty (30) days of its signature by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. It shall also be published within same time frame by Member State in its National DONE AT ABUJA, THlS DAY _ . .-,- ·r-2YY?:1.~-:~-'> RASHEED GBAD~OSI CHAIRMAN FORCOUNClL BCONrOMJ:C OOMM'O'H'ITY or WIl8T A.1rB.ICAN' BTATms FORTY-THmO SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AHUJA, 23 - 28 OCTOBER 1998 REGULATION C/REG.14/10/98 ADOPTING THE REVISED REGIONAL PLAN OF ACTION AND THE 1999 - 2002 REGIONAL PRIORITY PROGRAMME FOR DRUG CONTROL IN WEST AFRICA THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS1 MINDFUL of Articles 101 11 and 12 of the Revised Treq:ty establishing the COWlcil of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of Resolution AJRES.2/8/97 on drug prevention and control in West Africa, which endorsed the Praia Political Declaration and Regional of Action; ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the second meeting of Co­ ordinators of Inter- Ministerial Drug Control Committees, held in Banjul from 7 to 11 1998; ENACTS Article 1 The Regional Plan of Action and 1999-2002 Regional Priority Programme for Drug Control in West Africa, which are attached as an annex, hereby adopted. The Secretary shall monitor the implementation of the Plan of Action and Regional Priority Programme and report to the Council of Ministers on the achieved l the difficulties encountered and the that should be taken to attain the objectives of the plan and programme. Article 3 This Regulation shall be published in the Official J oumal of the Community by the Secretariat within thirty (30) days of its by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. It shall published within the same time frame in the National of Member State. DONE AT AHUJA. THIS 28 TH DAY OCTOBER 1998 ECW/AFCXXII/14c eCONO.MIC COJJtM.JLNIty 01 wrsl' A3RICJlN StAlts (eCOWASJ SOCIA! A.JVD CU£lllR.A£ .A33.AIIlS DfP.AUlJl1l:Nl tWeNty-secoND JnrftING OJ tHe JIJ\JJ\J\JCE AND JlDMIJVIStIUtIO..N COJtLMISSIOJV AHUJA. 13- 22 orlODCR, IIHW PRIOnliJ.llJROfjIlUIMf IJOn DRUG COJViRO! I.JV wrSi JijRlCAJ 1999 - 2002 EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT OCTOBER 1998 The past five years have an intensified sub-regional approach to the war against drugs. During this period, appropriate coordination structures have been established at national and regional levels with the assistance of the UNDep, under the framework of Regional Project RAF/893. Th efforts received an additional boost in August 1997 when of the sixteen OWAS Member States reaffirmed their political support by adopting a political declaration and a regional plan of action on drug control. With the determination of Member States to a war against drugs no long in doubt, the UNDCP now has a duty to continue providing States with the assistance. Essentially, the Priority Programme outlined in this document seeks to out objectives and identify specific actions for which donor finance might obtained immediately) thus lowing the concerted sub-regional drug interdiction effort required to contInue. Indeed, Priority Programme (1999 - 2002) been on basis the Regional Plan of Action. The programme will focus on a certain number of global objectives and concrete actions, the aim being to consolidate the achievements of Project RAF/893. I. CONSOLIDATION OF CONTROL AGENCIES (NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS) Under Regional Project RAF/893 1 inter-ministerial committees were established in each Member State. A drug control coordination 2 unit was also established within the ECOWAS Secretariat Th res will need to be reinforced consolidate them furth In same vein, the meeting of national coordinators and that of Min responsible for coordination of drug control have been institutionalised by the ECOWAS Regional Plan of Action and these will need to be maintained and given adequate support. A. INTER-MINISTERIAL DRUG CONTROL COMMITTEES (NATIONAL LEVEL) establishment of inter-ministerial and the appointment of coordinators in Member effective in 1996. However, although the coordinators, civil are paid by their governments, serious logistic problems are being encountered in Member States, with the exception of Nigeria where huge have been set aside to combat drug abuse illicit drug trafficking. It would that within the context of Project RAF/893, the UNDCP had contributed significantly to the of the inter-ministerial comm by providing a grant of U $40 000 to each committee to purch b requirements (vehi ,photocopying machines, telepho I fax). This amount however proved inadequate to solve all the problems. Continued financial to States hampered by b ry ints should a matter priority. amount should also to US $50, up till the year 2002. With amount, it would to consolidate of the inter-ministerial committees and to make them fully operational, pending an improvement in the situation of Member States. total amount required would thus 'come to US $1 1600,000. 3 8. THE ECOWAS DRUG CONTROL COORDINATION UNIT (REGIONAL LEVEL) The unit which became operational in 1996 now provides the main thrust for ECOWAS action in the war ainst drugs in the sub­ region. The agreement signed in 1995 between the UNDCP and ECOWAS under the framework of Project RAF/893, made a provision for financial assistance towards the pu of materials and recruitment of a full-time consultant to assist the unit head. However I of the ~ of· nment (promotion of drug control activities, awareness-raising among national and regional authorities, energising new control efforts etc.), the unit will require an enhanced financial base. It should be noted that the unit is expected to serve as a focal point for the activities of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section of the United Nations. In view of the above, assistance should be given to the Drug Control Unit Such assistance may be financial, in the form of an annual contribution to the proposed Drug Control Fund, well as technical (posting of experts to the unit to handle specific tasks). A total of US$200,OOO will required for the period under consideration. C. ANNUAL MEE;TINGS OF COORDINATORS OF tNTEB­ MINISTERIAL COMMITTEES The meeting of national coordinators of inter-ministerial drug control committees been institutionalised in the Regional Plan of Action where it is referred to the EGIONAL TECHNICAL COMM . It j·s expected to act as an intermediary body with responsibility for considering concerning implementation of the plan of action at national and regional level. At this stage in the sub-regional drug control effort, an annual meeting of the Regional Technical Committee is crucial, to monitor 4 implementation of the plan. The committee will review the Plan of Action in the light of the decisions since taken by the United Nations General Assembly. The funds for the meeting should be earmarked within the Priority Programme. The budget should be equivalent to the amount voted for similar meetings in the past (approximately US$250,OaO for the period under consideration) arid would cover organisation as well as transport and accommodation for the participants. D. BIANNUAL MEETINGS OF MINISTf;RS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATION OF DRUG CONTROL The Regional Plan of Action also institutionalises the meeting of ECOWAS Min responsible for coordination of drug control. That body been given the responsibility of directing and coordinating activities envisaged in the plan. Given the rekindled enthusiasm for drug control activities in the wake of the 20th extraordinary session of the United Nations General Assembly, organising a similar meeting every other year might act as a catalyst at the sub-regional level and ensure that the action plan is kept in sharp focus by the highest level of authority .. The Priority Programme (1999 - 2002) affords a perfect framework for inclusion of such meetings. In alii three meetings will be organised during the period, the first of which will concentrate on a review of the plan. About US$200,000 will be required, roughly the total amount spent on the earlier three meetings already organised in Abidjan and Praia. ESTABLISHMENT OF NAT[ONAL DRUG INFORMATION AND ABUSE PRf;VENTION CENTRES Demand reduction as the surest method of drug control has become one. of the topmost priorities of the international community 5 and of ECOWAS Member States particularly since the 20th extraordinary session of the United Nations General Assembly was organised held to focus attention on the drug issue. It is on account of this new shift in emphasis that this current meeting being called upon to revise the regional plan of action. In order for the new policy to be properly implemented, it will be necessary to establish a drug information and abu prevention centre in each M~mber The centre will act as an umbrella institution for all activities pertaining to drug control: information, education, public enlightenment, early prevention. counselling, rehabilitation, relapse prevention, post-rehabilitation therapy, and provision of assistance. The cost of establishing such a centre in each Member State (equipment and technical assistance included) may be in the vicinity of US $40,000. This will into a total of US$640,OOO for the entire period. This action will need to be included in the priority programme because, despite the good intentions of ECOWAS Member States in this regard, they lack the budgetary means to embark on such actions. F. STRENGTHE~ING OF DATA COLLECTIQN METHODS rN MEMBER STATES Knowledge of the major trends in the evolution of the drug phenomenon in each Member State the backbone of any successful control strategy. Clearly, absence of a reliable data collection system means lack of access to the necessary information. The Regional Plan of Action has sought to tackle this problem by proposing the establishment of a data bank in each Member State and at the sub-regional level. This would ease data collection and storage, and facilitate exchange of information with competent national and international drug control services. Also included in the 6 Plan of Action is a suggestion that the national and should be interconnected. ional systems It is thus imperative to incorporate this important aspect of the regional plan into the Priority Programme. This would require the mobilisation of huge resources, around US $30,000 for the data bank in Member State and US $50,000 for the regional data These amounts would cover the cost of establishment well as equipment maintenance costs for the duration of the programme. The total amount needed would th add up to US $530,000. II. MONITORING PREPARATION AND EXECUTION OF NATIONAL ACTIQN PLANS The regional plan of action envisages the establishment of national action plans on drug control. far, the political resolve of OWAS Member States to implement the plan no longer at Issue. However, this is a complex matter and the ,high cost of some operations involved in the preparation of the plan poses an insurmountable challenge to M , The ional Plan of Action has adequately addressed this subject by recommending that international technical and financial assistance be sought to buttress efforts by these countries. It should be noted that under the framework of Project RAF/893, the UNDep played a pivotal role in collection of the data needed to prepare national plans in several countries. It is therefore imperative that the UNDep continue its assistance in this regard, particularly the formulation of these plans of action remains an acute problem for ECOWAS mem countries. The financial assistance requested to cover this aspect of the Priority Programme is US$200,OOO for all Member States. This will cover technical assistance, organisation of workshops to finalise the documents, and 'a donors meeting. With this amount, Member 7 States would be able to prepare a rellable and bankable action plan within a reasonable time-frame as recommended in the ional plan. m. REHABILITATION OF NATIONAL DRUG ANALYSIS LABORATORIES AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGIONAL LABORATORY The work of a list in laboratory analysis of drugs is an ess~ntial element in the war against illicit drug trafficking. He IShe provides the courts with necessary clarifications and makes it impossible for an offender to confuse the judges. With this in mind , the Regional Plan has recommended that a drug analysis laboratory should be established in each Member State arid a reference laboratory set up at the sub-regional level. However, experience has shown that the laboratories established with the help of the former Anti-Drug Fund of the United Nations failed to perform as expected. Drug law enforcement agencies rarely sought their services as drug traffickers never seriously contested their culpability. The staff of such laboratories therefore remained mostly id result was official neglect by the authorities, with governments withholding or reducing their operational budgets. These facts should be taken into consideration in preparing the Priority rogramme. The policy of siting a laboratory in Member States should be reviewed I as should the policy behind the establishment of a reference laboratory. The practice of having autonomous laboratories in Member States for the sale purpose of carrying out drug analysis should be discontinued. uch institutions should be integrated into existing public or private multi-purpose establishments which would thus acquire the necessary resources and manpower to enable them perform to the satisfaction of the authorities. 8 Priority Programme will provide to laboratories, turning them into viable institutions which would the i of government. At the regional level, the to establish the refere laboratory recom~ended in the Regional Ian of Action is becoming ever more compelling. This capital proj may be included in the Priority Programme, once the UN drawn up the necessary if these drug laboratories were to strengthened, it would be at a of US$30,OOO for each country. It will cost around US$50,OOO establish a reference laboratory. The total amount will thus add up to $530,000. IV. It now unanimously agreed that all attempts to reduce demand for dugs and drug addiction as a control measure are bound to I un are made to fully und nd the phenomenon's main pattern. Consequently, the Regional of Action has that epidemi.ological surveys be carried out in each Member to the evolution of the drug phenomenon. In the same vein, the ional Plan of Action underl need to adequaely train those who conduct these surveys. should be taught to take into account factors such as self-medication as in uncontroned of psychotropic drugs, the age of drug addicts, and, more particularly, the that such addicts are very often poly-drug users. Member State would require about US $70,000 to and conduct the epidemiological surveys and to train the staff, making a total of US $1.120,000. 9 V. HUMAN RESOURCE DEVI;LOPMENT Provision of training for the various categories of staff a aspect of drug control prog the Regional of Action devotes considerable attention to . The a recommendation that the regional character of UFDA strengthened, as this would give ECOWAS Member States a greater in its operations and teaching methods, The organisation of multi-disciplinary training courses for the actors in the anti-drug war and a priority action of ECOWAS States, UN and other partners, it should be given of place in the Priority Programme. To carry out their mission successfully I the national institutions that will provide training should be provided with adequate material human resources. The' needs of each Member State are estimated at US$50,OOO for the period under consideration. An additional US $500,000 will be required during the same period to cover training cou anised by UFDA. Total requirements u this chapter th to US $1,300,000. consultant that the successful implementation of the Priority Programme (1999 - 2002) will require the sum of SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS (US $6,570,000). This figure may need ~o be reviewed upwards as time goes on but the necessary funds can easily be under the four-year programme, 10 VI. COST Of THE PRIORITY PROGRAMME (1999-2002) ESTIMATED COS! IN FIGURES SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ESTIMATED COST (US $) Consolidation of national and 3420000 regional structures Monitoring of the preparation 200 000 and execution of the national action plans Rehabilitation of laboratories 530000 and establishment of regional reference laboratory ical drug surveys 1 120 000 national level Human resource development 1 300 000 national level and training at regional level GRAND TOTAL 6570000 VII. COUNTERPART FUNDING BY MEMBER STATES AND ECOWAS EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT Counterpart funding by Member and the ECOWAS Executive Secretariat will be in the form of for staff and renting of buildings needed during the implementation of the Priority rogramme. 11 ECONOMIC COMMUNITY Of WEST AFRICAN STATES FORTY -THIRD SESSION Of THE COUNCil OF MINISTERS Abuja, 23 • 28 October, 1998 RECOMMENDATION C/REC.l/10/98 RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SURVEillANCE MECHANISM FOR THE HARMONISATION OF THE ECONOMIC AND fiNANCIAL POLICIES OF MEMBER STATES The Council Ministers, MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.2/7/87 relating to the adoption of an ECOWAS Monetary Cooperation Programme which provides for the establishment of a single monetary for ECOWAS Member States; CONVINCED that the harmonisation of the economic and financial policies of Member states will accelerate the creation of the ECOWAS Single Monetary zone and enhance the overall integration effort; - 2 - RECOMMENDS To the Authority of Heads of state and Government to adopt the attached draft Decision establishing a Surveillance Mechanism for the harmonisation of the and financial policies of Member States. DONE AT ABUJA THIS 28th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1998 RASHEED GBAD~ CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCil ECONOMIC COMMUNITY Of WEST AFRICAN STATES TWENTY -FIRST ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT Abuja, 30 - 31 October, 1998 (DRAFT) DECISION A/DEC. /10/98 ESTABLISHING A SURVEILLANCE MECHANISM FOR THE HARMONISATION OF THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL POLICIES OF MEMBER STATES The Authority of Heads of state and Government. MINDFUL of Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the Revised Treaty establishing the Authority of Heads of State and Government and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.2/7/87 relating to the adoption of an ECOWAS Monetary Cooperation Programme which provides for the establishment of a single monetary zone for ECOWAS Member States; CONVINCED that the harmonisation of the economic and financial policies of Member States will the creation of the ECOWAS Single Monetary zone and enhance the overall integration effort; ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Forty-Third Session of the Council of Ministers held in Abuja from 23 to 28 October 1998. - 2 - DECIDES ARTICLE 1 All Member States and the Institutions of the Community shall ensure the harmonisation of the macro-economic policies in the Community. ARTICLE 2 In pursuit of this objective, each Member State shall ensure the attainment of the following targets in the macro-economic aggregates defined below: i) the maintenance of a budget deficit/GDP ratio of 1998, and 3% subsequently; by end ii) maintaining central bank credit to government within the ceiling of 10% of previous year's fiscal receipt s by end of 1998; iii} the achievement of single digit inflation rate by the end of 1998, and by the year 2000 in the case of Uberia and Sierra Leone; iv) reduction of variability of nominal exchange rates to less than 10% by end of 1998 and less than 5% by the year 2000. ARIIClE 3 There is hereby established a regional monitoring and surveillance Mechanism, to ensure compliance and assessment of the performance of Member States in relation to the above indicators of convergence. ARTICLE 4 The surveillance mechanism shall involve the collection, analysis an d processing of basic data, and making periodic reports on the trends - 3 - in the macro-economic aggregate to ascertain and determine Member States' compliance ,wit,h the indicators of convergence. ARTICLE 5 An inter-ministerial coordination machinery, known the National Macro-economic Committee (NAMEC) shall established in eac h Member state to oversee operation of the surveillance mechanism. ARTICLE 6 The Committee shall comprise the following: The Minister in charge of ECOWAS Affairs (Coordinator) The Minister of Finance The Minister of Planning or Economic Development The Governor of the Central Bank The Head of the National office of Statistics The Head of the National Economic Committee The duties of the Committee shall include: ensuring the formulation and application of appropriate macro-economic policies that facilitate harmonisation of macro-economic policies in the region; assessing national compliance with the regional macro­ economic convergence criteria; advising government on appropriate policy review; the timely monitoring of the collection, compilation and publication of statistical data and information required under the regional surveillance mechanism; - 4 - ensuring the preparation and review of the periodic country report for submission to ECOWAS Secretariat and the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) on national macro­ economic performance; providing periodically relevant data and information to the Secretariat and W AMA: engaging in regular consultation with the Secretariat and WAMA on compliance with the indicators of convergence. ARTICI.E 8 In order to avoid in the establishment of parallel institutional structures in UEMOA Member States, the national committee responsible for monitoring the UEMOA convergence criteria shall be the same body responsible for performing the above functions of the Committee established in Article 5 above. ARTICLE 2 WAMA shall in collaboration with the ECOWAS Executive Secretariat: maintain a regional system of up to date macro-economic data and information on all Member States; compile and submit periodic reports to the appropriate ECOWAS authorities on the performance of Member States in relation to the macro-economic indicators of convergence: hold regular consultations with Member States on harmonisation of macro-economic policies. ARTICLE 10 The policy organs of the surveillance mechanism to receive reports, review progress, issue relevant policy guidelines and directives are: - 5 - the Authority of Heads of State and Government the Council of Ministers the Committee of Governors of Central Bank. ARTICLE 11 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the Community by the Executive Secretariat within thirty (30) days of signature,by the Chairman of the Authority. It shall also be published National Gazette of each Member State within the same time­ frame. DONE AT ABUJA THIS 31" DAY OF OCTOBER, 1998 H.E. GENERAL ABDUlSALAMI ABUBAKAR CHAIRMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AfRICAN STATES fORTY -THIRD SESSION Of THE COUNCIL Of MINISTERS AbuJa, 23 - 28 October, 1998 RECOMMENDATION C/REC.2/1 0/98 RELATING TO THE OffiCIAL LAUNCHING Of THE ECOWAS TRAVELLERS CHEQUE The Council of Ministers, MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; MINDfUL of Decision A/DEC.2/7/87 of Authority in July 1987 relating to the adoption of the ECOWAS Monetary Cooperation Programme aimed at establishing a Single Monetary Zone; WISHING to pro of a common regional payments instrument to facilitate, trade, tourism and cross-border transactions; BEARING in mind that the use of a regional payments instrument will enhance the integration effort and in particular the achievement of the objective of a single monetary AWARE of the desire of the Committee of Governors of Central Banks for the introduction of an ECOWAS Travellers Cheque, as expressed at its meeting, held in Abuja on 26 October, 1998. - 2 - RECOMMENDS To the Authority of Heads of state and Government to adopt the attach draft Decision on the official launching of the ECOWAS Travellers Cheque. DONE AT ASUJA, THIS 28th DAY Of OCTOBER, 1998 RASHEED GSA CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCil , 66. Responding to questions put to him on this the Secretary recalled the decision taken at the 37th of the Council of Ministers held in Accra from 24 to 27 July 1995 OIl the need to co-ordinate integration policies in region and establish a framework for co-operation with UEMOA with a view to examining the most appropriate means of strengthening regional co-operation. emphasised that the proposed co-operatiqn programme with UEMOA and CILSS was in confonnity with the objective of rational ising IGOs West Africa. 67. The Executive Secretary further highlighted the efforts he had made to improve the of ECOW AS with the European Union and the American administration. At those meetings with the development partners, he laid particular emphasis on ECOWAS achievements in the areas of movement of persons, interconnection of transport, telecommunications and energy infrastructures and· regional peace and security. 68. Council underscored the need to strengthen ECO WAS in keeping with the spirit of the revised Treaty and the Abuja Treaty establishing tlle African Economic Community (AEC). Council appealed to all Member States to translate their commitment to the achievement of ECOWAS objectives into concrete action .. Report of the ,-,UH"LU -2 CONSIDERING the pproval of the Heads of State of the Ad Hoc Committee on ECOW AS single monetary at its inaugural sessio n held in Abuja 30 October, 1998. DECIDES ARTICLE 1 A regional payments instruments to be known as the ECOWAS TRAVELLERS H UE (the cheque)is hereby launched. cheque shall be issued by the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) on behalf of the Committee of Governors of Central Banks and shall be denominated in West African Units of Account {WAUA} equivalent to one unit of the Drawing Right of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ARTICLE 3 The cheque shall in five denominations of 10, 20, 50 and 100 units of account. ARTICLE 4 The cheque shall be acceptable in all Member for the payment all transactions in both goods and services. The Committee of Governors of Central Banks shall ensure the circulation and effective management of the ECOWAS Travellers heque initially by WAMA and eventually by the private sector. - 3 - ARTICLE 6 The WAMA directorate in collaboration with the Executive Secretariat shall monitor the use and acceptability of the and submit a yearly report to the competent authorities of the Community, ARTICLE 7 All ntral Banks shall prevent the accumulation of new arrears in the clearing mechanism in order to ensure credibility of the m and impart confidence in the use of the travellers cheque. ARTICLE 8 The Ministers of Finance and' Governors of Central Banks of participating countries undertake to guarantee the promp1 payment of any future arrears arising from the regional clearing system. They shall consid the arrears as priority payment in their settlement of multilateral debts. ARTICLE 9 Countries in arrears should to settle their d,ebts as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, these countries shall be excluded from participating in the project until the debts have been settled. ARTICLE ]0 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of Community by the Executive Secretariat within thirty (3D) days of its - 4 - signature by the Chairman of the Authority. It shall also be published within the same time-frame by Member state in its National Gazette. DONE AT ABUJA, THiS 31 st DAY Of OCTOBER, 1998 H.E. GENERAL ABDUlSAlAMI ABUBAKAR CHAIRMAN fOR THE AUTHORITY , IK:ON'OMIC CO~T or W'lBT ~CA.N 8TATD1 fORTY-THIRD SESSION Of THE COUNCil OF MINISTERS ABUJA, 23 - 28 OCTOBER 1998 RECOMMENDATION C/REC.3/IO/98 RELATING TO THE REGULATION ON TRANSHUMANCE BETWEEN ECOWAS MEMBER STATES THE COUNCil OF MINISTERS, MINDfUL of Articles 10, II and 12 of the Revised Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; MINDFUL of Article 2S of the Treaty relating to co-operation between Member States to ensure agricultural development and to achieve food security; CONVINCED that the development of livestock breeding is an integral part of any food security policy; AWARE that livestock breeding in Member States is faced with numerous technical, climatic. legal and sOclo-economic constraints; CONVINCED also that. given the current situation of the resources available in ECOWAS Member States, transhumance is essential for saveguarding and increasing agricultural production; AWARE that transhumance is, however, a source of health, social, environmental J economic and political problems; DESIRING to enhance the environment for livestock breeding in Member States and to formulate, for that purpose, a harmonious regulation on transhumance within the Community; ON THE PROPOSITION of the experts meeting for the preparation of an ECOWAS Transhumance Certificate, held in lagos from II to 14 December, 1996; RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY Of HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT to adopt the attached decision relating to the regulation on transhumance between ECOWAS Member States. Done at Abuja, this 28th day of October 1998 --r:FlC't:-:frF-=~S· Rasheed Gbada~(.(si Chairman for Council JlCOHO~C CO~y OF 'WH8T ~CANf STATES TWENTY-FffiST ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT AHUJA, 30 ~ 31 OCTOBER, 1998 DECISION A/DEC .. /10/98 RELATING TO THE REGULATION ON TRANSHUMANCE BETWEEN ECOWAS MEMBER STATES AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE OF GOVERNMENT, MINDFUL of Articles 7. 8 and 9 of the Revised Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) establishing the Authority of Heads of State Government and defining its composition functions; MINDFUL of Article 25 of the Treaty relating to co-operation between Member States to ensure agricultural development and to achieve food CONVINCED that the development of livestock breeding an integral part of any food security policy; AWARE that livestock Member .... ,.,....'T£::\ .... faced with numerous .................. , climatic. legal and socio-economic constraints; CONVINCED also that, giventh~ current situation of the resources available in ECOWAS Member States, transhumance is essential for safeguarding and agricultural production; AWARE that transhumance is, however, a source health, .;;I .......... '""" ... ,""'. environmental, economic and political problems; DESIRING to the environment for livestock breeding Member States and to formulate, for that purpose, a harmonious regulation on transhumance within Community; DECID S CHAPTER 1; OIHECT AND SCOEE Article 1: This Regulation out the main principles of the rules governing transhumance within ECOWAS Member States. Article 2: the purpose of this Regulation Article S: "transhumance between States" means the seasonal movement between Member of herds leaving their usual grazing areas in search of water and pasture; "quarantine" means the act of placing animals a particular region under veterinary with a view to determining their of means that are allowed to move around freely or in parks without the supervision of a herdsman. Also included in this category are grazing in national parks or game reserves, even when they are under the supervision of a All animals of the bovine, bovine, caprine, cameline1 plus asinine species shall be allowed free passage across borders of all Member States under the conditions set out in this Regulation. L' [ [ [ [ [ c [ [ [J [ G [ [ DESIRING to the environment for livestock breeding Member States and to formulate, for that purpose, a harmonious regulation on transhumance within the Community; D Cln s CHAPTER 1: OBJECT AND SCOEE Article 1: This Regulation sets out the main principles of the rules governing transhumance within ECOWAS Member States. Article 2: the purpose of this Regulation Article 3: "transhumance between States" seasonal movement between Member States of herds leaving their usual grazing areas in search of water and pasture; "quarantine" means the act of placing animals entering a particular region under veterinary observation with a view to determining their state of health; #I stray animals" means animals that are allowed to move around freely or parks without the supervision of a herdsman. Also included in this category are animals grazing in national parks or game reserves, even when they are under the supervision of a herdsman. All animals of the bovine, bovine, caprine, plus asinine species shall be allowed free passage across the borders of all Member States under the conditions set out in this Regulation. L [ C [ [ [ [ l [ [ [ [ DESIRING to enhance the environment for livestock breeding Member and to formulate, for that purpose, a harmonious regulation on transhumance within the Community; D CID S CHAPTER 1: OBJECT AND SCOEE Article 1: This Regulcrlion sets out the main of the rules governing transhumance within ECOWAS Member States. Article 2; the purpose of this Regulation Article 3; "transhumance between States" seasonal movement between Member States of herds leaving their usual grazing areas in search of water and pasture; "quarantine" means the act of placing animals entering a particular region under veterinary observation with a view to determining their state of "stray animals" means animals that are allowed to move around freely or parks without the supervision of a herdsman. Also included in this category are animals grazing in national parks or game reserves, even when they are under the supervision a All animals of the bovine, bovine, ,... ...... ...."....., plus asinine species shall be allowed free across the borders of all Member States under the conditions set out in this Regulation. L [ [ [ [ [ [ c [ [ [ [ [ [ DESIRING to the environment for livestock breeding Member States and to formulate, for that purpose, a harmonious regulation on transhumance within the Community; n CIn s CHAPTER 1: OBJECT AND SCOEE Article 1: This Regulation sets out the main principles of the rules governing transhumance within ECOWAS Member States. Article 2: the purpose of this Regulation Article 3: "transhumanee between States" seasonal movement between Member States of herds leaving their usual grazing areas in search of water and pasture; "quarantine" means the act of placing animals entering a particular region under veterinary observation with a view to determining their state of health; #I stray animals" means animals that are allowed to move around freely or parks without the supervision of a herdsman. Also included in this category are animals grazing in national parks or game reserves, even when they are under the supervision of a herdsman. All animals of the bovine, bovine, eaprine, plus asinine species shall be allowed free passage across the borders of all Member States under the conditions set out in this Regulation. Convention would be held in Praia 2 to 3 December 1998. Cabo International Trade place from 27 November to 1st December 1998. national authorising officers were likely to be invited to the meeting by the Union. However, Cape Verdean delegation, on behalf of the Honourable Minister of Trade, and of the' Republic Cape Verde, fonnally a fonnal invitation to the Ministers from Member and to the ECOW AS Executive Secretary to III two events. ii) Report by the Secretary General of WAWA 116. Mrs. M. Fatoumata VICENS informed Council that following the held during the 6th General Assembly of the West African Women's took place in to 26 1 had ceased to be "'1"""''-<:'\1r'1l1 General of the Association, the post been allocated to The 117. Before taking leave, Mrs. VICENS expressed her gratitude to ECOW AS authorities, ECOWAS Ministers and A.J<"..,''''''' the fonner and Executive Secretary, and to all the staff of the ECOWAS institutions for their which had enabled WAWA to make its within ECOWAS thanked the Republic of ........... ' ............ accepting to host the headquarters of W A W A, and the Minister of African Integration of the Republic for his tmflinching support and assistance, She expressed the hope that the new Secretary General would receive the same level of West Africa. I ...... ,n~ from all involved in efforts to promote integration in Report of ti,e Council of Ministers, L [ [ [ [ D C o c [ C c DESIRING to enhance the environment for livestock breeding Member and to formulate, for that purpose, a harmonious regulation on transhumance within the Community; D CID S CHAPTER 1: OBJECT AND SCOEE Article 1: This Regulcrlion sets out the main of the rules governing transhumance within ECOWAS Member States. Article 2; the purpose of this Regulation Article 3; "transhumance between States" seasonal movement between Member States of herds leaving their usual grazing areas in search of water and pasture; "quarantine" means the act of placing animals entering a particular region under veterinary observation with a view to determining their state of "stray animals" means animals that are allowed to move around freely or parks without the supervision of a herdsman. Also included in this category are animals grazing in national parks or game reserves, even when they are under the supervision a All animals of the bovine, bovine, ,... ...... ...."....., plus asinine species shall be allowed free across the borders of all Member States under the conditions set out in this Regulation. 1- PaYs ------------Certificat international de transhumance N u ___________ _ (en vertu du r lament N~--------- du --------) Country ----------- I ernational Transhumanca certificate N° ------------ ( accordance th requlation N°------ Dated-----) 2. Propri~ta au trouoeau: NOM:------- PRENOMS:---- PERMANENTE: ------- Owner of rd: NAME ---- ------ SURNAMES ------- PERMANENT ADDRESS:--------- · 3. BERGER/HERDSMAN ADRESSE PERMANENTE/PERM. NAME 4. ORI HE DU TROUPEAU----------------------- ----------------------------------- ORI N OF H ---'----------------------------------------__________ - _______ _ 5. DATE ET LIEU DE ---------------DESTINATION FINALE---------·--------- DATE AND POINT OF DEPARTURE--------------FINAL DESTINATION------------------- 6.ITINERAIREPREVU/P ITINERARY:-- 7. COMPOSITION DU TROUPEAU/COMPOSITION OF HERD :------- L DESIRING to the environment for livestock breeding Member States and to formulate, for that purpose, a harmonious regulation on transhumance within Community; DECID S CHAPTER 1; OIHECT AND SCOEE Article 1: This Regulation out the main principles of the rules governing transhumance within ECOWAS Member States. Article 2: the purpose of this Regulation Article S: "transhumance between States" means the seasonal movement between Member of herds leaving their usual grazing areas in search of water and pasture; "quarantine" means the act of placing animals a particular region under veterinary with a view to determining their of means that are allowed to move around freely or in parks without the supervision of a herdsman. Also included in this category are grazing in national parks or game reserves, even when they are under the supervision of a All animals of the bovine, bovine, caprine, cameline1 plus asinine species shall be allowed free passage across borders of all Member States under the conditions set out in this Regulation. 2. 3. 4. Le present cart est delivre en QUatre (4) sur carnet special de dimens conforme a e du passeport pour Les quatre filets sont de s differentes: b betail (24,5 cm x 15 cm). , rose. iaune at bleu in the form a spec This Certif four sheets and blUe with 1 passport 24,5 cm x 15 cm white, pink. yellow Cheaue . au depart en transhumance. Ie berqer se rend au d'I:Hevaae de sa localite pour l'etablissement de ce document./ Each vear I livestock fore departure post in h the herdsman localitv 11 obtain this certifi Le certif The certi II est ensuite It is then initi etabli par Ie paste d'elevaqe du lieu de depart issued by the livestock control post at the point of par l'autor admi trat locale. by local administrative authority from the ture 5. Le r f 1 (blanc) reste avec les paaes de aarde et est remis au beraer aui doit presenter a toute reauisi .J The first paae (white) 1 not detached from the cover paqes and ~~ to be handed over to the herdsman who 11 produce it on demand 6. Le deux f 1 t (rose) reste avec les paqes ~e iusqu'au poste d'~levaQe de destination finale./ The sp.conn copv (pink) remai!: the book t of herdsman UP to the 1 estock at the fina: ~estination. L-' . " 2 7. La t ieme feuil1et (iaune) est aaresse Dar Ie poste d I elevaqe qui a etabli certificat a sa direction nationale d'elevaqe par voie hierarchique./ 8. 9. The ird paqe (vellow) shall be sent by the cert issuinq off to the National office of livestock throuqh the off ial channel. Le Qua Ie cert 11et (bleu) constitue souche et reste The fourth paqe (b ) the counter il and 11 kept by La num6r ion uti se Ie code administrat en vicmeur membre de 1a CEDEAO./ du avant etabli suinq office. chaque pays The Certificate numberinq util es the countrv code of ECOWAS Member state. 10. Les rapports annue transhumance devront mouvements t et retour 1a la CEDEAO./ Annual reports returninq from ECOWl\S. a on movement numbers of livestock departinq on ana 1d be forwarded to Executive Secretariat of MINDFUL of the decisions and regulations listing enterprises and products approved to benefit under the ECOWAS trade liberalisation scheme; CONSIDERING the applications for compensation for loss of revenue received from Member States having imported approved industrial products; ON THE RECOMMENDATION the twenty-second meeting of the Administration and Finance commission held in Ahuja from 13 to 22 October 1998; ENACTS Article 1 The following budget estimates for compensation of loss of revenue suffered by ECOWA,S Member States as a result of the liberalisation of intra-ECOWAS are hereby approved: a) two hundred and eighteen million seven hundred and thirty nine thousand three hundred forty four (218,739,344) CFA francs for 1996; b) seventy eight million one hundred and thirty four thousand seven hundred and eighty six (78,134,786) CFA francs for 1997. The tables annexed hereto indicate the share of contributions owed to the compensation budget by each exporting Member State. L [ [ C [ [ [ ~ [ [ [ [ :BCONOMli:C CO~1f W'mJT ~CA,N 8TAT18 FORTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJA, 23 - 28 OCTOBER, 1998 RECOMMENDATION C/REG.4/10/98 AMENDING ARTICLE 9 OF DECISION NDEC.IS/S/SO RELATING TO APPLICATION OF PROCEDURES FOR COMPENSATION LOSS OF REVENUE SUFFERED BY MEMBER STATES AS A RESULT OF LIBERALISATION OF INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE. THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS .. MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty Council of defining its composition functions; MINDFUL of Protocol of 5 November 1976 relating to of in revenue suffered by Member States as a result of liberalisation of intra-Community trade; MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC. 19/5/80 of Authority of Heads of State and Government dated 28 May 1980 relating to application of procedures for compensation of loss of revenue suffered by ECOWAS Member States as a result of liberalisation of intra­ Community trade; DETERMINED to simplify procedures for assessment and compensation of revenue loss incurred through trade liberalisation in order to expedite payment of compensation to States having incurred loss of revenue; DESIRING to harmonise the provisions of Article 9 of Decision A/DEC.19/5/80 and those of 2 (lb) of the Protocol of 5 L [ [ [ [ C [ o [ [ [ [ [ November 1976 relating to assessment of ECOWAS Member States; of revenue suffered by ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the thmy-eighth meeting of the Trade, Customs, Immigration, Money and Payment Commission held in Ahuja from 2 to 4 June 1998; RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT to adopt the draft decision hereto attached amending Article 9 of Decision NDEC.19/5/80 dated 28 May 1980 of the Authority of Heads of State and Government relating to application of for compensation of loss of revenue suffered by ECOWAS Member States as a result of liberalisation of intra-Community trade. DONE AT ABUlA, THIS 28 TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1998 RASHEED ~B?30~;~ . CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL o [ [ [ C [ [ [ [ [ [ BCOHOIDC OO¥M~Y @Ji' ~T ~:EC£N' STATI:S TWENTY-FIRST ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ABUJA, 30 - 31 'OCTOBER, 1998 DECISION AfDEC. /10/98 AMENDING ARTICLE 9 OF DECISION AfDEC 19/5/80 RELATING TO APPLICATION OF PROCEDURES FOR COMPENSATION OF LOSS OF REVENUE SUFFERED BY MEMBER STATES AS A RESULT OF LIBERALISATION OF INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT MINDFUL 7, 8 and 9 of the revised ECOWAS Treaty establishing Authority of Heads of State and Government and defining its composition and MINDFUL of the Protocol of 5 November 1976 relating to assessment of loss in revenue suffered by Member States as a result of liberalisation of intra-Community trade; MINDFUL of Decision AJDEC. 19/5/80 of the Authority of of S tate and relating to application of for compensation of loss of revenue suffered by ECOWAS Member States as a result of liberalisation of intra-Community trade; MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.5/12/88 relating to adoption of a compensation budget for loss of revenue for the take-off of the Community trade liberalisation scheme; [ Q [ C [ [ l [ [ [ [ c [ [ [ [ [ DETERMINED to simplify procedures for assessment and compensation of revenue loss incurred through trade liberalisation in order to expedite payment of compensation to States having incurred revenue loss; DESIRING to harmonise the provisions of Article 9 of Decision A/DEC.19/5/80 and those of Article 2 (lb) of the Protocol of 5 November 1976 relating to assessment of loss of revenue suffered by ECOWAS Member States; ACTING ON RECOMMENDATION CIREC .. ./l 0/98 of the meeting of the Council of Ministers in Ahuja from 23 to 28 October 1998; D CID S Article 1 .Article 9 of DecisionA/DEC.19/5/BO dated 28 May 1980 relating to application of procedures for compensation of loss of revenue suffered by Member States as a result of liberalisation of intra­ Community trade hereby amened as follows: Article 9 (new) "The contribution of a Member to the compensation budget shall be equal to the amount of revenue loss incurred by all the other Member States as a result of importing goods originating from that State.'1 L c [ [ [ [ C [ [ [ C [ [ Article 2 This decision shall be published by the Executive Secretariat in the Official J oumal within thirty days of signature by the Chainnan. It shall also be published by each Member State in its National Gazette v.rithin the same time-frame. DONE AT ABUJA THIS 31 ST DAY OF OCTOBER 1998 H.E. GENERAL ABUDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR CHAIRMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ BCONOM.lC oo-.~ 01' W'Ji8T AFBJbC£H STATmS FORTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJAR 23 - 28 OCTOBER1 199B RECOMMENDATION C/REC.5/10/98 RELATING TO THE RATIONALISATION OF WEST AFRICAN INTER­ GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; AWARE that the existence in West Africa of a large number of governmental organisations identical objectives a source of duplication and wastage of resources in Member States; RECOGNISING the need for a more effective rationalisation and coordination of the activities of West African inter-governmental organisations up the regional integration oraces and achieve sustained growth and development for West Africa; o RECALLING Decision A/DEC.5/5/90 dated 30 May 1990, mandating the Secretary to conduct the necessary studies for the formulation of ~lexible and pragmatic programme for the rationalisation of integration measures the sub-region; c [ L [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ C [ -2- CONSIDERING the study prepared by the Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) in Dakar, which was examined by the meeting of experts from Member States and inter­ governmental organisations, held in Ahuja on 8 and 9 June. 1998, and by the Council of Ministers at its 43rd Session held in Ahuja from 23 to 28 October, 1998; NOTING the deployed by the Executive Heads of ECOWAS, UEMOA and CILSS to harmonise the cooperation programmes involving the organisations; R COMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT to adopt draft decision on the rationalisation of West African inter-governmental organisations annexed DONE AT ABilIA, 28 TH DAY OCTOBER 1998 RASHEED GBAD CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL L [ [ [ [ o [ [ [ [ [ BCOHOIlDC COMM~Y OJi'l W:gaT ~JtCAB STATJ.l8 TWENTY-FIRST ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ABUJA, 30 - 1 OCTOBER, 1998 DECISION NDEC. /10/98 RELATING TO THE RATIONALISATION OF WEST AFRICAN INTER­ GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE OF GOVERNMENT t MINDFUL of Articles 71 8 and 9 of the ECOWAS Revised Treaty establishing the Authority of Heads of State and Government and defining its composition and functions; AWARE that existence West governmental organisations duplication and of of a large number of inter­ identical objectives is a source in Member States; RECOGNISING the need for a more effective rationalisation and coordination of the activities of West African inter-governmental order to speed up the regional integration process and achieve sustained growth and development West Africa; RECALLING Decision AJDEC.S/S/90 dated 30 May 19901 mandating to conduct the necessary studies for the fonnulation of flexible and pragmatic programme for the rationalisation of integration measures the sub-region; L: [ CONSIDERING the study prepared by the Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) in Dakar, which was examined by the of experts from Member and inter­ governmental organisations, held Ahuja on 8 and 9 June, 1998. and by the Council of its 43 rd held in Ahuja from [ 23 to 28 October, 1998; NOTING deployed by the of ECOWAS, UEMOA and CILSS to harmonise the cooperation programmes involving the organisations; CONSIDERING Recommendation C/REC ... Jl 0/98 of the Council of [ Ministers meeting in Ahuja from 23 to 28 October 1998; o c [ [ [ [ C [ DEClD S A two-phase nalITW:JI plan is adopted as follows: 1. The regional economic of ECOWAS (the Economic Community of West States) UEMOA (the West African Economic and Monetary Union) MRU (the Mana River Union) shall harmonise their policies instruments for cooperation and regional integration. institutions shall identify the areas in which they are mutually complementary and propose measures to obtain convergence of their programmes; All other IGO's which are not economic communities shall be rationalised according to areas of through mergers, dissolution and reorganisation, IGO becoming a specialised agency of ECOWAS. sectors of activity shall be the following: L [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ agriculture l livestock farming and fisheries; water development; health .... rn-o protection of the environment and of nature; money and iii. Within the monetary and financial the role of the West African Monetary Agency (W AMA) which includes the central banks of all ECOWAS Member States shall be taken into due consideration seeking to achieve the final objective which to set up a central bank ECOWAS; WAMA shall be responsible implementation of the regional monetary programme. The rationalisation shall take into account the costs and benefits of each IGO concerned and the of merger between the organisation for the control of the major endemic (OCCGE) and the West African Health Community (WARe) to form West Organisation (WARO). Article 3 The rationalisation procedure for the different IGOs shall be during sectoral meetings involving Member States and the joint OAU/ECA/ADB secretariat as equal partners; Article 4 All aspects of the rationalisation exercise shall be completed by 2007. and with the recommendations of IDEP. c [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ -4- AlIIGO~, to fuJ lcemf hall provision , ;n their 'T',7' activitl :i rr The Eer proposed imp 1 d(mors or oJ' .:! rationalisr This ("1 aking 1 omp~ mer e com~ r (' Idance sectoral n .9 the rationalisa!· ....) Executive time-table ,lrces to the ss. lings and carry .~ of African respect the >e funds from of action for the laU brought to the attn''''';·')n of the decision- )f IGCs ensure created a monitoring committee eILS OAUjAEC, and IDEP. Thr .mmit' .ia11 meet at regular intervals to review r.-- ":!\ncountered. It shall to the ................... St, The meeting of ]\ih. legular inteIVals to r ......... '· ... r'l Article 7 shall convened at prl.,.~.Lv~b Ul the rationalisation process. The Executive Secretary expedite on the study on reorganisation of the Executive Secretariat. L [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ C [ [ -5- Article 8 decision shall be published by the Executive Secretariat within thirty (30) days of its signature by the current Chairman of the Authority. It shall also be published within by each Member State the same time frame in its National Gazette. DONE AT ABUJA. THlS 31 Sf DAY OF OcrOBER 1998 H.E. GENERAL ABUDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR CHAIRMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY L [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ BCOHOM:lC CO~y OP 'W'IJST ~CANBTATB8 FORTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJA, 23 ~ 28 OCTOBER .. 1998 RECOMMENDATION C/REC.S/IO/98 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGIONAL FUND FOR FINANCING DRUG CONTROL ACTIVITIES IN WEST AFRICA THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of Revised Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining composition and functions; CONCERNED with the rapid expansion of the drug phenomenon in the entire Member States of the sub-region, and the recrudescence of drug-related ,.. ...... ,...., CONVINCED of the need for concerted and co-ordinated ""t> ......... "'...,.L"'O"~'"",. • . combining prevention. repression, treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts; CONSIDERING the financial resources available to the Drug Control (IDeC) for the execution of their assignments; BEARING IN MIND Resolution A/RES.2/8/97 on drug prevention and control in West Africa, and endorsing the Political Declaration and Regional Plan of Action on drug and illicit drug trafficking and the regional activities being undertaken by the IDee require immense financial resources which cannot be provided by the Secretariat budget; L G [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ DESIRING to adequate financial resources for drug control activities in West Africa and to create a regional fund for that purpose; RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT to adopt the draft decision on the establishment of a regional fund for financing drug control activities in west Africa annexed hereto. DONE AT ABUJ~ THIS 28TH DAY OCTOBER 1998 RASHEED GBADAMOSI CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL L [ l [ [ [ c c [ c [ c :IlCOHOlll:lC CO~ftT Olr ~8T ~ICAN 8r:rAT~8 TWENTY-FIRST ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ABUJA. 30 - 31 OCTOBERN 1998 DECISION A/DEC" /10/98 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGIONAL FUND FOR FINANCING DRUG CONTROL ACTIVITIES IN WEST AFRICA. THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE OF GOVERNMENT, MINDFUL of 7. Band 9 of the ECOWAS Revised Treaty establishing the Authority of Heads of State and Government and defining composition and functions; CONCERNED with the rapid expansion of the drug phenomenon in the entire Member States of the sub-region, and the of drug-related CONVINCED of the need for concerted and co-ordinated strategies combining prevention, repression, treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts; CONSIDERING the meagre resources available to the inter-ministerial Drug Control Committees (IDCC) for the execution their assignments; BEARING IN MIND Resolution A/RES.2/B/97 on drug prevention and control in West Africal and endorsing the Political Declaration and Regional Plan of Action on drug abuse illicit drug trafficking and the regional activities being undertaken by the IDee require immense financial resources which cannot be provided by the Executive Secretariat budget; L [ [ [ [ [ C c [ o c [ [ [ [ [ DESIRING to seek adequate financial resources for dnlg control activities in West Africa and to create a regional fund for that purpose; CONSIDERING Recommendation C/RECA/8/97 of the Forty-first Session of the Council of Ministers, held Abuja from 23 to 26 August 1997; DECID S Article 1 It is hereby established a regional fund, herein referred to as ECODRUG-Fund, for financing drug control activities in West Africa. Article 2 The modalities for financing, managing and operating the ECODRUG-Fund are stipulated in the Statutes of the fund, adopted by the Council of Ministers. Article 3 This shall be published in the Official J oumal of the Community by the Executive wifhin thirty (30) days of its by the current Chairman of the Authority. It shall also be published by each Member State within the same time frame National Gazette. DONE AT ABUJA. THIS 31 5T DAY OF OCTOBER 1998 GENERAL ABUDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR CHAIRMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ BCOHOlMtlC CO~T O~ WB8T ~CA.N STATBS FORTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJA, 23 ~ 28 OCTOBER, 1998 RECOMMENDATION C/REC.7/10/98 ON THE REQUEST OF BURKINA FASO TO HOST THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE WEST AFRICAN HEALTH ORGANISATION THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining composition and functions; CONSIDERING the establishment of the West African Health Organisation by Protocol A/P.2/7 /87 signed in Ahuja on 9 July 1987; MINDFUL of Article XI of the said Protocol relating to the selection of the headquarters of the West African Health Organisation; DESIRING to pool efforts of all Member States in order to resolve the health problems of the sub-region by the establishment of a single health organisation for Community; CONSIDERING the verbal r~quest made by the representative of Burkina Faso during the Forty-third Session of the Council of Ministers for his country to be allowed to host the headquarters of WARD; CONSIDERING also that Bodo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso has all the facilities needed to host the headquarters of WAHO; L [ [ [ C [ [ [ [ [ o [ [ [ [ ON THE PROPOSITION of the Third Meeting of the Assembly of ECOWAS Health Ministers held in Lome, Togo on 30 and 31 July, 1998; RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT to adopt the draft decision approving the request of Burkina Paso to host the headquarters of the West African Health Organisation nnE~xea hereto. DONE AT ABurA, THIS 28iH DAY OF OCTOBER 1998 - V "?n(~, . -" (::;11 } --- ~ RASHEED GB AMOSI CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL L c [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [: IX:OHOMl:C OO~T 01" wgT ~ltCANf 8TAT18 TWENTY-FIRST ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT AB UJAI 30 u 31 OCTOBER. 1998 DECISION A}DEC ... /IO/98 APPROVING THE REQUEST OF BURKINA FASO TO HOST THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE WEST AFRICAN HEALTH ORGANISATION THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS or STATE OF GOVERNMENT, MINDFUL of Articles 71 8 and 9 of the Revised Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) establishing the Authority of Heads of State and Government defining its composition and functions; CONSIDERING the establishment of the West African Health Organisation by Protocol AlP. 2/7 /87 signed in Ahuja on 9 July 1987; MINDFUL of Article XI of the Protocol relating to the selection of headquarters of the West African Health Organisation; DESIRING to pool ,efforts of all Member States in order to resolve the health problems of the sub-region by the establishment of a single health organisation for the Community; CONSIDERING the verbal request made by the representative of Burkina during the Forty-third Session of the Council o"f Ministers for his country to be allowed to host the headquarters of WAHO; L [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ Q C C c [ [ [ CONSIDERING also that Bodo-Dioulasso, Burkina facilities needed to host the headquarters of WAH.O; all the ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Third Meeting of of ECOWAS Health Ministers held in Lome, Togo on 30 and 31 JulYI 1998; o CIDES Article 1 The Headquarters of the West African Health Organisation shall be situated in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. The Head­ quarters may be relocated to any other Member State on the decision of the Authority. Article 2 This decision shall be published in the Official J oumal of the Community by the Executive Secretariat within thirty (30) days of signature by the current Chairman of Authority. It shall also published by each Member State within the same time frame in its National DONE AT ABUlA THIS 31ST DAY OF OCTOBER 1998 H.E. GENERAL ABUDULSAIAMI ABUBAKAR CHAIRMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY L [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ IlCOH'OllDC CO~T 0. WUT ~c.6.H 8TA~8 FORTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJA, 23 - 28 OCTOBER, 1998 RECOMMENDATION C/REC.S/10/SB RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AD HOC MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE ECOWAS EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions; DESIRING to enhance the effectiveness of the Executive Secretariat and to make it more suitable to face the new challenges facing the Community; DESIRING also to put more impetus to process; regional integration ON THE PROPOSITION of the 22nd meeting of the Administration and Finance Commission held in Ahuja, from 23 to 28 October 1998; L [ [ [ [ C [ [ [ [ [ [ C RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT to adopt the draft decision hereto attached establishing an Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee for the restructuring of the ECOWAS Executive Secretariat. DONE AT ABUJA, THIS 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1998 [ [ [ [ r, [ r I:CONOMlC CO~T Olr ~B~ AJrBICAN STATIlS TWENTY-FIRST ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ABUJA, 30 ~ 31 OCTOBER, 1998 DECISION AJDEC ... /IO/98 ESTABLISHING AN AD HOC MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE ECOWAS EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT MINDFUL Article 7, 8 and 9 of the revised ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Authority of Heads of State and Government and defining its composition and functions; DESIRING to enhance the effectiveness of the Executive Secretariat and to make it more suitable to face the new challenges facing the Community; DESIRING also to put more impetus to the regional integration process; ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the 43rd Session of the Council of Ministers held in Ahuja from 23 to 28 October 199B; DECIDES Article 1; Establishment An Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee for the restructuring of the Executive Secretariat is hereby established. [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ Article 2: Composition The Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee shall composed of the Ministers for ECOWAS Mfairs the following Member States: Article 3: Mandat~ The Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee shall act on behalf of the Council of Ministers and shall make appropriate proposals to the Heads of State and Government for restructuring of the Executive Secretariat. ll. It shall: (a) Establish such sub-committees and technical committees [ as it may consider necessary; [ [ [ [ [ [ (b) Commission such and consult other organisations, institutions, corporations and individuals as it may consider necessary. Article 4; Meetings Ad-Hoc Ministerial Committee shall meet as often as necessary. "",-""-.. -""" .. -"".---"-~ L [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ L [ [ [ C [ Article 5: PublicatiQn This Decision shall be published by the Executive Secretariat in the Official Journal of Community within thirty (30) days of its signature by the Chairman of the Authority Heads of State and Government It shall also be published by each Member State its National Gazette within the same time frame. DONE AT ABUJA THIS 31 ST DAY OCTOBER 1998 H.E. GENERAL ABUDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR CHAIRMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY L [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) FORTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJA, 23 - 28 OCTOBER, 1998 VOTE OF THANKS The Council of Ministers of the Economic Commlmity of West African States (ECOWAS), holding its forty-third session at the Executive Secretariat in Abuja from 23 to 28 October 1998, wishes to its sincere gratitude to His Excellency General Abdulsalami ABUBAKAR, Head of State, Corrunander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and to the Nigerian Government and people for the wann welcome and hospitality extended to all delegations, and for the excellent facilities placed at their disposal to ensure the success of their deliberations. DONE AT ABUJA THIS 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1998 THE COUNCIL Report of the 11 ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES FORTY-THIRD ORDINARY SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ABUJA, 23 - 28 OCTOBER, 1998 COMMUNAUTE ECONOMIQUE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST QUARANTE-TROISIEME SESSION ORDINAIRE DU CONSEIL DES MINISTRES ABUJA, 23 - 28 OCTOBRE 1998 LIS! QF PARII<;IPA~IS I LISlE DES PARII(;IPA~IS 1 2 iUNTR' i'-UN'.- I IV 1"1 AiJI.IU:S~ ~nJ:!1i'~C;: BENIN SYMPHORIEN AGBESSADJI CONS ElLLER TECHNIQUE A L'ECONOMJE DU MIN1STERE DES FINANCES, BP. MINISTRE DES FINANCES· COTONOU COECHI TSOHOU RIGOBERT DIRECTEUR DE L'INTEGRATION REGIONALE MINISTERE DES FINANCES, TEL COTONOU AT A TeHO EMl'vtANUEL CHEF SER V[CE CED EAO DIRECTION DE L'INTEGRATION REGlONALE, MINISTERE DES FINANCES, SP. COTONOU LOKO FRANCIS DIRECfEUR AFRIQUE 2 MOYEN MINISTERE DES AFFAlRES IGERES SP. ORIENTlr.-iAEC 318, COTONOU BALLEY-MEOEGAN GISELE CHEF SERVICE ORGANISATIONS MINISTERE DES AFFAlRES ETRANGERES, SP. INTERAFRlCAINES 318, COTONOU ZANGBA ANTOfNE CHEF DIVISION DES BANQUES ArrucAINES AMBASSADE DU PLOT 2858A, DANUBE 'tvtAITAMA, ABUJA AKPO SAMUEL ROMArN CHEF DIVIS [ON DES PROJETS DU AMBASSADE DU BENIN, PlOT 2858A, DEVELOPPEMENT RURAL DANUBE MAITAMA, ABUJA BURKINA FASO KONE AMADOU ADR!EN DlRECTEUR DE LA PROMOT(ON DE MINfSTERE DE L'INTEGRATION L' INTEGRA 1'[ON 01 BP. 6, OUAGA 01, 1'elJFax.314190 DABOUE ANDRE RESPONSABLE CELLULE CEDEAO MlNISTERE DE L'ECONOMIE ET DES FINANCES, CELLULE COOP ERA nON ECONOMIQUE SOUS REGIONALE OJ OP.2912, OUAGA, 0 I Tel. f Fax. 324296 LlEHOUN COULlBAL Y MARIAM SECRETAlRE PERJvlANENTE, COMMISSrON MrNISTERE DE L'rNTEGRATrON REGIONALE, NATIONALE DE L'INTEGRATION 01 BP. 617 OUAGADOUGOU 01 ZONGO BARRE IZACK CHARGE DU SUIV[ DES ORGANlSA· TrONS ET 01 OP. 98, OUAGADOUGOU 01 fNST!TUTIONS rNTERNATfONALES LJ LJ 3 COUNTRY/PAYS NAME/NOM TITLE I FONCTION ADDRESS J ADRESSE CABO VERDE MOREIRA CORREIA TECHNICAL ADVISER TO THE MINISTER OF MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND I COTE D'IVOlRE FRANCISCO COMMERCE BP. PRAIA YAl EUGENE DIRECTEUR DES AFF AIRES ECONO!liIIQUES MIN[STERE DE L'ECONOMIE ET DES EXTERlEURES ET DE L'INTEGRATION FINANCES, DAFEXl, BP. V 288, ABIDJAN KOUAME K. DIEUDONNE SOUS-DlRECTEUR DE L'INTEGRA-TION DIRECTION DES AFFA{RES ECONOMlQUES ECONOMIQUE SOUS- REGIONALE EXTERlEURES ET DE L'INTEGRA nON, BP. v 288, ABIDJAN MME KOUTOUAN NEE KRAGBE CHARGE D'ETUDES A LA DAFEXI DAFEXI, BP. V 288, ABIDJAN MARJE CHANTAL ALLOU ALLOU EUGENE SOUS-DrRECfEUR OlAC - MINAE MINISTERE DES AFFAlRES BP. V109, ABIDJAN THE GAMBIA HON. DOMINIC MENDY SECRETARY OF STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY AND EMPLOYMENT, BANJUL MABA 1. O. JOBE HIGH COMMISSIONER SAl IBRAHIM J08E PRINCIPAL ECONOMIST DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY AND EMPLOYMENT. INDEPENDENCE DEUVE, TEL 228896, FAX. 227756, BANJUL GHANA GRlH'ITII DANSO APA TIJ DIRECTOR, ECOWAS, ACP/EU SECT. P.O. BOX M40, ACCRA KWAME AMOA-A WUA DEPUTY AMBASSADOR GHANA mGH COMMfSSION, ABUJA MRS. IRENE MAAMAH PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC OFFICER MfNISTRY OF FINANCE, P.O. BOX M40, ACCRA, FAX. 66.3854, TEL 663856 GUINEE CELLOU DALEIN DIALLO MINrSTRE DE L'EQU[PEMENT MINISTERE DE L'EQUIPEMENT, CONAKRY SAIDOU OlALLO OlRECTEUR NATIONAL DE VINTEGRATION MIN1STERE DU PLAN ET DE LA ECONOMIQUE COOPERATION, BP. 1210, CONAKRY 4 l'VI'l\., HVl'! ADDRESS A nRRS;~F: BAH SIRADIOU DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH CENTRAL BANK, P.O. BOX 692, CONAKRY SANOH N'FALY DlRECTEUR NATIONAL ADJOINT DE MINISTERE DU PLAN ET DE LA L'INTEGRA nON ECONOMIQUE COOPERATION, BP. 1210, TEL. 411163 LIBERlA HON. AMELIA WARD MINISTER OF PLAl'I'NING AND ECONOMIC ClO MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND AFFAIRS ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, P.O. BOX 9016, MONROVIA, TELlFAX; (213)226C75 KWEKWE Y. WASHINGTON ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC C/O MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND AFFAIRS ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, BOX 90t6, MONROVIA, TEL.JFAX. (231) 226075 MALI DIOP MAMADOU OUMAR CONSEILLER TECHNIQUE MINISTERE DE L'ECONOMlE, DU PLAN ET DE L'INTEGRATION, BP. E3062, BAMAKO. Tel. {223)23147S/, 221677, FAX (223) 23 Telex: BAMAKO MAURlTANIE ABDELKADER BOYE INSPECTEUR DES DOUANES DIRECTION GENERALE DES DOUANES, BP. 198, NOVAKCHOTI, TEL. 51404,54642 NIGER HASSANE HANANl DIRECTEUR DE L 'INTEGRATION MINISTERE DU PLAN, GP. 862, NIAMEY ECONOMIQUE REGIONALE ABANI SANI IBRAHIM DIRECTEUR GENERAL INTEGRATION MINISTERE DES AFFAlRES P.O. AFRICAINE BOX 396, NIAMEY SOULEY ADAMOU CHEF DE LA DrVISION CEDEAO MINISTERE DU PLAN, DIER, OP. 862, TEL (227) 723245, NIAMEY ISSA AU CHEF SERVICE CONTROLE DES RECETTES MINISTERE DES fINANCES, OP. 295, NIAMEY MAMAN ifASSANE CHEF DE SERV{CE EroDE DMClE MINISTERE DES FINANCES, DIRECTION MONNAIE, CREDIT ET EPARGNE, OP. J89, NIAMEY HE!NIKOYE BOUBA CONSEILLER DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES SAHGA STREET, OFF MISSISSIPPI STREET, MAlTAMA DISTRICT A13UJA L.J .. CJ c:J L....J L.J 5 COUNTK l"UNC1' )'RF,SS IRY<'s<':F, BACHlR MA TIO ATTACHE DU PROTOCOLE SAHGA OFF MISSISSIPPI STREET. MAITAMA ABUJA COL 0 MALLAM DAOUDA CHEF SCM MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES, P.O,BOX 396, NIAMEY SOUMAH HENRY G, OlCiECAJSRDCIW A SRDC, BOX 744, NIAJVIEY NIGERIA CHIEF RASHEED GBADAMOS[ HON, MINISTER OF NATIONAL PLANNING NATIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, TEL 09- 5236625, MINISTERIAL 2,MAITAMA. ABUJA MlffiAMMAO LELE MUHTAR PERMANENT SECRETARY NATIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, PLOT 669, ASOKORO, ABUIA, TEL. 5236626 PETER AKINOLA AOEGBA YO DIRECfOR, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION NATIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, LAGOS, PHONE/FAX: 09-523-8554 TAJUDEEN KA VODE JfNADU DEPUTY DfRECTOR (REGIONAL NATIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, WUSE COOP ERA nON) ZONE 1, ABUJA TOKUNBO UJADU-OYEMADE ASSISTANT DIRBCfOR (REGIONAL NATIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, (MRS.) COOPERATION) FEDERAL SECRET ARlAT ANNEX, ABUJA EN0130NG F, UNI0ESSIEN PRINClPAL PLANNING OfHCER NATJONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, [KOYI, PHONEJfAX.5238554 EFIONG T. MERE ECONOMIST CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, ABUJA DASHEJOSEPH SENIOR PLANNING OFFICER NATIONAL PLANNING COMMIssrON, ECOW AS NA TrONAL lJNIT, ZONE I, ABUJA SENEGAL MBA YE AMINAT A MINISTRE DE L'II'.'TEGRATION ECONOMIQUE 9, RUE MARSAT & BLA[SE DlAGNE, DAKAR AFRICAINE ALIA DIENE DRJ\ME CONSEfLLER DU PREMIER MINISTRE YOFF TOUNDOU, OP. 8457. TEL (221) 207440 6 COlJNTRY I PAYS NAME I NOM TITLE I FONCTION ADDRESS I ADRESSE SAUOUCISSE AMBASSAOEUR DU SENEGAL AU NIGERIA EMBASSY OF SENEGAL, 14 KOFO ABAYOMI, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS GEORGES THIATY DIONE 1ST COUNSELLOR SENEGAL EMBASSY 14 KOFO ABAYOMI, VICTORIA [SLAND, (LAGOS) LAGOS, TEL 611722 SENEGAL MAMADOUSOW CHEF DIVISION ORGANISA TlONS ET MINISTERE DE L'INTEGRATION COMMUNAUTES REGIONALES ECONOMIQUE AFRlCAINE, BUILDING ADMINISTRATIF, 3e ETAGE, DAKAR NIANG NDONGO lNSPECTEUR DU TRESOR iF TIO DU MfNISTERE DES FINANCES. C.C.A. PEYTAVIN, BUDGET) DAKAR AMOUSSOU·GlJENOU ASSIBA MINISTRE DELEGUE MINISTERE DES FINANCES ET DES PRlVATISATIONS, BP. LOME TOGO BOROZE TCHAA LASIGAISI CONSEILLER TECHNIQUE MINISTERE OES fINANCES ET DES PRlVATISAT[ONS, BP.380, LOME AFlDEGNON DAN CONSEILLER IURlDiQUE MfNISTERE DES FINANCES, BP. 387, TEL 211706 Af ANGBOM K. DJODJ1 CHEF DiVISION DES ETUDES TECHNIQUES MrNISTER,E DE LA PLANIFICATION £T DU DEVELOPPEMENT, BP. 1667, LOME KOUV AHE·KPOTSRA (MRS.) MINISTER COUNSELLOR MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, LOME ECOWAS LANSANA KOUYATE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ECOWAS SECRETARIAT, 60 YAKUBU GOWON SECRET AIDAT "'-, - ASOKORO DISTRICr, ABUJA DR. 1. A. ARlJE AG. DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ECOW AS SECRET ARIA T, 60 YAKUBU GOWON (ADMIN. & fINANCE) rRJ:' ASOKORO DISTRICT, ABUJA FRANKOFEI AG. DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY " " (ECONOMIC AFFAIRS) THEOPI-IlLUS O. S. JOHN AG. FINANCIAL CONTROLLER ECOWAS FUND, BP. 2704, LOME 7 IfUNcn A nnIH'C;~ AniHi',SST<'. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE ECOWAS 60 Y AKUBU GOWON CRESCENT, ASOKORO DISTRICT, ABUJA DR. JOHN SESA Y DlRECTOR OF TRANSPORT, " " COMMUNICATION AND ENERGY GrLLES HOUNKPATIN DIRECTOR Of CUSTOMS. ECOW AS SECRET ARIA T, 60 Y AKUBU GOWON IMMIGRA nON, MONEY AND PAYMENT AND CRESCENT,ASOKORO ABUJA TOURISM KOHl KOUADlO DrRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURAL " " AND NATURAL RESSOURCES ROGER LALOUPO DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AfFAIRS " " DR. ADRIE1'.TNE DlOP D[RECTOR OF l0.'FORMATION " " DR. M, O. AFOLABI DIRECTOR, CCC COMMUNITY COMPUTER CENTRE, LOME DfAKITE MOHAMED CHEF DE CABINET DU SECRET AlRE SECRETARIAT DE LA CEDEAO, 60 Y AKUBV EXECUTIF GOWON CRESCENT, ASOKORO DISTRICT, ABUJA GUEYE MAMADOU AG. DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL AND CUL TtJRAL ECOW AS SECRETARIAT, 60 YAKUBU GOWaN AFFAIRS CRESCENT, ASOKORO DISTRICT, ABUJA MRS. ANNIE BANGURA PRINCIPAL OFFICER, SOCIAL AND " " CULTURAL AFFAJRS R. D. ASANTE PRINCIPAL OFF£CER, MONEY AND PAYMENT " " DIVISION MRS. EILEEN ISCANDARI PRINCIPAL OFFlCER, TRADE " " DOUAYEFAYE CONFERENCE OFFICER " .. -- MRS. H. AHMED PRINCIPAL OFFICER, LEGAL " ., 8 IUN'J.KY fi'ONCTI' <\Dm:nj'''~ ADRESSli. H. A. WARKANI LlB RARlANIDOCUMENTA LIST " " ADE OBISESAN PRINCIPAL ECOWAS SECRETARJAT, 60 YAKUBU GOWON 'fICER, INFORMATION ASOKORO DISTRICT, ABUJA SOWYAYA AG. PRINCJPAL OFFICER, RESEARCH .. " IBRAHIMA GUEYE CHEF DE SECTION BUDGET .- " GABRIEL HOUNSOU INTERPRETER .- ,. AKIN MEDEIROS INTERPRETER .. " MRS. O. SIMPSON INTERPRETER " " MS. nBOLA SOFOLAHAN INTERPRETER " " MRS. FATOU DrAW-ArDARA REVISOR, FRENCH .. " O. DARAMOLA REVISOR, ENGLISH .. " SIAKA TRAORE TRANSLATOR " ., OUMAROU DOUASSOU TRANSLATOR " " A.AGURl TRANSLATOR " " DR.HARUNAJACOB TRANSLATOR " " M.KANE TRANSLATOR " ., KOLA OGUNRINDE ACCOUNTANT " ., NDRl KOFFl A. COMPTABLE " " TRAORE MAMADOU SIDIKI ASS[STANT AUDITEUR INTERNE ECOWAS SECRETARIAT, 60 Y AKUBU GOWON CRESCENT, ASOKORO DISTRICr. ABUJA A.O. SANGHO MAINTENANCE ENGINEER '. " 9 l<'ONCTION A nntH(~<;: A n1::lti'~~'I<' ECOWASFUND DRABO BARTHELEMY DlRECTEUR GENERAL P.I. FONDS DE LA CEDEAO, SP. 2704, LOME GOTTFRIED EMfvLANlJEL AG. DEPUTY MANAGING DlRECTOR ECOW AS FUND, BF. 2704, LOME I ODOTEI MANlESON ANTONIO PEDRO MONTEIRO .:;:prTl GENERAL FONDS DE LA CEDEAO, BP. 2704, LOME I LIMA I ZOCLI JOSEPH DlRECTEURDE L'ADMINISTRATION P.I. FONDS DE LA CEDEAO, BP. 2704, LOME M. B. AGBADAN DIRECTEUR DES FINANCES P.I. FONDS DE LA CEDPA() BP, 2704, LOME I AUEU B. M. CEESA Y ACCOUNTANT/ADMrNISTRA TOR ECOWAS FUND, BP. 2704, LOME COMPENSA TlON f D'ALMEIDA K. ZOKI REVISEUR FONDS DE LA BP. 2704, LOME DUNST ANETTE MACAULEY HEAD OF CONFERENCE AND PUBLIC ECOWAS FUND, BP. 2704, LOME RELATIONS DIVISION BASHIR M. IFO ACTING TREASURER ECOWAS FUND, BP. 2704, LOME MONYE STEPHEN ILOBA HEAD, PLANNING AND PROGI{AMMING ECOWAS FUND, SP. 2704, LOME DIVISION DOE L. KOf! REvrSOR ECOWAS FUND. BP. 2704, LOME I JACQUES FRANCOIS TOKPLO INTERPRETE FONDS DE LA CEDEAO, nF. 2704, LOME OBSERVERS MlCHAEL F. DANDU MANAGER AKlNTOLA WILLIAMS & CO. (EXTERNAL AUDITORS), LAGOS, NIGERIA GIRMA BEGASHA W RESIDENT REPRESENT A TNE (IMF - GHANA) INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, 00 MINISTRY OF fINANCE, ACCRA, GHANA OLADUNJOYE FAJANA DIVISION CHIEF AfRICAN DEVELorMENT BANK, DP. V J 16, ABIDJAN, COTE D'!VOrRE - - - 10 COUNTR I 1'UNCTION IDl{!<;::>!'i 1J:PJ(~"::1i' rSHIAKU MUHAMMED PROGRAi\lME OFFICER SUBREGIONAL OFFICE WEST AFRICA, 14 BORAD PMB NIGERIA I IBRAHIM TlEMOGO COORDON"NA TEUR DE PROGRAMMES {CI:NT' TECHNIQUE DE COOPERA'!10N AGRlCOLE ET AGRO BUSINESS PARK 2, 6708 PW WAGENIGEN, PAYS BAS MOUSSAABOU HEAD, REGIONAL OPERA TraNS BP. 7982, ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE E. HOUNSOKOU UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE, a.i. LAGOS BOX 506, COTONOU, BENIN DR. JEGGAN C. SENGHOR UN INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC BP. 3186, DAKAR, SENEGAL DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING DR. KABBA T. JOINER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WEST AFRICAN HEALTH (WAHC), 6 TA YLOR DRIVE, YABA. NIGERIA CHARLES KOSSI A WlTOR COOPERATION INTRA-AFRICAINE ET OUA/AEC, BP. 3243, ADDIS~ABEBA, INTEGRA rrON DIENG R. KHADYJA CHARGEE DE MISSION ASSOCIATION DES FEMMES DE BANGOURA DEL'OUEST SIEGEAFAO, DAKAR, SENEGAL MME BEYE ABY NDOYE SECRETAIRE PERMANENTE ASSOCIATION DES FEMMES DE ~TQ(JE DE L'OUEST (AfAO), SIEGE AFAO, DAKAR, SENEGAL