O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E c o n o m i c C o m m u n i t y o f W e s t A f r i c a n S t a t e s ( E C O W A S ) E n g l i s h E d i t i o n August 1999 CONTENTS PAGE D E C I S I O N O F T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F S T A T E A N D G O V E R N M E N T 1 . C / A H S G / D E C . 1/8/99 R e d e f i n i n g the M a n d a t e of E C O M O G in S ie r ra L e o n e . 2 R E G U L A T I O N S OF T H E C O U N C I L O F M I N I S T E R S 1 . C / R E G . 1 / 8 / 9 9 Re la t ing to the p a y m e n t of a mon th l y a l l o w a n c e to the staff o f W A W A by E C O W A S . 4 2. C / R E G . 2 / 8 / 9 9 Re la t ing to the a w a r d of t he con t rac t for t h e c o n d u c t of a s u p p l e m e n t a r y s tudy on f loa t ing w e e d in fes ta t ion . 5 3. C / R E G . 3 / 8 / 9 9 O n t h e a d d i t i o n a l l is t o f e n t e r p r i s e s a n d p r o d u c t s a p p r o v e d to benef i t f r o m the E C O W A S T rade L ibera l i sa t ion S c h e m e . 6 4 . C / R E G . 4 / 8 / 9 9 A d o p t i n g a s i n g l e c u s t o m s d e c l a r a t i o n f o r m w i t h i n E C O W A S . 2 3 5. C / R E G . 5 / 8 / 9 9 A p p o i n t i n g M e m b e r s o f t he I n te rna t i ona l Ju ry for t he A w a r d , in 1999 o f t he E C O W A S Pr ize for Exce l l ence in the A r e a of L i t e ra tu re . 41 6. C / R E G . 6 / 8 / 9 9 Re la t ing to the Reg iona l P r o g r a m m e fo r Food Secur i ty in E C O W A S M e m b e r S ta tes . 4 2 R E S O L U T I O N O F T H E C O U N C I L O F M I N I S T E R S 1 . C / R E S . 1 / 8 / 9 9 Re la t ing to the Reg iona l P r o g r a m m e for Food Secur i ty in E C O W A S M e m b e r S ta tes . 43 August 1999 Official Journol of ECOWAS Vol 36 R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S O F T H E C O U N C I L O F M I N I S T E R S 1 . C / R E C . 1 / 8 / 9 9 R e l a t i n g t o t h e a d o p t i o n of a S u b - R e g i o n a l A c t i o n P r o g r a m m e to c o m b a t deser t i f i ca t ion in W e s t A f r i ca . 4 4 2 . C / R E C . 2 / 8 / 9 9 Re la t ing to the s t ra tegy to acce le ra te the reg ional in tegra t ion p r o c e s s . 4 4 3. C / R E C . 3 / 8 / 9 9 Re la t i ng to T r a n s f o r m a t i o n of t he E C O W A S Fund into a Reg iona l Ho ld ing C o m p a n y . 4 5 4 . C / R E C . 4 / 8 / 9 9 Re la t ing to the A l loca t ion of t he post of M a n a g i n g Di rec tor of t he W e s t A f r i can Hea l th O rgan i sa t i on ( W A H O ) to the Repub l i c of T h e G a m b i a . 4 5 1 August Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 36 D E C I S I O N C /AHSG/DEC. 1/8/99 R E D E F I N I N G T H E M A N D A T E OF E C O M O G IN SIERRA LEONE T H E C H A I R M A N OF THE AUTHORITY OF H E A D S OF STATES A N D GOVERNMENT, M I N D F U L Art icles 7. 8 and 9 o( the Rev ised Treaty e s t a b l i s h i n g the Author i ty o l H e a d s of S t a t e a n d Government and defining its composi t ion and funct ion; M I N D F U L of Art icle 8(2) of the Revised Treaty relating to the cha i rman of the Authority of Heads of State and government of E C O W A S ; MINDFUL of the Final Communique emanat ing f rom the twenty-first Authority of Heads of State and Government meet ing, notably paragraph 32 which states that Heads of State and Government have unanimously elected the Republ ic of Togo as the Chair of E C O W A S for 1998 - 1999; M I N D F U L of Decis ion A /DEC. 7/8/97 extending the scope of E C O M O G activity and mandate to cover Sierra Leone; MINDFUL of the ECOWAS Peace Plan for Sierra Leone Signed in Conakry on 23rd October, 1997; M INDFUL of the Cease-f ire Agreement s igned in Lome on 18th May, 1999; M I N D F U L of t he Peace A g r e e m e n t b e t w e e n the Government of Sierra Leone and the Revolut ionary Uni ted Front s igned in Lome on 7th July. 1989; C O N S I D E R I N G that the twenty- f i rs t sess ion of the Author i ty or Heads of S la te and Gove rnmen t had r e c o m m e n d e d that Sierra Leonean crisis should be reso lved through a combinat ion ot d ia logue to ioster n a t i o n a l r econc i l i a t i on , a n d the s t r e n g t h e n i n g of E C O M O G ; CONSIDERING that, pursuant to consultations held with h is p e e r s , the E C O W A S C h a i r m a n in i t i a ted a n d o rgan ized internal d ia logue be tween the leader ot the Revolut ionary United Front and his l ieutenants; CONSIDERING that negotiations organized between the Sierra Leonean parties by the E C O W A S Cha i rman ted to the s ign ing, in Lome, on 7th July, 1999, of a Peace Agreemen t between the Government of Sierra Leone ad the Revolut ionary United Front of Siei ra Leone; CONVINCED that in order to ensure effective and efficient I m p l e m e n t a t i o n of t he a b o v e - m e n t i o n e d P e a c e Agreement , it will be necessary to immediately adapt the mandate of E C O M O G to reflect the new exigencies of peace and nat ional reconcil iat ion in Sierra Leone; DESIRING to redef ine the mandate ol E C O M O G in Sierra Leone; ON THE R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the signatories to the Peace A g r e e m e n t of 7 th July, 1999 b e t w e e n the Government of Sierra Leone and the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone; ACTING on behalf of the Authority ol Heads of S la te and Government; DECIDES A r t i c l e 1 1. The new E C O M O G mandate in Sierra Leone shall hereafter be defined as fol lows: a) E C O M O G sha l l m a i n t a i n p e a c e a n d secur i ty of the Sierra Leonean State; b) E C O M O G shal l prov ide pro tec t ion for U N O M S I L and the personnel work ing In the Disarmament , Demobi l iza t ion a n d Reintegration Programme. 2. In this connect ion , E C O M O G shal l : a) monitor, verify and col late within the Joint Cease- l i re Monitor ing Commiss ion to be created throughout the country, and of which it shall be a member, all reports of cease- f i re violat ions received f rom the Commiss ion and, together with the other m e m b e r s , c a r r y o u t t h e n e c e s s a r y i n v e s t i g a t i o n s a n d t ake a p p r o p r i a t e measures; b) provide security throughout the country for the authori t ies and persons resident hi Sierra Leone, and for military observers of U N O M S I L , h u m a n r i g h t s m o n i t o r s , humani tar ian aid workers and staff of the D i s a r m a m e n t . D e m o b i l i z a t i o n a n d Reintegration Programme; c) in conjunct ion with U N O M S I L . d isarm all 2 August 1999 Ollicidl Journal at ECOWAS Vol Jo f ighters of the Revolut ionary Uni ted Front (RUF/SL) , the civil defence forces (CDF), the ex-Sierra Leone A rmed Forces (ex- SLA) and parami l i tary groups; d) establ ish road b locks and check points to check movement of arms and ammunit ion a n d ass is t in d i r e c t i n g r e f u g e e s a n d displaced persons: e) man entry points (land, sea and air) in order to prevent I l legal movemen t ol arms and ammun i t ion into or out of the country; f) conduct conf idence patrols to provide free movement of people and easy distribution of relief mater ia ls: g) conduct , cordon and search operat ions to recover hidden arms; h) prov ide protect ion and escort dut ies to VIPs including Government off icials, UN off icials and N G O personnel involved in humani tar ian relief activities i) c lear ing of land mines and open ing of all major roads to commerc ia l activit ies and normal civi l ian traffic; l) dep loyment of t roops in all D isarmament C e n t r e s a n d a r m s co l l ec t i on s i tes to enhance disarmament and provide security to encamped ex-combatants ; k) restrict the ex -SLA to the barracks and s u p e r v i s e t h e r e t u r n of a r m s a n d ammuni t ion to armour ies and magazines; 1) establish safe corridors and location for the sett lement of refugees and the distribution of humanitar ian relief materials; m) p rov ide ass is tance in the screening of combatants ; n) p rov ide secur i ty for the w e a p o n s and ammunit ions retrieved during disarmament and demobi l iza t ion, as well as the arms depot; o) assist in (he destruct ion of recovered arms and ammuni t ion; p) conduct security patrols, guard ing of Key- Points (KPs) and Vital-Point (VPs); q) supervise the wi thdrawal of mercenar ies from Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the Joint Cease-f ire Monitor ing Commiss ion ; r) supervise technical assistance with regard to t h e d e - m i n i n g , d i s m a n t l i n g or des t ruc t i on of al l dev i ces a n d simi lar weapons. A r t i c l e 2 The Force Commander shall report to the Cha i rman of Author i ty , th rough the Execut ive Secre ta ry on the implementat ion of the E C O M O G mandate . Ar t i c l e 3 Th is Dec is ion shal l be publ ished by the Execut ive Secretar iat in the Official Journal of the Communi ty . It shall a lso he publ ished by each Member State in its Nat ional Gazette. DONE AT L O M E , THIS 25 th DAY OF A U G U S T , 1999 H.E. GNASSINGBE EYADEMA, CHAIRMAN, FOR T H E AUTHORITY. 3 August 1999 Official Journal at ECOWAS Vol. 36 R E G U L A T I O N C/REG.1/8/99 R E L A T I N G TO T H E PAYMENT O F A M O N T H L Y A L L O W A N C E T O T H E STAFF OF W A W A BY E C O W A S THE C O U N C I L O F MINISTERS, M I N D F U L of Art ic les 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised E C O W A S Treaty establ ish ing the Counci l of Min is ters and def ining its composi t ion and funct ions; M I N D F U L of Decis ion A /DEC 3/7/87 of the Authori ty of Heads of States and Government granting the status of a special ised institution of ECOWAS to the West Afr ican W o m e n ' s Assoc ia t ion (WAWA) ; M I N D F U L of Dec is ion A /DEC 4,7/87 approv ing Ihe statute of the West Afr ican Women 's Associat ion; C O N S I D E R I N G tha i , at its twenty-first session in Abu ja on 30 - 31 October 1998, the Authority of Heads of State and Government dec ided to increase to U A 2 5 , 0 0 0 the amount of the grant given to W A W A and also, to include the month ly a l lowances of W A W A staff in the budget of the Execut ive Secretar ia l ; R E C O G N I S I N G the paramount role of w o m e n in the socio-economic development of the sub-region; D E S I R I N G to suppo r t the Wes t Af r ican W o m e n ' s Associat ion in its efforts to increase the involvement of w o m e n in the sub-reg ion in the Communi ty 's activi t ies by improving their work ing condit ions; RECALL ING that provision was made in the Execut ive Secretariat budget for a grant of UA10,000, and that the said s u m had been paid to W A W A ; NOTING that the directives referred to above were issued after t he a d o p t i o n of Regu la t i on C / R E G . 3 /10 /98 approving the 1999 budget of the Executive Secretar ial and that, consequent ly, the financial implications of the increase in the grant paid to W A W A and the payment of its staff a l lowances were not ref lected in the budget; A N X I O U S to comply with Ihe direct ives of the twenty- first sess ion of the Authori ty of Heads of State and Government; O N T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the twen ty - th i rd session of the Administrat ion and Finance Commiss ion held in Abu ja f rom 12th to 15th August , 1999 ENACTS A r t i c l e 1 Wi th ef fect f r o m J a n u a r y 1st, 1999, the m o n t h l y a l lowances of the staff of the West Afr ican Women ' s Associat ion ( W A W A ) shall be paid f rom the budget of the Execut ive Secretar iat . The Executive Secretariat shall pay to each of the W A W A staff the fo l lowing month ly a l lowance : 1. Secretary-General : US$ 1,000 (One fhousand United States dol lars) ; 2, Two (2) other Ass is tants : USS 750 (Seven hundred and fifty Uni ted States dol lars). Ar t i c l e 2 The a l lowances of the W A W A staff may, f rom t ime to time, be reviewed by Counci l upon the recommendat ion of the Administrat ion and Finance Commiss ion . Ar t i c l e 3 The Executive Secretariat shal l pay an addit ional grant of f i fteen thousand units of account (UA 15 000) to W A W A in respect of the 1999 budget year. Ar t i c l e 4 The a l lowances and the addit ional grant to W A W A for the 1999 budget year shal l be paid f rom the Execut ive Secretariat 's own resources . Ar t i c l e 5 This Regulat ion shall be publ ished by the Execut ive Secretariat in Ihe Official Journal of the Commun i t y within thirty days of its s ignature by the Cha i rman of the Counci l of Ministers. It shall also be publ ished by each Member State in the Nat ional Gazette within the same t ime- f rame. DONE AT A B U J A , THIS 2 0 1 H DAY O F A U G U S T 1999. A B D O U L H A M I - B . T IBJANI -DOURODJAYE, CHAIRMAN, FOR COUNCIL . 4 August 1999 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 36 R E G U L A T I O N C/REG.2 /8 /99 R E L A T I N G T O T H E A W A R D O F T H E C O N T R A C T FOR T H E C O N D U C T OF A S U P P L E M E N T A R Y S T U D Y O N F L O A T I N G W E E D INFESTATION T H E C O U N C I L OF M IN ISTERS, M I N D F U L of Art icles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised E C O W A S Treaty establ ishing the Counci l of Ministers and def in ing its composi t ion and funct ions; MINDFUL of Articles 22 ,23 and 24 of the Revised Treaty establ ish ing the Technical Commiss ions and def ining their compos i t ion and funct ions; MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.10/12/90 on measures to control the spread of floating weeds in the waterways of the sub-reg ion adopted by the Counci l of Ministers on 13th December, 1990; M INDFULo f Regulation C /REG7 /7 /96 of the Counci l of Ministers dated 25th July, 1996 relating to the adopt ion of the regional floating weed control project in ECOWAS Member States; M I N D F U L of the Financial Regulat ion and Manual of Account ing Procedures of the Economic Communi ty of West Afr ican States dated 30th November , 1996; CONSIDERING that pursuant to the recommendat ions of an initial feasibility study on floating weeds , E C O W A S was reques led to conduct a supp lementa ry study in the areas of f resh infestat ion in the Volta basin, and in the infernal lakes a n d water -ways of certain Member States; N O T I N G with sat isfact ion the interest shown in the p r o p o s e d s u p p l e m e n t a r y s t u d y b y t h e A f r i c a n Deve lopmen t Bank wh ich accep ted to provide the required amount out of the residual funds f rom its initial grant to E C O W A S ; NOTING ALSO that the Executive Secretariat published a restr icted international call for tenders for the contract on the supp lementary study on f loat ing weeds ; O N T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of t he twenty - th i rd meeting of the Administration and Finance Commission held in Abuja f rom 12th to 15th August , 1999; ENACTS A r t i c l e 1 The f i rm "Rambol l " is hereby declared first fol lowing the tender evaluat ion exercise conducted by the Tender Board at its mee t ing in Abuja on 11 th and 12th August , 1999. A r t i c l e 2 The Execut ive Secretar iat shall hold negot ia t ions with the f i rm "Rambo l l " to obtain its agreement to conduct the study within the approved f inancial cei l ing. A r t i c l e 3 In the event that negot iat ions with "Rambof l " prove inconclusive, the Secretariat shall contact the next f irm and move down the list of qualified tenderers in the order arr ived at by the Tenders Board fo l lowing its tender evaluat ion exercise referred to in Article 1. Ar t i c l e 4 The Execut ive Secretary is hereby author ised to sign the contract for the study between E C O W A S and Ihe selected company, as st ipulated in Art icle 3 above . Ar t i c l e 5 This Regulat ion shall be publ ished by the Execut ive Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Communi ty within fhirty days of its signature by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. It shall a lso be publ ished by each Member State in its National Gazet te within the same t ime- f rame. DONE AT A B U J A , THIS 20™ DAY OF AUGUST, 1999. A B D O U L HAMID S.B. T IDJANI -DOURODJAYE, CHAIRMAN, FOR COUNCIL . 5 August 1999 Official Journol ol ECOWftS vol . 16 R E G U L A T I O N C/REG.3/8/99 O N THE A D D I T I O N A L L I S T O F E N T E R P R I S E S A N D P R O D U C T S A P P R O V E D TO B E N E F I T F R O M T H E E C O W A S T R A D E L IBERALISATION SCHEME THE C O U N C I L OF MINISTERS, M I N D F U L of Art ic les 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised E C O W A S Treaty establ ish ing the Counci l of Ministers and def in ing its compos i t ion and funct ions; M INDFUL of the Protocol da ted 5th November, 1976 de f in ing the c o n c e p t of p roduc ts or ig inat ing f rom E C O W A S M e m b e r S t a t e s a n d i ts s u b s e q u e n t amendmen ts acts; M INDFUL of Decis ions C / D E C 3 / 6 / 8 8 and C/DEC.4/7/ 92 dated 21st June , 1988 and 25th July, 1992 of the Council of Ministers, defining Ihe procedure for approval of i ndus t r i a l e n t e r p r i s e s a n d products ' unde r the E C O W A S Trade Liberal isation Scheme; M I N D F U L of Decis ion A/DEC.6 /7 /92 dated 29th July. 1992 of the Authority of Heads of Stale and Government of E C O W A S on the adopt ion and implementat ion of a s i n g l e t r a d e l i b e r a l i s a t i o n s c h e m e for p r o d u c t s or iginat ing f rom Member States of the Communi ty ; M INDFUL of Dec is ion A/DEC.4 /7 /96 dated 27th July, 1996 on the cancel lat ion of the cr i ter ion relating to the level of participation of communi ty nationals in the equity capital of enterpr ises; O N THE RECOMMENDATION of the thirty-ninth meeting of the T r a d e , C u s t o m s , I m m i g r a t i o n , M o n e y and Payments Commiss ion, held in Abuja f rom 17th to 19th May, 1999; E N A C T S A r t i c l e 1 The Industrial enterpr ises and products fulf i l l ing the E C O W A S rules of origin l isted in the at tached annex are approved for the benefit of preferential treatment under the E C O W A S Trade Liberal isation Scheme. Ar t i c l e 2 The Execut ive Secretar iat shall give each enterpr ise concerned, an approval number which must feature on Ihe cert i f icate of origin and on the E C O W A S customs declaration form and inform Member States accordingly. A r t i c l e 3 Member States and the Executive Secretariat shall take all necessary measures to ensure the implementat ion of this Regulat ion. Ar t i c l e 4 This Regulat ion shall be pub l ished by the Execut ive Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Community wilhm thirty (30) days after its s ignature by the Cha i rman of the Counci l oi Ministers. It shall also be publ ished by each Member State within the same t ime f rame in its Nat ional Gazet te . D O N E AT A B U J A , THIS 20™ DAY OF A U G U S T , 1999. A B D O U L HAMID S.B. 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O co 3 CJ o CC CL CO LU a U j l ~ CO O O O DC a. 43 8 a w c CO c .cn 8 T3. 0 ) O C L c 0 ) O - J co co rz .o o oj CO t - CO o 3 Q •O 3 a . o • ° IS co ^ CO CO CD o S < " I S E c 5 £ c i ? | 2 Si S S LU LU O O o ' CD CN O O LO co CO o o Cvj CD O CD o D l CD o to I"- o CT) d CO t b o CO c o ^ J CO CD £ o o o d CD CO o CO 22 August 1999 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 36 R E G U L A T I O N C/REG.4/8/99 A D O P T I N G A S I N G L E C U S T O M S D E C L A R A T I O N FORM WITHIN E C O W A S T H E C O U N C I L OF MINISTERS, M I N D F U L of Ar t ic les 10, 11 and 12 of t he Revised E C O W A S Treaty establ ishing the Counci l ot Ministers and def in ing its compos i t ion and funct ions; M INDFUL of Art icle 46 of the Revised E C O W A S Treaty relating to cus toms co-operat ion and administ rat ion; M I N D F U L of Dec i s i on C /DEC.3 /11 /82 d a t e d 17th N o v e m b e r , 1 9 8 2 . es tab l i sh ing regu la t i ons for t he codi f icat ion of cus toms, statistical and f iscal reg imes within E C O W A S ; CONSIDERING the need to simplify customs clearance procedures in order to facilitate and accelerate movement of goods across the borders of Member States and tha i of t he c o m m u n i t y by a d o p t i n g a s i n g l e c u s t o m s declarat ion form; O N T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of t he Th i r t y -n in th Meet ing of the Trade, Cus toms, Immigra t ion , Money and Paymen ts Commiss ion held in Abu ja f rom 17th to 19th May, 1999; E N A C T S A r t i c l e 4 Member States and the Executive Secretariat shall take all necessary measures to ensure appl icat ion of this Regulation. Ar t i c le 5 This Regulation shall be publ ished in the Official Journal of the Commun i ty by the Execut ive Secretar iat wi th in thirty days of its s ignature by the Cha i rman of Counc i l . It shal l also be pub l ished by each Member State in its Nat ional Gazet te within the same t ime- f rame. D O N E AT A B U J A , THIS 2 0 t h DAY O F A U G U S T , 1999 A B D O U L H A M I D S.B. T IDJ ANI -DOURODJ AYE, CHAIRMAN, FOR COUNCIL . A r t i c l e 1 There is hereby adopted , for appl icat ion in all Member States, the Single Customs Declaration form (SCD) and the accompany ing Explanatory Notes a n d Instructions, spec imens of which are at tached hereto. A r t i c l e 2 The Single Cus toms Document referred to in Art icle 1 above shal l replace Declarat ion Form "C" for home consumpt ion , Form " E " for expor tat ion, Form " S " for suspensory reg imes, a n d Fo rm "R" for re-expor tat ion, which were adopted by the Counci l of Ministers in 1992 in Decis ion C/DEC.3/11 /82 referred to above . A r t i c l e 3 The p rov is ions of Dec is ion C/DEC.3 /11 /82 of 17th November , 1982 are hereby cance l led a n d the o ld cus toms declarat ion forms enumera ted above shall therefore cease to be val id. 23 Official Journal of ECOWAS SINGLE C U S T O M S D E C L A R A T I O N FORM (SCD) INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE 2 4 Augusl 1999 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 3d> S I N G L E C U S T O M S D E C L A R A T I O N F O R M INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE CONTENTS A. G E N E R A L R E M A R K S : (Single customs declaration form) B. PARTICULARS REQUIRED C. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF F O R M S D. P A R T I C U L A R S F O R E N T R Y I N T O T H E VARIOUS B O X E S E. CONTINUATION FORMS F. C O D E S TO BE U S E D IN T H E F O R M S G. PRINTING OF T H E S INGLE C U S T O M S F O R M H. H O W T O FILL T H E S INGLE C U S T O M S F O R M I. U T I L I S A T I O N O F T H E S I N G L E C U S T O M S FORM J . S U B M I S S I O N OF T H E D E C L A R A T I O N K. C O D E S TO BE U S E D IN T H E F O R M S L. FORMALIT IES EN ROUTE ANNEXES 1. S A M P L E O F T H E S I N G L E C U S T O M S DECLARATION FORM 2. EXPLANATORY NOTES 3. C O U N T R Y C O D E S 4. C U S T O M S C O D E S 5. STATISTICAL A N D F I S C A L S U B - C O D E S 6. A B B R E V I A T I O N S FOR COUNTRY N A M E S INTRODUCTION Vir tua l ly all ex is t ing c u s t o m s dec la ra t i on fo rms in E C O W A S a n d U E M O A M e m b e r S t a t e s w i l l be superseded by a set of 8 copies of the single cus toms form with a continuation form to record information used to calculate loss of revenue suffered by Member States as a result of i n t ra -ECOWAS trade l iberal isat ion. The single customs form is designed to cover all customs procedures. However, m the immediate , it will only be u s e d for expor t , t rans i t a n d impor t o p e r a t i o n s in E C O W A S Member States i) For i n t ra -ECOWAS trade, the full set of 8 forms and the cont inuat ion fo rms for loss of r e v e n u e m a y be u s e d , or va r i ous combinat ions thereof, as required by the procedure chosen by the operator. ii) For t rade th i rd coun t r ies the fo l low ing c o m b i n a t i o n s m a y be u s e d for t h e corresponding procedure: e x p o r t : Forms 1, 2 and 3 dispatch of export + E C O W A S t rans i t : Forms I, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 dispatch or e x p o r t : Forms 1,2, 3 and 4 dispatch or export + E C O W A S transit + introduct ion or impo r t : Forms I, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 E C O W A S transit only : Forms 1, 4, 5 and 7 intra- E C O W A S t rans i t : Form 4 E C O W A S transit + in l roduct ion or import : Forms 1, 4, 5, 6, 7and 8 dispatch + introduct ion or i m p o r t : Forms 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 introduct ion + import only : Forms 6, 7 and 8 A. G E N E R A L R E M A R K S The forms and cont inuat ion fo rms are to be used as fol lows: 25 August 1999 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 36 a) where reference is made to a declarat ion of export, release for home use E C O W A S transit and entry for any other cus toms procedure; b) where E C O W A S regulat ions specif ical ly pro vide for the i ruse . The forms and cont inuat ion fo rms compr ise the copies needed to comple te the formal i t ies relat ing to one or more cus toms procedures (export, transit and import) taken f rom a set of nine cop ies : copy 1 shall be retained by the authori t ies of t he M e m b e r S ta te in wh i ch expor t (dispatch) or E C O W A S transit formali t ies are completed; c o p y 2 s h a l l be u s e d fo r s t a t i s t i c a l purposes by the Member State of export . This copy can equally be used for statistical purposes by the Member State of dispatch in the cases of t rade wi th parts of the customs territory of the Commun i ty with a different fiscal regime; copy 3 shall be returned to the exporter a f ter be ing s t a m p e d by the c u s t o m s authori ty; c o p y 4 shal l be kept by the o f f ice of d e s t i n a t i o n u p o n c o m p l e t i o n of t h e E C O W A S t rans i t opera t ion or as T 2 L document providing evidence of Community status of the goods; copy 5 is the return copy for the ECOWAS transit procedure; copy 6 shall be retained by the authori t ies of the M e m b e r State in wh ich arr ival formali t ies are comple ted ; c o p y 7 s h a l l be u s e d fo r s t a t i s t i c a l p u r p o s e s by t h e M e m b e r S t a t e of destination (for ECOWAS transit and arrival f o r m a l i t i e s ) i n c l u d i n g te r r i t o ry of t he Commun i ty with a different f iscal regime; copy 8 shall be returned to the cons ignee a f te r be ing s t a m p e d by the c u s t o m s authori ty; addi t ional fo rm 9 shal l be kept by the i s s u i n g o f f i c e of t h e d e c l a r a t i o n of i n t r o d u c t i o n , a n d a t t a c h e d t o t h e app l i ca t ion for p a y m e n t in respec t of revenue loss. Various combinat ions are therefore possib le, such as: export , for home use in an E C O W A S Member State: cop ies 1,2,3,6,7 and 8 E C O W A S transit : cop ies 1,2,3,4,5 and 7; In a d d i t i o n , t h e r e c i r c u m s t a n c e s in w h i c h t h e Commun i ty status of the goods in quest ion has to be proved at dest inat ion. In such cases copy 4 should be used. Ope ra to r s may, if they w i s h , use pr ivate ly p r in ted subsets combin ing the appropriate copies provided that they con fo rm to the official spec imen. Each subset is designed in such a way that where boxes conta in identical information for two M e m b e r States, this may be entered directly by the expor ter or the principal on copy 1 and will then appear, th rough the chemically t reated paper, on all copies. If for any reason, the opera t ions recorded are at d i f ferent s tages for different Member States, and the information is therefore not identical, its reproduct ion should be restr icted to only the relevant copies. Where declarat ions are to be processed by computer , it is possible to use subsets taken f rom sets in which each copy may have a dual funct ion: 1/6, 2/7, 3/8, 4/5. In this case, in each subset, the number of the cop ies being used must be shown by delet ing the numbers , in the margin of the fo rm, referring to the cop ies not being used. Each subset thus def ined must be des igned so that the part iculars which have to appear on each copy will be reproduced by means of chemical treatment of the paper. When declarat ions for export (dispatch), internal transit or ent ry for ano ther c u s t o m s p rocedu re at impor t (dest inat ion), or documents cert i fying the Commun i t y s ta tus of g o o d s no t b e i n g m o v e d u n d e r in te rna l ECOWAS transit procedure are drawn up on plain paper by means of official or pr ivate-sector data-process ing sys tems, the sa id dec lara t ions or documen ts must comply as to their format wi th all the condi t ions laid down by E C O W A S regulat ions, except : the colour used for print ing, 26 August 1999 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 36 the use of italic characters , t he p r i n t i ng of a b a c k g r o u n d for t he Commun i ty transit boxes . B. PARTICULARS REQUIRED 1. Maximum list of boxes The forms contain a number of boxes only some of which will be used, depending on the customs procedure(s) in quest ion. W i t h o u t p re jud i ce to the app l i ca t i on of s imp l i f i ed procedures or the specif ic provis ions concern ing each box the fol lowing is the m a x i m u m list of boxes which may be comple ted for each procedure: export formalit ies, outward processing and re-export: boxes 1 (first and second subdivisions), 2 , 3 , 4 . 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 1 0 , 1 1 , 13 ,14 , 15,15a, 15b,16, 17,17a, 18,19, 2 0 , 2 1 , 2 2 , 2 3 , 24, 2 5 , 2 6 , 2 7 , 28 ,29 , 30 ,31 ,32 ,33 , 34a, 34b, 35, 37, 38, 39 , 40, 4 1 , 44 , 46 , 47, 48,49 and 54. However , as regards to the expor ta t ion formal i t ies d ischarg ing the cus toms warehous ing procedure , the m a x i m u m l is t of b o x e s m u s t c o r r e s p o n d to the max imum list of boxes required for the formalit ies entry into a cus toms warehouse . E C O W A S transit formal i t ies: boxes 1 (third subdivision), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 15. 17, 18, 19, 2 1 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 3 1 , 32, 33 (first subdiv is ion) , 35 , 38, 40 . 4 1 , 42 . 4 3 , 4 4 , 5 0 , 5 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 , 5 5 and 56. f o r m a l i t i e s fo r e n t r y i n to a c u s t o m s warehouse: boxes 1 (first and second subdivisions) 3, 5, 7, 8. 14, 15, 15a, 16, 17. I7a, 19, 2 1 , 25, 26, 27, 29 , 30 , 3 1 , 32 , 33, 34a. 34b, 35, 37, 38, 4 1 , 46, 47, 49 and 54. 2. Minimum list Wi thou t p re jud i ce to the app l i ca t i on of s imp l i f i ed procedures in a cus toms declarat ion, boxes 1 to 5 must be completed, in accordance with the notes in paragraph D on the boxes in quest ion: a) t h e b o x e s to be u s e d for an e x p o r t declarat ion are as fol lows: boxes 1 (first subdivision), 2, 3, 5, 14, 17, 19, 2 1 , 25, 26 , 3 1 , 32, 33, 37 , 38, 4 1 , 44 , 46 and 54; b) the boxes to be used for a declarat ion of entry are as fo l lows: 1) boxes 1 (first subdivision), 2, 3. 5, 1 4 , 1 7 a , 19, 2 1 . 25, 26, 3 1 , 32 , 33 , 3 7 , 3 8 , 4 1 . 4 4 , 46 and 54; 2) in box 44 the reference to special s t a t u s , s u p p o r t i n g d o c u m e n t s , certif icate and author isat ion. c) I h e b o x e s to be u s e d fo r a t r a n s i t declarat ion are as fol lows: boxes 1 (third subdivision), 3, 4, 5, 8, 15, 1 7 , 1 8 , 2 1 . 2 6 , 3 1 , 3 2 , 3 3 , (first subdivision), 3 5 , 3 8 , 4 0 , 5 0 , 5 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 , 5 5 and 56 (boxes with a green background); d) the boxes to be used for a declarat ion for re lease for free circulat ion are as fo l lows: boxes: 1 (first subdivision), 3, 5, 8, 14. 15. 15a, 16, 19, 2 1 . 25 , 26 , 3 1 , 32 . 33 , 34a, 37, 38, 4 1 , 44 . 46, 47 and 54. Where goods eligible for relief f rom import dut ies are involved the part iculars referred to in box 16, 34, 38, and 37 shall not be requi red, unless the customs authorit ies consider it necessary for the application covering the release for free circulation of the goods concerned. W h e r e the d e c l a r a t i o n for r e l ease for f ree circulat ion is accompan ied by a cert i f icate of origin, Member States may exempt the declarant f rom the requi rement to use boxes 16 and 34 and/or 47, respectively; e) the boxes to be used for a declarat ion of e n t r y fo r a c u s t o m s p r o c e d u r e w i t h economic impact , except for the cus toms w a r e h o u s i n g a n d o u t w a r d p rocess ing procedures, are as fol lows: aa) boxes 1 (first subdivision), 3, 5, 8, 1 4 , 1 5 . 1 5 a , 1 9 , 2 1 . 2 5 . 2 6 , 3 1 , 3 2 , 33, 34, 37 , 38, 4 1 , 44 , 46 , 47 and 54; bb) in box 44 , the reference to specia l s t a t u s , s u p p o r t i n g d o c u m e n t s , cert i f icates and author izat ion. 27 August 1999 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 36 the boxes required for a declaration of entry for the cus toms warehous ing procedure, as fo l lows: boxes 1 (firstsubdivision), 3, 5, 14, 19, 26 , 3 1 , 32, 33, 37, 38, 49 and 54. T h e b o x e s requ i red for a dec la ra t i on e n t e r i n g p r e - f i n a n c e d g o o d s , fo r t he cus toms warehous ing procedure are the fol lowing: boxes 1 (first subdivision), 3, 5, 14, 17, 19, 26 . 3 1 , 32 , 33, 37, 38, 4 1 , 44 , 49 and 54. g) the boxes to be used for a declarat ion of entry for a customs procedure discharging a c u s t o m s p r o c e d u r e wilh e c o n o m i c impact , shall be the boxes referred to in the m in imum lis! laid down for the customs procedure in quest ion. h) the boxes to be used for a re-exportat ion d e c l a r a t i o n d i s c h a r g i n g a c u s t o m s procedure wi th economic impact are as fol lows: aa) in cases d ischarg ing the cus toms w a r e h o u s i n g p r o c e d u r e t h e part iculars required at (f) (aa); bb) in cases discharging other customs procedures with economic impact , the part iculars required at (a); i) Ev idence of Commun i ty Status of goods (T2L): boxes 1 (thirdsubdivision), 2 , 3, 4, 5, 14, 3 1 , 32 , 33 , 35 , 38, 40 , 44 and 54. C. I N S T R U C T I O N S FOR U S E OF T H E FORM Wheneve r a part icular subset conta ins one or more cop ies which may be used in a Member State other than the one in which it was first comple ted , the fo rms m u s t b e c o m p l e t e d by t y p e w r i t e r o r by a m e c a n o g r a p h i c a i o r s im i la r p r o c e s s . Fo r e a s e of complet ion by typewri ter the form should be inserted in the mach ine in such a way that the first letter of Ihe particulars to be entered in box 2 is placed in the position box in the top le f t -hand corner. Where all the copies of the subset are intended (or use in fhe same Member State, they may be fi l led in legibly by hand , in ink and in block capi ta ls, prov ided that this is a l lowed in that Member State. The same appl ies to the part iculars to be given on the cop ies used for the purposes of the Communi ty transit procedure. The form must contain no erasures or over wr i t ing. Any alterat ions must be made by c ross ing out fhe incorrect part iculars and adding those requ i red. Any al terat ions made in this way be init ial led by fhe person mak ing t h e m a n d e x p r e s s l y e n d o r s e d by the c o m p e t e n t authori t ies. The latter may, where necessary, require a new declarat ion to be lodged. In add i t ion, the fo rms may be comp le ted us ing an automat ic reproduct ion process instead of any of the p r o c e d u r e s m e n t i o n e d a b o v e . T h e y m a y a l so be produced and comple ted by this m e a n s on condi t ion that the provis ions concern ing the spec imen fo rms, format, language used, legibility, absence of erasures and over writ ing, and amendments are strictly observed. Only numbered boxes are to be completed by operators. The other boxes, identif ied by a capi ta l letter, are for administrat ive use. The cop ies which are to remain at fhe off ice of expor t / d ispatch or departure must bear the original s ignature of fhe persons concerned (declarant or representat ive, principal owner of goods). The lodging with a customs office of a declaration signed by the declarant or his representative shall indicate lhat the person concerned is declaring the goods in quest ion for the procedure appl ied for and , wi thout prejudice to the possible appl icat ion of sanct ions, shal l be he ld responsible, in accordance with the provis ions in force in the Member States, in respect of: the accuracy of the informat ion given in the declarat ion; the authenticity of the documents attached; the o b s e r v a n c e of al l t he ob l i ga t i ons i n h e r e n l in the en t ry of t he g o o d s in quest ion under the procedure concerned. The signature of the principal or, where appl icable, of his au tho r i sed rep resen ta t i ve , c o m m i t s h i m to al l part iculars relating to the E C O W A S transit operat ion pursuant to fhe provisions on ECOWAS transit laid down 28 August 1999 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 36 in the convent ions and protocols, in this Regulat ion and as l isted in sect ion B above . As regards E C O W A S transit formali t ies and formali t ies at dest inat ion, it should be noted that it is in the interests of each person intervening in the operation to check the contents of his declaration. In particular, any discrepancy found by the person concerned between the goods which he must declare and part iculars already entered on the fo rms be ing used must immediate ly be not i f ied by that person to the cus toms authority. In such cases the declarat ion must then be made on fresh fo rms. Subject to the instructions hereafter, where a box is not to be used , it should be left blank. D. P A R T I C U L A R S T O B E E N T E R E D IN T H E VARIOUS BOXES (cf explanatory notes annexed to this document ) E. R E M A R K S C O N C E R N I N G T H E CONTINUATION FORMS 1. Cont inuat ion forms shou ld on ly be used where the declarat ion covers more than one i tem (cf. Box 5). They must be presented together with an IM, EX. or C O M form. 2. The instructions under general remarks also apply to the cont inuat ion fo rms. However: 1he left hand subdiv is ion of Box 1 must conta in the symbol IM, EX or C O M , that first subdiv is ion must be left b lank if the form is used for ECOWAS transit purposes only, in which case the symbol denot ing the status of the goods for the purposes of the Commun i ty transit procedure shou ld be entered in the right hand subdivision of this box, box 2/0 is for opt ional use by the Member States and should show only the name and identif ication number of the person concerned, the 'summary ' pah of box 47 concerns the final s u m m a r y of al l the i tems cove red by the IM, EX or C O M forms used . It shou ld therefore be used only on the last o l the IM, EX, or C O M forms in order to show the total by type of tax and the grand total (GT) of the charges payable. 3. If continuation forms are used, the "description of goods" boxes which have not been used must be crossed through to prevent any subsequent use. F. CODES T O BE U S E D IN T H E F O R M S 1. Cus toms off ice code 2. Country code 3. Country 's identifying mark 4. Code of transit cus toms off ice G. PRINTING OF T H E S INGLE C U S T O M S F O R M 1 . The single cus tom form is in 8 copies presented in the fol lowing manner: either as a set of 8 or 9 consecutive copies; or, part icular ly when pr inted by a data- p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m , a s 2 s e t s of 4 consecut ive copies. 2. The s ing le f o r m may , if necessary , i nc lude cont inuat ion fo rms presented in the fo l lowing manners: either as a set of 8 consecut ive forms; or as 2 sets of 4 consecut ive fo rms. 3. In accordance with the exempt ions specif ied in paragraph 2, Member States may forbid the use of con t i nua t i on f o r m s in c a s e s w h e r e such cont inuat ion forms are computer pr inted. 4. Users may print sets of forms conta in ing only such copies as they may need for their operations. 5. M e m b e r S t a t e s m a y p r in t t h e i r i n d i v i d u a l identifying mark in the top left-hand corner of the form. 6. Forms shal l be pr inted on sel f -adhesive, self- copy ing wr i t ing paper weighing no less than 40 g rammes per square metre. The paper must be of sufficient opaci ty to ensure that writ ing on one side will not affect legibility on the reverse side. It 29 August 1999 Official Journal o l ECOWAS Vol. 36 must a lso be st rong enough to resist lear and crumpl ing under normal use. Al l copes must be wh i te . However , cop ies for t ransi t p rocedure . (copies 1,4,5 and 7} box N° (excluding the centre space) the top left-hand corners of boxes 2, 3 ,4 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 1 5 , 1 7 , 18, 1 9 , 2 1 , 2 5 , 2 7 , 3 1 , 3 2 , 3 3 , and boxes 35, 38, 40 , 44, 50, 5 1 , 52, 53, 55 and 56 shall have a green background. 7. The reference number of cop ies bear ing the informaf ion recorded in 1he cont inuat ion forms m u s t be i n d i c a t e d , u s i n g a s e l f - c o p y i n g procedure. 8. The standard format for the fo rms shall be 210 x 297 m m , with an admiss ib le shortfal l of 5 m m and an admiss ib le max imum excess of 8 m m . 9. Member States may require that the name and address of the printer or his ident i fy ing mark, be printed on each form. H. H O W T O F I L L T H E S I N G L E C U S T O M S DECLARATION The format shall be filled in accordance with Ihe following rules. I . When the formalit ies are comple ted by means of an of f ic ia l or p r i va te -sec to r da ta -p rocess ing sys tem, the proper authori t ies author is ing the user wishing lo replace a hand- written signature by some olher identifying technique which could entail the use of codes , and which enjoys the same legal val idi ty as a hand-wr i t ten signature, shall ensure that the technical and administrative condi t ions imposed by the said authority have been fulfi l led as a pre-condit ion. 2. W h e n formal i t ies are comp le led by official or private sector data process ing sys tems which also print declarations, the appropriate authorities may approve direct authent icat ion by the said systems of their own declarat ions in replacement of t he m a n u a l or m e c h a n i c a l s t a m p of t he customs office and the s ignature of the assigned official. I. U T I L I S A T I O N O F T H E S I N G L E C U S T O M S DECLARATION 1. W h e n a set of documents is used successively t o c o m p l e t e e x p o r t , t r a n s i t a n d / o r i m p o r t formalit ies, each person concerned shall only give an under tak ing regard ing the va l id i ty of 1he information relating to the procedure for which he is the declarant, pr incipal, or the representat ive of either of the above. 2. Wi th regard to the appl icat ion of paragraph 1 above, when the person concerned uses a single fo rm issued dur ing the course of s o m e prev ious phase of the operation under considerat ion, such person must, prior to lodging his declaral ion, verify the validity of all the information indicated by the boxes concerning h im, and its applicabil i ty to the g o o d s in ques t ion and the p rocedu re to be adopted. Where necessary, he may complement such informat ion. 3. In cases such those referenced to in paragraph 2, any d iscrepancy d iscovered by the in terested p a r t y b e t w e e n the g o o d s in q u e s t i o n a n d information lodged, must immediately be reported by himself to the customs serv ice. 4. Forms N° 1 , 2 and 3 and fo rms 1/6, 2/7 and 3/8 c o n f o r m i n g to t h e s p e c i m e n a p p r o v e d by E C O W A S shal l be used when expor t ing goods f rom Member States. 5. Forms N° 1,4, 5 and 7 or forms N° 1 / 6 , 2 / 7 and 4 / 5 (2 copies) conforming to the specimen approved by E C O W A S , shall be used for the transit of goods. J . DEPOSIT OF DECLARATION 1 . D e c l a r a t i o n s mus t be a c c o m p a n i e d by the documen ts needed to determine t rea tment of goods under the procedure requested. 2. Depos i t of a dec larat ion in a c u s t o m s off ice signi f ies a desire by the person concerned to d e c l a r e the g o o d s for t r e a t m e n t u n d e r the procedure requested, and without prejudice to any subsequen t appl icat ion of provisions exist ing in Member States with regard to: the accuracy of fhe informat ion g iven in the declarat ion; authentici ty of the documents annexed ; compl iance with all obligations inherent in the submiss ion of the goods in ques t ion 30 August 1999 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 36 f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n u n d e r the s y s f e m requested. 3. In cases where exist ing regulat ions necessi tate establ ishment of addit ional copies of the single document or dec lara t ion, the part ies concerned may use, to th is ef fect , add i t iona l cop ies or photocopies of the document or declaration. They shal l be accep ted by the author ises as hav ing the s a m e val id i ty as the or ig inal d o c u m e n t s p rov ided they are ad iudged sat is factory with regard to their qual i ty and legibility. K. C O D E S TO BE U S E D O N THE FORMS Box 1: Declaration First subdivision: The symbols appl icable are as fol lows: EX: declarat ion for exports f rom the customs terr i tory of the Communi ty . declaration for despatch of non-Community goods in the context of t rade be tween Member States. IM: declaration placing goods imported into the cusfoms territory of the Communi ty under the cus toms procedure, declaration placing non-Community goods under a customs procedure at destination, in the c o n t e x t of t rade b e t w e e n two Member States. C O M : declarat ion of importat ion of originating or natura l ised Commun i t y goods subject to int ra-Community t rade. declarat ion entering Communi ty goods for warehousing. declarat ion placing pre-f inanced goods in a cus toms warehouse or free zone. 2. Second subdivision Codes appl icab le for cus toms, statist ical and fiscal procedures are f ixed by Decision C/DEC.3/ 11/82 of the Counci l of Ministers. 3. Third subdivision This subdiv is ion must be comple ted only where the form is to be used for the purposes of the Communi ty transit p rocedure . The Communi ty has insfi tuted an ISRT Carnet , under the inter- State road transit of goods procedure . Box 10: Country of first destination Enter the symbol of the Member State concerned. Box 15a: Country of export code Enter the code for the Member State f rom which the goods are expor ted. Box 15b: Region of Country of export code Enter the code for the Member State concerned. Box 17a: Code of country of destination. Enter the code of the country of f inal dest inat ion. Box 17b; Region of Country of destination Enter the code o U h e Member State concerned . Box 18: Identity and nationality of means of transport on arrival. Enter the codes given in Box 15a. Box 19-.Container The codes appl icable are 0 : goods not t ransported by container 1 : goods t ranspor ted by container Box 20: Delivery terms 1st subdivision of box : t h r e e alphanumeric characters 2nd subdivision of box: specify place 3rd subdivision of box: the following may be demanded by Member States • Code 1, if the locality is s i tuated wi th in the count ry ; • Code 2, if the locality is s i tuated on the terr i tory of another Member State; • Code 3, if the locality is s i tuated outs ide the C o m m u n i t y Box 21: Identity and nationality of means of transport crossing the border. Use codes appl icable for I5a. 31 August lOW Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 36 Box 22: Currency and total amount invoiced Use codes appl icable for 15a. Box 25: Mode of transport at the border. Mode of transport Codes marit ime transport 1 rai lways 2 road 3 air 4 postal cons ignments 5 mixed transport 6 t ixed t ransport instal lat ions 7 inland navigation 8 other transport mode 9 Box 26: Mode of transport inland The codes given in box 25 are appl icable. Box 27: Place of unloading codes to be determined by Member States Box 28: Financial and banking data Codes to be determined by Member States Box 29: Office of departure/entry Codes to be determined by Member States Box 33: Commodity code Enter the eight-digit customs nomenclature of the harmon ised commodi ty descr ipt ion and coding sys tem. Box 34: Country of origin code The codes given in box I5a are appl icable. Box 37: Procedure The cus toms stat ist ical and f iscal codes are con ta ined in Dec is ion C /DEC.3 /11 /82 of the Counci l of Ministers. 1 stsubdivision .-Customs procedure 2nd subdivision : Statist ical and f iscal subheading. Box 47: Calculation of taxes co lumn 1: type of tax codes to be determined by Member States last co lumn: payment methods below may be used by Member States: codes appl icable A: paymen t by cash ; B: c o n s i g n e d c u s t o m s d u t i e s a n d taxes; C: guarantee. Box 49: Identification of warehouse Need to specify type of warehouse identification number is al located by the Member State concerned. Box 51: Intended transit offices (and countries) Countries are identified by their abbreviations and cus toms transit of f ices are also identif ied by the codes for the Member States concerned . Situation Codes - g l o b a l g u a r a n t e e 1 - specif ic guarantee 2 - c a s h guarantee 3 - lump s u m guarantee 4 - free of guarantee 5 Box 53: Office of destination (and country) The codes g iven in box 51 are appl icable. L. FORMALIT IES EN ROUTE Between the l ime Ihe goods leave the off ice of export / departure and arr ive al the office of dest inat ion, cer ta in i n f o r m a t i o n m a y be r e q u i r e d on t h e c o p i e s accompanying the goods. These are particulars relating to the ent i re t ranspor ta t ion operat ion and must be indicated on the documen t , at every s tage, by the transporter responsib le for the means of t ranspor t on which the goods are directly loaded. The part iculars required may be marked legibly by hand. In such cases , the forms shou ld be comp le ted in ink, in capi ta l let ters. These indicat ions, wh ich should be marked on cop ies 4 and 5 concern the fol lowing cases only 1. Transshipment: use box 55 Box 55:" t ranssh ipment " The first three lines of this box are to be comp le ted by the carr ier where , in the course of the opera t ion , the goods are t ransferred f rom one m e a n s of t ranspor t to another or f rom one container to another. It should be noted that, in al! cases of t ranssh ipment , part icularly in cases where it p roves necessary to affix n e w sea ls , the car r ie r mus t not i fy the c o m p e t e n t author i t ies, in order to have the C o m m u n i t y t ransi t document annotated accordingly. W h e r e t h e c u s t o m s a u t h o r i t y h a s a u t h o r i s e d t ranssh ipment withouf superv is ion, the carr ier must 32 Augusl 1999 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol 36 himseH anno ta te the C o m m u n i t y t ransi t document accordingly and have it endorsed by the competent authorities in the Member State where the transshipment has taken place and the next cus toms office to which the goods must be p resented . 2. Other incidents: use Box 56 Box 56: Other incidents dur ing carr iage This box to be comple ted in accordance w i t h e x i s h n g o b l i g a t i o n s u n d e r t h e Commun i ty transit procedure. Fur thermore, where , after hav ing loaded the goods on to a semi-trailer, only the tractor vehicle is changed during the j ou rney (w i thou t Ihe g o o d s be ing h a n d l e d or transshipment), enter in this box, the registration number a n d nat ional i ty of t he n e w tractor. In such cases , e n d o r s e m e n t by the c o m p e t e n t au thor i t i es is not necessary. USE OF T H E S INGLE C U S T O M S D O C U M E N T Declaration Pages 1 - Cus toms - of despatch 2 - Statistics - of export 3 -Consignor Transit Pages 5 - accompany ing copy orocedure sent by the service to off ice of departure after crossing of the border. Communi tv Pages 1 - Cus toms 4 - Support ing document to be kept by the office of dest inat ion. 5 - To be returned to the office of departure for record purposes 7 - stat ist ics. Declaration Pages 6 - cus toms - introduct ion 7 - stat ist ics - importat ion 8 - importer T 2 L . Pages 4 -suppor t ing H document required in fhe d ischarge of import formalit ies and payment of cus toms duties and taxes with equivalent effect. National transit Pages 1 - cus toms document 3 - addi t ional copy 4 - accompany ing copy to the off ice of departure. EXPORTATION - 3 cop ies to be used in c a r r y i n g out expor t formal i t ies (N° 1,2 and 3) . 5 cop ies shall accompany the goods and shal l be used for Communi ty transit formal i t ies (pgs. 4, 5 and 7), and in the preparat ion of import formal i t ies in the Member State of dest inat ion. IMPORTATION - 5 copies will accompany the goods to the Member S la te and shall be used in the d i scharge of C o m m u n i t y t r a n s i t p r o c e d u r e a n d in t h e preparat ion of import formal i t ies in the Member State of dest inat ion (n° 6, 7 and 8). 33 August 1999 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 36 SINGLE C U S T O M S DECLARATION (SCD) EXPLANATORY NOTE August 1999 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol 36 SINGLE C U S T O M S D E C L A R A T I O N (SCD) EXPLANATORY NOTE P A R T I C U L A R S TO BE E N T E R E D IN T H E V A R I O U S BOXES BOX I : DECLARATION 1st Subdivision: One of three symbols deno lmg the status of the goods , as appropr iate, may be used: EX : Expo r t s , r e -expo r t d e c l a r a t i o n s or iginat ing f rom Member States; C O M : declaration in respect of community goods subject to specific measures during the transit ional per iod e.g. Warehouse or free zone; IM : declarat ion placing goods imported into the Customs territory of the Community under any customs procedure . 2nd Subdivision: Enter the type of declarat ion in accordance with the cus toms regime appl icable e.g. Home Use, Export, etc. 3rd Subdivision: This subdiv is ion must be comp le ted only where the form is to be used for the purposes of intra- communi ty transit. The appropriate transit regime codes musf be used B O X 2 : EXPORTER/IMPORTER Enter the full name and address of the person or company concerned . In addi t ion, enter the identi f icat ion number a l located to the person or c o m p a n y concerned by the c o m p e t e n t au tho r i t i es for tax , s ta t is t i ca l or o the r purposes. B O X 3 : FORMS Enter the number of the subset in relation to the total number of subsets of forms and continuation forms used. For example , if there is one IM form and IM/c fo rm, indicate on the IM fo rm '1 /3 ' , on the first IM/c form '21 3' and on the second IM/c form '3/3 ' . Where the declarat ion covers only item (i.e. only one "descript ion of goods" box has to be completed) do not enter anyth ing in Box 3, but the f igure 1 in Box 5 B O X 4 : LOADING LISTS Enter in f igures Ihe number of loading l ists a t tached, if any, or of descr ipt ive commerc ia l lists author ized by the competen t authori ty. BOX 5 : ITEMS Enter the total number of i tems declared by the person concerned in all the forms and cont inuat ion sheets (or loading lists or commerc ia l lists) used. The number of i tems must co r respond to the number of descr ipt ion of the goods boxes fo be comple ted . BOX 6 : TOTAL PACKAGES Enter the total number of packages mak ing up the cons ignment in quest ion. BOX 7 : REFERENCE NUMBER This is the number a l located by the declarant to the cons ignment in quest ion. BOX 8 : CONSIGNEE Enter the full name and address of the person or company to w h o m the goods are to be del ivered. BOX 9 : PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT Enter the name and address of the person or c o m p a n y responsible for the repatr iat ion of the funds relat ing to the t ransact ion. BOX 10 : COUNTRY OF FIRST DESTINATION/LAST CONSIGNMENT For expor t formal i t ies, enter the country code and the Region code where the goods will first be landed before proceeding to final dest inat ion. For imports, the last country code and Region code where the goods were landed, if appl icable. BOX 11 : BILL OF LADING/AIRWAYS BILL Enter the Bill of lading/Airway Bill number as recorded on the Manifest . BOX 12 : VALUE DETAILS Enter part iculars required to calculate taxes and duties or customs value e.g. Freight. Insurance, other charges. BOX 1 3 : FREE DISPOSAL BOX 14 : DECLARANT OR REPRESENTATION OF THE EXPORTERAMPORTER Enter the full name, address and identif ication number al located to the person or company concerned by the competent authori t ies. 35 August 1999 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 36 BOX 15 : COUNTRY OF DISPATCH/EXPORT Using (fie appropr iate commun i t y code, enter in Box 15a trie country concerned . Box I5b is for the region f rom which the goods are expor ted. BOX 16 : COUNTRY OF ORIGIN The Member States may request that this information be suppl ied. If the declarat ion covers a number of items of different origin, enter the word 'various'. BOX 17 : COUNTRY OF DESTINATION Enter fhe name of the country concerned Box 17a: Enter the appropriate Communi ty Code for the Country concerned Box 17b: Enter the appropriate communi ty Code for the Region of dest inat ion of the goods. BOX 18 : IDENTITY AND NATIONALITY OF MEANS OF TRANSPORT AT DEPARTURE Enter the identity, e.g. registrat ion number(s) or name of the means of t ransport (lorry, ship, rai lway w a g o n , aircraft] on which the goods are directly loaded, fol lowed by Ihe nationali ty of the t ransport (or that of the vehic le propel l ing the others if there are several m e a n s of transport) using the appropriate Communi ty codes. For example, if a tractor and trailer with different registration numbers are used, enter the registration number of the tractor and that of the trailer, together with the nationality of the fractor. BOX 19 : CONTAINER (CTR) Using the appropr iate Commun i t y codes , indicate the situation when crossing the external Communi ty frontier. The codes appl icable are 0 : Goods not t ranspor ted in conta iners 1 : Goods t ranspor ted in containers BOX 20 : DELIVERY TERMS The codes and sfatemenis to be entered as appropr iate in the first two subdivis ions of this box are as fo l lows: Second Subdivision Meaning Second Subdivision incolerm Code Incoterm Place to be specified EXW Ex works locality ol works FCA Free carrier named point FAS Free alongside ship named port of sh ipment FOB Free on board named port of sh ipment CFR Cost and freight (C&F) named port of dest inat ion CIF Cost, insurance and freight named port of dest inat ion CPT Carr iage paid to named port of dest inat ion CIP Cos l , insurance freight paid to named port of dest inat ion DAF Delivered at frontier named place of delivery at frontier DES Delivered ex-ship named port of destination DEO Delivered ex-quay duty paid ... named port DDU Delivered duty unpaid named place in country of importat ion DDP Delivered duty paid named place of del ivery in country of importation X X X Delivery lerms other than those listed above Narrative description of delivery terms 36 August 1999 OIIJCJOJ Journal o l ICOWAS Vol. 36 BOX 21 : IDENTITY A N D N A T I O N A L I T Y O F THE A C T I V E M E A N S OF T R A N S P O R T C R O S S I N G T H E BORDER Using Ihe appropriate Communi ty Codes, enter the type (lorry, ship, railway wagon, aircraft) of the act ive means of transport crossing the external border of the Member State, fo l lowed by its identity, e.g. Registrat ion number, and nationality. In the case of comb ined t ransport or where several m e a n s of t ranspor t are used , the act ive m e a n s of t r a n s p o r t is t he o n e w h i c h p r o p e l s t h e w h o l e combina t ion . For example , if it is a lorry on sea-go ing vessel , the act ive means of t ransport is the ship if it is a tractor and trailer, fhe act ive means of t ransport is the tractor B O X 22 : CURRENCY AND TOTAL AMOUNT INVOICED Using the appropr ia te C o m m u n i t y code , en ter the currency in which the invoice w a s drawn up, fo l lowed by the invoice price for all goods dec lared. B O X 23 : EXCHANGE RATE The exchange rate in force between the invoice currency and the currency of the Member State concerned . B O X 24 : NATURE OF THE TRANSACTION IFD Using fhe appropriate Communi ty headings and codes, give part iculars of relevant te rms of the commerc ia l contract. BOX 25 : MODE OF TRANSPORT AT THE BORDER Using the appropriate Community codes, enter the mode of t ranspor t co r respond ing to the act ive m e a n s of t ransport on which fhe goods entered the Cus toms territory or will be used on exit f rom the customs territory, B O X 26 : INLAND MODE OF TRANSPORT Using the appropriate Community codes, enter the mode of transport upon arrival/departure. List of t ranspor t codes Code Description 1 Sea transport 2 Rail transport 3 Road transport 4 Air t ranspor t 5 Postal cons ignment 6 Multi modal 7 Fixed transport 8 Inland waterway 9 Own propulsion BOX 2 7 : PLACE OF LOADING/UNLOADING Enter, in code form where provided for, the place where the goods are loaded / unloaded onto or f rom the active means of transport. B O X 2 8 : FINANCIAL AND BANKING DATA Transfer of funds relating to the operat ion in quest ion. Information on f inancial formali t ies and procedure and on bank references. Enter the Bank code; Enter terms of payment code and its short descript ion; Enter the Bank name; Enter the code of the Branch. B O X 29 : OFFICE ENTRY/EXIT Enter the customs off ice by which it is intended that the goods should leave/enter the Cus toms territory of the Community. BOX 30 : LOCATION OF THE GOODS Enfer the precise locat ion where fhe goods may be examined. B O X 3 1 : PACKAGES AND DESCRIPTION OF GOODS MARKS AND NUMBERS CONTAINER NO(S) -NUMBER AND KIND Enterthe marks, numbers, quantity and kind of packages or, in the case of unpackaged goods, en te r the number of such goods covered by the declarat ion, or the word "bulk", as appropr ia te , together wi th the part iculars necessary to identify the goods . The descr ipt ion must be expressed in te rms suff iciently precise to enab le i m m e d i a t e a n d u n a m b i g u o u s i d e n t i f i c a t i o n a n d classification. This box must also contain the particulars required by any specif ic rules (e.g. VAT, excise dut ies). If containers are used, their identi fying marks shou ld a lso be entered in this box. Where the word 'var ious' has been entered in Box 16 (country of or igin), the Member States may provide for the country of origin of the goods in quest ion to be given here. B O X 32 : ITEM NUMBER Enter the number of the i tem in quest ion in relation to the total number of art icles dec lared in the forms and cont inuat ion sheets used, as descr ibed in the note to Box 5. 37 Augusl 1 W Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 36 W h e n Ihe declarat ion covers only one item of goods , the Member States may provide that this box need not be comple ted , the f igure 1 hav ing been entered in Box 5. B O X 33 : COMMODITY CODE Enter the code number cor responding to the item in quest ion. The Member States may provide for entry of a specif ic nomencla ture concern ing excise duties in the last subdiv is ion on the right. BOX 34 : COUNTRY- OF- ORIGIN CODE Using the appropr ia te Commun i ty codes, enter in Box 34a the code corresponding to the country given in Box 16. When the wo rd 'var ious ' is given in Box 16, enter the code cor respond ing to the country of origin of the i tem in quest ion, B O X 35 : G R O S S MASS Enter the gross mass of the goods descr ibed in the cor responding Box 3 1 , expressed in k i lograms. The gross mass is the aggregate mass of the goods with all their packing, excluding conta iners and olher transport equipment. BOX 3 6 : P R E F E R E N C E / F D Any preferent ial duty lo be appl ied. BOX37;PROCEDURE Us ing the appropr ia te C o m m u n i t y code , enter the p r o c e d u r e for w h i c h t h e g o o d s are d e c l a r e d al dest inat ion. BOX 38 : NET MASS Enter the net m a s s of the goods descr ibed in the corresponding Box 3 1 , expressed in ki lograms. The net mass is the mass of the goods themselves without any packaging. B O X 3 9 : QUOTA/FD Implementat ion of rules and quotas, as appl icable. BOX 40 : SUMMARY DECLARATION / PREVIOUS DOCUMENT Reference particulars of any summary declaration used in the Member State of import or of the documents relating to any previous administrat ive procedure. BOX 41 : SUPPLEMENTARY UNITS For use as necessary in accordance with the goods nomenclature. Enter the quantity of the item in question, e x p r e s s e d in t h e u n i t l a i d d o w n in t h e g o o d s nomenclature. B O X 42 : ITEM PRICE Enter the amount inc luded in the price entered in Box 22 which refers to the i tem in quest ion. BOX 4 3 : FREIGHT Enter the freight paid in the cur rency of the invoiced price on the item in quest ion. The information is required for calculat ing Ihe tax or cus toms va lue . B O X 4 4 : ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS PRODUCED, CERTIFICATES AND AUTHORIZATIONS Enter the details required by any specific rules applicable together with reference part iculars of the documents p roduced in support of the dec lara t ion, including the s e r i a l n u m b e r s of any c o n t r o l d o c u m e n t s . T h e subdiv is ion 'Addit ional informat ion (Al) code ' must not be used. BOX 4 5 : INSURANCE Enter the insurance paid in the currency of the invoiced price on the item in quest ion. B O X 46 : CUSTOMS VALUE Compute and enter the cus toms va lue ( I tem price + f re ight + insurance) mult ip l ied by the exchange rate. BOX 47 : CALCULATION OF TAXES Enter the tax base (value, weight or other). The Member Sta tes may require the type of tax, the rate of duly or tax appl icable and the payment method selected to be shown , and, for information purposes only, the amount of each type of tax payable and the total tax for the item in quest ion as calculated by the person concerned . The fol lowing should be shown on each l ine, using the appropr iate Communi ty codes , as requi red: the type of tax (e.g. import duty, VAT); the tax base; the rate of tax appl icable; - the method of payment chosen (MP) . B O X 48 : DEFERRED PAYMENT Reference part iculars ot the author izat ion in ques t ion ; deterred payment here refers both to deferred payment of cus toms duties and to tax credi t . B O X 49 : IDENTIFICATION OF WAREHOUSE Where necessary, enter the identif ication number of the 38 August 1999 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 36 warehouse, fo l lowed by the per iod for which the goods may be warehoused. B O X 5 0 : DECLARATION Enter fhe fu l l n a m e ( p e r s o n or c o m p a n y ) of t he au thor ized representa t ive s ign ing on behal f of the Declarant as wel l as his/her capaci ty. B O X 51 : INTENDED OFFICES OF TRANSIT (AND COUNTRIES) Enter the in tended off ice(s) of entry/exit by which the transport c rosses intervening cus toms terri tories. After the name of the off ice, enter the code for the country concerned. B O X 5 2 : GUARANTEE 1st Line: Guarantee: Enter the type and number, office of guarantee used for the transit operation concerned, fol lowed by the code. 2nd Line: Not Valid for: Indicate the country (countries) for which the guarantee is not val id using the appropr iate country codes . Types of guarantee and codes appl icable: Situation Code - Guarantee not required fur c o m m u n i t y t rans i t 0 - Comprehens ive guarantee 1 - Individual guarantee 2 - Cash deposi t guarantee 3 - Flat-rate guarantee 4 - Guaran tee wa ived 6 - Guarantee not required for cer ta in public bod ies 8 BOX 5 3 : OFFICE OF DESTINATION (AND COUNTRY) Enter the name of the off ice where the goods are to he presented in order to comple te the Commun i ty transit operat ion. After the name of the office, enter the country code concerned. BOX 54 : PLACE AND DATE, SIGNATURE AND NAME OF THE DECLARANT OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE Subject to specific provisions to be adopted with regard to the use of computer ized sys tems, the or ig inal of the handwrit ten signature of the person concerned must be g iven on the copy which is to remain at the off ice of dest inat ion, fo l lowed by the full name of that person . Whe re that person is a legal person , the s ignatory should add his capacity after his signature and full name. 39 Augusl 1999 Official Journal o l ECOWAS Vol 36 E C O W A S / U E M O A 2 Lipuclif/lniThinci 1 DEQ.ARA.nON J Eoims i_ 4 Luidi njf lihtt A CUSTOMS D M l e t Office Code Manife*,! ffcf: fafjistrarjorLNrji I>s ri­ ft Tola] Packages 7 RfjfccoKf Number 3 Consignee HJ PcfvOflfMpiisihlefuri^^ I 11 BL/AWB 12 Value Derails 13 CAP lJ UccUr.uil/Rirpresrniirnc 15 Ojuntrvof(jjupatch/aport 17 Counrrv of Destination 15 CdtL(ifTnnipoj[ Ji [pil^ nHlrm.rfr.-MlTr.UI-tlOn 29 OITIWEWCTUFV 27 Il^iVVMbl^/I'lilr^Jln^ 50 l/itiiriuTiijfCmdf 2U r~i/iJflo>J>ftf b^nkii^djra Tc riti-s 4"jCpj-.iii tnt. Br-nc*: RitupfNo. 31 Packages and description of goods M jrks jnd Numbers -G m rjiinti iN rji-i • Number and" Kind 44-wjbcr-ai hf u rr.ator •' Dccurrtnls fHijieri' Certificates ardauttion- 11 Girrjrr*idir\ O-le ]M CuuntivOn^Code 17 PROCEDURE 15 GriK^Mj.h (^kj^ ) to tV-r Mass (kpj 1G Preference 40 SuntJiurs ifccLuafnn / Pn^i^idociinienr 41 SLU^ JnTirTmn. Qimorv 1 rrifiTir JLLCodc 46 CuMrjnii. VJHI 47 Calculation ol Taxes MP 44 DdtrTTElpin-mciK K lilt nlifituriun of nan'housc Period in **re!i.. B AcaxNnNGDrr^ MnderifPjvrn-Tii Aswiirurm Mo Receipt \ n Due Tool Dec Lration 51 I mended o f f i ces al i r ins i r (• n d }IJ Dec!.mlEon 1 / We herein, declare rfi.it rrnrn parti,.i]lars are true and enneef Timl flun ^ctrtifw^ft.u been paid. Rc^ rraeitfcillTS Signature: r Ol l-If.h m DEPARTURE &2 Guaran lee : Not val id l o r Code 51 r^cri)rf(*irui>tifln[aiTdc(^niij'( n CONTROL B\ OFFICE OF DEPARTURE Result Seals afiweu* . Number Idoiun Time IimU (date) Scamp : 5J Place and Dale 40 Augusl 1999 Official Journal ol ECOWAS Vol. 36 R E G U L A T I O N C / R E G . 5 / 8 / 9 9 A P P O I N T I N G M E M B E R S OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY FOR THE A W A R D , IN 1999, OF T H E E C O W A S PRIZE FOR E X C E L L E N C E IN THE A R E A OF L ITERATURE T H E C O U N C I L OF MINISTERS, M I N D F U L of Art ic les 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised E C O W A S Treaty establ ishing the Counci l of Ministers and def in ing its composi t ion and funct ions; M I N D F U L of Decis ion A/DEC.14/5 /92 of the Author i ty of Heads of State and Government relat ing to the E C O W A S Prize; M INDFUL of Decision A/DEC.2/7/92 of the Authority of Heads of State and Government approv ing the Rules and Regulat ions for the E C O W A S Prize for Excel lence as a m e n d e d in 1993; DESIR ING to appoint competent persons to judge the qual i ty of the works submit ted by candidates and to recommend a winner; E N A C T S A r t i c l e 1 The under l is ted persons are hereby appo in ted as substant ive and alternate members respectful ly of the E C O W A S Internat ional Jury for the award , in 1999 of the E C O W A S Prize for Excel lence in Li terature. SUBSTANTIVE M E M B E R S 1. Pr. Olabiyi Babalola Joseph YAI , Benin Ambassadeur Delegue Permanent du Benin aupres de L 'UNESCO. 2. M. Albert O U E D R A O G O , Burk ina Faso Professeur, cr i t ique litteraire, Doyen de la Facul te des Langues, des Lettres, des Arts des Sc iences Humaines et Socia le de I'Universite de Ouagadougou. 3. Jean Marie T O U R E , Guinee Vice-Recteur charge des Etudes a I'Universite de Conakry. 4. T H I A M A b d o u l a y e . M a l i Maitre du 2 e cycle (Anglais) Enseignant (Retraite) S/C Min is te re de I 'Economie, du P lan et de Nntegration, Bamako. 5. Dr. Chukwuemeka IKE, Nigeria Creat ive Writer, President & Chief Execut ive Nigerian Books Foundation P.O.Box 1132, Awka , Anambra State. 6. M m e A m i n a t a S O W FALL, Senegal Pro fesseur de Lettres, Directr ice Genera l du Centre Afr icain d 'Echanges Culturels (CAEC) , Dakar. 7. Kenneth O.S. O S H O , Sierra Leone Act ing Head , Department of English Fourah Bay Col lege, Freetown. ALTERNATE M E M B E R S 1 . M. Jacques Prosper BAZIE, Burkina Faso Journal iste, Ecrivain et D i rec teu rde I'lnstitut des Peuples noirs Ouagadougou. 2. IFFONO AN Gilbert, Guinee Pro fesseur , Conse i l l e r C h a r g e des A f fa i res Culturel les au Ministere de la Communicat ion et de la Cul ture, Conakry. 3. ISSEBERE Hamidoun Ibrahima, Mali Charge de Mission Secretariat General de la Presidence, Koulouba-Mal i . 4. Representant de L 'UNESCO. 5. Dr. S u l e B E L L O , Nigeria Director, Nat ional Counci l for Arts and Cul ture, Abuja. 6. Mad ieynaNDIAYE Directeur Litteraire des Nouvelles Edit ions Afr icaines, Dakar. Ar t i c l e 2 The Jury, as const i tu ted above , shall stand d isso lved upon the formal presentat ion of the award to the winner by the Authori ty of Heads of State and Government . 41 August 1999 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol 36 A r t i c l e 3 This Regulation shall be publ ished in the Official Journal of the Commun i ty by the Execut ive Secretariat within thirty days of its s ignature by the Cha i rman of Counci l . It shall also be publ ished by each Member State in its National Gazet te within the same t ime-frame. DONE AT A B U J A , THIS 2 0 r " DAY O F A U G U S T , 1999 A B D O U L HAMID S.B. T IDJANI -DOURODJAYE, C H A I R M A N , FOR COUNCIL . R E G U L A T I O N C / R E G . 6 /8 /99 A P P O I N T I N G DR. K A B B A JOINNER A S DIRECTOR- G E N E R A L OF THE WEST A F R I C A N HEALTH ORGANISAT ION T H E C O U N C I L OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Art ic les 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised E C O W A S Treaty establ ishing the Counci l of Ministers and def ining Ms compos i t ion and funct ions; M INDFUL of the Protocol establ ishing the West Afr ican Health Organisat ion, adopted by the Heads of State and Government on 9th July, 1987; M I N D F U L of Art icle IX of the said Protocol relating to I h e pos t of t h e D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l of f h e H e a l t h Organisation; M I N D F U L of paragraph 4(a) , Art icle 1 8 of fhe Revised Treaty on the appointment of statutory appo in tees to the inst i tut ions of the Communi ty : O N T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the Third Meet ing of the Assemb ly of E C O W A S Health Ministers and the Second Meet ing of the Ad Hoc Minister ial Commi t tee on the restructuring of the Execut ive Secretar iat which met in Lome, Togo on 30th to 31st July, 1998 and in Abu ja , on 16th to 17th August , 1999 respectful ly ; E N A C T S A r t i c l e 1 Dr. Kabba Joinner is hereby appointed as the Director- Genera l of the West Afr ican Health Organisat ion for a te rm of four ( 4 ) years. This appointment may be renewed once by Ihe Counci l for another four-year term. A r t i c l e 2 The appointment of Dr. Kabba Joinner shall take effect two weeks f rom the date the Authority of Heads of State and Government approves the al locat ion of the post of D i rec tor -Genera l of W A H O to the Republ ic of The Gambia. A r t i c l e 3 This Regulation shall be published in the Official Journal of the Commun i ty by the Execut ive Secretar iat within thirty days of its signature by the Cha i rman of Counci l . It shall also be publ ished by each Member State in its Nat ional Gazet te within the same t ime- f rame. DONE AT A B U J A , THIS 2 0 t h D A Y O F AUGUST, 1999 A B D O U L HAMID S.B. T IDJANI -DOURODJAYE, CHAIRMAN, FOR COUNCIL . 42 August 1999 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 36 R E S O L U T I O N C/RES. 1/8/99 R E L A T I N G TO T H E R E G I O N A L P R O G R A M M E FOR FOOD SECURITY IN E C O W A S MEMBER STATES T H E C O U N C I L OF MINISTERS, M I N D F U L of Art ic les 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised E C O W A S Treaty establ ishing the Counci l of Ministers and def in ing its compos i t ion and funct ions; MINDFUL of the conclusions of the World Food Summit, held in November, 1996; C O N S I D E R I N G the Rome Declarat ion on Wor ld Food Secur i ty and the Plan of Act ion of the Wor ld Food Summi t ; C O N S I D E R I N G that major i ty of E C O W A S Member States are low- income, food deficit countr ies; C O N S I D E R I N G tha t t h e s e c o u n t r i e s a re m a i n l y producers of primary commodit ies and that the economy is agr icul ture-dominated; CONSIDERING the need for our countries to achieve, a susta ined increase in food product ion and access to food; C O N S I D E R I N G that the Special P rogramme for Food Security (SPFS) will help boost food security at national level; E N C O U R A G E D by the success of the SPFS in a large number of E C O W A S Member States; CONSIDERING that the Regional Programme for Food S e c u r i t y is d e s i g n e d to s t r e n g t h e n the S p e c i a l P rog ramme for Food Security in Member States; M E E T I N G at its Forty-fourth Sess ion, held in Abu ja , f rom 18th to 20th August , 1999; H E R E B Y D E C L A R E S its suppor t for the Regional P rog ramme for Food Securi ty in E C O W A S Member States; C A L L S O N the Director-General of the FAO to pursue the negot ia t ions with deve lopment partners to obtain their ass is tance for the implementat ion of the Regional Programme for Food Security. DONE AT A B U J A , THIS 20™ DAY OF A U G U S T , 1999 A B D O U L HAMID S.B. T IDJANI -DOURODJAYE, CHAIRMAN, FOR COUNCIL . 43 August 1 9 9 9 OHiciol Journal ot ECOWAS Vol. 36 R E C O M M E N D A T I O N C/REC. 1/8/99 RELAT ING TO T H E A D O P T I O N OF A S U B - R E G I O N A L A C T I O N P R O G R A M M E T O C O M B A T D E S E R T I F I C A T I O N IN W E S T AFRICA T H E C O U N C I L OF MINISTERS, MINDFUL of Art ic les 10, 11 and 12 ot the Revised E C O W A S Treaty establ ishing the Counci l of Ministers and def in ing its composi t ion and funct ions; M INDFUL ol the United Nations Convent ion adopted on 17th June. 1994 , to combat desert i f icat ion in countr ies seriously affected by drought and/or desertif ication, with specia l reference to Afr ica ; M I N D F U L of the conclus ions of the meet ing of experts f rom E C O W A S and CILSS Member States, to consider t h e s u b - r e g i o n a l a c t i o n p r o g r a m m e to c o m b a t desert i f icat ion, which took place in Lome f rom 20th to 22nd May, 1 9 9 9 ; DEEPLY C O N C E R N E D by the grave soc io-economic and ecological effects of drought and desert i f icat ion for the sub-region; C O N V I N C E D of the pressing need 1o s t rengthen sub- regional cooperat ion in matters relating to the control of desert i f icat ion control and mit igat ion of the effects ot drought , with a v iew to contr ibut ing to the susta ined deve lopment of the E C O W A S Member States; R E A F F I R M I N G the unwaver ing commi tmen t of the countr ies of the sub-reg ion to dep loy all necessary m e a n s to combat desert i f icat ion; HAVING C O N S I D E R E D Ihe report ol the Forty-fourth Sess ion of the Counci l of Ministers held in Abu ja f rom 18th to 20th August , 1 9 9 9 ; HEREBY RECOMMENDS To the Authori ty of Heads of States and Government to adop t the draft "sub- reg iona l act ion p rog ramme to combat desert i f icat ion. DONE AT A B U J A , THIS 20™ DAYyOF A U G U S T , 1999 W' A B D O U L HAMID S.B. T IDJANI -DOURODJAYE, CHAIRMAN, FOR COUNCIL . R E C O M M E N D A T I O N C/REC. 2/8/99 R E L A T I N G T O THE STRATEGY TO A C C E L E R A T E T H E R E G I O N A L INTEGRATION PROCESS THE C O U N C I L OF MINISTERS, M I N D F U L of Art icles 10, 11 and 1 2 of the Revised E C O W A S Treaty establ ishing the Counci l of Ministers and def in ing its composi t ion and funct ions; CONSIDERING that the primary objectives of E C O W A S are lo abol ish among its Member States all dut ies and taxes of equivalent effect, establish a c o m m o n external tariff for the sub-region, and to harmonise the economic and f inancial pol icies of Member States; DEEPLY C O M M I T T E D to the unity of the sub- reg ion and to the development and integration of the economies of the Member States; DETERMINED to strengthen the sub-regional integration process through the adopt ion and implementat ion of h a r m o n i s e d , rea l i s t i c and p r a g m a t i c C o m m u n i t y Programmes; D E S I R O U S of establ ishing condit ions that will p romote real isation of the sub-region's economic potent ials; RECOMMENDS To the Authori ty of Heads of State and Government the draft "Dec is ion a t tached hereto on the s t ra tegy to accelerate the sub-regional integration process. DONE AT ABUJA , THIS 2 0 t h DAY OF AUGUST, 1999. A B D O U L HAMID S.B. T I D J A N I - D O U R O D J A Y E CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL 44 Augusl 1999 Otlicial Journal al ECOWAS Vol. 36 R E C O M M E N D A T I O N C/REC. 3/8/99 RELAT ING TO T R A N S F O R M A T I O N OF T H E E C O W A S F U N D INTO A R E G I O N A L HOLDING COMPANY T H E C O U N C I L OF MINISTERS, Mindful of Articles 10,11 and 12 of the Revised ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Counci l of Ministers and defining its compos i t ion and funct ions; MINDFULof Article 21 of the Revised Treaty establishing the F U N D for C o o p e r a t i o n , C o m p e n s a t i o n a n d Developmenf of (he Communi ty ( E C O W A S FUND) ; MINDFUL of the purpose of the ECOWAS FUND as set out in Article 2 of the Protocol relating to the E C O W A S Fund; R E C A L L I N G that in the Final C o m m u n i q u e of the Author i ty of Heads of State and Government held in Abu|a f rom 7th to 9th July, 1987, the Management of the E C O W A S Fund was directed to study the possibility of restructur ing the E C O W A S Fund and opening up its equity capital to the participation of institutions and Non- Member States of E C O W A S ; M I N D F U L of Decis ions A/DEC.2 /6 /88 and A /DEC.10 / 6/89 of the Authority ot Heads of State and Government re lat ing to the S tudy on E n h a n c i n g the F inanc ia l Resources of the E C O W A S Fund; CONSCIOUS of Ihe important role ECOWAS Fund plays in the mobi l isat ion of the necessary resources for the execut ion of Commun i ty projects; C O N S C I O U S of the demands on the resources of the E C O W A S Fund; NOTING that there are considerable reserves of surplus funds outs ide the E C O W A S Sub-region; C O N S I D E R I N G a s tudy of t r a n s f o r m a t i o n of I he E C O W A S Fund adopted by Regulat ion C/REG.1/8/97; H A V I N G C O N S I D E R E D the report of the A d Hoc Minister ia l C o m m i t t e e on the Enhancemen t of the Financial Resources of the E C O W A S Fund; RECOMMENDS To the Author i ty of Heads of State and Government to approve and adopt the at tached dratt 'Decis ion relating to the Transformat ion of the E C O W A S Fund into a Regional Holding Company. D O N E AT A B U J A , THIS 2 0 t h DAY OF A U G U S T , 1999. A B D O U L HAMID S.B. T IDJANI -DOURODJAYE, CHAIRMAN, FOR COUNCIL . R E C O M M E N D A T I O N C/REC. 4/8/99 RELAT ING TO T H E A L L O C A T I O N OF T H E POST OF M A N A G I N G D I R E C T O R O F T H E W E S T A F R I C A N H E A L T H ORGANISATION (WAHO) TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA T H E C O U N C I L OF MINISTERS, M I N D F U L of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of fhe Rev ised E C O W A S Treaty establ ishing the Counci l of Ministers and def ining its composi t ion and funct ions; M INDFUL of the Protocol establ ishing the West Afr ican Health Organisat ion dated 9th July, 1987; M I N D F U L of Article IX of the said Protocol relating to the post of the Director-General of W A H O ; M I N D F U L ol paragraph 4(a) , Art ic le 18 of fhe Rev ised Treaty relating to the appointments of statutory officers to the Institutions of the Communi ty ; AFTER CONSIDERING the reports of the Third Meeting 45 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 26 of the Assemb ly of E C O W A S Health Ministers and the Second Meet ing of the A d Hoc Ministerial Commi t tee on the restructuring of the Execut ive Secretariat held in Lome, Togo on 30th to 31 st July, 1998 and Abuja, on 18th to 20th August . 1999 respectful ly; RECOMMENDS To the Author i ty of Heads of State and Government to adopt the a t tached draft "Decis ion al locat ing the post of D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l of t he W e s t A f r i c a n H e a l t h Organisat ion to the Republ ic of The Gambia . D O N E AT A B U J A , THIS 20™ DAY OF AUGUST, 1999. A B D O U L H A M I D S.B. T IDJANI -DOURODJAYE, CHAIRMAN, FOR COUNCIL . 46