O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l 
V o l . 4 0 
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 ) 
Eng l i sh Edi t ion 
December 2001 
C O N T E N T S P A G E 
DECISIONS 
OF THE AUTHORITY OF H E A D S OF S T A T E A N D G O V E R N M E N T 
DECISIONS 
1, Decision A /DEC.1 /12/G1 Relating to the Extension of the Tenure of Mandate 
of the Council of Elders. 
2. Decision A/DEC.2/12/01 Relating to the Designation of Member States to the Mediation 
and Security Council 
Decision A/DEC .3/12/01 Relating to the Granting of the Status of Statutory Appointees to the 
Judges of the Community Court of Justice. 
4. Dec is ion A / D E C . 4 / 1 2 / 0 1 Relat ing to the Reinstatement of the Post of the 
Financia l Control ler of the Institutions of the Communi ty . 
5. Decision A/DEC.5/12/01 Relating to the Permanent Framework for the Coordination 
and Monitoring of Integrated Water Resource Management in West Africa 
6. Decision A/DEC.6/12/01 Amending Decision A/DEC/12/12/00 on the Adoption 
of a Regional Plan of Action for Integrated Water Resource Management 
Decision A/DEC.7/12/01 Adopting the Regional Programme for Food Security 
(RPFS) for E C O W A S Member States 
Decision A/DEC.8/12/01 Relating to the establishment of a mechanism for the 
financing of the West African Power Pool (WAPP) 10 
9 Decis ion A /DEC.9 /12 /01 Relating to the grant of certain advantages to the 
Private Airline Company, E C O A I R . 11 
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10 Decision A/DEC.10/12/01 Relating to the Grant of certain advantages to the 
Private shipping Company, E C O M A R I N E . 12 
11 Decis ion A/DEC.11/12/01 Relating to the negotiation of a Regional Economic 
Partnership Agreement between West African A C P States and the European 
Union (EU) 13 
12. Decision A / D E C . 12/12/01 Relating to the renewal of the term of office of 
Coopers, Lybrand & Dieye as External Auditors to the Community Institutions. 14 
13. Decision A / D E C . 13/12/01 Concerning the first tranche of the called-up-capital of 
E C O W A S Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) 15 
14. Decision A / D E C . 14/12/01 Concerning the Transformation of Member States 
contribution towards the construction of the E C O W A S Fund Headquarters 
into called-up-capital 15 
15. Decision A / D E C 15/12/01 Concerning the third Tranche of the Called-up-capital 
of E C O W A S Fund. 16 
16 Decision A / D E C 16/12/01 Confirming the Capital Structure of E C O W A S Fund 17 
17. Decision A / D E C . 17/12/01 Creating a Mechanism for the Multilateral Surveil lance 
of Economic and Financial Pol ic ies of E C O W A S Member States 18 
18. Decision A / D E C . 18/12/01 Adopting the Lyrics of the Anthem of the Economic 
Community of West African States 21 
19 Decision A/DEC.19/12/01 Relating to the seat of the Community Parl iament 23 
20. Decision A/DEC.20/12/01 Relating to the Annual Salar ies of the Judges of 
the Community Court of Justice 24 
21 Decision A/DEC.21/12/01 Allocating the position of Financial Controller to the 
Republic of The Gambia 25 
22 Decision A / D E C 22/12/01 Allocating the position of the President of the 
E C O W A S Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) to the Republ ic 
of Benin. 25 
23. Decis ion A/DEC.23/12/01 Relating to the seat of the Community Court of 
Justice 26 
24 Decision A/DEC.24/12/01 On the Allocation of the post of Executive Secretary of 
E C O W A S to the Republ ic of Ghana and the appointment of Dr. M o h a m m e d IBN 
C h a m b a s as the Executive Secretary of E C O W A S . 27 
25 Decision A / D E C 25/12/01 Relating to the Rates of Al lowance Payable to 
Members of theCommuntty Parliament 28 
R E G U L A T I O N S 
OF T H E C O U N C I L O F MINISTERS 
1 Regulation C / R E G 1/12/01 Approving work programme of the Executive 
Secretariat for the 2002 Financial year 29 
2 Regulation C/REG.2/12/01 Approving the Budget of the Executive Secretariat 
for the 2002 Financial year 30 
3 Regulation C/REG.3/12/01 Approving the Audited Financial Statements of the 
Executive Secretariat for the 1999 and 2000 Financial years 31 
1 
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4. Regulation C/REG.4 /12 /01 Approving the Budget of the Community Parliament 
for the 2002 Financial year 59 
5. Regulation C/REG.5 /12 /01 Approving the Budget of the Community Court of 
Just ice for the 2002 Financial year 59 
6. Regulation C/REG.6 /12 /01 Approving the Budget of the West African Health 
Organisation for the 2002 Financial year 60 
7. Regulation C/REG.7/12/01 Approving the Compensat ion Budgets for loss 
of Revenue suffered by E C O W A S Member States in 1998 and 2000 as a 
result of the Liberalisation of In t ra-ECOWAS Trade 61 
8 Regulation C/REG.8 /12 /01 Relating to the renewal of lease agreements on the 
Residences of the Executive Secretariat Staff in Abuja 62 
9. Regulation C/REG.9/12/01 Approving the restoration of the payment of duty 
al lowance to Eligible Locally Recruited Staff of the Institutions of the 
Community 63 
10. Regulation C / R E G . 10/12/01 Approving the rate of transport allowance to be 
paid to Professional Staff of the Institutions of the Community 64 
11. Regulation C/REG.11/12/01 on the addition?! list of Enterprises and Products 
Approved under the E C O W A S Trade Liberalisation Scheme 64 
12. Regulation C / R E G . 12/12/01 on the World Bank Regional Integration 
Ass is tance Strategy (RIAS) for theWest African Region 92 
13. Regulation C / R E G . 13/12/01 on Roads that have assumed greater 
importance in supporting Intra-Community Trade and Cross-Border 
Movement 97 
14 Regulation C/REG.14/12 /01 Relating to the 2002 Budget of E C O W A S 
Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 98 
15. Regulation C/REG.15 /12 /01 Relating to the 2002 Budget of E C O W A S as 
Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) 99 
16. Regulation C / R E G . 16/12/01 Relating to the 2002 Budget of E C O W A S 
Regional Investment Bank (ERIB) 100 
17. Regulation C/REG.17/12 /01 Allocating the post of Director of Infrastructure 
and Industry at the Executive Secretariat to ;he Republic of Sierra Leone as 
an Exceptional Measure 101 
RECOMMENDATION 
OF T H E C O U N C I L O F MIN ISTERS 
Recommendation M F A / R E C . 1/12/01 Relating to the Election of Member States 
to the Mediation and Security Council 101 
R E S O L U T I O N 
OF T H E C O U N C I L O F MIN ISTERS 
1 Resolution C / R E S . 1/12/01 Relating to the creation of a Regional Metrological 
Centre for Ordinary and Advance level Training, Expertise and 
Standardisation. 102 
F INAL C O M M U N I Q U E 103 
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T W E N T Y - FIFTH ORDINARY SESSION OF T H E 
AUTHORITY OF H E A D S OF STATE AND 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R , 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R , 2001 
DECISION A/DEC.1/12/01 RELATING TO THE EXTEN­
SION OF T H E T E N U R E O F T H E M A N D A T E OF THE 
COUNCIL OF E L D E R S 
THE AUTHORITY OF H E A D S OF STATE AND 
G O V E R N M E N T 
M I N D F U L of Ar t ic les 7, 8 and 9 of the Treaty es ­
tabl ished the Authority of Heads of State and Gov­
ernment and def ining its composi t ion and func­
tions. 
MINDFUL of the protocol relating to the Mechanism 
for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, 
Peace-keeping and Security (the protocol) adopted in 
Lome on 10 December 1999, 
M INDFUL of Articles 15 and 20 of the Protocol relat­
ing to the functions of the Executive Secretary and 
the composition and mandate of the Council of Elders 
respectively; 
C O N C E R N E D by the various conflicts that persist within 
several of our Member States; 
D E S I R I N G to implement all the aspects of the pro­
tocol including the estab l ishment of a Counc i l of 
e lders, members of which will act as mediators, 
conci l iators and facil i tators in Member States that 
are in cr is is ; 
R E C A L L I N G Decision A/DEC.3/12/00 approving the list 
of the Council of Elders for 2001; 
D E S I R I N G to extend the tenure of the members of 
the Counci l for another year in order to provide addi­
tional time for the accomplishment of their duties. 
ON T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the meeting of the 
Ministers of Foreign Affairs held in Dakar from 17th -
19th December, 2001 
DECIDES 
Art ic le 1 
The list of eminent personal i t ies at tached to this 
Dec is ion is hereby approved as members of the 
Counc i l of E lders for the year 2002 for the pur­
pose of implement ing the provis ions of Art ic le 20 
of the protocol relating to the Mechan ism for C o n ­
flict Prevent ion, Management , Resolut ion P e a c e ­
keeping and Securi ty. 
Art ic le 2 
This Decision shall be published by the Executive Sec­
retariat in the Official Journal of the Community within 
thirty (30) days of its signature by the Chairman of 
Authority. It shall also be published by each Member 
State in its National Gazette within the same time 
frame. 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 21ST DAY OF 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E AUTHORITY 
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LIST OF C O U N C I L O F E L D E R S Niger -
Burk ina Faso - (1) 
(2) 
Cote d' lvoire - (3) 
The Gambia -
Ghana -
(5) 
(6) 
(7) 
(8) 
(9) 
(10) 
(11) 
Gu inea B i s s a u - (12) 
Liber ia -
Mali -
(13) 
(14; 
(15) 
16) 
(17) 
(18) 
(19) 
Monseigneur Anselme 
T Sanou Bishop of 
Bobo - Dioulasso 
Mrs Alimala Salembere 
Former Minister 
Mr Simeon Ake 
Former Minister of For­
eign Affairs and Former 
Ambassador of Cote 
d'lvoire to the Holy Sea 
General Ibrahim 
Coulibaly Former Com­
mander-in- Chief of the 
Armed Forces of Cote 
d'lvoire 
Mr Pa Saltah Jagne 
Rev. Francis Forbes 
AlhajiTafsir Gaye 
(Imam Ratib) 
Amb. Theresa Striggner 
Scoft Former Ambassador 
to France & Italy 
Justice D.F Annan 
Speaker of Ghana Par­
liament 
Mr Patrick Seddoh 
Ex. Ambassador to 
France & Netherlands 
Ambassador Alex 
Abankwa Ex Ambassa­
dor to Belgium & the 
European Union 
Mr Calilo Balde 
Freedom Fighter and 
Career diplomat 
Bishop Jose Camnate 
Le Hadje Alfa Umaro 
Djalo 
Counsellor Lawrence 
Morgan 
Mrs Corina Hilton 
V A N E E 
Mrs Mary Brownee 
Mme Sira Diop 
M Daniel Konate 
Nigeria -
(20) Amirou Garba Sidikou 
Secretary General of the 
Association of Traditional 
Leaders of Niger 
(21) Mamane Oumarou 
Ambassador 
(22) BrahMahamane 
Agronomist and Ambas­
sador of the Republic of 
Niger in Nigeria, since 
1998 
(23) M Ide Oumarou 
Former Minister, 
Former Secretary Gen­
eral of O A U 
(24) General Yakubu Gowon 
Former Head of State of 
the Federal Republic of 
Nigeria. 
(25) AlhajiShehu Usman 
Aliyu Shagari 
Former President of the 
Federal Republic of 
Nigeria 
(26) General Abdul Salami 
Abubakar 
Former Head of State of 
the Federal Republic of 
Nigeria 
(27) Alex Ekwueme 
Former Vice President 
of the Federal Republic 
of Nigeria 
(28) Professor (Mrs) Bolanle 
Awe 
University Lecturer 
(29) Alhaj iMaitamaSule 
Former Nigerian Repre­
sentative to the United 
Nations 
l30) 
Togo - (31) 
(32) 
AmbassadorShehu 
Malami 
Former Nigerian 
Ambassador to the 
Republic of South Africa 
Bitokotipou Yagninim 
Former Minister 
Mr Ayite Gachmmevidor 
Mvedor Grand Chancel 
lor de I'Ordre du Mono 
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TWENTY-FIFTH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE A U ­
THORITY OF H E A D S OF STATE AND 
GOVERNMENT 
D A K A R , 20TH - 21 ST D E C E M B E R , 2001 
DECISION A/DEC.2/12/01 R E L A T I N G TO T H E 
D E S I G N A T I O N O F M E M B E R S T A T E S TO T H E 
MEDIATION A N D S E C U R I T Y C O U N C I L 
T H E AUTHORITY OF H E A D S OF STATE AND 
GOVERNMENT 
M I N O F U L of Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the Treaty es ­
tablishing the Authority of Heads of State and Gov­
ernment and defining its composition and functions: 
M INDFUL of Protocol A/P1/12/99 relating to the 
Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, 
Resolution, Peacekeeping and Security. 
C O N S I D E R I N G that Protocol A/P1/12/99 referred to 
above establishes a Mediation and Security Council 
whose function is to take emergency decisions on 
critical issues of peace and security on behalf of the 
Authority of Heads of State and Government; 
A W A R E that the two of the nine Member States 
comprising the Mediation and Security Counci l , 
namely the current Chairman and the Immediate 
past Chairman of the Authority, shall have an auto­
matic right of membership to the mediation and 
Security Counci l ; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/Dec.12/12/99 relating to the 
designation of Member States to the Mediation and 
Security Council; 
C O N S I D E R I N G that the tenure of the Counci l des­
ignated above has expired; 
A W A R E A L S O that the other seven (7) members 
of the Mediat ion and Secur i ty Counc i l shal l be 
elected by the Authority and shall serve for a two-
year renewable term, 
DESIRING to sustain the authority of the Mediation 
and Security Council to take decisions on issues of 
peace and security on our behalf and to designate 
Member States that will constitute the Mediation and 
Security Council for the mandated period 
ON T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the meeting of 
Mininsters of Foreign Affairs held in Dakar on 17 De­
cember. 2001. 
D E C I D E S : 
Art ic le 1 
The Mediation and Security Counci l shall be com­
posed of nine (9) Member Sta tes which are the 
Member Sta tes of the current chai rman of the 
Authority and the immediate past chairman of the 
Authority, both of whom have an automatic right 
to membership, and seven (7) other elected M e m ­
ber States. 
Art ic le 2 
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 8 of 
the Protocol mentioned in the preamble, and Arti­
cle 1 above, the composit ion of the Mediation and 
Security Counci l shall for 2002 and 2003, comprise 
the following ten (10) Member States: 
1. Republic of Senegal -Chairman \current 
Chairman of Authority) 
2. Republic of Mali -Memeber (immedi­
ate past Chairman of 
Authority) 
3 Burkina Faso -Member 
4. Republic of Ghana -Member 
5. Republic of Guinea -Member 
6 Republic of Liberia -Member 
7 Republicof Niger -Member 
8. Federal Rep of Nigeria -Member 
9. Repulic of Sierra Leone -Member 
10 Togolese Republic -Member 
Art ic le 3 
1. The Mediation and Security Counci l shall 
take decisions on issues relating to peace 
and security within the sub-region and imple 
ment the provisions of the protocol relating to 
the Mechanism on Conflict Prevention. Man 
agement, Resolution, Peacekeeping and 
Security of 10 December, 1999. 
2. It shall perform all the functions defined 
under article 10 (2) of that protocol. 
Art icle 4 
This Decision shall be published by the Executive 
Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Community 
within thirty (30) days of its signature by the Chair­
man of the Authority of Heads of State and Govern­
ment. It shall also be published in the National G a ­
zette of each Member State within the same time­
frame 
D O N E AT D A K A R THIS 21ST DAY OF 
D E C E M B E R 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E AUTHORITY 
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TWENTY-FIFTH ORDINARY S E S S I O N OF T H E 
AUTHORITY OF H E A D S O F STATE AND 
GOVERNMENT 
D A K A R , 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R , 2001 
D E C I S I O N A /DEC.3 /12 /01 R E L A T I N G T O T H E 
GRANTING O F T H E STATUS O F STATUTORY A P ­
POINTEES TO THE J U D G E S O F THE COMMUNITY 
C O U R T O F JUST ICE 
T H E AUTHORITY OF H E A D S O F STATE AND 
GOVERNMENT, 
M I N D F U L of Ar t ic les 7, 8 and 9 of the Treaty 
establ ishing the Authority of Heads of State and 
Government and def ining its composi t ion and 
functions; 
M I N D F U L of Ar t ic les 6 and 15 of the Treaty es ­
tablishing the Communi ty Court of Jus t ice as an 
Institution of the Communi ty ; 
M I N D F U L of Protocol A/P.1/7/91 defining the sta­
tus, compos i t ion , powers, procedure and other 
i ssues concern ing the Communi ty Court of J u s ­
t ice; 
M I N D F U L of Article 3 of the Protocol on the C o m ­
munity Court of Jus t i ce which provides for the 
appointment of the J u d g e s by the Authority of 
Heads of State and Government , 
C O N S I D E R I N G that the tenure of office of the 
Judges is for a l imited period as def ined under 
Art ic le 4 of the Protocol on the Community Court 
of Jus t ice , 
M I N D F U L also of Article 28 of the Protocol on the 
Community Court of Justice which provides that the 
remuneration, al lowances and all other benefits of 
the Judges shall be determind by the Authority; 
D E S I R I N G to grant to the Judges of the C o m m u ­
nity Court of Just ice status commensurate to their 
posi t ions as Super io r Jud ic ia l Off icers of an In­
ternational Court and as of f icers of a separate 
and independent Institution of the Communi ty ; 
ON T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the Forty- Eighth 
Sess ion of the Counci l of Ministers, held in Dakar, 
15th -17th December, 2001 
D E C I D E S 
Ar t ic le 1 
The Judges of the Community Court of Justice are 
hereby granted the status of Statutory Appointees. 
Ar t i c le 2 
This Dec is ion shal l be publ ished by the E x e c u ­
tive Secretariat in the Official Journal of the C o m ­
munity within thirty (30) days of its signature by 
the Cha i rman of the Authority. It shal l a lso be 
publ ished by each Member State in its Nat ional 
Gazet te within the same t ime-frame 
DONE AT D A K A R , THIS 21ST DAY OF 
D E C E M B E R 2001 
A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R THE AUTHORITY 
TWENTY-FIFTY ORDINARY SESSION OF THE 
AUTHORITY OF H E A D S OF STATE AND 
GOVERNMENT 
D A K A R , 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R , 2001 
DECISION A/DEC.4/12/2001 RELATING TO THE R E ­
INSTATEMENT OF THE P O S T OF THE FINANCIAL 
C O N T R O L L E R OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF T H E 
COMMUNITY 
THE AUTHORITY OF THE H E A D S OF STATE AND 
GOVERNMENT; 
M INDFUL of Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the Revised 
E C O W A S Treaty establ ishing the Authority of 
Heads of State and Government and defining its 
composition and functions; 
M I N D F U L of the provisions of the Financial Regu­
lations and manual of Accounting procedure of the 
Institutions of the Community, 
MINDFUL of Paragraph 25 of the Final Communigue 
of the Twenty-Second Session of the Authority of Heads 
of State and Government held m Lome on 9 and 10 
December 1999 which approved the proposals for the 
Restructuring of the Executive Secretariat as con­
tained in the annex to Regulation C/REG.9/12/99 of 
the Council of Ministers dated 7th December 1999; 
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C O N S I D E R I N G that the post of the Financial Con ­
troller was abol ished by Regulation C /REG.11 /12 / 
99 as approved by the Twenty-Second Sess ion of 
the Authority of Heads of State and Government; 
C O N S I D E R I N G that the functions of the Financial 
Controller cannot be effectively performed by either 
the internal Audit Department or the External Audi­
tor, 
CONSIDERING the need to put in place effective con­
trol on the finances of the Institutions of the Commu­
nity, 
O N T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the 25th S e s ­
sion of the Counc i l of Ministers held in Dakar 
from 15 to 1 7 December 2001 
D E C I D E S 
Ar t ic le 1 
1. The post of Financial Controller of the 
Institutions of the Community is hereby 
reinstated with effect from 1st January 
2002 
2 Regulation C/REG.11/12/99 dated 7 De­
cember 1999 abolishing the post of 
Financial Controller of the Community 
Institutions is hereby abrogated and de 
clared null and void. 
3 All references relating to the abolition of 
the post of Financial Controller in the ap­
proved document on the restructuring of 
the Executive Secretariat are hereby de­
clared null and void. 
Ar t ic le 2 
The post of financial Controller shall continue to be 
a statutory position and the officer shall perform all 
duties relevant to his office and as contained in the 
Financial Regulat ions and Manual of Accounting 
Procedures of the Institutions of the Community 
Ar t ic le 3 
This Decision shall be published by the Executive 
Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Commu­
nity within thirty (30) days of its signature by the 
current Chairman of the Authority.lt shall also be 
published by each Member State in its National 
Gazette within the same time frame. 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 21ST DAY OF 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
H.E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E AUTHORITY 
TWENTY-FIFTH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE A U ­
THORITY OF H E A D S OF STATE AND 
GOVERNMENT 
D A K A R , 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R 2001 
DECISION A/DEC.5/12/01 RELATING TO THE P E R ­
MANENT F R A M E W O R K FOR THE COORDINATION 
AND MONITORING OF INTEGRATED WATER R E ­
S O U R C E M A N A G E M E N T IN W E S T AFRICA 
THE AUTHORITY OF H E A D S OF STATE AND 
GOVERNMENT 
MINDFUL of Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the Treaty estab­
lishing the Authority of Heads of State and Govern­
ment and defining its composit ion and Functions, 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.12/12/00 of 16 Decem­
ber adopting a sub-regional plan of action for Integrated 
Water Resource Management (I WRM), 
A W A R E of the vulnerability and scarcity of fresh water 
resources and the importance of their social, economic 
and environmental role; 
C O N V I N C E D of the need to strengthen cooperation 
between Member States in order to ensure the sus­
tainable development and management of shared wa­
ter resources; 
T A K I N G N O T E of the outcome of the Ministerial 
Monitoring Committee (MMC) meeting of 12 July 
2001, relating to the institutional framework for in­
tegrated water resource management in the sub-
region; 
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ON T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the forty-eighth 
session of the Counci l of Ministers held in Dakar 
from 15 to 17 December 2001, 
D E C I D E S 
Ar t ic le 1 E S T A B L I S H M E N T 
A Permanent Coordinating and Monitoring Frame­
work for Integrated Water Resource Management 
I.PCMF) is hereby establ ished within the Executive 
Secretariat 
Ar t ic le 2 O B J E C T I V E S 
The Permanent Coordinating and Monitoring Frame­
work shall 
(a) Ensure a shift from sectoral and technocratic 
management of water resources to a holistic 
and participatory approach. 
(b) Promote and strengthen regional cooperation 
so as to foster and facilitate coordinated devel­
opment and management of shared water re­
sources. 
(c) Promote and facilitate the establishment of 
a consultative framework for riverine countries 
sharing common or cross border water 
resources 
(d) Coordinate and ensure the implementation 
of the Integrated Water Resource Manage­
ment project and the sub-regional plan of 
action 
Ar t ic le 3 O R G A N S 
The organs of the Permanent Coordination and 
Monitoring Framework are as follows 
(a) Ministerial Monitoring Committee (MMC) 
(b) Technical Committee of Experts 
(c) Sub-regional Consultative Counci l and the 
IWRM 
(d) The IWRM coordinating unit. 
Ar t ic le 4 T H E MINISTERIAL M O N I T O R I N G 
C O M M I T T E E 
The Ministerial Monitoring Committee shall com­
prise Ministers of Water Resources of Member 
States. It shall be the steering committee of the 
P C M F It will be responsible for defining the C o m ­
munity's water policy and ensure the attainment of 
the IMWR and the sub-regional plan of action. 
Ar t ic le 5 T H E T E C H N I C A L C O M M I T T E E OF 
E X P E R T S 
The Technical Committee of Experts shall comprise 
water resource experts of Member States and rep­
resentatives of water resource organisations of the 
region. The Experts shall also play the role of na­
tional focal points The Technical Committee of 
Experts shall prepare meetings of Ministerial Moni­
toring Committee and ensure the implementation 
of its recommendations 
Ar t ic le 6 S U B - R E G I O N A L CONSULTATIVE 
C O U N C I L 
The sub-regional Consultative Council on Integrated 
Water Resource Management ( IWRM) shall be a 
consultative body composed of the members of the 
Technical Committee of Experts, representatives of 
government agencies, inter-government and non­
governmental organisations, professional from the 
water sector, the private sector and development 
partners; It shall be consulted on water-related is­
sues of interest to the region 
Ar t ic le 7 COORDINATING UNIT 
The coordinating unit shall be the executive organ 
of the permanent Coordinat ion and monitoring 
framework (PCMF) the implementation of decisions 
taken by the Ministerial Monitoring Committee Fur­
thermore, it shall monitor and oversee E C O W A S 
water resource management activities. It shall be 
under the authority of the E C O W A S Deputy Ex­
ecutive Secretary in charge of Integration Pro­
grammes. It shall be a Department established in 
Burkina Faso 
Ar t ic le 8 FINAL P R O V I S I O N S 
The texts governing the organisation and function­
ing of the P C M F organs shall be adopted by the 
ministerial mnnitnrinn COm^'t t^e 
Ar t ic le 9 PUBLICATION 
This Decision shall be published by the Execut ive 
Secretarial in the Official Journal of the Community 
within thirty (30) days of its signature d, le Chair­
man of the Authority of Heads of State and Govern­
ment. It shall also be published in the Official G a ­
zette of each Member State within the same time 
frame. 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 21ST DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R 2001 
H.E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
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T W E N T Y - S E V E N T H ORDINARY SESSION OF THE 
A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R , 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R , 2001 
DECIS ION A/DEC.6 /12 /2001 A M E N D I N G DECI ­
SION A /DEC.12 /12 /00 O N T H E A D O P T I O N O F A 
R E G I O N A L P L A N OF ACTION F O R INTEGRATED 
WATER R E S O U R C E M A N A G E M E N T 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F STATE A N D 
G O V E R M E N T 
M I N D F U L of Art icles 7, 8 and 9 of the Treaty es­
tablishing the Authority of Heads of state and Gov­
ernment, and defining its composition and functions; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.12/12/00 dated 16 De­
cember 2000 adopting a regional plan of action for in­
tegrated water resource management 
MINDFUL of Decision A / D E C 5/12/01 dated 21 De­
cember 2001, creating a permanent coordinating and 
monitoring body for integrated water resource man­
agement in West Africa, 
CONSIDERING that the Decision dated 21 December 
2001 above takes into fuller account ot and is more 
relevant to the provisions of articles 4 and 5 of Deci­
sion A/DEC.12/12/01; 
R E C O G N I S I N G the need to promote the principles 
and practices of integrated water resource manage­
ment; 
TAKING NOTE of advances in the procedure for the 
introduction of integrated water resource management 
in the region; 
D E S I R O U S of defining the modalities for the imple­
mentation of the regional plan of Action for integrated 
water resource management; 
ON THE R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the forty eighth ses­
sion of the Council of Ministers which took place in 
Dakar from 15 to 17 December 2001, 
DECIDES 
Art ic le 1 
The provisions of articles 4 and 5 of Decision A/ 
DEC. 12/12/00 dated 16 December 2000 are hereby 
abrogated 
Art ic le 2 
Article 4 of Decision A/DEC.12/12/00 shall now read 
as follows: 
" N e w Art ic le 4 
The formulation, implementation and monitoring of the 
sub-regional plan of Action for integrated water resource 
management shall be carried out by the Executive Sec­
retariat" 
Ar t ic le 3 
This Decision shall be published by the Excutive 
Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Community 
within thirty (30) days after its signature by the Chair­
man of the Author i ty of H e a d s of S ta te and 
Government.lt shall also be published by each Mem­
ber State within the same time-frame in its National 
Gazette 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 21ST DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
T W E N T Y - F I F T H O R D I N A R Y S E S 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 STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R , 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R , 2001 
DECIS ION A/DEC.7 /12 /01 A D O P T I N G T H E R E ­
G I O N A L P R O G R A M M E F O R F O O D S E C U R I T Y 
(RPFS> F O R E C O W A S M E M B E R S T A T E S 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T , 
MINDFUL of Art icles 7, 8 and 9 of the Treaty es­
tablishing the Authority of Heads of State and Gov­
ernment; 
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B E A R I N G IN MIND the socio-economic transforma­
tions, notably the introduction of Structural Adjust­
ment Programmes, that has taken place in the 
economies of Member States and the phenomenon 
of globalisation' 
C O N S I D E R I N G the Decision A/DEC.4 /5 /82 of 
E C O W A S Heads of State and Government relating 
to the adoption of an E C O W A S Agricultural Devel­
opment Strategy, 
NOTING that the issue of food security remains a 
major concern in the E C O W A S sub-region, 
CONSIDERING the need for our countries to achieve a 
sustained increase in food production and access to 
food, 
GIVING that the FAO has already established in most 
Member States Special Programmes for Food Secu­
rity; 
C O N S I D E R I N G that the Regional Programme for 
Food Security is designed to strengthen the Special 
Programme for Food Security in Member States; 
M I N D F U L that Counc i l by Resolut ion C / R E S 1/8/ 
99 dated 20th August 1999 had adopted the con­
cept of a Resolut ion programme for Food S e c u ­
rity. 
O N T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the 48th Sess ion 
of the Counc i l of Ministers held in Dakar from 15 
to 17 December , 2001 
DECIDES 
Art ic le 1 
The Regional Programme for Food Security (RPFS) for 
the E C O W A S Member States, attached to this Deci­
sion is hereby adopted 
Art ic le 2 
The Executive Secretariat shall take measures for the 
implementation of this decision by all Member States 
A r t i c l e 3 
This decis ion shall be publ ished by the Execut ive 
Secretar ia t in the Off ic ia l Journa l of the C o m m u ­
nity within 30 days of its s ignature by the Cha i r ­
man of Authority. It sha l l be publ ished by each 
Member Sta tes in its Nat ional Gazet te within the 
same time frame. 
D O N E AT D A K A R THIS 21ST DAY OF 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
T W E N T Y - F I F T H O R D I N A R Y S E S S I O N OF T H E 
A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S OF STATE AND 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R , 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R 2001 
DECISION A/DEC.8/12/01 RELATING TO T H E E S ­
T A B L I S H M E N T OF A M E C H A N I S M F O R F I N A N C ­
ING O F T H E W E S T A F R I C A N P O W E R P O O L 
(WAPP) 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S OF STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T , 
MINDFUL of Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the Treaty estab­
lishing the Authority of Heads of State and Govern­
ment and defining its composition and functions, 
M I N D F U L of Article 26 of the Treaty; 
M I N D F U L of Decision A / D E C . 3/5/82 of 29 May. 
1982 relating to the E C O W A S Energy Policy, 
C O N S I D E R I N G that the West African energy sec­
tor is one of the least developed in the world, in 
spite of the abundant energy potential of the sub-
region, 
NOTING the uneven distribution of the energy po­
tential among the Member States; 
C O N C E R N E D about the persistent energy crisis in the 
sub-region; 
D E S I R O U S of pooling the energy resources of 
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Member S ta les to enable them meet their deve l ­
opment requirements; 
C O N C E R N E D about the persistent constraints 
encountered by Member States in mobilising re­
sources to finance national electricity grid intercon­
nection projects under bilateral arrangements 
O N T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the forty-eighth 
session of the Counc i l of Ministers, held in Dakar 
from 15 to 17 December, 2001, 
D E C I D E S 
Ar t i c le 1 
A mechanism for financing the West African Power 
Pool (WAPP) priority projects is hereby established. 
Ar t ic le 2 
The mechanism shall be the Ministers of Energy, 
Members of the W A P P zones A and B Steering 
Committee They shall be assisted by a Project 
Group set up by the Electricity companies of the 
Member States covered by the projects. 
A r t i c le 3 
The Steering Committee shall determine the assign­
ments and composit ion of the Project Group, wher-
ever the need arises 
Ar t i c le 4 
The E C O W A S Execut ive Secretariat shall ensure 
the implementation of this Decis ion. 
Ar t ic le 5 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Jour­
nal of the Community by the E C O W A S Executive 
Secretariat within thirty (30) days of its signature 
by the current Chairman of Authority of Heads of 
State and Government. It shall also be published 
within the same time frame in the National Gazette 
of each Member State. 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 21 ST DAY OF 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
T W E N T Y - F I F T H O R D I N A R Y S E S 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 M E N T 
D A K A R , 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R 2001 
D E C I S I O N A /DEC.9 /12 /01 R E L A T I N G TO T H E 
G R A N T OF CERTAIN A D V A N T A G E S T O T H E PRI­
VATE AIRLINE C O M P A N Y , E C O A I R 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S OF STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
M I N D F U L of Ar t ic les 7, 8 and 9 of the Treaty es ­
tablishing the Authority of Heads of state and Gov­
ernment and defining its composi t ion and func­
t ions; 
M I N D F U L of Art ic le 32 of the Treaty relating to 
cooperat ion in transport, communica t ions and 
tourism, 
M I N D F U L of D e c i s i o n A / D E C . 2 0 / 5 / 8 0 of the 
E C O W A S Authority of Heads of State and Govern­
ment relating to the transport programme; 
R E C O G N I Z I N G the relevance of the objective of the 
Yamoussoukro Declaration on a new African aero­
nautical policy adopted on 7th October 1988 and 
whose primary objective is to establish an environ­
ment conducive to the development of inter-African 
and international air services; 
CONSIDERING the need for greater cooperation be­
tween African airlines in order to boost the develop­
ment of inter-African air transport and the need to 
improve the air services available to the consum­
ers, 
M I N D F U L of Dec is ion A H G / O U A / D E C 1 of the 
Heads of State and Government of O A U on Trans­
port and Communicat ions relating to the liberaliza­
tion of access to air tranport markets in Afr ica; 
M INDFUL of the Yamoussoukro Decision of 14 No­
vember 1999 and the Memorandum of Understand­
ing signed by Ministers in charge of Civil Aviation in 
West and Central Africa on the implementation of 
the said Decis ion; 
C O N S C I O U S of the fact that the development of re­
gional air transport can contribute effectively to the 
economic and physical integration of the region; 
C O N S C I O U S of the difficulty of travelling by air in 
the region and the high cost of air transport, 
C O N S I D E R I N G the need to ensure fair competition 
in the air transport market in order to provide the 
users, reliable, efficient, safe and affordable air serv­
ices in the sub-region; 
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T A K I N G N O T E of the establ ishment of an airline 
Company named E C O A I R by the private sector of 
the sub-region; 
C O N S C I O U S also of the fact that ECOAIR can con­
tribute to the improvement of the route network and 
flight schedules in the sub-region; 
ON T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the meeting of the 
48th Sess ion of the Counci l of Ministers, held in 
Dakarf rom 15 to 17 December, 2002; 
DECIDES 
Ar t i c le 1 
Member States shall give every necessary support 
to ECOAIR. In this regard, ECOAIR shall, inter alia, 
have the same rights and privileges, without any 
exception whatsoever, as the national carrier tn each 
of the Member S la tes 
Ar t i c le 2 
E C O A I R may be designated in bilateral air service 
agreements to exploit traffic rights with States out­
side the E C O W A S region. 
Ar t ic le 3 
Th is Dec is ion shal l be publ ished by the E x e c u ­
tive Secretariat in the Official Journal of the C o m ­
munity within thirty (30) days of its s ignatue by 
the Cha i rman of the Authority. It shal l a lso be 
publ ished by each Member Sta tes in its National 
Gazet te within the s a m e t ime frame. 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 21 ST DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
T W E N T Y - F I F T H O R D I N A R Y S E S S I O N OF T H E 
A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S O F STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R , 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R 2001 
DECISION A/DEC.10/12/01 R E L A T I N G T O T H E 
G R A N T O F CERTAIN A D V A N T A G E S TO T H E PRI­
VATE SHIPPING C O M P A N Y , E C O M A R I N E 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Treaty 
establishing the Counci l of Ministers and defining 
its composit ion and functions; 
M INDFUL of Article 32 of the Treaty relating to co­
operation in the areas of transport, communication 
and tourism; 
M INDFUL of Decision A/Dec.20/5/80 of the A u ­
thority of Heads of State and Gove rnmen t of 
E C O W A S relating to the transport programme: 
M I N D F U L of Decision A /Dec 4/11/84 relating to 
maritime transportation and specifically on the crea­
tion of a regional shipping line service, 
A W A R E of the necessity to increase inter-regional 
trade and ensure free movement of goods and per­
sons in the E C O W A S region; 
M I N D F U L of the needs to improve coasta l sh ip­
ping serv ices in the Wes t Afr ican region, 
T A K I N G N O T E of the establ ishment of a ship­
ping company cal led E C O M A R I N E by the private 
sector of the region; 
ON T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the forty-Eighth 
S e s s i o n of the Counc i l of Ministers held in Dakar 
from 15 -17 December 2001 
D E C I D E S 
A r t i c l e 1 
Member states shall give every necessary support 
to E C O M A R I N E . In this regard, it shall enjoy the 
same privileges and advantages as those of national 
carriers of Member States. 
Ar t ic le 2 
Member States shall simplify relevant customs and 
immigration and port hearth procedures in order to 
encourage sea travels in the region. 
Ar t ic le 3 
i) The ports in the region shall grant berthing 
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facilities to all coastal shipping lines 
n) They shall also allow the use, by the coastal 
shipping lines, of the transit terminals and 
other facilities at the port. 
A r t i c le 4 
This Decision shall be published by the Executive 
Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Community 
within thirty days of its signature by the Chairman 
of the Authority It shall also be published by each 
Members State in its National Gazette within the 
same time frame. 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 21ST DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
T W E N T Y FIFTH O R D I N A R Y S E S S I O N OF T H E 
A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R , 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R 2001 
DECISION A/DEC.11/12/01 RELATING TO THE NE­
GOTIATION O F A R E G I O N A L E C O N O M I C P A R T ­
N E R S H I P A G R E E M E N T B E T W E E N W E S T A F R I ­
C A N A C P S T A T E S A N D T H E E U R O P E A N UNION 
(EU) 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S OF STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T , 
M INDFUL of Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the Treaty estab­
lishing the Authority of Heads of State and Govern­
ment and defining its composit ion and functions, 
M INDFUL of decision A/DEC.8 /12 /99 dated 10 De­
cember 1999 concerning the strengthening of the 
partnership between West Africa and the European 
Union and designating E C O W A S as the regional 
framework for the coordination of the relationship 
between West Afr ican States and the European 
Union; 
R E C A L L I N G the Cotonou Agreement signed on 27 
June 2000, relating to cooperation arrangements be­
tween the European Union and the African, Car ib­
bean and Pacif ic (ACP) Group of States; 
C O N V I N C E D that the conclusion of a regional eco­
nomic partnership agreement as envisaged under the 
said A C P / E U Cotonou Agreement can serve as a 
mechanism for enhancing the development and in­
tegration of the West African economies. 
R E - A F F I R M I N G its commitment to the acceleration 
of the regional integration process through the early 
establishment of a customs union and the creation 
of a single regional convertible currency, 
C O N V I N C E D that the degree of regional integration 
already achieved in West Africa through E C O W A S 
and U E M O A . and the measures envisaged for the 
achievement of market integration will enable the 
region to satisfy the conditions for concluding a re­
gional partnership agreement with the European Un­
ion; 
NOTING the commitment of the E C O W A S Execu­
tive Secretariat and the U E M O A Commission to the 
harmonisation of their market and monetary integra­
tion programmes, and the positive results achieved 
through their regular consultative meetings. 
D E C I D E S 
Ar t ic le 1 
West African countries shall negotiate, as a group, 
a regional economic partnership agreement with the 
European Union with a view to facilitating the devel­
opment and integration of the economies in the re­
gion 
Ar t ic le 2 
1. The E C O W A S Executive Secretariat shall, in 
collboration with the U E M O A Commission and 
appropriate authorities in each Member State 
take all necessary measures to ensure the 
successfu l conclusion of the said regional 
economic partnership agreement. 
2. For the purpose of the paragraph above, 
a regional negotiation coordinating committee 
and such other technical arrangements shall 
be established to enable West Africa achieve 
the negotiating capacity required for the con­
clusion of a partnership agreement with the 
European Union. 
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A r t i c l e 3 THE C O M M U N I T Y INSTITUTIONS 
Each Member State shall establish the necessary 
national institutional arrangement to ensure its maxi­
mum contribution to the negotiation of the regional 
economic partnership agreement. 
A r t i c l e 4 
The A C P Secretariat and European Commission are 
invited to provide all necessary technical and Finan­
cial assistance to the Wes t African countries and 
regional organisations for the conclusion of the pro­
posed partnership agreement between the European 
Union and the A C P states in the West African re­
gion. 
A r t i c l e 5 
This Decision shall be published by the Executive 
Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Community 
within thirty days of its signature by the Chairman of 
the Authority. It shall also be published by each Mem­
ber State in its National Gazette within the same 
t imeframe. 
D O N E AT D A K A R , T H I S 2 1 S T D A Y O F 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S OF STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
M I N D F U L of Ar t ic les 7, 8 & 9 of the Treaty es ­
tablishing the Authority of Heads of State and 
Government and defining its composition and func­
t ions; 
M I N D F U L of Art ic le 75 of the Treaty relating to 
the appointment of an External Audi tor to the In­
stitutions of the Communi ty ; 
M INDFUL of Decision A/DEC.6/12/99 relating to the 
appointment of Coopers, Lybrand & Dieye as Ex­
ternal Auditors to the Community Institutions, 
MINDFUL of Decision C/AHSG/DEC.1/2 /2000 dated 
26th February 2000 confirming the appointment of 
Coopers, Lybrand & Dieye as External Auditors to the 
Community Institutions; 
M I N D F U L of the contract between E C O W A S and 
Coopers, Lybrand & Dieye, dated 26 February 
2000 relating to the conditions of service of the Ex­
ternal Auditors to the Community Institutions; 
C O N S I D E R I N G that under the provisions of Article 
75 of the revised Treaty, the appointment of the Ex­
ternal Auditors is for a two-year period renewable 
twice only for a two-year period each time, 
C O N S I D E R I N G that the initial two-year of office of 
Coopers, Lybrand & Dieye as External Auditors to the 
Community Institutions expires on 25 February 2002; 
C O N S I D E R I N G that during its term of office Coop­
ers, Lybrand S Dieye discharged its duties with com­
petence and efficiency, 
O N T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the forty-eighth 
session of the Counci l of Ministers held in Dakar 
from 15 to 17 December 2001; 
DECIDES 
Ar t i c le 1 
TWENTY-F IFTH O R D I N A R Y S E S S I O N OF T H E A U ­
T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S OF S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R , 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R 2001 
DECISION A/DEC.12/12/01 R E L A T I N G TO T H E R E ­
N E W A L O F T H E T E R M O F O F F I C E OF C O O P E R S , 
L Y B R A N D & DIEYE A S E X T E R N A L AUDITORS TO 
The term of office of Coopers, Lybrand & Dieye as 
External Auditors to the Community Institutions is 
hereby renewed for a period of two years, beginning 
from 26 February 2002 
Ar t ic le 2 
This Decision shall be published by the executive 
Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Community 
within thirty (30) days of its signature by the current 
Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State anc" 
Government. It shall also be published in the Offi­
cial Gazette of each Member State within the same 
timeframe. 
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D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 21ST DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
T W E N T Y - F I F T H O R D I N A R Y S E S S I O N OF 
A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R , 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R 2001 
T H E 
Ar t ic le 1 
The first Tranche of the called -up capital of the 
E C O W A S Bank for Investment and Development in 
the amount of UA 140,700,035 (one hundred and 
forty million seven hundred thousand and thirty five 
units of account) representing thirty-five percent 
(35%) of Regional Members share of the author­
ised capital is hereby declared due for payment; 
Ar t ic le 2 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Jour­
nal of the Community by the Executive Secretariat 
within thirty (30) days from the date of its signature 
by the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State 
and Government.l t shall also be published within 
the period stated above in the National 
Gazette of each Member State. 
D O N E AT D A K A R THIS 21ST DAY OF 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
H. E, A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
DECISION A/DEC.13/12/01 C O N C E R N I N G T H E 
F IRST T R A N C H E O F T H E C A L L E D - U P CAPITAL 
OF E C O W A S B A N K F O R I N V E S T M E N T A N D 
D E V E L O P M E N T . 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
MINDFUL of Art icles 7, 8 & 9 of the Revised Treaty 
establishing the Authority of Heads of State and Gov­
ernment of the Economic Community of West Afri­
can States and defining its composit ion and func­
tions; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.4/12/99 of the Author­
ity on the Transformtion of the E C O W A S Fund into 
a Holding Company with two Subsidiar ies; 
C O N S C I O U S of the need to provide the E C O W A S 
Bank for Investment and Development with the nec­
essary financial resources required to accomplish 
its mission of investing in the two subsidiaries; 
C O N S I D E R I N G the recommendations of the 48th 
Session of the Counci l of Ministers held at Dakar 
from 15 to 17 December 2001. 
D E C I D E S 
T W E N T Y - F IFTH O R D I N A R Y S E S 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 STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R , 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R 2001 
DECIS ION A/DEC.14/12/01 C O N C E R N I N G T H E 
T R A N S F O R M A T I O N OF M E M B E R STATES C O N ­
TRIBUTION T O W A R D S T H E C O N S T R U C T I O N O F 
T H E E C O W A S F U N D H E A D Q U A R T E R S INTO 
C A L L E D - U P CAPITAL 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S O F STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T . 
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M I N D F U L of Art icles 7, 8 and 9 of the Treaty estab­
lishing the Authority of Heads of State and Govern­
ment of the Economic Community of West African 
States ( E C O W A S ) and defining its composit ion and 
functions, 
C O N S I D E R I N G Decis ion A /DEC.4 /7 /86 concerning 
the f inancing of the construct ion of the headquar­
ters of E C O W A S Fund (espec ia l ly Art ic le 1 iv) 
which st ipulates that member Sta tes should bear 
forty (40} percent of the total cost ; 
C O N S I D E R I N G Decision A / D E C . 1/6/88 complement­
ing the provision of Decision A /DEC.7 /7 /87 concern­
ing the capital structure of E C O W A S Fund; 
ON T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the 48th Session of 
the Counci l of Ministers held at Dakar, from 15 to 17 
December 2001; 
D E C I D E S 
Ar t i c le 1 
This paid and outstanding contributions of Member 
States towards the construction of the headquarters 
of E C O W A S Fund in the sum of six million two hun­
dred and thirteen thousad four hundred and one Units 
of Account (UA 6,213,401} shall be charged to the 
capital of the Fund as called -up capital; 
Ar t ic le 2 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Jour­
nal of the Community by the Executive Secretariat 
within thirty (30) days of its signature by the Chair­
man of the Authority of Heads of Slate and Govern­
ment. It shall also be published within the period 
stated above, in the National Gazette of each Mem­
ber State. 
D O N E AT D A K A R THIS 21ST DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
T W E N T Y - F I F T H O R D I N A R Y S E S S I O N OF T H E 
A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S O F STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R , 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R , 2001 
DECIS ION A/DEC.15/12/01 C O N C E R N I N G T H E 
THIRD T R A N C H E O F T H E C A L L E D - U P CAPITAL 
OF E C O W A S F U N D 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S O F STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T . 
M I N D F U L of Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the Revised 
Treaty establishing the Authority of Heads of State 
and Government of the Economic Community of 
West African Stales and defining its composit ion 
and functions; 
C O N S C I O U S of the need to provide the Fund with 
the necessary financial resources required to ac­
complish its mission of financing the development 
of the Community; 
C O N S I D E R I N G Decision A / D E C 4/7/86 on the fi­
nancing of the construction of the headquarters of 
E C O W A S Fund, especially Article 1 iv) which stipu­
lates that Member States should bear forty. (40) 
percent of the total cost; 
C O N S I D E R I N G Decis ion A / D E C . 1/6/88 comple ­
menting the provisions of Decision A /DEC.7 /7 /87 
concerning the structure of the capital of E C O W A S 
Fund; 
C O N S I D E R I N G Decision A/DEC.14/12/01 stipulat­
ing that Member States contributions towards the 
construction of the headquarters of E C O W A S Fund 
should be transformed into called-up capital; 
C O N S I D E R I N G the recommendations of the 48th 
Sess ion of the Counci l of Ministers held at Dakar 
from 15 to 17 December 2001; 
D E C I D E S 
Ar t ic le 1 
The third t ranche of the ca l led up cap i ta l of 
E C O W A S Fund in the amount of six million two 
hundred and thirteen thousand four hundred and one 
units of account (UA 6,213,401) corresponding to 
Member States contributions to the conduct ion of 
the headquarters of E C O W A S Fund, shall be real 
and due 
Ar t i c le 2 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Jour­
nal of the Community by the Execut ive Secretar iat 
within thirty (30) days from its signature by the Chair­
man of the Authority of H e a d s of S t a t e and 
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Government.lt shall also be published within the pe­
riod stated above in the National Gazette of each 
Member State. 
D O N E AT D A K A R THIS 21ST DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
FORTY • FIFTH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AUTHOR­
ITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT 
DAKAR, 20 - 21 DECEMBER 2001 
DECISION A/DEC.16/12/01 CONFIRMING THE CAPITAL 
STRUCTURE OF ECOWAS FUND. 
THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND 
GOVERNMENT 
MINDFUL of Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the Treaty establish­
ing the Authority of Heads of States and Government 
of the Economic Community of West African States 
(ECOWAS) and defining its composition and functions 
CONSIDERING Decision A/DEC. 1/6/88 complement­
ing the provisions of Decision A/DEC.7/7/87 concern­
ing the capital structure of ECOWAS Fund. 
CONSIDERING Decision A/DEC.14/12/01 stipulating 
that Member States contributions towards the construc­
tion of the Fund headquarters building should be trans­
formed into called - up capital. 
CONSIDERING Decision A/DEC.15/12/01 concerning 
the Tranche of the called-up capital of ECOWAS Fund. 
CONSIDERING the recommendation of the 48th Ses­
sion of the council of Ministers held at Dakar from 15 
to 17 December, 2001 
DECIDES 
Ar t ic le 1 
The capital structure of E C O W A S Fund is hereby 
confirmed as follows 
1. The authorised capital of E C O W A S Fund 
shall be five hundred million 
(500,000,000) U S dollars. It shall be fully 
subscribed by E C O W A S Members State. 
2. The authorised capital shall comprise a 
called-up portion in the amount of one 
hundred and seven million nine hundred 
and forty-one thousand three hundred 
and forty-eight U S dollars US$ 107,941,348) 
and a callable portion equivalent to three hun­
dred and ninety two million fifty-eight thou­
sand six hundred and fifty-two U S dollars 
(US$392,058,652) 
3 The callable capital shall be utilised to 
guarantee borrowings contracted and 
loans granted by E C O W A S Fund. 
Ar t ic le 2 
This Dec is ion shal l be publ ished in the Off icial 
Journal of the Communi ty by the Execut ive S e c ­
retariat within thirty (30) days of its s ignature by 
the Cha i rman of the Authority of Heads of State 
and Government . l t shall also be published within 
the period stated above in the national Gazette of 
each Member State. 
D O N E AT D A K A R THIS 21 ST DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
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T W E N T Y F IFTH O R D I N A R Y S E S 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 STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R 21ST D E C E M B E R , 2001 
DECISION A/DEC.17/12/01 C R E A T I N G A M E C H A ­
NISM F O R THE M U L T I L A T E R A L S U R V E I L L A N C E 
O F E C O N O M I C A N D F I N A N C I A L P O L I C I E S OF 
E C O W A S M E M B E R S T A T E S 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T , 
M 1-1 d FU L of Articles 7. 8 and 9 of the Treaty estab­
lishing the Authority of Heads of State and Govern­
ment and defining its composit ion and functions; 
M INDFUL of Articles 3. 4, 5, 51 and 55 of the Treaty 
relating to the realisation of the objective for the 
creation of an economic and monetary union; 
MINDFUL of its Decision A / D E C .2/7/87 on the adop­
tion of an E C O W A S monetary cooperation pro­
gramme which envisages the creation of a single 
monetary zone within E C O W A S , 
M I N D F U L of its Decis ion A /DEC.7 /12 /99 relating 
to the adoption of macro-economic convergence cri­
teria within the framework of the E C O W A S mon­
etary cooperation programme, 
R E C A L L I N G the importance that the Member States 
of the Community attach to the realisation and en­
hancement of the economic integration process in 
general and monetary integration in particular; 
C O N V I N C E D that the creation of a viable economic 
and monetary union in West Africa requires, through 
the institution of a multilateral surveil lance mecha­
nism, the harmonisation of the economic and finan­
cial policies as well as the macro-economic con­
vergence of the Member States; 
C O N V I N C E D that a strict coordinatton of economic 
policies of Member States and their convergence 
are prerogatives for the creation of an economic and 
monetary union; 
DESIRING to fully implement the convergence meas­
ures adopted and to specify the practical modalities 
for the organisation and implementation of the mul­
tilateral surveil lance. 
UPON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Convergence 
Counci l which met in Dakar on 18 December 2001 
D E C I D E S 
I) O B J E C T I V E O F T H E M U L T I L A T E R A L 
S U R V E I L L A N C E 
Ar t ic le 1 
i) It is hereby established a mechanism for the 
multilateral surveil lance of their economic 
and financial policies of Member States. 
ii) The multilateral surveillance shall ensure the 
achievement of the closest coordination of 
the economic policies of Member States and 
the convergence of the national economies 
II) INSTITUTIONAL P R O V I S I O N S O F T H E 
MULTILATERAL S U R V E I L L A N C E 
Ar t ic le 2: O R G A N S OF T H E M E C H A N I S M 
The regional surveillance mechanism shall be based 
on the following organs. 
* The Convergence Council 
* The Technical Monitoring Committee 
* The West African Monetary Agency 
(WAMA) and the E C O W A S Executive 
Secretariat 
The National Coordinating Committees 
(NCC) 
Ar t ic le 3: T H E C O N V E R G E N C E C O U N C I L 
i) The Convergence Council shall be composed 
of Ministers of Finance and Governors of 
Central Banks of Member States. It shall be 
the E C O W A S organ empowered to conduct 
the multilateral surveil lance of the conver­
gence of the macro-economic policies and 
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done in particular on the basis of half-yearly 
reports on the convergence process as sub­
mitted to it by the Technical Monitoring C o m ­
mittee referred to in Article 2 of this decision 
as defined in Article 4 below 
ii) Within the framework of the multilateral 
surveillace, the Convergence Counci l shall 
review and approve the half-yearly reports on 
the operation of the multilateral survei l lance 
mechanism mentioned in Article 4 below. The 
Convergence Council shall submit to the Au­
thority progress reports on the harmonisa­
tion and convergence of policies and per­
formance of the economies in the C o m m u ­
nity. 
Ar t ic le 4: THE T E C H N I C A L M O N I T O R I N G 
C O M M I T T E E 
i) The Technical Monitoring Commit tee shall 
be composed of representative of the Minis­
tries of Finance of Member States and Di­
rectors of Research of Central Banks.l t shall 
be responsible for the secretariat of the Con ­
vergence Council 
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u) The Technical Monitoring Committee shall 
be responsible for the monitoring of the con­
vergence process. It shall ensure the compat­
ibility of the draft pluri-annual convergence 
programmes envisaged in Article 7 of this 
decision with the convergence objectives of 
the Community before submitting these draft 
programmes to the Convergence Counci l for 
adoption. 
iii) The Technical Monitoring Committee Shall 
prepare and submit a half-yearly report on 
the implementation of the convergence 
programmes stipulated in Artcle 7 of this deci­
sion. It shall supervise the work carried out 
by W A M A , E C O W A S Executive Secretariat 
and the national coordination committees. 
Ar t ic le 5: T H E W E S T A F R I C A N M O N E T A R Y 
A G E N C Y (WAMA) A N D T H E 
E C O W A S E X E C U T I V E 
S E C R E T A R I A T . 
i) A joint secretariat composed of W A M A 
and the E C O W A S Executive Secretariat 
is hereby set up to prepare meetings of 
the Technical Monitoring Committee and 
the Convergence Counci l on the multilat­
eral surveil lance mechanism. 
The composit ion and functioning of this joint 
secretariat shall be defined by the Conver 
gence Counci l . 
ii) W A M A and the Executive Secretariat, in 
collaboration with the national coodination 
committees shall be responsible for monitor­
ing the preparation of the half-yearly reports 
provided for in Article 4 of this decision. 
in) The joint secretariat shall be the operational 
centre of the surveillance mechanism To this 
end, it shall 
* Manage the surveillance mechanism 
database by ensuring the accuracy, 
comparability and availability of the 
relevant data; 
Prepare and submit half-yearly 
progress reports to the Technical 
Monitoring Committee and the 
Convergence Council , the verification 
shall enable the set objectives of the 
multilateral surveillance. 
Ar t i c le 6: NAT IONAL C O O R D I N A T I N G 
C O M M I T T E E S (NCC) 
i) For the purpose of the multilateral 
surveil lance hereby, each member State 
undertakes to set up the national coodination 
committee mentioned in Article 2 within a 
maximum period of 2 months from the date 
of adoption of this decis ion. In this regard, 
each Member State shall enact a law creat­
ing its national coordination committee. 
II) The national committee on economic policy 
(CNPE) of U E M C A countries shall play 
the role and carry out the functions of the 
E C O W A S national coordination committee. 
iii) The National Co-ordinating Committees 
shall assist W A M A and the E C O W A S Ex­
ecutive Secretariat m the collection, process­
ing analysis of data on each Member State. 
To this end, each National Committee shall 
Manage a statistical data base: 
Prepare a report on the current eco­
nomic performance of its country, 
highlighting the evolution of the conver­
gence critera. 
Monitor economic policies by compi l­
ing and analysing relevant recent 
decisions and assess ing their impact 
on the economic and financial sector. 
iv) The national coordination committees 
shall forward every three months to the 
Executive Secretariat a background report 
on the evolution of the convergence criteria. 
v) The National Coodmating Committees shall 
be composed of heads of the relevant 
national services They shall be ex-officio 
members appointed on the basis of their in 
volvement in the formulation and implemen­
tation of national economic and financial 
policies. They shall be drawn, essentially 
from the following services 
Treasury Department 
Internal Revenue Department 
Customs Department 
Budget Department 
Debt Office 
Economic Forecasting Department 
Planning Department 
National Statistical Service 
Central Bank 
external Trade Department 
Economic Affairs Department 
Regional Integration Department 
vi) Each Member State may constitute the 
National Coordination Committee (NCC) 
in accordance with the national adminis­
trative structure and its particular needs, 
but on the basis of the list of department 
set out above. 
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vii) The chairman of each committee shall be 
a high-ranking official appointed by the 
State.The Central Bank shall provide the 
technical secretariat of the committee. Mem­
ber States undertake to take all necessary 
measures toguarantee the committees ac­
cess to the statistics of their respective 
countries, and to ensure efficient execution 
of their assignment by placing them under 
the supervision of an appropriate authority. 
viii) Within the exclusive context of their man­
date, members of the national committees 
are empowered to hold consultations among 
themselves and communicate with members 
of other national committees, they undertake 
to observe the confidentiality of their ass ign­
ment. 
ix) Each national committee shall meet upon 
convocation by its chairman, it shall adopt 
its rules of procedure which will be forwarded 
to the Technical monitoring Committee. 
Ar t ic le 7: C O N V E R G E N C E P R O G R A M M E 
Each Member State submit to W A M A and the 
E C O W A S Executive Secretariat, within a period of 
three (3) months from the entry into force of this 
decision, a pluri-annual programme which conforms 
with the economic convergence objectives of the 
Community and is designed to ensure the achieve­
ment within the prescribed time limit (2004) of the 
convergence 
Ar t ic le 8: F R E Q U E N C Y O F CONSIDERATION 
OF C O U N T R Y R E P O R T S 
1) The multilateral surveil lance is based on 
the evaluation of half-yearly progress re­
ports on the economic situation of E C O W A S 
Member States. The reviews shall be con­
ducted in April and September of each year 
by the Convergence Counci l , except other 
wise modified by its chairman. 
ii) The April Report shall evaluate the eco­
nomic and compl iance with the objectives 
set for the previous year. On the basis of 
the performance recorded, the report shall 
propose a revision of the objectives fixed 
for the current year. 
iii) The September Report shall have the Princi­
pal objective of providing guidelines to be taken 
into account by each Member State for the 
formulation of its macro-economic policies for 
the following year particularly with regard to 
the coherence of the budgetary policies with 
the convergence objectives. 
Ar t ic le 9: S U P P O R T TO M E M B E R S T A T E S 
The E C O W A S Secretariat and W A M A shall take 
all necessary measures in support of the function­
ing of the national coordination committees. 
Ar t ic le 10: E X C E P T I O N A L C I R C U M S T A N C E S 
i) Exceptional c ircumstances as referred to 
in Article 8(ii) are governed by the following 
considerations: 
ii) The situation is said to be exceptional where 
non-compliance with a primary criterion has 
been due to force majeure entailing 
Negative economic developments, reflected in 
a decline in real G D P of at least three per­
centage points below the average for the pre­
vious three (3) years, which the Convergence 
Counci l Considers as temporary; 
A deterioration of the external environment, 
leading to an unprecedented fall in the budget 
revenue of the Member State concerned of at 
least (10%) below the average for the preced­
ing three (3) years, which the Convergence 
Counci l considers as temporary. 
iii) Non-compliance with the convergence critera 
shall be considered to be temporary where 
the forecasts made by W A M A and the Ex­
ecutive Secretariat indicate that the Member 
State concerned will be able to comply 
with the set criteria when the situation returns 
to normal. 
Ar t ic le 11: PUBLICATION 
This Dec is ion shal l be publ ished by the E x e c u ­
tive Secretariat in the Official Journal of the C o m ­
munity within thirty days of its signature by the 
Cha i rman of the Authority. It shal l a lso be pub­
l ished by each Member State in its Nat ional G a ­
zette within the same time frame. 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 21ST DAY OF 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
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T W E N T Y -F IFTH O R D I N A R Y S E S 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 STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R , 20- 21 D E C E M B E R , 2001 
DECISION A f D E C . 18/12/01 A D O P T I N G T H E 
LYRICS O F T H E A N T H E M 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 . 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S OF STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T . 
MINDFUL of the Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the E C O W A S 
Treaty establishing the Authority of Heads of State 
and Government and defining its composition and 
functions 
C O N S I D E R I N G our decision to provide the com­
munity with an anthem that will reflect its ideals, 
inspire its citizens and bring them together and gen­
erate in them a feeling of belonging to the same 
Community; 
C O N S I D E R I N G our decision A/DEC.2/5/2000 relat­
ing to the adoption of the musical composit ion 
of the anthem as composed by Mr. Falou Wade, 
DESIRING to provide the musicai composition with 
an appropriate lyrics in order to complete the an­
them, 
C O N S I D E R I N G the outcome of the deliberations of 
the Meeting of the jury held in Abuja from 9 to 11 
may 2001 which recommended the adoption of the 
composit ion of Professor Laz Ekwueme which sat­
isfied all the criteria for selection, was creative, had 
a poetic dimension and whose text is t imeless. 
Ar t ic le 3: 
This Decision shall be published by the Executive 
Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Commu­
nity within thirty (30) days of its signature by the 
Chairman of the Authority It shall also be published 
by each Member State in its National Gazette 
within the same time frame. 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 21ST DAY OF 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
D E C I D E S 
Ar t ic le 1: 
i) The lyrics of Professor Laz Ekwueme at­
tached hereto comprising two (2) stanzas are 
hereby adopted as the lyrics of the E C O W A S 
anthem to be sang along with the musical 
composit ion adopted viz, Decision A / D E C . 2 / 
5/2000 
II) The lyrics shall be adapted into other 
languages of the Community. 
A r t i c le 2: 
Member States and the Executive Secretariat shafl 
take necessary measures to popularise the lyrics 
among citizens of the Community. 
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ECOWAS ANTHEM 
1 . W e s t A f r i c a n S t a t e s , o f h i s t o r i c s o l i d a r i t y , 
C o m e , u n i t e a n d d e v e l o p a b u o y a n t e c o n o m y ! 
F r e e d o m r e t u r n i n g f r o m t h e y o k e s o f p a s t c a p t i v i t y , 
N o w W e s t A f r i c a b e c o m e s t h e ' E c o n o m i c C o m m u n i t y ! 
G r e a t w e r e t h e k i n g d o m s o f o u r p a s t : 
E v e r o u r b o n d r e n e w e d s h a l l l a s t ! 
I t ' s n o m y s t r y , 
W e ' l l m a k e h i s t o r y -
F r o m t h e o c e a n , t o r a i n f o r e s t s a n d t h e S a v a n n a h s : 
W o r k i n g h a n d i n h a n d , 
E a c h a n d e v e r y l a n d , 
W e s h a l l p r o g r e s s h a p p i l y i n E C O W A S ! 
2 . P e a c e a n d u n i t y a n d s o c i a l j u s t i c e e v e r y w h e r e , 
C u l t u r a l i n t e g r a t i o n a n d l i b e r t y w e d e c l a r e ! 
W o m e n a n d y o u t h . a l l s h a l l m a i n t a i n o u r f u t u r e b r i g h t 
i n h e a l t h ; 
H u m a n a n d n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s s h a l l s u s t a i n o u r w e a l t h . 
W e s t A f r i c a , o u r R e g i o n S t a t e : 
S t e a d f a s t s h a l l s t a n d o u r u n i o n g r e a t ! 
I t ' s n o m y s t e r y , 
W e ' v e m a d e h i s t o r y 
F r o m t h e s e a s h o r e s t o t h e d e s e r t , t h r o u g h t h e S a v a n n a h s : 
E a c h a n d e v e r y l a n d , 
A l l w i l l , h a n d i n h a n d , 
E v e r p r o g r e s s h a p p i l y i n E C O W A S ! 
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T W E N T Y - F I F T H O R D I N A R Y S E S S I O N OF T H E 
A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R , 20 -21 D E C E M B E R 2001 
DECISION A/DEC.19/12/01 RELATING TO THE SEAT 
OF T H E C O M M U N I T Y P A R L I A M E N T 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S O F STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T , 
M I N D F U L of Art icles 7, 8 and 9 of the Treaty estab­
lishing the Authority of Heads of State and Govern­
ment and defining its composit ion and functions. 
M I N D F U L of Article 13 of the Treaty establishing a 
Parl iament for the Community; 
M I N D F U L of the Protocol A/P2/8 /94 relating to the 
Community Parl iament, defining its composit ions, 
functions, powers and organisation, 
R E C A L L I N G the Inaugural Sess ion of Parliment on 
the 17th November 2000 in Bamako , where the 
Parhmentarians designated by the National A s s e m ­
blies of Member States gathered together and as­
sumed their role as Community Parliamentarians af­
ter taking their oath of office. 
RECOGNIS ING the importance of the Community Par­
liament as a forum where legislative proposals relat­
ing to economic, political, and social issues within 
the Community can be examined from the perspec­
tive of cit izens of the community whom they repre­
sent, 
M I N D F U L of Article 4 of the Protocol which provides 
that the seat of Parliment shall be determined by the 
Authority; 
A W A R E of the need to provide a permanent residence 
for the Community Parl iment from where it can carry 
out its functions effectively in order to contribute to 
the attainment of the objectives for the Community; 
D E C I D E S 
Ar t ic le 1: 
The seat of the Community Parliment shall be in 
Abuja the Headquarters of the Federal Republ ic of 
Nigeria. 
Ar t ic le 2: 
The Government of Nigeria shall grant every facility 
to the Community Parliament, including inter alia, the 
following: 
(a) Privi leges and immunities granted by the 
E C O W A S General Convention on privileges and 
immunities and other relevant international 
instruments; 
(b) Free and furnished building befitting the sta­
tus of the Community Parl iament with 
adequate offices for the Speaker, the G e n ­
eral Secretary and other staff of the General 
Secretariat; 
(c) Free and furnished residential accommoda­
tion for the Speaker. Commensurate to his 
status 
(d) Free and furnished residential accommoda­
tion for the General Secretary and Duputy 
General Secretary. 
(e) Security for the Parl iament building and 
residence of the Speaker as well as the 
person of the Speaker. 
Ar t ic le 3: 
The Executive Secretariat shall negotiate and sign 
a headquarters agreement with the Federal Repub­
lic of Nigeria incorporating, inter alia, the provisions 
of the E C O W A S General Convention on Privileges 
and Immunities dated 22nd April 1978, the provi­
sions of other relevant international instruments and 
Article 2 above. 
Ar t i c le 4: 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Jour­
nal of the Community by the E C O W A S Executive 
Secretariat within thirty (30) days of its signature 
by the current Chairman of Authority of Heads of 
State and Government. It shall also be published 
within the same time frame in the National Gazette 
of each Member State. 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 21ST DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
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T W E N T Y - F J F T H O R D I N A R Y S E S S I O N OF T H E 
A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R , 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R 2001 
DECISION A/DEC.20/12/01 RELATING TO THE A N ­
N U A L S A L A R I E S O F T H E J U D G E S O F THE C O M ­
MUNITY C O U R T O F J U S T I C E 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F STATE AND 
G O V E R N M E N T ; 
M I N D F U L of Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the Treaty estab­
lishing the Authority of Heads of State and Govern­
ment and defining its composit ion and functions; 
M I N D F U L of Article 15 of the Treaty establishing 
the Community Court of Just ice as an Institution of 
the Community; 
M I N D F U L of Protocol A/P1/7/91 on the Commu­
nity, in part icular its Ar t ic le 28 relating to the 
enumerat ion, al lowances and other benefits of the 
President and other members of the Court, 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.1/12/00 appointing the 
seven (7) Judges of the Court who took their oath of 
office before the Chairman of the Authority in Bamako 
on 30 January, 2001; 
R E C O G N I S I N G the functions of the Court which in­
clude judicial settlement of disputes within the Com­
munity and interpretation and application of the pro-
R E C O G N I S I N G also the duty of the Community 
Court with regard to the dispensation of justice and 
protection of the rights and interests of Community 
cit izens and Institutions with a view to advancing 
the economic, political and social integration of the 
peoples of west Afr ica; 
C O N S I D E R I N G that the judges of the Court are se­
lected from nationals of Member States who are 
persons of high moral character and who possess 
the highest qualification required as judicial offic­
ers and are jury consults of recognised competence 
in International law, 
M I N D F U L of Regulat ion C / R E G . 4 / 4 / 0 1 and C/ 
REG.5/4 /01 relating to the annual salaries of the 
statuory appointees of the E C O W A S Bank for In­
vestment and Development and its subsidiaries and 
the salaries of Deputy Executive Secretariat respec­
tively; 
M I N D F U L of Decision A/DEC.3/12/01 granting the 
status of statutory appointees to the Judges of the 
Court; 
DESIRING to pay the Judges of the Court salaries 
and allowances that are commesurate to their sta­
tus; 
ON T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the 48th Session 
of the Council of Ministers held in Dakar from 15th 
to 17th December, 2001 
D E C I D E S 
Ar t i c le 1: 
i) Pending the finding of the study of the 
grading and salary scale of the staff of the 
E C O W A S Institutions, the annual salaries 
and allowances of the Judges of the C o m ­
munity Court of Just ice is fixed as follows: 
President of the Court: 
Salary of the President of EBID. 
i.e salary of 41,651.85 UA. 
Other Judges: 
salary equivalent to those of the 
Managing Directors of EBID, 
i.e.salary of 39,459 36 UA 
ii} The Vice President of the Court shall be 
paid duty al lowance in addition to his 
salary. 
Ar t ic le 2: 
This Regulation shall be published by the Execu-
munity within thirty (30) days of its signature by 
the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State 
and Government It shall also be published by each 
Member State in its National Gazette within the 
same time frame 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 21ST DAY OF 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
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T W E N T Y - F I F T H O R D I N A R Y S E S S I O N OF T H E 
A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R , 20 -21 D E C E M B E R , 2001 
DECISION A/DEC.21/12/01 A L L O C A T I N G T H E P O ­
SITION O F F I N A N C I A L C O N T R O L L E R TO T H E 
R E P U B L I C O F T H E G A M B I A . 
THE A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S OF STATE AND 
G O V E R N M E N T , 
M INDFUL of Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the Treaty estab­
lishing the Authority of Heads of State and Govern­
ment and defining its composit ion and functions, 
M I N D F U L of the provisions of the Financial Regula­
tions and Manual of Accounting Procedures of the 
Institutions of the Communi ty 
C O N S I D E R I N G that the post of the Financial Con ­
troller having been abol ished by Regulat ion CI 
REG.11/12 /99 has been reinstated by Decision A/ 
DEC.4/12/2001, 
M I N D F U L of Article 8 of the Treaty relating to the 
appointment of Statutory Appointees; 
D E S I R I N G to enhance the efficiency of the Institu­
tions of the Community, 
D E C I D E S 
Ar t ic le 1 
The post of Financial Controller of the Institutions of 
the Community is hereby allocated to the Republic 
of the Gambia . 
Ar t ic le 2 
i) The Government of the Republic of The 
Gambia shall forward to the Executive Secre­
tariat not later than three (3) months from the 
date of this Decis ion, the names and 
curricula vitae of three (3) candidates to be 
considered for selection and interview by the 
Ministerial Committee for the Select ion and 
Evaluation of Statutory Appointees set up for 
that purpose by Decis ion A/DEC.3/7 /91 
ii) On receipt of the applications above the 
Executive Secretariat shall Immediately and 
in accordance with Decision A/DEC.3/7 /91 
convene a meeting of the Ministerial Commit­
tee to evaluate the three (3) nominees and 
propose a suitable candidate for the post. 
A r t i c le 3 
This Decis ion shall be published by the Executive 
Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Community 
within thirty (30) days of its signature by the Chair­
man of the Authority It shall also be published by 
each Member State within the same time frame 
D O N E AT D A K A R THIS 21ST DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
T W E N T Y - F I F T H O R D I N A R Y S E S S I O N O F T H E 
A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S OF STATE AND 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R 2001 
DECISION A/DEC.22/12/01 A L L O C A T I N G THE P O ­
SITION O F T H E P R E S I D E N T O F T H E E C O W A S 
B A N K F O R I N V E S T M E N T A N D D E V E L O P M E N T 
(EBID) TO T H E R E P U B L I C OF BENIN 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S O F STATES AND 
G O V E R N M E N T 
MINDFUL of Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the treaty estab­
lishing the Authority of Heads of State and Govern­
ment and defining its composit ion and functions; 
MINDFUL of Article 6 of the Treaty establishing the 
Fund for Cooperation Compensat ion and Develop­
ment as an institution of the Community, as well 
as the protocol defining its purpose and modalities 
for its operations; 
M I N D F U L of Art ic les 17 and 18 of the Treaty and 
Art ic le 28 of the protocol on the E C O W A S fund, 
relating to the appointments of Statutory Off ic­
e r s of the E x e c u t i v e S e c r e t a r i a t a n d the 
E C O W A S Regional Investment Bank (ERIB) and 
the E C O W A S R e g i o n a l Deve lopmen t Fund 
(ERDF) , 
M I N D F U L of Dec is ion A / D E C . 3 / 7 / 9 1 on the S e ­
lection and Evaluat ion of the per formance of 
Statutory Appo in tees of the Institutions of the 
Community; 
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R E A F F I R M I N G the need to appoint Officers pos­
sessing the highest levels of efficiency, competence 
and integrity; 
TAKING INTO A C C O U N T Regulation C C / R E G . 1 / 4 / 
01 Terminating the Appointment of Mr. George Sipa-
Adjah Yankey as President of the E C O W A S Bank 
for Investmrent and Development; 
CONSIDERING the need to re-allocate the position of 
President of the E C O W A S Bank for Investment and 
Development to a Member State; 
R E C A L L I N G the Dec is ion of the Chai rman of the 
Authority, D e c . C A H S G / 4 / 7 / 2 0 0 0 s igned by the 
Chairman on behalf of his peers, allocating Statu­
tory Pos ts to Member States; 
Ar t ic le 1: 
The position of the President of the E C O W A S Bank 
for Investment and Development (EBID) is hereby 
re-allocated to the Republ ic of Benin. 
Ar t ic le 2: 
i) The Republ ic of Benin shall forward to the 
Executive Secretariat, not later than three 
(3) months from the date of this Decision, 
the names and curricula vitae of three (3) 
candidates to be considered for selection and 
interview by the Ministerial Committee for the 
selection and Evaluation of Statutory Appoint­
ees set up for that purpose by Decision 
A / D E C 3/7/91 
ii) On receipt of the applications above, the 
Executive Secretariat shall immediately 
and in accordance with decision A / D E C . 3 / 
7/91 convene a meeting of the Ministerial 
Commit tee to evaluate the three (3) nomi­
nees and propose a suitable candidate for 
appointment by the Counc i l of Ministers. 
A r t i c le 3: 
The dec is ion shal l be publ ished in the Off ic ial 
Journal of the Communi ty within thirty (30) days 
of its signature it shal l a lso be publ ished by each 
Member States in its Nat ional Gazet te within the 
same time frame. 
D O N E AT D A K A R THIS 21ST DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
T W E N T Y -FIFTH O R D I N A R Y S E S S I O N OF T H E 
A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S O F STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R , 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R 2001 
DECISION A/DEC.23/12/01 R E L A T I N G TO T H E 
SEAT OF THE C O M M U N I T Y C O U R T Of J U S T I C E 
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 AND 
G O V R N M E N T , 
M I N D F U L of Art icls 7, 8 and 9 of the Treaty es ­
tabl ishing the authority of Heads of State and 
Government and defining its composi t ion and 
function; 
M I N D F U L of Article 15 of the treaty establishing 
the Community Court of Just ice as an institution of 
the Community; 
M I N D F U L of the Protocol A/P. 17/91 on the C o m ­
munity Court of Just ice defining its status, c o m ­
posit ion, powers, procedures and other i ssues 
concerning its operat ion. 
M I N D F U L of Dec is ion A / D E C . 1 /12/00 appoint­
ing the seven (7) Judges of the Community Court 
of Just ice who took their oath of office before the 
Cha i rman of the Authority in Bamako on 30th 
January 2001, 
R E C O G N I S I N G the function of the Court which in­
clude judicial settlement of disputes within the Com-
Treaty 
RECOGNISING also the duty of the Community Court 
with regard to the dispensation of Justice and protec­
tion of rights and interest of Community Citizens and 
Institution with a view to advancing the economic, 
political and social integration of the peoples of West 
Africa; 
M INDFUL of Article 26 of the Protocol which pro­
vides that the seat of the Court shall be fixed by 
the Authority; 
DESIRING to provide permanent residence for the 
seat of the Court to enable it function effectively; 
D E C I D E S 
Ar t ic le 1: 
The seat of the Community Court of Just ice shall 
be located in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of 
the Federal Republ ic of Nigeria. 
A r t i c le 2: 
The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 
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snail grant every facility to the Community Court, in­
cluding interalia, the following: 
(a) Privi leges and immunities granted by the 
E C O W A S General Convention on privileges 
and Immunities and other relevant international 
instruments, 
(b) Free and furnished building for the Court, 
and offices for the Judges and staff of the 
Court; 
(c) Free and furnished residential accommdation 
for the Judges commensurate to their status 
as Judges of an international Court; 
(d) Security for the Court premises, residences 
of the Judges and other international staff of 
the Court 
(e) Round the clock personal security for the 
Judges. 
Ar t ic le 3: 
The Executive Secretariat shall negotiate and sign 
a Headquar ters Agreement with the Federa l R e ­
public of Nigeria incorporat ing inter al ia, the pro­
v is ion of the E C O W A S Genera l Convent ion on 
Priv i leges and Immunities dated 22nd April 1978, 
provis ion of other relevant international instru­
ments, and prov is ions of Art ic le 2 above. 
Ar t i c le 4: 
This Decision shall be publishd by the E C O W A S 
Executive Secretariat in the Official Journal of the 
Community within thirty (30) days of its Signature 
by the Chairman of Authority. It shall also be pub­
lished by each Member State in its National G a ­
zette within the same time frame 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 21ST DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
T W E N T Y - F I F T H O R D I N A R Y S E S 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 STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R , 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R , 2001 
DECISION A/DEC.24/12/01 ON THE ALLOCATION 
OF THE P O S T OF T H E E X E C U T I V E S E C R E T A R Y 
OF E C O W A S TO T H E R E P U B L I C OF G H A N A A N D 
T H E A P P O I N T M E N T OF DR. M O H A M M E D IBN 
C H A M B A S A S T H E E X E C U T I V E S E C R E T A R Y OF 
T H E E C O N O M I C C O M M U N I T Y O F W E S T A F R I ­
C A N S T A T E S 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S OF STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
M I N D F U L of Art ic les 7, 8 and 9.of the Treaty 
establ ishing the Authority of Heads of State and 
Government and defining its composi t i ion and 
functions; 
M I N D F U L of Article 18 Paragraphs <1) and (2) re­
lating to the appointment of the Executive Secre­
tary of E C O W A S ; 
M INDFUL of Decision A /DEC.10 /7 /93 of 24th July, 
1993 relating to all Allocation of the Post of Execu­
tive Secretary to the Republ ic of Guinea, 
M I N D F U L also of Decision A / D E C . 14/8/97 of A u ­
gust 1997 relating to the Re-allocation of the Post 
of the Executive Secretary to the Republic of Guinea 
and the appointment of Mr. Lansana Kouyate as 
the Executive Secretary of E C O W A S ; 
C O N S I D E R I N G that the tenure of Mr. Lansana 
Kouyate will soon expire; 
DESIR ING to appoint his Successor ; 
D E C I D E S 
Ar t ic le 1: 
i) The Statutory post of the Executive Secre­
tary of the Economic Community of West 
African States is hereby allocated to the R e ­
public of Ghana for a period of four (4) years 
ii) Dr. M o h a m m e d Ibn C h a m b a s is appointed 
to the post of Execut ive Secretary of the 
Community for a period of four years, with 
effect from the date he assumes duty 
Ar t ic le 2: 
This Decision shall be published by the Executive 
Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Commu­
nity within (30) days of its signature by the Chair­
man of the Authority. It shall also be published within 
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the same time-frame by each Member State in its 
National Gazette. 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 21ST DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R 2001. 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y . 
T W E N T Y - F I F T H O R D I N A R Y S E S 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 STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D A K A R , 20 - 21 D E C E M B E R , 2001 
DECIS ION A/DEC.25/12/01 R E L A T I N G TO T H E 
R A T E S O F A L L O W A N C E P A Y A B L E T O M E M ­
B E R S OF T H E C O M M U N I T Y P A R L I A M E N T 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F STATE A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T ; 
M I N D F U L of Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the Treaty es­
tablishing the Authority of Heads of State and Gov­
ernment and defining its composition and functions 
MINDFUL of the provisions of Article 69 of the Treaty 
relating to the Budget of the Community; 
M I N D F U L of the Protocol relating to the Commu­
nity Parl iament, in particular its Article 10 which 
stipulates that members of the E C O W A S Parl ia­
ment shall be paid a parliamentary allowance which 
shall be fixed by the Authority; 
ON T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the 4th Extraordi­
nary session of the Counci l of Ministers held in 
Lome on 26th and 29th Apri l .2001: 
D E C I D E S 
Ar t i c le 1 
i) The rates of al lowances payable to members 
of the Community Parliment are as follows 
a) SITTING A L L O W A N C E 
US$ 100 for each day in session 
b) R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y A L L O W A N C E 
Speaker: USS 2,000 per month 
Other members of Bureau: 
US$ 1,500 per month 
Chairman of Committee: 
USS 1,000 per month 
Deputy-Chairman of Committee: 
US$ 750 per month 
Rapporteurs and Deputy Rapporteurs 
of Committees. 
USS 500 per month 
ii) Members of the Parl iament shall be paid 
the same rates of per diem payable to 
E C O W A S Ministers when on mission for the 
Community. 
Ar t ic le 2 
The allowance enumerated in Article 1 above shall 
be paid with effect from 29th April 2001. 
Ar t ic le 3 
This Decision shall be published by the Executive Sec­
retariat in the Official Journal of the Community within 
thirty (30) days of its signature by the Chairman of the 
Authority of Heads of State and Government It shall 
also be published by each Member State in its Na­
tional Gazette within the same time frame. 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 21ST DAY OF 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
H. E. A L P H A O U M A R K O N A R E 
C H A I R M A N 
F O R T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
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F O R T Y - E I G H T H S E S S I O N OF T H E C O U N C I L O F 
MINISTERS 
D A K A R , 15 - 1 7 D E C E M B E R 2001 
R E G U L A T I O N C / R E G . 1 M 2 / 2 0 0 1 A P P R O V I N G 
W O R K P R O G R A M M E O F THE E X E C U T I V E S E C ­
RETARIAT F O R T H E 2002 F INANCIAL Y E A R 
T H E C O U N C I L O F MIN ISTERS. 
M INDFUL of Art icles 10. 11 and 12 of the Treaty 
establishing the Counci l of Ministers and defining 
its composit ion and functions. 
HAVING C O N S I D E R E D the work programme of the 
Executive Secretariat for the 2002 Financial Year pro­
posed by the Twenty-Seventh meeting of the Admin­
istration and Finance Commission held in Abuja, from 
27th November to 3 December, 2001, 
E N A C T S 
Ar t ic le 1 
The work programme attached hereto, is hereby ap-. 
proved and shall be executed by the Executive Sec­
retariat during the 2002 Financial Year 
Ar t i c le 2 
This Regulation shall be published in the Official 
Journal of the Community by the Executive Secre­
tariat within thirty (30) days of its signature by the 
Chairman of Counci l . It shall also be published by 
each amember State in its National Gazettee within 
the same time frame. 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 17TH DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
B A C A R I K O N E 
C H A I R M A N F O R T H E C O U N C I L 
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION 
DRAFT W O R K P R O G R A M M E 
P R O G R A M M E : INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF A 
C O N F E R E N C E OF ECOWAS MINISTERS OF PUBLIC 
SERVICE 
1.0 INTRODUCTION: 
1 1 The Third Biennial Pan-African Conference of 
the Ministers of the Civil Service held in 
Windhoek, Namibia, from 5th - 8th February 
2001, had adopted a Charter for the Public 
Service of Africa. The Charter is aimed not only 
at reorientating the public service to its primary 
mission of serving the people and the 
government of the nation - states, but also at 
attuning the Public Service to the chaliennges 
of globalization. The Charter states the 
principles and rules of conduct (Notes) for 
public and state employees and also 
underscores the political will and moral 
commitment of African States to improve the 
services provided tocitizens 
1.2 In the Windhoek Declaration issued at the end 
of the conference, African sub-regional 
organisations were tasked to ensure the 
application as well as the monitoring of the 
application of the charter by the governments 
of their respective sub-regions. This task is to 
be undertaken in collaboration with the African 
Centre for Training in Administration for 
Development (CAFRAD). 
1.3 The Executive Secretariat therefore considered 
it expedient to create a common sub-regional 
public service forum for the implementation of 
the Charter. 
1.4 To this end, the Executive Secretariat intends 
to hold a preliminary three dray sensitization 
workshop or seminar to popularize the Charter 
and also to fashion out strategies for its 
continuous implementation 
2.0 O B J E C T I V E S OF THE P R O G R A M M E : 
2.1 Overal l Object ives: 
The Creation of a sub-regional plaform to 
promote the application in West Africa of the 
African Public Service Charter. This is aimed 
at bringing about a positive attitudinal change 
in public servants in the E C O W A S sub-region 
in relation to the Integration policies and 
programmes of E C O W A S 
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2.2 Speci f ic Object ives 
2.2 1 The spcific objectives will be to take first 
steps and work out the modalities for the 
smooth implementation of the provisions of 
the Charter through the experts and Ministers 
of Public Service Administration of the 
E C O W A S sub-region. 
3.0 JUSTIFICATION 
TOTAL =$55,912.00 UA43,912.47 
5.0 The Nigerian Ministry of Cooperation and 
integration in Africa had been contacted and 
had undertaken to assist with the local 
Transportation, accommodation and feeding of 
the Ministers. 
Windhoek Declaration and the New Partnership 
for Africa's Development (NEPAD) 
3.1 As the agencies charged with the responsibility 
for the implementation of government policies, 
the need to structurally involve experts and 
Ministers of public service in the implement­
ation of the charter cannot be over-emphasised 
Effective application of the provisions of the 
charter must of course flow from the national 
level and interface with objectives adopted at 
the sub-regional level and thereafter with 
Regional objectives. Parmanent framework for 
coordination required within the Regional Public 
Service and under the umbrella of E C O W A S is 
being envisaged. 
4.0 REQUIREMENTS 
4 1 The Executive Secretariat envisages the 
funding of the participation of the experts from 
outside Nigeria as a way of ensuring an 
impressive turn out at the workshop. In addition 
three Resources Persons will be required to 
deliver papers and also participate in the 
programme. 
4.2 FINANCIAL R E S O U R C E S 
4 2 1 E X P E R T S 
Airfares - $1 ,150x28 = $32,000- UA25,132.33 
PerDiem-$152x28x4days =$17,024 -UA13,370.40 
Local Delegates - $45 x2 x 2 rep. per m/s x4 - $360 - UA 282.74 
4 2.2 R E S O U R C E P E R S O N S (CAFRAD, ECA, 
CFTC) - Creation or establishment of sub-
regional dimension to the assignment. 
Airfares - $ 1 , 1 5 0 x 3 = $3,340 - U A 2,623.19 
Per Diem - $152 x 3 x 4 days = $1,824 - UA 1,432.54 
Honorar ia - $300 x 3 = $ 900 - U A 700.85 
FORTH-E IGHTH S E S S I O N OF T H E C O U N C I L O F 
MINISTERS 
D A K A R , 15 - 1 7 D E C E M B E R , 2001 
REGULATION C/REG.2/12/2001 A P P R O V I N G T H E 
B U D G E T OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT F O R 
THE 2002 FINANCIAL Y E A R 
T H E C O U N C I L O F MIN ISTERS. 
M INDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Treaty 
CStabliShing thC COUn^'l Mi"ic*i-ir(- ^r^ri rlofinmn 
its composit ion and functions 
M I N D F U L of the provis ions of Art ic le 69 of the 
Treaty which relate to the budget of the C o m m u ­
nity; 
MINDFUL of the Financial Regulations and Manual 
of Account ing Procedures of the institutions of 
E C O W A S amended by Regulation C/REG.2/12/95; 
HAVING C O N S I D E R E D the budget of the Execu­
tive Secretariat proposed by the Twenty-Seventh 
meeting of the Administration and Finance C o m ­
mission held in Abuja from 27 November to 3 De­
cember, 2001 
E N A C T S 
4.2.3 OTHER REQUIREMENTS 
Tea Break - $ 3 8 x 2 = $114 - UA 89.53 
Hostesses - $20 x 2 x 3 = $ 120 - UA 94.25 
Local Transportation for participants 
= $230 - UA 180.64 
Ar t ic le 1 
The budget of the Executive Secretariat for the 2002 
Financial Year, balanced in income and expenditure 
at the sum of twelve million, seven hundred and thirty 
one thousand, five hundred Units of Accoun ts 
(12,731,500 UA) is hereby approved. 
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A r t i c l e 2 
An amount of nine mill ion, five hundred and sixty-
one thousand Units of Accoun ts (9,561,000 UA) 
shall be derived from the annual contributions of 
Member States A sum of three million Units A c ­
counts (3.000,000 UA) shall be obtained from ar­
rears paid in respect of past budgets, and an­
other sum of one hundred and seventy thousand, 
five hundred Unit of Accounts (170,500 UA) shall 
be derived from other sources 
Ar t ic le 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 Chair­
man of the Counci l of Ministers, It shall also be pub­
lished by each Member State in its National G a ­
zette within the same time - frame. 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 17TH DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
B A C A R I K O N E 
C H A I R M A N F O R C O U N C I L 
F O R T Y - E IGHT S E S S I O N O F T H E C O U N C I L OF 
MINISTERS 
D A K A R , 15 - 1 7 D E C E M B E R , 2001 
R E G U L A T I O N C/REG.3 /12 /01 A P P R O V I N G T H E 
AUDITED F INANCIAL S T A T E M E N T S O F T H E E X ­
ECUTIVE S E C R E T A R I A T F O R T H E 1999 AND 2000 
F INANCIAL Y E A R S 
T H E C O U N C I L OF MIN ISTERS, 
M I N D F U L of Art icles 10, 11 and 12 of the Treaty 
establishing the Counci l of Minsters and defining 
its composit ion and functions; 
M INDFUL of Article 75 of the Treaty relating to the 
appointment of External Auditor for the Institutions 
of the Community 
MINDFUL of the Financial Regulations and Manual 
of Account ing Procedure of the Institutions of 
E C O W A S amended by Regulation C / R E G 2/12/95. 
M I N D F U L of the Authority Decis ion A / D E C 6/12/ 
99 dated 10th December 1999 appointing the firm 
of Coopers Lybrand & Dieye as External Aud i ­
tors of the Communi ty ; 
M INDFUL of Authority Decision C / A H S G / D E C . 1 / 
2/2000 confirming the appointment of Coopers 
Lybrand & Dieye as External Auditors of the Insti­
tutions of the Community; 
C O N S I D E R I N G the Contract Agreement between 
E C O W A S and Coopers Lybrand and Dieye defin­
ing the conditions of engagement of the External 
Auditors dated 26 February 2000; 
HAVING E X A M I N E D the report of the firm of Coop­
ers Lybrand & Dieye on the Financial 
Statements of the Executive Secertanat for the 
1999 and 2000 Financial Years; 
ON T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the twenty sev­
enth meeting of the Administration and Finance 
Commiss ion held in Abuja from 27 November to 3 
December 2001. 
E N A C T S 
Ar t ic le 1 
The Audited Financial Statements of the Executive 
Secretariat attached hereto for the 1999 and 2000 
financial years are hereby approved. 
Ar t ic le 2 
This Regulation shall be published in the Official 
Journal of the Community by the Executive Secre­
tariat within thirty (30) days of its signature by the 
Chairman of the Counci l of ministers. It shall also 
be published by each Member State in its National 
Gazette within the same time frame. 
D O N E AT D A K A R THIS 17TH DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R 2001 
B A C A R I K O N E 
C H A I R M A N F O R C O U N C I L 
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E C O W A S E X E C U T I V E S E C R E T A R I A T 
A U D I T O R ' S R E P O R T O N T H E F INANCIAL 
S T A T E M E N T S A S AT 31 D E C E M B E R 1999 
Dakar, September 19, 2001 
Coopers & Lybrand Dieye 
To the M e m b e r s of the Admin i s t ra t i on and F i ­
nance C o m m i s s i o n Execu t i ve Secretar iat of the 
E c o n o m i c C o m m u n i t y of W e s t A f r i can States 
E C O W A S Abu ja 
R e p u b l i c of N iger ia 
Repor t of the Aud i t o r s o n the F inanc ia l State­
m e n t s of the E x e c u t i v e S e c r e t a r i a t o f the 
E C O W A S a s at 31st December , 1999 
!n acco rdance with Ar t i c les 37 and 38 of the 
Decision C/DEC./4/11/89 pertaining to the Financial 
Regulations and Manual of Accounting Procederes 
of the E C O W A S Institutions, W e have audited the 
f inancia l s ta tements of E C O W A S Execut ive 
Secretariat as at 31 December 1999. These financial 
statements are the responsibility of the management 
of the E C O W A S E x e c u t i v e Sec re ta r i a t . Our 
responsibility is to express independent opinion on 
these financial statements based on our audit 
W e conducted our audit in accordance with 
International Standards on Auditing, those of the 
International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). 
Those standands require that we plan and perform 
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about 
whether the financial statements are free of material 
misstatements. An audit includes examining, n a 
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and 
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit 
also includes assess ing the accounting principles 
u s e d and s i g n i f i c a n t e s t i m a t e s m a d e by 
management, as well as evaluating the overall 
financial statement presentation. W e believe that 
our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. 
In our opin ion, the f inancia l s tatements 
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial 
position of the E C O W A S Executive Secretariat as 
at December 31, 1999 and of the result of its 
operations and statement of cash flow the year then 
ended 
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE E C O W A S EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT 
31 ST D E C E M B E R 1999 
B A L A N C E S H E E T A S AT 31ST D E C E M B E R 1999 
A S S E T S N O T E S 1999 UA 1998 UA 
C U R R E N T A S S E T S 
Petty Cash 1 1870 0 
Cash in Banks 
Current Accounts 
Deposit Accounts 
2 
3 
433 121 
948 815 
1 383 806 
792 533 
861 282 
1 653 815 
Inventories 
Prepayments 
Others ' 
4 
5 
6 
49 347 
60 728 
468 070 
1 961 951 
48 503 
36 990 
294 587 
2 033 875 
Other Assets 
Fixed Asset (Net of Depreciation) 
Owing by Member States 
7 
8 
19 320 647 
25 568 700 
20 362 144 
26010 636 
TOTAL A S S E T S 46 851 298 48406 655 
L E S S C U R R E N T LIABILITIES 
Bank Overdraft 
Accounts Payable 
Due to Member States 
Inter-Institutional Accounts 
Other Liabilities 
9 
10 
26 246 
280 550 
306 796 
7 471 950 
11 203 382 
142 734 
19 124 862 
22 842 
269 878 
292 720 
7 471 950 
11215 161 
280 282 
19260113 
N E T A S S E T S 27 726436 29146 542 
F U N D E D BY 
R E S E R V E S 
Accumulated Surplus 
Surpulus arising on conversion to UA 
Cumulative Contribution in arrears 
Equipment Subvention (from Nigeria) 
Amortization of Subvention 
11 222 531 411 
1 061 449 
21 915 972 
2 455 169 
237 565 
1 886 742 
1 061 449 
23 861 964 
2 455169 
118 782 
TOTAL R E S E R V E S 27726 436 29146 542 
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E C O W A S EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT 
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT 
A S AT 31ST D E C E M B E R 1999 
N O T E S 1999 UA 1998 UA 
INCOME 
Contributions Receivable 7 631 292 6 865 324 
Recovery from Staff 11 6 092 73 277 
Interest on Current Account 3 472 6 401 
Interest on Time Deposit 17 567 50 299 
Sales of Publication 8 691 164 
Sales of Assets 9 360 2 256 
Otherlncome 30 390 53 711 
Amortization of Equip. Subvention 140 113 118 782 
TOTAL INCOME 7 956 977 7170 214 
EXPENDITURE 
Salares & Honoraium 12 2 754 403 2 860 044 
Staff housing 13 34 779 39 011 
Touring Expenses 14 262 512 170 595 
Conference Expenses 15 246 480 136 586 
Motor Expenses 16 72 261 62 914 
Postage Telecomm. 17 212 132 212 968 
Advertising Expenses 18 88 055 17 889 
Medical Expenses 85 054 56 188 
Financial Charges 55 937 39 710 
Accounting & Auditing Fees 40 000 40 000 
Renewals & Repair 19 87 520 57 662 
Studies & Consultancies 20 1 195 424 676 569 
Printing & Stationeries 88 684 55 012 
Separation Allowance 26 537 12 116 
Housing Supplies Used 83 1 370 
Periodicals & books 0 0 
Depreciation 1 207 032 1 155 986 
General Expenses 21 818 097 713526 
Movement of Staff to Abuja 0 1 278 620 
Prior Year's Expenses 37 206 14 280 
TOTAL D E P E N S E S 7 312195 7 601 046 
NET DEFIC I /SURPLUS F O R THE Y E A R 644 782 430 832 
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N O T E S TO T H E F INANCIAL S T A T E M E N T S All the council decisions and directions commit the 
F O R THE Y E A R E N D E D 31ST D E C E M B E R , 1 9 9 9 said institutions. 
N O T E 1 : P R E S E N T A T I O N O F E C O W A S , 
A C C O U N T I N G A N D P O L I C I E S 
1) P R E S E N T A T I O N O F E C O W A S 
The Economic Community of West African States 
( E C O W A S ) was created by the Treaty of 25 May 
1975. 
The aim of the founding fathers at the times of its 
creation was to attain a collective self-sufficiency 
through the integration of 16 West African countris' 
intan Economic Community having a unique common 
market 
1. O B J E C T I V E 
The general objective of E C O W A S is to promote 
coperation and integration with the view of creating 
an Economic and Monetary Union aimed at fostering 
the economic expansion and the development of 
Western Afr ica. 
For that purpose, the following aims are targeted 
i) The suppression of the customs duties and 
taxes, 
n) The establishment of a Common External 
Tariff; 
iii) The harmonization of the economic and 
financial policies; 
iv) The creation of a monetary zone. 
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'lvoire, The 
Gambia , Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia. 
Mal i , Maur i tan ia , Niger, Niger ia, S ier ra Leone, 
Senegal Togo. 
In face of the slow progress realized by E C O W A S , 
the 1975 T r e a t y has been r e v i s e d . T h e 
supranationality principles are introduced in the 
implementation of the decisions and the autonomous 
f inanc ing of the budgets of the institutions In 
addition, the creation ogf supranational institutions 
of control and arbitrage over the application of the 
decisions, the Court of Just ice, the Parliament, the 
Economic and Socia l Counci l . 
2. E C O W A S INSTITUTIONS 
The surpreme execut ive dec is ion-making body, 
named the Authority, i.e the Heads of State and 
Government Conference, is above the Counci l of 
Ministers composed of two (2) representing Ministers 
per Member State. The council of Ministers sees to 
the proper funct ioning and development of the 
Communi ty and gives direct ions to the d iverse 
executing institutions of the Community, including 
the E C O W A S F U N D headquartered in L O M E (Togo). 
The administrat ion and F inance C o m m i s s i o n , 
created in pursuance of article 22 of the revised 
Treaty: 
Examines the activities reports from the 
Executive Secretary an the Financial 
Controller as well as the auditor's reports: 
Proffers recommendations to the council of 
Ministers with respect to the different 
budget categories together with the 
definitive total budget amount. 
The Executive Secretariat whose the headquarters 
are located at Abuja (Nigeria) is charged with the 
coordination and inplementation of the Counci l 
decisions 
3. IMMUNITIES A N D P R I V I L E G E S 
E C O W A S is accorded, in the territiry of each 
Member State, a legal status and enjoys similarly 
to the D ip lomat ic co rps , the immuni t ies and 
privileges indispensable for the furtherance of its 
functions and aims Accordingly, the Community, 
its revenues, propert ies and other goods are 
exonerated of: 
a) All direct and indirect taxes (except the taxes 
representing mere remuneration of services 
of public utility): 
b) All customs duties, prohibition and restriction 
of imports as regards commodities imported 
or exported by the Community and destined 
for its official use Similarly, the E C O W A S 
international staff-members are tax-
exonerated on their salaries and 
remunerations derives practically 95% of its 
revenues from the Member States 
contributions. 
11) A C C O U N T I N G R E G U L A T I O N S AND 
METHODS 
1. M O N E T A R Y B A S I S O F F INANCIAL 
S T A T E M E N T S 
The financial statements are expressed in Units of 
Accounts (UA) The value of (1) Unit of Account is 
equiva lent to (1) S D R as de termined by the 
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 
2. T R A N S L A T I O N O F C U R R E N C I E S 
2.1 In compl iance with IAS 21, translation 
differences, like the gains or losses on 
exchanges resulting from conversion of 
currencies into any other currencies are 
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included in the determination of net income. 
The Executive Secretariat conducts operations in 
various currencies Pursuant to the provision of 
article 012 of the Financial Regulations and Manual 
of Accounting Procedures, the following conversion 
rates were utilized for the translation of currencies 
in Units of Accounts as at 31st December 1999. 
3 2 Motor vehicles, furnitures, equipments are 
stated at cost less accmulated depreciation. 
Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line 
basis so as to write off the cost of the assets 
over their estimated useful lives which are 
as follows' 
Motor vehicles 4 Years 
2.2 Receipts, other than the contributions and . Furniture and equipment 5 Years 
operational expenses are converted by using 
the average of all rates of the preceding quar­
ter. 
2 3 Investment expenditure are converted at the 
SDR rate ruling on the date of the investment. 
2.4 Equipment expenditure are converted at the 
S D R rate ruling on the billing date. 
3. F IXED A S S E T S 
Fixed assets are stated on the following basis 
3.1 Land and Building are shown at cost less 
accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is 
calculated at a rate which is expected to 
amortize the cost in equal annual instalments 
over the useful life which is estimated at 20 
years 
R A T E S I N C O N V E R T I N G T O U N I T S O F A C C O U N T S 199 1) 
Currency 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 31/12/1999 
US$ 1,39459 1.38850 1,34795 1,35987 1.37095 
F C F A 777,60809 807,34501 836,56602 850,85745 895,16500 
F R F 7,77608 8,07345 8,36566 8,50857 8,95165 
G B P 0,83000 0,84884 0,83904 0,84945 0,84815 
CEDIS 3284,68001 3326,83058 3607,09950 4838,72973 
C A N $ 2,13610 2,08947 1,98580 2,02100 1,99199 
NAIRA 124,11914 131,84817 134,41876 136,04331 
EURO 1,17985 1.22468 1,27538 1,29706 1,36467 
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4. I N V E S T M E N T 
Investments consist of time deposits and call de­
posits in banks within Member States or in Europe. 
Bank balances are converted into U.A. at the rates 
ruling on the balance sheet date. 
5 M E M B E R - S T A T E CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 
E X E C U T I V E S E C R E T A R Y B U D G E T 
5.1 A n n u a l Con t r ibu t ions 
The Contribution due by Member-States, designed 
for financing the Executive Secretariat budget for a 
given f inancial year are recorded, in their whole 
amount, in "Cal ls due" (debit) and in the receipts 
accounts (credit). 
At the time of receiving the payments made by the 
states, the bank accounts are debited while are cred­
ited the "Cal ls due accounts" 
5.2 C a l l s in -Ar rears 
The calls m - arrears consist of the outstanding pay­
ments due by Member-Statres on their annual con­
tributions 
They are recorded in the balance sheet assets in the 
"Accunts Receivable-Members States" (debit) aand 
in the balance sheet liabilities in "Cal ls in arrears 
accounts (credit). 
Each year, the payments made against the "Cal ls in 
-arrears" are recorded in the receipt of the profit and 
loss account while debting the calls in -arrears ac­
counts" 
N O T E S T O T H E A C C O U N T S A S AT 31ST 
D E C E M B E R 1999 
B N P -Pans - F F 7853 8881 
Credit Lyonnais Cotonou - C F A 93 132 
B C E A O - C F A 3283 445323 
E C O B a n k Grant For Apptes -Dollar 47014 99689 
433121 792533 
3. TIME D E P O S I T S 
UTB -Lome-CFA 0 80049 
ECOBank -Lagos -Dollar 948815 7812333 
948815 861282 
4. INVENTORIES 
Vehic les Maintenance Supplies 4291 3100 
Maintenance of Offices Supplies 19919 13240 
Stock of Stationaries/Publication 25137 26951 
Stock of Conference items - 5212 
4 9 3 4 7 ( 4 8 5 0 3 
5. P R E P A Y M E N T S 
Vehicles Insurance 
Property Insurance 
Staff Accident Insurance 
5718 2369 
33995 34621 
21015 
60728 36990 
6. O T H E R A S S E T S 
Dus from International Organisation 
Staff Loans and Advances 
Advances to Staff on Mission 
Others 
7342 
2090 7185 
315025 278786 
150955 1254 
4680701 1294567 
Notes 1999 1998 
1. P E T T Y C A S H UA UA 
Petty C a s h Naira 39 0 
Petty C a s h C F A 1831 0 
1870 
2. B A N K B A L A N C E 
First Bank of Nigeria P lc-Nai ra 4410 31850 
First Bank of Nigeria Plc-Dol lar36720 6091 
United Bank for Africa -Naira 119 124 
BIAO -Lome-CFA 
BTCI -Lome-Dollar 29751 64007 
BTCI -Lome-CFA 10940 
UTB - - C F A 4 876 
E C O B A N K -Lagos-Nai ra 66064 5860 
E C O B a n k Lagos(Gen.A/C)-Dollar 101670 47798 
E C O B a n k Lagos(Grant.A/C)-Dol1ar 11152 77522 
E C O B a n k Cotonou - C F A 114048 4380 
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7. F I X E D A S S E T S 
DESCRIPTIONS BUILDING MOTOR 
VFHIOLES 
OFFICE 
FURNITURE 
OFFICE 
EQUIPMENT 
DOMESTIC 
-URNITURE 
DOMESTIC 
Z Q U I P M F N T 
TOTAL 
ASAT01/0I 99 21 055 517 510 623 124 706 516 511 199 j75 197 '147 22 604 679 
ADDITIONS 19 576 142 304 96 493 6 202 264 577 
DISPOSAL 5 643 74 600 4 931 5 337 90 51 1 
AS AT 31.12/99 21 055 517 530 199 261367 538 404 200 646 192 610 22 778 745 
DEPRECIATIONS 
AT 01/01/99 1 052 775 394 227 101 964 401 162 193 289 178 645 2 322 062 
Charge For the Year 1 052 775 51 593 29 337 65 558 2 157 5 612 1 207 032 
DISPOSAL 
AT31 D E C , 1999 2 105 550 . 445 820 
5 643 
125 658 
56 620 
410 100 
4 1 19 
19| 327 
4 o l 4 
179 643 
70 996 
3 458 098 
NET BOOK VALUE 
3! 12/99 18 949 967 84 379 135 709 128 304 9 319 12 967 19 320 647 
NET BOOK VALUE 
31/12/98 20 082 268 116 396 22 742 155 349 6 068 19 302 20 362 142 
8. A M O U N T S OWING B Y M E M B E R STATES 
1999 
UA 
25 568 700 
1998 
UA 
BENIN - 278856 
BURKINA FASO - 471 749 
C A P V E R T 1 456 701 1 245 776 
COTED' IVOIRE 154 939 152 560 
GAMBIE 1 807 974 1 648 786 
GHANA 1 331 055 1 331 055 
GUINEE 1 392 502 1 428 680 
GUINEE BISSAU 1 686 999 1 486 308 
LIBERIA 7 479 399 7 227 540 
MALI 0 393 797 
MAURITANIE 4 030 921 3 740 971 
NIGER 1 718 592 1 667 251 
NIGERIA 0 0 
S E N E G A L 1 285 066 1 285 066 
S I E R R A - L E O N E 2 396 119 2 473 930 
TOGO 828 433 1 178 599 
26 010 636 
9. B A N K O V E R D R A F T 
BIAO LOME 
BTCI LOME 
CFA 
CFA 
26 246 
0 
13 886 
8 956 
26 246 22842 
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10. O T H E R S LIABILITIES 1999 UA 1998 UA 
Grant Controle A /C Balance 
Others 
11. A C C U M U L A T E D S U R P L U S 
142 302 
432 
142 734 
273 861 
6 421 
280 282 
Balance at 31 December 
Deficit / Surplus for the Year 
Ba lance at 31 December 
12. S A L A R I E S & HONORARIUM 
1 886 742 
644782 
2531411 
2317574 
-430832 
1886742 
Office of the Executive Secretary 138672 156983 
Administration Department 871114 916156 
Finance Department 195191 196061 
Legal Department 72616 72903 
Social & Cultural Department 62160 59905 
Customs Trade & Immigration Dept 234372 218257 
Transport & Telecoms Department 142798 131271 
Economic Studies & Research Dept. 126043 143767 
Industry, Agric. & Nat. Resources Dept. 190057 192923 
Office of the Financial Controller 61674 74812 
Overtime Allowance 19204 5514 
Information Dept. 34520 36543 
Housing Allowance 38625 91791 
Installation Allowance 9930 18035 
Dependency Allowance 85365 89977 
Education Allowance 52142 57589 
Provident Fund Expense 277608 293725 
Acting Allowance 18543 21266 
Leave Transport Allowance 28593 37405 
Temporary Staff 95176 45161 
13. S T A F F HOUSING 
Rental of Residences 
Maint. of Residences & Properties 
Utilities Services 
Hotel Accomodation 
Removal Expenses 
14. TOURING E X P E N S E S 
2754403 
2634 
26667 
29 
676 
4773 
34779 
2860044 
13538 
20332 
0 
3462 
1679 
39011 
Estacode & Perdiem 
Overseas Travel 
125348 
137164 
78651 
91944 
262512 170595 
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1999 
UA 
1998 
15. C O N F E R E N C E E X P E N S E S 
Entertainment 
Translation & Interpretation 
Estacode & Fares 
Local Transportation 
Document Distribution 
General Expenses 
3215 
129316 
7619 
14704 
91626 
246480 
9562 
12515 
49544 
6946 
901 
57118 
136586 
16. MOTOR VEHICLE RUNNING E X P E N S E S 
Fuel 
Insurance 
Repairs & Maintenance 
38526 
16016 
17719 
72261 
11854 
21304 
29756 
62914 
17. P O S T A G E & TELECOMMUNICATION 
Telephone 
Telex & Telegrammes 
Postage & Freight 
158796 
39854 
13482 
212132 
123982 
57155 
31831 
212968 
18. ADVERTISING E X P E N S E S 
Publication & Journal 
Advert isements Publicity 
Others 
18751 
8655 
60649 
88055 
6847 
2220 
8822 
17889 
19. REPAIRS & R E N E W A L S 
Maintenance of Office 
Maintenance of Office Furnit. & Equip. 
20. STUDIES & CONSULTANCIES 
68357 
19163 
87520 
55063 
2599 
57662 
Transport Division 
Telecommunication Division 
Energy Division 
Customs Division 
Trade Division 
Immigration Division 
Money & Payment Division 
25320 
7929 
25776 
37373 
249789 
5693 
16485 
37482 
5533 
23156 
37690 
47618 
0 
17701 
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Statistic Division 15923 11898 
Economic Analysis Division 57806 27775 
Agricultural Division 37107 21612 
Industry Division 8958 819 
Natural Resources Division 44967 10429 
Social & Cultural Division 145002 26555 
Legal Division 8588 17325 
Tourism Division 23739 3849 
Information Division 73767 68116 
CommunityComputerCentre 411182 318811 
| 1195424 | | 676569) 
21. G E N E R A L E X P E N S E S 
Meeting on construction of Qtrs - 49349 
Translation & Interpretation 3920 952 
Electricity 34873 22706 
Entertainment 6141 3978 
Recruitment 965 516229 
Property Insurance 62680 56350 
Standing Mediation Committee 291413 65573 
Subvention to Ecowas National Units 270000 250000 
Staff Training 4884 233 
Promotion of Sporting & Social Activit. 3898 26379 
Staff Evaluation Exp. 4289 0 
General 10970 2649 
Accident and other Insurance 48962 51469 
Legal & Audit Expenses - 40000 
Adhoc Comm. on appt/lnterv S/Appte 25985 0 
Exchange loss 49117 132259 
I 818097 I I 753526 
AUDITOR'S S U P P L E M E N T A R Y NOTES 
NOTE 1: M E M B E R STATES CONTRIBUTION 
The position of Member States Contributions is a follows as at 31 /12/99 
Contributions Amounts 
Calls in arrears as at 01/01/1999 26 010 636 
Current budget approved 5 685 300 
Total 31695 938 
Payments effected on : 
Calls in arrears 1 945 992 
Current budget approved 4 181 240 
Total 6127 232 
Outstanding amount as at 31/12/1999: 
Calls in arrears 24 064 644 
Current budget approved 1 504 060 
Total 25 568 704 
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Most of Member States are in arrears for important 
amounts in respect to their contribution to the 
Community Institutions budgets and funds 
As regards the 1999 financial year, a payment of 
UA 1 945 992 was made by Benin, Burkina Faso, 
Cote d'lvoire, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone and Togo 
on their Contribution in arrears 
The payments made in respect of the current 
budget approved (UA 5 685 300) stand at U.A. 4 
181 240 representing 73% 
The following Member States have totally paid up 
their contributions as at 31/12/1999. 
Nigeria 
Burkina Faso 
Mali 
Benin 
The Member States cal ls in arrears as at 31/12/ 
1999 amount to U.A. 25 568 700 
A s for Maur i tania, a decis ion should be taken 
rega rd i ng the t rea tmen t of its o u t s t a n d i n g 
contributions which amount to U A 4 398 178 as 
at 31/12/1999 
T O T H E M E M B E R S OF T H E ADMINISTRATION 
A N D F I N A N C E C O M M I S S I O N E X E C U T I V E 
SECRETARIAT OF THE E C O N O M I C COMMUNITY 
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 ) A B U J A 
R E P U B L I C OF NIGERIA 
A U D I T O R ' S R E P O R T O N T H E F I N A N C I A L 
S T A T E M E N T A S AT 31/12/1999 PERTAINING TO 
T H E G R A N T S 
In execution of the audit assignment entrusted to 
us by the E C O W A S , we have audited the financial 
statement as at 31 December, 1999 pertaining to 
the grants received by E C O W A S . 
W e conducted our audit in accordance with the 
International Standards on Auditing Our audit work 
included the conduct of all steps and tests deemed 
necessary in such ci rcumstances, as regards: 
The observance of the utilization conditions 
of the grants; 
The assurance that the expenditures are 
made in conformity with the provision of 
the grants agreements signed between the 
Executive Secretariat of E C O W A S and the 
financing institutions. 
The review of the accounts was essential ly to 
determine wether the costs incurred are eligible, 
allowable and allocable under the agreements terms 
signed with the financing institutions 
According to the results of our audit, it is our opinion 
that the financial resources received from the donor 
agencies have been managed m accordance with 
the clauses of the agreements signed between these 
a g e n c i e s and the E C O W A S E X E C U T I V E 
SECRETARIAT. 
D A K A R , S E P T E M B E R 19, 2001 
C o o p e r s & Lybrand Dieye 
I) B A C K G R O U N D 
In pursuance of the Counci l of Minister decision 
pertaining to the research of miltiform support 
aiming af fostering the regional integration process, 
the E C O W A S E X E C U T I V E S E C R E T A R I A T has 
elicited grants from several international financing 
institutions such as the European Union. USAID, 
The United Nations Economic Community for Africa, 
the World Bank. etc. 
The grants have permitted to finance a certain 
number of projects in differents sectors 
The West African Programme for the 
prevention management and settlement of 
conflicts and peacekeeping 
The P O W E R P O O L (electrical integration) 
and the " G A S PIPELINE Projects 
The Struggle against desertification 
programmes. 
II) A C C O U N T I N G S Y S T E M 
The financial statement with respect to the utilization 
of the grants are prepared on a cash receipt and 
disbursements basis of accounting 
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111) F U N D A C C O U N T A B I L I T Y S T A T E M E N T S 3 1 / 1 2 / 1 9 9 9 
( A M O U N T IN U S $> 
Q U E S T I O N E D C O S T S 
N O T E S C A T E G O R I E S A M O U N T S I n e l i g i b l e U n s u p p o r t e d 
R E V E N U E S 
G r a n t s r e c e i v e d 
R e f u n d f r o m S ta f f 
O p e n i n g B a l a n c e 
2 8 0 , 5 0 0 
3 4 , 2 4 6 . 6 5 
3 1 , 3 1 1 . 9 1 
T O T A L R E V E N U E S 3 4 6 , 0 5 8 . 5 6 
E X P E N D I T U R E S 
P e r d i e m 
H o n o r a r i u m 
E n t e r t a i n m e n t 
A i r T i c k e t s 
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n 
In te rp re ta t ion a n d t r a n s l a t i o n 
P r i n t i n g a n d S t a t i o n n e r i e s 
H o s t e s s e s 
T e l e p h o n e E x p e n s e s 
M e d i c a l E x p e n s e s 
B a n k c h a r g e s 
1 0 1 , 2 3 6 
1 4 , 5 2 0 
3 , 4 1 4 . 6 3 
3 2 , 0 5 2 . 1 5 
8 , 8 5 2 . 8 6 
2 , 5 8 6 . 3 4 
9 0 2 . 2 4 
3 8 1 . 6 4 
5 8 4 . 4 4 
3 3 . 8 8 
1 ,556 .91 
T O T A L E X P E N D I T U R E S 1 6 5 , 8 1 5 . 0 9 
R E M A I N I N G B A L A N C E 
A S A T 3 1 / 1 2 / 1 9 9 9 
1 8 0 , 2 4 3 . 4 7 
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IV) R E C O N C I L E D C A S H POSITION 31/12/1999 
Remaining balance as at 31/12/99 180,243 47 
Outstanding Checks (1) 1,460.00 
Amount owed to E C O W A S (2) 35,060 71 
C a s h Balance A s of December 31,1999 216,764 18 
(1) These Cheques have not been yet presented at bank and cashed by their beneficiaries. 
(2) This amount represents expenditures made by the Executive Secretariat on behalf of the 
Programme. 
A P P E N D I X 
C A S H F L O W S I T U A T I O N P E R P R O J E C T A S A T 3 1 / 1 2 / 1 9 9 9 U S $ 
C A T E G O R I E S U N E P P A S U U N E S C O G A S PIPELINE 
PROJECT 
AFRICAN 
CAPACITY 
BUILDING 
PROJECT 
UNITED 
NATIONS 
ECONOMIC 
C O M M . F O R 
AFRICA 
TOTAL 
REVENUES 
Opening balance 5,309 91 26,002 - - 31,311 91 
Grants received 20,000 00 - 3,000 125,000 120,000 12,500 280,500 
Refund from Staff 2,252 00 1,359 17,940 12,695.65 - -, 34,246.65 
Total Revenues 27,561.91 27,361 20,940 137,695.65 120,000. 12,500 346,058.56 
EXPENDITURES 
Perdiems 7,672 15,757 - 77,807 - - 101.236 
Honorarium - 5,000. - 9,520 - - 14.520 
Enteertainment 202.33 92,420 - 3,119 88 - - 3.414.63 
Air Tickets 1,578 2 8,023.14 13,481 8,969.81 - 32,052.15 
Transportation 667.7 - - 7,915.16 - - 8,562.86 
Interpretation and 
Translation - - • 2.586.34 - - 2,586 86 
Prmting&Stationneries - 102.24 - 800,000 - - 902 24 
Hostesses 141 64 - - 240,000 - - 381 54 
Telephone Expenses - - - 548.44 - - 548.44 
Medical Expenses - - - 33.88 - 33.88 
Bank charges 65 - 163 483.91 799.000 46,000 1,556 91 
Total Expenditures 10,326.87 28,974.8 13,644 112,024.42 799,000 46,000 165,815.09 
Remaining Balance 
As At 31/12/1999 17,235.04 1,613.8 7,296 25,671.23 119,201 12,454 180,243.47 
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E C O W A S E X E C U T I V E S E C R E T A R I A T 
A U D I T O R ' S R E P O R T O N THE 
F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S A S 
AT 31 D E C E M B E R 2000 
To the M e m b e r s of the Admin i s t ra t i on and F i ­
nance C o m m i s s i o n Execut ive Secretar iat of the 
E c o n o m i c C o m m u n i t y of Wes t A f r i can States 
( E C O W A S ) Abu ja 
R e p u b l i c of N ige r ia 
Repor t of the Aud i t o r s on the F inanc ia l State­
m e n t s of the E x e c u t i v e S e c r e t a r i a t o f the 
E C O W A S as at 31st December , 1999 
In accordance with Articles 37 and 38 of the 
Decision C/DEC./4/11/89 pertaining to the Financial 
Regulations and Manual of Accounting Procederes 
of the E C O W A S Institutions, We have audited the 
f inancia l s ta tements of E C O W A S Execut ive 
Secre tar ia t as at 31 D e c e m b e r 2000 . T h e s e 
financial statements are the responsibility of the 
m a n a g e m e n t of the E C O W A S E x e c u t i v e 
Sec re ta r ia t Our respons ib i l i ty is to exp ress 
independent opinion on these financial statements 
based on our audit. 
W e conducted our audit in accordance with 
International Standards on Auditing, those of the 
International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) 
Those standands require that we plan and perform 
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about 
whether the financial statements are free of material 
misstatements An audit includes examining, n a 
test basts, evidence supporting the amounts and 
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit 
also includes assess ing the accounting principles 
u s e d and s i g n i f i c a n t e s t i m a t e s m a d e by 
management, as well as evaluating the overall 
f inancial statement presentation. W e believe that 
our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. 
In our opinion, the financial statements present 
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position 
of the E C O W A S Execu t i ve Secre tar ia t as at 
D e c e m b e r 31 , 2000 and of the result of its 
operations and statement of cash flow the year then 
ended 
Dakar, Sep tember 19, 2001 
C o o p e r s & L y b r a n d Dieye 
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FINANCIAL S T A T E M E N T S O F THE E C O W A S EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT 
31 ST D E C E M B E R 2000 
B A L A N C E S H E E T A S AT 31 ST D E C E M B E R 2000 
A S S E T S N O T E S 2000 UA 1999 UA 
C U R R E N T A S S E T S 
Petty C a s h 1 0 1870 
C a s h in B a n k s 
Cur rent A c c o u n t s 2 318 785 4 3 3 121 
Depos i t Accoun t s 3 - 948 815 
318 785 1 383 806 
C a s h in Transit 4 5 552 161 0 
Inventories 5 107 836 49 347 
P r e p a y m e n t s 6 4 4 9 723 6 0 728 
Othe rs 7 1 747 351 4 6 8 070 
8 175 856 1 961 951 
O t h e r A s s e t s 
F ixed A s s e t (Net of Depreciat ion) 8 23 530 991 19 320 647 
Owing by M e m b e r S ta tes 9 27 042 590 25 568 700 
T O T A L A S S E T S 58 749 437 46 851 298 
L E S S C U R R E N T L IABIL ITIES 
Bank Overdraf t 10 674 459 26 246 
A c c o u n t s P a y a b l e 4 7 3 502 280 550 
1 147 961 306 796 
Due to M e m b e r S ta tes 7 534 300 7 471 950 
Inter-Institutional Accoun t s 11 232 061 11 203 382 
Other Liabil i t ies 11 10 844 664 142 734 
30 758 986 19 124 862 
N E T A S S E T S 27 990 451 27 726 436 
F U N D E D B Y 
R E S E R V E S 
A c c u m u l a t e d Su rp lus 12 4 922361 2 531 411 
Surpu lus arising on convers ion to U A 1 061 4 4 9 1 061 4 4 9 
Cumula t ive Contr ibut ion in ar rears 19 789 726 21 915 972 
Equ ipmen t Subven t ion (from Nigeria) 13 2 2 1 6 9 1 5 2 217 604 
Amort izat ion of Subven t ion 
T O T A L R E S E R V E S 27 990 451 27 7 2 6 4 3 6 
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E C O W A S EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT 
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT 
A S AT 31ST D E C E M B E R 2000 
N O T E S 2000 U A 1999 U A 
INCOME 
Contributions Receivable 9 327 246 7 631 292 
Recovery from Staff 58 458 116 092 
Interest on Current Account 45 654 3 472 
Interest on Time Deposit 149 013 17 567 
Sales of Publication 362 8 691 
Sales of Assets 0 9 360 
Other Income 49 284 30 390 
Amortization of Equip. Subvention 145 540 140 113 
TOTAL INCOME 9 832 159 7 956 977 -
EXPENDITURE 
Salaries & Honoraium 14 2 674 046 2 754 403 
Staff housing 15 495 358 34 779 
Touring Expenses 16 133 299 262 512 
Conference Expenses 17 371 294 246 480 
Motor Expenses 18 74 828 72 261 
Postage Telecomm. 19 215216 212 132 
Advertising Expenses 20 73 409 88 055 
Medical Expenses 66 658 85 054 
Financial Charges 92 515 55 937 
Accounting & Auditing Fees 52 826 40 000 
Renewals & Repair 21 101 483 87 520 
Studies & Consultancies 22 1 163 291 1 195 424 
Printing & Stationeries 28 371 88 684 
Separation Allowance 40672 26 537 
Housing Supplies Used 207 83 
Periodicals & books 0 0 
Depreciation 1 222 271 1 207 032 
General Expenses 23 585 367 818 097 
Movement of Staff to Abuja 0 0 
Prior Year's Expenses 50 098 37 205 
T O T A L D E P E N S E S 7 441 209 7 312 195 
NET DEFICI /SURPLUS F O R T H E Y E A R 2 390 950 644 782 
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N O T E S TO T H E F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S F O R 
T H E Y E A R E N D E D 31ST D E C E M B E R , 2000 
N O T E 1 : P R E S E N T A T I O N O F E C O W A S , 
A C C O U N T I N G A N D P O L I C I E S 
I) P R E S E N T A T I O N O F E C O W A S 
The Economic Community of West African States 
( E C O W A S ) was created by the Treaty of 25 May 
1975. 
The aim of the founding fathers at the times of its 
creation was to attain a collective self-sufficiency 
through the integration of 16 West African countris' 
intan Economic Community having a unique common 
market. 
1. O B J E C T I V E 
The general objective of E C O W A S is to promote 
coperation and integration with the view of creating 
an Economic and Monetary Union aimed at fostering 
the economic expansion and the development of 
Western Afr ica. 
For that purpose, the following aims are targeted: 
i) The suppression of the customs duties and 
taxes; 
ii) The establishment of a Common External 
Tariff; 
in) The harmonization of the economic and 
financial policies; 
iv) The creation of a monetary zone. 
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'lvoire, The 
Gambia , Ghana Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, 
Mal i , Maur i tan ia , Niger, Niger ia , S ie r ra Leone , 
Senegal, Togo. 
In face of the slow progress realized by E C O W A S , 
the 1975 T r e a t y h a s b e e n r e v i s e d . T h e 
supranationality principles are introduced in the 
implementation of the decisions and the autonomous 
f inancing of the budgets of the institutions. In 
addition, the creation ogf supranational institutions 
of control and arbitrage over the application of the 
decisions: the Court of Just ice, the Parl iament, the 
Economic and Social Counci l . 
2. E C O W A S INSTITUTIONS 
The surpreme execut ive dec is ion-making body, 
named the Authority, i.e the Heads of State and 
Government Conference, is above the Counci l of 
Ministers composed of two (2) representing Ministers 
per Member State. The council of Ministers sees to 
the proper funct ioning and development of the 
Communi ty and g ives direct ions to the diverse 
executing institutions of the Community, including 
the E C O W A S F U N D headquar tered in L O M E 
(Togo). All the council decis ions and directions 
commit the said institutions. 
The administrat ion and F inance C o m m i s s i o n , 
created in pursuance of article 22 of the revised 
Treaty: 
Examines the activities reports from the 
Executive Secretary an the Financial 
Controller as well as the auditor's reports, 
Proffers recommendations to the council of 
Ministers with respect to the different budget 
categories together with the definitive total 
budget amount. 
The Executive Secretariat whose the headquarters 
are located at Abuja (Nigeria) is charged with the 
coordination and inplementation of the Counci l 
decisions 
3. IMMUNITIES A N D P R I V I L E G E S 
E C O W A S is accorded, in the territiry of each 
Member State, a legal status and enjoys similarly 
to the D ip lomat ic co rps , the immuni t ies and 
privileges indispensable for the furtherance of its 
functions and aims. Accordingly, the Community, 
its revenues, propert ies and other goods are 
exonerated of: 
a) All direct and indirect taxes (except the taxes 
representing mere remuneration of services 
of public utility); 
b) All customs duties, prohibition and restriction 
of imports as regards commodities imported 
or exported by the Community and destined 
for its official use. 
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Similarly, the E C O W A S international staff-members 
a re t a x - e x o n e r a t e d on the i r s a l a r i e s and 
remunera t ions der ives pract ical ly 9 5 % of its 
revenues from the Member States contributions 
II) A C C O U N T I N G R E G U L A T I O N S AND 
M E T H O D S 
1. M O N E T A R Y B A S I S OF FINANCIAL 
S T A T E M E N T S 
The financial statements are expressed in Units of 
Accounts (UA). The value of (1) Unit of Account is 
equ iva lent to (1) S D R as determined by the 
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 
2. T R A N S L A T I O N OF C U R R E N C I E S 
3. FIXED A S S E T S 
Fixed assets are stated on the following basis 
3.1 Land and Building are shown at cost less 
accumulated depreciation Depreciation is 
calculated at a rate which is expected to 
amortize the cost in equal annual instalments 
over the useful life which is estimated at 20 
years 
3 2 Motor vehicles, furnitures, equipments are 
stated at cost less accmulated depreciation. 
Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line 
basis so as to write off the cost of the assets 
over their estimated useful lives which are 
as follows. 
2 1 In compl iance with IAS 21, translation - Motor vehicles 4 Years 
differences, like the gains or losses on 
exchanges resulting from conversion of - Furniture and equipment 5 Years 
currencies into any other currencies are 
included in the determination of net income. 
The Executive Secretariat conducts operations in 
various currencies Pursuant to the provision of 
article 012 of the Financial Regulations and Manual 
of Accounting Procedures, the following conversion 
rates were utilized for the translation of currencies 
in Units of Accounts as at 31 st December 2000. 
2 2 Receipts, other than the contributions and 
operational expenses are converted by using 
the average of all rates of the preceding 
quarter. 
2.3 Investment expenditure are converted at the 
SDR rate ruling on the date of the investment 
2.4 Equipment expenditure are converted at the 
S D R rate ruling on the billing date. 
R A T E S IN C O N V E R T I N G T O U N I T S O F A C C O U N T S 2 0 0 0 
Currency 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 31/12/2000 
USS I,37936 1,35241 1,32625 1,30865 I.3029I 
F C F A 871,67623 899.69272 932,75898 948.75603 918,48411 
F R F 8,71676 8,99693 9,32759 9,48756 9.18484 
G B P 0,84560 0,84222 0,86614 0,88587 0,87315 
C E D I S 4414,4102 5158.1265 6323,8534 8475,6883 9668,25379 
C A N S 2,03183 1.96599 1,96381 1,93674 1,95462 
N A I R A 121,66668 129,80874 134,7820 138,2603 143,73773 
E U R O 1,32950 1.37144 1,42229 1.44670 1.40022 
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4. I N V E S T M E N T 
Investments consist of time deposits and call de­
posits in banks within Member States or in Europe. 
Bank balances are converted into U.A. at the rates 
ruling on the balance sheet date. 
5. M E M B E R - S T A T E CONTRIBUT IONS TO THE 
E X E C U T I V E S E C R E T A R Y B U D G E T 
5.1 Annua l Con t r i bu t i ons 
The Contribution due by Member-States, designed 
for f inancing the Executive Secretariat budget for a 
given f inancial year are recorded, in their whole 
amount, in "Cal ls due" (debit) and in the receipts 
accounts (credit). At the time of receiving the pay­
ments made by the states, the bank accounts are 
debited while are credited the "Cal ls due accounts" 
5.2 C a l l s in -Arrears 
The cal ls in - arrears consist of the outstanding pay­
ments due by Member-Statres on their annual con­
tributions They are recorded in the balance sheet 
assets in the "Accunts Receivable-Members States" 
(debit) aand in the balance sheet liabilities in "Cal ls 
in arrears accounts (credit). Each year, the payments 
made against the "Cal ls in -arrears" are recorded in 
the receipt of the profit and loss account while debting 
the cal ls in -arrears accounts" 
318785 433121 
3. TIME D E P O S I T S 
UTB -Lome-CFA 
ECOBank -Lagos -Dollar 
4. C A S H IN T R A N S I T 
UBA P L C A / C for staff Quarters 28239 
Community Central Banks/Comm.Levy 5523922 
0 0 
0 948815 
T ] |948815 
5. INVENTORIES 
Vehicles Maintenance Supplies 3022 
Maintenance of Offices Supplies 15026 
Stock of Stationaries/Publication 77195 
Stock of Conference items 12593 
107836 
6. P R E P A Y M E N T S 
Rental 
Vehicles Insurance 
Property Insurance 
Staff Accident Insurance 
399328 
13550 
36845 
0 
0 
5552161 [ " P i 
4291 
19919 
25137 
0 
49347 
5718 
33995 
21015 
449723 60728 
N O T E S T O T H E A C C O U N T S A S AT 31ST 7. O T H E R A S S E T S 
D E C E M B E R 1999 
Due from Intern. Organisation 140319 -
Notes 2000 1999 Staff Loans and Advances 4646 2090 
AdvdilCes LU Oldli Ull IVub&iun 904S66 3 1 J U / J 
1. P E T T Y C A S H UA UA Others 596147 150955 
Ecomog 1271 -
Petty Cash Naira 0 39 
Petty Cash C F A 1831 
1870 r 
I747351| 468070 
2. B A N K B A L A N C E 
First Bank of Nigeria Plc-Naira 4169 4410 
First Bank of Nigeria Pic-Dollar 65454 36720 
United Bank for Africa -Naira 112 119 
BIAO -Lome -CFA 
BTCI -Lome-Dollar 56081 29751 
BTCI -Lome-CFA 18797 10940 
UTB - - C F A - 4 
E C O B A N K -Lagos -Naira - 66064 
ECOBank Lagos(Gen A/C)-Dollar 59238 101670 
E C O B a n k Lagos(Grant.A/C)-Dol lar - 11152 
E C O B a n k Cotonou -CFA - 114048 
B N P -Pans -FF 7654 7853 
Credit Lyonnais Cotonou - C F A 2256 93 
B C E A O - C F A 1146 3283 
ECOBank Grant For Apptes -Dollar 103878 47014 
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8. F I X E D A S S E T S 
D E S C R I P T I O N B U I L D I N G M O T O R 
V E H I C L E S 
O F F I C E 
F U R N I T U R E 
O F F I C E 
E Q U I P M E N T 
D O M E S T I C 
F U R N I T U R E 
D O M E S T I C 
E Q U I P M E N T 
S T A F F 
Q U A R T E R S 
T O T A L 
AS A T 0 1 / 0 1 / 0 0 2 1 0 5 5 5 1 7 5 3 0 1 9 9 2 6 1 3 6 7 5 3 8 4 0 4 2 0 0 6 4 8 1 9 2 6 1 0 _ 2 2 7 7 S 7 4 5 
A D D I T I O N S 
D I S P O S A L 
6 3 9 5 4 1 0 2 1 2 9 9 8 8 9 6 9 8 5 2 5 7 8 5 2 5 4 3 2 6 1 5 
AS A T 3 1 ' 1 2 / 0 0 2 1 0 5 5 5 1 ' 5 9 4 1 5 3 2 7 1 5 7 9 6 3 8 2 9 3 2 0 0 6 4 8 1 9 3 3 0 8 5 2 5 7 8 6 2 2 8 211 3 6 0 
D E P R E C I A T I O N S 
AT 0 1 / 0 1 / 0 0 2 1 0 5 5 5 0 4 4 5 8 2 0 1 2 5 6 5 8 4 1 0 1 0 0 191 3 2 7 1 7 9 6 4 3 3 4 5 8 0 9 8 
C H A R G E F Y 
D I S P O S A L 
1 0 5 2 7 7 5 5 2 8 4 7 3 9 1 8 8 6 7 5 0 1 4 0 5 6 5 9 0 4 - 1 2 2 2 2 7 1 
A T 31 D E C . 2 0 0 0 3 1 5 8 3 2 5 4 9 8 6 6 7 1 6 4 8 4 6 4 7 7 6 0 1 1 9 5 3 8 3 1 8 5 5 4 7 4 6 8 0 3 6 9 
Nr_ B O C K V . . . ut 
3 1 / 1 2 / 2 0 0 0 1 7 8 9 7 1 9 2 9 5 4 8 6 1 0 6 7 3 3 1 6 0 6 9 2 5 2 6 5 7 7 6 1 5 2 5 7 8 6 2 2 3 5 3 0 9 9 1 
N E T B O O K V A L U E 
3 1 / 1 2 / 9 9 1 8 9 4 9 9 6 7 8 4 3 7 9 1 3 5 7 0 9 1 2 8 3 0 4 9 3 2 1 1 2 9 6 7 - 1 9 3 2 0 6 4 7 
9. AMOUNTS OWING BY MEMBER STATES 
BENIN 
BURKINA FASO 
CAP VERT 
COTE DIVOIRE 
GAMBIE 
GHANA 
GUINEE 
GUINEE BISSAU 
LIBERIA 
MALI 
MAURITANIE 
NIGER 
NIGERIA 
SENEGAL 
SIERRA -LEONE 
TOGO 
2000 
UA 
152472 
1723858 
700991 
1964221 
1 331 055 
1396815 
1941194 
7798403 
0 
4398172 
1738876 
937809 
421470 
2537232 
0 
1999 
UA 
1 456 701 
154 939 
1 807 974 
1 331 055 
1 392 502 
1686999 
7479399 
0 
4030921 
1718592 
0 
1 285 066 
2396119 
828 433 
10. BANK OVERDRAFT 
27042590 2556700 
ECOBANK LAGOS NAIRA 
BIAO LOME CFA 
ECOBANK COTONOU CFA 
ECOBANK ABUJA Grant Dollar 
228800 
229336 
115409 
100914 
0 
26246 
0 
0 
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11. O T H E R S LIABILITIES 
Loan for const /staff quarter 
Grant Control A /C Balance 
Others 
Member States Com. Levy 
12. A C C U M U L A T E D S U R P L U S 
Balance at 1 January 
Deficit / Surplus for the Year 
Balance at 31 December 
13 NIGERIA G O V E R N M E N T CONTRIBUTION 
Nigeria Govt. For Appt. 
Nigeria Govt. HQ. Building 
14.. SALARIES & H O N O R A R I U M 
Office of the Executive Secretary 
Administration Department 
Finance Department 
Legal Department 
Social & Cultural Department 
Customs. Trade & Immigration Dept 
Transport & Telecoms Department 
Economic Studies & Research Dept 
Industry. Agnc. & Nat. Resources Dept. 
Office of the Financial Controller 
Overtime Allowance 
Information Dept. 
Housing Allowance 
Installation Allowance 
Dependency Allowance 
Education Allowance 
Provident Fund Expense 
Acting Allowance 
Leave Transport Allowance 
Temporary Staff 
15. STAFF HOUSING 
2000 
UA 
5103960 
132947 
83835 
5523922 
10844664 
2531411 
2390950 
4922361 
197619 
2 019 296 
2216915 
119266 
859409 
204186 
71355 
44874 
169424 
123638 
129909 
190927 
46464 
26876 
37923 
33206 
10542 
65494 
56886 
216207 
22798 
43843 
200819 
2674046 
1999 
UA 
0 
142302 
432 
142734 
1886629 
644782 
2531411 
2 217 604 
2 217 604 
138672 
871114 
195191 
72616 
62160 
234372 
142798 
126043 
190057 
61674 
19204 
34520 
38625 
9930 
85365 
52142 
277608 
13543 
28593 
95176 
2754403 
Rental of Residences 
Maint. of Residences & Properties 
Utilities Services 
Hotel Accomodation 
Removal Expenses 
16. TOURING E X P E N S E S 
448641 
35190 
5915 
5607 
495358 
2634 
26667 
29 
676 
4773 
34779 
Estacode & Perdiem 
Overseas Travel 
911825 
41474 
262512 
125348 
137164 
170595 
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17. C O N F E R E N C E E X P E N S E S 
Entertainment 
Translation S Interpretation 
Estacode S Fares 
Local Transportation 
Document Distribution 
General Expenses 
Hotel 
18. MOTOR VEHICLE RUNNING E X P E N S E S 
Fuel 
Insurance 
Repairs & Maintenance 
19. P O S T A G E & TELECOMMUNICATION 
Telephone 
Telex & Telegrammes 
Postage & Freight 
20. ADVERTISING E X P E N S E S 
2000 
UA 
6885 
25221 
160071 
0 
30720 
146753 
1644 
371294 
36503 
19616 
18709 
72261 
195249 
19865 
102 
215216 
1999 
UA 
3215 
129316 
7619 
14704 
91626 
246480 
38526 
16016 
17719 
62914 
158796 
39854 
13482 
212132 
Publication^. Journal 
Advert isements Publicity 
Others 
8533 
64876 
18751 
8655 
60649 
21. REPAIRS & R E N E W A L S 
73409 88055 
Maintenance of Office 
Maintenance of Office Furnit. & Equip. 
22. STUDIES & CONSULTANCIES 
Transport Division 
Telecommunication Division 
Energy Division 
Customs Division 
Trade Division 
Immigration Division 
Money & Payment Division 
76511 
24972 
101483 
33163 
10224 
20963 
26797 
4648 
24151 
19567 
68357 
19163 
87520 
25320 
7929 
25776 
37373 
249789 
5693 
16485 
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Statistic Division 
Economic Analysis Division 
Agricultural Division 
Industry Division 
Natural Resources Division 
Social & Cultural Division 
Legal Division 
Tourism Division 
Information Division 
Community Computer Centre 
21. G E N E R A L E X P E N S E S 
Meeting on construction of Qtrs 
Translation & Interpretation 
Electricity 
Entertainment 
Recruitment 
Property Insurance 
Standing Mediation Committee 
Subvention to Ecowas National Units 
Staff Training 
Promotion of Sporting & Social Activit. 
General 
Accident and other Insurance 
Legal & Audit Expenses 
Adhoc Comm. on appt/lnterv S/Appte 
Excharge loss 
15070 
47271 
14612 
3035 
4393 
261162 
5651 
17538 
94727 
560019 
1163291 
71413 
6436 
52247 
16041 
687 
60036 
143528 
100000 
5531 
2612 
992 
8922 
70597 
45240 
1085 
585367 
15923 
57806 
37107 
8958 
44987 
145002 
8588 
23739 
73767 
411182 
119524 
3920 
34873 
6141 
965 
62680 
291413 
270000 
4884 
3898 
10970 
43962 
25985 
49117 
818097 
AUDITOR'S S U P P L E M E N T A R Y NOTES 
NOTE 1: COMMUNITY LEVY 
The Protocol A/P1/7/96 on the application modalities of the Community Levy is, pursuant to Article 89 of the 
Revised Treaty, effctive since December 1999. The entry into force of the Protocol has been notified to all Mem­
ber States immediately m January 2000. 
From that date on . all Member States must apply theO 5 % Levy from the CIF valve of goods originating from 
third-countries and deposit the levy into the bank account opened by Ine Executive Secretariat m each member-
country Cenral Bank. 
Despite the entry into effect of the Protocol since December 2000, only the bank statementss for seven (7) 
Member States out of fifteen (15) were available at the Secretariat 
The situation of the available amounts is as follows 31/12/2000 
Countr ies Amoun ts (in U.A.) 
Burkina Faso 387 
Gambia 46050 
Ghana 3 444 197 
Niger 139 998 
Nigeria 584 096 
Senegal 1 019 058 
Togo 320 136 
T O T A L 553922 
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Since the Community leveies are destined to finance 
the Community budgets, we have proposed the 
recording of the corresponding amounts of the levies 
in the Secretar iat f inancial statement as at 31 
Deceber 2000 Besides, the protocol provides in 
article 19 2 and 20 the limitation of the accumulated 
withdrawals that can be done annually by the 
Execut ive Secretariat from the proceeds of the 
levies deposited into the Central Bank account. The 
Minister charged with E C O W A S matters in each 
member-country communicates on the 1st January 
of each year limited withdrawals made from the 
Central Bank account. 
Given the fact that certain Member-States, though 
s i gn i f i can t l y i n - a r r e a r s in r e s p e c t of their 
contributions, possess important amounts of money 
in the i r C e n t r a l Bank a c c o u n t , we have 
recommended to the Executive Secretariat to carry 
out negotiations, at the begining of each year, with 
the Ministers of concerned Member-States, in order 
to fix a limited maximum amount permitting the 
paymen t of cu r ren t as we l l as ou ts tand ing 
contributions 
N O T E 2: B O R R O W I N G F O R T H E 
C O N S T R U C T I O N OF S T A F F 
R E S I D E N C E S 
The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 
has granted an interest-free loan to the E C O W A S 
E X E C U T I V E S E C R E T A R I A T in an amount of $ EU 
6 650 000 for the construction of staff residences. 
A S at 31 Decmber 2000, an amount of $ EU 6 585 
560 has been committed out of the construction 
cost. 
W e have recommended to the Secretar ia t to 
ind ica te on its f i nanc ia l s ta tement a s at 31 
December 2000 the construct ion cost already 
committed as well as the borrowing amount. 
The loan agreement signed on September 1 st, 1997 
with the Government of Nigeria stipulated that the 
loan is reimbursable in instalment of 20% deductible 
from annual contribution of Nigeria. 
W e have noted that any repayment has not been 
made in respect of that loan as of 31 December 
2000. 
N O T E 3: M E M B E R - S T A T E S CONTRIBUTIONS 
The position of the Member-States Contributions 
as at 31/12/2000 is as follows: 
Cont r ibut ions: A m o u n t s 
Cal ls in arrears 25 568 700 
Approved budget - FY 2000 7 201 000 
T O T A L 32 769 700 
Paymen t e f fec ted : 
Cal ls in arrears 2 126 246 
Approved budget - F Y 2000 3 600 864 
T O T A L 5 727 110 
Outs tand ing amount as at 31/12/2000: 
Cal ls in arrears 23 442 454 
Approved budget FY 2000 3 600 136 
T O T A L 27 042 590 
Most of the Member-Sta tes are significantly in 
arrears in respect of their financial contributions 
towards the Community Institutions funds and 
budgets. 
As regards the FY 2000, an amount of U.A. 2 126 
246 was paid by Cote d'lvoire. Niger, Senegal, Togo 
out of their outstanding contributions. 
As for the payments made in respect of the budget 
approved (U.A. 7 201 000), they stand at U.A. 3 
600 864. The following Member-States have paid 
up the integrality of their contributions, as at 31/ 
12/2000. -
Togo 
Benin 
Mali 
A s of 31 D e c e m b e r 2 0 0 0 , the o u t s t a n d i n g 
contributions to a total of U.A. 27 042 590. 
Regarding Mauritania, which has already left the 
E C O W A S , a decision should be taken with respect 
to its outstanding contributions as at 31/12/2000 
amounting to U.A. 4 398 172 
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TO T H E M E M B E R S O F T H E ADMINISTRATION 
A N D F I N A N C E C O M M I S S I O N E X E C U T I V E 
SECRETARIAT OF T H E E C O N O M I C COMMUNITY 
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 ) A B U J A 
R E P U B L I C OF NIGERIA 
A U D I T O R ' S R E P O R T O N T H E F I N A N C I A L 
S T A T E M E N T A S AT 31/12/2000 
PERTAIN ING TO T H E G R A N T S 
In execution of the audit assignment entrusted to 
us by the E C O W A S , we have audited the financial 
statement as at 31 December,2000 pertaining to 
the grants received by E C O W A S . 
W e conducted our audit in accordance with the 
International Standards on Auditing. Our audit work 
included the conduct of all steps and tests deemed 
necessary in such c i rcumstances, as regards: 
The observance of the utilization conditions 
of the grants; 
The assurance that the expenditures are 
made in conformity with the provision of the, 
grants agreements signed between the 
Executive Secretariat of E C O W A S and the 
Financing Institutions. 
The review of the accounts was essential ly to 
determine wether the costs incurred are eligible, 
allowable and allocable under the agreements terms 
signed with the Financing Institutions. 
According to the results of our audit, it is our opinion 
that the financial resources received from the donor 
agencies have been managed in accordance with 
the c lauses of the agreements signed between 
these agencies and the E C O W A S E X E C U T I V E 
SECRETARIAT 
D A K A R , S E P T E M B E R 19, 2001 
elicited grants from several international financing 
institutions such as the European Union, USAID, 
The United Nations Economic Community for Africa, 
the World Bank, etc... 
The grants have permitted to f inance a certain 
number of projects in differents sectors' :< 
The West African Programme for the 
prevention management and settlement of 
conflicts and peacekeeping 
The P O W E R P O O L (electrical integration) 
and the G A S P IPEL INE Projects; 
The Struggle against desertification 
programmes. 
II) A C C O U N T I N G S Y S T E M 
The financial statement with respect to the utilization 
of the grants are prepared on a cash receipt and 
disbursements basis of accounting. 
C o o p e r s & Lyb rand Di«y« 
I) B A C K G R O U N D 
In pursuance of the Counci l of Minister decision 
pertaining to the research of miltiform support 
aiming at fostering the regional integration process, 
the E C O W A S E X E C U T I V E S E C R E T A R I A T has 
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111) F U N D A C C O U N T A B I L I T Y S T A T E M E N T S 3 1 / 1 2 / 2 0 0 0 
( A M O U N T IN U S $) 
C A T E G O R I E S A M O U N T S 
Q U E S T I O N E D C O S T S 
N O T E S 
I n e l i g i b l e U n s u p p o r t e d 
R E V E N U E S 
Grants received 236,111.21 
Refund from Staff 2,839.78 
Opening Balance 180,243.47 
TOTAL R E V E N U E S 419,294.46 
E X P E N D I T U R E S 
Perdiem 74,827 
Honorarium 25,114 
Air Tickets 51,575.04 
Transportation 9,523.66 
Interpretation and translation 4,200 
Printing and Stationneries 1,868.82 
Telephone Expenses 816.87 
Bank charges 1,670.76 
Banners and Badgers 1,237.34 
Conference Expenses 52.00 
Lodging 9.655.64 
Entertainment 2,700.59 
Press -Video -Coverage 471 64 
TOTAL E X P E N D I T U R E S 183,713.36 
REMAINING B A L A N C E 235,581.1 
A S AT 31/12/2000 
IV) R E C O N C I L E D C A S H POSITION 31/12/2000 
U S % 
Remaining balance as at 31/12/2000 235,581.10 
Amount to be reimbursed by E C O W A S to 
the Grants Account (123.997.17) 
Bank a c c o u n t B a l a n c e as of D e c e m b e r 
31/12/2000 111,583.93 
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F O R T Y - EIGHTH S E S S I O N OF THE C O U N C I L OF 
MINISTERS 
D A K A R , 1 5 - 1 7 D E C E M B E R 2001 
R E G U L A T I O N C/REG.4/12/2001 A P P R O V I N G THE 
B U D G E T OF THE COMMUNITY PARLIAMENT F O R 
T H E 2002 F INANCIAL Y E A R 
T H E C O U N C I L OF MIN ISTERS, 
M I N D F U L of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Treaty 
establishing the Counci l Ministers and defining its 
composition and functions: 
M I N D F U L of Article 13 of the Treaty establishing 
the Community Parl iament 
M I N D F U L of Pro toco l A /P .2 /8 /94 def ining the 
method of election of the members of the Commu­
nity Parl iament, its composit ion, functions, powers 
and organisation 
MINDFUL of the provisions of Article 69 of the Treaty 
which relate to the budget of the Community; 
M INDFUL of the Financial Regulations and Manual 
of Account ing Procedures of the Institutions of 
E C O W A S amended by Regulation C/REG.2/12 /95 ; 
HAVING C O N S I D E R E D the budget of the Commu­
nity Parl iament proposed by the Twenty -Seventh 
meeting of the Administration and Finance C o m ­
mission held in Abuja from 27 November to 3 De­
cember. 200T 
E N A C T S 
Ar t ic le 1: 
The budget of the Community Parl iament for the 
2002 Financial Year balanced in income and ex­
penditure at the sum of six million, one hundred and 
thirty - eight thousand, three hundred and sixteen 
Units of Accounts (6,138.316 UA) is hereby ap­
proved. 
Ar t ic le 2: 
An amount of five million, one hundred and thirty-
eight thousand, three hundred and sixteen Units of 
Accounts (5.138.316 UA) shall be derived from the 
annual contributions of Member States. A sum of 
one million Units of Accounts (1,000,000 UA) shall 
be obtained from arrears paid in respect of past budg­
ets. 
Ar t ic le 3: 
This Regulation shall be published by the Execu­
tive Secretariat in the Official Journal of the C o m ­
munity within thirty (30) days of its signature by the 
Chairman of the Counci l of minsters. It shall also 
be published by each Member State in its National 
Gazette within the same time - frame 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 17TH DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
B A C A R I K O N E 
C H A I R M A N F O R C O U N C I L 
F O R T Y - E I G H T H S E S S I O N OF T H E C O U N C I L O F 
MINISTERS 
D A K A R , 15 -17 D E C E M B E R , 2001 
REGULATIONC/REG.5 /12 /2001 A P P R O V N G THE 
B U D G E T OF THE C O M M U N I T Y C O U R T OF J U S ­
T ICE F O R T H E 2002 F INANCIAL Y E A R 
THE C O U N C I L O F M I N S T E R S , 
M I N D F U L of Articles 10. 11 and 12 of the Treaty 
establishing the Counci l of Ministers and defining 
its composit ion and functions 
MINDFUL of Article 15 of the Treaty establishing the 
Community Court of Justice; 
M I N D F U L of Protocol A /P . 1/7/91 defining the sta­
tus, composi t ion, powers, procedure and other 
i ssues concern ing the Communi ty Cour t of J u s ­
t ice: 
M I N D F U L of the prov is ions of Art ic le 69 of the 
Treaty which relate to the budget of the C o m m u ­
nity: 
MINDFUL of the Financial Regulations and Manual 
of Accounting Procedures of the Institutions of 
E C O W A S amended by Regulation C/REG.2/12/95; 
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H A V I N G C O N S I D E R E D the budget of the C o m ­
munity Court of Jus t ice proposed by the Twenty-
Seventh Meet ing of the Administrat ion and F i ­
nance C o m m i s s i o n held in Abuja, from 27 No­
vember to 3 December , 2001 
E N A C T S 
Ar t ic le 1: 
The budget of the Communi ty Court of Just ice 
for 2002 Financial Year, ba lanced in income and 
expendi ture at the sum of two mil l ion, nine hun­
dred and forty thousand, four hundred and ninety-
five Units of Accoun ts (2.940,495 UA) is hereby 
approved 
Ar t i c le 2: 
The total amount of two million nine hundred and 
forty thousand four hundred and ninety-five Units of 
Accounts (2,940,495 UA) shall be derived from an­
nual contributions of Member States. 
Ar t i c le 3: 
This Regulation shall be published by the Execu­
tive Secretariat in the Official Journal of the C o m ­
munity within thirty (30) days of its signature by 
the Chai rman of the Counci l of Ministers. It shall 
also be published by each Member State in its Na ­
tional Gazette within the same time frame. 
D O N E AT D A K A R . T H I S 17TH DAY OF 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
B A C A R I K O N E 
C H A I R M A N F O R C O U N C I L 
F O R T Y - E I G H T H S E S S I O N OF T H E C O U N C I L OF 
MINISTERS 
D A K A R , 15 -17 D E C E M B E R , 2001 
R E G U L A T I O N C / R E G . 6 / 1 2 / 2 0 0 1 A P P R O V I N G 
THE B U D G E T O F T H E W E S T A F R I C A N H E A L T H 
O R G A N I S A T I O N F O R T H E 2002 F I N A N C I A L 
Y E A R 
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 the Treaty 
establishing the Counci l of Ministers and defining 
its composition and functions. 
MINDFUL of Protocol A/P2/7/87 on the establ ish­
ment of the West African Health Organisation; 
M INDFUL of the Provisions of Article 69 of the 
Treaty which relate to the budget of the Commu­
nity; 
MINDFUL of the Financial Regulations and Manual 
of Account ing Procedures of the Institutions of 
E C O W A S amended by Regulation C/REG.2/12/95, 
HAVING C O N S I D E R E D the budget of the West Af­
rican Health Organisation proposed by the Twenty-
Seventh Meeting of the Administration and Finance 
Commission held in Abuja, from 27 November to 3 
December, 2001 
E N A C T S 
Ar t ic le 1: 
The budget of the West African Health Organisa­
tion for the 2002 Financial year, balanced in income 
and expenditure at the sum of two million nine hun­
dred twenty-five thousand nine hundred and sixty-
four Units of Accounts (2,925,964 UA) is hereby 
approved. 
Ar t ic le 2: 
The total amount of two million nine hundred and 
twenty-five thousand nine hundred and sixty-four 
Units of Accounts (2,925,964 UA) shall be derived 
from the annual contributions of Member States 
Ar t ic le 3: 
This Regulation shall be published by the Execu­
tive Secretariat in the Official Jounal of the C o m ­
munity within thirty (30) days of its signature by 
the Chairman of the Counci l of Ministers. It shall 
also be published by each Member State in its Na ­
tional Gazette within the same time-frame 
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D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 17TH DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
B A C A R I K O N E 
C H A I R M A N F O R C O U N C I L 
F O R T Y - E IGHTH O R D I N A R Y S E S S I O N O F T H E 
C O U N C I L OF MIN ISTERS 
D A K A R , 1 5 - 1 7 D E C E M B E R 2001 
R E G U L A T I O N C/REG.7 /12 /01 A P P R O V I N G T H E 
C O M P E N S A T I O N B U D G E T S F O R L O S S O F R E V ­
E N U E S U F F E R E D B Y E C O W A S M E M B E R STATES 
IN 1998 A N D 2000 A S A R E S U L T O F T H E L I B E R ­
AL ISATION O F I N T R A - E C O W A S T R A D E 
T H E C O U N C I L OF MIN ISTERS, 
M I N D F U L of Art icles 10, 11 and 12 of the Treaty 
establishing the Counci l of Ministers and defining 
its composit ion and functions. 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.8/5/79 of the Authority 
of Heads of State and Government, dated 29th May 
1979 relating to the consolidation of customs duties 
and taxes of equivalent effect and non -tariff barriers; 
M I N D F U L of Dec is ion A / D E C 19/5/80 of the A u ­
thority of Heads of State and Government , dated 
28th May 1980 relating to compensat ion proce­
dure for loss of revenue suffered by E C O W A S 
Member States as a result of the l iberal isation of 
i n t r a - E C O W A S trade; 
M I N D F U L of Dec is ion A / D E C . 1 / 5 / 8 3 of the A u ­
thority of Heads of State and Government relat­
ing to the adoption and implementation of the sin­
gle trade liberalisation scheme for industrial prod­
ucts or ig inat ing from Member S ta tes and the 
amendmen t thereto embod ied in Dec i s i on A/ 
D E C . 6 / 6 / 8 9 dated 30th June 1989; 
MINDFUL of the Decision and Regulations listing en­
terprises and products approved to benefit under the 
E C O W A S Trade Liberalisation Scheme; 
CONSIDERING the Report of the Forty Second Meet­
ing of the Trade, Customs Taxation, Statistics. Money 
and Payment Commission held in Abuja from 6 to 7 
June 2001 
CONSIDERING the applications for compensation for 
loss of revenue received from Member States having 
imported approved Industrial Products; 
O N T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the Twenty-
Seventh Meeting of the Administration and Finance 
Commission held in Abuja from 27 November to 3rd 
December2001 
E N A C T S 
Ar t ic le 1: 
The following budget estmates for compensat ion 
of loss of revenue suffered by E C O W A S Member 
States as a result of the l iberal isat ion of intra-
E C O W A S trade are hereby approved: 
a) One hundred and thirty-two million, seven 
hundred and ninety-eight thousand seven 
hundred and forty-nine francs C F A 
(132,798,749 FCFA) for 1998, 
b) Six hundred and forty million, nine hundred 
and seven thousand eight hundred and sev­
enty one francs C F A (640,907.871,FCFA) for 
2000; The tables annexed hereto indicate the 
share of contributions owed to the compen­
sation budget by each exporting Member 
State 
Ar t ic le 2: 
The E C O W A S Execut ive Secretar ia t and the 
E C O W A S fund shall be responsible for the payment 
to the Member States that have suffered the loss of 
revenue of the amounts recorded in the compensa­
tion budgets for 1998 and 2000. 
Ar t ic le 3: 
This regulation shall be published in the Official 
Journal of the Community by the Executive Secre­
tariat within thirty (30) days of its signature by the 
Chairman of the Counci l of Ministers.lt shall also 
be published in the National Gazette of each Mem­
ber State within the same time -frame. 
D O N E AT D A K A R THIS 17TH DAY OF 
D E C E M B E R 2001 
B A C A R I K O N E 
C H A I R M A N F O R C O U N C I L 
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C O M P E N S A T I O N B U D G F ' T F O R L O S S 
O F R E V E N U H F O R 1908 
(In C K A Francs ) 
M E M B E R S T A T E A M O U N T D U E 
1. G H A N A 3 .627.925 
2. N I G E R I A 41 ,524 .104 
. i . T O G O 87. f i46 .03d 
T O T A L 132 ,798 ,749 
C O M P E N S A T I O N B U D G E T F O R L O S S 
O F R H A ' E N U K F O R 2000 
(In C F A Francs') 
M E M B E R S T A T E A M O U N T D U E 
I. OF I A N A 165,646.434 
2. N I G E R I A 138.830.218 
3. T O G O 336 .431 .218 
T O T A L 640 ,907 ,871 
F O R T Y - EIGHTH S E S S I O N OF T H E C O U N C I L OF 
MINISTERS 
D A K A R , 15 - 1 7 D E C E M B E R , 2001 
R E G U L A T I O N C/REG.8/12/2001 R E L A T I N G TO 
THE RENEWAL OF L E A S E A G R E E M E N T S ON THE 
RESIDENCES OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT 
S T A F F IN A B U J A 
THE C O U N C I L OF MIN ISTERS, 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the E C O W A S 
Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and de­
fining its composision and functions; 
C O N S I D E R I N G the need for the construction of vi­
tal additional works for the Execut ive Secretariat 
Staff Quarters at Katampe. Abuja 
C O N S I D E R I N G that the est imated complet ion 
period for the provision by the Nigerian Government 
of access roads and other mfrastructural facilities 
at the Katampe Housing Estate will extend up to 
the year 2004; 
NOTING that the leases on most of the residences 
rented for the staff of the Executive Secretariat m 
2000 will expire by Octorber 2002. 
A W A R E of the need to renew the lease Agreement 
on the staff residences in Abuja and make funds 
available to the Executive Secretariat for the pur­
pose; 
ON T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the Twenty -Sev­
enth Meeting of the Administration and Finance 
Commission held in Abuja from 27 November to 3 
December 2001, 
E N A C T S 
Ar t ic le 1: 
An amount of Eight hundred and Sixty one thou­
sand six hundred and fifty four Units of Accounts 
(861,654 UA) representing the current cost of rents 
paid for staff accomodation plus a maximum in­
crease of 10% is hereby granted for the renewal of 
the l e a s e s on the r e s i d e n c e s of staff of the 
E C O W A S Secretariat m Abuja for a period of two 
years. 
Ar t ic le 2: 
This Regulation shall be published by the Execu­
tive Secretariat in the Official Journal of the C o m ­
munity within thirty (30) days of its signature by 
the Chairman of the Counci l of Ministers. It shall 
be published in the National Gazette of each Mem­
ber State within the same time frame. 
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D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 17TH DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
B A C A R I K O N E 
C H A I R M A N F O R C O U N C I L 
F O R T Y -E IGHTH S E S S I O N OF T H E C O U N C I L OF 
MIN ISTERS 
D A K A R , 15 -17 D E C E M B E R , 2001 
R E G U L A T I O N C/REG.9/12/2001 A P P R O V I N G T H E 
R E S T O R A T I O N O F T H E P A Y M E N T OF D U T Y A L ­
L O W A N C E T O E L I G I B L E L O C A L L Y R E C R U I T E D 
S T A F F O F T H E INSTITUTIONS O F T H E C O M M U ­
NITY 
T H E C O U N C I L O F M I N I S T E R S , 
M I N D F U L of Art icles 10, 11 and 12 of the Treaty es­
tablishing the Counci l of Ministers and defining its 
composition and functions 
M I N D F U L of the provisions of paragraph (a), Article 
29 of the staff Regulat ions of the Institutions of the 
Community which provide for the payment of duty allow­
ances to staff members who discharge extra responsi­
bilities and are often called upon to put in extra hours of 
work; 
C O N S I D E R I N G that by Decision C / D E C 5/12/94 of 
the Counci l of Ministers, the payment of responsibil­
ity al lowance was temporarily suspended, for a pe­
riod of one year with effect from 1st January 1995, 
alongside other al lowances paid to staff of the C o m ­
munity Institutions due to the then precarious finan­
cial situation of Member States, 
DESIRING to encourage and compensate staff mem­
bers who, by the nature of their functions, put in extra 
efforts and time in their work; 
O N T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the 27th Meeting of 
E N A C T S 
Ar t ic le 1: 
Decision C / D E C 5/12/2001 dated 17 December 
1994 on the suspension of the payment of certain 
al lowances to staff of the Community Institutions 
is hereby abrogated. 
Ar t i c le 2: 
The following category of staff are eligible for the pay­
ment of duty allowance which shall be calculated as 
a percentage of their monthly basic salaries as fol­
lows 
Drivers to Statutory Appointees. 15% 
Drivers in the pool ' 15% 
Secretaries: 15% 
Telex operators: 10% 
Protocol/Administrative Assistants 10% 
Accounting Assistants: 10% 
Messengers: 10% 
The Head of each Institution shall from to time to 
time establish a list of staff that will be entitled to 
the payment of this al lowance 
Ar t ic le 3: 
This Regulation shall be published by the Execu­
tive Secretariat in the Official Journal of the C o m ­
munity within thirty (30) days of its signature by 
the Chairman of the Counci l of Ministers It shall 
also be published within the same time frame by 
each Member State in its National Gazette 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 17TH DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R 2001. 
C H A I R M A N F O R C O U N C I L 
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F O R T Y - E I G T H S E S S I O N O F T H E C O U N C I L OF 
MINISTERS 
D A K A R , 1 5 - 1 7 D E C E M B E R , 2001 
R E G U L A T I O N C/REG.10/12KJ1 A P P R O V I N G T H E 
RATE OF T R A N S P O R T A L L O W A N C E TO B E PAID 
TO P R O F E S S I O N A L S T A F F O F T H E INSTITU­
T IONS OF T H E C O M M U N I T Y 
T H E C O U N C I L OF MIN ISTERS. 
M INDFUL of Articles 10 11 and 12 of the Treaty 
establishing the Counci l of Ministers and defining 
its composit ion and functions. 
M INDFUL of the provisions of paragraph (d) 
Article 29 of the Staff Regulat ions which approve 
the payment of Transport Al lowance to all staff of 
the Institutions of the Community: 
C O N S I D E R I N G the high inflationary trends experi­
enced in the host countries of the Community Insti­
tutions and the adverse effect on the purchasing 
power of the staff. 
C O N S I D E R I N G that the locally recruited staff are 
already having the benefit of the transport al low­
ance which was approved by the Twenty Ninth 
Sess ion of the Counc i l of Ministers held in Abuja 
from 30th June to 3 July 1991; 
DESIR ING to increase the purchasing power of all 
Staff of the Institutions of the Community. 
ON T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N of the Twenty-Sev­
enth meeting of the Administration and Finance Com­
mission held in Abuja from 27 November to 3 De­
cember, 2001 
E N A C T S 
Ar t ic le 1: 
Al l P ro fess iona l Staff of the Institutions of the 
Communi ty shal l be paid a trasport a l lowance 
equivalent to 5% of their bas ic monthly sa lar ies 
with effect from 1 January, 2002 
Ar t ic le 2: 
This Regulation shall be published by the Executive 
Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Community 
within (30) days of its signature by the Chairman of 
Council It shall also be published by each Member 
State in Its National Gazette within the same time 
frame. 
D O N E AT D A K A R THIS 17TH DAY OF 
D E C E M B E R , 2001 
B A C A R I K O N E 
C H A I R M A N F O R C O U N C I L 
F O R T Y - E I G H T H S E S S I O N OF T H E C O U N C I L 
OF MIN ISTERS 
D A K A R , 15 - 1 7 D E C E M B E R 2001 
R E G U L A T I O N C/REG.11/12(01 O N T H E ADDI­
T IONAL LIST OF 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 U N D E R THE E C O W A S T R A D E 
L IBERALISATION S C H E M E 
T H E C O U N C I L O F M I N I S T E R S , 
M INDFUL of Article 10, 11 and 12 of the Treaty 
establishing the Counci l of Ministers and defining 
its composition and functions, 
MINDFUL of the Protocol dated 15th November, 1976 
defining the concept of products originating from 
E C O W A S Member States and its subsequent amend­
ment acts 
MINDFUL of Decisions C/DEC.3/6/88 and C/DEC.4 / 
7/92 dated 21 st June, 1988 and 25th July, 1992 of the 
Council of Ministers, defining the procedure for ap­
proval of industrial enterprises and products under the 
E C O W A S Trade Liberalisation Scheme, 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.6/7 /92 dated 29 July, 
1992 of the Authority of Heads of State and Gov­
ernment of E C O W A S on the adoption and imple­
mentation of a single Trade Liberalisation Scheme 
for products originating from Member States of the 
Community; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.4/7/96 dated 27th July, 
1996 on the cancellation of the criterion relating to 
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the level of participation of community nationals in 
the equity capital of enterprises; 
ON T H E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S of the Forty -Sec ­
ond and Forty-Third Meetings of the Trade, Cus ­
toms, Taxation, Statist ics, Money and Payments 
Commission held in Abuja from 6th to 7th June and 
from 26th to 27th November 2001 respectively; 
Ar t ic le 1: 
The Industrial enterprises and products listed in the 
attached annex are approved for preferential treatment 
under the E C O W A S Trade Liberalisation Scheme. 
Ar t ic le 2: 
The Executive Secretariat shall give each enterprise 
concerned an approval number which must feature 
on the Certificate of origin and on the E C O W A S Cus­
toms Declaration Form and inform Member States 
accordingly 
Ar t ic le 3: 
Member Sta tes and the Execut ive Secretar iat 
shall take all necessary measures to ensure the 
implementat ion of this Regulat ion. 
Ar t ic le 4: 
This Regulation shall be published by the Executive 
Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Community 
within (30) days after its signature by the Chairman 
of the Council of Ministers. It shad also be published 
by each Member State within the same time frame in 
its National Gazette. 
D O N E AT D A K A R , THIS 17TH DAY O F 
D E C E M B E R 2001 
B A C A R I K O N E 
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December 2 0 0 1 Official Journal of ECOWAS Vol. 40 
FORTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF 
MINISTERS 
DAKAR, 15-17 DECEMBER 2001 
REGULATION C/REG.12/12/01 ON THE WORLD 
BANK REGIONAL INTEGRATION ASSISTANCE 
STRATEGY (RIAS) FOR THE WEST AFRICAN 
REGION 
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 
MINDFUL of Articles 10. 11 and 12 of the Treaty 
relating to the creation of the Counci l of Ministers 
and defining its composit ion and functions; 
MINDFUL of the need to take the regional d imen­
sion of development into account in order to ac­
celerate the growth and in tegra t ion of the Wes t 
Afr ican Economic Communi ty ; 
DESIROUS of establ ish ing Wes t Afr ica as a uni­
fied and open regional economy infrastructural 
serv ices and f inancia l serv ices , in line with the 
dec lared vision of the Wes t Af r ica region; 
AFTER TAKING note of the outcome of the work­
shop organ ised in B a m a k o on 15 and 16 March 
2001 on the Wor l d Bank regional a s s i s t a n c e 
strategy as well as the outcome of the E C O W A S -
U E M O A - W o r l d Bank meeting in Abuja from 8 to 
10 O c t o b e r 2001 on the i m p l e m e n t a t i o n 
modal i t ies of the sa id strategy; 
ENACTS 
Article 1: 
The elements of the World Bank regional integra­
tion assistance strategy for West Africa and matrix 
of activities identified at the meeting in Abuja from 
8 to 10 October 2001 and annexed to this Regula­
tion are hereby adopted. 
Article 2: 
The E C O W A S Executive Secretariat is requested 
to take the necessary measures for the diligent im­
plementation of the matrix of activities referred to in 
Article 1 above. 
Article 3: 
The E C O W A S Executive Secretariat shall continue 
the joint reflection with the U E M O A Commiss ion 
and other partners on the formulation of a regional 
poverty reduction strategy paper ( R P R S P ) 
Article 4: 
This regulation shall be published by the Executive 
Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Community 
within thirty (30) of its signature by the Chairman of 
Council of Ministers tt shall also be published in the 
National Gazette by each Member State within the 
same time-frame. 
DONE AT DAKAR, THIS 17TH DAY OF 
DECEMBER, 2001 
BACARI KONE 
CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL 
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ANNEX 
REGIONAL INTERGRATION ASSISTANCE STRATEGY 
ACTIONS ACTORS DEADLINE 
1.1 Defini t ion of regional approach to poverty reduct ion 
E C O W A S / U E M O A meet ing to adopt a c o m m o n 
p roposa l for the p r o c e s s 
Val idat ion by dec is ion -mak ing authorit ies 
D i s c u s s i o n s with donors to a g r e e o n modal i t ies 
E C O W A S / U E M O A 
E C O W A S / U E M O A 
E C O W A S / U E M O A 
D e c 2001 
S e p t 2 0 0 2 
1.2 Adop t ion of moni tor ing m e c h a n i s m and 
consu lsu ta t ion with donors 
Es tab l i shmen t of W o r d Bank focal points in Abu ja 
and O u a g a d o u g o u 
Institutionalisation of b i -annual meet ings with major 
donors 
Organ isa t ion of fo rum ex tended to all donors in 
order to ensu re synergy of opera t ions 
Wor l d Bank 
E C O W A S / U E M O A 
E C O W A S / U E M O A 
donors 
Oc t 2001 
Apri l 2002 
Apr i l 2002 
2.1 C U S T O M S U N I O N 
2.1 Harmoni5a t ion of T rade Liberal isat ion S c h e m e s 
Organ isa t ion of Technica l Meet ing 
Adopt ion of T rade Liberal isat ion S c h e m e 
E C O W A S Secretar ia t 
U E M O A C o m m i s s i o n 
Dec is ion-mak ing 
authorities 
E n d of 2001 
E n d of 2 0 0 2 
2.2 Es tab l i shmen t of E C O W A S C E T 
L a u n c h i n g of s tudy on impact of C E T 
S u b m i s s i o n of final report 
- Adop t ion of m e c h a n i s m and implementat ion schedu le 
E C O W A S 
Consu l tan ts 
Dec is ion-mak ing 
authorities 
Oc t 2001 
Apr i l 2002 
E n d of 2002 
2.3 El iminat ion of non-tariff barr iers 
Preparat ion of joint E C O W A S / U E M O A paper 
Submission o f conclusions and recommendations to 
E C O W A S / U E M O A meeting 
E C O W A S / U E M O A 
E C O W A S / U E M O A 
E n d Oct. 2001 
E n d Nov 2002 
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Adop t ion of plan of act ion Dec is ion-mak ing 
authorities E n d of 2002 
2.4 
(a) 
Faci l i tat ion of trade in g o o d s 
Improvement of opera t ions at border pos ts 
Eva lua t ion of operat ion at pilot joint border posts 
( U E M O A : RCI -Bu rk ina Faso-Togo ; E C O W A S 
Niger ia-Benin) and observatory of abnormal 
p rac t i ces 
E C O W A S / U E M O A D e c . 2003 
- Definit ion of a p rog ramme to extend activit ies to 
the E C O W A S z o n e E C O W A S / U E M O A 2002 -2004 
(b) Fluidity of t rade 
- Techn ica l meet ing on prob lems impeding fluidity of 
trade E C O W A S / U E M O A Nov. 2001 
- Identif ication of a m e c h a n i s m to facil itate fluidity 
of t rade E C O W A S / U E M O A E n d of 2 0 0 2 
- Implementat ion of m e c h a n i s m to facil itate fluidity 
of t rade E C O W A S / U E M O A A s f rom 2003 
(c) Regulat ion 
- Diagnos i s of the regulat ion E C O W A S / U E M O A Sept . 2002 
- Adopt ion of recommenda t ions E C O W A S / U E M O A D e c . 2002 
III. I F R A S T R U C T U R A L S E R V I C E S 
3.1 R o a d transport 
Definit ion of an institutional capaci ty building 
p rog ramme for the monitor ing and coordinat ion of 
inves tment p r o g r a m m e s E C O W A S / U E M O A J u n e 2002 
3.2 A i r t ranspor t implementat ion of Y a m o u s s o u k r o 
dec is ion relating to the l iberal isat ion of air transport 
se rv i ces 
- A s s u m p t i o n of duty of Project L e a d e r E C O W A S Nov. 2001 
- Implementat ion of the Y a m o u s s o u k r o dec is ion 
( launching of lega l , e c o n o m i c and technica l s tudies) E C O W A S Nov. 2001 
- Act ivat ion of the monitoring m e c h a n i s m E C O W A S Dec . 2001 
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- W o r k s h o p to cons i de r the s tudy report and 
formulate p rog ramme and f inancing plan E C O W A S J u n e 2 0 0 2 
- Adopt ion of institutional m e a s u r e s and p rog ramme Dec is ion -mak ing 
authorities D e c . 2 0 0 2 
3.3 Te lecommun ica t ions : harmonisat ion of regulatory 
f ramework 
- Recru i tment of C o n s u l t a n c e s E C O W A S / U E M O A J a n . 2 0 0 2 
- Meet ing to launch pol icy harmonisat ion p rocess E C O W A S / U E M O A 
Count r ies Feb . 2002 
- S u b m i s s i o n of reports Consu l tan ts M a y 2 0 0 2 
- Adopt ion of reports at technica l level E C O W A S / U E M O A J u n e 2 0 0 2 
- Meet ing of experts E C O W A S / U E M O A 
countr ies 
A u g . 2 0 0 2 
- Secto ra l ministerial meet ing E C O W A S / U E M O A Sep t . 2 0 0 2 
- Adop t i on by dec i s i on -mak ing authorit ies of the two 
institutions 
E C O W A S / U E M O A D e c . 2 0 0 2 
3.4 Energy 
- Adopt ion of project concep t with E C O W A S term 
countr ies c o n c e r n e d 
E C O W A S Count r ies 
conce rned Wor l d Bank 
EndNov .2001 
- Adopt ion of project concep t by Wor l d Bank 
managemen t 
Wor ld Bank E n d D e c . 2 0 0 t 
- Detai led preparat ion E C O W A S / c o u n t r i e s 2002 
- Project pre-evaluat ion Wor l d Bank J u n e 2 0 0 2 
- Project Eva luat ion Wor l d Bank D e c . 2 0 0 2 
IV B U S I N E S S E N V I R O N M E N T A N D P R I V A T E 
S E C T O R 
4 1 F inanc ia l integration 
Organ isa t i on of a s p e c i a l techn ica l meet ing of actors 
involved in the sector, for ex. B C E A O , B O A D , 
C E R C . W A M L . W A M A , E C O W A S Fund 
E C O W A S / U E M O A M a r c h 2002 
4.2 Investment f ramework 
- Adopt ion of investment c o d e U E M O A E n d of 2001 
- Adopt ion of c o d e on compet i t ion U E M O A E n d of 2001 
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Implementation of investment code and code on 
competition 
Diagnostic study on regional investment and 
competition framework 
UEMOA 
E C O W A S 
2002 - 2003 
End of 2002 
4.3 Increased private sector participation in the 
regioanl integration process 
Launching of preparatory activities of the private 
sector forum on regional integration 
Organisation of private sector forum on regional 
integration issues 
W A E N A B R E C O W A S 
UEMOA 
W A E N A B R E C O W A S 
UEMOA 
Oct. 2001 
May 2002 
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FORTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF 
THE MINISTERS 
DAKAR, 15 -17 DECEMBER, 2001 
REGULATION C/REG.13/12/01 ON ROADS THAT 
HAVE ASSUMED GREATER IMPORTANCE IN 
SUPPORTING INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE AND 
CROSS-BORDER MOVEMENT 
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
MINDFUL of Art icles 10, 11 and 12 of the treaty 
establishing the Counci l of Ministers and defining 
its composit ion and functions; 
MINDFUL of Art ic le 32 of the Treaty relating (o 
cooperat ion in transport, communica t ions and 
tour ism; 
MINDFUL of Dec is ion A / D E C . 2 0 / 5 / 8 0 of the A u ­
thority of Heads of State and Government dated 
29th May 1980 relating to the Communi ty T rans­
port Programme; 
MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.8/12/88 of the Council 
of Ministers on the second phase of E C O W A S road 
projects relating to interconnecting roads for the open­
ing up of the land-locked countries; 
CONSIDERING Article 3 of Convention WP2/5/82 regu­
lating inter-State Road Transportat ion between 
E C O W A S Member States which states that the list 
of inter-State road axs is provisional and may be modi­
fied by Council of Ministers upon the recommenda­
tion of the Transport Commission; 
ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the Transport, 
Communicat ions and Tourism Commiss ion which 
met in Cotonou from 25 to 27 July 2001; 
ENACTS 
Article 1 
The following roads are hereby approved as part of 
the Community road axs 
A) INTERCONNECTING ROADS 
IN BENIN 
1 Doume-Tchetti-Savalou-Glazoue-Save-
Okeowo 107 5 km 
2. Frontiere Togo-Aphahoue-Abomey-
Ketou-lllara{Nigeria Border) 155 km 
3. Akpro-Misserete-Adjohoun-Bonou-
Kpedekpo 98 km 
4. Porto Novo-Pobe-Ketou. 109 km 
5 Burkina Faso border-keremou-Bankoara-
Kandi -Segbana front Nigeria. 222 km 
IN BURKINA FASO 
1 Bobo-Dedougou-Tougan-Ouahigouya 
361 km 
2. Kantchari-Kodjari-Benin border 
144 km 
3. Pa-Dano-Diebougou-Gaoua-Cote • 
d'lvoire border 231 km 
IN COTE D'lVOIRE 
Bouna-Doropo Burkina border 90 km 
IN GHANA 
Kumasi-Sunyani-Dormaa Ahenkro-Gonokrom 
Cote d'lvoire border 209 km 
IN GUINEA 
1. Labe-Mal i -Kedougou(Senegal) 300 km 
2. Labe-Tougue-Dinguiraye-Siguiri 460 km 
3. Siguin-Kignekourou-Niagassola-Mali 
border 155 km 
IN MALI 
1. Diema-Sandara-Kayes-Senegal border 
350 km 
2. Nioro-Sansare 110 km 
3. Kayes-Sadiola-Kenieba 250 km 
4. Benena-Burkina border 46 km 
5. Yelimane-Nioro 120 km 
6. Bougouni-Manankoro-Cote d'lvoire 
border 123 km 
7 Kita-Sirakorola-Guinea border 
100 km 
IN NIGER 
1 Tsemaoua-Dabnou 30 km 
2. Zinder-Nagaria-Nigeria border 111 km 
3. Niamey-Bellayara 96 km 
4. Niamey-Farie 62 km 
5. Sabon gari-Gaya-Sabon gari 70 km 
6. Filingue-Tahoua 244 km 
7. Niamey-Quallan 100 km 
8. N'Guigmi-Tchad border 117 km 
9 Niamey-Namaro-Farie 65 km 
10. Diffa-Dutsi-Damsak 28 km 
11. Maine-Soroa-Geidam-Nigena border 
57 km 
12. Doulsou-Yatakala-Burkma border 
29 km 
13. Ayerou-lnates-Mali border 30 km 
IN NIGERIA 
1. Wam-Benin City-Lokoja-Abuja 521 km 
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2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
Abuja-Jos 300 km 
Jebba-Mokwa-Bida-Lapai-Suleja-Abuja 
333 km 
Port Harcourt-Onitsha-Enugu-Makurdi-
Jos-Bauchi-Maiduguri-Ngala (Lake Chad) 
1200 km 
Calabar-Ogoja-Wukari-Jalingo-Numan-
Maiduguri-Damsak 1350 km 
IN LIBERIA 
1. Gbarnga-Voinj a ma-Guinea Border 213 km 
2. Vomjama-Mendikorma-Sierra Leone 
border 68 km 
3. Tobli-Zwedru-Harper-Cote d'lvoire border 
320 km 
IN SIERRA LEONE 
Article 2 
The E C O W A S Executive Secretariat shall monitor 
the application of these roads as Community road 
axes 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall be published in the Official Jour­
nal of the Community within thirty (30) days of its 
signature by the Chairman of Counci l . It shall be 
published by each Member State in its National 
Gazette within the same time-frame 
DONE AT DAKAR THIS 17TH DAY OF 
DECEMBER 2001 
1. Kenema-Koinda-Liber ia border 170 km 
2. Lunsar-Sefadu 222 km 
3. Bo-Yele-Matotoka 85 km 
IN TOGO 
M. BACARI KONE 
CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL 
1 Benin border-Hilla Condji-Keve-Zolo-
Ghana border 80 km 
2. Ghana border-Natchamba-Bassar-Sokode-
Tchamba-Kambole-Benin border. 177 km 
3 Dapaong-Ponio 40 km 
4 Ghana border-Tinjasse Bassar 94 km 
B) TRANS-COASTAL ROADS 
IN COTE D'lVOIRE 
Ghana border-Noe Aboisso-Grand Bassam-
Abidjan-Grand Lahou-Sassandra-San Pedro-Tabou-
Liberia border 600 km 
IN GAMBIA 
1. Senegal border-Amadalai-Barra 14 km 
2. Kerr Ayub-Farafenni-Soma-Nioroderie 
3 Basse-Sabe-Wil l ingara 
4 Plandiraba-Selet i -Cassamance 
5 Madinaba-Seleti 
IN GHANA 
Akatsi-Dzodze-Togo border 31 km 
IN TOGO 
Ghana border-Noepe-Hilla Condji-Benin 
border 80 km 
The two road axes in Ghana and Togo are by-passes 
to the original road from Hilia Condji-Aneho-Aflao 
(Ghana border) 
FORTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF 
MINISTERS 
DAKAR, 15 -17 DECEMBER, 2001 
REGULATION C/REG.14/12/01 RELATING TO THE 
2002 BUDGET OF ECOWAS AS R E G I O N A L 
DEVELOPMENT FUND 
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 
MINDFUL of Articles 10,11 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 Decisions A/DEC.2/6/88 and A / D E C . 10/ 
6/89 of the Authority of Heads of State and Govern­
ment relating to the Study on the Enhancement of 
the Financial Resources of the E C O W A S Fund; 
MINDFUL of Decision A / D E C 4/12/99 relating to the 
transformation of the ECOWAS Fund into a Holding 
Company; 
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CONSIDERING the Report of the 19th meeting 
of the Ad hoc Minister ia l Commi t tee on the E n ­
hancement of the F inanc ia l R e s o u r c e s of the 
Fund held in Lome, Togolese Republ ic, from 29 -
31 October, 2001 
UPON RECOMMENDATION of the Ad hoc Minis­
terial Commi t tee on the Enhancement of the F i ­
nancial R e s o u r c e s of the Fund ; 
ENACTS 
Article 1 
The 2002 Budget of the E C O W A S Regional Develop­
ment Fund (ERDF) amounting to one hundred and 
eighty thousand two hundred Units of Account (UA 
180.200) representing its operating expenses is hereby 
approved. 
This amount shal l be deducted from the capital 
resources of the E C O W A S F U N D and be con­
s idered as start-up costs . 
Article 2 
The Managing Director of the E C O W A S Regional 
Development Fund shail be entrusted with the im­
plementat ion of this Regulat ion. 
Article 3 
This Regulat ion shal l be publ ished by the Ex­
ecut ive Secretar ia t in the Off ic ial Journa l of the 
Communi ty within thirty (30) days of signature 
by the Cha i rman of the Counc i l of Ministers. It 
shal l a l so be pub l ished within the same time 
frame in the Nat ional Gaze t te of each Member 
State. 
DONE AT DAKAR, THIS 17TH DAY OF 
DECEMBER 2001 
BACARI KONE 
CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL 
FORTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF 
MINISTERS 
DAKAR, 15-17 DECEMBER, 2001 
REGULATION C/REG.15/1201 RELATING TO THE 
2002 BUDGET OF ECOWAS AS BANK FOR IN­
VESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT 
THER COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revi sed 
Treaty of the Economic Community of West African 
States (ECOWAS) establishing the Council of Minis­
ters and defining its composition and functions, 
MINDFUL of Dec i s ions A / D E C . 2 / 6 / 8 8 and A/ 
D E C . 10/6/89 of the Enhancement of the Financial 
Resources of the E C O W A S fund, 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.4/12/99 relating to the 
transformation of the E C O W A S Fund into a Hold­
ing Company; 
CONSIDERING the Report of the 19th meeting of the 
Ad hoc Ministerial Committee on the Enhancement 
of the Financial Resources of the Fund held in Lome. 
Togolese Republic, from 29-31 October 2001; 
UPON RECOMMENDATION of the Ad hoc Min­
isterial Commit tee on the Enhancement of F i -
. nancia l R e s o u r c e s of the Fund; 
ENACTS 
Article 1 
The 2002 Budget of E C O W A S Bank Investment and 
Development (EBID) amounting to two hundred and 
thirty-two thousand three hundred Units of Account 
(UA232.300), representing its operating expenses is 
hereby approved.This amount shall be deducted from 
the capital resources of the E C O W A S Fund and be 
considered as start-up costs. 
Article 2 
The President of the E C O W A S Bank for Investment 
shall be entrusted with the implementation of this 
Regulation 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall be 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 also be published 
within the same time frame in the National Gazette of 
each Member State. 
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DONE AT DAKAR THIS 17TH DAY OF 
DECEMBER 2001 
BACARI KONE 
CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL 
FORTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF 
MINISTERS 
DAKAR, 15-17 DECEMBER 2001 
REGULATION C/REG. 16/12/01 RELATING TO 
THE 2002 BUDGET OF ECOWAS REGIONAL IN­
VESTMENT BANK 
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised 
Treaty of the Economic Community of West African 
States (ECOWAS) establishing the Council of Minis­
ters and defining its composition and functions; 
MINDFUL of Decision A/DEC.2/6/88 and A / D E C . 10/ 
6/89 of the Authority of Heads of State and Govern­
ment relating to the Study on the Enhancement of 
the Financial Resources of the E C O W A S Fund, 
MINDFUL of Decision A /DEC.4 /12 /99 relating to 
the transformation of the E C O W A S Fund into a 
Holding Company: 
CONSIDERING the Report of the 19th meeting of 
the Ad hoc Ministerial Committee on the Enhance­
ment of the Financial Resources of the Fund held 
in Lome, Togolese Republ ic, from 29-31 October 
2001, 
UPON RECOMMENDATION of the Ad hoc Minis­
terial Committee on the Enhancement of the F i ­
nancial Resources of the Fund; 
ENACTS 
Article 1 
The 2002 Budget of E C O W A S Regional Investment 
Bank (ERIB) is approved as follows 
Operating Expenses: 
UA231.600 (two hundred and thirty 
one thousand, six hundred Units of 
Account) 
* Expenses on Equipment: 
UA4.500 (four thousand and five 
hundred of Units of Account) 
Amounting to a total of two hundred and thirty six 
t h o u s a n d one hund red Un i t s of A c c o u n t 
(UA236.100) 
This amount shall be deducted from the capital re­
sources of the E C O W A S Fund and be considered 
as start-up costs 
Article 2 
The Managing Director of the E C O W A S Regional 
Investment Bank shall be entrusted with the imple­
mentation of this Regulation. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall be published by the Execu­
tive Secretariat in the Official Journal of the C o m ­
munity within thirty (30) days of signature by the 
Chairman of the Counci l of Ministers. It shall also 
be published within the same time frame in the Na­
tional Gazette of each Memeber State. 
DONE AT DAKAR THIS 17TH DAY OF 
DECEMBER 2001 
BACARI KONE 
CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL 
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FORTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF 
MINISTERS 
DAKAR, 15 -17 DECEMBER 2001 
REGULATION C/REG.17/12/01 ALLOCATING THE 
POST OF DIRECTOR OF INFRASRUCTURE AND 
AND INDUSTRY AT THE EXECUTIVE SECRE­
TARIAT TO THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE 
AS AN EXCEPTIONAL MEASURE 
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 
MINDFUL of Art icles 10, 11 and 12 of the Treaty 
establishing the Counci l of Ministers and defining 
its composit ion and functions; 
MINDFUL of Article 18 paragraph 5 of the Treaty 
which stipulates that due regard should be had, sub­
ject to ensuring the highest standards of efficiency 
and technical competence, to maintaining equita­
ble geographical distribution of posts among na­
tionals of all Member States; 
TAKING NOTE of the vacancy of the post of Direc­
tor of Infrastructure and Industry at the Executive 
Secretariat; 
RECOGNISING the need for the timely implemen­
tation of the restructuring programme of the Ex­
ecutive Secretar iat ; 
ANXIOUS to endow the E C O W A S institutions with 
highly qualified staff; 
REAFFIRMING our commitment to the abolition of 
the quota system of appointments to professional 
posts; 
WISHFUL, however, of paying partcular attention 
to the case of Sierra Leone, which has no nationals 
on the professional Staff complement of the Execu­
tive Secretariat s ince the retirement in 1999 of the 
Director of the Transport, Communications and En­
ergy Department; 
HAVING CONSIDERED the appeal made by the 
Sierra Leonean delegation; 
ENACTS 
Art ic le 1 
There is hereby allocated to the Republic of Sierra 
Leone the post of Director of Infrastructure and Indus­
try at the Executive Secretariat, as an execeptional 
measure. 
Article 2 
The Republic of Sierra Leone shall present to the Ex­
ecutive Secretariat the names of three candidates for 
evaluation with a view to their selection, in accord­
ance with the relevant provisions of the Staff Rules 
and Regulations of the E C O W A S institutions 
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 Chair­
man of the Authority It shall also be published within 
the same time-frame in the National Gazette of each 
Member State. 
DONE AT DAKAR, THIS 17TH DAY OF 
DECEMBER 2001 
BACARI KONE 
CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL 
MEETING OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DAKAR, 17-19 DECEMBER 2001 
RECOMMENDATION MFA/REC.2/12/01 RELATING 
TO THE ELECTION OF MEMBER STATES TO THE 
MEDIATION AND SECURITY COUNCIL 
THE MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
MINDFUL of Articles 19 (3) (c) of the Treaty relat­
ing to the duty of the Executive Secretary to con­
vene meetings of Sectoral Ministers to examine 
sectoral issues which promote the achievement of 
the objectives of the Community; 
MINDFUL of Protocol A/P1/12/99 relating to the 
Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, 
Resolution, Peacekeeping and Security, 
CONSIDERING that Protocol A/P1 /12/99 referred to 
above establishes a Mediation and Security Coun 
cil whose function is to take emergency decisions on 
critical issues of peace and security on behalf of the 
Authority of Heads of State and Government; 
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AWARE that the two of the nine Member States com­
prising the Mediation and Security Council, namely 
the current Chairman and the Immediate Past Chair­
man of the Authority, shall have an automatic right of 
membership to the Mediation and Security Council, 
AWARE A lso that the other seven (7) members of 
the mediation and Security Council shall be elected 
by the Authority and shall serve for a two-year re­
newable term; 
MINDFUL of Decis ion A / D E C . 12/12/99 dated 10 
December 1999 relating to the designat ion of 
Member Sta tes to the Mediat ion and Securi ty 
Counc i l ; 
CONSIDERING that the tenure of the Council des­
ignated above has expired; 
DESIRING to susta in the authority of the Med ia ­
tion and Secur i ty Counc i l to take dec is ions on 
issues of peace and security on behalf of the A u ­
thority; and to designate Member States that will 
constitute Counc i l for the years 2002 and 2003; 
HAVING CONSIDERED the memorandum from 
the Execut ive Secretariat on the election of M e m ­
ber Sta tes to the Mediat ion and Secur i ty C o u n ­
c i l ; 
RECOMMENDS 
To the Authority of Heads of State and Government 
to adopt the draft decision attached hereto on the 
election of Member States to the Mediation and 
Security Counci l 
DONE AT DAKAR THIS 19TH DAY OF 
DECEMBER 2001 
H. E. MODIBO SIDIBE 
CHAIRMAN FOR THE MEETING 
FORTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF 
MINISTERS 
DAKAR, 15-17 DECEMBER 2001 
RESOLUTION C/RES.1/12/01 RELATING TO THE 
CREATION OF A REGIONAL METROLOGICAL CEN­
TRE FOR ORDINARY AND ADVANCED LEVEL 
TRAINING, EXPERTISE AND STANDARDISATION 
THE COUNCIL OF MINSTERS, 
MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Treaty 
establishing the Counci l of Ministers and defining 
its composit ion and functions; 
CONSIDERING thai metrology and standardisation 
in the Member States are in an embryonic, virtually 
non-existent state; 
AWARE that metrology will contribute to the promo­
tion of commercial and industrial activities in E C O W A S 
Member States; 
CONSIDERING the need for the Member States to 
be endowed with structures conferring a public guar­
antee on transactions based on weights and meas­
ures; 
CONSIDERING that standardisation and quality con­
trol may be promoted in the states throuh regional 
and international cooperation, 
DESIROUS of obtaining the said regional and inter­
national support for the creation of a Regional Met-
rological Centre for ordinary and advanced level train­
ing expertise and quality control; 
HAVING EXAMINED the memorandum presented by 
the Republic of Benin; 
SUPPORT and encourage the creation in the Repub­
lic of Benin, of a Regional Metrological Centre for or­
dinary and advanced level training expertise and stand­
ardisation, 
HEREBY DIRECTS the Executive Secretariat to en­
gage the necessary negotiations with partners for de­
velopment with a view to obtaining the appropriate 
support for the speedy realisation of this project. 
DONE AT DAKAR THIS 17TH DAY OF 
DECEMBER 2001 
BACARI KONE 
CHAIRMAN FOR COUNCIL 
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FINAL COMMUNIQUE 
TWENTY - FIFTH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE 
AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND 
GOVERNMENT 
DAKAR, 20 - 21 DECEMBER, 2001 
1. The Authority of Heads of State and Govern­
ment of the Economic Community of West 
African States ( E C O W A S ) held its twenty-
fifth ordinary session in Dakar, Republic of 
Senegal , on 20 and 21 December 2001. The 
meeting was chaired by His Excellency 
Alpha Oumar KONARE, President of the Re 
public of Mali, current Chairman of the 
E C O W A S Authority of Heads of State and 
Government. 
2. Present at the session were the following 
Heads of State and Government or their duly 
accredited representatives: 
His Excellency 
Mathieu KEREKOU 
President of the Republic of Benin 
His Excellency 
Blaise COMPAORE 
President of Faso 
His Excellency 
Yahya JAMMEH 
President of the Republ ic of Gambia 
His Excellency 
John Agyekum KUFUOR 
President of the Republ ic of Ghana 
His Excellency 
Koumba YALLA 
President of the Rep.of Guinea Bissau 
His Excellency 
Alpha Oumar KONARE 
President of the Republ ic of Mali 
Current E C O W A S Chairman 
His Excellency 
Olusegun OBASANJO 
President of the Fed. Rep. of Nigeria 
His Excellency 
Abdoulaye WADE 
President of the Republ ic of Senegal 
His Excellency 
Ahmad Tejan KABBAH 
President of theRepubfic of Sierra 
Leone 
His Excellency 
General Gnassingbe EYADEMA 
President of the Togolese Republic 
Hon. Jose Maria Pereira NEVES 
Prime Minister and Head of Govern­
ment of the Republic of Cabo Verde 
Hon. Lamine SIDIME 
Prime Minister of the Republic of 
Guinea representing the President of 
the Republic 
Hon. Drahamane SANGARE 
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the 
Republic of Cote d'lvoire representing 
the President of the Republ ic 
Hon. Monie R. CAPTAN 
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the 
Republic of Liberia representing the 
President of the Republ ic 
Hon. Mrs. Mindaoudou AICHATOU 
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the 
Republic of Niger representing the 
President of the Republ ic 
3. The following senior officials also attended 
the session as observers: 
The Secretary General of the Organisation 
of African Unity (OAU/Afr ican Union) 
The FAO Director General ; 
The Representative of the United Nations 
Secretary General ; 
The President of U E M O A (West African 
Economic and Monetary Union); 
The Chairman of the Committee of Governors 
of West African Central Banks, the Governor 
of the Central Bank of The Gambia; 
The President of the African Businessmen's 
Round Tables (ADR) 
The Representative of the C E E A C (Economic 
Community of Central African States), 
The Deputy Director General of the Word 
Trade Organisation (WTO); 
The Representative of the International Monetary 
Fund, 
And other distinguished representatives of West 
African, African and International Organisations. 
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4 A list of participants is attached to this 
communique. 
TRIBUTE TO THE LATE PRESIDENT LEOPOLD 
SEDARSENGHOR 
5. The Authority was deeply grived by the news of 
the death of President Leopold Sedar Senghor, 
one of the founding fathers of E C O W A S , and 
paid a glowing tribute to the memory of this 
illustrious son African for his exceptional 
contributions to the emancipation of the African 
continents in general and the construction of 
E C O W A S in particular A minute of silence was 
observed in honour of the late President, and the 
Authority extended its deepest condolences to 
the peoples of Senegal and of African on his 
passing. 
OPENING CEREMONY 
6 The addresses delivered at the opening ceremony 
were the welcome address by His Excellency, 
Maitre Abdoulaye Wade, President of the 
Republic of Senegal, the vote of thanks from the 
Heads of State and Government by His 
Excellency, John Kufuor, President of the 
Republic of Ghana, and the opening address by 
His Excellency, Alpha Oumar Konare, President 
of the Republic of Mali and current Chairman of 
E C O W A S . The Authority decided that these 
addresses should be retained as working 
documents for the summit. The Heads of State 
and Government reaffirmed their determination 
to build a strong, cohesive E C O W A S capable of 
contributing to the realisation of an African Union. 
7. Messages of support and encouragement were 
delivered to the 25 th summit of the Authority from 
the United Nations Secretary General, the O A U 
Secretary General, the FAO Director General, 
and the President of the African Businessmen's 
Round Table. 
THE AFRICAN UNION 
8. The Authority welcomed the entry into force 
of the Constitutive Act of the African Union 
which marks a significant step towards the 
effctive integration of the African continent. The 
Authority appealed to Member States to take 
every necessary measure to ensure the 
implementation of this historic programme. 
NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICAN'S DEVELOP­
MENT (NEPAD) 
9. The Auuthority noted with satisfaction the 
adottion of the New partnership for Afr ica's 
Development which constitutes an appropri­
ate instrument for the deve lopment and inte­
gration of the African economics, and the 
alleviation of poverty in Afr ica.The Heads of 
State expressed their gratitude to Presidents 
Abdoulaye Wade of the Republ ic of 
S E N E G A L and Olusegun Obasanjo of the 
Federal Republic of NIGERIA for their invalu­
able contribution to the formulation of the pro­
gramme. 
10. The Authority directed the E C O W A S Execu­
tive Secretariat to bring its policies and pro­
grammes into line with those of N E P A D , with 
a view to creating the synergy that would 
strengthen E C O W A S and enable it to con 
tribute to the establiment of a strong African 
Union. 
ECOWAS PROGRAMMES 
11. The Authority adopted the reports of the 
Executive Secretary, the fourth extraordinary 
session of the Counci l of Ministers, the 48th 
session of the Council of Ministers, and the 
meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs 
These reports focused primarily on the fol­
lowing: 
Harmonisation of E C O W A S and 
U E M O A integration programmes. 
Frere Movement of persons, 
Implementation of the common mar­
ket, 
Multilateral surveil lance of economic 
policies; 
Sectoral programmes for production 
and infrastructural development, 
Human development programmes, 
Administrative and financial matters; 
Institutional matters; 
Regional peace and security 
12 The Authority laid special emphasis on the 
following economic, institutional, peace and 
security issues. 
ECONOMIC ISSUES 
13. The Authority reviewed the modalities for the 
implementation of the strategy for accelerat­
ing the regional integration process, whose 
objective is to establ ishe Wesf Africa as a 
unified economic zone. The Authority urged 
all Member States to implement the provi­
sions of the E C O W A S trade liberalisation 
scheme within the shortest possible time, 
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and take all necessary measures to prepare 
their economics for the introduction of the 
E C O W A S common external tariff, based on 
the lowest existing customs duties which 
range from 0% to 20% In this regard, the 
Authority noted with satisfaction that the 
E C O W A S Executive Secretariat and the 
U E M O A Commission have been organising 
meetings for the harmonisation of their pro­
grammes. The Authority appealed to the 
Chief executives of the two institutions to 
continue their coordination efforts. The Au­
thority also urged all Member States to pro­
vide strong support for the actions undertaken 
within the framework of the ongoing harmo­
nisation process. 
14 The Authority stressed that the strengthen­
ing of the political and economic dimensions 
of regional integration must be accompanied 
by appropriate measures for the development 
of the national economics In this regard, the 
Authority welcomed the information that the 
Republic of Cape Verde expressed its com­
mitment to the effective implementation of 
E C O W A S programmes.The Authority re­
peated its directive to the Executive Secre 
tary to submit specif ic proposals in support 
of the socio-economic development of island 
and land-locked countries of the Community 
(Cape Verde, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger). 
The Authority also requested the Executive 
Secretary to give priority to the promotion of 
integration programmes with a real poverty 
alleviation content 
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15 The Authority expressed appreciation of the 
unrelenting efforts of the countries in the 
second monetary zone to adopt a common 
currency 
16 The Authority called on the E C O W A S Conver­
gence Counci l . Composed of Ministers of 
Finance and Governors of E C O W A S Central 
Banks, to ensure the harmonisation of the 
programmes of the second monetary zone 
and those of the E C O W A S single monetary 
zone 
17. Consequently, the Authority urged all mem­
ber States to ensure strict compliance with 
the E C O W A S macro-economic convergence 
criteria, a nessary condition for the 
estblishement of a single and viable monetary 
zone in West Afr ica. 
18. The Authority adopted the decision relating 
to the organisation of the E C O W A S 
multilateral surveil lance mechanism. To this 
end, it urged all Member States to set up 
their national coordination committees (NCC) 
designed to assist the E C O W A S Secretariat 
and the West African Monetary Agency 
(WAMA) in the compilation and analysis of 
statistical data necessary for performance 
evaluation under the convergence criteria 
19. In order to create the appropriate synergy 
between the C F A zone and the second 
West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ), the 
Authority decided that the name of the future 
E C O W A S common currency should be 
jointly determined by the relevant authorities 
of W A M Z and B C E A O / U M O A , under the 
chairmanship of His Excellency, President 
Abdoulaye Wade, Chairman of U E M O A and 
in-coming Chairman of E C O W A S . 
THE ECOWAS PASSPORT 
20. The Authority commended the Republic of 
Benin for issuing the E C O W A S passport, 
and took note of the measures taken by 
the Republic of Mali to issue the passport in 
the very near future. The Authority urged 
all the other Member State to take the 
necessary measures to ensure the 
introduction of the E C O W A S passport 
without further delay. 
SECTORAL POLICIES 
Special Regional Food Security Programme 
21 The Authority adopted the Special Regional 
Food Security Programme in recognition of 
the important role of agriculture in the socio­
economic development of Member States 
22 The Authority also recognised the relevance 
of integrated water resource management 
in West Africa, to the achievement of regional 
food security, and directed the Executive 
Secretary to take all necessary measures 
for the prompt implementation of regional 
action programme on the integrated 
management of water resources. The 
Executive Secretary was requested to work 
closely with the FAO to mobilise the 
necessary financial resources from external 
partners towards the implementation of this 
important regional programme 
Cooperation in the Energy Sector 
23. The Authority, concerned by the continuing 
energy crisis in the region, reaffirmed its 
determination to build the West African 
Power Pool which will promote the joint 
exploitation of the energy resources of the 
Member States and enable them to fulfil 
their development needs. In order to render 
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the Power Pool Operational, the Authority 
adopted a resource mobilisation mechanism 
to f inance the various priority activities of 
the project. 
28. The Authority declared payable the first 
Tranche of the Called-up Capital of the 
E C O W A S Bank for Investment and 
Development, amounting to one hundred 
and forty million seven hundred thousand 
thirty five units of account (UA 140,700,035), 
representing thirty-five percent (35%) of the 
regional members'share of the authorised 
capital. 
REGIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY 
29. The Authority reviewed the political and 
security situation in the sub-region and 
commended Sierra Leone for the 
tremendous progress it has made in the 
restoration of peace and security. 
30 The Authority also expressed satisfaction 
at the efforts by the government of Sierra 
Leone and the Joint Committee on 
Disarmament to implement the 
demobilisation,disarmament and 
rehabilitation (DDR) programme. In addition, 
the Authority congratulated the government 
of Sierra Leone for the efforts made towards 
the organisation of elections in May 2002. 
31 The Authority made a strong appeal to the 
international community to assist the 
government of Sierra Leone to complete the 
disarmament, demobilisation and 
rehabilitation of ex-combatants and to 
resolve the humanitarian problems and 
promote the resettlement and rehabilitation 
of refugees, displaced persons and 
excombatants The donors were urged to 
provide the necessary financial assistance 
for the resolution of these problems 
SITUATION IN THE MANO RIVER REGION 
32. The Authority took note of the evolution of 
the situation in the Mano River region, and 
expressed its satisfaction at the positive 
development in the zone. The Authority 
appealed to Member States of the region 
to intensify the dialogue they had Initiated, 
in order to restore lasting peace. In this 
regard, the Authority congratulated the 
Mano River women's network for the initiative 
taken towards the re-establishment of 
dialogue between the three countries of the 
Union as a means of promoting durable 
peace in that sub-region. 
LIBERIA 
33. Expressing deep concern about the continued 
rebel attacks against the government of 
Liberia, especially in Lofa County, and the 
attendant risks of destabil isation, the 
Authority strongly condemned the activities 
of armed rebels in Liberia and approved the 
sanctions envisaged against these armed 
movements, particularly the Liberia Front for 
Reconciliation and Democracy (LFRD). The 
Authority requested the Liberia government 
to furnish all necessary information to the 
E C O W A S Mediation and Security Council for 
the imposition of the said sactions. 
34. The Authority also expressed concern about 
the repercussions of the United Nations 
sanctions on the people of Liberia and 
expressed the view that the government of 
Liberia needed assistance that would enable 
it to embark on economic and social 
reconstruction of the country. 
3 5 . The Authority called on the government of 
Liberia to initiate a national reconciliation 
policy that would involve all sections of the 
society. To that end, the Authority 
expressed the willingness of the Community 
to provide the necessary ass is tance 
GUINEA BISSAU 
36. The Authority expressed support for the on­
going rehabilitation and reconstruction 
process in Guinea Bissau and called on the 
international community to honour its 
financial pledges. 
COTED'IVOIRE 
37. The Authority expressed satisfaction at the 
convening of the national reconciliation 
forum by the government of Cote d'lvoire 
and the encouraging results achieved It 
urged the government of the Republic of 
Cote dlvoire to continue its efforts to 
consolidate these achievenent, with a view 
to ensuring genuine reconciliation among the 
Ivorian citizens. 
MECHANISM FOR CONFLICT PREVENTION, 
MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION 
38. The Authority noted with satisfaction that 
the organs establ ished under the E C O W A S 
Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, 
Management and Resolution had become 
operational. The Authority appealed to 
Member States which had not yet done so, 
to take every necessary measure to ratify 
the relevant Protocol. The Authority also 
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expressed its profound gratitude to the 
European Union, the government of 
Canada and the United States of Amer ica, 
the United Nations, aand all other partners, 
for assisting E C O W A S in establishing the 
conflict prevention mechanism. 
39 The Heads of States and Government 
noted with satisfaction the progress made 
in the area of democracy in the region. In 
order to consolidate the gains made, the 
Authority adopted the Protocol on Democracy 
and Good Governance to further promote 
democracy, the rule of law and human rights 
in Member States as well as prevent conflicts. 
HUMAN TRAFFICKING 
40 To combat the rising incidence of human 
trafficking in the region, the Authority adopted 
the Polit ical Declaration and Initial Plan of 
Action Against Human Trafficking and 
appealed to Member States to effectively 
implement the provisions of the declaration 
and plan of action. The Authority also 
expressed its gratitude to the United Nations 
International Drug Control Programme and the 
United Nations Crime Prevention Centre for 
its contribution to the elaboration of the 
working documents on human trafficking. 
RIGHTS OF THE WEST AFRICAN CHILD 
41 The Heads of States and Government, 
expressing particular concern at the violence 
meted out to children particularly in conflict 
zones and by the suffering endured by 
handicapped children declaredth adherence 
to the inalienable principles of the African 
Charter for the Rights and Welfare of the Child 
and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 
In this connection, they declared the period 
from 2001 to 2010 "The Decade of the 
E C O W A S Child" 
P R O T O C O L ON THE FIGHT AGAINST 
CORRUPTION 
42. Desirous of eradicating scourge of 
corruption which seriously undermines the 
development efforts of Member States, the 
Authority adopted the Protocol on the Fight 
against Corruption and appealed to all the 
governments of the Community to abide by 
the provisions of the protocol and promte 
cross border cooperation in this area. 
THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM 
43. Considering that terrorism constitute a 
serious threat to world peace and security, 
the Authority strogly condemned the terrorist 
attacks recently carried out against the 
United States and urged all Member 
States to ratify, within the shortest 
time possible, all the the United Nations and 
O A U conventions on terrorism, the United 
Nations Convention on organised cross 
border crime, and the E C O W A S conventions 
on mutual assistance in legal matters and 
extradition.The Authority also called on 
Member States to implement the provisions 
of the Dakar Declaration on terrorism. 
I N T E R - G O V E R N M E N T A L ACTION G R O U P 
AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING (GIABA) 
44. The Authority took note of the opening of the 
GIABA Secretariat in Dakar, and called on 
Member States to take all necessary 
measures to render this institution operational 
and equip it to combat money laundering and 
all related crimes effectively. 
MORATORIUM ON THE IMPORTATION, 
EXPORTATION AND MANUFACTURE OF SMALL 
ARMS 
45. The Authority expressed satisfaction at the 
extension of the moratorium for a period of 
three years and called on Member States to 
fulfil their commitments within the 
framework of the Code of Conduct for the 
application of the Moratorium. 
46 The Authority directed the Executive 
Secretary to take the necessary measures 
to mobilise the funds for the execution of 
activities envisaged under the Moratorium 
MEDIATION AND SECURITY COUNCIL 
47. The Authority adopted the new composit ion 
of the Mediation aand Security Counci l . The 
members of the Mediation and Security 
Council are: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Gu inea. 
Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra 
Leone and Togo. 
COUNCIL OF ELDERS 
48. The Authority took note of the report of the 
inaugural meeting of the Counci l of Elders 
held in Niamey from 2 to 4 July 2001 and 
approved the list of members proposed by 
the E C O W A S Executive Secretariat. 
INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES 
49. The Authority expressed satisfaction at the 
effective establishment of the E C O W A S 
Court of Justice and Parliament. The Heads 
of State and Government stressed the need 
to provide these Institutions with adequate 
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manpower and financial resources to enable 
them function normally In this respect, the 
Authority requested Member States to take 
necessary measures to ensure the 
application of the Protocopl on the 
Community levy so as to generate the 
required financial resources for the 
community institutions. 
50 The Authority directed the Executive 
Secretary to undertake aa study on the 
E C O W A S Parliament with the objective of 
enhancing its powers furthermore, the 
Executive Secretary was requested to initiate 
a study on the restructuring of the 
Community institutins within the conmtext 
of the African Union 
51. The Authority decided to locate the 
headquarters of the E C O W A S Parliament 
and the Court of Just ice in Abuja, Federal 
Republic of Nigeria. 
52. The Authority, recalling, the need to more 
closely involve the civil society in the 
integration process requested the West 
African Youth Union (WAYU] and the 
Ministerial Conference on Youth and Sports 
(MCYS) to harmonise their programmes so 
as to achieve an effective involvement of 
the Youth in the regional integration process. 
THE ECOWAS ANTHEM AND FLAG 
THE ANTHEM 
53. The Authority adopted the lyrics of the 
E C O W A S Anthem, However, the Executive 
Secretary was requested to review it so as 
to shorten it and reduce the long pause 
between the two verses. 
THE FLAG 
54. The Authority directed the Executive 
Secretary to organise another competition 
onthe E C O W A S Flag which should take into 
account the observations of the jury and 
conducted under the supervision of the 
Chairman of the E C O W A S Authority. 
C O O P E R A T I O N WITH D E V E L O P M E N T 
PARTNERS 
55 The E C O W A S Heads of State and 
Government reiterated their appreciation to 
their development partners particularly the 
O A U , the European Union, USAID, the ADB, 
E C A , UNDP, the World Bank, the IMF, 
ITU, FAO, Japan, Canada, Germany and 
Frace, for the various forms of support 
extended by them towards the success of 
the regional integration process The 
Authority directed the Executive Secretary 
to continue his efforts at extending E C O W A S 
cooperation relations to other partners 
NOMINATION OF H E A D S OF E C O W A S 
INSTITUTIONS. 
THE ECOWAS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 
56. The Authority nominated Dr. M o h a m e d Ibn 
CHAMBAS of the Republ ic of Ghana to the 
post of the Executive Secretary of E C O W A S 
for a term of four years 
PRESIDENT OF THE ECOWAS BANK FOR 
INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (EBID) 
57. The Authority requested the Republ ic of 
Benin to fill the post of President of 
E C O W A S Bank for Investment and 
Development (EBID). 
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER 
58 The Authority requested the Republic of The 
Gambia to fill the post of Financial Controller 
TRIBUTE TO THE OUT-GOING EXECUTIVE 
SECRETARY 
59 The Authority warmly commended the out­
going Executive Secretary, Mr. Lansana 
KOUYATE, for the excellent work he had 
accomplished at the helm of the Community 
Institutions, The Authority aalso paid him a 
glowing tribute for his dynamism and for 
injecting a new lease of life into the 
Community and strengthening the regional 
integration process in Afr ica. 
ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN OF AUTHORITY 
60. The Heads of State and Government 
elected His Excellency Abdoulaye WADE, 
President of the Republic of S E N E G A L as 
the Chairman oi the E C O W A S Authority of 
Heads of State and Government. 
DATE AND VENUE OF NEXT SUMMIT 
61. The next ordinary session of the Authority 
of Heads of Sfate and Government shall be 
held in December 2002 at a venue to be 
determined through consultation 
VOTE OF THANKS 
62. The Heads of State and Government 
expressed their profound gratitude to His 
Excellency Abdoulaye W A D E , President of 
the Republic of Senegal for the exemplary 
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leadership he has demonstrated in his 
promotion of the African Union. They 
expressed particular appreciation at the 
brotherly welcome extended to them and 
the excellent facilities placed at their 
disposal during their stay in Dakar. The 
Heads of State expressed their appreciation 
to President W A D E for his role in support 
of the democratisation process in his 
country, which he has always served with 
commendable dedication 
6 3 The Heads of State and Government 
expressed their best wishes to His 
Excellency President W A D E and also 
wished peace and prosperity to the brotherly 
People of Senegal. 
DONE AT D A K A R , THIS 21ST DAY OF 
DECEMBER, 2001 
SPECIAL COMMENDATION 
The E C O W A S Authority of Heads of State and 
Government expressed its sincere appreciation to 
the out-going Executive Secretary, Mr. Lansana 
KOUYATE for the invaluable work accomplished by 
him during his four years at the head of the 
Executive Secretariat 
The Authority paid tribute to Mr. KOUYATE'S faith 
and determination to share the vision of the Heads 
of S ta te and to imp lemen t their d e c i s i o n s , 
expressing the view that this strong commitment 
had contributed incalculably to the acceleration of 
the Wes t Africa integration process 
The Authority also expressed its appreciation to 
the staff of the E C O W A S Secretariat without whom 
the Communi ty would not have ach ieved this 
measure of success 
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