Official Journal 
of the Economic Community 
of West African States (ECOWAS) 
English edition 
June, 1990 
PROTOCOLS, DECISIONS AND RESOLUTIONS 
C O N T E N T S : 
1. P R O T O C O L A N D S U P P L E M E N T A R Y P R O T O C O L 
(if S u p p l e m e n t a r y C o n v e n t i o n es tab l i sh ing a C o m m u n i t y Gua ran tee M e c h a ­
n i s m for In ter -State R o a d Trans i t of G o o d s 
(ii) S u p p l e m e n t a r y P r o t o c o l o n the Imp lemen ta t ion of the Th i rd P h a s e I R igh t 
o f Es tab l i shmen t ) of the P r o t o c o l o n Free M o v e m e n t of P e r s o n s , R igh t of 
R e s i d e n c e and Es tab l i shmen t 
P A G E 
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2 . D E C I S I O N S 
O F T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F S T A T E A N D G O V E R N M E N T 
(if Dec i s i on of t he A u t h o r i t y of Heads of S t a t e and G o v e r n m e n t re lat ing to 16 
the Interior D e s i g n Fu rn i sh ing a n d D e c o r a t i o n a n d for t he S u p p l y , Instal la­
t i on , C o m m i s s i o n i n g a n d M a i n t e n a n c e of S i m u l t a n e o u s In terpretat ion 
E q u i p m e n t a n d Pub l i c A d d r e s s S y s t e m of the H e a d q u a r t e r s of the E x e c u ­
t ive Sec re ta r ia t in A b u j a 
(ii) D e c i s i o n of the Au tho r i t y of H e a d s of S t a t e and G o v e r n m e n t Es tab l i sh ing 17 
a R e s i d e n c e C a r d in E C O W A S M e m b e r S ta tes 
(Hi) Dec i s i on of the Au tho r i t y of Heads of S t a t e and G o v e r n m e n t re la t ing to 19 
t he C o m p l e t i o n of the E C O W A S M o n e t a r y C o o p e r a t i o n P r o g r a m m e 
(iv) Dec i s i on of t he Au tho r i t y of Heads of S t a t e and G o v e r n m e n t o n t he A l i o - 20 
ca t ion of the P o s t of Externa l A u d i t o r 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 c a n S t a t e s to the R e p u b l i c of Ma l i 
(vf Dec i s i on of t he Au tho r i t y of Heads of S t a t e and G o v e r n m e n t re la t ing of 21 
t he Ra t iona l i sa t i on of Inst i tut ional A r r a n g e m e n t s G o v e r n i n g W e s t A f r i c a n 
Integrat ion 
(vi) D e c i s i o n of t he A u t h o r i t y of H e a d s of S ta te and G o v e r n m e n t o n the 22 
Rat i f i ca t ion of P r o t o c o l s a n d C o n v e n t i o n s s igned by H e a d s of S t a t e a n d 
G o v e r n m e n t 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 c a n S ta tes 
(vii) Dec i s i on o f t he Au tho r i t y o f Heads of S t a t e and G o v e r n m e n t re la t ing to 22 
t he e f fec ts o n the C o m p l e t i o n of the Internal E u r o p e a n Marke t ( E u r o p e 
1992) o n W e s t A f r i c a . 
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C O N T E N T S : P A G E 
(viii) D e c i s i o n of t he A u t h o r i t y of H e a d s of S ta te a n d G o v e r n m e n t o n the 23 
R e v i e w of t he Coe f f i c i en t o f C o n t r i b u t i o n s b y M e m b e r S t a t e s to the 
B u d g e t 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 c a n S t a t e s 
(ix) D e c i s i o n of the Au tho 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 re la t ing to 24 
t he Es tab l i shmen t of the S t a n d i n g M e d i a t i o n C o m m i t t e e . 
(x) Dec i s i on of the A u t h o r i t y of H e a d s of S ta te and G o v e r n m e n t o n the 25 
S e t t i n g up of a C o m m i t t e e fo r the R e v i e w of the E C O W A S Trea ty 
b O F T H E C O U N C I L O F M I N I S T E R S 
(i) D e c i s i o n of the C o u n c i l o f M i n i s t e r s re lat ing to the Fo rmu la t i on and 26 
Imp lemen ta t i on of an E C O W A s In fo rmat ion Po l i cy a n d P r o g r a m m e . 
(Hi Dec i s i on of the Counc i l of M in i s te r s c o n t a i n i n g the l is i o f Industr ial Enter- 27 
pr ises a n d P r o d u c t s El ig ib le to Benef i t f r om Trade L ibera l isa t ion b e t w e e n 
E C O W A S M e m b e r S t a t e s . 
3. R E S O L U T I O N 
a O F T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F S T A T E A N D G O V E R N M E N T 
(i) Reso lu t i on of the A u t h o r i t y of H e a d s of S t a t e a n d G o v e r n m e n t re lat ing to 31 
M e a s u r e s A p p l i c a b l e to M e m b e r S t a t e s in Ar rears of C o n t r i b u t i o n s . 
fri) Reso lu t i on of the A u t h o r i t y of H e a d s of S t a t e and G o v e r n m e n t re la t ing to 32 
the S u r v i v a l , P ro tec t i on and D e v e l o p m e n t of the A f r i c a n C h i l d . 
(Hi) Reso lu t i on of the A u t h o r i t y of Heads of S t a t e a n d G o v e r n m e n t re la t ing to 32 
In ternat ional S u p p o r t of W e s t A f r i c a n D e v e l o p m e n t . 
O F T H E C O U N C I L O F M I N I S T E R S 
Reso lu t i on of the C o u n c i l o f M in i s te rs relat ing to t he Interior D e s i g n , 33 
F u r n i s h i n g a n d D e c o r a t i o n a n d fo r the S u p p l y , I ns ta l l a t i on , 
C o m m i s s i o n i n g and M a i n t e n a n c e of S i m u l t a n e o u s in terpre ta t ion equ ip ­
m e n t a n d P u b l i c A d d r e s s S y s t e m of the Headqua r te r s of T h e E x e c u t i v e 
Secre ta r ia t in A b u j a . 
(ii) Reso lu t i on of the C o u n c i l of M in i s te r s on the a d o p t i o n of the Draft 33 
S u p p l e m e n t a r y P r o t o c o l on the Imp lementa t ion of the Th i rd P h a s e (Right 
of Es tab l i shmen t ) o f the P r o t o c o l o n Free M o v e m e n t of P e r s o n s , R igh t of 
R e s i d e n c e a n d Es tab l i shmen t . 
(Hi) R e s o l u t i o n of the C o u n c i l o f M in i s te rs o n the C o m p u t e r i s a t i o n of V e h i c l e 34 
Reg is t ra t i on in E C O W A S M e m b e r S t a t e s . 
(iv) Reso lu t i on of the C o u n c i l o f M in is te rs on the R e d u c t i o n of the N u m b e r of 34 
R o a d C h e c k - p o i n t s i n E C O W A S M e m b e r S t a t e s . 
(v) Reso lu t i on of the C o u n c i l o f M in is te rs o n A x l e R o a d . 3 5 
(vi) Reso lu t i on of t he C o u n c i l of M in i s te rs on the C o m p l e t i o n of the R e m a i n i n g 35 
S e c t i o n s of the T rans W e s t A f r i c a n H i g h w a y N e t w o r k and the In tercon­
nec t i ng R o a d s to Fac i l i ta te A c c e s s to L a n d l o c k e d C o u n t r i e s . 
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(vii) R e s o l u t i o n of t he C o u n c i l o f M in i s te rs o n the Es tab l i shmen t o f an A p p r o - 35 
priate A d m i n i s t r a t i v e F r a m e w o r k a s s t i pu la ted in A r t i c l e 1 — 1 of D e c i s i o n 
A / D E C 2 / 5 / 8 1 . 
(viiil Reso lu t i on of t he C o u n c i l of M in i s te rs on the Es tab l i shmen t of a R e s i d e n c e 36 
C a r d in E C O W A S M e m b e r S t a t e s . 
(ixl R e s o l u t i o n of t h e C o u n c i l of M in i s te r s re lat ing to the C o m p l e t i o n of the 36 
E C O W A S M o n e t a r y C o o p e r a t i o n P r o g r a m m e . 
(x) Reso lu t i on of the C o u n c i l o f M in i s te r s o n the A l l o c a t i o n of the Pos t of 37 
Externa l A u d i t o r of the C o m m u n i t y to the R e p u b l i c of M a l i . 
(xil R e s o l u t i o n o f the C o u n c i l o f M i n i s t e r s re la t ing to the Ra t i ona l i sa t i on o f 37 
Inst i tu t ional A r r a n g e m e n t s G o v e r n i n g W e s t A f r i c a n In tegra t ion . 
(xii) Reso lu t i on of the C o u n c i l of M in i s te rs on the Rat i f i ca t ion of P r o t o c o l s a n d 38 
C o n v e n t i o n s s i g n e d by H e a d s of S t a t e a n d G o v e r n m e n t s of the 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 ta tes . 
Ixiii) Reso lu t i on of the C o u n c i l o f M i n i s t e r s re lat ing to the Ef fect of the C o m p l e - 38 
t i on of the Internal E u r o p e a n Marke t (Eu rope 19921 o n W e s t A f r i c a . 
Ixiv) Reso lu t i on of the C o u n c i l o f M in is te rs re lat ing to M e a s u r e s A p p l i c a b l e to 3 9 
M e m b e r S t a t e s in A r rea rs of C o n t r i b u t i o n s . 
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1. P R O T O C O L A N D S U P P L E M E N T A R Y P R O T O C O L 
S U P P L E M E N T A R Y C O N V E N T I O N A / S P . 1 /5 /90 
E S T A B L I S H I N G A C O M M U N I T Y G U A R A N T E E 
M E C H A N I S M F O R I N T E R S T A T E R O A D T R A N ­
S IT O F G O O D S 
T H E G O V E R N M E N T S O F M E M B E R S T A T E S 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 
Mindfu l of article 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty establ i ­
sh ing the Author i ty of Heads of State and Government 
and defining its compos i t i on and func t ions : 
Mindfu l of the provis ions of Ar t ic le 22 , paragraphs 3 
and 4 and Arti cle 23 of the E C O W A S Treaty on the re -
exportat ion of g o o d s and transit facilities and on 
cus toms legislat ion; 
Mindfu l of the provis ions of paragraph (3) of art icle 28 
of Convent ion A / P . 4 ' 5 / 8 2 o 1 the E C O W A S Author i ty 
of Heads of State and Government on Inter-State Road 
Transit of Goods ; 
Consider ing the urgent necessity 1o establish a C o m 
muni ty guarantee mechan ism to faci l i tate the free f l ow 
of g o o d s m the field of Inter Sta te Road Transit of 
goods ; 
H E R E B Y A G R E E A S F O L L O W S 
A r t i c l e 1 
In this Supp lementary Convent ion , the fo l lowing 
expressions shall have the meaning ass igned to them 
hereunder: 
1 " T r e a t y " means the Treaty of the Economic 
Commun i ty of Wes t Afr ican Sta tes . 
2. " C o m m u n i t y " means the Economic Commun i ty 
of West Afr ican States. 
3. " M e m b e r S t a t e " or " M e m b e r S ta tes " means a 
Member State or Member States of the Economic 
Communi ty of W e s t Afr ican Sta tes . 
4. "Au tho r i t y " means the Author i ty of Heads of 
State and Government establ ished by article 5 of 
the Treaty. 
5. "Execut ive Secre ta ry " or "Execu t i ve Secretar ia t " 
means the Execut ive Secretary or the Execut ive 
Secretariat of the Economic Commun i ty of W e s t 
Af r ican States as defined in Art ic le 8 of the 
Treaty. 
A r t i c l e 2 
There is hereby establ ished wi th in the Commun i t y a 
guarantee mechan ism for Inter-State Road Transi t of 
G o o d s . 
A r t i c l e 3 
1. The mechan ism shall consist of a chain of nat ional 
bodies responsib le for guaranteeing the payment 
of duties, taxes and other imposi t ion incurred in 
the territory of the Member State t rans i ted wi th in 
the f rame-work of the Inter-State Road Transi t of 
G o o d s . 
2. The national body shall be the institution or body 
corporate designated by each Member State to 
provide the pr incipal obl igee wi th the requisite 
guarantee for cover under I S R T - E C O W A S book­
lets. 
3. The national insti tut ion or body-corporate so 
designated shall also be appointed by the Member 
State as the correspondent of the national institu 
t ions or body-corporates des ignated by the other 
Member States of the Commun i t y . 
A r t i c l e 4 
Each guarantee prov ided by the national institution or 
designated body-corpora te shall be valid for a s ingle 
transit operation commenc ing f rom ' customs of f ice 
or departure to the cus toms office of i..,df dest inat ion. 
A r t i c l e 5 
1. Each designated correspondent shall represent 
the guarantor in its relations wi th the competent 
authorities in the territory of the Member State of 
the Correspondent . 
2. The national institution or body corporate 
designated in each Member State and their 
correspondents in each of the other M em be r 
States shall be l inked to one another by an agree­
ment which shall define the obl igat ions between 
them. 
A r t i c l e 6 
The national inst i tut ions and its cor respondents , as 
wel l as the principal obl igee, shall jointly and several ly 
undertake to comp ly wi th the obl igat ions st ipulated in 
the convent ion on the Inter-State Road Transit of g o o d s 
in force within the Commun i t y . 
A r t i c l e 7 
In the event of partial or total failure to honour ob l iga­
t ions or contravent ion of cus tom legislation and 
regulat ions, the guarantor or its correspondents shal l 
pay the amounts due from the default ing pr incipal 
obl igee on demand by the cus toms department of the 
Member State in wh ich the offence is commi t ted . 
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Article 8 
Each Member Sta te shall in form the Execut ive 
Secretar iat of all measures taken for the implementat ion 
of th is Supp lementary Convent ion and of all measures 
taken for the implementat ion of Convent ion A / P . 
4 / 5 / 8 2 dated 29 M a y . 1982, on Inter-State Road Transi t 
of G o o d s . 
A r t i c l e 9 
A n y dispute w h i c h may arise between Member State 
regarding the interpretat ion of appl icat ion of this 
S u p p l e m e n t a r y C o n v e n t i o n sha l l be set t led in 
con fo rmi ty wi th the procedure for the sett lement o f 
d isputes st ipulated in article 56 of the Treaty . 
A r t i c l e 10 
1. Any Member S ta te may submi t proposals for 
amendment or revision of th is Supp lementary 
Conven t i on . 
2. A n y such proposals shall be submit ted to the 
Execut ive Secre tary who shall communica te them 
to other Membe r States wi th in (30) thirty days of 
the receipt of such proposals. The amendments or 
revisions shall be examined by the Author i ty at the 
expirat ion of the thirty i30 i days notice per iod 
g iven to Membe r States. 
A r t i c l e 11 
1. Th is S u p p l e m e n t a l Convent ion shall entet into 
force provis ional ly upon s ignature by the Heads of 
State and Government of M e m b e r s States and 
definit ively upon ratif ication by at least seven (7) 
signatory M e m b e r States in accordance wi th the 
const i tut ional procedures appl icable for each 
signatory Membe r State. 
2. This Supp lementary Conven t ion and all the 
instruments o l ratif ication shall be deposi ted w i th 
the Executive Secretariat w h i c h shall transmit 
certif ied true cop ies to all Member States and 
notify them of the dates of depos i ts o ' the instru­
ments of rati f ication and shall register this Supp le ­
mentary Conven t ion wi th the Organisat ion o f 
Af r ican Uni ty , the United Nat ions Organisat ion 
and other Organisat ions des ignated by C o u n c i l . 
3. This Supp lementary Convent ion shall be annexed 
to and shall be an integral part of the Convent ion 
A / P 4 / 5 / 8 2 of 29 M a y , 1982 
IN F A I T H W H E R E O F , we the Heads of State and G o v ­
ernment of the E c o n o m i c Commun i t y of West A f r i ­
can S ta tes have signed this Supplementary Convent ion. 
D O N E A T B A N J U L TH IS 29TH D A Y O F M A Y , 1990 
IN O N E S I N G L E O R I G I N A L IN T H E F R E N C H A N D 
E N G L I S H L A N G U A G E S B O T H T E X T S B E I N G 
E Q U A L L Y A U T H E N T I C . 
Honourab le Theophi le N A T A Minister of Foreign Affai 
for and on behalf of the President of the 
R e p t b l i c of Benin 
H . E. Captain Blaise C O M P A O R E , Chai rman of the 
Popular Front, Head of State, Head of Government of 
B U R K I N A F A S O 
Honourab le Adr iano De Oliveira L I M A , Minister of 
Pub l ics W o r k s for and o n behalf of the President of the 
Repub l ic of C A P E V E R D E 
Honourable S imeon A K E , Minister of Foreign Affairs for 
and on behalf of the President of the Republ ic of 
C O T E D' lVOIRE 
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H . E. Alhaji Sir Dawda Kairaba J a w a r a , President of the 
Republ ic of The Gamb ia 
Honourab le Dr. Obed Yao A S A M O A H , P N D C 
Secretary for Foreign Affairs for and on behalf of the 
Head of State and Chai rman of the Provisional Nat ional 
De fence Counc i l . 
H . E. General Lansana C O N T E , Cha i rman of the 
Nat ional Military Commit tee of Recovery , Head of 
S ta te , President of the Republ ic of G U I N E A . 
H . E. Joao Bernardo V IE IRA, Secretary-Genera l of the 
P A I G C , Chairman of the Counci l of S ta te , President of 
the Republ ic of G U I N E A B I S S A U . 
Honourab le Dr. Elijah E. T A Y L O R , Minister of Planning 
and Economic Af fa i rs for and behalf of the President of 
the Republ ic of L IBERIA 
H. E. General M o u s s a T R A O R E , Secretary-General of 
the Democrat ic Un ion of the People of Ma l i , President, 
Head of State of the Republ ic of M A L I . 
Honourab le Hasmi Ou ld DIDI, Minister of External 
Af fa i rs for and on behalf of the President of the Islamic Honourab le A l iou M A H I M I D O U , Pr ime Minister, for 
Repub l ic of M A U R I T A N I A . and on behalf of the President of the Republ ic of N IGER 
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H . E. General Ibrahim Badamasi B A B A N G I D A , 
Pres ident , Commander - in -Ch ie f of the Armed Forces of 
the Federal Republ ic of N IGERIA . 
H. E. Chiekh H A M I D O U K A N E , Min is ter responsible 
for Af r ican econom ic integration for and on behalf of 
the President of the Republ ic of S E N E G A L 
H . E. Major -Genera l Dr . Joseph Sa idu M O M O H , 
President of the Repub l ic of S I E R R A L E O N E 
H. E. Yaovi A D O D O , Minister of Fore ign Affairs and 
Cooperat ion for and o n behalf of the President of the 
T O G O L E S E Repub l ic . 
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S U P P L E M E N T A R Y P R O T O C O L A / S P 2 / 5 / 9 0 O N 
T H E I M P L E M E N T A T I O N O F T H E T H I R D P H A S E 
( R I G H T O F E S T A B L I S H M E N T ) O F T H E P R O T O C O L 
O N F R E E M O V E M E N T O F P E R S O N S . R I G H T O F 
R E S I D E N C E A N D E S T A B L I S H M E N T 
T H E H I G H C O N T R A C T I N G P A R T I E S 
Mindfu l of Ar t ic le 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty establ ish­
ing the Author i ty of Heads of State and Government 
and defining its compos i t i on and func t i on : 
Mindfu l of Ar t ic le 27 of the E C O W A S Treaty relating 
to f reedom of movemen t and res idence within the 
Commun i t y : 
Mindfu l of Protocol A / P . 1 ' 5 / 7 9 dated 29 M a y , 1979, 
on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and 
Establ ishment; 
M ind fu l of Protocol A / P 3 / 5 / 8 2 dated 29 M a y , 1979, 
establ ish ing the Code of Cit izenship of the Commun i ty ; 
Mindfu l of Pro toco l A / P . 1 /11/84 dated 23 
November , 1984, on Commun i t y Enterprises; 
Mindfu l of Supp lementary Protoco l A ' S P . 1 /7 /85 
dated 6 Ju ly , 1985, establ ishing the C o d e of Conduc t 
for the implementat ion of the Protoco l on Free M o v e ­
ment of Persons, Right of Residence and Establ ishment; 
Mindfu l of Supp lementary Protoco l A / S P . 1 /7 /86 of 
1 J u l y , 1986, on the implementat ion of the S e c o n d 
Phase (Right of Residence) of the Protocol on Free 
M o v e m e n t of Persons , Right of Res idence and Establ ish­
ment ; 
Consider ing the deadline for the implementat ion of 
Phase II {Right of Residence) of the Protocol on Free 
M o v e m e n t of Persons , Right of Res idence and Establish­
ment , wh ich deadl ine will expire on 4 J u n e , 1990; 
Conv inced of the imperative need to proceed to the 
third phase (Right of Establ ishment) of the Protocol on 
Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and 
Establ ishment, in -as-much as the un i form implementa­
t ion of the prov is ions of E C O W A S texts on free 
movement of persons, goods , services and capital by all 
M e m b e r States is a fundamental bas is of Commun i t y 
bui ld ing and a pre-requisi te for the harmonious develop­
ment of the e c o n o m i c , social and cultural activit ies of 
the States of the sub-region w h i c h will ensure the wel ­
fare of their peop les . 
H E R E B Y A G R E E A S F O L L O W S 
C H A P T E R I 
D E F I N I T I O N S 
A r t i c l e 1 
In this Pro toco l , the fo l lowing terms shall have the 
mean ings assigned to them hereunder: 
— " T r e a t y " means the Treaty of the Economic 
Communi ty of W e s t Afr ican Sta tes . 
— " C o m m u n i t y " means the Economic C o m m u n i t y of 
W e s t Afr ican S ta tes . 
— " M e m b e r State or Member S t a t e s " means a 
Member State or Member States of the Economic 
Commun i ty of W e s t Afr ican Sta tes . 
— " H o s t Member S t a t e " means the Member Sta te or 
country of res idence of the migrant worker . 
— " M e m b e r State of Or ig in " means the Member Sta te 
or country of or igin of the migrant worker or the 
country of wh ich he is a nat ional . 
— " A u t h o r i t y " means the Author i ty of Heads of Sta te 
and Government establ ished by Art ic le 5 of the 
Treaty. 
— " C o u n c i l " means the C o u n c i l of Min is ters 
establ ished by Art ic le 6o f the Treaty. 
— "Execu t i ve Secretary and Execut ive Secretar ia t " 
means the Execut ive Secretary and the Execut ive 
Secretariat of the Commun i ty as def ined in Art ic le 8 
of the Treaty. 
— " C o m m i s s i o n " means the Trade, Cus toms , Immigra­
t ion. Money and Payments Commiss ion of the 
Commun i t y , as def ined in Ar t ic le 9 para. Mai of the 
Treaty. 
— " C o m m u n i t y Cit izen or Commun i ty C i t i zens" means 
any national or nationals of a Membe r State fulfi l l ing 
the condit ions st ipulated in the Protoco l A / P . 3 / 5 / 8 2 
relating to the definit ion of Commun i t y Cit izen. 
— "R igh t of R e s i d e n c e " means the right of a cit izen 
w h o is a national of one Member State to reside in a 
Member State other than this State of origin w h i c h 
issues h im with a residence card or permit that may 
or may not al low him to hold employment . 
— "R igh t of Estab l ishment" means the right granted to 
a ci t izen w h o is a national of the Member State to 
settle or establ ish in another Membe r State other 
than his State of Origin, and to have access to 
economic activit ies, to carry out these activi t ies as 
wel l as to set up and manage enterprises, and in par-
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t icular compan ies , under the same condi t ions as 
def ined by the legislat ion of the host Member State 
for its o w n nat ionals. 
— " R e s i d e n c e C a r d " or "Res idence Permi t " means the 
document issued by the competen t authorit ies of a 
M e m b e r Sta te grant ing right of residence in the 
territory of the Member State. 
— " Resident " means any c i t izen, who is a national of 
one Member State, and who is acco rded the right of 
res idence. 
— " M i g r a n t W o r k e r " or " M i g r a n t " means any cit izen 
w h o is a nat ional of one Member Sta te , who has tra­
vel led from his count ry of or igin to the territory of 
another Membe r Sta te of w h i c h he is not a nat ional 
and who seeks to ho ld employment there. 
— " C o m p e t e n t Admin is t ra t ion or relevant Depart­
m e n t s ' " means nat ional Admin is t ra t ions of Member 
S ta tes responsible for immigrat ion and emigrat ion 
matters. 
— " C o m p e t e n t Author i ty of place of res idence" means 
the competent local author i ty responsible for 
prob lems concern ing the residence of foreigners in 
the territory of the hose Member Sta te . 
— "Fundamen ta l R i g h t s " means the right granted to 
any migrant worker by this Protoco l and the Conven ­
t ions of the International Labour Organisat ion ULO) 
on the protectoin of the rights of migrant workers . 
— " B o r d e r area w o r k e r s " means migrant workers w h o , 
whi le in employment in one Member State, maintain 
their normal res idence in a neighbour ing Member 
Sta te , wh ich is their country of origin and to wh ich 
they return each day or at least once a week. 
— " S e a s o n a l W o r k e r s " means migrant workers in 
employment or pract ising a bus iness on their o w n 
account in one M e m b e r Sta te of wh ich they are not 
nat ionals, the act iv i ty being by its nature dependent 
o n seasonal cond i to ins and capable of being pract is­
ed only during a part of the year. 
— "Intinerant W o r k e r s " means migrant workers w h o , 
normal ly residing in one Member Sta te , may have to 
' t rave l to another Member State for a short period for 
the requirements of their activit ies. 
— " C o m p a n y " means a company const i tuted under 
civi l or commerc ia l law or any other legal ent i ty 
const i tuted under publ ic or private law with the 
except ion of non-prof i t -making compan ies . 
2. In this P ro toco l , the term "migran t worker " 
excludes 
(i) Persons on off ic ia l post ing w h o are employed by 
internat ional organisat ions and persons emp loyed 
by a State outs ide the terr i tory of that S ta te , 
w h o s e entry into the count ry and condi t ions of 
service are governed by general international law 
or by speci f ic International Ag reemen ts or C o n ­
vent ions. 
fiil Persons on off icial posting w h o are employed by a 
State outside the territory of that State for the 
implementat ion of cooperat ion programmes for 
development agreed on with the host count ry , the 
entry into the country and condi t ions of serv ice of 
such persons being establ ished by specif ic Inter­
national Ag reemen ts or Conven t ions . 
fiiil Persons w h o s e working relations wi th an 
employer have not been establ ished in the host 
Member State. 
liv) Persons who b e c o m e residents in their capaci ty as 
investors in a country other than their State of 
origin or w h o , s ince their arrival in that count ry , 
have been carrying out an econom ic activity as an 
employer . 
C H A P T E R II 
E S T A B L I S H M E N T O F O R A C C E S S T O E N T E R P R ­
I S E S 
A r t i c l e 2 
The right of establ ishment as def ined in Ar t ic le 1 
above shall include access to non-salar ied activities and 
the exercise of such activit ies as wel l as the creation and 
management of enterprises and companies w h i c h 
comp ly with the def ini t ion conta ined in Article 3 be low 
subject to the same condi t ions st ipulated by the laws 
and regulations of the country of establ ishment for its 
o w n nat ionals. 
A r t i c l e 3 
For the purpose of implementat ion of this P ro toco l , 
compan ies wh ich are formed in accordance with the 
laws and regulations of a Member State wi th their 
headquarters, central seat of administrat ion or principal 
establ ishment wi th in the C o m m u n i t y shatl be 
cons idered in the same categoty as individual nat ionals 
of Member Sta tes . W h e r e , however , on ly the statutory 
headquarters of the company are established in a 
Member State, act iv i t ies of such a company shou ld 
have effective and sustained l inks wi th the e c o n o m y of 
the Member State. 
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C H A P T E R III C H A P T E R IV 
P R O V I S I O N S F O R S E C T O R S O F E C O N O M I C A C T ­
IV ITY G O V E R N E D B Y S P E C I A L M E A S U R E S 
W H E R E S U C H A C T I V I T Y I N V O L V E N O N - N A T I O ­
N A L S 
A r t i c l e 4 
1. In matters o f establ ishment and services, each 
Member Sta te shall undertake to accord non-dis­
cr iminatory treatment to nat ionals and companies 
of other M e m b e r States. 
2. If however , for a specif ic act ivi ty, a Member 
State is unable to accord such treatment, the 
Member State must indicate as m u c h , in wr i t ing, 
to the Execut ive Secretar iat . Other Member 
States shall then not be bound to accord non-dis­
cr iminatory treatment to nat ionals and companies 
of the State c o n c e r n e d . 
3. The provis ions of this Pro toco l and measures 
taken as a result thereof shall be without prejudice 
to the appl icat ion of legislative and administrative 
provis ions, w h i c h provide a specia l treatment for 
non-nat ionals and are justif ied by exigencies of 
publ ic order, securi ty or publ ic heal th. 
4 . On the recommendat ion of the Commiss ion and 
o n the proposal of the Counc i l , the Author i ty shall 
take the relevant decision for the cooperat ion and 
harmonisat ion of legislative, statutory and admin is 
trative prov is ions wh ich , in at least one Member 
Sta te , make access to certain non-salaried 
activit ies (liberal or non-liberal professions) and 
the exercise of such activities subject to protect ive 
or restrictive measures. 
5. T o facil i tate access to non-salar ied activities and 
the exercise of such act ivi t ies, the Commiss ion 
shall r ecommend to the Counc i l , wh ich shall 
propose to the Author i ty , that decisions be taken 
for the mutua l recognit ion at Communi ty level of 
d ip lomas, cert i f icates and other quali f ications. 
6. Activit ies wh ich in a Membe r State, form part, 
even o c c a s s i o n a l ^ , of the exercise of publ ic 
authority, shall be exempted f rom the provis ions 
of this P ro toco l . 
P R O V I S I O N S F O R T H E P R O M O T I O N A N D P R O -
T E C T I O N O F C A P I T A L F O R I N V E S T M E N T O R 
A L R E A D Y I N V E S T E D IN T H E E S T A B L I S H M E N T 
O F A N E N T E R P R I S E O R F O R T H E P U R P O S E O F 
O B T A I N I N G A C C E S S T O E C O N O M I C A C T I V I T Y 
A r t i c l e 5 
Membe r Sta tes recognise the impor tance of capi ta l 
(whether private or publ ic l in the promot ion of develop­
ment cooperat ion and the need to take measures 
conduc ive to the promot ion of such capi ta l . Membe r 
States shall therefore undertake, jointly and several ly 
to: 
Ii) implement measures to encourage participation in 
development efforts by e c o n o m i c operators who 
share the object ives and priorit ies of development 
cooperat ion and respect the law and regulat ions 
of their respect ive States; 
(HI accord fair and equitable treatment to such capital 
to encourge and create condi t ions which favour 
investment of such capital ; 
liiil promote effect ive cooperat ion between econom ic 
operators in their respective S ta tes . 
A r t i c l e 6 
In order to further accelerate cooperat ion in their 
development efforts and increase direct ly product ive 
investments. Member States shall undertake to adopt 
prov is ions wh ich wi l l facilitate and increase the f l ow of 
more stable private capital and enhance : 
1. co- f inancing of productive investment with the 
private sector ; 
2. the activities and eff icacy of domest ic f inancial 
markets; 
3. access to international f inancial markets. 
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A r t i c l e 7 
1. Asse ts and capi ta l invested by E C O W A S ci t izens 
who are not nat ionals of the Member State of 
establ ishment , hav ing been duty author ised, shall 
not be subjected to any act of conf iscat ion or 
expropriat ion on a discr iminatory basis. 
2. A n y act of con f i sca t ion , expropr iat ion or nat iona-
l isat ion.must be fo l lowed by fair and equi table 
compensa t ion . 
A r t i c l e 8 
In recogni t ion of the intermediary role of nat ional 
development f inance institutions in attract ing the f l ow 
of capital for deve lopment coopera t ion . Member States 
shall undertake to encourage, as part of their monetary 
and f inancial coopera t ion , the establ ishment o ; enhance­
ment of : 
1. national or regional export f inanc ing and export 
credit guarantee insti tut ions; 
and 
2. regional payment mechanism likely to facilitate 
and promote mtra-communi ty trade 
A r t i c l e 9 
In recognit ion of the need to promote 'and protect the 
investments of each Member State in their respect ive 
territories. M e m b e r States shall undertake, in their 
mutual interest, to harmonise their nat ional legislat ions, 
administrat ive rules and regulat ions governing the 
promot ion and protect ion of investments in order to 
establ ish the founda t i ons for the Commun i t y guarantee 
and insurance sys tems. 
C H A P T E R V 
P R O V I S I O N S G O V E R N I N G T H E M O V E M E N T O F 
C A P I T A L F O R I N V E S T M E N T A N D C U R R E N T 
P A Y M E N T S 
A r t i c l e 10 
t 1. In t ransact ions involving movement of capital for 
investment and current payments , Member States 
shall refrain f rom taking exchange contro l 
measures wh ich are incompat ib le with their 
obl igat ions under the terms of this Protocol and 
earlier C o m m u n i t y p rov i s i ons , par t icu lar ly 
Protocol A / P . 1 /111SA of the Authori ty dated 23 
November , 1984, and relating to Commun i ty 
Enterprises. 
2. However , such obl igations shall not prevent 
Member Sta tes f rom taking the necessary 
protect ive measures for reasons of grave econo ­
mic diff iculty or serious ba lance of payment 
prob lems, p rov ided that the dec is ion-mak ing 
bodies of the Commun i t y are g iven not i f icat ion 
thereof. 
A r t i c l e 11 
In the case of foreign exchange t ransact ions related 
to investment and current payments . M e m b e r States 
shall, as far as poss ib le refrain f rom tak ing d iscr imina­
tory measures a n d f rom accord ing preferential treat­
ment to nationals o f third countr ies. 
C H A P T E R VI 
C O O P E R A T I O N B E T W E E N R E L E V A N T A D M I N I S T ­
R A T I O N S IN M E M B E R S T A T E S 
A r t i c l e 12 
The relevant authori t ies of Membe r States shal l 
cooperate closely wi th one another and with the 
Executive Secretariat in accordance with the genera l 
condi t ions for the realisation of the right of establ ish­
ment in order to : 
1. identify activi t ies in which f reedom of es tab l ish­
ment has a particularly useful contr ibut ion to 
make to the development of p roduct ion and trade 
and to deal wi th such activities in order to priority; 
2. eliminate administrat ive pract ices and procedures 
emanat ing either f rom internal legislation or f rom 
agreements earlier conc luded between Member 
States w h i c h , if mainta ined, w o u l d be an impedi­
ment to the f reedom of establ ishment ; 
3. ensure that salar ied workers of one Member Sta te 
employed in the territory of another Member Sta te 
shall remain in the said territory to carry out non -
salaried activi ty on condit ion that they fulfill the 
requirements binding upon any E C O W A S ci t izen 
arriving from his State of origin for the purpose of 
carrying out a non-salar ied act iv i ty; 
4. make possible the acquisit ion and exploitat ion of 
landed property situated in the territory of one 
Member State by a national of another Membe r 
State, in-so-far as this is permi t ted by the laws 
and regulations of the host M e m b e r State; 
5. eliminate restr ict ions to f reedom of establ ishment 
in any sector of activity both in terms of cond i ­
t ions for the establ ishment of agencies, branches 
or subsidiaries and in terms of condi t ions of entry 
tor staff of the parent establ ishment into the 
management or supervisory organs of the 
subsidiar ies: 
6. coordinate as far as necessary wi th a v iew to 
mak ing them equivalent, the guarantees required 
f rom companies by Member States to protect the 
interests of both partners and third parties. 
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C H A P T E R VII 
G E N E R A L A N D M I S C E L L A N E O U S P R O V I S I O N S 
A r t i c l e 13 
Member States shall undertake to institute all 
legislative and other measures wh ich are in conformi ty 
with their const i tu t ional procedures and necessary for 
the implementat ion of the provisions of this Pro toco l . 
A r t i c l e 14 
A n y dispute arising between Member States on the 
interpretation or implementat ion of this Protocol shall 
be resolved in accordance with the procedure for 
sett lement of d isputes as laid d o w n in Art ic le 56 of the 
Treaty. 
A r t i c l e 15 
1, A n y Member Sta te may submi t proposals for 
amendment or revision of this Pro toco l . 
2 A l l proposals shall be forwarded to the Execut ive 
Secretary w h o shall commun ica te them to 
Member States within thirty (30) days of receiving 
them. A m e n d m e n t s or revis ions shall be 
considered by the Author i ty at the expiration of 
the thirty (30) days period o f not ice granted to 
Member Sta tes . 
C H A P T E R VIII 
D E P O S I T A N D E N T R Y I N T O F O R C E 
A r t i c l e 16 
1. This Supp lementary Protoco l shall enter into 
force, provis ional ly, upon signature by the Heads 
of State and Government and definit ively, upon 
ratification by at least seven signatory S ta tes in 
accordance wi th the const i tut ional procedures of 
each signatory Sta te . 
2. This Supp lementary Protoco l and all instruments 
of ratif ication shall be depos i ted with the 
Executive Secretar iat , wh ich shall forward cer t i ­
f ied copies o f the Protocol to all Member States 
and shall notify them of the date of deposit of the 
instruments of | rat i f icat ion. Th is Protocol shal l be 
registered wi th the Organisat ion of Afr ican Uni ty , 
the United Nat ions Organisat ion and such Organi ­
sation as may be determined by the Author i ty of 
Heads of Sta te and Government . 
3. This Supp lementary Protocol shall be annexed to 
the Treaty of w h i c h it shall f o rm an integral part. 
IN F A I T H W H E R E O F W E 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 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 , H A V E S I G N E D T H I S 
P R O T O C O L 
D O N E A T B A N J U L T H I S 29TH D A Y O F M A Y 1990 
IN O N E S I N G L E O R I G I N A L IN T H E F R E N C H A N D 
E N G L I S H L A N G U A G E S , B O T H T E X T B E I N G 
E Q U A L L Y A U T H E N T I C 
H o n . Theophi le N A T A , Minister of Foreign Affairs H. E. Alhaji Sir Dawda Kairaba J A W A R A , President 
and Cooperat ion , for and on behalf of the President of the Republ ic of T H E G A M B I A , 
of the Republ ic of B E N I N . 
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J u n e 1990 Official Jou rna l of the E C O W A S V o l . 
Hon . Dr. Obed Y a o A S A M O A H , P N D C Secretary for 
H. E. Capta in Btaise Compao re . Cha i rman of the Foreign Affairs for and on behalf o f the Head of State 
Popular Front . Head of State, Head of Government of and Cha i rman of the Provisional Nat iona l Defence 
B U R K I N A F A S O Counc i l of the Republ ic of G H A N A . 
H o n . Adr iano D Oliveira L I M A , Minister of Publ ic 
W o r k s for and on behalf of the President of the 
Republ ic of C A P E V E R D E 
H. E. General Lansana C O N T E , Cha i rman of the 
Nat ional Mil i tary Commi t tee of Recovery , Head of 
S ta te . President o f the Republ ic of G U I N E A 
H o n . S imeon A K E , Minister of Foreign Affairs for and 
on behalf of the President of the Republ ic of C O T E 
O ' l V O I R E Republ ic of G U I N E A B I S S A U 
H o n . Dr. Elijah E. T A Y L O R , Minister of Planning and 
Economic Af fa i rs for and on behalf of the President of 
the Republ ic of L I B E R I A . 
H. E. General Ibrahim Badamasi B A B A N G I D A , 
President, Commander- in -Ch ie f of the A rmed Forces 
of the Federal Repub l i c of N I G E R I A . 
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H. E. General M o u s s a T R A O R E , Secre ta ry -Genera l of 
the Democrat ic Un ion of the People of Ma l i , 
President , Head of Sta te of the Repub l ic of M A L I . 
H. E. Cheikh H A M I D O U K A N E , Minister responsible 
for Af r ican Economic Integration for and on behalf of 
the President of the Republ ic of S E N E G A L . 
H o n . Hasmi Ou ld DIDI, Minister of External Affairs for 
and on behalf of the President of the Islamic Republ ic H. E. Major-General Dr. Joseph Sa idou M O M O H , 
of M A U R I T A N I A President of the Republ ic of S I E R R A L E O N E 
H o n . A l iou M A H I M I D O U , Prime Minister for and on 
behalf of the President of the Repub l ic of NIGER 
H. E Yaov i A D O D O , Minister of Fore ign Affairs and 
Cooperat ion for and on behalf of the President of the 
T O G O L E S E Repub l ic 
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2. D E C I S I O N S 
M O F T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D O F S T A T E S A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
D E C I S I O N ] A / D E C . 1 /5 /90 R E L A T I N G T O T H E 
I N T E R I O R D E S I G N F U R N I S H I N G A N D D E C O R A ­
T I O N A N D F O R T H E S U P P L Y , I N S T A L L A T I O N , 
C O M M I S S I O N I N G A N D M A I N T E N A N C E O F S I M -
U L T A N E O U S I N T E R P R E T A T I O N E Q U I P M E N T 
A N D P U B L I C A D D R E S S S Y S T E M O F T H E H E A D ­
Q U A R T E R S O F T H E E X E C U T I V E S E C R E T A R I A T IN 
A B U J A 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D S O F S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
Mind fu l of Ar t ic le 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty 
establ ishing the Author i ty of Heads of State and Govern­
ment and def in ing its compos i t ion and funct ions; 
M ind fu l of Decis ion A / D E C . I 7 / 5 / 8 2 of the Author i ty 
of Heads of Sta te and Government relating to the 
const ruct ion of the Headquarters of the Institutions of 
the Commun i t y ; 
M ind fu l of Oecisoin C / D E C . 6 / 1 1 / 8 2 of the Counc i l 
of Min is ters relating to the procedure for the const ruc­
tion of the Headquarters of Commun i ty Institutions; 
Cons ider ing Reso lu t ion C / R E S . 1 /5 /90 of the 27th 
Sess ion of the Counc i l of Ministers held in Banjul f rom 
22 to 27 May 1990; 
D E C I D E S 
Article 1 
The total cost of the interior des i gn , furnishing and 
decorat ion excluding archi tect 's fees and other charges 
of the Headquarters of the Execut ive Secretariat is f ixed 
at the sum of FF 27,570,287 and shall not exceed this 
amount . 
A r t i c l e 2 
The total cos t of the supp l y , instal lat ion 
commiss ion ing and maintenance of s imul taneous 
interpretation equ ipment and publ ic address system 
exc lud ing archi tect 's fees and other charges is f ixed at 
the sum of FF 10,552,037 and shal l not exceed this 
amount . 
Article 3 
Arch i tec t ' s and Consu l tan ts ' fees for the interior 
des ign , furnishing and decorat ion and for the supp ly , 
instal lat ion, commiss ion ing and main tenance of the 
s imul taneous interpretation equ ipment and publ ic 
address system are f ixed at the s u m of 4,460,312 FF 
(four mi l l ion, four hundred and s ixty thousand, three 
hundred and twe lve French Francs) and shall not 
exceed this amount . 
A r t i c l e 4 
Sixty (60) percent of the total cost of the interior 
des ign , furnishing and decorat ion , suppty, instal lat ion, 
commiss ion ing and maintenance of s imul taneous publ ic 
address system and Arch i tec t ' s and Consul tants ' fees, 
that is forty-two mi l l ion, five hundred and e ighty- two 
thousand , six hundred and thirty-six French Francs (FF 
42.582,636) shall be f inanced from the E C O W A S Fund 's 
o w n resources while forty (40) percent shall be shared 
among Member States in accordance wi th the co-ef f i ­
cient for payment of contr ibut ions as st ipulated in 
Art ic le 5o f the Protocl relating to the E C O W A S F u n d 
A r t i c l e 5 
The Executive Secretary is hereby authorised to 
negot iate and sign contracts wi th Soc ie te Generale des 
Entreprises (Nig.) L td . , for the interior des ign , furn ish­
ing and decorat ion and for the supp ly , instal lat ion, 
commiss ion ing and maintenance of s imul taneous inter­
pretation equipment and public address sys tem. 
A r t i c l e 6 
This Decision shall enter into force upon signature 
and shall be publ ished in the Off icial Journal of the 
Commun i ty and in the National Gazette of each 
Member State. 
D O N E A T B A N J U L . T H I S 30TH D A Y O F M A Y 1990. 
H . E. C A P T A I N B L A I S E C O M P A O 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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D E C I S I O N A / D E C . 2 / 5 / 9 0 E S T A B L I S H I N G A R E S I ­
D E N C E C A R D IN 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 
Mindfu l of Ar t ic le 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty esta­
blishing the Author i ty of Heads of Sta te and Gove rn ­
ment and defining its compos i t ion and funct ions; 
M ind fu l - of Ar t i c le 27 of the E C O W A S Treaty relating 
to f reedom of movemen t and res idence within the 
Commun i t y ; 
M ind fu l of Protoco l A / P . 1/5/79 dated 29 M a y , 1979, 
on Free Movemen t of Persons, Right o l Residence and 
Establ ishment s igned in Dakar on 29 M a y , 1979; 
M ind fu l of Protoco l A / P . 3 / 5 / 8 2 dated 29 M a y , 1982, 
establ ishing a Code of Cit izenship for the Commun i ty ; 
M ind fu l of Supp lementary Protoco l A / S P 1/7/85 dated 
6 J u l y . 1985, establ ish ing a Code of Conduc t for the 
Implementat ion of the Protocol on Free Movement of 
Persons . Right of Res idence and Establ ishment; 
M ind fu l of Art ic le 9 of Supplementary Protocol 
A / S P . 1 /7 /86da ted 1 Ju l y , 1986, on the implementat ion 
of the Second Phase (Right of Residence) of the 
Protoco l on Free M o v e m e n t of Persons . Right of Res i ­
dence and Establ ishment; 
Consider ing that more than seven (7) States have 
ratified and put into force Supplementary Protoco l 
A S P 1 /7 /86da ted 1 Ju l y , 1986, on the Implementation 
of the Second Phase (Right of Residence) of the 
Pro toco l on Free Movement of Persons, Right of 
Res idence and Establ ishment; 
Conv inced that the aim of harmonious development 
of activi t ies in the Commun i ty makes it necessary to 
int roduce a single Residence Card for the Communi ty ; 
D E C I D E S 
A 
P A R T I 
F O R M A N D C O N T E N T O F T H E R E S I D E N C E C A R D 
A r t i c l e 1 
There is hereby establ ished by this dec is ion, a 
" R e s i d e n c e C a r d " in E C O W A S Member States. 
A r t i c l e 2 
1. The Residence Card referred to in Art ic le 1 above 
shall have the fo l lowing format: 12 c m x 10 cm 
with a hard light blue cover on wh ich shall be prin 
ted the E C O W A S Emb lem. 
2. The model Res idence Card as well as the 
Residence Card appl icat ion f o rm , shall be as 
annexed t o t h i s Dec is ion . 
P A R T II 
C O N D I T I O N S G O V E R N I N G I S S U A N C E A N D R E ­
N E W A L O F R E S I D E N C E C A R D 
A r t i c l e 3 
1. E C O W A S Cit izens who are nat ionals of Membe r 
States desir ing to reside in the territory of 
another Membe r State shall obtain a Res idence 
Card from the competent authori t ies of the host 
Member State. 
A r t i c l e 4 
1. A n appl icant for an E C O W A S Residence Card 
shall deposit w i th the Department of Immigrat ion 
of the host count ry , an appl icat ion therefore and 
provide the fo l lowing documents ; 
— the application form as conta ined m Art ic le 2 of 
this Decision duly completed by the applicant; 
— a copy of the appl icant 's pol ice record, or any 
other document in lieu thereof issued wi th in the 
last three months , where relevant. 
— two i2) 4 cm x 4 c m passport s ized photographs 
taken full face; 
— valid passport or identity card ; 
— recent medical certif icate showing that the 
applicant does not suffer from any contagious or 
epidemic disease or any other disease that w o u l d 
render him untit to carry out his chosen pro fess ion; 
— a repatriation guarantee or a letter of guarantee 
f rom the employer ; 
— an employment contract s tamped by the 
competent Department of the host country; 
— proof of registrat ion in an educat ional institution 
in the case of students and course part icipants; 
— proof of registration in the Register of trade names 
and business enterprises in the case of traders 
and for the liberal professions, proof of member­
ship of the relevant professional body or any other 
certificate as proof of educat ional qual i f icat ion. 
2. The appl icat ion must be prepared to be f inger 
printed. 
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3. He shall be issued with a receipt cert i fying that his 
appl icat ion and the necessary documents have 
been submi t ted , and serv ing as proof of h is tem­
porary stay. 
A r t i c l e 5 
The competent authori t ies in the host Member State 
may , in process ing appl icat ions for a Residence Card 
request the migrant worker to present the fo l lowing 
addi t ional documents in respect of his family: 
1. The travel document with wh ich his family 
entered the territory of the host country; 
2. Proof of fami ly relationship issued by the 
competent author i ty of the Sta te of origin or last 
country of domic i le 
A r t i c l e 6 
1. The Res idence Card is not t ransferable. 
2. The Res idence Card shall be acceptable as visit ing 
and rersidence permit and must be produced o n 
demand by the competent author i t ies of the host 
S ta te . 
A r t i c l e ? 
The processing of an application for a Residence Card 
may not delay the immediate execut ion of employment 
cont rac ts conc luded by the appl icant . 
Articles 
1. Migrant workers shall be a l lowed to reside in host 
Member S ta tes and take up employment ; 
2. A migrant worker may not be considered as being 
in an irregular situation as a result of loss of 
employment or cessat ion of his economic activi ty 
wh ich occurs before the expirat ion of his work 
permit or any similar document . 
3. Loss of emp loyment shall not const i tute a reason 
for w i thdrawal of the Residence C a r d . 
Articles 
1. T h e holder shal l immediately report the loss, theft 
* or destruct ion of his Res idence Card to the 
competent administrat ive author i ty in his area of 
domic i le . 
2. The original report shall be sent , a long wi th a 
passpo r t p h o t o g r a p h , to the c o m p e t e n t 
department in the host country w h i c h shall issue a 
dupl icate copy . 
3. The w o r d ; " d u p l i c a t e " shall be pr inted in capitals 
o n the dupl icate copy . 
Article 10 
1. Appl icat ions for Res idence C a r d s shall attract 
s tamp duties in accordance wi th the Stamp and 
Registrat ion Code of the host count ry . 
2. Issuance of the Card shall not be subject to any 
other form of taxat ion. 
P A R T III 
I S S U I N G A U T H O R I T Y 
A r t i c l e 11 
1. Residence Cards shall be issued and renewed by 
the Department responsible for immigrat ion 
matters in the host State, and shall be depos i ted 
wi th in the month preceding their expirat ion. 
2. App l ica t ion for renewal of Res idence Cards shal l 
be subject to the same cond i t ions governing their 
issuance and shall be submi t ted one month prior 
to the expirat ion of the Cards . 
A r t i c l e 12 
T h e holder o f a Residence Card shal l present it for 
s ignature by the Immigration Depar tment each t ime he 
changes his residence within the territory of the host 
Membe r State. 
P A R T IV 
V A L I D I T Y 
A r t i c l e 13 
1. The validity of a Residence Card shall be three 13) 
years. It may be renewed for success ive periods of 
three 13) years . 
2. The holder of a Residence Card shall leave the 
territory of the host Membe r State at the 
expiration of the Residence C a r d , unless he has 
appl ied for its renewal one m o n t h prior to i ts 
expirat ion. 
P A R T V 
S A N C T I O N S 
A r t i c l e 14 
A Residence Card may be w u n d r a w n f rom a 
Commun i t y ci t izen on ly by the issuing authority, whe re 
the holder is sen tenced by a Cour t of L a w in an 
E C O W A S Member Sta te to a term of impr isonment for 
a fe lonious of fence or misdemeanour . 
A r t i c l e 15 
A n appl icat ion for a Residence Card m a y b e rejected 
at the discretion of the issuing author i ty. A person 
w h o s e application has been rejected mus t , upon being 
so in formed, leave the host M e m b e r count ry within the 
st ipulated period. 
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Art ic le 16 
A n y attempt at obta in ing a Res idence Card through 
fraudulent means shall be liable to puni t ive sanct ions 
prescr ibed by the cr iminal law of each E C O W A S 
Member State. 
Article 17 
The fol lowing o f fence shall also be liable to 
prosecut ion as prescr ibed by the cr iminal law of each 
Member Sta te , w i thou t prejudice to any relevant 
administrat ive sanc t ions ; 
Ii) Transfer, even temporari ly, of a Residence Card or 
use of a bo r rowed or stolen Ca rd . 
(ii) Counter fe i t ing, forgery, or alteration of a 
Residence Card and use of such document . 
P A R T VI 
FINAL PROVISIONS 
Article 18 
Wi th the except ion of polit ical r ights, nationals of 
E C O W A S Member States shall enjoy the same rights 
and liberties as nat ionals of the host country , particular­
ly those conta ined in the Universal Declaration of 
H u m a n Rights. 
Article 19 
The rights and liberties referred to above do not in 
any way affect the sovere ign right of a Member State to 
expel nationals of another Member Sta te whose si tua­
t ion is irregular as unacceptable migrants. S u c h 
expuls ion shall be conduc ted in accordance with 
cond i t ions st ipulated in the relevant texts inforce wi th in 
the Commun i ty . 
Article 20 
M e m b e r States shall take all necessary statutory and 
administrat ive measures to ensure prompt implemen­
tation of this Decis ion and shall transmit all relevant acts 
to the Executive Secretar ia l wh ich shall inform the other 
M e m b e r States. 
Article 21 
Th is decis ion shall enter into force upon signature 
and shall be pub l ished in the Off icial Journa l of the 
C o m m u n i t y and the Nat ional Gazette of each M e m b e r 
S ta te . 
D O N E A T B A N J U L , T H I S 3 0 T H D A Y O F M A Y , 1990 
H. E. C A P I T A IN B L A I S E C O M P A O R E 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR THE A U T H O R I T Y 
DECISION A / D E C . / 3 / 5 / 9 0 R E L A T I N G T O T H E 
C O M P L E T I O N O F T H E E C O W A S M O N E T A R Y C O ­
O P E R A T I O N P R O G R A M M E 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S OF S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
Mindfu l of Ar t ic le 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty establ i­
sh ing the Author i ty of Heads of Sta tes and Gove rn ­
ment and defining its composi t ion and powers; 
Consc ious of the provisions o f Art ic le 36 o f the 
E C O W A S Treaty relating to monetary and f iscal 
cooperat ion wi th in the Commun i ty , 
Recal l ing further its Decis ion A / D E C . 2 / 7 / 8 7 relating 
to the adoption of an E C O W A S Moneta ry Cooperat ion 
Programme, especial ly the pol icy measures to achieve 
the med ium and long-term object ives of the s ingle 
Monetary Zone; 
Re-Af f i rming its s t rong commi tmen t to a monetary 
union as an indispensable step towards the full 
integrat ion of the W e s t Afr ican e c o n o m y ; 
Consider ing Resolut ion C / R E S . 9 / 5 / 9 0 of the 
Counc i l of Min isters ' concern ing the adopt ion of a t ime­
table for the comple t ion of the E C O W A S Moneta ry 
Cooperat ion Programme; 
DECIDES 
Article 1 
The fol lowing t ime-table is hereby adopted for the 
complet ion of the programme for the creation of the 
E C O W A S Single Monetary Zone: 
(i) further work in 1990 shall include the study of the 
nature of non-tariff barrier in Membe r States and 
recommendat ions on how they should be 
removed; 
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(ii) the year 1991 shal l be devo ted to negot iat ions on 
the detai ls of harmonisat ion of mac ro -economic 
pol ic ies, in particular f iscal pol ic ies, directly 
related to monetary harmon isa t ion , non-tarif f 
barr iers, and o n the Pro toco ls , Rules and 
Regulat ions; 
(ii) the draft ing of the Pro toco l on the S ing le 
Monetary Z o n e and the C o m m o n Mone ta ry 
Author i ty shall be completed by 1992; 
(iv) the Statutes, Rules and Regulat ions of the 
C o m m o n Mone ta ry Author i ty shall be drafted by 
1993; 
(v) the Pro toco ls , Rules and Regu la t ions etc. , shall be 
p laced before the Author i ty in mid 1994; 
(vi) the rest of 1994 shall be devoted to the rati f icatoin 
of Protoco ls relat ing to the creat ion of the s ing le 
Monetary Z o n e and the C o m m o n Moneta ry 
Author i ty . 
Article 2 
The Execut ive Secretar iat of E C O W A S , in co l labora­
t ion wi th the Commi t tee of Governors of Central Banks 
of M e m b e r S ta tes , shal l ensure adherence to the t ime­
table set out in Ar t i c le 1 of this Dec is ion and prepare 
annual progress reports on the implementat ion of pro­
g r a m m e for the considerat ion of the Author i ty . 
Article 3 
Th is Decis ion shall enter into force upon signature 
and shall be pub l i shed in the Off ic ial Journa l of the 
C o m m u n i t y and in the Nat ional Gazette of each 
M e m b e r State. 
D O N E A T B A N J U , T H I S 30TH D A Y O F M A Y , 1990 
H. E. C A P T A I N BLAISE C O M P A O R E 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E A U T H O R I T Y . 
DECISION A / D E C . 4/5/90 O N T H E A L L O C A T I O N 
O F T H E P O S T O F E X T E R N A L A U D I T O R 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 O T H E R E P U B L I C O F MALI 
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 . 
Mind fu l of Ar t ic le 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty establ ish­
ing the Author i ty of Heads of Sta te and Government 
and defining its compos i t ion and func t ions ; 
Mindfu l of Ar t ic le 10 of the Treaty on the appoint­
ment of the External Audi tor of the Commun i ty ; 
Mindfu l of Decis ion A / D E C . 5 / 1 1 / 8 4 of the Author i ty 
of Heads of State and Government relating to the distri­
but ion of statutory posts and al locat ing the post of 
External Auditor of the Commun i t y to the Islamic 
Republ ic of Maur i tan ia ; 
M ind fu l of Dec is ions A / D E C . 1 /7 /86 dated 1 J u l y , 
1986, A / D E C . 1 /7 /87 dated 9th Ju l y , 1987, A / D E C . 
4 / 6 / 8 8 dated 25 J u n e , 1988, on the appointment and 
renewal of the term of office of the f irm of H A I B A and 
C o m p a n y as External Audi tors to the C o m m u n i t y for 
three success ive per iods of two years each w i th effect 
f rom 1 January , 1985; 
Consider ing the fact that the term of of f ice of the firm 
of H A I B A and C o m p a n y will expi re o n 31 December , 
1990; 
Consider ing Resolut ion C / R E S . 10/5/90 of the 
Counc i l of Min is ters, a d o p t e d at the session held in 
Banjul f rom 22 to 27 M a y , 1990; 
DECIDES 
Article 1 
The post of External Audi tor of the Economic 
Commun i t y of W e s t Af r ican States is hereby a l located 
to the Republ ic of M a l i . 
Article 2 
The Republ ic of Ma l i shall submit the names of three 
f i rms of auditors, one of whom shall be recommended 
by Counc i l for appointment by the Author i ty. 
Article 3 
Th is Decision shall enter into force on 1st J a n u a r y , 
1991, and shall be publ ished in the Official Journal of 
the Commun i ty and in the National Gazette of e a c h 
M e m b e r State 
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D O N E A T B A N J U L T H I S 30TH D A Y O F M A Y , 1990 
H . E. C A P T A I N B L A I S E C O M P A O R E 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E A U T H O R I T Y , 
D E C I S I O N A / D E C . 5 / 5 / 9 0 R E L A T I N G T O T H E 
R A T I O N A L I S A T I O N O F I N S T I T U T I O N A L A R R A N ­
G E M E N T S G O V E R N I N G W E S T A F R I C A N I N T E G -
R A T I O N 
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 
Mind fu l of Art ic le 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty 
establ ish ing the Author i ty of Heads of State and Gove rn ­
ment and defining its composi t ion and funct ions; 
A w a r e of the adverse impact of the international 
e c o n o m i c envi ronment on economic growth and deve­
lopment in Wes t A f r i ca , and the increasing necessity for 
st rengthening and consol idat ing col lect ive self-rel iance 
and sub-regional coopera t ion ; 
Recogn is ing the need for a more effect ive rationali­
sa t ion , and coord inat ion of the activit ies of W e s t 
A f r i can Inter-Governmental Organisat ions in order to 
accelerate the process of economic integration and 
ach ieve sustainable g rowth and development in Wes t 
A f r i c a ; 
Recal l ing its decis ion A / D E C . 8 / 5 / 8 3 taken at Conakry 
* i n M a y 1983, request ing for a comprehens ive s tudy on 
the institut ional f ramework for e c o n o m i c cooperat ion 
and integration in W e s t Afr ica; 
Recal l ing thst the Counci l of Min is ters, at its Twenty-
s e c o n d Sess ion he ld in. Lagos from 26 to 28 November , 
1987, had recommended that the Author i ty of Heads of 
State and Government request the decis ion-making 
body of each inter-governmental organisat ion to affirm 
its commi tment to a single econom ic communi ty in 
Wes t A f r i ca ; 
Recal l ing also that, at its Twenty- f i f th Sess ion he ld in 
Ouagadougou f rom 25 to 27 J u n e , 1989, the Counc i l of 
Min is ters adopted a proposal that , on the basis of 
addit ional s tudies, a f lexible, p ragmat ic scheme of 
rationalisation shou ld be prepared, providing for gradual 
merg ing , phasing out or restructur ing of the W e s t 
Afr ican IGOs and acknow ledged that a polit ical dec is ion 
on the future of IGOs in the sub-reg ion wa s n o w both 
necesary and urgent; 
Consider ing Resolut ion C / R E S 1 1 / 5 / 9 0 adopted by 
the Counc i l of Min is ters at its meet ing held in Banjul 
f rom 22 to 27 M a y 1990 relating to the rationalisation of 
insti tut ional ar rangements for Wes t Af r ican econom ic 
integrat ion. 
D E C I D E S 
A r t i c l e 1 
1. There shall be a single econom ic commun i ty in 
Wes t Afr ica for the purpose of sub-regional 
integration and as the bas is for the eventual 
establ ishment of the Afr ican Economic C o m m u ­
nity envisaged in the Lagos Plan of Ac t i on . 
2. In order to ach ieve, in the quickest possible t ime, 
the objective in Paragraph I of th is Art ic le, every 
Member State hereby under takes to adopt and 
implement all necessary measures to st rengthen 
and consol idate E C O W A S in order to make it the 
on ly economic communi ty in Wes t A f r i ca . These 
measures shall inc lude; 
fa) the prompt payment of all f inancia l contr ibut ions 
to the budgets of the Institutions of the C o m m u ­
nity; 
lb) the speedy rati f ication of all Commun i ty conven ­
t ions and protoco ls ; and 
fc) the effective implementat ion of all Commun i ty 
Ac t s and Dec is ions . 
A r t i c l e 2 
The decis ion-making organ of every other W e s t 
A f r i can Inter-Governmental Organisat ion is hereby 
requested to re-affirm its commi tment to a single eco ­
nomic communi ty in W e s t A f r i ca . 
A r t i c l e 3 
1. The Executive Secretary is hereby directed to 
undertake relevant studies and ho ld consul tat ions 
wi th the IGOs in the sub-region in order to prepare 
a flexible and pragmatic scheme of rationalisation 
of integration efforts in the sub- reg ion, inc lud ing 
practical modal i t ies and a t ime-table for imp lemen­
tat ion. 
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2 . The Execut ive Secretary shall present his 
proposals t o the 1991 Sess ion of the Author i ty 
th rough the C o u n c i l . 
Article 4 
Th is decis ion shal l c o m e into force upon s ignature 
and shal l be pub l ished in the Off ic ia l Journal of the 
C o m m u n i t y and in the Nat ional Gazette of each 
M e m b e r Sta te . 
D O N E A T B A N J U L , T H I S 30TH D A Y O F M A Y , 1990 
H. E. C A P T A I N BLAISE C O M P A O R E 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
rat i f icat ion wi th the Executive Secretar iat by 31 
December , 1990. 
Article 2 
The Executive Secretariat shall moni tor the rat i f ica­
t ion of Protocols and Convent ions by Member S ta tes 
and prepare a status report wh ich shall be c i rcu la ted to 
all Membe r States not later than 31 January , 1991. 
Article 3 
Th is decis ion shal l enter into force upon s ignature 
and shall be publ ished in the Off ic ial Journa l of the 
Commun i t y and the National Gazette o f each M e m b e r 
Sta te . 
D O N E A T B A N J U L , T H 1 S 3 0 T H D A Y O F M A Y , 1990. 
DECISION A / D E C . 6/5/90 O N T H E RATIFICATION 
OF P R O T O C O L S A N D C O N V E N T I O N S SIGNED BY 
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 OF T H E 
E C O N O M I C C O M M U N I T Y O F W E S T A F R I C A N 
S T A T E S 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S O F S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
Mind fu l of Art ic le 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty establ ish­
ing the Author i ty of Heads of Sta te and the Gove rn ­
ment and defining its composi t ion and funct ions; 
M ind fu l of the prov is ions of Art ic le 62, Paragraph 1 of 
the Treaty on the entry into force and ratif ication of the 
Treaty and Protocols annexed thereto; 
* Consider ing the fact that, despi te the provisions of 
Dec is ion C / D E C . 7 / 6 / 8 9 , not all Membe r States have 
ratif ied all Pro toco ls and Convent ions signed by the 
Heads of State and Government ; 
DECIDES 
Article 1 
Al l Member States should ratify all outstanding 
Pro toco ls and Conven t ions s igned by the Heads o f 
State and Government and deposit the instrument of 
H. E C A P T A I N BLAISE C O M P A O R E 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR THE A U T H O R I T Y 
DECISION A / D E C . 7/5/ 90 R E L A T I N G T O T H E 
EFFECTS OF T H E C O M P L E T I O N OF THE I N T E R ­
N A L E U R O P E A N M A R K E T (EUROPE 1992) O N 
W E S T A F R I C A 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S OF S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
Mind fu l of Art ic le 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty estab l ish­
ing the Author i ty of Heads of State and Gove rnmen t 
and defining its compos i t i on and funct ions; 
Consc ious of the close links existing between the 
economies of Membe r States and the EEC count r ies ; 
A w a r e of the 1987 Single European A c t and the 
determinat ion of the EEC to comple te its Internal 
European Market programme by the end of 1992; 
Conv inced of the adverse effects that Europe 1992 
w o u l d have, thus worsening the hosti le international 
environment that E C O W A S and its Member S ta tes 
have to cope w i th ; 
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Determined to protect the West A f r i can economy 
and address at the sub-regional level the problem of 
marginal isat ion of W e s t Afr ica by the international 
c o m m u n i t y ; 
Cons ider ing Resolut ion C / R E S . 1 3 / 5 / 9 0 passed 
C o u n c i l at its Twen ty -Seven th Sess ion in Banjul on 27th 
May, 1990: 
DECIDES 
Article 1 
Member States shall endeavour to consult a m o n g 
themselves and harmonise their approaches to and 
strategies for deal ing wi th all international econom ic 
issues, in order to adopt a c o m m o n front and enhance 
their negotiat ing posi t ions. For this purpose, the 
Execut ive Secretary is directed to take all necessary 
measures to ensure the establ ishment and effective 
funct ion ing of a sub-regional consul tat ion mechan ism. 
Article 2 
Member States are called upon to assist in strengthen­
ing the West Af r ican economy by showing full commi t ­
ment to sub-regional integration and giving it the 
highest priority, especia l ly through the prompt and 
ef fect ive implementat ion of all C o m m u n i t y A c t s and 
Dec is ions . 
A r t i c l e 3 
The Executive Secretary is directed to monitor and 
evaluate the implementat ion of the Single European Act 
and to propose necessary modi f icat ions to E C O W A S 
cooperat ion programmes in the relevant sectors in order 
to take account of the effects of the said A c t on E C O ­
W A S and its Member S ta tes . 
Article 4 
Th is Decis ion shal l come into force upon signature 
and shall be pub l ished in the Off ic ial Journal of the 
C o m m u n i t y and in the Nat ional Gazette of each 
Member State. 
D O N E A T B A N J U L , TH IS 30TH D A Y O F M A Y , 1990 
H . E. C A P T A I N BLAISE C O M P A O R E 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
DECISION A / D E C . 8/5/90 O N T H E REVIEW O F 
T H E COEFFICIENT OF C O N T R I B U T I O N S BY M E M 
BER S T A T E S T O T H E B U D G E T OF T H E E C O N O ­
MIC C O M M U N r T Y OF W E S T A F R I C A N S T A T E S 
T H E A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S O F S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
Mind fu l of Ar t i c le 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty , 
establ ishing the Author i ty of Heads of State and 
Government and def in ing its compos i t ion and funct ions 
Mindfu l of the provis ions of Art ic le 2, paragraph 4 of 
the Protocol on contr ibut ions of M e m b e r States to the 
budget of the Economic Commun i t y of Wes t A f r i can 
States wh ich stipulate that the coeff icient used to 
determine the contr ibut ions of M e m b e r States shou ld 
be rev iewed by Counc i l every three years: 
A w a r e that, contrary to the provis ions of Art ic le 2 of 
the above-ment io ined Pro toco l , the coeff icient of c o n ­
tr ibut ions has not been reviewed since 1976; 
Consider ing the fact that, at its sessions held in 
Banjul f rom 4 to 6 December , 1988, and m 
Ouagadougou from 25 to 27 June 1989, the Counc i l of 
Ministers agreed on the need to review the coeff ic ient 
used to determine the contr ibut ions of Member States 
to the budget of the Commun i ty ; 
DECIDES 
Article 1 
the coefficient used to determine the contr ibut ions of 
M e m b e r " States to the budget of the Commun i ty is 
hereby reviewed and fixed as fo l lows: 
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C O U N T R Y (1) 
Co-efficient 
1976 - 1990 
(2) 
Co-efficient 
as f rom 
1st January 
1991 (31 
1. B E N I N 3.0 3.47 
2. B U R K I N A F A S O 2.6 3.07 
3. C A P V E R T 1.0 1.47 
4. C O T E D ' l V O I R E 13.0 11.50 
5. T H E G A M B I A 2.6 3.07 
6. G H A N A 12.9 10.50 
7. G U I N E E 2.9 3.46 
8. G U I N E B I S S A U 1.5 1.97 
9. L IBERIA 6.7 7.17 
10. M A L I 1.9 2.37 
11. M A U R I T A N I E 3.6 4.07 
12. N IGER 2.1 2.57 
13. N IGERIA 32.8 30.50 
14. S E N E G A L 5.4 5.87 
15. S I E R R A L E O N E 4.4 4.87 
16. T O G O 3.6 4.07 
E C O W A S 100.00 100.00 
Article 2 
The coef f ic ients w h i c h shall be appl ied as from 1991 
shall c o m e into force wi th effect f rom 1 January . 1991. 
Article 3 
Th is decis ion shall be publ ished in the Official Jou rna l 
of the Commun i ty and in the Nat ional Gazette of each 
Member State. 
D O N E A T B A N J U L , TH IS 30TH D A Y O F M A Y , 1990 
H. E. C A P T Q A I N BLAISE C O M P A O R E 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
DECISION A / D E C . 9/5/90 R E L A T I N G T O T H E 
E S T A B L I S H M E N T O F T H E S T A N D I N G M E D I A T I O N 
C O M M I T T E E 
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 
Mind fu l of Ar t ic le 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty 
establ ishing the Author i ty of Heads of State and G o v e r n ­
ment and defining its composi t ion and funct ions; 
Recal l ing the ideals of solidarity, uni ty, mutual trust 
and g o o d neighbour l iness which gu ided the found ing of 
the Communi ty ; 
Conv inced that regional security and stabil i ty, as wel l 
as peace and c o n c o r d are necessary condi t ions for 
ef fect ive sub-regional cooperat ion and integrat ion; 
A w a r e of the disruptive effect that recurrent 
s i tuat ions of confl ict and dispute among Member States 
have o n the ult imate E C O W A S goal of a harmon ious 
and united West A f r i can society; 
Recal l ing the E C O W A S Protocol on Non-Aggress ion 
adop ted in Dakar o n 22 Apr i l , 1978; 
DECIDES 
Article 1 
1. There is hereby establ ished a Commun i t y 
Standing Med ia t ion Commit tee. 
2. The Commit tee shall compr ise four members 
appointed by Author i ty of Heads of State and 
Government and shall include the current 
Chai ramn of the Author i ty w h o shall act as 
Cha i rman. 
3. Membersh ip of the Commit tee shall be rev iewed 
every three years. 
Article 2 
A Member State involved in a d i sp j t e or conf l ict w i th 
one or more' Member States shall inform the Execut ive 
Secretary in writ ing of its intention to refer the matter to 
the Standing Mediat ion Commit tee for set t lement. 
Article 3 
1. The Execut ive Secretary shal l wi thout delay 
inform the Cha i rman of the Author i ty and the 
Government of the other M e m b e r States of the 
Standing Media t ion Commit tee of any knowledge 
of actual or impend ing dispute or conf l ict be tween 
two or more Member States. 
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2. The Execut ive Secretary shal l take all necessary 
measures to facil i tate the work o f the Commi t tee 
in the sett lement of the d ispute or conf l ict . 
Article 4 
W h e r e there is a d ispute, the Cha i rman of the A u t h o ­
rity shall convene the other members of the Commit tee 
as early as pract icab le and in form the Member States 
invo lved in the d ispute or confl ict of the preparedness of 
the Commi t tee to initiate mediat ion procedures. The 
Cha i rman shall report to the Author i ty at its next session 
of the nature of the dispute or conf l ic t , the parties 
invo lved , the mediat ion efforts made by the Commit tee 
and the outcome of such mediat ion. 
Article 5 
Th is decis ion shal l enter into force upon signature 
and shall be pub l ished in the Off ic ial Journal of the 
C o m m u n i t y and in the Nat ional Gazette of each 
M e m b e r State. 
D O N E A T B A N J U , T H E 30TH D A Y O F M A Y , 1990 
DECIDES 
Article 1 
H E. C A P T A I N BLAISE C O M P A O R E 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
DECISION A / D E C . 10/5/90 O N T H E SETTING UP 
OF A C O M M I T T E E FOR T H E REVIEW OF T H E E C O ­
W A S T R E A T Y 
the Executive Secretary is hereby d i rected to set up a 
Commi t tee of Eminent Persons in the sub-region d rawn 
f rom within and outs ide governmenta l c i rc les, to 
undertake a review of the E C O W A S Treaty . 
Article 2 
In carrying out this ass ignment , the Commit tee shall 
lay particular emphas is o n : 
(i) The legislative powers of the Author i ty ; 
Hi) The f inancing of the budgets of Communi ty- Inst i ­
tut ions; 
/Hi) The dec iaon -mak ing procedures of the Author i ty 
and Counc i l . 
Article 3 
The Executive Secretary shall report to the dec is ion­
making organs of the Commun i t y on th is issue as early 
as pract icable. 
Article 4 
Th is decision shall enter into force upon signature 
and shal l be pub l ished in the Off ic ial Journa l of the 
Commun i t y and in the National Gazette of each 
M e m b e r Slates. 
D O N E A T B A N J U L . T H I S 30TH D A Y OF M A Y , 1990. 
H. E. C A P T A I N BLAISE C O M P A O R E 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR 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 S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
Mind fu l of Art ic le 5 of the Treaty , establishing the 
Author i ty of Heads of State and Government and 
def in ing its compos i t ion and funct ions; 
A w a r e that the Commun i ty needs to adapt to the 
changes on the international scene in order to derive 
greater benefits f rom those changes ; 
Consider ing the need to modi fy the strategies of the 
Commun i t y in order to accelerate the integration 
p rocess in the sub- reg ion ; 
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b. O F T H E C O U N C I L O F MINISTERS 
DECISION C / D E C . 1/5/90 R E L A T I N G T O T H E 
F O R M U L A T I O N A N D I M P L E M E N T A T I O N O F A N 
E C O W A S I N F O R M A T I O N POLICY A N D P R O -
G R A M M E 
T H E C O U N C I L O F MINISTERS 
Mind fu l of Ar t ic le 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty establ ish­
ing the Counci l of Min is ters and def in ing its c o m p o s i ­
t ion and func t ions ; 
A w a r e of in format ion as a strategic sector for promot 
ing national and sub-regional deve lopment , and foster­
ing the Commun i t y spir i t ; 
Cons ider ing the important role of te lecommunica­
t ions in the t ransmiss ion of in format ion; 
Conv inced that advert is ing, an important factor in 
e c o n o m i c and social deve lopment , is not adequately 
o rgan ised wi th in the Commun i t y and does not give 
priority to the promot ion of Communi ty-or ig inat ing 
p roduc ts ; 
Recogn is ing the need for the n e w s media and 
commun ica t ions inst i tut ions to have adequate and 
competen t human resources to ensure an effect ive 
per formance of the information sector; 
A w a r e of the value of the contr ibut ion of the private 
sector to the funct ion ing of the in format ion media; 
Consc ious of the absence of an E C O W A S policy and 
p rogramme on in format ion; 
U p o n the recommendato in of the First Meet ing of 
E C O W A S Mins ters of Information held at Ouagadougou 
f rom 16 to 17 M a r c h , 1990; 
DECIDES 
A T C O M M U N I T Y L E V E L 
Art icle 1 
It is hereby agreed in principle to upgrade the Division 
of Information at the E C O W A S Execut ive Secretariat to 
a Department . The Execut ive Secre tary is d i rected to 
present the f inancial impl icat ions of the upgrading to 
the November 1990 Sess ion of Counc i l for cons idera­
t ion . The Department is to assist the Execut ive Sec re ­
tary to formulate a draft E C O W A S Information Pol icy 
and Programme conta in ing inter a l ia, the fo l lowing 
e lements : — 
— aud io - v i sua l s p e c i a l i s e d t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s 
network for audio-visiual t ransmiss ions ; 
— n e w s t ransmission through the adopt ion of harmon i ­
sed tariffs and negot ia ted special reduced tariffs; 
— circulat ion of newspapers and publ icat ions a m o n g 
Member States by negotiating preferent ial tariffs; 
— poo l of newspapers in the sub- reg ion to publ ish 
c o m m o n specia l edit ions on the activi t ies of the 
Commun i t y , inc lud ing the celebrat ion of E C O W A S 
W e e k ; 
— product ion, inc lud ing co-product ion wi th in the sub-
region of radio and television p rogrammes and f i lms; 
— C o m m u n i t y C i n e m a Week 
— Format ion of a sub-regional advert is ing body for 
better organisat ion of the industry; 
— establ ishment of a Communi ty Information Centre by 
the private sector ; 
— infromation sys tem for promot ing E C O W A S at the 
international level; 
— col laborat ion wi th P A N A to ensure more effect ive 
circulat ion of informat ion in the sub-region; 
— cooperat ion wi th U R T N A in the promot ion of 
exchange of programmes and news among the radio 
and television organisat ions of M e m b e r States; 
— Directory of Training Institutions in the f ie ld of 
information and communica t ions in the sub-region; 
— meet ings of Heads of Training Institutions for the 
purpose of harmonis ing their t raining programmes; 
— training sessions for communica tors in fields relevant 
to the Communn i t y ' s activit ies and promote the 
exchange of professionals in the commun ica t ions 
field. 
A T NAT IONAL L E V E L 
Art icle 2 
Each Member State is called upon: 
— to designate wi th in its Ministry of Informat ion, 
correspondents to be responsible for the p roduc t i on , 
t ransmission and exchange of news and programmes 
on E C O W A S 
— to ensure that w i th immediate effect its off icial med ia 
(press, radio and television) devote about 20 percent 
o f its news con ten t to highl ight ing in a pos i t ive 
manner the act iv i t ies of E C O W A S , its Membe r 
States and Institutions. The private media shou ld be 
encouraged t o do l ikewise; 
- to adopt and st rengthen the teach ing of E C O W A S 
in the curricular of its educat ional inst i tut ions; 
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— to undertake a campa ign of mass educat ion o n 
E C O W A S , in part icular the r ights and duties of the 
c i t izens under E C O W A S Conven t ions and Pro toco ls 
and translate these rights and duties into the nat ional 
languages . S u c h campaigns shou ld involve the par ty 
s t ructures, youths and w o m e n ' s organisat ions; 
— to encourage the National N e w s A g e n c y to increase 
and vary the vo lume of its product ion for P A N A ; 
— to encourage its national newspaper to publ ish, on a 
regular basis, informat ion on E C O W A S provided by 
P A N A ; the Insti tut ions of the C o m m u n i t y and other 
agenc ies ; 
— to encourage private sector entrepreneurs to invest 
in the media industry and in the manufacture o f 
g o o d s for use of information and te lecommunicat ions 
institutions (equipment , spare parts, consumab les , 
etc.}. 
A r t i c l e 3 
Th is Decis ion shall enter into force upon signature 
and shall be pub l ished in the Off ic ial Journal of the 
C o m m u n i t y and in the Nat ional Gazette of each 
Member State. 
D O N E A T B A N J U L , TH IS 27TH D A Y O F M A Y , 1990 
HON. (MRS) BINTOU S A N O G O H 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E C O U N C I L 
DECISION C / D E C . 2/5/90 CONTAIN ING T H E LIST 
OF INDUSTRIAL E N T E R P R I S E S A N D P R O D U C T S 
ELIGIBLE TO BENEFIT F R O M T R A D E L I B E R A L I ­
SAT ION B E T W E E N E C O W A S M E M B E R S T A T E S 
THE COUNCIL O F MINISTERS, 
Mindfu l of Ar t ic le 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty 
establ ishing the Counc i l of Minsters and defining its 
compos i t ion and func t ions ; 
Mindfu l of the Protoco l relating to the concept of 
p roduc ts originating f rom E C O W A S Member States 
and subsequent amendment acts and decis ions; 
M ind fu l of Dec is ion of A / D E C . 15 /5 /80 of the 
Author i ty of Heads of State and Government , f ixing the 
level of part ic ipat ion in the author ised capital of 
industr ia l enterpr ises wish ing to benefit f rom 
preferential taxat ion under the intra-Communrty trade 
s y s t e m ; 
M ind fu l of Dec is ion A / D E C . 1 /5 /83 dated 29 M a y , 
1983, of the Author i ty o f Heads of State and Govern 
ment o n the adopt ion and implementat ion of a single 
trade liberalisation scheme for industr ial products 
or ig inat ing from M e m b e r States of the Communi ty ; 
M ind fu l of Decis ion C / D E C . 3 / 5 / 8 0 dated 25 M a y , 
1980, of the Counc i l of Ministers and relating to proof 
and verf icat ion o f the Commun i t y or igin of p roducts 
and the procedures appl icable t o the movement of 
g o o d s within the C o m m u n i t y ; 
M ind fu l of Decis ion C / D E C . 3 / 6 / 8 8 dates 21 J u n e , 
1988, of the Counc i l of Ministers def in ing the procedure 
for approval of industr ial products and enterprises eligi­
ble for the E C O W A S trade liberalisation scheme; 
On the Recommenda t ion of the Trade , Cus toms 
Immigrat ion, M o n e y and Payments Commiss ion meet­
ing in Lagos from 17 to 21 Apr i l , 1990; 
H E R E B Y D E C I D E S 
Art icle 1 
Industrial entepr ises and goods fulf i l ing the E C O W A S 
Rules of Origin Cond i t i ons and approval as being eligible 
for inclusion in the in i ra -Communi ty trade l iberalisation 
s c h e m e are those conta ined in the list herewith 
at tached as an A n n e x to this Dec is ion . 
Article 2 
The list referred to in Art ic le 1, may be amended or 
comple ted by the Counc i l of Min is ters , o n the advice of 
the Trade, C u s t o m s , Immigration, M o n e y and Pay­
ments Commiss ion in accordance wi th the approved 
procedure st ipulated by Decis ion C / D E C . 3 / 6 / 8 8 dated 
21st J u n e 1988. 
Article 3 
Member States and the Executive Secretariat shall 
take all measures necessary for the implementat ion of 
this Dec is ion. 
Article 4 
This decisoin shall enter into force upon signature 
and shall be publ ished in the Off ic ial Journal of the 
Commun i t y and the National Gazet te of each Member 
Sta te . 
D O N E A T B A N J U L , T H I S 27TH D A Y O F M A Y , 1990 
HON. (MRS) BINTOU S A N O G O H 
CHAIRMAN 
FOR THE COUNCIL 
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3. R E S O L U T I O N 
la) O F T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F H E A D O F S T A T E S A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
R E S O L U T I O N A / R E S . 1/5/90 RELATING T O M E A ­
S U R E S A P P L I C A B L E TO M E M B E R S T A T E S IN 
A R R E A R S O F C O N T R I B U T I O N S 
T H E AUTHORITY 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 
Mind fu l of A n i c l e 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty 
establ ishing the Au thor i t y of Heads of State and Govern ­
ment and defining its composi t ion and funct ions; 
M ind fu l of Art ic le 54, paragraph 3 of the E C O W A S 
Treaty relating to measures appl icable to M e m b e r 
S l a t e s in arrears of contr ibut ion to the budget of the 
C o m m u n i t y ; 
M ind fu l of the provis ions of the Protocol Relating to 
the contr ibut ions by Member States to the Budget of 
the Economic C o m m u n i t y of Wes t Af r ican States; 
Cons ider ing that there are still arrears of contr ibu-t ion 
in respect of the first tranche of the E C O W A S Fund 's 
capital despite several appeals by the Author i ty of 
Heads of State and Government ; 
M ind fu l of Decis ion C / D E C . 5 / 6 / 8 8 of the Counc i l 
relating to the terms and condi t ions for the paying up of 
the second t ranche of the cal led-up capital and for the 
cal lable capital of the E C O W A S F u n d ; 
Recal l ing that in its final commun ique at the end of 
its Twel f th Sess ion held in O u a g a d o u g o u , from 29 to 30 
J u n e . 1989, Membe r State with outs tanding ba lances in 
their contr ibut ions were called upon to liquidate these 
ba lances without further delay and in any case before 
the end of June 1990; 
Consider ing the increasing amount of arrears in con ­
tr ibut ions o w e d by Member States and the detr imental 
ef fect this si tuat ion was having o n the funct ioning of 
C o m m u n i t y Institutions; 
.Cons ider ing Reso lu t ion C / R E S . 1 / 5 /90 ' adop ted by 
the Twen ty -Seven th Sess ion of the Counc i l of Ministers 
held in Banjul f rom 22 - 27 M a y , 1990; 
H E R E B Y R E S O L V E S A S F O L L O W S 
Article 1 
All Member States wi th arrears of contr ibut ions to 
the Budgets of the Commun i t y up to 31 December , 
1989, shall pay these arrears not later than 31 December, 
1993; 
Article 2 
All Member S ta tes wi th arrears of contribution to the 
Budget of the Community for 1990 shall pay these 
arrears not latre than 28 M a y , 1991. 
Article 3-
In the event of non-payment of contr ibut ions to the 
Budget of the C o m m u n i t y for 1990 in accordance wi th 
Ar t ic le 2 above, the fo l lowing measures shall apply: 
la) No new posts in the Institutions of the Commun i t y 
shall be a l located to such default ing M e m b e r 
States and the appointment of all categor ies of 
staff of such Member States in the Institutions of 
the Commun i t y shall be suspended for a per iod of 
three months . If the arrears remain unpaid beyond 
this per iod, the officials of the Member States 
concerned shall s imply be sent back to the 
default ing Member States. 
lb) Communi ty Institutions shall not initiate any 
study or undertake project appraisals in the 
territories of such default ing Member Sta tes ; 
Ic) C o m m u n i t y I n s t i t u t i o n s s h a l l s u s p e n d 
disbursement of any loans to such default ing 
Member Sta tes , 
Article 4 
Payment of arrears of contr ibut ion to the Budget of 
the Commun i ty shall not excuse Member States from 
paying their contr ibut ions to the current Budget of the 
Commun i t y . 
Article 5 
Al l Member States wi th arrears of contr ibutoins to 
the First and S e c o n d tranches of the cal led-up capital of 
the E C O W A S Fund shall pay up all such arrears by 31 
December , 1992. 
Article 6 
In the event of non-payment of contr ibut ions by any 
M e m b e r State to the First and S e c o n d tranches of the 
ca l led-up capital of the E C O W A S Fund by 31 D e c e m b ­
er, 1992, the fo l lowing measures shall apply: 
(a) No new posts in the Institutions of the Commun i t y 
shall be a l located to such default ing M e m b e r 
States and the appointment of all categor ies o f 
staff of such Member States in the Institutions of 
the Commun i ty shall be suspended for a period of 
three months . If the arrears remain unpaid beyond 
this per iod, the officials of the Member States 
concerned shall s imply be sent back to the 
default ing M e m b e r States. 
lb) Community Institutions shall not initiate any study 
or undertake project appraisals in the territories of 
such defaulting Member S ta tes ; 
Ic) Community Institutions shall suspende disburse­
ment of any loans to such defaulting Member 
States. 
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D O N E A T B A N J U L , T H I S 30TH D A Y O F M A Y , 1990 
H. E. C A P T A I N BLAISE C O M P A O R E 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
R E S O L U T I O N A / R E S . 2/5/90 R E L A T I N G T O T H E 
S U R V I V A L , P R O T E C T I O N A N D D E V E L O P M E N T 
O F T H E A F R I C A N CHILD 
(b) To take every possible measure to reach the g loba l 
target of universal chi ld immuniza t ion (UCI) for 
A f r i ca , i .e. , seventy-f ive percent (75%) vacc ina ­
t ion coverage by December , 1990; 
(c) T o take s teps to ratify and implement the U . N . 
Convent ion on the Rights of the Ch i l d ; 
(d) T o attend personal ly the W o r l d Summi t for 
Chi ldren to be held at the Uni ted Nat ions H e a d ­
quarters in N e w York , on 29 and 30 Sep tember , 
1990, in order to voice Af r ican concerns a m o n g 
the comity of nat ions. 
(el T o place issues relating to w o m e n , mothers and 
chi ldren o n their national pol i t ical agenda , and 
ensure that national development plans a c c o r d 
appropriate priority to these issues. 
D O N E A T B A N J U , T H I S 30TH D A Y O F M A Y , 1990. 
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 
Mind fu l of Art ic le 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty establ i­
sh ing the Author i ty of Heads of Sta te and Government , 
and def in ing its compos i t ion and func t ions ; 
Not ing the silent emergencies w h i c h cause the death 
of four million chi ldren in Afr ican every year; 
Apprec ia t ing the O A U Resolut ion of 1989 declaring 
the 1990s as the decade of the chi ldren of Af r ica; 
Not ing further the efforts made by E C O W A S 
M e m b e r States and other organisat ions to address this 
ser ious p rob lem; 
Apprec ia t ing further the Uni ted Nat ions adopt ion of 
the Convent ion on the Rights of the Chi ld in November , 
1989; 
A w a r e of the Uni ted Nat ions Secretary-Genera l 's call 
for support to the W o r l d Summit for Chi ldren from 29 to 
30 Sep tember , 1990; 
Considering the report of the First Meet ing of 
E C O W A S Ministers of Foreign Af fa i rs held in Banjul 
f rom 25 to 27 May, 1990; 
H E R E B Y R E S O L V E S 
All Heads of S ta te and Government of E C O W A S 
Member States, w i th help from International Organi­
sations, are called upon: 
(a) to intensify their efforts to ensure that relevant 
information on child survival, protection and 
development is disseminated to the masses of 
their people; 
H. E. C A P T A I N BLAISE C O M P A O R E 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E A U T H O R I T Y 
R E S O L U T I O N A / R E S . 3 / 5 / 9 0 R E L A T I N G T O I N T E R 
N A T I O N A L S U P P O R T O F W E S T A F R I C A N 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 S T A T E A N D 
G O V E R N M E N T 
Mindfu l of Art ic le 5 of the E C O W A S Treaty 
establ ishing the Author i ty of Heads of State and 
Government and def in ing the compos i t ion and func­
t ions; 
Aware of the poor performance of the Wes t Af r ican 
economy , especial ly during the past decade, and the 
g loomy forecast for the future on the basis of current 
t rends; 
Accep t ing primary responsibil i ty for the task of 
developing the economies of Member States; 
Determined to ensure the resumption of e c o n o m i c 
development through the strategy of regional integra­
tion and collective self-rel iance; 
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Conv inced of the usefulness and importance of 
external assistance required to supp lement the sub-
regional resources available for the economic develop­
ment of Wes t A f r i c a ; 
C o n s c i o u s of the d iminut ion of (he f l ow of e x t e r n a ! 
resources to the sub- reg ion, especial ly during the past 
decade in spite of the firm commi tmen ts made under 
U N - P A A E R D by the industrialised countr ies to suppor t 
the necessary efforts of Afr ican countr ies; 
Apprehensive about the negative effects on the W e s t 
A f r i can economy of the feceni dramat ic changes in 
both Western and Eastern Europe as wel l as in North 
Amer i ca and the Far East ; 
R E S O L V E S 
To make an urgent appeal to the international 
commun i t y , especial ly the European Economic C o m ­
mun i ty (EEC! and its member count r ies , to manifest 
greater awareness and concern for the development 
needs of Wes t Af r ican countr ies, by taking firm 
measu res to reverse the t rend towards the 
marginal isat ion of W e s t Afr ica and ensure a renewed 
f l ow of development assitance to supplement the 
efforts of West A f r i can countr ies. 
D O N E AT B A N J U L , TH IS 30TH D A Y OF M A Y , 1990 
H. E. C A P T A I N B L A I S E C O M P A O R E 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR THE A U T H O R I T Y 
b, O F T H E C O U N C I L O F M I N I S T E R S 
R E S O L U T I O N C / R E S . 1 /5 /90 R E L A T I N G T O T H E 
J T N E R I O R D E S I G N F U R N I S H I N G A N D D E C O R A ­
T I O N A N D F O R T H E S U P P L Y , I N S T A L L A T I O N . C O ­
M M I S S I O N I N G A N D M A I N T E N A N C E O F S I M U L ­
T A N E O U S I N T E R P R E T A T I O N E Q U I P M E N T A N D 
PUBLIC A D D R E S S S Y S T E M O F T H E H E A D Q U A -
R T E R S O F T H E E X E C U T I V E S E C R E T A R I A T IN 
A B U J A 
T H E C O U N C I L O F M I N I S T E R S 
Mind fu l of Art ic le 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty establish­
ing the Counc i l of Ministers and def in ing its c o m p o ­
sit ion and funct ions; 
M ind fu l of Decis ion A . 'DEC. 1 7 / 5 / 8 2 of the Author i ty 
of Heads of State and Government relating to the con ­
st ruct ion of the Headquarters of the Institutions of the 
Commun i t y ; 
M ind fu l of Decis ion C / D E C . 6 / 1 1 / 8 2 of the C o u n c i l 
of Ministers relating to the procedure for the const ruc­
t ion of the Headquarters of Commun i t y Institutions; 
On The Recommenda t ion of the A d Hoc Minister ia l 
Commi t tee on the construct ion of the Headquarters of 
the Institutions of the Communi ty at its meet ing held in 
Banjul on 21 M a y , 1990; 
Proposes to the Author i ty of Heads of State and 
Government to adopt the attached draft decision relat­
ing to the interior des ign , furnishing and decoration and 
for the supply, instal lat ion, commiss ion ing and mainte­
nance of s imul taneous interpretation equipment and 
publ ic address sys tem of the Headquarters of the 
Execut ive Secretariat in Abu ja . 
D O N E A T B A N J U L , THIS 27TH D A Y OF M A Y , 1990 
H O N O U R A B L E ( M R S I B I N T O U S A N O G O H 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E C O U N C I L 
R E S O L U T I O N C / R E S . 2 / 5 / 9 0 O N T H E A D O P T I O N 
O F T H E D R A F T S U P P L E M E N T A R Y P R O T O C O L O N 
T H E I M P L E M E N T A T I O N O F T H E T H I R D P H A S E 
( R I G H T O F E S T A B L I S H M E N T ) O F T H E P R O T O C O L 
O N F R E E M O V E M E N T O F P E R S O N S , R I G H T O F 
R E S I D E N C E A N D E S T A B L I S H M E N T 
T H E C O U N C I L O F M I N I S T E R S , 
Consider ing Art ic le 6 of the Treaty establishing the 
Counc i l of Ministers and defining its composi t ion and 
funct ions; 
Consider ing Art ic le 2, paragraphs 3 and 4 of the 
Pro toco l on Free Movemen t of Persons, Right of Res i ­
dence and Establ ishment, s igned on 29 May , 1979, in 
Dakar 
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J u n e 1990 Official Journa l of the E C O W A S V o l . 17 
Cons ider ing that the Protocol f inally entered into 
force in Membe r States o n 5 J u n e , 1986, and that the 
four -year per iod, w h i c h c o m m e n c e d f rom that date, for 
the implementat ion of Phase II, expires on 6 J u n e , 1990; 
A w a r e that the criteria for the implementat ion of 
Phase III (Right of Establ ishment) have been fulfil led 
and that it is necessary for Member States to implement 
it by adopt ing and implement ing the relevant dec is ions; 
O n the Recommenda t i on of the Trade , Cus toms , 
Immigrat ion, M o n e y and Paymen ts Commiss ion 
meet ing in Lagos, f rom 17 to 21 Apr i l , 1990; 
P roposes , to the Author i ty of Heads of State and 
Governmen t ; 
T o approve and adopt the a t tached Supplementary 
P ro toco l on the implementat ion of Phase III (Right of 
Establ ishment) of the Protocol on Free Movemen t of 
Pe rsons , Right of Res idence and Establ ishment. 
D O N E A T B A N J U L , T H I S 2 7 T H D A Y O F M A Y , 1990 
HON. (MRS) BINTOU S A N O G O H 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E C O U N C I L 
RESOLUTION C / R E S . 3/5/90 O N T H E C O M P U T E ­
RISATION OF V E H I C L E REGISTRATION IN E C O — 
W A S M E M B E R S T A T E S 
T H E COUNCIL O F MINISTERS, 
Mind fu l of Art ic le 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty, establi­
sh ing the Counc i l of Ministers and def in ing its compos i ­
t ion and func t ions ; 
Cons ider ing the recommendat ion of the Transport , 
Commun ica t ions and Energy Commiss i on (Transport 
S u b - C o m m i s s i o n ! w h i c h met in Lagos f rom 2 to 6 Apr i l , 
1990; 
U R G E S M E M B E R S T A T E S : 
la) to computer ise their vehicle registration sys tems 
to ensure better conttol of veh ic le movement 
wi th in the sub-reg ion and to facil i tate the col lec­
t ion of stat ist ical data o n transport matters; 
lb) to take into accoun t the fo l l ow ing basic in forma­
t ion, in order to harmonise date on vehic le 
part iculars; 
— Make vehic le 
— Type of vehic le 
— Engine number 
— Chassis number 
— Registrat ion number 
— Date of registration 
— Name of owner 
— Address of owner 
— Private or commerc ia l 
— Net weight 
— Gross vehicle weight 
— Cubic capac i ty (horse-power) 
— Source of energy 
— Year of first registration 
D O N E A T B A N J U L T H I S 27TH D A Y OF M A Y , 1990. 
HON. (MRS) BINTOU S A N O G O H 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E C O U N C I L 
RESOLUTION C / R E S . 4 / 5 / 9 0 O N T H E REDUCTION 
OF T H E N U M B E R OF R O A D C H E C K POINTS IN 
E C O W A S M E M B E R S T A T E S 
T H E COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. 
Mind fu l of Art ic le 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty, establ i ­
shing the Counci l of Ministers and def in ing its c o m p o s i ­
tion and funct ions; 
Consider ing the recommendat ion o f the Transpor t , 
Communica t ions and Energy Commiss ion (Transport 
Sub -Commiss ion ) w h i c h met in Lagos f rom 2 to 6 A p r i l , 
1990; 
U R G E S Member States: 
to take all necessary measures to effect ively reduce 
the number of checkpo in ts on Inter-State roads. 
D O N E A T B A N J U L T H I S 27TH D A Y O F M A Y , 1990. 
J u n e 1990 Official Journa l of the E C O W A S V o l . 17 
H O N . (MRS) BINTOU S A N O G O H 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E C O U N C I L 
RESOLUTION C / R E S . 5/5/90 ON A X L E R O A D 
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 
Mindfu l of Art ic le 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty establish­
ing the Counci l of Ministers and def in ing its compos i ­
tion and funct ions; 
Consider ing the recommendat ion adopted by the 
meet ing of the Transport , Commun ica t ions and Energy 
Commiss ion (Transport Sub -Commiss ion ) held in Lagos 
from 2 to 6 Apr i l , 1990: 
U R G E S Member States: 
— to introduce weighbr idge and axle scales as a means 
of effectively moni tor ing tonnage transported and of 
ensur ing that the max imum axle load of 11.5 tonnes 
adop ted by E C O W A S Member States is enforced. 
D O N E A T B A N J U L T H I S 27TH D A Y O F M A Y , 1990. 
H O N . (MRS) BINTOU S A N O G O H 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E C O U N C I L 
RESOLUTION C / R E S . 6/5/90 O N T H E C O M P L E ­
TION O F THE REMAINING SECT IONS O F T H E 
T R A N S W E S T A F R I C A N H I G H W A Y N E T W O R K 
A N D T H E I N T E R C O N N E C T I N G R O A D S TO FACIL­
ITATE A C C E S S T O L A N D L O C K E D C O U N T R I E S 
T H E COUNCIL O F MINISTERS, 
Mind fu l of Art ic le 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty establ ish­
ing the Counci l of Ministers and def in ing its c o m p o s i ­
tion and funct ions; 
Consider ing the recommendat ion of the meet ing of 
the Transport . Communica t ions and Energy C o m m i s -
sion"(Transport Sub -Commiss ion ) held in Lagos f rom 2 
to 6 Apr i l , 1990; 
U R G E S the Member States concerned: 
1. to initiate appropr iate action towards the comp le ­
t ion of the remaining sect ions of the Trans W e s t 
Af r ican H ighway (Lagos — Nouakchot t — Dakar 
to Ndjamena). 
2. to accord priority to the const ruc t ion of in tercon­
nect ing roads in their investment programmes in 
order to faci l i tate access to the land locked 
countr ies. 
D O N E A T B A N J U L T H I S 27TH D A Y OF M A Y , 1990 
H O N . (MRS) BINTOU S A N O G O H 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E C O U N C I L 
RESOLUTION C / R E S . 7/5/90 O N T H E ESTABLIS -
H M E N T OF A N A P P R O P R I A T E A D M I N I S T R A T I V E 
F R A M E W O R K A S ST IPULATED IN ARTICLE 1 - 1 
OF DECISION A / D E C . 2/5/81 
T H E COUNCIL O F MINISTERS, 
Mindfu l of Art ic le 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty establ ish­
ing the Counci l of Ministers and def in ing its c o m p o s i ­
t ion and funct ions; 
Consider ing the Recommenda t ion emanat ing f ' o m 
the meet ing of the Transport , Commun ica t ions and 
Energy Commiss ion (Transport Sub-Commiss ion ) held 
in Lagos from 2 - 6 Apr i l , 1990 
R E Q U E S T S Member S t a t e s 
1. to establish an appropriate administrat ive f rame­
work such as a Directorate of R o a d Transport to 
facilitate the coordinat ion of road transport act iv i ­
t ies and rapid col lect ion of the information requir­
ed for the establ ishment of a transport data bank. 
2 . l o accelerate the effective implementat ion of 
decisions relating to the transport sector. 
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DONE AT B A N J U L THIS 27TH DAY OF MAY, 1990 
H O N . (MRS) BINTOU S A N O G O H 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E C O U N C I L 
R E S O L U T I O N C / R E S . 8/5/90 ON T H E ESTABLISH­
M E N T OF A R E S I D E N C E C A R D IN E C O W A S M E M ­
BER S T A T E S 
T H E COUNCIL O F MINISTERS 
Cons ider ing the Protocol on Free Movement of 
Pe rsons , Right of Res idence and Establ ishment; 
Cons ider ing the Supplementary Protoco l on the im­
plementat ion of the s e c o n d phase (Right of Res idence) , 
and part icularly, Ar t ic les 5, 6 and 9 on the harmonised 
E C O W A S Res idence Card ; 
A w a r e of the need to establ ish a harmonised 
Res idence Card wi th in the C o m m u n i t y to facilitate and 
simpl i fy movement of persons wi th in member Sta tes ; 
On the recommendat io in of the Trade, Cus toms , 
Immigrat ion, M o n e y and Paymen ts Commiss ion 
meet ing in Lagos, f rom 17 to 21 Apr i l , 1990; 
Proposes that the Author i ty of Heads of State and 
Government : 
— Approve and adopt the a t tached Draft Decis ion 
on the establ ishment of a harmonised E C O W A S 
Residence Ca rd . 
D O N E A T B A N J U L TH IS 27TH D A Y O F M A Y , 1990. 
H O N . (MRS) BINTOU S A N O G O H 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E C O U N C I L 
RESOLUTION C / R E S . 9/5/90 R E L A T I N G TO T H E 
C O M P L E T I O N OF T H E E C O W A S M O N E T A R Y C O ­
O P E R A T I O N P R O G R A M M E 
T H E COUNCIL O F MINISTERS 
Mind fu l of Ar t ic le 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty 
establ ishing the Counc i l of Ministers and def in ing its 
compos i t i on and func t ions ; 
A w a r e of the prov is ions of Art ic le 36 of the E C O W A S 
Treaty relating to monetary and f iscal cooperat ion 
wi th in the Commun i t y ; 
Recal l ing Decis ion A / D e c . 6 / 5 / 8 7 of the Author i ty on 
the adopt ion of an E C O W A S Moneta ry Coopera t ion 
Programme, especia l ly the pol icy measures to be 
adopted during the 1987 — 1992 transit ional per iod in 
order to achieve the med ium and long-term ob jec t ives 
of the Single Moneta ry Zone; 
Cons ider ing the review of the current monetary s i tua­
t ion conduc ted by the E C O W A S Commi t tee of Gover ­
nors of Central Banks and its recommendat ions 
thereon : 
P R O P O S E S TO T H E A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S O F 
S T A T E A N O G O V E R N M E N T 
T o adopt the fo l lowing t ime-table for the comp le ­
t ion of the E C O W A S Monetary Un ion ; : 
HI further work in 1990 should inc lude the s tudy of 
the nature of non-tariff barriers in Member States 
and recommendat ions on h o w they should be 
removed; 
(nl the year 1991 be devoted to negotiat ions o n the 
details of harmonisat ion of macro-economic pol i­
c ies , in part icular fiscal pol ic ies, directly related to 
monetary harmonisat ions, non-tarif f barriers, and 
on the Protoco ls Rules and R e g u l a t o r s ; 
(in) the drafting of the Protocol on the Single Mone ta ry 
Zone and the C o m m o n Monetary Author i ty to be 
completed by 1992; 
(ivl the drafting of the Statutes, Ru les and Regu la ­
t ions of the C o m m o n Mont tary Author i ty by 
1993; 
(v) the Protocols , Rules and Regulat ions, e t c . , to be 
placed before the Authori ty in mid-1994; 
(vil the rest of 1994 shall be devoted to the ratif ication 
of Protocols relat ing to the creat ion of the S ing le 
Monetary Zone and the C o m m o n Monetary 
Author i ty ; 
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To request the introductoin of a credit guarantee 
fund mechanism in the West African Clearing 
House; and 
To urge debtor banks to ensure early settlement of 
their arrears in the West African Clearing House. 
DONE AT B A N J U L , THIS 27TH DAY OF M A Y , 1990 
HON. (MRS) BINTOU S A N O G O H 
C H I A R M A N 
FOR T H E C O U N C I L 
H O N . (MRS) BINTOU S A N O G O H 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E C O U N C I L 
RESOLUTION C / R E S . 10/5/90 O N T H E A L L O C A ­
TION O F T H E P O S T OF E X T E R N A L A U D I T O R O F 
T H E C O M M U N I T Y T O T H E R E P U B L I C O F MALI 
T H E C O U N C I L O F MINISTERS, 
Mind fu l of Ar t ic le 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty 
estab l ish ing the Counc i l of Ministers and defining its 
compos i t i on and funct ions 
Mind fu l of Ar t i c le 10 of the Treaty on the 
appo in tment of the External Aud i to r of the Commun i ty ; 
M ind fu l of Decis ion A / D E C . 5 / 1 1 / 8 4 of the Author i ty 
of Heads of S ta te and Government relating to the 
distr ibut ion of statutory posts and al locat ing the post of 
External Audi tor of the Commun i ty to the Islamic 
Repub l ic of Maur i tan ia ; 
M ind fu l of Dec is ions A / D E C . 1 /7 /86 dated 1 J u l y , 
1986, A / D E C . 1 / 7 /87 dated 9 J u l y , 1987, A / D E C . 
4 / 6 / 8 8 dated 25 J u n e , 1988, on the appointment and 
renewal of the term of off ice of the f irm of HA IBA a n d 
COJVIPANY as External Audi tors of the Commun i ty for 
three success ive per iods of two years e a c h , wi th effect 
f rom 1 January , 1985; 
Cons ider ing the fac t that the term of of f ice of the firm 
of H A I B A and C O M P A N Y will expire on 31 December , 
1990; 
Proposes that the Author i ty of Heads of Sta te and 
Government approve and adopt the attached draft 
Dec is ion o n the al locat ion of the post of External 
Aud i to r to the Repub l i c of Mal i . 
D O N E A T B A N J U L THIS 27TH D A Y OF M A Y , 1990. 
RESOLUTION C / R E S . 11/5/90 O F C O U N C I L OF 
MINISTERS RELATING T O T H E RATIONALISA­
TION O F INSTITUTIONAL A R R A N G E M E N T S 
G O V E R N I N G W E S T A F R I C A N INTEGRATION 
T H E COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 
Conv inced of the ever-growing necessity to 
rat ional ise the numerous institut ional arrangements 
govern ing economic cooperat ion and integration efforts 
in the Wes t Af r ican sub-region; 
Recal l ing Author i ty Decision A / D E C . 8 / 5 / 8 3 taken in 
Conakry in M a y , 1983, and A / D E C . 2 / 11 /84 taken in 
Lome in November , 1984, relating to the relationalisa-
t ion of economic cooperat ion efforts wi th in the W e s t 
A f r i can sub-region; 
Hav ing examined the Report of the Jo in t Meet ing of 
E C O W A S Member States and inter-governmental 
Organisat ions o n Ratoinal isation of Integration Efforts 
in W e s t Af r ica, held in Niamey in October , 1987; 
Proposes that the Author i ty of Heads of State and 
Government approve and adopt at tached draft Dec is ion 
relating to the Rational isat ion of institutional arrange­
ments governing W e s t Afr ican integrat ion. 
D O N E A T B A N J U L , T H I S 2 7 T H D A Y OF M A Y , 1990 
H O N . (MRS) B INTOU S A N O G O H 
C H I A R M A N 
FOR T H E C O U N C I L 
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June 1990 Official Journal of the E C O W A S Vol. .17 
R E S O L U T I O N C / R E S . 12/5/90 O N T H E R A T I F I C A ­
T ION O F P R O T O C O L S A N D C O N V E N T I O N S SIG -
NED BY 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 S 
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 AFRI­
C A N S T A T E S 
T H E C O U N C I L OF MINISTERS. 
Mind fu l of Ar t ic le 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty establ ish­
ing the Counc i l of Min is ters and de f in ing its c o m p o s i ­
t ion and func t ions ; 
M ind fu l of the prov is ions of Art ic le 62, paragraph 1 of 
the Treaty on the entry into force and rati f ication of the 
Treaty and Pro toco ls annexed thereto; 
M ind fu l of Dec is ion C / D E C . 7/6/89 on the ratif ica­
t ion of Protoco ls and Convent ions s igned by E C O W A S 
Heads of State and Government ; 
Cons ider ing the fact that, despite the provisions of the 
above-ment ioned decis ion of the Author i ty of Heads of 
Sta te and Governmen t , not all M e m b e r States have 
rati f ied all the Pro toco ls and Conven t i ons s igned by 
E C O W A S Heads of State and Government ; 
P roposes that the Author i ty of Heads of State and Gove 
rnment approve and adopt the at tached draft dec is ion 
on the rat i f icat ion of Pro toco ls and Convent ions s igned 
by Heads of S ta te and Government of the Economic 
C o m m u n i t y o f Wes t A f r i can States. 
D O N E A T B A N J U L T H I S 27TH D A Y O F M A Y , 1990. 
H O N . {MRS) BINTOU S A N O G O H 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E C O U N C I L 
t 
R E S O L U T I O N C / R E S . 13/5/90 R E L A T I N G T O T H E 
E F F E C T S OF T H E C O M P L E T I O N OF T H E INTERNAL 
E U R O P E A N M A R K E T (EUROPE 1992) O N W E S T 
A F R I C A 
ing the Council of Ministers and defining its composi­
tion and funct ions; 
Consc ious of the close links ex is t ing between the 
e c o n o m i e s of Member States and the E E C countr ies; 
A w a r e of the 1987 Sing le European A c t and the de-
terminatoin of the EEC to comp le te its Internal 
European Market by the end of 1992; 
Conv inced of the adverse effects that Europe 1992 
w o u l d have, thus worsening the hosti le international 
envi ronment that E C O W A S and its Member S ta tes 
have to cope w i th ; 
Determined to protect the West . A f r ican e c o n o m y 
and address at the sub-regional l e v i l the problem of 
marginal isat ion of W e s t Afr ica by the international 
commun i t y ; 
Upon the recommendat ion of the Fifth Meet ing of 
Nat ional Officials of Planning held at Lagos from 4 to 9 
M a y , 1990; 
P R O P O S E S TO 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 
— to institute a regional consul tat ion mechan ism to 
enable Member States coordinate their strategies 
and approaches to international economic i ssues , in 
order to adopt a c o m m o n front and enhance their 
negotiat ion posi t ions; 
— to call on Member States to s h o w full commi tment to 
sub-regional integration as a means of strengthening 
the Wes t Af r ican e c o n o m y through the implementa­
t ion of Commun i ty A c t s and Dec is ions ; 
— to direct the Execut ive Secretary to monitor and 
evaluate the implementat ion of the Single European 
A c t , and propose adjustments to the E C O W A S 
c o o p e r a t i o n p r o g r a m m e s in order to take accoun t 
of the effects of Europe 1992 on E C O W A S and its 
Member Sta tes . 
D O N E A T B A N J U L , TH IS 27TH D A Y OF M A Y , 1990. 
H O N . (MRS) BINTOU S A N O G O H 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E C O U N C I L 
T H E C O U N C I L O F MINISTERS, 
Mind fu l of Article 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty establish-
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June 1990 Official Journa l of the E C O W A S V o l . 17 
RE SOLUTION C / R E S . 14/5/90 RELATING T O M E A ­
S U R E S A P P L I C A B L E T O M E M B E R S T A T E S IN 
A R R E A R S O F C O N T R I B U T I O N S 
Consider ing the increasing amoun t of arrears in c o n ­
tr ibut ions o w e d by Member S ta tes and the detr imental 
effect this si tuat ion is having o n the funct ioning of 
Commun i t y Institutions; 
On the recommendat ion of the Twenty- f i f th Sess ion 
of the Board of Directors of E C O W A S Fund held in 
Banju l f rom 18 to 20 May, 1990; 
P R O P O S E T O T H E A U T H O R I T Y OF H E A D S O F 
S T A T E A N D G O V E R N M E N T 
T o adopt the at tached draft dec is ion relating to 
measures appl icable to Member States in arrears o f 
cont r ibut ions; 
D O N E A T B A N J U L TH IS 27TH D A Y O f M A Y , 1990 
T H E C O U N C I L O F MINISTERS 
Mind fu l of Art ic le 6 of the E C O W A S Treaty 
establ ishing the Counc i l of Min is ters and defining its 
compos i t ion and func t ions ; 
Consider ing that there are still arrears of contr ibut ions 
in respect of the first t ranche of the E C O W A S Fund 's 
capital despite severa l appeals by the Author i ty of 
Heads of State and Government ; 
M ind fu l of D E C I S I O N C / D E C . 5/6/88 of the Counc i l 
relating to the terms and condi t ions for the paying up of 
the s e c o n d t ranche of the ca l led-up capi ta l and for the 
cal lable capital of the E C O W A S F u n d ; 
Not ing that the Heads of Sta te and Government in 
their f inal c o m m u n i q u e , O u a g a d o u g o u , 29 — 30, J u n e 
1989. cal led upon all Member States wi th outstanding 
balances to l iquidate these ba lances without further 
delay and in any case before the end of J u n e , 1990; 
H O N . (MRS) BINTOU S A N O G O H 
C H A I R M A N 
FOR T H E C O U N C I L 
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