ECOWAS COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DECISION C/DEC.5/12/92
ON THE ADOPTION OF THE ECOWAS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROMOTION
PROGRAMMES
THE COUNCIL OF
MINISTERS,
Mindful of Article 6
of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its
composition and functions;
Mindful of Decision
C/DEC.2/11/83 dated 26 November, 1983 relating to the institutionalization of
the ECOWAS Forum on intra-Community Trade Promotion;
Decision C/DEC7/5/85 dated 3 July,
1985 of the Council of Ministers establishing a consultation and co-ordination
committee between ECOWAS Member States for the programming of Trade Fairs and
similar commercial events;
On the Recommendation
of the Trade, Customs, Immigration, Money and Payments Commission Meeting held
in Lagos from 12 to 14 November, 1992;
DECIDES
Article 1
The ECOWAS National
and International Trade Promotion Programmes are to
transact all mechanisms for the development and the advancement of Public
Infrastructure, Public Sector Reform, Human Resources Development and Training,
Financial Management Information System, Economics, Banking, Insurance and
Reinsurance, Securities and Financial Services, Commercialization and Privatization,
Revenue Enhancement, Credit Rating, Enterprise Promotion, Trade Facilitation
and Development, Transportation, Technology Transfer, Legal Services and
Advisory, Law and Order Services, Inter-States Financial Services and Advisory,
Natural Resources, Gas, Oil, and Energy, Mining, Supplies and logistics management, Quality
Assurance and Inspection, International Consultancy and Foreign Service, Education
and Internship in all Sciences, Research and Technology and Industries, Practice,
Media and allied fields, and Other tasks permitted by acts of laws and
International Treaties, Protocols, charters, agreements, bilateral instruments,
whatsoever.
Article 2
The ECOWAS National
and International Trade Programmes are to establish ECOWAS Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (ECCI), ECOWAS European Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EECCI),
ECOWAS Americas Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EACCI), ECOWAS General
Registry (EGR), ECOWAS Numbering Agency (ENA) and ECOWAS Credit Union (ECU), based
on this Decision are hereby adopted.
Article 3
The “ECOWAS Chamber Of Commerce
and Industry” (ECCI) is to carry all tasks recommended by ECCI Secretariat; to
carry out in any part of ECOWAS Members States all ECCI objects described in
its Charter; to do any work permitted by National and International Laws; to
recognize that in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the
ideal of free Human beings enjoying freedom from fear whereby everyone shall
enjoy his or her economic, social, cultural rights as well as civil and
professional rights; to procure this “ECOWAS Chamber Of Commerce and Industry”
(ECCI) to be registered in Conakry (Guinea Republic) as Inter-Governmental Organization
and Self-Regulatory Charter and independent from ECOWAS, based on this Decision are hereby adopted.
Article 4
The “ECOWAS Americas Chamber Of
Commerce and Industry” (EACCI) is to carry all tasks recommended by EACCI
Secretariat; to carry out in any part of Americas all EACCI objects described
in its Charter; to do any work permitted by National and International Laws; to
recognize that in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the
ideal of free Human beings enjoying freedom from fear whereby everyone shall
enjoy his or her economic, social, cultural rights as well as civil and
professional rights; to procure this “ECOWAS Americas Chamber Of Commerce and
Industry” (EACCI) to be registered or recognized in any part of Americas as
Inter-Governmental Organization and Self-Regulatory Charter and independent
from ECOWAS; and to obtain a charter or other act of recognition from
Governments of Americas Member States in any domain and in any purpose as the
Secretariat may decide, based on this
Decision are hereby adopted.
Article 5
The “ECOWAS European Chamber Of
Commerce and Industry” (EECCI) is to carry all tasks recommended by EECCI
Secretariat; to carry out in any part of European Union (EU) all EECCI objects
described in its Charter; to do any work permitted by National and
International Laws; to recognize that in accordance with the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights the ideal of free Human beings enjoying freedom
from fear whereby everyone shall enjoy his or her economic, social, cultural
rights as well as civil and professional rights; to procure this “ECOWAS
European Chamber Of Commerce and Industry” (EECCI) to be registered or
recognized in any part of European Union as Inter-Governmental Organization and
Self-Regulatory Charter and independent from ECOWAS; and to obtain a charter or
other act of recognition from local / or foreign Governments in any domain and
in any purpose as the Secretariat may decide, based on this Decision are hereby adopted.
Article 6
The “ECOWAS Credit Union” (ECU) is
to carry all tasks recommended by ECU Secretariat, based on the United Nations
Resolutions / Recommendations & Protocols; to carry out in any part of ECOWAS
Member States and Overseas all ECU objects described herein all its branches; to
do any work permitted by National and International Laws; to recognize that in
accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the ideal of free
Human beings enjoying freedom from fear whereby everyone shall enjoy his or her
economic, social, cultural rights as well as civil and professional rights; to
procure this “ECOWAS Credit Union” (ECU) to be registered or recognized in any
part of this World as Inter-Governmental Organization and Self-Regulatory Charter
and independent from ECOWAS; and to obtain a charter or other act of
recognition from local / or foreign Governments in any domain and in any
purpose as the Secretariat may decide, based on this Decision are hereby adopted.
Article 7
The Permanent
Observer of ECOWAS at United Nations shall take appropriate measures to ensure
the implementation of the said programmes.
This Decision shall enter into force upon signature and shall be
published in the Official Journal of the Community and in the Electronic
Gazette of ECOWAS.
DONE AT ABUJA, THIS 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1992
HON. PAUL DOSSOU
CHAIRMAN
FOR COUNCIL
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