Regulation C/REG.6/7/96 Relating to the Hosting of the Second ECOWAS Trade Fair

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Date
25 July 1996
Language
English
Type
Legislation
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Economic Community of West African States

Regulation C/REG.6/7/96 Relating to the Hosting of the Second ECOWAS Trade Fair

The Council of Ministers,MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions;CONSIDERING Decision C/DEC.5/5/82 dated 26th May, 1982 of the Council of Ministers relating to the programming of trade fairs;MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.7/5/85 dated 3rd May, 1985 of the Council of Ministers establishing a Consultation and Coordination Committee between ECOWAS States for the programming of trade fairs and similar commercial events in ECOWAS States;CONSCIOUS of the importance of trade fairs and exhibitions in the development of trade between Member States of the Community;On the RECOMMENDATION of the Trade, Customs, Immigration, Money and Payments Commission which met in Lagos from 22nd to 24th May, 1996;ENACTS

Article 1

The Republic of Ghana is hereby selected to host the Second ECOWAS Trade Fair.

Article 2

The second ECOWAS Trade Fair shall be held from 26th February to 7th March, 1999 on the theme, "Economic Cooperation through Trade".The fair shall be multi-sectorial, in concept with priority given to professional meetings and organisation of buyers/sellers meetings.

Article 3

There is hereby established a regional Organising Committee which shall be responsible for the organisation of the second ECOWAS Trade Fair.The Committee is constituted as follows:one representative from each of the four Member States with permanent trade fair facilities (Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo);one representative from the Federation of the West African Manufacturers Association;one representative from the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce:one representative from the West African Women’s Association;Representatives of the ECOWAS Secretariat and the ECOWAS Fund

Article 4

The Regional organising committee of the second ECOWAS Trade Fair shall:
(i)supervise all activities relating to the preparation and organisation of the fair;
(ii)generally, assist the Executive Secretariat, in all measures taken by the latter with regard to sub-paragraph (i) above.

Article 5

This Regulation shall be published by the Executive Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Community thirty (30) days of its signature by the Chairman of Council of Ministers.It shall also be published within the same time-­frame in the National Gazette of each Member State.
Done at Abuja, this 25th day of July, 1996Hon. Kwame PeprahChairman, for Council of Ministers.
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