Regulation C/REG.3/06/07 on Sponsorship of Cost of Transport and Payment of Sitting Allowance to Members of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Date
12 December 2000
Language
English
Type
Legislation
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Economic Community of West African States

Regulation C/REG.3/06/07 on Sponsorship of Cost of Transport and Payment of Sitting Allowance to Members of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers,MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the ECOWAS Treaty as amended, establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions;MINDFUL of new Articles 8 and 10, paragraph 2 of the ECOWAS Treaty, as amended by Supplementary Protocol A/SP1/06 and relating to the sessions and chairmanship of the Community, and to the composition of the Council of Ministers;CONSIDERING that the frequency of the statutory sessions of the Council of Ministers and their organisation in the Member States on a rotational basis, involve huge financial costs for the Member States;DESIRING to improve participation in the sessions of Council, guarantee the effective and regular attendance of its members and consequently adopt appropriate measures;ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the first meeting of the Administration and Finance Committee, held in Abuja from 21 to 25 May 2007.ENACTS

Article 1

When members of the Council of Ministers participate in the sessions of the Council, the Community shall bear the cost of their transportation (return trip) in business class from the capital city of their country to the venue of the meeting.

Article 2

1.The lump sum of one thousand three hundred and nineteen Units of Account (UA 1, 319) shall be allocated to each member of the Council per each session of Council.
2.The allowance referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall be paid to the members of Council that effectively participate at the sessions.

Article 3

This Regulation shall be published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the Community within thirty (30) days of its signature by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. It shall also be published within the same time frame in the Official Gazette of each Member State
Done at Ouagadougou, this 5th day of June, 2007Hon. Youssouf OuedraogoChairman, for the Council
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