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THIRD ACP-EEC CONVENTION

SIGNED AT LOME ON 8 DECEMBER 1984

CONTENTS

PREAMBLE

PART ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF ACP-EEC COOPERATION

PART TWO THE AREAS OF ACP-EEC COOPERATION

TITLE I AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

TITLE II DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERIES

TITLE III INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

TITLE IV DEVELOPMENT OF MINING AND ENERGY POTENTIAL

TITLE V TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

TITLE VI DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE AND SERVICES

TITLE VII REGIONAL COOPERATION

TITLE VIII CULTURAL AND SOCIAL COOPERATION

PART THREE THE INSTRUMENTS OF ACP-EEC COOPERATION

TITLE I TRADE COOPERATION

TITLE II COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF COMMODITIES

TITLE III FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION

TITLE IV INVESTMENT , CAPITAL MOVEMENTS , ESTABLISHMENT AND SERVICES

TITLE V GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE LEAST-DEVELOPED , LAND-LOCKED AND ISLAND ACP STATES

PART FOUR OPERATION OF THE INSTITUTIONS

PART FIVE FINAL PROVISIONS

PROTOCOLS

PROTOCOL 1 CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF " ORIGINATING PRODUCTS " AND METHODS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

PROTOCOL 2 ON THE OPERATING EXPENDITURE OF THE JOINT INSTITUTIONS

PROTOCOL 3 ON PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES

PROTOCOL 4 ON BANANAS

PROTOCOL 5 ON RUM

PROTOCOL 6 ON THE TAX AND CUSTOMS ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE IN THE ACP STATES TO CONTRACTS FINANCED BY THE COMMUNITY

PROTOCOL 7 CONTAINING THE TEXT OF PROTOCOL 3 ON ACP SUGAR APPEARING IN THE ACP-EEC CONVENTION OF LOME SIGNED ON 28 FEBRUARY 1975 AND THE CORRESPONDING DECLARATIONS ANNEXED TO THAT CONVENTION

PROTOCOL 8 CONCERNING PRODUCTS WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY

FINAL ACT

SIGNING DECLARATORY INSTRUMENT TO THE THIRD ACP-EEC CONVENTION BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA

PREAMBLE

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS ,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC ,

THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC ,

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG ,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS ,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND ,

CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY AND THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE COMMUNITY " , THE STATES OF THE COMMUNITY BEING HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " MEMBER STATES " ,

AND

THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

OF THE ONE PART , AND

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ,

THE HEAD OF STATE OF THE BAHAMAS ,

THE HEAD OF STATE OF BARBADOS ,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF BELIZE ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BENIN ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL ,

PRESIDENT OF BURKINA FASO , HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ISLAMIC FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF THE COMOROS ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE IVORY COAST ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI ,

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA ,

THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE ETHIOPIAN WORKERS' PARTY ,

CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL MILITARY ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL AND OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY OF ETHIOPIA ,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF FIJI ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE GABONESE REPUBLIC ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA ,

THE HEAD OF STATE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL NATIONAL DEFENCE COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA ,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF GRENADA ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE OF GUINEA-BISSAU ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA ,

THE HEAD OF THE STATE OF JAMAICA ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI ,

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALAWI ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALI ,

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MILITARY COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SAFETY ,

HEAD OF STATE OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA ,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF MAURITIUS ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL ,

HEAD OF STATE OF NIGER ,

THE HEAD OF THE FEDERAL MILITARY GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA ,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE RWANDESE REPUBLIC ,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF ST CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS ,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF SAINT LUCIA ,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES ,

THE HEAD OF STATE OF WESTERN SAMOA ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE ,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME ,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN REGENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHAD ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE TOGOLESE REPUBLIC ,

HIS MAJESTY KING TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV OF TONGA ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF TUVALU ,

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAIRE ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA ,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE ,

WHOSE STATES ARE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " ACP STATES " ,

OF THE OTHER PART ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , ON THE ONE HAND , AND THE GEORGETOWN AGREEMENT CONSTITUTING THE GROUP OF AFRICAN , CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES , ON THE OTHER ,

ANXIOUS TO REINFORCE , ON THE BASIS OF COMPLETE EQUALITY BETWEEN PARTNERS AND IN THEIR MUTUAL INTEREST , CLOSE AND CONTINUING COOPERATION IN A SPIRIT OF INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY ;

WISHING TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMON DESIRE TO MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP THE FRIENDLY RELATIONS EXISTING BETWEEN THEIR COUNTRIES , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS ;

REAFFIRMING THEIR ADHERENCE TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE SAID CHARTER AND THEIR FAITH IN FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS , IN THE DIGNITY AND WORTH OF THE HUMAN PERSON , IN THE EQUAL RIGHTS OF MEN AND WOMEN AND OF NATIONS LARGE AND SMALL ;

RESOLVED TO STEP UP THEIR COMMON EFFORTS TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND TO THE SOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS OF ECONOMIC , SOCIAL , INTELLECTUAL AND HUMANITARIAN NATURE , IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TOWARDS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW , MORE JUST AND MORE BALANCED ECONOMIC ORDER ;

RESOLVED TO MAKE , THROUGH THEIR COOPERATION , A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL PROGRESS OF THE ACP STATES AND TO THE GREATER WELL-BEING OF THEIR POPULATIONS ;

HAVE DECIDED TO CONCLUDE THIS CONVENTION AND TO THIS END HAVE DESIGNATED AS THEIR PLENIPOTENTIARIES :

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS :

MR FRANCOIS-XAVIER DE DONNEA ,

STATE SECRETARY , DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION ;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK :

MR K . E . TYGESEN ,

STATE SECRETARY , MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY :

MR PETER SCHOLZ ,

AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY TO THE TOGOLESE REPUBLIC ;

DR VOLKMAR KOEHLER ,

PARLIAMENTARY STATE SECRETARY TO THE FEDERAL MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC :

MR THEODORE PANGALOS ,

STATE SECRETARY , MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC :

MR CLAUDE CHEYSSON ,

PLENIPOTENTIARY ;

MR CHRISTIAN NUCCI ,

MINISTER RESPONSIBLE TO THE MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS ,

RESPONSIBLE FOR COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT :

THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND :

MR JIM O'KEEFFE , TD ,

MINISTER OF STATE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC :

MR MARIO FIORET ;

UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE , MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ;

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG :

MR ROBERT GOEBBELS ,

STATE SECRETARY , MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS :

DR W . F . VAN EEKELEN ,

STATE SECRETARY , MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND :

THE RT HONOURABLE TIMOTHY RAISON , MP ,

MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS , MINISTER FOR OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ;

THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :

MR PETER BARRY ,

MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS , IRELAND

PRESIDENT-IN-OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ;

MR GASTON THORN ,

PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA :

MR RONALD SANDERS ,

AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY , HEAD OF THE MISSION OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ;

THE HEAD OF STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS :

MR RICHARD C . DEMERITTE ,

HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE UNITED KINGDOM ;

THE HEAD OF STATE OF BARBADOS :

THE HONOURABLE H . B . ST JOHN , QC , MP ,

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF TRADE , INDUSTRY AND TOURISM ;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF BELIZE :

MR RUDOLPH I . CASTILLO , MBE

AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY , HEAD OF THE MISSION OF BELIZE TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BENIN :

MR SOULE DANKORO ,

MINISTER FOR TRADE , CRAFT TRADES AND TOURISM ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA :

THE HONOURABLE MRS G . K . T . CHIEPE ,

MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL ,

PRESIDENT OF BURKINA FASO , HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT :

MR YOUSSOUF OUEDRAOGO ,

MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI :

MR STANISLAS MANDI ,

MINISTER OF THE PRESIDENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR RELATIONS WITH THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON :

MR YOUSSOUFA DAOUDA ,

MINISTER OF STATE FOR PLANNING AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE :

MR SILVINO DA LUZ ,

MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC :

MR GUY DARLAN ,

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR PLANNING , RESPONSIBLE FOR ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ISLAMIC FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF THE COMOROS :

MR YAHAIA DJAMADAR ,

ROVING AMBASSADOR AND PLENIPOTENTIARY ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO :

MR PIERRE MOUSSA ,

MINISTER FOR PLANNING ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE IVORY COAST :

MR ABDOULAYE KONE ,

MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND FINANCE ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI :

MR AHMED IBRAHIM ABDI ,

AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY , HEAD OF THE MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA :

MR ROMEO ARDEN COLERIDGE SHILLINGFORD ,

HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE UNITED KINGDOM ;

THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE ETHIOPIAN WORKERS' PARTY ,

CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL MILITARY ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL AND OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY OF ETHIOPIA :

MR IJIGU MERSIE ,

MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR GENERAL PLANNING ;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF FIJI :

MR J . D . V . CAVALEVU ,

AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY ,

HEAD OF THE MISSION OF FIJI TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE GABONESE REPUBLIC :

MR PASCAL NZE ,

MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA :

THE HONOURABLE SHERIFF SAIKOUBA SISAY ,

MINISTER OF FINANCE AND TRADE ;

THE HEAD OF STATE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL NATIONAL DEFENCE COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA :

DR KWESI BOTCHWEY ,

SECRETARY FOR FINANCE AND ECONOMIC PLANNING ;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF GRENADA :

MR OSWALD MOXLEY GIBBS , CMG ,

HIGH COMMISSIONER OF GRENADA TO THE UNITED KINGDOM ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA :

CAPTAIN FODE MOMO CAMARA ,

MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE OF GUINEA-BISSAU :

MR BARTOLOMEU SIMOES PEREIRA ,

MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC COORDINATION , PLANNING AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA :

MR FORTUNATO NZAMBI MACHINDE ,

MINISTER FOR INDUSTRY , TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA :

MR HAROLD SAHADEO ,

AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY ,

HEAD OF THE MISSION OF GUYANA TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ;

THE HEAD OF STATE OF JAMAICA :

MR E . FRANK FRANCIS ,

PERMANENT SECRETARY ;

MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA :

THE HONOURABLE PHILIP LEAKEY , MP ,

DEPUTY MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI :

THE RT HONOURABLE TIMOTHY RAISON , MP ,

MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS , MINISTER FOR OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT , OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND ;

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO :

THE HONOURABLE DR K . T . MAPHATHE ,

MINISTER OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA :

THE HONOURABLE EMMANUEL O . GARDINER ,

MINISTER OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR :

MR GEORGES YVAN SOLOFOSON ,

MINISTER FOR TRADE ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALAWI :

MR E . C . KATOLA PHIRI ,

MINISTER OF TRADE , INDUSTRY AND TOURISM ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALI :

MAITRE ALIOUNE BLONDIN BEYE ,

MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ;

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MILITARY COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SAFETY ,

HEAD OF STATE OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA ,

LIEUTENANT COLONEL AHMED OULD MINNIH ,

MEMBER OF THE MILITARY COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SAFETY , MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND COOPERATION ;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF MAURITIUS :

THE HONOURABLE NUNKESWARSINGH DEERPALSINGH ,

MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE , FISHERIES AND NATURAL RESOURCES ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE :

REI BALTAZAR DOS SANTOS ALVES ,

MINISTER FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL ,

HEAD OF STATE OF NIGER :

MR ALMOUSTAPHA SOUMAILA ,

MINISTER RESPONSIBLE TO THE PRIME MINISTER FOR PLANNING ;

THE HEAD OF THE FEDERAL MILITARY GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA :

THE HONOURABLE CHIEF M . S . ADIGUN ,

FEDERAL MINISTER OF NATIONAL PLANNING ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA :

THE HONOURABLE HENRY MILTON MAKMOT ,

DEPUTY MINISTER OF FINANCE ;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA :

THE HONOURABLE RABBIE L . NAMALIU , CMG , MP ,

MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE RWANDESE REPUBLIC :

MR AMBROISE MULINDANGABO ,

MINISTER FOR PLANNING ;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF ST CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS :

DR CLAUDIUS C . THOMAS , CMG ,

AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY ,

HEAD OF THE MISSION OF SAINT LUCIA TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF SAINT LUCIA :

DR CLAUDIUS C . THOMAS , CMG ,

AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY ,

HEAD OF THE MISSION OF SAINT LUCIA TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES :

DR CLAUDIUS C . THOMAS , CMG ,

AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY ,

HEAD OF THE MISSION OF SAINT LUCIA TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ;

THE HEAD OF STATE OF WESTERN SAMOA :

THE HONOURABLE TUILAEPA SAILELE ,

MINISTER FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE :

DR CARLOS ALBERTO TINY ,

MINISTER FOR COOPERATION ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL :

MR ABDOURAHMANE TOURE ,

MINISTER FOR TRADE ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES :

MR CALYXTE D'OFFAY ,

AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY ,

DIRECTOR FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE :

THE HONOURABLE SALIA JUSU-SHERIFF , MP ,

MINISTER OF DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC PLANNING ;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS :

THE RT HONOURABLE TIMOTHY RAISON , MP ,

MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS ,

MINISTER FOR OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT , OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN UND NORTHERN IRELAND ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC :

MR MOHAMED OMAR GIAMA ,

AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY ,

REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN :

MR MOHAMED EL HASSAN AHMED EL HAG ,

MINISTER OF THE PRESIDENCY FOR SECRETARIAT GENERAL AFFAIRS ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME :

MR IMRO E . FONG POEN ,

MINISTER OF TRANSPORT , TRADE AND INDUSTRY ;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN REGENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND :

THE HONOURABLE MR MHAMBI M . MNISI ,

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA :

THE HONOURABLE PROFESSOR KIGHOMA A . MALIMA ,

MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHAD :

MR AMOS REOULENGAR ,

STATE SECRETARY , ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND TRADE ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE TOGOLESE REPUBLIC :

MR YAOVI ADODO ,

MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND INDUSTRY ;

HIS MAJESTY KING TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV OP TONGA :

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS CROWN PRINCE TUPOUTO'A ,

MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND DEFENCE ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO :

THE HONOURABLE DESMOND CARTEY ,

MINISTER OF INDUSTRY , COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS ;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF TUVALU :

MR J . D . V . CAVALEVU ,

AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY ,

HEAD OF THE MISSION OF FIJI TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ;

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU :

THE HONOURABLE SELA MOLISA , MP ,

MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAIRE :

MR LENGEMA DULIA YUBASA MAKANGA ,

STATE SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA :

THE HONOURABLE LEONARD . S . SUBULWA , MP ,

MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE :

THE HONOURABLE R . C . HOVE ,

MINISTER OF TRADE AND COMMERCE ;

WHO , HAVING EXCHANGED THEIR FULL POWERS , FOUND IN GOOD AND DUE FORM ,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :

PART ONE

GENERAL PROVISIONS OF ACP-EEC COOPERATION

CHAPTER 1

OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES OF COOPERATION

ARTICLE 1

THE COMMUNITY AND ITS MEMBER STATES , OF THE ONE PART , AND THE ACP STATES , OF THE OTHER PART ( HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE CONTRACTING PARTIES ) , HEREBY CONCLUDE THIS COOPERATION CONVENTION IN ORDER TO PROMOTE AND EXPEDITE THE ECONOMIC , CULTURAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACP STATES AND TO CONSOLIDATE AND DIVERSIFY THEIR RELATIONS IN A SPIRIT OF SOLIDARITY AND MUTUAL INTEREST .

THE CONTRACTING PARTIES THEREBY AFFIRM THEIR UNDERTAKING TO CONTINUE , STRENGTHEN AND RENDER MORE EFFECTIVE THE SYSTEM OF COOPERATION ESTABLISHED UNDER THE FIRST AND SECOND ACP-EEC CONVENTIONS AND CONFIRM THE SPECIAL CHARACTER OF THEIR RELATIONS , BASED ON THEIR RECIPROCAL INTEREST , AND THE SPECIFIC NATURE OF THEIR COOPERATION .

THE CONTRACTING PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESS THEIR RESOLVE TO INTENSIFY THEIR EFFORT TO CREATE , WITH A VIEW TO A MORE JUST AND BALANCED INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER , A MODEL FOR RELATIONS BETWEEN DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING STATES AND TO WORK TOGETHER TO AFFIRM IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT THE PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING THEIR COOPERATION .

ARTICLE 2

ACP-EEC COOPERATION , UNDERPINNED BY A LEGALLY BINDING SYSTEM AND THE EXISTENCE OF JOINT INSTITUTIONS , SHALL BE EXERCISED ON THE BASIS OF THE FOLLOWING FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES :

_ EQUALITY BETWEEN PARTNERS , RESPECT FOR THEIR SOVEREIGNTY , MUTUAL INTEREST AND INTERDEPENDENCE ,

_ THE RIGHT OF EACH STATE TO DETERMINE ITS OWN POLITICAL , SOCIAL , CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC POLICY OPTIONS ,

_ SECURITY OF THEIR RELATIONS BASED ON THE ACQUIS OF THEIR SYSTEM OF COOPERATION .

ARTICLE 3

THE ACP STATES SHALL DETERMINE THE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES , STRATEGIES AND MODELS FOR THEIR ECONOMIES AND SOCIETIES IN ALL SOVEREIGNTY .

ARTICLE 4

SUPPORT SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACP-EEC COOPERATION FOR THE ACP STATES' OWN EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE MORE SELF-RELIANT AND SELF-SUSTAINED DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THEIR CULTURAL AND SOCIAL VALUES , THEIR HUMAN CAPACITIES , THEIR NATURAL RESOURCES AND THEIR ECONOMIC POTENTIAL IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE ACP STATES' SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND THE WELL-BEING OF THEIR POPULATION THROUGH THE SATISFACTION OF THEIR BASIC NEEDS , THE RECOGNITION OF THE ROLE OF WOMEN AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF PEOPLE'S CAPACITIES , WITH RESPECT FOR THEIR DIGNITY .

ARTICLE 5

WITH A VIEW TO ATTAINING MORE BALANCED AND MORE SELF-RELIANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE ACP STATES , SPECIAL EFFORTS SHALL BE MADE UNDER THIS CONVENTION TO PROMOTE RURAL DEVELOPMENT , FOOD SECURITY FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE REVIVAL AND STRENGTHENING OF AGRICULTURAL-PRODUCTION POTENTIAL IN THE ACP STATES .

ARTICLE 6

IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE ACP STATES' COLLECTIVE SELF-RELIANCE , THIS CONVENTION SHALL CONSTITUTE SUPPORT FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO ORGANIZE THEMSELVES INTO REGIONAL GROUPINGS AND TO STEP UP THEIR COOPERATION AT REGIONAL AND INTER-REGIONAL LEVEL .

IN THIS CONTEXT OF COOPERATION , SPECIAL ATTENTION SHALL BE PAID TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OPERATIONS WHICH ARE PARTICULARLY SUITED TO THE REGIONAL DIMENSION AND REQUIRE A LONG-TERM EFFORT .

ARTICLE 7

THE CONTRACTING PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEED TO ACCORD SPECIAL TREATMENT TO THE LEAST-DEVELOPED ACP STATES AND TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE SPECIFIC DIFFICULTIES CONFRONTING THE LAND-LOCKED AND ISLAND ACP STATES . THEY SHALL PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO IMPROVING THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE POOREST SECTIONS OF THE POPULATION .

COOPERATION SHALL COMPRISE , INTER ALIA , SPECIAL TREATMENT WHEN DETERMINING THE VOLUME OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND THE CONDITIONS ATTACHED THERETO IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE LEAST-DEVELOPED ACP STATES TO OVERCOME STRUCTURAL AND OTHER OBSTACLES TO THEIR DEVELOPMENT .

FOR THE LAND-LOCKED AND ISLAND ACP STATES , COOPERATION SHALL BE AIMED AT DEVISING AND ENCOURAGING SPECIFIC OPERATIONS TO DEAL WITH DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATIONS .

ARTICLE 8

IN ORDER TO STEP UP THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INSTRUMENTS OF THIS CONVENTION , THE CONTRACTING PARTIES SHALL ADOPT , IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES , GUIDELINES , PRIORITIES AND MEASURES CONDUCIVE TO ATTAINING THE OBJECTIVES SET OUT IN THIS CONVENTION AND TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND THE OTHER COOPERATION INSTRUMENTS IN A COORDINATED MANNER .

WITH THIS IN MIND , THEY AGREE TO PURSUE THE DIALOGUE , NOTABLY WITHIN THE JOINT INSTITUTIONS , TO SEEK WAYS AND MEANS OF RENDERING THOSE INSTRUMENTS EVER MORE EFFECTIVE .

ARTICLE 9

WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES , THE INSTITUTIONS OF THIS CONVENTION SHALL EXAMINE PERIODICALLY THE RESULTS OF THE APPLICATION THEREOF , PROVIDE ANY NECESSARY IMPETUS AND TAKE ANY RELEVANT DECISION OR MEASURE FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF ITS OBJECTIVES .

ANY QUESTION THAT MIGHT DIRECTLY HAMPER THE EFFECTIVE ATTAINMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS CONVENTION MAY BE RAISED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE INSTITUTIONS .

CONSULTATIONS SHALL TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AT THE REQUEST OF EITHER CONTRACTING PARTY IN CASES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS CONVENTION OR WHERE DIFFICULTIES ARISE WITH THE APPLICATION OR INTERPRETATION THEREOF .

WHERE THE COMMUNITY INTENDS , IN THE EXERCISE OF ITS POWERS , TO TAKE A MEASURE WHICH MIGHT AFFECT THE INTERESTS OF THE ACP STATES AS FAR AS THIS CONVENTION'S OBJECTIVES ARE CONCERNED , IT SHALL INFORM THE SAID STATES OF ITS INTENTIONS . WHERE NECESSARY , THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION MAY ALSO TAKE PLACE ON THE INITIATIVE OF THE ACP STATES . AT THEIR REQUEST , CONSULTATIONS SHALL BE HELD IN GOOD TIME SO THAT ACCOUNT MAY BE TAKEN OF THEIR CONCERNS BEFORE ANY FINAL DECISION .

CHAPTER 2

OBJECTIVES AND GUIDELINES OF THE CONVENTION IN THE MAIN AREAS OF COOPERATION

ARTICLE 10

COOPERATION SHALL BE AIMED AT SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT IN THE ACP STATES , A PROCESS CENTRED ON MAN HIMSELF AND ROOTED IN EACH PEOPLE'S CULTURE . IT SHALL BACK UP THE POLICIES AND MEASURES ADOPTED BY THOSE STATES TO ENHANCE THEIR HUMAN RESOURCES , INCREASE THEIR OWN CREATIVE CAPACITIES AND PROMOTE THEIR CULTURAL IDENTITIES . COOPERATION SHALL ALSO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION BY THE POPULATION IN THE DESIGN AND EXECUTION OF DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS .

ACCOUNT SHALL BE TAKEN , IN THE VARIOUS FIELDS OF COOPERATION , AND AT ALL THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE OPERATIONS EXECUTED , OF THE CULTURAL DIMENSION AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH OPERATIONS .

ARTICLE 11

IN THE FRAMEWORK OF EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND RESTORE NATURAL BALANCES , COOPERATION SHALL CONTRIBUTE IN PARTICULAR TOWARDS THE CONTROL OF DROUGHT AND DESERTIFICATION AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OTHER CAMPAIGNS TO THAT END .

ARTICLE 12

AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION SHALL BE AIMED AT THE PURSUIT OF FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND FOOD SECURITY IN THE ACP STATES , DEVELOPING AND ORGANIZING THEIR PRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS , IMPROVING THE LIVING STANDARDS AND CONDITIONS AND THE LIFE STYLES OF THE RURAL POPULATION AND ACHIEVING THE BALANCED DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS .

OPERATIONS IN THIS FIELD SHALL BE DESIGNED AND EXECUTED TO SUPPORT THE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD POLICIES OR STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY THE ACP STATES .

ARTICLE 13

COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF MINING AND ENERGY SHALL BE DIRECTED AT PROMOTING AND EXPEDITING , IN THE MUTUAL INTEREST , DIVERSIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT , DERIVING FULL BENEFIT FROM THE ACP STATES' HUMAN POTENTIAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES , AND AT FOSTERING BETTER INTEGRATION OF THESE AND OTHER SECTORS AND THEIR COMPLEMENTARITY WITH THE REST OF THE ECONOMY .

COOPERATION SHALL BE AIMED AT CREATING AND CONSOLIDATING THE CULTURAL , SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THAT OBJECTIVE .

SUPPORT SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR THE ACP STATES' EFFORTS TO DEVISE AND IMPLEMENT ENERGY POLICIES SUITED TO THEIR SITUATION , NOTABLY THE GRADUAL REDUCTION OF THE DEPENDENCE OF THE MAJORITY OF THEM ON IMPORTED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AND RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY .

COOPERATION SHALL BE AIMED AT ENCOURAGING IMPROVED EXPLOITATION OF ENERGY AND MINING RESOURCES BY TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE ENERGY COMPONENT IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE DIFFERENT ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SECTORS AND THUS HELPING TO IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS AND THE ENVIRONMENT , LEADING TO THE BETTER CONSERVATION OF BIOMASS RESOURCES , PARTICULARLY FUELWOOD .

ARTICLE 14

THE CONTRACTING PARTIES , ACKNOWLEDGING THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF INDUSTRY AS A DRIVING FORCE IN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT , ARE DETERMINED TO ENSURE A BALANCED , SELF-RELIANT DEVELOPMENT IN THE ACP STATES BASED ON THOSE STATES' OWN PRIORITIES . THEY AGREE TO FOSTER INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE ACP STATES WITH A VIEW TO STRENGTHENING THOSE STATES' EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THEIR COLLECTIVE SELF-RELIANCE AND INCREASE THEIR SHARE OF WORLD TRADE .

ARTICLE 15

THE AIM OF COOPERATION IN FISHERIES SHALL BE TO HELP THE ACP STATES TO DEVELOP THEIR FISHERY RESOURCES IN ORDER TO EXPAND PRODUCTION FOR DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION AS PART OF THEIR EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE INCREASED FOOD SECURITY AND INCREASE PRODUCTION FOR EXPORT . SUCH COOPERATION SHALL BE DESIGNED TO SERVE THE MUTUAL INTERESTS OF THE PARTIES , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR FISHERY POLICIES .

CHAPTER 3

PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE INSTRUMENTS OF COOPERATION

ARTICLE 16

IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE AIMS OF THIS CONVENTION , THE CONTRACTING PARTIES SHALL DEPLOY COOPERATION INSTRUMENTS THAT CORRESPOND TO THE PRINCIPLES OF SOLIDARITY AND MUTUAL INTEREST , ADAPTED TO THE ECONOMIC , CULTURAL AND SOCIAL SITUATION IN THE ACP STATES AND IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO DEVELOPMENTS IN THEIR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT .

THESE INSTRUMENTS SHALL BE DIRECTED MAINLY , BY STRENGTHENING THE ESTABLISHED MECHANISMS AND SYSTEMS , AT :

_ INCREASING TRADE BETWEEN THE PARTIES ,

_ SUPPORTING THE ACP STATES' EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE SELF-RELIANT DEVELOPMENT BY STEPPING UP THEIR CAPACITY TO INNOVATE AND TO ADAPT AND TRANSFORM TECHNOLOGY ,

_ HELPING THE ACP STATES TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE CAPITAL MARKETS AND ENCOURAGING DIRECT PRIVATE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACP STATES ,

_ REMEDYING THE INSTABILITY OF EXPORT EARNINGS FROM THE ACP STATES' AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND HELPING THOSE COUNTRIES TO COPE WITH SERIOUS DISRUPTIONS AFFECTING THEIR MINING INDUSTRIES .

ARTICLE 17

IN ORDER TO PROMOTE AND DIVERSIFY TRADE BETWEEN THE CONTRACTING PARTIES , THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACP STATES ARE AGREED ON :

_ GENERAL TRADE PROVISIONS ,

_ SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR COMMUNITY IMPORT OF CERTAIN ACP PRODUCTS ,

_ ARRANGEMENTS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACP STATES' TRADE AND SERVICES , INCLUDING TOURISM ,

_ A SYSTEM OF RECIPROCAL INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION DESIGNED TO HELP APPLY THE TRADE COOPERATION PROVISIONS OF THIS CONVENTION EFFECTIVELY .

ARTICLE 18

THE AIM OF THE GENERAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS , WHICH ARE BASED ON THE CONTRACTING PARTIES' INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS , SHALL BE TO PROVIDE A FIRM AND SOLID FOUNDATION FOR TRADE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE ACP STATES AND THE COMMUNITY .

THEY SHALL BE BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF FREE ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY MARKET FOR PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE ACP STATES , WITH SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND A SAFEGUARD CLAUSE .

IN VIEW OF THE ACP STATES' PRESENT DEVELOPMENT NEEDS , THE ARRANGEMENTS SHALL NOT COMPRISE ANY ELEMENT OF RECIPROCITY FOR THOSE STATES AS REGARDS FREE ACCESS .

THEY SHALL ALSO BE BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION BY THE ACP STATES BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES AND THE ACCORDING TO THE COMMUNITY OF TREATMENT NO LESS FAVOURABLE THAN THE MOST-FAVOURED-NATION TREATMENT .

ARTICLE 19

THE COMMUNITY SHALL CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE ACP STATES' OWN DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS BY PROVIDING ADEQUATE FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND APPROPRIATE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AIMED AT STEPPING UP THOSE STATES' CAPACITIES FOR SELF-RELIANT AND INTEGRATED ECONOMIC , SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO AT HELPING TO RAISE THEIR POPULATION'S STANDARD OF LIVING AND WELL-BEING .

SUCH CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE MADE ON PREDICTABLE AND REGULAR BASES . THEY SHALL BE ACCORDED ON THE MOST LIBERAL TERMS POSSIBLE FOR THE COMMUNITY . PARTICULAR ACCOUNT SHALL BE TAKEN OF THE SITUATION OF THE LEAST-DEVELOPED ACP STATES .

ARTICLE 20

THE CONTRACTING PARTIES AGREE TO FACILITATE GREATER , MORE STABLE FLOWS OF RESOURCES FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO THE ACP STATES BY TAKING MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE ACCESS OF ACP STATES TO CAPITAL MARKETS AND TO ENCOURAGE EUROPEAN PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN ACP STATES .

THE CONTRACTING PARTIES UNDERLINE THE NEED TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE AND STABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SUCH INVESTMENT .

ARTICLE 21

GIVEN THE EXTREME DEPENDENCE OF THE ECONOMIES OF THE VAST MAJORITY OF ACP STATES ON THEIR EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES , THE CONTRACTING PARTIES AGREE TO PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THEIR COOPERATION IN THIS SECTOR WITH A VIEW TO SUPPORTING ACP GOVERNMENT POLICIES OR STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO RESTORE AND IMPROVE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING CONDITIONS AND LOCAL PROCESSING .

THE CONTRACTING PARTIES ALSO AGREE TO CONFIRM THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SYSTEM FOR THE STABILIZATION OF EXPORT EARNINGS , AS WELL AS OF INTENSIFYING THE PROCESS OF CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE ACP STATES AND THE COMMUNITY IN INTERNATIONAL FORUMS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHICH AIM TO STABILIZE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY MARKETS .

GIVEN THE ROLE PLAYED BY THE MINING INDUSTRY IN THE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS OF NUMEROUS ACP STATES AND THE ACP-EEC MUTUAL DEPENDENCE IN THAT SECTOR , THE CONTRACTING PARTIES CONFIRM THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SYSTEM ESTABLISHED TO HELP ACP STATES CONFRONTED WITH SERIOUS DISRUPTIONS IN THAT SECTOR TO RESTORE IT TO A VIABLE STATE AND REMEDY THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH DISRUPTIONS FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT .

CHAPTER 4

INSTITUTIONS

ARTICLE 22

THE INSTITUTIONS OF THIS CONVENTION SHALL BE THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS , THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS AND THE JOINT ASSEMBLY .

ARTICLE 23

1 . THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS SHALL BE COMPOSED , ON THE ONE HAND , OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND , ON THE OTHER HAND , OF A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF EACH OF THE ACP STATES .

2 . THE FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS SHALL BE TO :

( A ) ESTABLISH THE BROAD LINES OF THE WORK TO BE UNDERTAKEN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE APPLICATION OF THIS CONVENTION , NOTABLY IN HELPING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE JOINT AND SEVERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES ;

( B ) TAKE ANY POLITICAL DECISION FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS CONVENTION ;

( C ) TAKE DECISIONS IN THE SPECIFIC AREAS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS CONVENTION ;

( D ) ENSURE EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE OF THE CONSULTATION MECHANISMS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS CONVENTION ;

( E ) DEAL WITH PROBLEMS OF INTERPRETATION OF THIS CONVENTION ;

( F ) SETTLE PROCEDURAL QUESTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS CONVENTION ;

( G ) EXAMINE , AT THE REQUEST OF ONE OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES , ANY QUESTION DIRECTLY LIABLE TO HINDER OR PROMOTE THE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS CONVENTION OR ANY OTHER ISSUE LIKELY TO OBSTRUCT ATTAINMENT OF ITS OBJECTIVES ;

( H ) TAKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO ESTABLISH ONGOING CONTACTS BETWEEN THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SECTORS IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN THE ACP STATES AND TO ARRANGE REGULAR CONSULTATIONS WITH THEIR REPRESENTATIVES ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST , GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE , ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE CONTRACTING PARTIES , OF ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DIALOGUE BETWEEN THESE SECTORS AND OF SECURING THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORT .

ARTICLE 24

1 . THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS SHALL BE COMPOSED , ON THE ONE HAND , OF EACH MEMBER STATE'S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMISSION AND , ON THE OTHER , OF THE HEAD OF EACH ACP STATE'S MISSION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

2 . THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS SHALL ASSIST THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS FUNCTIONS AND SHALL CARRY OUT ANY BRIEF GIVEN TO IT BY THE COUNCIL .

IT SHALL MONITOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS CONVENTION AND PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES SET THEREIN .

ARTICLE 25

1 . THE JOINT ASSEMBLY SHALL BE COMPOSED OF EQUAL NUMBERS OF , ON THE ONE HAND , MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON THE COMMUNITY SIDE AND OF , ON THE OTHER , MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT OR , FAILING THIS , OF REPRESENTATIVES DESIGNATED BY THE ACP STATES .

2 . ( A ) THE JOINT ASSEMBLY SHALL BE A CONSULTATIVE BODY , WHICH SHALL SEEK , THROUGH DIALOGUE , DEBATE AND CONCERTED ACTION , TO :

_ PROMOTE BETTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE PEOPLES OF THE MEMBER STATES AND THE ACP STATES ,

_ PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF THE PEOPLES AND OF THEIR INTERESTS AS WELL AS OF THE NEED FOR SOLIDARITY IN DEVELOPMENT ,

_ REFLECT UPON ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO ACP-EEC COOPERATION , PARTICULARLY THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPMENT ,

_ ENCOURAGE RESEARCH AND INITIATIVE , AND FORMULATE PROPOSALS WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING AND REINFORCING ACP-EEC COOPERATION ,

_ URGE THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES TO IMPLEMENT THIS CONVENTION IN THE MOST EFFICIENT MANNER POSSIBLE SO AS TO ENSURE THE FULL ATTAINMENT OF ITS OBJECTIVES ;

( B ) THE JOINT ASSEMBLY SHALL ORGANIZE REGULAR CONTACTS AND CONSULTATIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SECTORS IN THE ACP STATES AND IN THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THEIR VIEWS ON THE ATTAINMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS CONVENTION .

PART TWO

THE AREAS OF ACP-EEC COOPERATION

TITLE I

AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

CHAPTER 1

AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION AND FOOD SECURITY

ARTICLE 26

COOPERATION IN THE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL SECTOR , THAT IS ARABLE FARMING , LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION , FISHERIES AND FORESTRY , SHALL BE AIMED , INTER ALIA , AT :

_ SUPPORTING THE ACP STATES' EFFORTS TO INCREASE THEIR DEGREE OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN FOOD , IN PARTICULAR BY STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF THE ACP STATES TO PROVIDE THEIR POPULATION WITH SUFFICIENT FOOD AND ENSURE A SATISFACTORY LEVEL OF NUTRITION ,

_ REINFORCING FOOD SECURITY AT NATIONAL , REGIONAL AND INTER-REGIONAL LEVEL ,

_ GUARANTEEING THE RURAL POPULATION INCOMES THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING ,

_ PROMOTING THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE RURAL POPULATION IN THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENT BY ORGANIZING SMALL FARMERS INTO ASSOCIATIONS AND INTEGRATING THEM MORE EFFECTIVELY INTO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ,

_ CREATING SATISFACTORY LIVING CONDITIONS AND A SATISFACTORY LIFE STYLE IN THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT , NOTABLY BY DEVELOPING SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES ,

_ IMPROVING RURAL PRODUCTIVITY , NOTABLY BY TRANSFERS OF APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY AND THE RATIONAL EXPLOITATION OF PLANT AND ANIMAL RESOURCES , SUITE DU TEXTE SOUS LE NUM.DOC : 286A0331(01).1

_ REDUCING POST-HARVEST LOSSES ,

_ DIVERSIFYING JOB-CREATING RURAL ACTIVITIES AND EXPANDING ACTIVITIES THAT BACK UP PRODUCTION ,

_ IMPROVING PRODUCTION BY ON-THE-SPOT PROCESSING OF THE PRODUCTS OF AGRICULTURE , INCLUDING LIVESTOCK FARMING , AND FISHERIES AND FORESTRY ,

_ ENSURING A BALANCE BETWEEN FOOD CROPS AND EXPORT CROPS ,

_ DEVELOPING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH TAILORED TO THE NATURAL AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT OF THE COUNTRY AND THE REGION AND MEETING EXTENSION SERVICE NEEDS ,

_ IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTIVE , PROTECTING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT PARTICULARLY THROUGH SPECIFIC OPERATIONS TO CONTROL DROUGHT AND DESERTIFICATION .

ARTICLE 27

1 . OPERATIONS TO ATTAIN THE OBJECTIVES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 26 SHALL BE AS VARIED AND PRACTICAL AS POSSIBLE , AT NATIONAL , REGIONAL AND INTER-REGIONAL LEVEL .

2 . THEY SHALL , FURTHERMORE , BE DESIGNED AND DEPLOYED TO IMPLEMENT THE POLICIES AND STRATEGIES ESTABLISHED BY THE ACP STATES AND RESPECT THEIR PRIORITIES .

3 . SUPPORT SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR SUCH POLICIES AND STRATEGIES IN THE CONTEXT OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CONVENTION .

ARTICLE 28

1 . DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTION CALLS FOR INCREASED ANIMAL AND CROP PRODUCTION AND INVOLVES :

_ IMPROVING FARMING METHODS FOR RAIN-FED CROPS WHILE CONSERVING SOIL FERTILITY ,

_ DEVELOPING IRRIGATED CROPS , INTER ALIA THROUGH DIFFERENT TYPES OF AGRICULTURAL WATER SCHEMES ( VILLAGE WATER ENGINEERING , REGULATION OF WATERCOURSES AND SOIL IMPROVEMENT ) ENSURING OPTIMUM USE AND THRIFTY MANAGEMENT OF WATER WHICH CAN BE MASTERED BY FARMERS AND BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES ; OPERATIONS SHALL ALSO CONSIST IN THE REHABILITATION OF EXISTING SCHEMES ,

_ IMPROVING AND MODERNIZING CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES AND MAKING BETTER USE OF FACTORS OF PRODUCTION ( IMPROVED VARIETIES AND BREEDS , AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT , FERTILIZERS , PLANT TREATMENT PREPARATIONS ) ,

_ IN THE SPHERE OF LIVESTOCK FARMING , IMPROVING ANIMAL FEED ( MORE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF PASTURE , INCREASED FODDER PRODUCTION , MORE NEW WATER-POINTS AND REPAIR OF EXISTING ONES ) AND HEALTH , INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED FOR THAT PURPOSE ,

_ BETTER INTEGRATION OF ARABLE AND LIVESTOCK FARMING ,

_ IN THE SPHERE OF FISHERIES , MODERNIZING FISH-FARMING AND DEVELOPING AQUACULTURE .

2 . OTHER PREREQUISITES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTION ARE :

_ THE EXTENSION OF SECONDARY AND TERTIARY BACK-UP ACTIVITIES FOR AGRICULTURE , SUCH AS THE MANUFACTURE , MODERNIZATION AND PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL EQUIPMENT AND OTHER INPUTS AND , WHERE NECESSARY , THEIR IMPORTATION ,

_ THE ESTABLISHMENT OR CONSOLIDATION OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT FACILITIES ADAPTED TO LOCAL CONDITIONS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO PRODUCTION FACTORS FOR FARMERS ,

_ THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF ALL THOSE POLICIES AND INCENTIVES FOR PRODUCERS WHICH ARE APPROPRIATE TO LOCAL CONDITIONS WITH A VIEW TO GREATER PRODUCTIVITY AND TO IMPROVING FARMERS' INCOMES .

ARTICLE 29

IN ORDER TO ENSURE A RETURN ON OUTPUT , AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION SHALL CONTRIBUTE TO :

_ ADEQUATE MEANS OF PRESERVATION AND SUITABLE STORAGE FACILITIES FOR PRODUCERS ,

_ EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF DISEASE , PESTS AND OTHER FACTORS CAUSING PRODUCTION LOSSES ,

_ BASIC MARKETING ARRANGEMENTS UNDERPINNED BY SUITABLE ORGANIZATION OF PRODUCERS , WITH THE NECESSARY MATERIAL AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES , AND BY ADEQUATE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION ,

_ FLEXIBLE OPERATION OF MARKETING CHANNELS , TAKING ACCOUNT OF EVERY FORM OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE INITIATIVE , TO ENABLE LOCAL MARKETS , AREAS OF THE COUNTRY WITH SHORTFALLS AND URBAN MARKETS TO BE SUPPLIED , IN ORDER TO CUT DOWN DEPENDENCE ON OUTSIDE SOURCES ,

_ FACILITIES TO PREVENT BREAKS IN SUPPLIES ( SECURITY STORAGE ) AND GUARD AGAINST ERRATIC PRICE FLUCTUATIONS ( INTERVENTION STORAGE ) ,

_ PROCESSING , PACKAGING AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS , PARTICULARLY BY DEVELOPING ARTISANAL AND AGROINDUSTRIAL UNITS , IN ORDER TO ADAPT THEM TO THE TREND OF THE MARKET .

ARTICLE 30

RURAL PROMOTION MEASURES SHALL INVOLVE :

_ THE ORGANIZATION OF PRODUCERS WITHIN ASSOCIATIONS OR COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEM TO DERIVE MORE BENEFIT FROM JOINT CONTRACTS AND INVESTMENT AND JOINTLY OWNED EQUIPMENT ,

_ THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES ( SUCH AS HEALTH , EDUCATION AND CULTURE ) ESSENTIAL FOR IMPROVING RURAL LIFE STYLES ,

_ SUITABLE EXTENSION SERVICES TO TRAIN FARMERS ,

_ IMPROVING THE TRAINING OF INSTRUCTORS AT ALL LEVELS .

ARTICLE 31

COOPERATION IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SHALL CONTRIBUTE :

_ TO THE DEVELOPMENT , IN THE ACP STATES , OF DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL RESEARCH CAPACITIES SUITED TO THE LOCAL NATURAL , SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF CROP AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION , WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION BEING PAID TO ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS ,

_ IN PARTICULAR , TO IMPROVING VARIETIES AND BREEDS , THE NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF PRODUCTS AND THEIR PACKAGING , AND DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESSES ACCESSIBLE TO THE PRODUCERS ,

_ TO BETTER DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN IN AN ACP OR NON-ACP STATE AND APPLICABLE IN OTHER ACP STATES ,

_ TO EXTENSION WORK IN ORDER TO INFORM THE GREATEST POSSIBLE NUMBER OF USERS OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH .

ARTICLE 32

AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION SCHEMES SHALL BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DETAILED PROVISIONS AND PROCEDURES LAID DOWN FOR FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND IN THIS CONTEXT THEY MAY ALSO COVER THE FOLLOWING :

( 1 ) UNDER THE HEADING OF TECHNICAL COOPERATION :

_ EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACP STATES AND AMONG THE ACP STATES THEMSELVES ( ON , FOR EXAMPLE , WATER USE , INTENSIVE PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES AND THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH ) ,

_ EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE BETWEEN PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN SUCH AREAS AS CREDIT AND SAVINGS , COOPERATIVES , MUTUAL INSURANCE , ARTISANAL ACTIVITIES AND SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRY IN RURAL AREAS ;

( 2 ) UNDER THE HEADING OF FINANCIAL COOPERATION :

_ SUPPLY OF FACTORS OF PRODUCTION ,

_ SUPPORT FOR MARKET REGULATION BODIES , ON THE BASIS OF A COORDINATED APPROACH TO PRODUCTION AND MARKETING PROBLEMS ,

_ PARTICIPATION IN THE CONSTITUTION OF FUNDS FOR AGRICULTURAL CREDIT FACILITIES ,

_ OPENING OF CREDIT LINES FOR TRADE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING FARMERS , ARTISANS AND SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRIAL OPERATORS IN RURAL AREAS , GEARED TO THEIR ACTIVITIES ( SUCH AS SUPPLIES , PRIMARY MARKETING AND STORAGE ) , AND ALSO FOR ASSOCIATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE CAMPAIGNS ON SPECIFIC THEMES ,

_ SUPPORT FOR MEASURES TO COMBINE INDUSTRIAL AND TRADE SKILLS IN THE ACP STATES AND THE COMMUNITY WITHIN ARTISANAL OR INDUSTRIAL UNITS , FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF INPUTS AND EQUIPMENT AND FOR SUCH PURPOSES AS MAINTENANCE , PACKAGING , STORAGE , TRANSPORT AND PROCESSING OF PRODUCTS .

ARTICLE 33

1 . COMMUNITY MEASURES AIMED AT FOOD SECURITY IN THE ACP STATES SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FOOD STRATEGIES OR POLICIES OF THE ACP STATES CONCERNED AND OF THE DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES WHICH THEY LAY DOWN .

THEY SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED , IN COORDINATION WITH THE INSTRUMENTS OF THE CONVENTION , IN THE FRAMEWORK OF COMMUNITY POLICIES AND THE MEASURES RESULTING THEREFROM WITH DUE REGARD FOR THE COMMUNITY'S INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS .

2 . IN THIS CONTEXT , MULTIANNUAL INDICATIVE PROGRAMMING MAY BE CARRIED OUT WITH THE ACP STATES WHICH SO WISH , SO THAT THEIR FOOD SUPPLIES CAN BE BETTER FORECAST .

ARTICLE 34

1 . WITH REGARD TO AVAILABLE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS , THE COMMUNITY UNDERTAKES TO ENSURE THAT EXPORT REFUNDS CAN BE FIXED FURTHER IN ADVANCE FOR ALL ACP STATES IN RESPECT OF A RANGE OF PRODUCTS DRAWN UP IN THE LIGHT OF THE FOOD REQUIREMENTS EXPRESSED BY THOSE STATES .

ADVANCE FIXING SHALL BE FOR ONE YEAR AND SHALL BE APPLIED EACH YEAR THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THIS CONVENTION , IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT THE LEVEL OF THE REFUND WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE METHODS NORMALLY FOLLOWED BY THE COMMISSION .

2 . SPECIFIC AGREEMENTS MAY BE CONCLUDED WITH THOSE ACP STATES WHICH SO REQUEST IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR FOOD SECURITY POLICIES .

ARTICLE 35

1 . FOOD AID OPERATIONS SHALL BE DECIDED ON THE BASIS OF THE RULES AND CRITERIA ADOPTED BY THE COMMUNITY FOR ALL RECIPIENTS OF THIS TYPE OF AID .

SUBJECT TO THOSE RULES AND TO THE COMMUNITY'S FREEDOM OF DECISION IN THIS MATTER , FOOD AID OPERATIONS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES :

( A ) EXCEPT IN URGENT CASES , COMMUNITY FOOD AID , WHICH SHALL BE A TRANSITIONAL MEASURE , MUST BE INTEGRATED WITH THE ACP STATES' DEVELOPMENT POLICIES . THIS CALLS FOR CONSISTENCY BETWEEN FOOD AID AND OTHER COOPERATION MEASURES ;

( B ) WHERE PRODUCTS SUPPLIED AS FOOD AID ARE SOLD , THEY MUST BE SOLD AT A PRICE WHICH WILL NOT DISRUPT THE DOMESTIC MARKET . THE RESULTING COUNTERPART FUNDS SHALL BE USED TO FINANCE THE EXECUTION OR RUNNING OF PROJECTS OR PROGRAMMES WITH A MAJOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT ;

( C ) WHERE THE PRODUCTS SUPPLIED ARE DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE , THEY MUST FORM PART OF NUTRITION PROGRAMMES AIMED IN PARTICULAR AT VULNERABLE SECTIONS OF THE POPULATION OR BE DELIVERED AS REMUNERATION FOR WORK ;

( D ) FOOD AID OPERATIONS THAT FORM PART OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS OR PROGRAMMES OR NUTRITION PROGRAMMES MAY BE PLANNED ON A MULTIANNUAL BASIS ;

( E ) AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY , THE PRODUCTS SUPPLIED MUST MEET THE NEEDS OF THE RECIPIENTS . IN THE SELECTION OF SUCH PRODUCTS , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN IN PARTICULAR OF THE RATIO OF COST TO SPECIFIC NUTRITIVE VALUE AND OF THE EFFECT THE CHOICE MIGHT HAVE ON CONSUMER HABITS ;

( F ) WHERE IN A RECIPIENT ACP STATE , THE TREND OF THE FOOD SITUATION IS SUCH AS TO MAKE IT DESIRABLE FOR FOOD AID TO BE REPLACED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY OPERATIONS DESIGNED TO CONSOLIDATE THE CURRENT TREND , ALTERNATIVE OPERATIONS MAY BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE FORM OF FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RELEVANT COMMUNITY RULES . THESE OPERATIONS SHALL BE DECIDED UPON AT THE REQUEST OF THE ACP STATE CONCERNED .

ARTICLE 36

IN IMPLEMENTING THIS CHAPTER , SPECIAL ATTENTION SHALL BE PAID , AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTRIES CONCERNED , TO :

_ THE SPECIFIC DIFFICULTIES OF THE LEAST-DEVELOPED ACP STATES IN CARRYING OUT THE POLICIES OR STRATEGIES THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED TO STRENGTHEN THEIR FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND SECURITY . IN THIS CONTEXT , COOPERATION SHALL BEAR IN PARTICULAR ON THE PRODUCTIVE SECTORS ( INCLUDING THE SUPPLY OF INPUTS ) , TRANSPORT , MARKETING , PACKAGING AND THE SETTING-UP OF STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE ;

_ ESTABLISHING A SECURITY STOCK SYSTEM IN LAND-LOCKED STATES IN ORDER TO AVOID THE RISK OF BREAKS IN SUPPLY ,

_ DIVERSIFYING AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PRODUCTION AND IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY IN THE ISLAND STATES .

ARTICLE 37

1 . THE TECHNICAL CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL COOPERATION SHALL BE AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE ACP STATES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THEM WITH BETTER ACCESS TO INFORMATION , RESEARCH , TRAINING AND INNOVATIONS IN THE SPHERES OF AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION . WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ITS RESPONSIBILITIES IT SHALL OPERATE IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES REFERRED TO IN THIS CONVENTION .

2 . THE TASKS OF THE CENTRE SHALL BE TO :

( A ) ENSURE , WHERE SO REQUESTED BY THE ACP STATES , THE DISSEMINATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON METHODS AND MEANS OF ENCOURAGING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( INCLUDING THE PLANNING OF AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE PREPARATION , IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS ) ;

( B ) REFER THE ACP STATES' REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION TO THE BODIES QUALIFIED TO DEAL WITH THEM , OR DEAL DIRECT WITH SUCH REQUESTS ;

( C ) PROVIDE ACP NATIONAL AND REGIONAL DOCUMENTATION CENTRES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES WITH EASIER ACCESS TO SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS DEALING WITH AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AND TO DATA BANKS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACP STATES ;

( D ) IN GENERAL , HELP THE ACP STATES TO GAIN EASIER ACCESS TO THE RESULTS OF WORK CARRIED OUT BY THE NATIONAL , REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BODIES , MORE ESPECIALLY THOSE QUALIFIED IN THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT , BASED IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN THE ACP STATES , AND MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH THOSE BODIES ;

( E ) FOSTER THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THOSE ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE RESULTS OF FIELD WORK CARRIED OUT IN THE CONTEXT OF AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS ;

( F ) SPONSOR AND HELP ORGANIZE MEETINGS OF SPECIALISTS , RESEARCH WORKERS , PLANNERS AND DEVELOPMENT PERSONNEL SO THAT THEY MAY EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE GAINED IN SPECIFIC ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS ;

( G ) FACILITATE ACCESS BY THE ACP STATES' TRAINING AND EXTENSION PERSONNEL TO THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO CARRY OUT THEIR TASKS AND REFER REQUESTS FOR SPECIFIC TRAINING TO THE EXISTING QUALIFIED BODIES ;

( H ) HELP FACILITATE THE ADAPTATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION TO THE NEEDS OF THE ACP STATES' DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT , TRAINING AND EXTENSION SERVICES ;

( I ) FACILITATE THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION WORK , BY REFERENCE TO THE PRIORITY REQUIREMENTS OF DEVELOPMENT .

3 . IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS TASKS THE CENTRE SHALL PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS OF THE LEAST-DEVELOPED ACP STATES .

4 . THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS SHALL BE THE SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY OF THE CENTRE . IT SHALL LAY DOWN THE RULES OF OPERATION AND THE PROCEDURES FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE CENTRE'S BUDGET . THE BUDGET SHALL BE FINANCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES LAID DOWN IN THIS CONVENTION IN RESPECT OF FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION .

5 . ( A ) THE CENTRE SHALL BE HEADED BY A DIRECTOR APPOINTED BY THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS .

( B ) THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE SHALL BE ASSISTED BY STAFF RECRUITED WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE NUMBERS BUDGETED FOR BY THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS .

( C ) THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE SHALL REPORT ON ITS ACTIVITIES TO THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS .

6 . ( A ) IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE WITH TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANCE IN WORKING OUT APPROPRIATE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY THE ACP STATES , NOTABLY TO IMPROVE THEIR ACCESS TO INFORMATION , TECHNICAL INNOVATION , RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SPHERE OF AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND TO DEVISE THE CENTRE'S ACTION PROGRAMMES , AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL BE SET UP , COMPOSED ON A BASIS OF PARITY OF AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS .

( B ) THE MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA DETERMINED BY IT .

CHAPTER 2

DROUGHT AND DESERTIFICATION CONTROL

ARTICLE 38

1 . THE ACP STATES AND THE COMMUNITY RECOGNIZE THAT THE PHYSICAL , ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL EXISTENCE OF CERTAIN ACP STATES IS THREATENED BY ENDEMIC DROUGHT AND GROWING DESERTIFICATION , WHICH DESTROY ALL EFFORTS AT DEVELOPMENT , IN PARTICULAR THOSE AIMED AT ACHIEVING THE PRIORITY OBJECTIVE OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND FOOD SECURITY .

2 . THE TWO PARTIES AGREE THAT IN A NUMBER OF ACP STATES CONTROL OF DROUGHT AND DESERTIFICATION CONSTITUTES A PRESSING AND IMPERATIVE NEED FOR THE SUCCESS OF ANY DEVELOPMENT UNDERTAKING .

3 . THE SAME WILL APPLY EVENTUALLY TO THE STATES BORDERING THE AFFECTED AREAS , FOR WHICH THIS PHENOMENON REPRESENTS A REAL THREAT TO THEIR FRAGILE SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL EQUILIBRIUM .

ARTICLE 39

THE TWO PARTIES RECOGNIZE THAT HALTING THE DETERIORATION OF LAND AND FOREST POTENTIAL , RE-ESTABLISHING ECOLOGICAL EQUILIBRIA , PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES AND EXPLOITING THEM EFFICIENTLY CONSTITUTE , INTER ALIA , FUNDAMENTAL OBJECTIVES WHICH THE ACP STATES CONCERNED ENDEAVOUR TO ATTAIN WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY , NOTABLY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR PEOPLES' LIVING CONDITIONS .

ARTICLE 40

1 . THE SCALE , IN SPACE AND TIME , OF THE PHENOMENON AND ALSO OF THE RESOURCES TO BE DEPLOYED , MEANS THAT THE OPERATIONS TO BE UNDERTAKEN MUST FORM PART OF OVERALL , LONG-TERM POLICIES DESIGNED AND APPLIED BY THE ACP STATES AT NATIONAL , REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY .

2 . TO THIS EFFECT , THE TWO PARTIES AGREE TO LAY STRESS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CAMPAIGNS WITH SPECIFIC THEMES BACKED UP NOT ONLY BY THE RESOURCES OF THIS CONVENTION , BUT ALSO BY ALL OTHER MEANS OF SUPPORT THAT CAN BE MOBILIZED .

3 . REMEDYING THE SITUATION OF COUNTRIES AFFECTED OR THREATENED BY THESE CALAMITIES , AND PROMOTING THEIR LASTING DEVELOPMENT , CALLS FOR A GENUINE POLICY TO ENCOURAGE THE RESTORATION OF NATURAL BALANCES BY MEANS OF BETTER WATER CONTROL AND A CAMPAIGN AGAINST PRACTICES ENCOURAGING THE APPEARANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHENOMENON OF DESERTIFICATION .

ARTICLE 41

THE OPERATIONS TO BE UNDERTAKEN , WHERE NECESSARY WITH RESEARCH BACKING , SHALL COVER , INTER ALIA :

( 1 ) IMPROVING MAN'S KNOWLEDGE OF , AND ABILITY TO FORECAST , DESERTIFICATION PHENOMENA BY OBSERVING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD , BY MAKING USE OF RESULTS ACHIEVED AND GAINING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHANGES TO THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT IN TIME AND SPACE ;

( 2 ) MAKING AN INVENTORY OF WATER-TABLES AND OF THEIR REPLENISHMENT CAPACITY WITH A VIEW TO BETTER PREDICTABILITY OF WATER SUPPLIES , USING SURFACE AND GROUND WATER AND IMPROVING MANAGEMENT OF THESE RESOURCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF SATISFYING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AND ANIMALS , AND IMPROVING WEATHER FORECASTING ;

( 3 ) ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF BUSH FIRES AND DEFORESTATION .

ARTICLE 42

IF A RETURN TO THE NATURAL BALANCE IS TO BE EXPECTED , A " DROUGHT AND DESERTIFICATION CONTROL " COMPONENT IN PARTICULAR MUST BE INCORPORATED INTO ALL AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS , SUCH AS :

( 1 ) _ THE EXTENSION OF AGRO-FORESTRY SYSTEMS COMBINING FARMING AND FORESTRY , RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES TO PRODUCE PLANT SPECIES THAT ARE MORE ADAPTED TO LOCAL CONDITIONS ,

_ THE INTRODUCTION OF SUITABLE TECHNIQUES AIMED AT INCREASING AND MAINTAINING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF AGRICULTURAL LAND , ARABLE LAND AND NATURAL PASTURELAND WITH A VIEW TO CONTROLLING THE VARIOUS FORMS OF EROSION ,

_ THE RECLAMATION OF LAND THAT HAS DETERIORATED , BY MEANS OF REAFFORESTATION OR AGRICULTURAL-LAND IMPROVEMENT , COMBINED WITH MAINTENANCE SCHEMES INVOLVING , AS FAR AS POSSIBLE , THE PEOPLE AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED IN ORDER TO SAFEGUARD THE PROGRESS MADE ;

( 2 ) THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF MEASURES TO ECONOMIZE ON WOOD AS AN ENERGY SOURCE BY STEPPING UP RESEARCH , APPLICATION OF , AND INFORMATION ON , NEW AND RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY SUCH AS WIND , SOLAR AND BIOMASS ENERGY , AND BY THE USE OF IMPROVED STOVES WITH A GREATER HEAT YIELD ;

( 3 ) THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF FORESTRY RESOURCES BY SETTING UP , AT NATIONAL OR REGIONAL LEVEL , FORESTRY MANAGEMENT PLANS AIMED AT OPTIMIZING THE EXPLOITATION OF FORESTRY RESOURCES ;

( 4 ) THE PURSUIT OF ONGOING CAMPAIGNS TO EDUCATE THE PEOPLE CONCERNED TO BE AWARE OF THE PHENOMENA OF DROUGHT AND DESERTIFICATION AND TO TRAIN THEM IN THE POSSIBLE WAYS OF CONTROLLING THEM .

ARTICLE 43

THE COMMUNITY SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE EFFORTS DEPLOYED BY THE ACP STATES AT NATIONAL , REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL AND FOR OPERATIONS UNDERTAKEN BY INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL OPTIONS AND PRIORITIES .

CHAPTER 3

COOPERATION ON AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES

ARTICLE 44

GIVEN THE EXTREME DEPENDENCE OF THE ECONOMIES OF THE VAST MAJORITY OF ACP STATES ON THEIR EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND THE DETERIORATION IN THE POSITION OF EXPORTS FROM THE ACP STATES ON THE MARKETS IN THESE PRODUCTS , COUPLED WITH THE EXCESSIVE FLUCTUATIONS OF THEIR PRICES ON THE WORLD MARKET , THE CONTRACTING PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESS THEIR DETERMINATION TO CONTINUE , REINFORCE AND INTENSIFY THEIR COOPERATION IN THIS SECTOR .

ARTICLE 45

TO THIS EFFECT , COOPERATION IN THE SECTOR OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES SHALL BE PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED IN SUPPORT OF POLICIES OR STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY THE ACP STATES AND AIM , INTER ALIA , TO :

_ SUPPORT ACP STATES' ACTION DESIGNED TO RESTORE AND IMPROVE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING CONDITIONS , INVOLVING RESEARCH AND TRAINING , INVESTMENT , SUPPLY AND PRODUCTION OF INPUTS , EXTENSION WORK , AS WELL AS ACTION IN FIELDS SUCH AS CREDIT , STORAGE , CONSERVATION AND TRANSPORT ,

_ HELP DIVERSIFY PRODUCTION WITH A VIEW TO REDUCING EXTERNAL DEPENDENCE AND ENSURING BETTER ADJUSTMENT TO MARKET DEMANDS ,

_ ENCOURAGE LOCAL PROCESSING WHICH WILL CREATE ADDED VALUE IN ECONOMICALLY VIABLE CONDITIONS ,

_ STIMULATE SPECIFIC ACTION TO FACILITATE THE MARKETING OF ACP PRODUCTS ,

_ HELP TRAIN ACP OPERATORS TO MAKE BETTER USE OF ALL THE MECHANISMS OF WORLD COMMODITY MARKETS ,

_ STIMULATE AND STABILIZE THE COMMODITIES SECTOR IN THE ECONOMIES OF THE ACP STATES ,

_ ENCOURAGE A GREATER FLOW OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT TO THIS SECTOR .

ARTICLE 46

IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES , THE CONTRACTING PARTIES AGREE TO :

( A ) UNDERTAKE CONCERTED ACTION SO AS TO FACILITATE THE PURSUIT OF THIS CONVENTION'S OBJECTIVES IN THE AREA OF COMMODITIES ;

( B ) STRIVE ACTIVELY TO CREATE THE CONDITIONS MOST CONDUCIVE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTION AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF MARKETING ;

( C ) MAKE JUDICIOUS USE OF ALL THE INSTRUMENTS AND RESOURCES OF THIS CONVENTION WHICH MAY BE OF HELP TO THIS SECTOR .

ARTICLE 47

IN VIEW OF THE IMPORTANCE AND PERSISTENCE OF PROBLEMS RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES , THE TWO PARTIES AGREE TO ENSURE THAT COOPERATION IN THESE MATTERS IS SUBJECT TO SUSTAINED AND THOROUGH MONITORING . TO THIS END , THEY AGREE TO SET UP AN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES COMMITTEE , THE FUNCTIONS OF WHICH SHALL BE TO :

( A ) MONITOR THE GENERAL APPLICATION OF THIS CONVENTION IN THE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES SECTOR ;

( B ) EXAMINE ANY GENERAL PROBLEMS CONCERNING ACP-EEC TRADE IN COMMODITIES WHICH MAY BE REFERRED TO IT BY THE RELEVANT SUBCOMMITTEES ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CONVENTION ;

( C ) RECOMMEND SUITABLE MEASURES TO SOLVE SUCH PROBLEMS .

ARTICLE 48

THE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES COMMITTEE , OF WHICH THE RULES OF PROCEDURE SHALL BE LAID DOWN BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS , SHALL BE COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ACP STATES AND OF THE COMMUNITY APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS . IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 272 ( 2 ) , ITS WORK SHALL BE SUPERVISED BY THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS . AS A RULE , IT SHALL MEET QUARTERLY AND , SHOULD THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS SO DECIDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 270 , AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL .

ARTICLE 49

EFFORTS SHALL BE MADE TO INTENSIFY THE PROCESS OF ONGOING CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE ACP STATES AND THE COMMUNITY , AND IN INTERNATIONAL FORUMS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHICH AIM TO STABILIZE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY MARKETS . TO THIS END , EXCHANGES OF VIEWS MAY TAKE PLACE , AT THE REQUEST OF EITHER PARTY , WHEN IT IS INTENDED TO CONCLUDE OR RENEW AN INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY AGREEMENT . THE AIM OF SUCH EXCHANGES OF VIEWS SHALL BE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE RESPECTIVE INTERESTS OF EACH PARTY WHERE THE CONCLUSION OR RENEWAL OF AN AGREEMENT IS ENVISAGED .

TITLE II

DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERIES

ARTICLE 50

THE ACP STATES AND THE COMMUNITY RECOGNIZE THE URGENT NEED TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERY RESOURCES OF ACP STATES BOTH AS A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERIES AS A WHOLE AND AS A SPHERE OF MUTUAL INTEREST FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE ECONOMIC SECTORS .

COOPERATION IN THIS FIELD SHALL PROMOTE THE OPTIMUM UTILIZATION OF THE FISHERY RESOURCES OF ACP STATES , WHILE RECOGNIZING THE RIGHTS OF LAND-LOCKED STATES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXPLOITATION OF SEA FISHERIES AND THE RIGHT OF COASTAL STATES TO EXERCISE JURISDICTION OVER THE LIVING MARINE RESOURCES OF THEIR EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONES IN CONFORMITY WITH CURRENT INTERNATIONAL LAW AND NOTABLY THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE THIRD UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON THE LAW OF THE SEA .

ARTICLE 51

TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXPLOITATION OF THE FISHERY RESOURCES OF THE ACP STATES , ALL THE MECHANISMS FOR ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION PROVIDED FOR IN THIS CONVENTION , NOTABLY FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS SET OUT IN TITLE III , PART THREE , OF THIS CONVENTION SHALL BE APPLIED TO FISHERIES .

THE PRIORITY OBJECTIVES OF SUCH COOPERATION SHALL BE TO :

_ ENCOURAGE THE RATIONAL EXPLOITATION OF THE FISHERY RESOURCES OF THE ACP-STATES AND THE RESOURCES OF HIGH SEAS IN WHICH THE ACP STATES AND THE COMMUNITY SHARE INTERESTS ,

_ INCREASE THE CONTRIBUTION OF FISHERIES TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT , BY GIVING IMPORTANCE TO THE ROLE THEY PLAY IN STRENGTHENING FOOD SECURITY , IMPROVING NUTRITION AND RURAL LIVING STANDARDS ,

_ INCREASE THE CONTRIBUTION OF FISHERIES TO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BY INCREASING CATCHES , OUTPUT AND EXPORTS .

ARTICLE 52

ASSISTANCE FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT SHALL INCLUDE SUPPORT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS :

( A ) FISHERIES PRODUCTION , INCLUDING THE ACQUISITION OF BOATS , EQUIPMENT AND GEAR , THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RURAL FISHING COMMUNITIES AND THE FISHING INDUSTRY AND SUPPORT FOR AQUACULTURE PROJECTS , NOTABLY BY PROVIDING SPECIFIC LINES OF CREDIT TO APPROPRIATE ACP INSTITUTIONS FOR ONLENDING TO THE OPERATORS CONCERNED ;

( B ) FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION , INCLUDING THE ASSESSMENT OF FISH STOCKS AND OF AQUACULTURE POTENTIAL , THE IMPROVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONTROL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACP COASTAL STATES' CAPACITIES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FISHERY RESOURCES IN THEIR EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE ;

( C ) PROCESSING AND MARKETING OF FISHERY PRODUCTS , INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESSING , COLLECTION , DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS ; THE REDUCTION OF POST-HARVEST LOSSES AND THE PROMOTION OF PROGRAMMES TO IMPROVE FISH UTILIZATION AND NUTRITION FROM FISHERY PRODUCTS .

ARTICLE 53

PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHALL BE PAID IN FISHERY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION TO THE TRAINING OF ACP NATIONALS IN ALL AREAS OF FISHERIES , TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGTHENING OF ACP RESEARCH CAPABILITIES AND TO THE PROMOTION OF INTRA-ACP AND REGIONAL COOPERATION IN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT .

ARTICLE 54

THE ACP STATES AND THE COMMUNITY RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR DIRECT OR REGIONAL COOPERATION OR , AS APPROPRIATE , COOPERATION THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS , WITH A VIEW TO PROMOTING CONSERVATION AND THE OPTIMUM USE OF THE LIVING RESOURCES OF THE SEA .

ARTICLE 55

THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACP STATES RECOGNIZE THAT COASTAL STATES EXERCISE SOVEREIGN RIGHTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPLORING , EXPLOITING , CONSERVING AND MANAGING THE FISHERY RESOURCES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONES IN CONFORMITY WITH CURRENT INTERNATIONAL LAW . THE ACP STATES RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A ROLE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBER STATES' FISHING FLEETS , OPERATING LAWFULLY IN WATERS UNDER ACP JURISDICTION , IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACP FISHERY POTENTIAL AND IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL IN THE COASTAL ACP STATES . ACCORDINGLY , THE ACP STATES DECLARE THEIR WILLINGNESS TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE COMMUNITY FISHERY AGREEMENTS AIMED AT GUARANTEEING MUTUALLY SATISFACTORY CONDITIONS FOR FISHING ACTIVITIES OF VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF ONE OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMUNITY .

IN THE CONCLUSION OR IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH AGREEMENTS , THE ACP STATES SHALL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THE COMMUNITY OR AMONG THE MEMBER STATES , WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN DEVELOPING STATES WITHIN THE SAME GEOGRAPHICAL AREA , INCLUDING RECIPROCAL FISHING ARRANGEMENTS , NOR SHALL THE COMMUNITY DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ACP STATES .

ARTICLE 56

WHERE ACP STATES SITUATED IN THE SAME SUBREGION AS TERRITORIES TO WHICH THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE TREATY " ) APPLIES WISH TO ENGAGE IN FISHING ACTIVITIES IN THE CORRESPONDING FISHING ZONE , THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACP STATES SHALL OPEN NEGOTIATIONS WITH A VIEW TO CONCLUDING A FISHERY AGREEMENT IN THE SPIRIT OF ARTICLE 55 , TAKING ACCOUNT OF THEIR SPECIFIC SITUATION IN THE REGION AND OF THE OBJECTIVE OF STRENGTHENING REGIONAL COOPERATION BETWEEN THOSE TERRITORIES AND THE NEIGHBOURING ACP STATES .

ARTICLE 57

THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACP STATES RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF A REGIONAL APPROACH TO FISHERIES ACCESS AND SHALL SUPPORT MOVES BY ACP COASTAL STATES TOWARDS HARMONIZED ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCESS FOR FISHING VESSELS .

ARTICLE 58

THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACP STATES AGREE TO TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT THE EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN IN FISHERIES COOPERATION UNDER THIS CONVENTION SHALL BE EFFECTIVE , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT NOTABLY THE JOINT DECLARATION ON THE ORIGIN OF FISHERY PRODUCTS .

AS REGARDS EXPORTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS TO THE MARKETS OF THE COMMUNITY , DUE ACCOUNT SHALL BE TAKEN OF ARTICLE 284 .

ARTICLE 59

THE MUTUALLY SATISFACTORY CONDITIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 55 SHALL BEAR IN PARTICULAR ON THE NATURE AND THE SCALE OF THE COMPENSATION TO BE RECEIVED BY THE ACP STATES CONCERNED UNDER BILATERAL AGREEMENTS .

COMPENSATION SHALL BE ADDITIONAL TO ANY ALLOCATION RELATING TO PROJECTS IN THE FISHERIES SECTOR PURSUANT TO TITLE III , PART THREE , OF THIS CONVENTION .

COMPENSATION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR PARTLY BY THE COMMUNITY AS SUCH AND PARTLY BY THE SHIPOWNERS AND SHALL TAKE THE FORM OF FINANCIAL COMPENSATION WHICH MAY INCLUDE LICENSING FEES AND , WHERE APPROPRIATE , ANY OTHER ELEMENTS AGREED UPON BY THE PARTIES TO THE FISHERY AGREEMENT , SUCH AS OBLIGATORY LANDING OF PART OF THE CATCH , EMPLOYMENT OF ACP NATIONALS , THE TAKING ON BOARD OF OBSERVERS , TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY , RESEARCH AND TRAINING GRANTS .

COMPENSATION SHALL RELATE TO THE SCALE AND VALUE OF THE FISHING OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED IN THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONES OF THE ACP STATES .

IN ADDITION , WITH REGARD TO THE FISHING OF HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES , THE PARTICULAR CHARACTER OF SUCH FISHERIES SHALL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE RESPECTIVE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE AGREEMENTS , INCLUDING THE FINANCIAL COMPENSATION .

THE COMMUNITY SHALL TAKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT ITS VESSELS COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENTS NEGOTIATED AND WITH THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE ACP STATE CONCERNED .

TITLE III

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

ARTICLE 60

THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACP STATES , ACKNOWLEDGING THAT INDUSTRIALIZATION IS A DRIVING FORCE IN BRINGING ABOUT BALANCED AND DIVERSIFIED ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND CREATING CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ACP STATES' COLLECTIVE SELF-RELIANCE , AGREE TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE ACP STATES WITH A VIEW TO PROVIDING THEM WITH A FRAMEWORK FOR STRENGTHENING THEIR DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND INCREASING THEIR SHARE OF WORLD TRADE .

ARTICLE 61

THE AIM OF INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACP STATES SHALL BE , IN PARTICULAR , TO DERIVE FULL BENEFIT FROM THOSE STATES' HUMAN AND NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH THE MODERNIZATION OF THEIR SOCIETIES , TO CREATE JOBS , TO GENERATE AND DISTRIBUTE INCOME , TO FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY AND ITS ADAPTATION TO CONDITIONS IN THE ACP STATES AND THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS , TO FOSTER COMPLEMENTARITY OF THE DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY AND BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND THE RURAL SECTOR IN ORDER TO MAKE FULL USE OF THAT SECTOR'S POTENTIAL , AND TO PROMOTE NEW RELATIONS OF DYNAMIC COMPLEMENTARITY IN THE INDUSTRIAL FIELD BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACP STATES .

ACCOUNT SHALL BE TAKEN IN INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION OF THE NEED TO ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN AN ECONOMIC , TECHNICAL , SOCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO INDUSTRIALIZATION . EMPHASIS SHALL BE PLACED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL TYPES OF APPROPRIATE INDUSTRIES , TRAINING AND COOPERATION BETWEEN FIRMS IN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMUNITY AND IN THE ACP STATES .

IN PURSUIT OF THESE AIMS , THE CONTRACTING PARTIES SHALL HAVE RECOURSE TO , IN ADDITION TO THE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION , THOSE ON TRADE , TRADE PROMOTION FOR ACP PRODUCTS AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT .

ARTICLE 62

IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION , THE COMMUNITY SHALL HELP CARRY OUT PROGRAMMES , PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS SUBMITTED TO IT ON THE INITIATIVE OR WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE ACP STATES . TO THIS END , IT SHALL USE ALL THE MEANS PROVIDED IN THIS CONVENTION , NOTABLY THOSE AT ITS DISPOSAL UNDER FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND , IN PARTICULAR , THOSE WHICH ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK ( HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE BANK " ) , WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO OPERATIONS TO ASSIST ACP STATES IN MOBILIZING FINANCE FROM OTHER SOURCES .

INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION PROGRAMMES , PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS WHICH INVOLVE COMMUNITY FINANCING SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED IN CONFORMITY WITH TITLE III , PART THREE , OF THIS CONVENTION , HAVING REGARD TO THE PARTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS OF AID OPERATIONS IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR .

ARTICLE 63

THE COMMUNITY SHALL ASSIST THE ACP STATES IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF THEIR INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK , REINFORCEMENT OF THEIR FINANCING INSTITUTIONS , THE ESTABLISHMENT , REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF INDUSTRY-RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE AND IN THEIR EFFORTS TO INTEGRATE INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES AND REGIONAL AND INTERREGIONAL MARKETS .

ARTICLE 64

ON THE BASIS OF A REQUEST FROM AN ACP STATE , THE COMMUNITY SHALL PROVIDE THE ASSISTANCE REQUIRED IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING AT ALL LEVELS , BEARING NOTABLY ON THE EVALUATION OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING NEEDS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CORRESPONDING PROGRAMMES , THE SETTING-UP AND OPERATION OF NATIONAL OR REGIONAL ACP INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ESTABLISHMENTS , TRAINING FOR ACP NATIONALS IN APPROPRIATE ESTABLISHMENTS , ON-THE-JOB TRAINING BOTH IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN THE ACP STATES AND ALSO COOPERATION BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN THE ACP STATES , AND BETWEEN THE LATTER AND THOSE OF OTHER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES .

ARTICLE 65

THE COMMUNITY SHALL ASSIST IN THE ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF ALL TYPES OF VIABLE ENTERPRISE WHICH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE ACP STATES AS IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES .

THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACP STATES SHALL PLACE SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE RESTORATION , UPGRADING , REORGANIZATION OR RESTRUCTURING OF EXISTING INDUSTRIAL CAPACITIES WHICH ARE VIABLE BUT TEMPORARILY OUT OF ACTION OR PERFORMING BADLY AND ALSO ON THE MAINTENANCE OF PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND OF ENTERPRISES AND , FOR THIS PURPOSE , INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION SHALL BE FOCUSED ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE START-UP OR REHABILITATION OF SUCH ENTERPRISES AND ON THE RELEVANT FORMS OF TRAINING AT ALL LEVELS .

PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHALL BE PAID TO

_ INDUSTRIES FOR THE DOMESTIC PROCESSING OF ACP RAW MATERIALS ,

_ AGRO-INDUSTRIES ,

_ INTEGRAL INDUSTRIES CAPABLE OF CREATING LINKS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY ,

_ INDUSTRIES WHICH HAVE A FAVOURABLE EFFECT ON EMPLOYMENT , THE TRADE BALANCE AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION .

COMMUNITY FINANCING SHALL TAKE THE FORM , AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY , OF LOANS FROM THE BANK ON ITS OWN RESOURCES AND OF RISK CAPITAL , THESE BEING THE SPECIFIC FINANCING METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES .

ARTICLE 66

THE COMMUNITY SHALL CONTRIBUTE IN A SPIRIT OF MUTUAL INTEREST TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACP-EEC AND INTRA-ACP COOPERATION BETWEEN ENTERPRISES BY INFORMATION AND INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION ACTIVITIES .

THE AIM OF SUCH ACTIVITIES SHALL BE TO INTENSIFY THE REGULAR EXCHANCE OF INFORMATION , ORGANIZE THE CONTACTS REQUIRED IN THE INDUSTRIAL SPHERE BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL POLICY MAKERS , PROMOTERS AND ECONOMIC OPERATORS FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACP STATES , CARRY OUT STUDIES , NOTABLY FEASIBILITY STUDIES , FACILITATE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF ACP INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION BODIES AND FOSTER JOINT INVESTMENT , SUBCONTRACTING ARRANGEMENTS AND ANY OTHER FORM OF INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION BETWEEN UNDERTAKINGS IN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMUNITY AND IN THE ACP STATES .

ARTICLE 67

THE COMMUNITY SHALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN THE ARTISANAL , COMMERCIAL , SERVICE AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS IN VIEW OF THE ESSENTIAL ROLE THAT THESE ENTERPRISES PLAY IN THE MODERN AND INFORMAL SECTORS IN BUILDING UP A DIVERSIFIED ECONOMIC FABRIC AND IN THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACP COUNTRIES , AND IN VIEW OF THE ADVANTAGES THEY OFFER AS REGARDS THE ACQUISITION OF SKILLS , THE INTEGRATED TRANSFER AND ADAPTATION OF APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR TAKING THE BEST ADVANTAGE OF LOCAL MANPOWER . THE COMMUNITY CAN ALSO HELP WITH SECTOR EVALUATION AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ACTION PROGRAMMES , WITH THE SETTING-UP OF APPROPRIATE INFRASTRUCTURE , THE ESTABLISHMENT , STRENGTHENING AND OPERATION OF INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING INFORMATION , PROMOTION , EXTENSION , TRAINING , CREDIT OR GUARANTEE AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES .

THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACP STATES SHALL ENCOURAGE COOPERATION AND CONTACT BETWEEN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN THE MEMBER STATES AND THE ACP STATES .

ARTICLE 68

WITH A VIEW TO ASSISTING THE ACP STATES TO DEVELOP THEIR TECHNOLOGICAL BASE AND INDIGENOUS CAPACITY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND FACILITATING THE ACQUISITION , TRANSFER AND ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGY ON TERMS THAT WILL SEEK TO BRING ABOUT THE GREATEST POSSIBLE BENEFITS AND MINIMIZE COSTS , THE COMMUNITY , THROUGH THE INSTRUMENTS OF FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION , IS PREPARED , INTER ALIA , TO CONTRIBUTE TO :

( A ) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND STRENGTHENING OF INDUSTRY-RELATED SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE ACP STATES ;

( B ) THE DRAWING-UP AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES ;

( C ) THE IDENTIFICATION AND CREATION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION AMONG RESEARCH INSTITUTES , INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND ENTERPRISES OF ACP STATES , THE COMMUNITY , THE MEMBER STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES ;

( D ) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND PROMOTION OF ACTIVITIES AIMED AT THE CONSOLIDATION OF APPROPRIATE INDIGENOUS TECHNOLOGY AND THE ACQUISITION OF RELEVANT FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY , IN PARTICULAR THAT OF OTHER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ;

( E ) THE IDENTIFICATION , EVALUATION AND ACQUISITION OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING THE NEGOTIATION ON FAVOURABLE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY , PATENTS AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY , IN PARTICULAR THROUGH FINANCING OR THROUGH OTHER SUITABLE ARRANGEMENTS WITH FIRMS AND INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ;

( F ) PROVIDING ACP STATES WITH ADVISORY SERVICES FOR THE PREPARATION OF REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY AND FOR THE SUPPLY OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION , IN PARTICULAR ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TECHNOLOGY CONTRACTS , THE TYPES AND SOURCES OF TECHNOLOGY , AND THE EXPERIENCE OF ACP STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES WITH THE USE OF CERTAIN TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY ;

( G ) THE PROMOTION OF TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION BETWEEN ACP STATES AND BETWEEN THEM AND OTHER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF ANY PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL FACILITIES THEY MAY POSSESS ;

( H ) FACILITATING , WHEREVER POSSIBLE , ACCESS TO AND USE OF DOCUMENTARY AND OTHER DATA SOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY .

ARTICLE 69

IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE ACP STATES TO OBTAIN FULL BENEFIT FROM THE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CONVENTION , PROMOTION SCHEMES SHALL BE UNDERTAKEN FOR THE MARKETING OF ACP STATES' INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS ON BOTH COMMUNITY AND OTHER EXTERNAL MARKETS , AND ALSO IN ORDER TO STIMULATE AND DEVELOP TRADE IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS AMONG THE ACP STATES . SUCH SCHEMES SHALL COVER MARKET RESEARCH , MARKETING AND THE QUALITY AND STANDARDIZATION OF MANUFACTURED GOODS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 190 AND 191 AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ARTICLES 95 AND 96 .

ARTICLE 70

1 . A COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION , SUPERVISED BY THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS , SHALL :

( A ) REVIEW PROGRESS MADE WITH THE OVERALL INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION PROGRAMME RESULTING FROM THIS CONVENTION AND , WHERE APPROPRIATE , SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS ;

( B ) EXAMINE PROBLEMS AND POLICY ISSUES IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION SUBMITTED TO IT BY THE ACP STATES OR BY THE COMMUNITY , AND MAKE ANY APPROPRIATE PROPOSALS ;

( C ) ORGANIZE , AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMUNITY OR OF THE ACP STATES , A REVIEW OF TRENDS IN INDUSTRIAL POLICIES OF THE ACP STATES AND OF THE MEMBER STATES AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WORLD INDUSTRIAL SITUATION WITH A VIEW TO EXCHANGING INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR IMPROVING INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION AND FACILITATING THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACP STATES ;

( D ) ESTABLISH THE GENERAL STRATEGY OF THE CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 71 , APPOINT THE DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR , NOMINATE THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD , APPOINT THE TWO AUDITORS , APPORTION , ON AN ANNUAL BASIS , THE OVERALL FINANCIAL ALLOCATION PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 73 ( 4 ) AND EXAMINE , ON THE BASIS OF THE CENTRE'S ANNUAL REPORT , THE DEPLOYMENT OF THESE RESOURCES IN ORDER TO ASSESS WHETHER THE CENTRE'S ACTIVITIES ARE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE OBJECTIVES ASSIGNED TO IT IN THIS CONVENTION AND REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS AND , THROUGH IT , TO THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ;

( E ) CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS MAY BE ASSIGNED TO IT BY THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS ;

2 . THE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION AND THE DETAILED RULES FOR ITS OPERATION SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS .

ARTICLE 71

THE CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY SHALL HELP TO ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES IN THE ACP STATES , PARTICULARLY BY ENCOURAGING JOINT INITIATIVES BY ECONOMIC OPERATORS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACP STATES .

AS A PRACTICAL OPERATIONAL INSTRUMENT , THE CENTRE SHALL ASSIST IN THE IDENTIFICATION , PROMOTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF VIABLE INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF ACP STATES , TAKING SPECIAL ACCOUNT OF DOMESTIC AND EXTERNAL MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR THE PROCESSING OF LOCAL RAW MATERIALS WHILE MAKING OPTIMUM USE OF THE ACP STATES' ENDOWMENTS BY WAY OF FACTORS OF PRODUCTION .

IN ITS EFFORTS TO HELP IN ESTABLISHING AND STRENGTHENING INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS IN THE ACP STATES , THE CENTRE SHALL ADOPT APPROPRIATE MEASURES WITHIN THE LIMITS OF ITS RESOURCES AND ITS FUNCTIONS , IN THE FIELD OF TRANSFER AND DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY , INDUSTRIAL TRAINING AND INFORMATION .

IN CARRYING OUT THE ABOVE TASKS , THE CENTRE SHALL TAKE CARE TO OPERATE SELECTIVELY BY GIVING PRIORITY TO SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES AND REHABILITATION OPERATIONS , AND RESTORING EXISTING VIABLE INDUSTRIAL CAPACITIES TO FULL UTILIZATION . IT SHALL PLACE SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOINT VENTURES AND SUB-CONTRACTING .

THE CENTRE SHALL ACT IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE ACP STATES , THE MEMBER STATES AND ALSO THE COMMISSION AND THE BANK WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY . ITS ACTIVITY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO PERIODIC EVALUATION .

ARTICLE 72

IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE OBJECTIVES SET OUT IN ARTICLE 71 , THE CENTRE'S FUNCTIONS SHALL BE TO :

( A ) GATHER AND DISSEMINATE ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION CONCERNING TRENDS IN INDUSTRIAL SECTORS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACP STATES ;

( B ) CARRY OUT STUDIES , MARKET RESEARCH AND EVALUATION WORK AND GATHER AND DISSEMINATE ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION ON THE INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION SITUATION AND OPPORTUNITIES AND NOTABLY ON THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT , THE TREATMENT WHICH WOULD-BE INVESTORS MAY EXPECT AND THE POTENTIAL OF VIABLE INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS ;

( C ) IDENTIFY INDUSTRIAL-POLICY MAKERS , PROMOTERS AND ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL OPERATORS IN THE COMMUNITY AND ACP STATES , AND ORGANIZE AND FACILITATE CONTACTS AND MEETINGS OF ALL KINDS BETWEEN THEM ;

( D ) CARRY OUT STUDIES AND APPRAISALS AIMED AT IDENTIFYING PRACTICAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION WITH THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACP STATES , AND AT FACILITATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF APPROPRIATE SCHEMES ;

( E ) SUPPLY INFORMATION AND ALSO SPECIFIC ADVISORY SERVICES AND EXPERTISE , INCLUDING FEASIBILITY STUDIES , WITH A VIEW TO EXPEDITING THE ESTABLISHMENT OR RESTORATION OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES ;

( F ) IDENTIFY POTENTIAL PARTNERS OF THE ACP STATES AND THE COMMUNITY FOR JOINT INVESTMENT OPERATIONS AND ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOW-UP ;

( G ) IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE , ON THE BASIS OF NEEDS INDICATED BY ACP STATES , OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING , CHIEFLY ON-THE-JOB , TO MEET REQUIREMENTS OF EXISTING AS WELL AS PROJECTED INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS IN ACP STATES AND , WHERE APPROPRIATE , ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF APPROPRIATE SCHEMES ;

( H ) IDENTIFY , COLLECT , EVALUATE AND SUPPLY INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON THE ACQUISITION , ADAPTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF APPROPRIATE INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RELATING TO SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND , WHERE APPROPRIATE , ASSIST IN THE SETTING-UP OF EXPERIMENTAL OR DEMONSTRATION SCHEMES ;

( I ) IDENTIFY , APPRAISE , EVALUATE , PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF VIABLE INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS OF THE ACP STATES ; SUITE DU TEXTE SOUS LE NUM.DOC : 286A0331(01).2

( J ) HELP , IN APPROPRIATE CASES , TO PROMOTE THE MARKETING OF ACP MANUFACTURES ON THEIR DOMESTIC MARKETS AND ON THE MARKETS OF THE OTHER ACP STATES AND THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE OPTIMUM EXPLOITATION OF INSTALLED OR PROJECTED INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY ;

( K ) IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE SOURCES OF FINANCING AND , WHERE NECESSARY , ASSIST IN THE MOBILIZATION OF FUNDS FROM THESE SOURCES FOR INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS IN ACP STATES .

ARTICLE 73

1 . THE CENTRE SHALL BE HEADED BY A DIRECTOR ASSISTED BY A DEPUTY DIRECTOR , BOTH OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION .

2 . A JOINT GOVERNING BOARD SHALL :

( A ) ADVISE AND BACK UP THE DIRECTOR IN PROVIDING IMPETUS AND MOTIVATION AND MANAGING THE CENTRE ;

( B ) TAKE THE FOLLOWING DECISIONS :

_ APPROVE THE BUDGETS AND ANNUAL ACCOUNTS ,

_ ESTABLISH MULTIANNUAL AND ANNUAL PROGRAMMES OF ACTIVITIES ,

_ APPROVE THE ANNUAL REPORT ,

_ ESTABLISH THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES , STAFFING POLICY AND ESTABLISHMENT PLAN .

( C ) TRANSMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION .

3 . THE GOVERNING BOARD SHALL BE COMPOSED OF PERSONS WITH SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE IN THE PRIVATE OR PUBLIC INDUSTRIAL AND BANKING SECTORS OR IN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND PROMOTION . THEY SHALL BE CHOSEN ON A PERSONAL BASIS ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR QUALIFICATIONS FROM AMONG NATIONALS OF THE STATES PARTY TO THIS CONVENTION AND APPOINTED BY THE COMMITTEE ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURES LAID DOWN BY IT . A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMISSION AND OF THE BANK SHALL TAKE PART IN THE BOARD'S PROCEEDINGS . THE SECRETARIAT SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE CENTRE .

4 . THE COMMUNITY SHALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE FINANCING OF THE CENTRE'S BUDGET BY MEANS OF A SEPARATE ALLOCATION OF A MAXIMUM OF 40 MILLION ECU TAKEN FROM THE RESOURCES EARMARKED UNDER ARTICLE 112 FOR THE FUNDING OF REGIONAL COOPERATION PROJECTS .

5 . TWO AUDITORS APPOINTED BY THE COMMITTEE SHALL AUDIT THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE CENTRE .

6 . THE CENTRE'S STATUTE , FINANCIAL AND STAFF REGULATIONS AND RULES OF PROCEDURE SHALL BE ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS AFTER THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS CONVENTION .

ARTICLE 74

IN IMPLEMENTING THIS TITLE , THE COMMUNITY SHALL PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS AND PROBLEMS OF THE LEAST-DEVELOPED , LAND-LOCKED AND ISLAND STATES , NOTABLY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS :

_ PROCESSING OF RAW MATERIALS ,

_ DEVELOPMENT , TRANSFER AND ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGY ,

_ DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING OF SCHEMES IN FAVOUR OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES ,

_ DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY AND MINING RESOURCES ,

_ ADEQUATE TRAINING IN THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AREAS .

THE CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY SHALL PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS THAT ARISE AS REGARDS PROMOTION OF INDUSTRIALIZATION ACTIVITIES OF THE LEAST-DEVELOPED , LAND-LOCKED AND ISLAND ACP STATES .

AT THE REQUEST OF ONE OR MORE LEAST-DEVELOPED ACP STATES , THE CENTRE SHALL GRANT SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FOR IDENTIFYING ON THE SPOT , EXAMINING , ASSESSING , PREPARING , PROMOTING AND ASSISTING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS IN THE ACP STATE CONCERNED .

TITLE IV

DEVELOPMENT OF MINING AND ENERGY POTENTIAL

ARTICLE 75

IN VIEW OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE ENERGY SITUATION IN THE MAJORITY OF THE ACP STATES , OWING PARTLY TO THE CRISIS CAUSED IN MANY COUNTRIES BY DEPENDENCE ON IMPORTED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND THE INCREASING SCARCITY OF FUELWOOD , THE ACP STATES AND THE COMMUNITY AGREE TO COOPERATE IN THIS AREA WITH A VIEW TO FINDING SOLUTIONS TO THEIR ENERGY PROBLEMS .

IN ACP-EEC COOPERATION PARTICULAR EMPHASIS SHALL BE PLACED ON ENERGY PROGRAMMING , OPERATIONS FOR SAVING AND MAKING EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY , RECONNAISSANCE OF ENERGY POTENTIAL AND THE ECONOMICALLY AND TECHNICALLY APPROPRIATE PROMOTION OF NEW AND RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY .

ARTICLE 76

THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACP STATES RECOGNIZE THE MUTUAL BENEFITS OF COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY . SUCH COOPERATION SHALL PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACP STATES' CONVENTIONAL AND NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY POTENTIAL AND THEIR SELF-SUFFICIENCY , AND SHALL BE DIRECTED AT THE FOLLOWING GOALS IN PARTICULAR :

( A ) PROMOTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY EXPLOITING DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES ;

( B ) IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN AREAS AND IN RURAL COMMUNITIES BY TAKING DUE ACCOUNT OF THE ENERGY COMPONENT IN THE VARIOUS COOPERATION MEASURES ;

( C ) PROTECTING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT , NOTABLY BY MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF POPULATION PRESSURE ON BIOMASS CONSUMPTION , PARTICULARLY THAT OF FUELWOOD .

ARTICLE 77

IN ORDER TO ATTAIN THE ABOVEMENTIONED OBJECTIVES , ENERGY COOPERATION SCHEMES MAY , AT THE REQUEST OF ONE OR MORE OF THE ACP STATES CONCERNED , BE FOCUSED ON :

( A ) COLLECTION , ANALYSIS AND DISSEMINATION OF RELEVANT INFORMATION ;

( B ) STRENGTHENING THE ACP STATES' MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THEIR ENERGY RESOURCES IN LINE WITH THEIR DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEM TO APPRAISE ENERGY DEMAND AND SUPPLY OPTIONS AND TO ACHIEVE STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING , INTER ALIA BY SUPPORTING ENERGY PROGRAMMING AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF ENERGY POLICIES ;

( C ) ANALYZING THE ENERGY IMPLICATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMING , TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE ENERGY SAVINGS REQUIRED AND OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRIMARY SOURCE SUBSTITUTION , PARTICULARLY BY HAVING RECOURSE TO NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES ;

( D ) IMPLEMENTING SUITABLE PROGRAMMES INVOLVING SMALL - AND MEDIUM-SCALE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS , PARTICULARLY THOSE AIMED AT SAVING AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTES FOR FUELWOOD ;

( E ) ENHANCING INVESTMENT POTENTIAL FOR THE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL ENERGY SOURCES AS WELL AS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SITES OF EXCEPTIONAL ENERGY PRODUCTION PERMITTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ENERGY-INTENSIVE INDUSTRY ;

( F ) PROMOTING RESEARCH , ADAPTATION AND DISSEMINATION OF APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS THE TRAINING NEEDED TO MEET ENERGY-RELATED MANPOWER NEEDS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR ;

( G ) STEPPING UP THE ACP STATES' RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAPACITIES , PARTICULARLY AS REGARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AND RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY ;

( H ) UPGRADING THE BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY FOR THE PRODUCTION , TRANSMISSION , TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY ;

( I ) ENCOURAGING ENERGY COOPERATION BETWEEN ACP STATES IN THE ENERGY SECTOR , WITHOUT EXCLUDING OPERATIONS BETWEEN THOSE STATES AND OTHER , NEIGHBOURING STATES RECEIVING COMMUNITY AID .

ARTICLE 78

THE AIMS OF COOPERATION IN MINING SHALL BE TO HELP DEVELOP THE MINING SECTOR OF THE ACP STATES CONCERNED SO AS TO ENSURE A SATISFACTORY RETURN FROM MINING OPERATIONS , FOR THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE STATES . THE CONTRACTING PARTIES STRESS THEIR MUTUAL DEPENDENCE IN THE SECTOR AND AGREE TO USE IN COORDINATED FASHION THIS CONVENTION'S VARIOUS MEANS OF ACTION IN THIS FIELD AS WELL AS OTHER COMMUNITY INSTRUMENTS WHERE APPROPRIATE .

ARTICLE 79

AT THE REQUEST OF ONE OR MORE ACP STATES , THE COMMUNITY WILL CARRY OUT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR TRAINING ACTIVITIES TO STRENGTHEN THEIR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CAPACITY IN THE FIELDS OF GEOLOGY AND MINING IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY DERIVE GREATER BENEFIT FROM AVAILABLE KNOW-HOW AND DIRECT THEIR EXPLORATION AND PROSPECTING PROGRAMMES ACCORDINGLY .

ARTICLE 80

IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MINING RESOURCES OF THE ACP-STATES CONCERNED , HAVING REGARD TO NATIONAL AND EXTERNAL ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS AND WITH A VIEW TO DIVERSIFICATION , THE COMMUNITY SHALL COOPERATE AS APPROPRIATE , THROUGH ITS TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMES , WITH THE ACP STATES IN THEIR PROSPECTING AND EXPLORATION EFFORTS AT ALL STAGES , BOTH ONSHORE AND ON THE CONTINENTAL SHELF AS DEFINED IN INTERNATIONAL LAW .

WHERE APPROPRIATE , THE COMMUNITY SHALL ALSO GIVE ITS TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL OR REGIONAL EXPLORATION FUNDS IN ACP STATES .

ARTICLE 81

WITH THE AIM OF SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO EXPLOIT THE ACP STATES' MINING RESOURCES , THE COMMUNITY SHALL CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE SUPPORT OF PROJECTS TO REHABILITATE , MAINTAIN , RATIONALIZE AND MODERNIZE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE PRODUCTION UNITS IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM MORE OPERATIONAL AND MORE COMPETITIVE .

IT SHALL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE IDENTIFICATION , DRAWING-UP AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW VIABLE PROJECTS , INCLUDING SMALL - AND MEDIUM-SCALE PROJECTS , TO AN EXTENT COMPATIBLE WITH INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT CAPACITIES AS WELL AS MARKET TRENDS , TAKING PARTICULAR ACCOUNT OF THE FINANCING OF FEASIBILITY AND PRE-INVESTMENT STUDIES .

IT SHALL ALSO SUPPORT EFFORTS OF THE ACP STATES TO REINFORCE BACK-UP INFRASTRUCTURE AND ASSIST WITH FITTING MINING OPERATIONS INTO THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FABRIC OF THE STATES CONCERNED .

ARTICLE 82

IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE OBJECTIVES SET OUT ABOVE , THE COMMUNITY SHALL BE PREPARED TO GIVE ITS TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP WITH THE EXPLOITATION OF THE ACP STATES' MINING AND ENERGY POTENTIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES PECULIAR TO EACH OF THE INSTRUMENTS AT ITS DISPOSAL AND ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CONVENTION .

IN THE SPHERE OF RESEARCH AND INVESTMENT PREPARATORY TO THE LAUNCHING OF ENERGY AND MINING PROJECTS , THE COMMUNITY MAY GIVE ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF RISK CAPITAL , POSSIBLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONTRIBUTIONS OF CAPITAL FROM THE ACP STATES CONCERNED AND OTHER SOURCES OF FINANCING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 199 .

THE RESOURCES REFERRED TO IN THESE PROVISIONS MAY BE SUPPLEMENTED , FOR PROJECTS OF MUTUAL INTEREST , BY :

( A ) OTHER COMMUNITY FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES ;

( B ) ACTION AIMED AT THE MOBILIZATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CAPITAL , INCLUDING COFINANCING .

ARTICLE 83

THE BANK MAY , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS STATUTE , COMMIT ITS OWN RESOURCES ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BEYOND THE AMOUNT FIXED IN ARTICLE 194 IN MINING AND ENERGY INVESTMENT PROJECTS RECOGNIZED BY THE ACP STATE CONCERNED AND BY THE COMMUNITY AS BEING OF MUTUAL INTEREST .

TITLE V

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

ARTICLE 84

1 . COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF TRANSPORT SHALL BE AIMED AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROAD TRANSPORT , RAILWAYS , PORT INSTALLATIONS AND SHIPPING , TRANSPORT BY DOMESTIC WATERWAYS AND AIR TRANSPORT .

2 . COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF COMMUNICATIONS SHALL BE AIMED AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF POSTAL SERVICES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS , INCLUDING RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS .

3 . COOPERATION IN THESE AREAS SHALL BE DIRECTED PARTICULARLY TOWARDS THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES .

( A ) THE CREATION OF CONDITIONS FOSTERING THE MOVEMENT OF GOODS , SERVICES AND PERSONS AT NATIONAL , REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL ;

( B ) THE PROVISION , REHABILITATION , MAINTENANCE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION OF COST-EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS SERVING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ADJUSTED TO THE NEEDS OF USERS AND TO THE OVERALL ECONOMIC SITUATION OF THE STATES CONCERNED ;

( C ) GREATER COMPLEMENTARITY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AT NATIONAL , REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL ;

( D ) THE HARMONIZATION OF THE NATIONAL SYSTEMS INSTALLED IN ACP STATES , WHILE FACILITATING THEIR ADJUSTMENT TO TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS ;

( E ) THE REDUCTION OF BARRIERS TO FRONTIER-CROSSING TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS , IN TERMS OF LEGISLATION , REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES .

ARTICLE 85

1 . IN ALL COOPERATION PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES IN THE FIELDS CONCERNED , EFFORTS SHALL BE MADE TO ENSURE AN APPROPRIATE TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY AND KNOW-HOW .

2 . PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHALL BE GIVEN TO TRAINING ACP NATIONALS IN THE PLANNING , MANAGEMENT , MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS .

ARTICLE 86

1 . THE CONTRACTING PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANCE OF SHIPPING SERVICES AS ONE OF THE FORCES BEHIND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF TRADE BETWEEN THEM .

2 . THE OBJECTIVE OF COOPERATION IN THIS FIELD SHALL BE TO ENSURE HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE SHIPPING SERVICES ON ECONOMICALLY SATISFACTORY TERMS BY FACILITATING THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF ALL PARTIES ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLE OF UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO THE TRADE ON A COMMERCIAL BASIS .

ARTICLE 87

1 . THE CONTRACTING PARTIES UNDERLINE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR LINER CONFERENCES AND THE RATIFICATION INSTRUMENTS THEREOF , WHICH SAFEGUARD THE TERMS OF COMPETITION IN MARITIME MATTERS AND AFFORD , INTER ALIA , THE SHIPPING LINES OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EXTENDED OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE SYSTEM .

2 . CONSEQUENTLY , THE CONTRACTING PARTIES ARE AGREED , WHEN RATIFYING THE CODE , ON TAKING PROMPT MEASURES FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION AT NATIONAL LEVEL , IN CONFORMITY WITH ITS SCOPE AND PROVISIONS . THE COMMUNITY SHALL ASSIST ACP STATES TO APPLY THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE CODE .

3 . IN CONFORMITY WITH RESOLUTION 2 ON NON-CONFERENCE LINES , ANNEXED TO THE CODE , THE CONTRACTING PARTIES SHALL NOT PREVENT NON-CONFERENCE LINES FROM OPERATING IN COMPETITION WITH A CONFERENCE LINE AS LONG AS THEY COMPLY WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF FAIR COMPETITION ON A COMMERCIAL BASIS .

ARTICLE 88

ATTENTION SHALL BE GIVEN IN THE CONTEXT OF COOPERATION TO ENCOURAGING THE EFFICIENT SHIPMENT OF CARGOES AT ECONOMICALLY AND COMMERCIALLY MEANINGFUL RATES AND TO THE ASPIRATIONS OF ACP STATES FOR GREATER PARTICIPATION IN SUCH INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING SERVICES . IN THIS RESPECT , THE COMMUNITY ACKNOWLEDGES THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE ACP STATES FOR GREATER PARTICIPATION IN BULK CARGO SHIPPING . THE CONTRACTING PARTIES AGREE THAT COMPETITIVE ACCESS TO THE TRADE SHALL NOT BE IMPAIRED .

ARTICLE 89

IN THE FRAMEWORK OF FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SHIPPING , SPECIAL ATTENTION SHALL BE GIVEN TO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER INCLUDING MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT AND CONTAINERIZATION , TO THE PROMOTION OF JOINT VENTURES AND , NOTABLY THROUGH VOCATIONAL TRAINING , TO THE SETTING-UP OF APPROPRIATE LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF PORT MANAGEMENT , TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTER-ISLAND SHIPPING SERVICES AND CONNECTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO INCREASED COOPERATION WITH ECONOMIC OPERATORS .

AS FAR AS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR INSURANCE IS CONCERNED , THE PROCEDURES SHALL BE THOSE PROVIDED FOR IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE AND SERVICES .

ARTICLE 90

THE CONTRACTING PARTIES UNDERTAKE TO PROMOTE SHIPPING SAFETY , SECURITY OF CREWS AND THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION .

ARTICLE 91

IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLES 86 TO 90 , CONSULTATION MAY TAKE PLACE , AT THE REQUEST OF EITHER CONTRACTING PARTY , WHERE NECESSARY UNDER THE CONDITIONS PROVIDED FOR IN THE RULES OF PROCEDURE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 9 .

ARTICLE 92

1 . IN THE FIELD OF COOPERATION ON COMMUNICATIONS , PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHALL BE PAID TO TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN SUPPORTING ACP STATES' EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH AND DEVELOP EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS . THIS INCLUDES STUDIES AND PROGRAMMES CONCERNING SATELLITE COMMUNICATION , WHERE THIS IS JUSTIFIED BY OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS , IN PARTICULAR AT REGIONAL AND SUBREGIONAL LEVEL . COOPERATION SHALL ALSO COVER MEANS OF OBSERVATION OF THE EARTH BY SATELLITE IN THE FIELDS OF METEOROLOGY AND REMOTE SENSING .

2 . PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE SHALL BE ATTACHED TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN RURAL AREAS , IN ORDER TO STIMULATE THEIR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT .

ARTICLE 93

IN ALL FIELDS OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS , PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF LAND-LOCKED AND ISLAND ACP STATES ARISING FROM THEIR GEOGRAPHIC SITUATION AND ALSO TO THE ECONOMIC SITUATIONS OF LEAST-DEVELOPED ACP STATES .

ARTICLE 94

COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS FIELDS SHALL BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS AND PROCEDURES LAID DOWN IN TITLE III , PART THREE , OF THIS CONVENTION .

TITLE VI

DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE AND SERVICES

ARTICLE 95

WITH A VIEW TO ATTAINING THE OBJECTIVES SET OUT IN ARTICLE 129 , THE CONTRACTING PARTIES SHALL IMPLEMENT MEASURES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE AND SERVICES AT ALL STAGES UP TO FINAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE PRODUCT .

THE OBJECT IS TO ENSURE THAT THE ACP STATES DERIVE MAXIMUM BENEFIT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CONVENTION IN THE FIELDS OF TRADE , AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION AND MAY PARTICIPATE UNDER THE MOST FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS IN THE COMMUNITY , DOMESTIC , REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS BY DIVERSIFYING THE RANGE AND INCREASING THE VALUE AND VOLUME OF ACP STATES' TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES .

ARTICLE 96

1 . IN PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE AND SERVICES , INCLUDING TOURISM , IN ADDITION TO DEVELOPING TRADE BETWEEN THE ACP STATES AND THE COMMUNITY , PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHALL BE GIVEN TO OPERATIONS DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE ACP STATES' SELF-RELIANCE , DEVELOP INTRA-ACP TRADE AND IMPROVE REGIONAL COOPERATION IN TRADE AND SERVICES .

2 . OPERATIONS SHALL BE UNDERTAKEN AT THE REQUEST OF THE ACP STATES , PARTICULARLY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS :

_ THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COHERENT TRADE STRATEGY ,

_ BASIC AND FURTHER VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN THE FIELDS OF TRADE AND SERVICES ,

_ THE ESTABLISHMENT AND STRENGTHENING OF ORGANIZATIONS IN THE ACP S