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1980: Convention Creating The Niger Basin Authority
Titl.1 CONVENTION CREATING THE NIGER BASIN AUTHORITY TITL TITL
Pre.1 Whereas the Act of Niamey relating to the Navigation and the Economic Co-operation between the States of the Niger Basin was signed on the 26th October 1963 at Niamey, DESC DESC RELA
Pre.2 Whereas the Summit of Heads of State and Government met on the 26th January 1979 at Lagos and set up the objectives of dynamising the Organization, RELA RELA
Pre.3 Considering the guiding Speech made by the Current Chairman of the Summit of Heads of State and Government to the 6th Ministerial Session of the River Niger Commission on the 11th March 1980 in Conakry, RELA RELA
Pre.8 Decide to transform the River Niger Commission into a "Niger Basin Authority". RELA
Art.1 Article 1 HOBS HOBF HOBS
Art.1.1 1.By this Convention, the High Contracting Parties decide to change the River Niger Commission to "Niger Basin Authority" hereinafter referred to as "the Authority". RELA RELA
Art.1.2 2.The Authority is established in lieu of the River Niger Commission established by the Agreement Relating to the River Niger Commission and to Navigation and Transports on the River Niger, made in Niamey on 25th November 1964, and revised in Niamey on 2nd February 1968 and on 15th June 1973 and in Lagos on 26th January 1979. RELA RELA
Art.1.3 3.The Authority inherits all the assets and assumes all the obligations of the River Niger Commission. RELA RELA
Art.2 Article 2 COMPOSITION OF THE AUTHORITY HOBS DEFN
Art.3 Article 3 AIM HOBF HOBF
Art.4 Article 4 OBJECTIVES HOBF FINPR SUBS HOBF FINPR SUBS
Art.4.1.d (d) The initiating and monitoring of an orderly and rational regional policy for the utilization of the surface and underground waters in the Basin. SCIR
Art.4.1.e (e) The designing and conduct of studies, research and surveys. SCIR SCIR
Art.4.2.a.i (i)Collection, centralization, standardization, exploitation, dissemination, exchange of technical and related data; SCIR INFO SCIR INFO
Art.4.2.a.ii (ii) Co-ordination of plans, projects and research carried out in the member States; SCIR SCIR
Art.4.2.a.iii (iii) Consideration of projects presented by the member States with a view to making recommendations on co-ordinated programmes of research and implementation; SCIR SCIR
Art.4.2.a.iv (iv) Monitoring of research and works undertaken by member States and subsequent exploitation of reports which such States should submit periodically; SCIR SCIR
Art.4.2.b.i (i)Designing, study and construction of hydraulic multi- purpose structures of all types and sizes; SCIR
Art.4.2.b.ii (ii) Designing, study and construction of works, plants and projects in the fields of transports and communications; SCIR
Art.4.2.g.ix Applying for financial and technical assistance on a bilateral, multilateral or international basis for carrying out studies and works for the development of the Niger River Basin and to that effect conclude agreements, provided that agreements involving financial commitments for the member States become effective only after approval by the Council of Ministers. SCIR SCIR
Art.4.3 3.The terms, conditions and statutory provisions to be defined with the view to achieving the objectives as stated in paragraph (2) above, shall be, if necessary and in each case, provided for in riders which shall be annexed to the Convention of which they shall form an integral part. ATTACH ATTACH
Art.4.4 4.The member States pledge to keep the Executive Secretariat informed of all projects and works they might intend to carry out in the Basin. INFO INFO
Art.5 Article 5 INSTITUTIONS HOBS SBS SECS HOBS SBS SECS
Art.6 Article 6 THE SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT-COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS HOBS HOBF HOBS HOBF
Art.6.8 8.Except otherwise decided, the Summit shall elect a Chairman for two years by rotation among member States according to the French alphabetical order by country. Between two sessions he shall represent the Summit and take decisions within his powers in the interest and for a harmonious operation of the Organization. RELA
Art.7 Article 7 COUNCIL OF MINISTERS-COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS SBS SBF SBS HOBF SBF SECF
Art.7.2 2.The Council is responsible for the monitoring of the activities of the Executive Secretariat and shall report them to the Summit. It shall prepare the meetings of the Summit and examine all the problems, deal with matters presented to it and submit the recommendations of these meetings to the Summit. INFO INFO
Art.8 Article 8 THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS - CREATION, COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS SBS SBF SBF SBS
Art.8.1.b (b) Submit reports and recommendations to the Council of Ministers. INFO INFO
Art.9 Article 9 THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT SECS SECF SBF FINAD SECS SECF HOBF SBF
Art.10 Article 10 THE BUDGET OF THE AUTHORITY FINAD FINAD SBF
Art.11 Article 11 CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEMBER STATES FINAD FINAD
Art.12 Article 12 CURRENCIES OF PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS FINAD FINAD
Art.12.3 3.Are considered as "convertible currencies" under this Article: currencies declared as such by the International Monetary Fund and other currencies which the Council shall consider as such. RELA
Art.13 Article 13 FINANCIAL REGULATION SBF FINAD FINAD SBF
Art.13.1 1.The Council of Ministers shall establish the Financial Regulation with a view to implementing the provisions of this Chapter. ATTACH
Art.14 Article 14 THE FINANCIAL CONTROLLER AND THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR FINAD SBS SBF SBS SBF FINAD
Art.14.3 3.The rules governing the terms and conditions of service of the Financial Controller and the powers of the External Auditor are as laid down in the Financial Regulation. ATTACH
Art.15 Article 15 PROCEDURE FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES DISP DISP HOBF
Art.16 Article 16 IMMUNITIES; PRIVILEGES AND ADVANTAGES HOBS SUBS HOBS SECF
Art.16.4 4.The Executive Secretary and his Deputy shall be accorded diplomatic privileges and immunities by the member States. The other staff of the Commission shall be accorded such privileges and immunities as accorded to officials of the Organization of African Unity of equivalent status. RELA RELA
Art.17 Article 17 ENTRY INTO FORCE EIF EIF
Art.17.1x The present Convention which is a revision of the Agreement of Niamey and the Riders which shall be annexed and which shall form an integral part of the Convention upon their signature by member States shall enter into force upon ratification by two thirds of signatory States in accordance with the constitutional procedures applicable in each signatory State. ATTACH ATTACH RELA
Art.18 Article 18 AMENDMENTS AND REVISIONS AMND EIF AMND DEPO EIF
Art.19 Article 19 DENUNCIATION RESV RESV
Art.20 Article 20 DEPOSITARY GOVERNMENT DEPO DEPO
Art.20.1x The present Convention and all the instruments of ratification and accession shall be deposited with the Government of the Republic of Niger which shall forward certified true copies to all member States and notify them of the date of deposits of the instruments of ratification and accession and shall register this Convention with the Organization of African Unity and the United Nations Organization. RELA RELA
Art.21.1x This Convention revises the Niamey Agreement, signed in Niamey on the 25th of November 1964 revised in Niamey on the 2nd February 1968 and on the 15th June 1973, and in Lagos on the 26th January 1979. SOVR RELA
Conc.1 In witness whereof, we, the Heads of State and Government of Niger Basin Authority, have signed this Convention. CONC TEXT CONC TEXT