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Art.7 |
Article 7 COUNCIL OF MINISTERS-COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS |
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Art.7.1 |
1.The Council of Ministers of the Authority hereinafter referred to as "the Council" is the organ of control of the Authority. It is made up of Ministers or their accredited representatives. Each member State shall have one vote. Each Minister may be assisted by experts. |
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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. |
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Art.7.3 |
3.The Council shall meet once a year in ordinary Session. The quorum shall be reached on simple majority. The recommendations and resolutions shall be adopted by consensus. |
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Art.7.4 |
4.The Current Chairman of the Council shall convene an extraordinary meeting of the Council at the request of a member State. |
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Art.7.5 |
5.The Council shall meet in the country assuming the chairmanship, or the Host Country, or in any other place designated by the Chairman of the Summit. The Chairman is elected for two years. Between Sessions, he shall represent the Council. He takes decisions according to the directives of the Summit and within the limit of the powers conferred upon him. The Chairmanship is assumed by rotation according to French alphabetical order of the names of the countries. |
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Art.8 |
Article 8 THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS - CREATION, COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS |
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Art.8.1 |
1.The Technical Committee of Experts shall comprise representatives from each member State with the mandate to: |
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Art.8.1.a |
(a) Prepare all meetings of the Council of Ministers; |
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Art.8.1.b |
(b) Submit reports and recommendations to the Council of Ministers. |
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Art.8.2 |
2.The Technical Committee of Experts may meet at the Executive Secretary's request according to a schedule approved by the Council of Ministers. |
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Art.8.3 |
3.Any other meeting of the Technical Committee of Experts shall be approved by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. |
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Art.9 |
Article 9 THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT |
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Art.9.1 |
1.The Executive Secretariat is the executive organ of the Authority. |
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Art.9.2 |
2.The Executive Secretariat is run by an Executive Secretary who is appointed, upon recommendation by the Council of Ministers, to the Summit of Heads of State and Government for a period of four (4) years, renewable only once. Each member State has the right to present a candidate for the post of Executive Secretary. |
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Art.9.3 |
3.The Executive Secretary is the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority. He is assisted by a Deputy Executive Secretary appointed by the Council of Ministers for a term of four (4) years, renewable only once. The Deputy Executive Secretary is under the authority of the Executive Secretary. |
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Art.9.4 |
4.The Executive Secretary and/or the Deputy Executive Secretary may be removed from office by the Summit on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. |
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Art.9.5 |
5.Subject to the overriding importance of securing for the Authority the services of persons possessing the highest qualifications and technical experience due regard shall be paid, on appointing officers to the offices of the Executive Secretariat, to the desirability of maintaining an equitable distribution of appointments to such posts among member States. |
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Art.9.6 |
6.In the exercise of his duties, the Executive Secretary shall be responsible to the superior organs of the Authority. The Deputy Executive Secretary and the other officials of the Secretariat shall be responsible to the Executive Secretary. |
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Art.9.7 |
7.The Executive Secretary shall be responsible for the administration of the Authority and all its organs. For this purpose, he shall specifically: |
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Art.9.7.a |
(a) undertake such works and studies with a view to achieving the objectives of the Authority, as may be assigned to him by the Council of Ministers and formulate such proposals as may assist in the harmonious development of the Authority; |
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Art.9.7.b |
(b) negotiate loans and receive gifts on behalf of the Authority with approval by the Council of Ministers. |
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Sect.4 |
Chapter IV FINANCIAL PROVISIONS |
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Art.10 |
Article 10 THE BUDGET OF THE AUTHORITY |
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Art.10.1 |
1.It is established for every year a balanced Budget of the Authority. |
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Art.10.2 |
2.All the expenses of the Authority, including those relating to the specialized organs of the Executive Secretary, are approved, for each fiscal year, by the Council of Ministers and are imputable to the Budget according to conditions and modalities which are defined in the financial regulations of the Authority. |
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Art.13 |
Article 13 FINANCIAL REGULATION |
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Art.13.1 |
1.The Council of Ministers shall establish the Financial Regulation with a view to implementing the provisions of this Chapter. |
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Art.14 |
Article 14 THE FINANCIAL CONTROLLER AND THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR |
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Art.14.1 |
1.A Financial Controller shall be appointed by the Council of Ministers to whom he shall be answerable. He shall be directly responsible as far as the financial management of the Secretariat is concerned. |
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Art.14.2 |
2.An External Auditor of the Authority is appointed on the recommendation of the host country to the Council of Ministers and may be removed from office, when need be, by the Council. |
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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. |
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Sect.5 |
Chapter V SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES |
