ECOWAS
b)
REVISED
TREATY
power to enter into contracts and acquire, hold and dispose of movable
and immovable property.
3.
In the exerciseof its legal personality underthisArticle, the Community shall be
represented by the Executive Secretary.
4.
The privilegesand immunities to be recognised and grantedby the MemberStates
to theofficials of theCommunity, itsinstitutions andtheirrespective headquarters
shall be as providedfor in the General Convention on Privilegesand Immunities
of the Community and the Headquarters Agreements.
ARTICLE 89
ENTRY INTO FORCE AND RATIFICATION
This Treaty andtheProtocols which shall form anintegral partthereof shall respectively
enter into force, upon ratification by at least nine signatory States, in accordance with
the Constitutional procedures of each signatory State.
ARTICLE 90
AMENDMENTS AND REVISIONS
1.
Any Member State may submit proposalsfor the amendment or revision of this
Treaty.
2.
Any such proposals shall besubmitted tothe Executive Secretary who shall notify
other Member States thereof not later than thirty (30) days after the receipt of
such proposals. Amendments orrevisions shall not beconsidered bythe Authority
unless Member States shall have been given at least three months notice thereof.
3.
Amendments or revisions shall be adopted by theAuthority in accordance with
the provisions ofArticle 9 ofthis Treaty and shall besubmitted forratification by
all Member States in accordance with theirrespective constitutional procedures.
They shall enterintoforce in accordance with Article 89 of thisTreaty.
ARTICLE 91
WITHDRAWAL
1.
Any Member Statewishing to withdraw from the Community shall give to the
ExecutiveSecretaryone year's noticein writingwho shall inform Member States
thereof. At the expiration of this period, if such notice is not withdrawn, such a
State shall cease to be a member of the Community.
During the period of one year referred to in the preceding paragraph, such a
Member State shall continue to comply with the provisions of this Treaty and
shall remain bound to discharge its obligations under this Treaty.
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