HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1:
References in the Protocol to the Treaty of 28th May 1975 reconciled with references
in the Revised Treaty of 1993.
All references to the Articles of the Treaty of 28th May 1975 in the Protocol relating to
the Community Court of Justice are
hereby deleted and replaced by references to the revised ECOWAS Treaty adopted on
24th July 1993 as follows:
a) In the Preamble, references to Articles 4(1), 5, 11 and 56 of the Treaty are
replaced by Articles 6, 7, 15 and 76(2) of the revised Treaty respectively;
b) In Article 1, references to Articles 1, 5, 6, 8(1), 8(2) and 11 of the Treaty are
replaced by Articles 2, 7, 10, 17(1), 17(2) 15 of the revised Treaty respectively;
c)
In Article 2, the reference to Article 11 of the Treaty is replaced by Article 15 of
the revised Treaty; and
d) In Article 9, the reference to Article 56 of the Treaty by Article 76(2) of the revised
Treaty.
Article 2:
Amendment of Article 4(1) of the English version of the Protocol of the Court
reconciled with the French version.
Article 4 paragraph 1 of the English version of the Protocol relating to the Community
Court of Justice is amended as follows:
“Article 4: Terms of office of Members of the Court. Members of the Court shall be
appointed for a period of five (5) years. Their term of office may be renewed for
another term of five (5) years only, except that for members of the Court appointed
for the first time, the terms of office of the three (3) members shall expire at the end
of three (3) years and the term of the other four (4) members shall expire at the end
of five (5) years”.
Article 3:
Article 9 of the Protocol on Community Court of Justice substituted. Article 9 of the
Protocol relating to the Community Court of Justice is hereby deleted and substituted
by the following new provisions: “Article 9: Jurisdiction of the Court.
1. The Court has competence to adjudicate on any dispute relating to the following:
a) The interpretation and application of the Treaty, Conventions and Protocols of the
Community;