CHAPTER 1
DEFINITIONS
Article 1
For the purpose of this Treaty
(a)
“Treaty” shall mean the present Treaty;
(b)
“Protocol” shall mean an instrument of implementation of the Treaty having
the same legal force as the latter;
(c)
“Community” shall mean the organic structure for economic integration
established under Article 2 of this Treaty and constituting an integral part of
the OAU;
(d)
“Region” shall mean an OAU region as defined by Resolution CM/Res.464
QCXVI) of the OAU Council of Ministers concerning the Division of Africa
into five (5) regions namely North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, East
Africa and Southern Africa;
(e)
“Sub-region” shall mean at least three (3) States of one or more regions as
defined in paragraph 1(d) of this Article;
(f)
“Member States” shall mean a Member State of the Community;
(g)
“Third State” shall mean any State other than a Member State;
(h)
“Assembly” shall mean the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of
the OAU as provided for in Articles 7 and 8 of this Treaty,
(i)
“Council” shall mean the Council of Ministers of the OAU as provided for in
Articles 7 and 11 of this Treaty;
(j)
“Pan-African Parliament” shall mean the parliamentary assembly established
under Articles 7 and 14 of this Treaty;
(k)
“Commission” shall mean the Economic and Social Commission of the OAU
as provided for under Articles 7 and 15 of this Treaty;
(l)
“Committee” shall mean any specialised technical committee established
under Articles 7 and 25 of this Treaty or in pursuance thereof;
(m)
“Court of Justice” shall mean the Court of Justice of the Community
constituted under Articles 7 and 18 of this Treaty;
(n)
“Secretariat” shall mean the General Secretariat of the OAU provided for in
Articles 7 and 21 of this Treaty;
(o)
“Secretary-General” shall mean the Secretary-General of the OAU as
provided for in Article 23 of this Treaty;
(p)
“Customs Duty” shall mean protective customs duties and charges having
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