CHAPTER THREE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ORGANS AND
INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY
ARTICLE 9
Establishment of the Organs and Institutions of the Community
1.
There are hereby established as organs of the Community:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
the Summit;
the Council;
the Co-ordination Committee;
Sectoral Committees;
the East African Court of Justice;
the East African Legislative Assembly;
the Secretariat; and
such other organs as may be established by the Summit.
2.
The institutions of the Community shall be such bodies, departments and
services as may be established by the Summit.
3.
Upon the entry into force of this Treaty, the East African Development
Bank established by the Treaty Amending and Re-enacting the Charter of the
East African Development
Bank, 1980 and the Lake Victoria Fisheries
Organisation
established by the Convention (Final Act) for the
Establishment of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation,
1994 and
surviving institutions of the former East African Community shall be deemed
to be institutions of the Community and shall be designated and function as
such.
4.
The organs and institutions of the Community shall perform the functions,
and act within the limits of the powers conferred upon them by or under this
Treaty.
5.
In the appointment of staff and composition of the organs and institutions
of the Community, gender balance shall be taken into account.
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