“Article 31: Official languages”
The Official languages of the Court shall be English, French, and Portuguese”.
Article 10:
The provisions of any other prior Protocol that is inconsistent with the provisions of
this Protocol shall to the extent of the inconsistency be null and void.
Article 11:
Entry into force
1. This supplementary Protocol shall enter into force provisionally upon signature by the
Heads of State and Government.
Accordingly, signatory Member States and ECOWAS hereby undertake to undertake to
start implementing all provisions of this Supplementary Protocol.
2. This Supplementary Protocol shall definitively enter into force upon the ratification by
at least nine (9) signatory States, in accordance with the constitutional procedure of
each Member State.
Article 12:
Depository Authority This Supplementary Protocol and all instruments of ratification
shall deposited with the Executive Secretariat which shall transmit certified true
copies to all Member States and notify them of the dates of deposit of the
instruments of ratification and shall register this Protocol with the African Union, the
United Nations Organization and such other organizations as the Council may
determine.
IN FAITH WHEREOF, WE, THE HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE MEMBER
STATES OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS),
HAVE SIGNED THIS SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL
DONE AT ACCRA, THIS 19TH DAY OF JANUARY 2005.
IN A SINGLE ORIGINAL, IN THE ENGLISH, FRENCH AND PORTUGUESE LANGUAGES,
ALL TEXTS BEING EQUALLY AUTHENTIC.