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3.
“Commission” means the Commission of the African Union;
4.
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner in charge of peace
and security issues at the Commission of the African Union;
5.
“Convention” means the OAU Convention on the Prevention
and Combating of Terrorism adopted by the 35th OAU Summit in
Algiers in July 1999;
6.
“Member State" means any Member State of the African Union;
7.
“Peace and Security Council (PSC)” means the Peace and
Security Council of the African Union;
8.
“Plan of Action” means the African Union Plan of Action on the
Prevention and Combating of Terrorism in Africa;
9.
“Protocol” means this Protocol to the Convention;
10.
“Regional
Mechanisms”
means
the
African
Regional
Mechanisms for conflict prevention, management and resolution
as established by the Regional Economic Communities;
11.
“State Party” means any Member State of the African Union
which has ratified or acceded to this Protocol;
12.
“Terrorist Act” means any act as defined in Articles 1 and 3 of
the Convention;
13.
“Union” means the African Union;
14.
“Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)” means biological,
chemical and nuclear devices and explosives and their means of
delivery.
Article 2
PURPOSE
1.
This Protocol is adopted pursuant to Article 21 of the Convention
as a supplement to the Convention.
2.
Its main purpose is to enhance the effective implementation of
the Convention and to give effect to Article 3(d) of the Protocol