ECOWAS
REVISED
TREATY
b)
promotion of Community development programmes and projects as well
as multinational enterprises of the region;
c)
convening as and when necessarymeetingsof sectoral Ministers to examine
sectoral issues which promote the achievement of the objectives of the
Community;
d)
preparation of draft budgets and programmes of activity of the Community
and supervision of their execution upon their approval by Council;
e)
submission of reports on Community activities to all meetings of the
Authority and Council;
f)
preparation of meetings of the Authority and Council as well as meetings
of experts and technical commissions and provision of necessary technical
services;
g)
recruitment of staff of the Community and appointment to posts other than
statutory appointees in accordance with the Staff Rules and Regulations;
h)
submission of proposals and preparation of such studies as may assist in
the efficient and harmonious functioning and development of the
Community;
i)
initiation of draft texts for adoption by the Authority or Council.
ARTICLE 20
RELATIONS BETWEEN THE
STAFF OF THE COMMUNITY AND MEMBER STATES
1.
In the performanceof theirduties,the ExecutiveSecretary,the Deputy Executive
Secretaries, and other staff of the Community shall owe their loyalty entirely and
be accountable only to the Community. In this regard, they shall neither seek nor
acceptinstructions fromany government or any nationalor international authority
external to the Community. They shall refrain from any activity or any conduct
incompatible with their status as international civil servants.
2.
Every Member State undertakes to respect the international character of the office
of the Executive Secretary, the Deputy Executive Secretaries, and other staff of
the Community and undertakes not to seek to influence them in the performance
of their duties.
3.
Member States undertake to co-operate with the Executive Secretariat and other
institutions of the Community and to assist them in the discharge of the duties
assigned to them under this Treaty.
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