ECOWAS REVISED TREATY "Export Duties" means all customs duties and taxes of equivalent effect levied on goods by virtue of their exportation; "Fund"means the Fundfor Co-operation, Compensation andDevelopment established under Article 21 of this Treaty; "Member State" of "Member States" means a Member State or Member States of the Community as defined in Paragraph 2 ofArticle 2 of thisTreaty; "Non-Tariff Barriers" means barriers which hamper trade and which are caused by obstacles other than fiscal obstacles; "Parliament of the Community" means the Parliament established under Article 13 of this Treaty; "Protocol" means an instrument ofimplementation ofthe Treaty having the same legal force as the latter; "Region" means the geographical zone known as West Africa as defined by Resolution CM/Res.464 (XXVI) of the OAUCouncil of Ministers; "Statutory Appointees" includes the Executive Secretary, Deputy Executive Secretaries, Managing Director of the Fund, Deputy Managing Director of the Fund, Financial Controller and any other senior officer ofthe Community designated as such by the Authority or Council; "Third Country" means any State other than aMember State; 'Treaty" means this revised Treaty. CHAPTER II ESTABLISHMENT, COMPOSITION, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES AND FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE COMMUNITY ARTICLE 2 ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES, by this Treaty, hereby re-affirm the establishment of the Economic Community ofWest African States (ECOWAS) and decide that itshall ultimately be the sole economic community in the region for the purpose ofeconomic integration and the realisation of the objectives of the AfricanEconomicCommunity.