SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
“SADC Common Agenda”
means the set of fundamental principles and values,
referred to in Article 5A of this Treaty, that will guide
the integration agenda of SADC ;
“SADC National Committee”
means a SADC National Committee established by
Article 9 of this Treaty;
“Secretariat”
means the Secretariat of SADC established by Article 9
of this Treaty;
“Sectoral and Cluster Ministerial means the Sectoral and Cluster Ministerial Committees
Committees”
established by Article 9 of this Treaty;
“Sectoral Committee”
means a committee referred to in Article 38 of this
Treaty;
“Sector Coordinating Unit”
means a unit referred to in Article 38 of this Treaty;
“Standing Committee”
means a Standing Committee of Officials established by
Article 9 of this Treaty;
“Summit”
means the Summit of the Heads of State or Government
of SADC established by Article 9 of this Treaty;
“Treaty”
means this Treaty establishing SADC and includes any
amendment hereto;
“Tribunal”
means the Tribunal of the Community established by
Article 9 of this Treaty;
“Troika”
means the system referred to in Article 9A of this Treaty.
CHAPTER TWO
ESTABLISHMENT AND LEGAL STATUS
ARTICLE 2
ESTABLISHMENT
1.
By this Treaty, the High Contracting Parties establish the Southern African Development
Community (hereinafter referred to as “SADC”).
2.
The Headquarters of SADC shall be at Gaborone, Republic of Botswana.
ARTICLE 3
LEGAL STATUS
Consolidated text of the Treaty of the Southern African Development Community, as Amended
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