WAEMU Treaty (1994)
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Member States shall adopt pursuant to article 60 of the Treaty establishing the UEMOA a unified customs and statistical nomenclature which will be conducted in a timely manner of any decision of the Council of Ministers.

Any modification of the customs and statistical nomenclature shall be decided by the Council of Ministers.

Chapter II. HARMONISATION OF MODEL DECLARATIONS

Article 33.

In order to ensure harmonization as a homogeneous and accurate as possible of the external trade statistics of member States, models of customs declaration, which are also used in compiling statistics are set as regards trade between member States that trade between member States and third countries.

As regards trade between member States, such harmonisation will focus on the customs and statistical information to be contained in those statements, which shall be the subject of a decision of the Commission.

For the exchange of member countries, harmonisation with third countries will be sought through import declarations of release for consumption and export.

Chapter III. The Role of the Commission In the Field of Customs and Statistical Cooperation

Article 34.

The Commission will ensure :

- the compilation of statistics on trade between Member States and the calculation of depreciation ;

- Work towards the harmonization of the texts governing the compilation of external trade statistics of Member States;

- to carry out studies to harmonize the concepts, standards, nomenclature and methodology used in the compilation of Member States' statistics, agricultural statistics, transport statistics, livestock statistics, fisheries statistics, etc;

- to collect and compile all statistics necessary for the functioning of the Commission's services.

Article 35.

In order to promote the development of trade in goods and services of the Member States, the Commission shall be responsible to seek to study and propose to the Council of Ministers all measures and actions to promote better knowledge of the production of Member States and all services, both within the Union and to third countries.

For the purposes of this Act, shall be regarded as benefits services normally provided for remuneration, in respect of activities of an industrial, commercial and craft.

Article 36.

With a view to the achievement of the objective set out in article 35 above, the Commission is a mandate to study and propose:

- All measures concerning harmonisation standardization, packaging, control

If any sanitary and phytosanitary and product quality control;

- All measures to improve the conditions of transport and marketing,

Transit of exportable products;

- All promotional measures likely to improve knowledge and dissemination

Products of the Member States within the Union;

- In collaboration with the competent authorities of the member States of any joint actions

Promotion of their production on third-country markets.

Article 37.

Where necessary, the member States of the union may have recourse to the safeguard clause, as provided for in article 86 of the Treaty Establishing the Economic and Monetary Union.

Article 38.

This Act, which will be annexed to the Treaty of the Union shall enter into force on 1 July 1996.

Conclusion

In witness whereof have affixed their signatures to this note on 10 May 1996 for the Republic of Benin for the Republic of Mali H.E. Mathieu kerekous.e. Alpha Oumar Konare

The President of the Republic

For Burkina Faso for the Republic of Niger

H.E. Mr. Blaise Compaore H.E. Colonel Ibrahim Mainassara Bare

President of Burkina Faso President of the National Salvation Council Head of State

For the Republic of Côte d'ivoire For the Republic of Senegal, H.E. Henri Konan Bédié H.E. President Abdou Diouf of the President of the Republic

For the Republic of Togo H.E. President Gnassingbé Eyadema of the Togolese Republic

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  • Title   I PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES OF THE UNION 1
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  • Chapter   II THE UNION'S BODIES 1
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  • Section   1 Management Bodies 1
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  • Section   II Parliamentary Oversight Bodies 2
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  • Article   37 The Committee Shall Be Consulted by the Conference for the Establishment of a Parliament 2
  • Section   III Judicial Review Bodies 2
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  • Section   IV Advisory Bodies 2
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  • Section   V Autonomous Specialized Institutions 2
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  • Chapter   III THE LEGAL REGIME OF THE ACTS TAKEN BY THE ORGANS OF THE UNION 2
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  • Article   45 Chapter 12 2
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  • Title   III THE UNION'S FINANCIAL REGIME 2
  • Chapter   I GENERAL PROVISIONS 2
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  • Chapter   III THE UNION'S INTERVENTIONS 2
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  • Title   IV ACTIONS OF THE UNION CHAPTER I: HARMONIZATION OF LEGISLATION 2
  • Chapter   I THE HARMONIZATION OF LEGISLATION 2
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  • Chapter   II COMMON POLICIES 2
  • Section   I On Monetary Policy 2
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  • Section   II On Economic Policy 2
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  • Section   III The Common Market 3
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  • Chapter   III SECTORAL POLICIES 3
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  • Title   V MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 4
  • Chapter   I ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBER STATES AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS 4
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  • Chapter   II THE REVISION AND DENUNCIATION OF THE TREATY OF THE UNION 4
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  • Title   VI TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 4
  • Chapter   I THE SETTING UP OF THE UNION'S BODIES 4
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  • Chapter   II THE REVISION OF THE UMOA TREATY 4
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  • Chapter   III THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE UEMOA TREATY 4
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  • Title   II Trade Liberalization Within WAEMU 4
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  • Title   III THE RULE OF ORIGIN WITHIN THE UEMOA 4
  • Chapter   I LOCAL PRODUCTS 4
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  • Chapter   II PRODUCTS OF THE TRADITIONAL CRAFT INDUSTRY 4
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  • Chapter   III INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 5
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  • Chapter   IV THE JUSTIFICATION OF THE ORIGINATING STATUS OF THE PRODUCT 5
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  • Title   V THE CUSTOMS REGIME APPLICABLE TO RAW MATERIALS, TRADITIONAL CRAFTS AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 5
  • Chapter   I THE CUSTOMS REGIME APPLICABLE TO RAW MATERIALS AND TRADITIONAL CRAFTS 5
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  • Chapter   I The System of Industrial Products Originating Approved 5
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  • Chapter   II The Treatment of Industrial Products Originating Unauthorized 5
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  • Section   III The Approval of Industrial Products Originating In the Community 5
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  • Chapter   IV The Marking of the TPC Authorised for Industrial Products 5
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  • Chapter   II THE PCS BASE 5
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  • Chapter   III Disposal and Recovery of PCs 5
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  • Chapter   IV The Allocation of Proceeds of PCs 5
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  • Chapter   V Control and Processing of Disputes 5
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  • Title   VI Customs Procedures Governing the Movement of Goods Within the Union 5
  • Chapter   I CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN 5
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  • Chapter   II GENERAL PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE EXPORT AND IMPORT BY AND INTO THE MEMBER STATES OF PRODUCTS COVERED BY  COMMUNITY EXCHANGES 5
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  • Chapter   III THE RULES GOVERNING INFRINGEMENTS 5
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  • Title   VII COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF STATISTICS 5
  • Chapter   I Harmonisation of Tariff Nomenclatures 5
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  • Chapter   II HARMONISATION OF MODEL DECLARATIONS 6
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  • Chapter   III The Role of the Commission In the Field of Customs and Statistical Cooperation 6
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