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Third Lomé Convention (1984)
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Ethiopia

Gambia

Grenada

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Kiribati

Lesotho

Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Mozambique

Niger

Rwanda

Saint Christopher and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Sao Tome and Principe

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Solomon Islands

Somalia

Sudan

Swaziland

Tanzania

Togo

Tonga

Tuvalu

Uganda

Vanuatu

Western Samoa

2. The list of least-developed ACP States may be amended by decision of the Council of Ministers where:

- a third state in a comparable situation accedes to this Convention;

- the economic situation of an ACP State undergoes a significant and lasting change, either so as to necessitate its inclusion in the category of least-developed ACP States or so that its inclusion in that category is no longer warranted.

Article 258.

The provisions laid down pursuant to Article 256 in respect of the least-developed ACP States are contained in the follow- ing Articles:

- Agricultural co-operation and food security: Article 36 first indent, Article 37(3)

- Industrial development: Article 74 second and third para- graph

- Transport and communications: Article 93

- Development of trade and services: Article 96(3)

- Regional co-operation: Article 111

- General trade arrangements: Article 142

- Stabilization of export earnings from agricultural commodities: Article 155(2) and (3)(c), Article 161(2), Article 162(2), Article 172

- Mining products: special financing facility (Sysmin): Arti- cle 180, Article 184

- Financial and technical co-operation: Article 185 under (i), Article 188(2)(c), Article 190(2) second indent, Article 196(2)(c), Article 197(11), Article 201(4), Article 219(6)

- Investment: Article 246

- Rules of origin: Protocol 1: Articles 29 and 30(4) and (8)(a).

Chapter 2. Landlocked ACP States

Article 259.

Specific provisions and measures shall be established to support landlocked ACP States in their efforts to overcome the geographical difficulties and obstacles hampering their devel- opment.

Article 260.

1. The Landlocked ACP States are:

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Central African Republic

Chad

Lesotho

Malawi

Mali

Niger

Rwanda

Swaziland

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

2. The list of landlocked ACP States may be amended by decision of the Council of Ministers where a third state in a comparable situation accedes to this Convention.

Article 261.

The provisions laid down pursuant to Article 259 in respect of the landlocked ACP States are contained in the following Articles:

- Agricultural co-operation and food security: Article 36 se- cond indent

- Industrial development: Article 74 second paragraph

- Transport and communications: Article 93

- Development of trade and services: Article 96(3)

- Regional co-operation: Article 111

- General trade arrangements: Article 142

- Stabilization of export earnings from agricultural commodities: Article 155(2) and (3)c), Article 161(2), Article 162(2)

- Mining products: special financing facility (Sysmin): Article 180

- Financial and technical co-operation: Article 185 under i), Article 190(2) second indent, Article 197(11)

- Investment: Article 246

Chapter 3. Island ACP States

Article 262.

Specific provisions and measures shall be established to support island ACP States in their efforts to overcome the specific natural and geographical difficulties and obstacles, such as their fragmentation and the consequences of natural disasters, hampering their development.

Article 263.

The Island ACP States are:

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

Barbados

Cap Verde

Comoros

Dominica

Fiji

Grenada

Jamaica

Kiribati

Madagascar

Mauritius

Papua New Guinea

Saint Christopher and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Sao Tome and Principe

Seychelles

Solomon Islands

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Western Samoa

2. The list of island ACP States may be amended by decision of the Council of Ministers where a third state in a comparable situation accedes to this Convention.

Article 264.

The provision laid down pursuant to Article 262 in respect of the island ACP States are contained in the following Articles:

- Agricultural co-operation and food security: Article 36 third indent

- Industrial development: Article 74 second paragraph

- Transport and communications: Article 93

- Development of trade and services: Article 96(3)

- Regional co-operation: Article 111

- General trade arrangements: Article 142

- Stabilization of export earnings from agricultural commodities: Article 155(2), Article 161(2), Article 162(2)

- Mining products: special financing facility (Sysmin): Article 180

- Financial and technical co-operation: Article 185 under (i), Article 190(2) second indent, Article 197(11)

- Investment: Article 246.

Part Four. Operation of the Institutions

Chapter I. The Council of Ministers

Article 265.

The Council of Ministers shall act by agreement between the Community on the one hand and the ACP States on the oth- er.

Article 266.

1. The proceedings of the Council of Ministers shall be valid only if half the members of the Council of the European Communities, one member of the Commission and two-thirds of the members representing the governments of the ACP States are present.

2. Any member of the Council of Ministers unable to attend may be represented. The representative shall exercise all the rights of that member.

3. The Council of Ministers shall lay down its rules of procedure. These rules shall provide for the possibility at each Council meeting of a thorough examination of major areas of co-operation, if need be after preparatory work in accordance with Article 269(6).

Article 267.

The office of the President of the Council of Ministers shall be held alternately by a member of the Council of the European Communities and a member of the government of an ACP State.

Article 268.

1. Meetings of the Council of Ministers shall be called once a year by its President.

2. The Council of Ministers shall, in addition, meet whenever necessary, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the rules of procedure.

3. The co-Presidents, assisted by advisers, may have regular consultations and exchanges of views between meetings of the Council of Ministers.

Article 269.

1. The Council of Ministers shall review periodically the results of the arrangements under this Convention and shall take such measures as may be necessary for the attainment of the objectives of this Convention.

The Council of Ministers shall, to that end and at the request of one of the parties, examine and may take into consideration any resolutions or recommendations made in that respect by the Joint Assembly.

2. Decisions taken by the Council of Ministers in the cases provided for by this Convention shall be binding on the Contracting Parties, which shall take such measures as are necessary to implement those decisions.

3. The Council of Ministers may also formulate such resolutions, declarations, recommendations or opinions as it may deem necessary to attain the objectives and to ensure the smooth functioning of this Convention.

4. The Council of Ministers shall publish an annual report and such other information as it considers appropriate.

5. The Community or the ACP States may raise in the Council of Ministers any problems arising from the application of this Convention.

6. The Council of Ministers may set up committees or ad hoc working parties to undertake such activities as it deems necessary, in particular, to prepare, if appropriate, its deliberations on specific co-operation areas or problems, in accordance with the provisions of Article 272(2).

Article 270.

Without prejudice to Article 269(6), the Council of Ministers may, at its meetings, delegate the task of preparing its discussions and conclusions on specific items of the agenda to restricted ministerial working parties constituted on a basis of parity.

Article 271.

The Council of Ministers may delegate to the Committee of Ambassadors any of its powers. In this event, the Committee of Ambassadors shall take its decisions in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 265.

Chapter 2. The Committee of Ambassadors

Article 272.

1. The Committee of Ambassadors shall account for its actions to the Council of Ministers, particularly in matters which have been the subject of delegation of powers. It shall also submit to the Council of Ministers any proposals, resolutions, recommendations or opinions which it may deem necessary or consider appropriate.

2. The Committee of Ambassadors shall supervise the work of all the committees and all other bodies, groups or working parties, whether standing or ad hoc, established or provided for below ministerial level under this Convention and submit per- iodic reports to the Council of Ministers.

Document

Name
Third Lomé Convention (1984)
Treaty type
Other International Investment Agreements
Origin language
en,fr

Dates and parties

Signed
8 Dec 1984
Entry into force
1 May 1986
Terminated
28 Feb 1990
Party ISO codes
ACPEU

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