Fourth Lomé Convention (1989)
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Gambia

Sudan

Grenada

Swaziland

Guinea

Tanzania

Guinea-Bissau

Togo

Haiti

Tonga

Kiribati

Tuvalu

Lesotho

Uganda

Malawi

Vanuatu

Mali

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 331.

The provisions laid down pursuant to Article 329 in respect of the least-developed ACP States are contained. in the following Articles.

1. Objectives

- Articles 8 and 26

2. Agricultural cooperation, food security and rural devel- opment

- Article 52

3. Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development

- Article 53 (3)
4. Development of fisheries

. Article 62

5. Industrial cooperation

- Article 97 (1) and (2)

6. Development of services

- Article 116

7. Trade development.

- Article 136 (5)

8. Regional cooperation

- Article 165

9. Safeguard measures - trade cooperation

- Article 180

10. Stabex

- Article 189 (3)

- Article 196 (2)

- Article 197 (3) and (4)

11. Sysmin

- Article 215 (1)

12. Development finance cooperation

- Article 220 (0)

13. Recurrent cost financing

- Article 227 (2)

14. Allocation of resources

- Article 238

15. Structural adjustment

- Article 246 (3)

16. Micro-projects

- Article 252 (4)

17. Appraisal of projects

- Article 287 (3)

18. Implementation of special measures

- Article 324

- Article 326 (6)

19. Protocol on rules of origin

- Article 30 (2)

- Article 31 (5)

Chapter 2. Landlocked ACP States

Article 332.

Specific provisions and measures shall be established to support landlocked ACP States in their efforts to overcome the geographical difficulties and other obstacles hampering their development, so as to enable them to step up their respective rates of development.

Article 333. The Landlocked ACP States Are:

Botswana

Mali

Burkina Faso

Niger

Burundi

Rwanda

Central African Republic

Swaziland

Chad

Uganda

Lesotho

Zambia

Malawi

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 334.

The provisions laid down pursuant to Article 332 in respect of the landlocked ACP States are contained in the following Articles.

1. Objectives

- Article 8

2. Agricultural cooperation, food security and rural development

- Article 52

3. Development of fisheries

- Article 62

4. Industrial cooperation

- Article 97 (1)

5. Development of services

- Article 116

6. Trade development

- Article 136 (5)

7. Regional cooperation

- Article 159 (g) 

- Article 165

8. Safeguard measures - trade cooperation

- Article 180 .

9. Stabex

- Article 196 (2) 

- Article 197 (4)

10. Sysmin 

- Article 215 (1)

11. Allocation of resources

- Article 238

12. Development finance cooperation

- Article 220 (0)

13. Implementation of special measures

- Article 324

- Article 326 (6)

Chapter 3. Island ACP States

Article 335.

Specific provisions and measures shall be established to support island ACP States in their efforts to overcome the natural and geographical difficulties and other obstacles hampering their development, so as to enable them to step up their respective rates of development.

Article 336.

The Island ACP States Are:

Antigua and Barbuda

Papua New Guinea

Bahamas

Saint Christopher and Nevis

Barbados  

Cape Verde

Saint Lucia

Comoros

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Dominica 

Dominican Republic

Sao Tomé and Principe

Fiji

Seychelles

Grenada

Solomon Islands

Haiti

Tonga

Jamaica

Trinidad and Tobago

Kiribati

Tuvalu

Madagascar

Vanuatu

Mauritius

Western Samoa

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

Article 337.

The provisions laid down pursuant to Article 335 in respect of the island ACP States are contained in the following Articles.

1. Objectives

- Article 8

  • Part   One GENERAL PROVISIONS OF ACP-EEC COOPERATION 2
  • Chapter   1 Objectives and Principles of Cooperation 2
  • Article   1 2
  • Article   2 2
  • Article   3 2
  • Article   4 2
  • Article   5 2
  • Article   6 2
  • Article   7 2
  • Article   8 2
  • Article   9 3
  • Article   10 3
  • Article   11 3
  • Article   12 3
  • Chapter   2 Objectives and Guidelines of the Convention In the Main Areas of Cooperation 3
  • Article   13 3
  • Article   14 3
  • Article   15 3
  • Article   16 3
  • Article   17 3
  • Article   18 3
  • Article   19 3
  • Chapter   3 Widening Participation In Cooperation Activities 3
  • Article   20 3
  • Article   21 3
  • Article   22 3
  • Chapter   4 Principles Governing the Instruments of Cooperation 3
  • Article   23 3
  • Article   24 3
  • Article   25 3
  • Article   26 3
  • Article   27 3
  • Article   28 3
  • Chapter   5 Institutions 3
  • Article   29 3
  • Article   30 3
  • Article   31 3
  • Article   32 3
  • Part   Two THE AREAS OF ACP-EEC COOPERATION 3
  • Title   I ENVIRONMENT 3
  • Article   33 3
  • Article   34 3
  • Article   35 3
  • Article   36 3
  • Article   37 3
  • Article   38 3
  • Article   39 3
  • Article   40 3
  • Article   41 3
  • Title   II AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION, FOOD SECURITY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 3
  • Chapter   1 Agricultural Cooperation and Food Security 3
  • Article   42 3
  • Article   43 4
  • Article   44 4
  • Article   45 4
  • Article   46 4
  • Article   47 4
  • Article   48 4
  • Article   49 4
  • Article   30 4
  • Article   51 4
  • Article   52 4
  • Article   53 4
  • Chapter   2 Drought and Desertification Control 4
  • Article   54 4
  • Article   55 4
  • Article   56 4
  • Article   57 4
  • Title   III DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERIES 4
  • Article   58 4
  • Article   59 4
  • Article   60 4
  • Article   61 4
  • Article   62 4
  • Article   63 4
  • Article   64 4
  • Article   65 5
  • Article   66 5
  • Article   67 5
  • Article   68 5
  • Title   IV COOPERATION ON COMMODITIES 5
  • Article   69 5
  • Article   70 5
  • Article   71 5
  • Article   72 5
  • Article   73 5
  • Article   74 5
  • Article   75 5
  • Article   76 5
  • Title   V INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING 5
  • Article   77 5
  • Article   78 5
  • Article   79 5
  • Article   80 5
  • Article   81 5
  • Article   82 5
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  • Article   92 5
  • Article   93 5
  • Article   94 6
  • Article   95 6
  • Article   96 6
  • Article   97 6
  • Article   98 6
  • Title   VI MINING DEVELOPMENT 6
  • Article   99 6
  • Article   100 6
  • Article   101 6
  • Article   102 6
  • Article   103 6
  • Article   104 6
  • Title   VII ENERGY DEVELOPMENT 6
  • Article   105 6
  • Article   106 6
  • Article   107 6
  • Article   108 6
  • Article   109 6
  • Title   VIII ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT 6
  • Article   110 6
  • Article   111 6
  • Article   112 6
  • Article   113 6
  • Title   IX DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES 6
  • Chapter   1 Objectives and Principles of Cooperation 6
  • Article   114 6
  • Article   115 6
  • Article   116 6
  • Chapter   2 Services That Support Economic Development 6
  • Article   117 6
  • Article   118 6
  • Article   119 6
  • Article   120 6
  • Chapter   3 Tourism 6
  • Article   121 6
  • Article   122 7
  • Chapter   4 Transport, Communications and Informatics 7
  • Article   123 7
  • Article   124 7
  • Article   125 7
  • Article   126 7
  • Article   127 7
  • Article   128 7
  • Article   129 7
  • Article   130 7
  • Article   131 7
  • Article   132 7
  • Article   133 7
  • Article   134 7
  • Title   X TRADE DEVELOPMENT 7
  • Article   135 7
  • Article   136 7
  • Article   137 7
  • Article   138 7
  • XI  CULTURAL AND SOCIAL COOPERATION 7
  • Article   139 7
  • Article   140 7
  • Article   141 7
  • Chapter   1 Cultural and Social Dimension 7
  • Article   142 7
  • Article   143 The Following Shall Be Taken Into Account In the Appraisal of All Projects and Programmes: 7
  • Article   144 7
  • Chapter   2 Promotion of Cultural Identities and Intercultural Dialogue 7
  • Article   145 7
  • Article   146 Safeguarding the Cultural Heritage 7
  • Article   147 Production and Distribution of Cultural Goods 7
  • Article   148 Cultural Events 8
  • Article   149 Information and Communications 8
  • Chapter   3 Operations to Enhance the Value of Human Resources 8
  • Article   150 8
  • Article   151 Education and Training 8
  • Article   152 Scientific and Technical Cooperation 8
  • Article   153 Women In Development 8
  • Article   154 Health and Nutrition 8
  • Article   155 Population and Demography 8
  • Title   XII REGIONAL COOPERATION 8
  • Article   156 8
  • Article   157 8
  • Article   158 8
  • Article   159 8
  • Article   160 8
  • Article   161 8
  • Article   162 8
  • Article   163 8
  • Article   164 8
  • Article   165 9
  • Article   166 9
  • Part   Three THE INSTRUMENTS OF ACP-EEC COOPERATION 9
  • Title   I TRADE COOPERATION 9
  • Chapter   1 General Trade Arrangements 9
  • Article   167 9
  • Article   168 9
  • Article   169 9
  • Article   170 9
  • Article   171 9
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  • Article   173 9
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  • Article   180 9
  • Article   181 9
  • Chapter   2 Special Undertakings on Rum and Bananas 9
  • Article   182 9
  • Article   183 9
  • Article   184 9
  • Chapter   3 Trade In Services 9
  • Article   185 9
  • Title   II COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF COMMODITIES 9
  • Chapter   1 Stabilization of Export Earnings from Agricultural Commodities 9
  • Article   186 9
  • Article   187 9
  • Article   188 9
  • Article   189 9
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  • Chapter   2 Special Undertakings on Sugar 10
  • Article   213 10
  • Chapter   3 Mining Products: Special Financing Facility (Sysmin) 10
  • Article   214 10
  • Article   215 10
  • Article   216 10
  • Article   217 10
  • Article   218 10
  • Article   219 10
  • Title   III DEVELOPMENT FINANCE COOPERATION 10
  • Chapter   1 General Provisions 10
  • Section   1 Objectives 10
  • Article   220 10
  • Section   2 Principles 11
  • Article   221 11
  • Section   3 Guidelines 11
  • Article   222 11
  • Article   223 11
  • Section   4 Scope of Financing 11
  • Article   224 11
  • Article   225 11
  • Article   226 11
  • Article   227 11
  • Article   228 11
  • Section   5 Sectors of Intervention 11
  • Article   229 11
  • Section   6 Eligibility for Financing 11
  • Article   230 11
  • Chapter   2 Financial Cooperation 11
  • Section   1 Financial Resources 11
  • Article   231 11
  • Article   232 11
  • Section   2 Terms and Conditions of Financing 11
  • Article   233 11
  • Article   234 12
  • Article   235 12
  • Article   236 12
  • Article   237 12
  • Article   238 12
  • Section   3 Debt and Structural Adjusement Support 12
  • Article   239 Debt 12
  • Article   240 12
  • Article   241 12
  • Article   242 12
  • Article   243 Structural Adjustment Support 12
  • Article   244 12
  • Article   245 12
  • Article   246 12
  • Article   247 12
  • Article   248 12
  • Article   249 12
  • Article   250 12
  • Section   4 Cofinancing 12
  • Article   251 12
  • Section   5 Micro-projects 12
  • Article   252 12
  • Article   253 13
  • Section   6 Emergency Assistance 13
  • Article   254 13
  • Article   255 13
  • Article   256 13
  • Article   257 13
  • Chapter   3 Investment 13
  • Section   1 Investment Promotion 13
  • Article   258 13
  • Article   259 13
  • Section   2 Investment Protection 13
  • Article   260 13
  • Article   261 13
  • Article   262 13
  • Section   3 Investment Financing 13
  • Article   263 13
  • Article   264 13
  • Article   265 13
  • Article   266 13
  • Section   4 Investment Support 13
  • Article   267 13
  • Article   268 13
  • Article   269 13
  • Article   270 13
  • Article   271 13
  • Article   272 13
  • Section   5 Current Payment and Capital Movements 13
  • Article   273 13
  • Section   6 Qualification and Treatment of Business Entities 13
  • Article   274 13
  • Chapter   4 Technical Cooperation 13
  • Article   275 13
  • Article   276 14
  • Article   277 14
  • Article   278 14
  • Article   279 14
  • Article   280 14
  • Chapter   5 Implementation Procedures 14
  • Section   1 Programming 14
  • Article   281 14
  • Article   282 14
  • Article   283 14
  • Article   284 14
  • Section   2 Project Identification, Preparation and Appraisal 14
  • Article   285 14
  • Article   286 14
  • Article   287 14
  • Section   3 Financing Proposal and Decision 14
  • Article   288 14
  • Article   289 14
  • Article   290 14
  • Section   4 Financing Agreement and Cost Overruns 14
  • Article   291 14
  • Article   292 Cost Overruns 14
  • Article   293 Retroactive Financing 14
  • Section   5 Competition and Preferences Eligibility 14
  • Article   294 14
  • Article   295 Participation on Equal Terms 14
  • Article   296 Derogation 15
  • Article   297 Competition 15
  • Article   298 15
  • Article   299 Direct Labour 15
  • Article   300 Emergency Assistance Contracts 15
  • Article   301 Accelerated Procedure 15
  • Article   302 15
  • Article   303 Preference 15
  • Article   304 Selection 15
  • Article   305 General Regulations 15
  • Article   306 General Conditions 15
  • Article   307 Settlement of Disputes 15
  • Section   6 Tax and Customs Arrangements 15
  • Article   308 15
  • Article   309 15
  • Article   310 15
  • Chapter   6 Management and Executing Agents 15
  • Section   1 Chief Authorizing Officer 15
  • Article   311 15
  • Section   2 National Authorizing Officer 15
  • Article   312 15
  • Article   313 15
  • Article   314 15
  • Article   315 15
  • Section   3 The Delegate 15
  • Article   316 15
  • Article   317 15
  • Article   318 16
  • Section   4 Payments and Paying Agents 16
  • Article   319 16
  • Section   5 Monitoring and Evaluation 16
  • Article   320 16
  • Article   321 16
  • Article   322 16
  • Article   323 16
  • Section   6 ACP-EEC Development Finance Cooperation Committee 16
  • Article   324 16
  • Article   325 16
  • Article   326 16
  • Article   327 16
  • Title   IV GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE LEAST-DEVELOPED, LANDLOCKED AND ISLAND ACP STATES 16
  • Article   328 16
  • Chapter   1 Least-developed ACP States 16
  • Article   329 16
  • Article   330 16
  • Article   331 17
  • Chapter   2 Landlocked ACP States 17
  • Article   332 17
  • Article   333 The Landlocked ACP States Are: 17
  • Article   334 17
  • Chapter   3 Island ACP States 17
  • Article   335 17
  • Article   336 17
  • Article   337 17
  • Part   Four OPERATION OF THE INSTITUTIONS 18
  • Chapter   1 The Council of Ministers 18
  • Article   338 18
  • Article   339 18
  • Article   340 18
  • Article   341 18
  • Article   342 18
  • Article   343 18
  • Article   344 18
  • Article   345 18
  • Chapter   2 The Committee of Ambassadors 18
  • Article   346 18
  • Article   347 18
  • Chapter   3 Provisions Common to the Council of Ministers and the Committee of Ambassadors 18
  • Article   348 18
  • Article   349 18
  • Chapter   4 The Joint Assembly 18
  • Article   350 18
  • Article   351 18
  • Chapter   5 Other Provisions 18
  • Article   352 18
  • Article   353 18
  • Article   354 18
  • Article   355 18
  • Part   Five FINAL PROVISIONS 18
  • Article   356 18
  • Article   357 18
  • Article   358 18
  • Article   359 18
  • Article   360 18
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  • Protocol 2  On the operating expenditure of the joint institutions 19
  • 1 19
  • 2 19
  • 3 19
  • Protocol 3  On privileges and immunities 19
  • Chapter   1 Persons Taking Part In the Work of the Convention 19
  • 1 19
  • Chapter   2 Property, Funds and Assets of the Council of ACP Ministers 19
  • 2 19
  • 3 19
  • 4 19
  • 5 19
  • Chapter   3 Official Communications 19
  • 6 19
  • Chapter   4 Staff of the Secretariat of the ACP States 19
  • 7 19
  • 8 19
  • 9 19
  • Chapter   5 Commission Delegations In the ACP States 19
  • 10 19
  • Chapter   6 General Provisions 19
  • 11 19
  • 352 19