African Union
Constitution of the Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations
- Published
- Commenced on 28 March 2012
- [This is the version of this document at 18 January 1974.]
Preamble
The Governments on whose behalf this Constitution is signed:1.Being aware of the significant role that African trade promotion organizations have to play in the economic development of the region;2.Having regard to the advantage for the region to be derived from the effective and continuous exchange of information and co-ordination of activities in the field of trade promotion especially as regards intra-African trade;3. Recognizing that the creation of an Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations for the study, discussion and promotion of African trade matters would best serve these purposes;Have agreed as follows:Article I – Establishment of the Association
Article II – Objectives and functions
Article III – Membership
Article IV – Obligations of member States
Article V – Status, structure and organization of the Association
Article VI – Facilities, immunities and privileges
Article VII – The General Assembly
Article VIII – Sub-regional conferences
Article IX – The Secretariat
Article X – National associations
Article XI – Amendments
Article XII – Suspension, withdrawal, and cessation of membership
Article XIII – Arbitration
Article XIV – Dissolution of the Association
Article XV – Final provisions
History of this document
28 March 2012
Commenced
18 January 1974 this version
Consolidation
Source: https://au.int/sites/default/files/treaties/36409-sl-CONSTITUTION-1.pdf
Last updated: 2019-05-16
Country 55 | Signature Date 40 | Ratification Date 15 | Deposit Date 15 |
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Algeria | 1975-11-19 | 1975-03-24 | 1975-11-13 |
Angola | |||
Benin | 2001-11-13 | 2012-02-28 | 2012-03-28 |
Botswana | |||
Burkina Faso | 1974-01-18 | 2016-06-24 | 2016-08-01 |
Burundi | 1976-03-23 | ||
Cabo Verde | |||
Cameroon | 1977-05-16 | ||
Central African Republic | 1977-02-28 | ||
Chad | 2004-12-06 | ||
Comoros | 2004-02-26 | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1974-01-18 | ||
Djibouti | 2005-11-15 | ||
Egypt | 1974-01-18 | 1974-11-16 | 1975-01-08 |
Equatorial Guinea | 2011-01-31 | ||
Eritrea | |||
Eswatini | 1974-01-18 | ||
Ethiopia | 1974-01-18 | 1975-02-05 | 1975-02-05 |
Gabon | 1974-01-18 | ||
Gambia | 2003-12-24 | ||
Ghana | 1974-02-25 | 1974-08-12 | 1978-05-08 |
Guinea | 1982-01-13 | 1982-02-08 | |
Guinea-Bissau | 2012-01-27 | ||
Ivory Coast | 2004-02-27 | ||
Kenya | 1974-01-18 | ||
Lesotho | |||
Liberia | 1974-01-29 | 1982-08-04 | 1982-12-29 |
Libya | 1976-01-02 | ||
Madagascar | 2004-07-02 | ||
Malawi | |||
Mali | 1977-02-26 | ||
Mauritania | 2018-06-29 | ||
Mauritius | |||
Morocco | |||
Mozambique | |||
Namibia | |||
Niger | 1981-06-04 | 1978-11-27 | 1978-12-27 |
Nigeria | 1974-10-15 | 1975-01-11 | 1975-01-27 |
Republic of the Congo | 2004-03-16 | 2013-03-18 | 2013-05-20 |
Rwanda | 1974-01-18 | ||
Sao Tome and Principe | 2010-02-01 | ||
Senegal | 1976-10-06 | ||
Seychelles | |||
Sierra Leone | 2003-12-09 | ||
Somalia | 1977-04-28 | ||
South Africa | |||
South Sudan | 2013-01-24 | ||
Sudan | 1974-01-18 | 1975-10-28 | 1975-11-19 |
Tanzania | 2009-08-10 | ||
Togo | 1974-01-18 | 1977-12-02 | 1978-01-12 |
Tunisia | 1974-01-18 | 1976-12-08 | 1977-01-12 |
Uganda | 1974-01-18 | ||
Western Sahara | |||
Zambia | 1974-01-18 | 1984-04-04 | 1984-04-24 |
Zimbabwe |