African Union
Statute of the African Minerals Development Centre
- Published
- Commenced
- [This is the version of this document at 31 January 2016.]
Article 1 – Definitions
For the purpose of this Statute:"Act" means the Constitutive Act of the African Union;"Assembly" means the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union;"Affiliated Institutions" means established institutions with the capacity to execute specialized functions in fulfilment of the objectives of the Centre;"Advisory Board" means the Minerals Advisory Board of the Centre;"AMV" means the Africa Mining Vision;"AU" or "Union" means the African Union;"Centre" means the African Minerals Development Centre;"Collaborating Institutions" means any entities or organizations that will cooperate with the Centre on issues of mutual interest;"Commission" means the African Union Commission;"Continent" means the Continent of Africa;"Conference of State Parties" means the highest executive decision-making body of the Centre;"Court" means the African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples' Rights;"Director General" means the Chief Executive of the Centre and the Head of the Secretariat;"Executive Council" means the Executive Council of Ministers of the African Union;"General Convention" means the General Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the Organization of African Unity;"Members" means the States Parties;"Member State" means a Member State of the African Union;"Obligation" means the commitments of States Parties to the Centre;"RECs" means the Regional Economic Communities recognised by the African Union;"Region" means any of the regions of the African Union as provided for by Resolution CM/Res. 464 (XXVI) of the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity on the division of Africa into five (5) regions, namely: Northern, Western, Central, Eastern and Southern Africa;"Senior Officials" means the category of staff other than executives as defined by the Centre;"Special Operations" means any other operation that is different from ordinary operations;"State Party" means the Member State which has ratified or acceded to the Statute of the Centre;"Statute" means the present Statute of the Centre;"Subsidiary institutions" means such institutions that are partly or wholly owned and controlled by the Centre to implement specific activities within the objectives of the Centre;"Supervisory Bodies" means the Conference of State Parties and the Advisory Board, which oversees the activities of the Centre;"UNECA" means the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.Article 2 – Establishment of the Centre
Article 3 – Objectives
Article 4 – Functions of the Centre
The Centre shall:Article 5 – Membership
Article 6 – Legal capacity
For the fulfilment of its objectives the Centre shall, in particular, have legal capacity to:Article 7 – Privileges and immunities
The Centre, its representatives and Staff shall enjoy in the territory of each Member State, the privilege and immunities stipulated in the General Convention and its Additional Protocol, and such facilities and courtesies as are necessary for the exercise of their functions.Article 8 – Headquarters
The headquarters of the Centre shall be situated in such a location as the Conference of State Parties shall determine based on the Criteria for Hosting the AU Organs.Article 9 – Organs of the Centre
The Centre shaUhave the foilowing organs:Article 10 – The Conference of State Parties
Article 11 – Functions of the Conference of States Parties
The Conference of the State Parties shall:Article 12 – The Minerals Advisory Board
Article 13 – The functions of the Minerals Advisory Board
The functions of the Advisory Board shall be to:Article 14 – The Secretariat
Article 15 – Subsidiary or affiliated institutions of the Centre
There shall be such subsidiary or affiliated institutions of the Centre as the Conference of States Parties may decide for the purposes of carrying out the functions of the Centre.Article 16 – Cooperation with other organizations
The Centre shall work in close cooperation with the different AU Organs, RECs, national organizations, including government ministries, universities, industrial research and training institutes, mineral development and policymaking bodies as well as the private sector, civil society organisations and international agencies.Article 17 – Financial resources of the Centre
Article 18 – Expenses
Article 19 – Sanctions
Article 20 – Settlement of disputes
Article 21 – Popularization of the Statute
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure the widest possible dissemination of this Statute in accordance with the relevant provisions and procedures of their respective constitutions.Article 22 – Safeguard clause
Article 23 – Signature, ratification and accession
Article 24 – Entry into force
Article 25 – Reservations
Article 26 – Depository
This Statute shall be deposited with the Chairperson of the Commission, who shall transmit a certified true copy of the Statute to the Government of each signatory State and notify Member States of the dates of the deposit of the instruments of ratification or accession.Article 27 – Registration
The Chairperson of the Commission shall upon the entry into force of this Statute register this Statute with the United Nations Secretary General in conformity with Article 102 of the Statute of the United Nations.Article 28 – Withdrawal
Article 29 – Amendment and revision
Article 30 – Authentic texts
This Statute is drawn up in four (4) original texts, in Arabic, English, French and Portuguese languages, all four (4) texts being equally authentic.Article 31 – Working languages
The working languages of the Centre shall be those of the Union.History of this document
31 January 2016 this version
Consolidation