DECISION ON PAYING THE REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCE
TO COMMISSIONERS - DOC. PRC/RPT (XV)
The Executive Council:
1. TAKES NOTE of the Permanent Representatives Committee’s recommendation that payment of hospitality allowance of US$250.00 per month paid to Commissioners be recovered as recommended by the External Board of Auditors;
2. ALSO TAKES NOTE of the AU Commission’s representation and the appeal made that the allowance has been paid to the elected officials since 1984;
3. APPROVES as follows:
a) that all previous payments up to 31 December 2007, be retroactively endorsed;
b) that approval has been granted with effect from January 2008 to continue payment of this allowance.