Regulation C/REG.8/7/96 Relating to the Adoption of the Regional Meteorological Project


Economic Community of West African States

Regulation C/REG.8/7/96 Relating to the Adoption of the Regional Meteorological Project

The Council of Ministers,MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions;MINDFUL of Decision C/DEC.8/7/94 relating to the adoption of an ECOWAS meteorological programme;AWARE of the need to strengthen cooperation between Member States in the exchange of meteorological information and management training;ENACTS

Article 1

The attached regional meteorological project on "contribution of meteorology to sustained development of ECOWAS countries", is hereby adopted.

Article 2

The Executive Secretariat and the ECOWAS Fund shall take appropriate measures to mobilise the necessary funds for the realisation of the project.

Article 3

This Regulation shall be published by the Executive Secretariat in the Official Journal of the Community within thirty (30) days of its signature by the Chairman of Council of Ministers.It shall also be published in the National Gazette of each Member State within the same time-frame.
Done at Abuja, this 25th day of July, 1996Hon. Kwame PeprahChairman, for Council of Ministers.
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