Regulation C/REG.8/10/98 Waiving the Provisions of the Staff Regulations Governing Renewal of Appointments for Temporary Staff


Economic Community of West African States

Regulation C/REG.8/10/98 Waiving the Provisions of the Staff Regulations Governing Renewal of Appointments for Temporary Staff

The Council of Ministers,MINDFUL of Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Revised Treaty establishing the Council of Ministers and defining its composition and functions;MINDFUL of Article 77 of the Revised Treaty and Article 1, Decision A/DEC.5/7/95, dated 29th July, 1995 prescribing sanctions against Member States which fail to honour their obligations;MINDFUL of the recommendation of the Administration and Finance Commission endorsed by the thirty-sixth session of the Council of Ministers which took place in Lomé from 15th to 17th December, 1994, and which provides that temporary appointments to vacant non-quota posts should be examined on an individual basis and as the need arises;AWARE of the need for prompt measures to resolve the very real problems arising from the fact of certain departments in the Executive Secretariat being understaffed;DESIROUS, for this purpose, and as an exceptional measure, of waiving the provisions of the staff regulations governing the renewal of appointments for temporary staff;ON THE RECOMMENDATION of the twenty-second meeting of the Administration and Finance Commission held in Abuja from 13th to 22nd October, 1998;ENACTS

Article 1

As an exceptional measure, the provisions of the staff regulations governing temporary appointments shall be waived to permit the renewal, a maximum of three times, of the appointments of temporary staff. Each renewal shall be for a period not exceeding six-months.

Article 2

The officers whose temporary appointments may be renewed as provided for in Article 1 of this Regulation shall be nationals of Member States which are free of sanctions set out in Article 77 of the Revised Treaty and in Article 1, Decision A/ DEC.5/7/95 dated 29th July, 1995.

Article 3

A temporary appointment renewed in accordance with Article 1 of this Regulation shall lapse immediately a national of the Member State to which the post is allocated assumes office.

Article 4

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 the Council of Ministers.It shall also be published by each Member State in its National Gazette within the same time frame.
Done at Abuja, this 28th day of October, 1998,Rasheed Gbadamosi,Chairman, for Council.
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