24. Services for the administration of grants or loans made by the government of any country, any organisation or any authority, for the purpose of projects or services agreed between the Authority and the Partner States. 25. Services, including statistical services, for the purposes of co-ordinating the economic activities of the Partner States. 26. Services for the purposes of any body or authority established in pursuance of paragraph 4 of Article 43 of the Treaty. 27. Services for the purposes of the East African Industrial Court established by Article 85 of the Treaty. Services to be Administered by the Corporations 1. The East African Railways Corporation-services and facilities relating to rail, road and and inland waterways transport and inland waterways ports. 2. The East African Harbours Corporation-harbour services and facilities (other than inland waterways ports). 3. The East African Posts and Telecommunications Corporation— posts, telecommunications and other associated services. 4. The East African Airways Corporation-services and facilities relating to East African and international air transport. Location of the various Headquarters (a) the headquarters of the Community at Arusha in Tanzania. (b) the headquarters of the East African Development Bank at Kampala in Uganda. (c) the headquarters of the East African Railways Corporation at Nairobi in Kenya. (d) the headquarters of the East African Harbours Corporation at Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. (e) the headquarters of the East African Posts and Telecommunications Corporation at Kampala in Uganda. (f) the headquarters of the East African Airways Corporation at Nairobi in Kenya. THE EAST AFRICAN COMMON MARKET The establishment of a Common Market introduced common customs and excise tariffs and the abolition of quantitative restrictions on inter-territorial trade; in certain circumstances a transfer tax may be imposed on some imports from other Partner States in order to protect local industries and there are limited provisions for monetary co-operation. EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY RELATIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY On 26th July 1968, in Arusha, Tanzania, the three member states of the EAC signed an Association Agreement with the European Economic Community. The Agreement expired on 31st May 1969 without having come into force, but a successor agreement was signed on 24th September 1969. This Agreement, which will come into force when ratified by all the signatory countries, is to expire by 31st January 1975 at the latest. Under the Arusha Agreement exports from the three East African countries to the EEC will be admitted duty free, with the exception of three products (coffee, cloves and tinned pineapple) to which duty free quotas will be applied. In return the three East African countries are to give the EEC tariff concessions of 2 to 9 per cent on 54 items. The Agreement also contains provisions governing rights of establishment and provision of services, and the setting up of various institutions, but it makes no provision for aid from the EEC to the East African countries. Pending the entry into force of the Arusha Agreement negotiations took place between the EEC and the EAC on 8-9 July 1970 to provide for the implementation of certain provisions of the Arusha Agreement relating to trade, pending the entry into force of the Agreement. The negotiations resulted in an understanding regarding the content of a trade agreement. REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE THE WEST INDIES ASSOCIATED States This Court was established for the six proposed Associated States by Order in Council in February 1967. The Order enabled the Court to have jurisdiction also in Montserrat and the Virgin Islands. The Court consists of a Court of Appeal and a High Court. The Chief Justice is appointed by Her Majesty, and the Justices of Appeal and Puisne Judges on behalf of Her Majesty by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission. The Commission consists of the Chief Justice, one of the Justices of Appeal or Puisne Judges, an ex-Judge appointed with the concurrence of not less than four of the Premiers and the Chairman of two of the Public Services Commissions of the States in rotation. Judges are removable from office only if the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has advised removal for inability or misbehaviour. The expenses of the Court, after allowing for any contributions from Montserrat and the Virgin Islands, are met by the states in equal shares and are charged on the Consolidated Funds of the respective states by the Order in Council. Chief Justice: The Hon. Sir Allen Montgomery Lewis, KB, QC Justices of Appeal: Mr Justice Keith Lyndell Gordon; Mr Justice Percival Cecil Lewis Mr Justice Elvin Lloyd St Bernard Mr Justice Neville Berridge (Dominica & Montserrat) Mr Justice Eric Herbert Austin Bishop (St Lucia) Mr Justice Eardley Fitzgeorge Glasgow (St Kitts and British Virgin Islands) Mr Justice Allan F. L. Louisy Mr Justice Neville Peterkin (St Vincent) Mr Justice J. D. B. Renwick, Chief Registrar: E. Wilkinson (resident in Grenada) INTERIM COMMISSIONER FOR THE WEST INDIES The office was held from its inception by Sir Stephen Luke, KCMG until October 1968, when Mr Claude Hayes assumed the office. Its few remaining functions relate to pensions in respect of service with the former Government of the Federation of the West Indies and to a small residue of federal assets and liabilities. THE WEST INDIES (ASSOCIATED STATES) COUNCIL OF MINISTERS This Council was established on 1st November 1966 in succession to the Regional Council of Ministers. The latter had existed since 1962, having been formed by the Governments of Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla, St Lucia and St Vincent, to consider problems of common interest in connection with the proposal to establish a Federation of those territories. The Regional Council of Ministers was wound up when Barbados proceeded to separate independence in November 1966. The West Indies (Associated States) Council of Ministers comprises the Premiers of the Associated States and the Chief Minister of Montserrat. The Chairman for the first year was the Premier of Antigua, to be followed for a year at a time by the other members in rotation. The Secretariat is established in St Lucia. The purpose of the Council is to administer such common services and to perform such other functions as may be agreed from time to time. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY The Regional Development Agency was formed in 1968 by the Governments represented on the West Indies (Associated States) Council of Ministers and the Government of Barbados. Its purposes are to promote within or for the benefit of the participating territories: tourism; the development of industries, agriculture, forestry and fisheries; communications by sea and air; to obtain technical services such as technical education, land use and other surveys, statistical services and training programmes, and market and other research and intelligence services; to carry out development planning and feasibility studies. The Agency is managed by a Board of Directors, comprised of representatives of the participating governments at ministerial level, assisted by a Regional Development Committee formed of representatives of the participating governments at senior official level. The Secretariat is established in Antigua. THE CARIBBEAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE The Caribbean Meteorological Service was established in succession to the West Indies Meteorological Service and embraces Antigua, Barbados, British Honduras, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Monserrat, St Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, St Lucia, St Vincent and Trinidad and Tobago. Each Government contributes to the cost of a Headquarters Unit based in Trinidad under the direction of the DirectorGeneral. Overall responsibility for the Service is vested in the Caribbean Meteorological Council which consists of a representative from each of the participating Governments. The Council meets at least once every year. There are main meteorological stations at Palisadoes Airport (Jamaica), Piarco Airport (Trinidad) and at Seawell Airport (Barbados). Supplementary stations are at Pearls Airport (Grenada), Arnos Vale (St Vincent) and Stanley Field (British Honduras). A Regional Institute of Tropical Meteorology has been established in Barbados. THE CARIBBEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION (CARIFTA) This Free Trade Area stems from an agreement signed in December 1965 establishing a Free Trade Association between the Governments of Antigua, Barbados, and British Guiana (now Guyana). Proposals for the extension of this Agreement to other Commonwealth Caribbean territories were approved in October 1967 by a meeting of Commonwealth Caribbean Heads of Government in Barbados. The extended Free Trade Association which has resulted from this now comprises the original three signatories, and in addition, in date order of accession, the Governments of Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, St Lucia, St Vincent, Jamaica, and Montserrat. Under the provisions of the Agreement, tariff-free exchange of a wide range of commodities has been introduced. There are, however, reserved commodities to be freed from import duties within a five-year grace period reckoned from 1ts May 1968 for the more developed countries and a ten-year period for the less developed members. In addition, the less developed members will have the right of appeal for an extension beyond the ten-year period in cases where it can be established that serious injury would be done to a particular industry. EASTERN CARIBBEAN COMMON MARKET This Common Market was set up in June 1968 between the Governments represented on the West Indies (Associated States) Council of Ministers. The Secretariat is provided by the Secretariat of the Council of the West Indies (Associated States) Council of Ministers in St Lucia. The objectives of the Common Market are to promote among its Member States the harmonious development of economic activities and expansion by the facilitation of the maximum possible inter-change of goods and services by the progressive elimination of customs duties and quantitative restrictions on the import and export of goods, the establishment of common customs tariffs and commercial and fiscal policies, and the abolition of obstacles to the free movement of persons, services and capital between the Member States. THE WEST INDIES SHIPPING SERVICE The West Indies Shipping Corporation Act, 1961, established a Shipping Corporation to operate and maintain a regular shipping service between the territories of the then Federation of the West Indies, using two ships donated by the Canadian Government. On the break-up of the Federation in 1962 it was agreed that the Service should be continued under the policy direction of a Regional Shipping Council, on which were represented the Governments of Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and the Leeward and Windward Islands. Guyana has subsequently acceded to membership of this body. The headquarters of the Shipping Council are in Trinidad. U 600 South Pacific Commission and South Pacific Air Transport Council THE CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK The Bank was formally established in January 1970 with the following members: Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, British Honduras, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, St Lucia, St Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the United Kingdom. The purpose of the Bank is to contribute to the harmonious economic growth and development of the member countries in the Caribbean and promote economic cooperation among them, having special and urgent regard to the needs of the less developed members of the region. The Bank has an authorised capital of U.S. $50 m. Membership is open to States and Territories of the region, and nonregional States which are members of the United Nations or any of the specialised agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Bank's headquarters are in Barbados. SOUTH PACIFIC COMMISSION AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC AIR TRANSPORT COUNCIL SOUTH PACIFIC COMMISSION regional Commission for the South Pacific was established in 1947 (Cmnd 8539) by agreement between the Governments of Australia, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. An amending Agreement, signed on 2nd October 1964, provided for the Independent State of Western Samoa and any other territory which becomes independent and was within the Commission's scope immediately before independence, to become a participating member of the Commission and remain within its scope if it wishes and is invited to do so by the participating Governments. The Netherlands ceased to be a participating Government on 31st December 1962 and various other changes were made in the Agreement as a result. Nauru became a participating member in 1969. The Commission is a consultative and advisory body to the participating Governments in matters affecting the economic and social development of nonself-governing territories in the South Pacific region, and is able to provide advice, training facilities etc. to these territories and to any which become 'participating Governments' under the amending agreement of 2nd October 1964. The Commission's work is financed mainly by contributions from the participating governments. Annual sessions of the Commission are held at its headquarters in Noumea, New Caledonia, and are preceded by annual meetings of the South Pacific Conference, comprising territorial delegates, which advises the Commission on the framing of the Annual budget and work programme. The United Kingdom Senior Commissioner is D. Scott, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and the Secretary-General is Afioga Afoafourale Misimoa, Noumea, New Caledonia. |