Acte communautaire A/P.1/7/87 · PROTOCOL A/P.1/7/87 ON CULTURAL…

Le protocole A/P.1/7/87 établit un accord-cadre culturel entre les États membres de la CEDEAO. Il définit les principes de base, les objectifs et les domaines de coopération culturelle, notamment l'éducation, la formation, la recherche scientifique, les industries culturelles, le tourisme culturel et les échanges culturels. Il prévoit des moyens et conditions de mise en œuvre ainsi que des dispositions finales. L'accord vise à intégrer la dimension culturelle dans le développement régional et…

PROTOCOL A/P.1/7/87 ON CULTURAL ... 3

FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES ... 3

THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES ... 4

PART I ... 4 Basic Principles ... 4 ARTICLE 1 ... 4 ARTICLE 2 ... 5

PART II ... 5 Definitions ... 5 ARTICLE 3 ... 5

PART III ... 6 The Objectives ... 6 ARTICLE 4 ... 6

PART IV ... 6 Areas of Application ... 6 ARTICLE 5 ... 6 Education and Training ... 7 ARTICLE 6 ... 7 Science and Technology Research ... 8 ARTICLE 7 ... 8 ARTICLE 8 ... 8 Cultural Industries and Cultural Productions ... 9 ARTICLE 9 ... 9 ARTICLE 10 ... 9 ARTICLE 11 ... 9 Cultural Tourism ... 10 ARTICLE 12 ... 10 ARTICLE 13 ... 10 ARTICLE 14 ... 10 Cultural Exchange ... 10

ARTICLE 15...10 ARTICLE 16...11 Means and Conditions of Implementation...11 ARTICLE 17...11 ARTICLE 18...12 ARTICLE 19...13 ARTICLE 20...13 ARTICLE 21...13 PART VI...13 Final Provisions...13 ARTICLE 22...13 ARTICLE 23...13

PROTOCOL A/P.1/7/87 ON CULTURAL FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES

THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES,

CONSIDERING Article 49 of the Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States on co-operation in social and cultural matters.

GUIDED by:

the Cultural Charter of Africa,
the Declaration of the Principles of International Cultural Co-operation adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO, at its fourteenth session in Paris in 1966,
the Inter-Governmental conference on Cultural Policies in Africa, organised by UNESCO with the co-operation of the Organisation for African Unity in Accra in 1975,
the World Conference on Cultural Policies organised by UNESCO in Mexico in 1982;

CONVINCED that culture is a fundamental dimension of development, of which economic growth is only one aspect and that the integration of cultural factors in development strategies will ensure a well-balanced development, and further, that development, when rooted in the culture of the peoples concerned, and a part of their system of values, will emancipate them from any form of economic, social and cultural dependency;

MINDFUL of the need to establish a form of cultural co-operation which will make it possible to take into account the cultural aspect of projects within the framework of regional development plans and strategies, and to foster a sense of belonging to the same cultural community;

ARE AGREED UPON THE FOLLOWING:

PART I

Basic Principles

ARTICLE 1

The Member States and the Community undertake:

(a) to promote the cultural identity of their respective peoples, cultural identity being understood as a dynamic process of continuity, creativity and approaches to innovation which is different in each population; (b) to establish between each other, for their mutual enrichment, and with a view to creating a spirit of dialogue and exchange a cultural co-operation, based on mutual respect of differences.

ARTICLE 2

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