CONVENTION A/P.2/5/82 REGULATING INTER-STATE ROAD…

Convention adoptée à Cotonou le 29 mai 1982 par les gouvernements des États membres de la CEDEAO pour réglementer le transport routier inter-États. Elle définit les notions de transporteur, véhicule routier, conteneur et lettre de voiture, fixe l'objectif d'harmonisation des politiques de transport et énumère les axes routiers communautaires reconnus dans chaque État membre. Elle établit ensuite un code de la route commun, des règles et exigences de transport, puis des dispositions générales…

PREAMBLE 4 The Governments of Member States of the Economic Community of West African States, 4

CHAPTER I 4 Definitions 4 ARTICLE 1 4

CHAPTER II 5 Objective 5 ARTICLE 2 5 ARTICLE 3 5 1. In Benin 5 2. In Ivory Coast 6 3. In Gambia 6 4. In Ghana 6 5. In Guinea 7 6. In Guinea Bissau 7 7. In Upper Volta 7 8. In Liberia 8 9. Mauritania 8 10. In Mali 8 11. In Niger 9 12. In Nigeria 9 13. In Senegal 9 14. In Sierra Leone 10 15. In Togo 10

CHAPTER III 10 Highway Code 10 ARTICLE 4 10 ARTICLE 5 11 ARTICLE 6 11 ARTICLE 7 11

ARTICLE 8...11 ARTICLE 9...12 ARTICLE 10...12 ARTICLE 11...12 CHAPTER IV...13 Transportation Regulations and Requirements...13 ARTICLE 12...13 ARTICLE 13...13 ARTICLE 14...13 ARTICLE 15...13 ARTICLE 16...13 ARTICLE 17...14 ARTICLE 18...14 ARTICLE 19...14 ARTICLE 20...14 ARTICLE 21...14 ARTICLE 22...15 ARTICLE 23...15 ARTICLE 24...15 CHAPTER V...15 General and Final Provisions...15 ARTICLE 25...15 ARTICLE 26...15 ARTICLE 27...16 ARTICLE 28...16

CONVENTION A/P.2/5/82 REGULATING INTER-STATE ROAD TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN ECOWAS MEMBER STATES

PREAMBLE

The Governments of Member States of the Economic Community of West African States,

MINDFUL of Articles 40 and 41 of the Treaty of the Economic Community;

CONSCIOUS of the urgent need to develop transportation in general and road transportation in particular with a view to promoting trade;

CONVINCED that the gradual integration of the economies of the Member States of the sub-region requires a harmonious development of the system of road transportation;

DESIROUS of encouraging movement of persons, goods and services through the harmonization of their transport policies,

HAVE AGREED as follows:

CHAPTER I

Definitions

ARTICLE 1

In this Convention

"Treaty" means the Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States,

"Community" means the Economic Community of West African States established by Article 1 of the Treaty;

"Member State" or "Member States" means a Member State or Member States of the Community;

"Authority" means the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Community established by Article 5 of the Treaty;

"Council" means the Council of Ministers of the Community established by Article 6 of the Treaty;

"Executive Secretary" means the Executive Secretary of the Community appointed under Article 8 of the Treaty;

"Transporter" means the natural or legal person in whose name the transporter's licence is issued;

"Road Vehicle" means any motor vehicle or any Trailer or semi Trailer with back axle, the front part of which rests on the towing vehicle and is so designed as to be connected to such a vehicle.

"Container" means any means of transport (frame, tankers or similar stock):

having a durable outlook and of such quality as to withstand repeated use,
specially designed to facilitate transportation of merchandise without the need for breaking bulk by one or several means of transportation,
equipped with devices which can be easily manipulated especially when changing from one means of transport to another,