2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

Schedule 1

(Section 2)

TREATY OF BASSETERRE ESTABLISHING THE ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES ECONOMIC UNION

PROTOCOL OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC UNION

REVISED TREATY OF BASSETERRE ESTABLISHING THE ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES ECONOMIC UNION

CONTENTS

PREAMBLE
ARTICLE 1:     USE OF TERMS
ARTICLE 2:     THE ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES
ARTICLE 3:     MEMBERSHIP
ARTICLE 4:     PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ORGANISATION
ARTICLE 5:     GENERAL UNDERTAKING AS TO IMPLEMENTATION
ARTICLE 6:     INSTITUTIONS OF THE ORGANISATION
ARTICLE 7:     ORGANS OF THE ORGANISATION
ARTICLE 8:     COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE OECS AUTHORITY
ARTICLE 9:     COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
ARTICLE 10:     COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE OECS ASSEMBLY
ARTICLE 11:     COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ECONOMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL
ARTICLE 12:     THE OECS COMMISSION
ARTICLE 13:     THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION
ARTICLE 14:     AREAS OF LEGISLATIVE COMPETENCE OF THE ORGANISATION
ARTICLE 15:     CO-ORDINATION AND HARMONISATION OF FOREIGN POLICY
ARTICLE 16:     EXTERNAL AUDITOR
ARTICLE 17:     THE BUDGET OF THE ORGANISATION
ARTICLE 18:     PROCEDURE FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
ARTICLE 19:     PARTICIPATION IN OTHER ARRANGEMENTS
ARTICLE 20:     RELATIONS WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER COUNTRIES
ARTICLE 21:     LEGAL PERSONALITY, PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES
ARTICLE 22:     HEADQUARTERS OF THE ORGANISATION
ARTICLE 23:     THE FIRST MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY UNDER THIS TREATY
ARTICLE 24:     ANNEX AND PROTOCOL
ARTICLE 25:     SIGNATURE, RATIFICATION AND ACCESSION BY MEMBER STATES
ARTICLE 26:     ENTRY INTO FORCE
ARTICLE 27:     ADMISSION TO MEMBERSHIP
ARTICLE 28:     WITHDRAWAL
ARTICLE 29:     AMENDMENTS
ARTICLE 30:     REGISTRATION
ANNEX ON SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
PROTOCOL OF OECS ECONOMIC UNION
ARTICLE 1:     ECONOMIC UNION
ARTICLE 2:     OBJECTIVES
ARTICLE 3:     PRINCIPLES
ARTICLE 4:     IMPORT DUTIES
ARTICLE 5:     MARKET AREA ORIGIN FOR TARIFF PURPOSES
ARTICLE 6:     THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF
ARTICLE 7:     REVENUE DUTIES AND INTERNAL TAXATION
ARTICLE 8:     EXPORT DRAWBACK
ARTICLE 9:     DUMPED AND SUBSIDISED IMPORTS
ARTICLE 10:     GOODS IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THE ECONOMIC UNION AREA
ARTICLE 11:     EXCLUSION FROM THIS PROTOCOL
ARTICLE 12:     MOVEMENT OF PERSONS
ARTICLE 13:     DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
ARTICLE 14:     MONETARY POLICY
ARTICLE 15:     FISCAL POLICY
ARTICLE 16:     INCOMES POLICY
ARTICLE 17:     INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS
ARTICLE 18:     TRADE
ARTICLE 19:     TRANSPORT AND CIVIL AVIATION
ARTICLE 20:     AGRICULTURE
ARTICLE 21:     TOURISM
ARTICLE 22:     EDUCATION
ARTICLE 23:     HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
ARTICLE 24:     ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
ARTICLE 25:     TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
ARTICLE 26:     SERVICES
ARTICLE 27:     RIGHT OF ESTABLISHMENT AND FREEDOM OF TRADE IN SERVICES
ARTICLE 28:     THE ECONOMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL
ARTICLE 29:     THE OECS COMMISSION
ARTICLE 30:     GENERAL CONSULTATIONS AND COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
ARTICLE 31:     EXAMINING COMMITTEE
ARTICLE 32:     DIFFICULTIES IN PARTICULAR SECTORS
ARTICLE 33:     RELATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
ARTICLE 34:     WITHDRAWAL
ARTICLE 35:     AMENDMENT