Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
Communauté économique des Etats de l'Afrique centrale (CEEAC)
Comunidad Económica de los Estados del Africa Central (CEEAC)
Comunidade Economica dos Estados da Africa Central (CEEAC)
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1981-12 Libreville Gabon
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Promote and reinforce harmonious cooperation and balanced, self-maintained development in all areas of economic, social, cultural, scientific and technical activity in order to: realize collective autonomy; raise the standard of living of the people; increase and maintain economic stability; promote peace, security and stability in the sub-region; reinforce close and peaceful relations among member States; contribute to the development of the African continent. Specific objectives: eliminate customs duties and all other equivalent taxes on the import and export of merchandise among member States; abolish quantitative restrictions and other hindrances to trade; establish a commercial policy with respect to third countries; progressively eliminate obstacles to free circulation of persons, goods, services, capital and right of establishment; harmonize national policies so as to promote common activities, notably in the areas of industry, transport and communications, energy, agriculture, natural resources, trade, currency and finance, human resources, tourism, education and culture, and science and technology; create a cooperation and development fund; accelerate development of member States either land-locked, partially islands, semi-enclosed and/or in the category of least developed countries.
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An intergovernmental grouping within: F-XF0671 - Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and recognized by E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC) under the Lom Convention. Accredited to the Conference of the Parties of: E-XE3486 - Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Secretariat of the UNCCD). Member of: E-XM3547 - Africa Partnership Forum (APF). Relations agreement with: B-XE3386 - UNIDO. Regional Economic Community of: D-XD8572 - African Union (AU). Permanent Observer to: E-XE3377 - ECOSOC. Observer to General Assembly of: A-XA3375 - United Nations (UN). Indirect relationship with: F-XF3380 - UNICEF. Links with:
- D-XD0017 - African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC);
- F-XF0018 - African Development Bank (ADB);
- F-XF0121 - African Development Bank Group (ADB Group);
- F-XF2245 - African Economic Community (AEC);
- E-XE6038 - African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO);
- F-XF4535 - Banque des Etats de l'Afrique centrale (BEAC);
- H-XE2452 - Central African Mineral Resources Development Centre (CAMRDC);
- F-XF6184 - Conférence des ministres des finances des pays de la Zone franc;
- E-XE5962 - ECA Sub-Regional Office for Central Africa (ECA/SRO-CA);
- E-XE5963 - ECA Sub-Regional Office for Eastern Africa (SRO-EA Kigali);
- F-XF2197 - Regional African Satellite Communications Organization (RASCOM);
- E-XE3381 - UNCTAD;
- B-XB3383 - UNESCO;
- E-XE4174 - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA);
- E-XM6677 - United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA);
- E-XE0621 - United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC);
- E-XE1885 - United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC).
Links indicated by: E-XK0544 - Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP); E-XE9583 - African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC); E-XE4596 - African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW); E-XE2944 - Centre Africain de Recherches sur Bananiers et Plantains (CARBAP); E-XE6562 - Centre International de Recherche et de Documentation sur les Traditions et les Langues Africaines (CERDOTOLA); H-XF0237 - Centre technique de coopération agricole et rurale (CTA); F-XF8389 - Fonds de solidarité africain (FSA); E-XE3867 - Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR); C-XC1506 - International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO); E-XD4496 - Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC); E-XM2250 - Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering States (RECSA).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Formal relations with: D-XD6104 - Association of Power Utilities in Africa (APUA). Links with: D-XD0140 - Organisation of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU). Links indicated by: D-XG9790 - Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA).
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XD4308
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