SECTION 1

DEFINITIONS In this Treaty: a) “Barter agreement” means any agreement whereby articles are imported into a Member State and can be paid for in whole or in part by a direct exchange of goods; b) “Committee” means any committee established under Article 26 of this Treaty or in pursuance thereof; c) “Commission” means the Consultative Commission established under Article 23 of this Treaty; d) “Community” means the Economic Community of Central African States established under Article 2 of this Treaty; e)”Conference” means the meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Community convened under Article 8 of this Treaty; f) “Council” means any meeting of ministers convened under Article 12 of this Treaty; g) “Court of Justice” means the Court of Justice of the Community established under Article 16 of this Treaty; h) “Customs duties” means the protective duties and charges having an equivalent effect levied on goods by virtue of their importation; i) “Fiscal charges on imports” means the non-protective duties and charges having an equivalent effect levied on goods by virtue of their importation; j) “Export duties and taxes” means the non-protective duties and charges having an equivalent effect levied on goods by virtue of their exportation; k) “Customs duties and taxes” means all the duties and taxes defined above; l) “Member State” means any Member State of the Community; m) “Third State” means any State other than a Member State; n) “Fund” means the Cooperation and Development Fund established under Article 75 of this Treaty; o) “Goods in transit” means goods being conveyed between two Member States or between a Member State and a third State and passing through one or more Member States; p) “Person” means a natural or legal person; q) “Intra-Community trade treatment” means the advantages given to the goods mentioned in Article 30 (1) of this Treaty; r) “National of the Community” means any natural person regarded as a citizen of a Member State in accordance with its laws; legal persons established under the existing legislation of a Member State shall be deemed to be natural persons provided that their head office is established in such a State and at least 35 per cent, the objective being to progressively attain at least 51 per cent of their equity is held be a Member State, nationals or public bodies of such a State. s) “Secretary-General” means the Secretary-General of the Community as provided for under Article 19 of this Treaty; t) “General Secretariat” means the General Secretariat of the Community as established under Article 19 of this Treaty; u) “Treaty” means the Treaty establishing the Community.