SECTION 20

Powers 1. The Secretary-General shall be the chief executive official of the Community. 2. Accordingly, his duties shall be: a) to prepare and carry out the decisions and directives of the Conference and the regulations of the Council; b) to promote development programmes and Community projects; c) to prepare the draft budget of the Community and have it implemented; d) to prepare annually the Community’s programme of action; e) to submit a report on Community activities to all Conference and Council meetings; f) to prepare Conference and Council meetings and provide the secretariat for them g) to carry out studies with a view to achieving the aims of the Community and to make proposals likely to enhance the functioning and harmonious development of the Community; to this end, he may request a Member State to supply him wit all the necessary information; h) to recruit the staff of the General Secretariat and make appointments to all posts except those specified in Article 9, paragraph 2(f) of this Treaty.