Appointments
1. The Secretary-General and the Deputy Secretaries-General shall be
appointed by the Conference for a four-year term which can be renewed once.
2. Nationals of the State where the Community headquarters are situated may
not be appointed to the post of Secretary-General.
3. The Financial Controller and the Accountant shall be appointed by the
Conference for a renewable term of three years.
4. In the appointment of General Secretariat staff, consideration shall be given
not only to moral integrity and competence but also to equitable geographic
distribution of posts among all Member States.
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In force from 18-10-1983
Source page 18
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