Structure of the PTA secretariat and forumula for contributions by member states towards the budget of that secretariat

Abstract

Following discussion on Chapter 10 of the Draft .Treaty for the establishment of a Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States, the joint Meeting of the Lusaka MULPOC Council of Ministers and the Extraordinary Conference of Ministers of Trade, Finance and Planning held in Maseru, Lesotho from 19-22 January 1981 decided that "ECA should prepare for consideration of the resumed Conference of Ministers a draft structure of the Secretariat of the PTA and a formula for determining contributions "by member States to the annual budget of the Secretariat The purpose of this memorandum is therefore to: (a) Propose an appropriate organizational structure for the secretariat staff that will be required for the various operations of the PTA; (b) Indicate the level of financial resources required annually during the first five years of the PTA; and (c) Suggest a possible formula for determining the contributions by member States to the annual budget of the PTA Secretariat