Common use of Technical Co-operation Clause in Contracts

Technical Co-operation. The Member States agree: (a) to develop a pool of national expertise and capabilities to support the implementation of regional programmes funded from the regular budget and provide counterpart project personnel for donor-funded projects; (b) to develop a regional roster of all expertise, know-how and skills available in the region including those national experts not resident in the area; (c) to design a mechanism for mobilising and effectively utilising national expertise in the Member States in the conceptualisation, design, implementation, monitoring and follow-up of regional projects approved by the Member States; (d) to provide readily available resources for financing technical co-operation programmes in the Member States related to regional programming and the implementation of common projects; (e) to provide resources to enable national experts from one Member State to assist other Member States to acquire skills and capabilities in specified areas related to regional co-operation; and (f) to enable the Common Market to tap and attract national experts residing outside the region to participate in co- operation programmes. The Member States recognise the need for effective resource mobilisation, investment and the importance of encouraging increased flow of private sector investment into the Common Market for development. To this end, the Member States agree to adopt harmonised macro-economic policies that shall attract private sector investment into the Common Market.

Technical Co-operation. The Member States agree: (a) to develop a pool of national expertise and capabilities to support the implementation of regional programmes funded from the regular budget and provide counterpart project personnel for donor-funded projects; (b) to develop a regional roster of all expertise, know-how and skills available in the region including those national experts not resident in the area; (c) to design a mechanism for mobilising and effectively utilising national expertise in the Member States in the conceptualisation, design, implementation, monitoring and follow-follow- up of regional projects approved by the Member States; (d) to provide readily available resources for financing technical co-operation programmes in the Member States related to regional programming and the implementation of common projects; (e) to provide resources to enable national experts from one Member State to assist other Member States to acquire skills and capabilities in specified areas related to regional co-operationcooperation; and (f) to enable the Common Market to tap and attract national experts residing outside the region to participate in co- co-operation programmes. The Member States recognise the need for effective resource mobilisation, investment and the importance of encouraging increased flow of private sector investment into the Common Market for development. To this end, the Member States agree to adopt harmonised macro-macro- economic policies that shall attract private sector investment into the Common Market.