V.2 - Reinforcement of the economic macro
framework
The analysis of the reviews of the economic situation of the
Member States reveals that annually, half of the countries does not manage to
completely fill the four criteria of first rank to which however all the
countries must satisfy.
On the whole, that it is about average annual inflation rate, of
not-accumulation of postponed outsides payment, of not-accumulation of
postponed interiors payment, of ratio of the wage bill compared to the revenues
from taxes, the overall situation of the countries of the UEMOA often leaves
something to be desired.
In accordance with the orientations of the Conference of the
Heads of State in 2003, the follow-up of the national economies will be ensured
through:
- the organization of missions of assistance in the States within
the framework of the negotiations with the IMF
and the World Bank;
- the organization of missions of follow-up of the national
economies within the framework of the evaluation with
mid- course and annual of the multiannual programs;
- the organization of a circular mission in order to impel, in
the States, the implementation
effective of the Pact of Convergence, Stability, Growth and
Solidarity;
- the organization of a mission of experience sharing to the seat
of the IMF in Washington.
Within the framework of the reinforcement of the statistical
production, it is envisaged:
- development of a multiannual statistical program of the
Commission, for one
better coordination of the statistical activity within the
Union;
- the organization of missions of data acquisition of statistics
at ends of modeling and of
publication;
- the installation of tools of simulation and economic forecast
as well as the formation of
users;
- improvement of existing methodologies.
V.3 - the management of the finance public
With the title of the management of the finance public, the
prospects are summarized with the following activities:
- the follow-up of the implementation of the Community finance
public texts through
missions of evaluation;
- the drafting of guides of application and notes clarifying
certain provisions of
directives;
- the regular operation of the Committee of follow-up of the
directives;
- the installation of the National Committees of Reform of the
finance public;
- the realization of the programme of harmonization of the
nomenclatures budgetary and countable of
Local communities;
- continuation of the implementation of the first phase of the
programme of reform of
public markets (PRMP-UEMOA), by the development of the Community
regulation,
installation of the instruments and functions within the
Commission on the follow-up of
program of reform of the public markets, as well as the
development of the strategy of
development of the professional framework of the public
markets.
V.4 - The construction of the Common Market
Being the Customs union, the Commission will take care of better
popularizing the news
rules of origin, entries into force in 2003. In addition,
missions of checking of
the application of the reforms relating to the Customs union,
which are not carried out any more since
the year 2001, from now on will be carried out, at a rate of a
mission per six-month period. They
will allow to make a regular report of the state of
implementation of the reforms with
The Council of Ministers of the Union.
For purposes of a harmonization of the customs legislation in the
Member States,
Commission will finalize, for adoption, before 2005, book II of
the code of the Customs, relating to the customs dispute.
With regard to the customs value, the year 2004 will see the end
of the limited period,
to devote the Community border. Thus, imported goods of third
country
will be declared on the same basis, whether they are intended in
Coastal states or countries
hinterland.
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