CONCLUSION
On the level of the UEMOA, continuation and the deepening of the
projects and programs
of integration allowed to attenuate, in solidarity, the asymmetry
of the exogenic shocks, thus
that its effects on cohesion interns Union.
Thus, in spite of the persistence of the effects of the crisis of
the Ivory Coast consecutive in the events
from September 19, 2002, the rate/rhythm of the economic activity
in the Union should start one
recovery in 2003.
In comparison with the socio-economic situation of the Union, the
durable improvement of the standard of living of the populations and the
reduction of the inequalities constitute challenges of which the resolution
requires an acceleration of the growth and an insertion of the economies in the
process of universalization. For a true mobilization to take up these
challenges, the regional Authorities initiated the regional economic program,
which would result in a whole of sectoral performances, implying additional
efforts in terms of reforms and financing. Accordingly, it will be necessary to
mobilize approximately 144 billion F CFA per annum over the period programming
2004-2008.
The concrete actions to realize within the framework of the
regional economic program were given starting from the programs and sectoral
policies adopted by the Community authorities or of the relating to it
recommendations.
The Common external tariff (tce), come into effect since
January 1, 2000, knows
an overall satisfactory application. However, certain nontariff
obstacles
still persist, in particular the technical standards imposed by
certain States
members with the Community products, multiplication of the road
stoppings and
perception of illicit taxation of the corridors of the Union
which became problems
recurring.
The freedom of circulation of the factors, with its implications
in terms of right of establishment and harmonization of the services (the
social right, the Fair labor standards act, the protection of the risks, right
to health, the granting of the national treatment the nationals of the Union)
is still not anchored in reality.
Elements of harmonization concerned with the Sectoral Policies,
but convergent with
the construction of the Common Market (grid systems, energy
services, diffusion
NTIC, access to the formation, dynamization of the
agro-industrial dies, levelling of the companies) are still to perfect.
To give an impulse to the economic and social development, large
building sites
in integrating matter were undertaken, in order to contribute to
the improvement of the environment of the businesses, to look further into the
role of the financial sector, to promote the development of a regional money
market and to facilitate the economic and commercial relations within the
Union.
The existence even of the UEMAO constitutes in it even a victory
against fate.
Slowly but surely, integration under regional continues its
walk.
APPENDIX
GREAT STAGES Of INTEGRATION
- January 10, 1994: Signature, in Dakar, of the Treaty, the
Economic and Monetary Union
West African (UEMOA).
- August 1, 1994: Entry
into force of the Treaty of the UEMOA.
- January 27, 1995: Installation of
the members of the Court of Justice of the UEMOA.
- 30 janvier1994:
Installation of the Members of the Commission of the UEMOA.
- May 10, 1996:
First meeting of the Conference of the d'État Chiefs and
Government
in Ouagadougou.
- July 1, 1996: Entry into force of the
transitory preferential tariff system: frankness
total for the products of
agriculture, the breeding and the craft industry and reduction of 30% for the
approved originating industrial products Union.
- May 02, 1997: Accession of
the Guinea-Bissau, which becomes the 8th État member of
the
UEMOA.
- June 23, 1997: Second meeting of the Conference of the Heads of
States and Government
in Lome.
- July 1, 1997: Entry into force of the
reduction of the customs duties on the products
approved industrialists of
the UEMOA, which passes from 30% to 60%.
- January 1, 1998: Entry into force
of the African Western Countable System (SYSCOA) and
harmonized Index of the
Prices the Consumer of UEMOA (IHPC).
- March 27, 1998: Official installation
of the Interparliamentary Committee in Bamako.
- March 30, 1998: Entry
according to the members of the Court of Auditors with Ouagadougou.
- April
03, 1998: Installation of the Regional Consular Room in Lome.
- July 1,
1998: Fixing with 30% of the maximum rate of the customs duties within the
framework of
Common external tariff, except statistical royalty.
-
January 1, 1999: Entry into force of the reduction of the customs duties on the
products
approved industrialists of the Union, which passes from 60% to
80%.
- January 1, 1999: Fixing with 25% of the maximum rate of the customs
duties within the framework of
Common external tariff, except statistical
royalty.
- January 28, 1999: Third meeting of the Conference of the
d'État Chiefs and of
Government in Lome.
- December 08, 1999:
Fourth meeting of the Conference of the Heads of States and of
Government in
Lome.
- December 08, 1999: Adoption of the Common Industrial Policy of the
UEMOA.
- December 08, 1999: Adoption of the Pact of convergence, stability,
growth and of
solidarity enters the Member States of the UEMOA.
- January
1, 2000: Freedom of movement, of total frankness from the duties and import
taxes, for
products of agriculture, the breeding, the craft industry and the
originating industrial products approved.
- January 1, 2000: Entry into
force of the common external tariff (tce): levelling off with
22% of the
import duties.
- June 29, 2000: Adoption of the Code of transparency in the
management of the finance public
within the UEMOA.
- June 29, 2000:
Adoption of the bearing document reforms public markets of the
States
members of the UEMOA.
- December 14, 2000: Fifth meeting of the
Conference of the Heads of State and of
Government in Bamako.
- December
14, 2000: Adoption of the Common Mining Policy of the UEMOA.
- December
19, 2001, 6th meeting of the Conference of the d'État chiefs and
Government in Dakar.
- December 19, 2001, adoption of the additional
protocol n°III instituting the rules of origin of the products of the
UEMOA.
- December 19, 2001, adoption of the Agricultural Policy of the
Union.
- December 19, 2001, adoption of the Common Énergetic
Policy of the UEMOA.
- December 19, 2001, adoption of the
additional act relating to the promotion of the Craft industry within the
UEMOA.
- May 23, 2002, adoption of the Community legislation of
Competition.
- January 27, 2003, adoption of the bearing payment
opening, organization and
operation of the agricultural counter
within F.A.I.R.
- January 29, 2003, 7th meeting of the Conference
of the d'État chiefs and of
Government in Dakar.
- January 29, 2003, adoption of the modified Treaty of the UEMOA.
- January 29, 2003, adoption of the bearing Treaty creation of the
Parliament of the UEMOA.
- January 27, 2003, adoption of the
additional act modifying the additional act n°04/99 bearing Pact of
convergence, stability, growth and solidarity enters the Member States of the
UEMOA.
- January 29, 2003, adoption of the additional act
instituting one limited period of financing of the Regional Consular Room
of the UEMOA by a subsidy of the Commission.
- January 29, 2003, adoption of the Additional Protocol N°
IV modifying the Additional protocol N° II on the sectoral Policies.
- January 10, 2004, 10th birthday of the creation of the UEMOA;
8th meeting of the Conference of the Heads of State and Government with Niamey.
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