i.
recognition and observance of the rules and principles of the community;
j.
promotion and consolidation of a democratic system of governance in each
Member State as envisaged by the Declaration of Political Principles adopted in
Abuja on 6 July, 1991; and
k. equitable and just distribution of the costs and benefits of economic cooperation and integration.
ARTICLE 5: GENERAL UNDERTAKINGS
1. Member States undertake to create favourable conditions for the attainment of the
objectives of the Community, and particularly to take all necessary measures to
harmonise their strategies and policies, and to refrain from any action that may
hinder the attainment of the said objectives.
2. Each Member State shall, in accordance with its constitutional procedures, take all
necessary measures to ensure the enactment and dissemination of such legislative
and statutory texts as may be necessary for the implementation of the provisions of
this Treaty.
3. Each Member State undertakes to honour its obligations under this Treaty and to
abide by the decisions and regulations of the Community.
CHAPTER III
INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY
ESTABLISHMENT COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS
ARTICLE 6: INSTITUTIONS
1. The Institutions of the Community shall be:
a) the Authority of Heads of State and Government;
b) the Council .0fMinisters;
c) the Community Parliament;
d) the Economic and Social Council;
e) the Community Court of Justice;
f) the Executive Secretariat;
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