Legal Resources
ECOWAS Laws Library
A curated collection of ECOWAS treaties, protocols, decisions, and supplementary acts — freely downloadable for researchers, practitioners, and citizens.
Free Movement Protocols
Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, Goods and Services (Phase 1)
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Supplementary Protocol — Right of Residence (Phase 2)
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Supplementary Protocol A/SP 2/5/90 — Right of Establishment (Phase 3)
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1 Free Movement of Persons 1 (Additional Reference)
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Decisions & Regulations
Decision A/DEC.1/6/06 — ECOWAS Commission
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Decision A/DEC.5/10/98 — Transhumance Between ECOWAS Member States
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Regulation C/REG.3/01/03 — Implementation of Transhumance Regulations
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Regional Policies and Response to Manage Pastoral Movements in ECOWAS
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Supplementary Protocols — Court & Parliament
Supplementary Protocol A/SP. 2/06/06 — Community Court of Justice
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Supplementary Protocol A/SP. 1/06/06 — Amending the Revised Treaty
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Supplementary Protocol A/SP. 3/06/06 — Community Parliament
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Security & Arms
ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials
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2026 — New Resources
Founding Treaties & Treaty Amendments
Additional Protocol Amending Article 4 of the ECOWAS Treaty (Institutions of the Community)
PDF ↓Legal Regime — New Instrument Amending the ECOWAS Treaty (2010)
PDF ↓Supplementary Protocol Amending Article 9, Paragraph 1(C) of the ECOWAS Treaty
PDF ↓Supplementary Protocol Amending Article 53 of the ECOWAS Treaty (Budget of the Community)
PDF ↓Supplementary Protocol Amending Articles 1, 3, 6 and 21 of the ECOWAS Revised Treaty
PDF ↓Supplementary Protocol Amending the Preamble of the ECOWAS Treaty
PDF ↓Supplementary Protocol Amending the Revised ECOWAS Treaty
PDF ↓Protocol A/P.1/7/91 — ENG
PDF ↓Supplementary Protocol A/SP.10/10/5 — ENG
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Treaty of ECOWAS — Lagos, 28 May 1975
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Revised Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States (1993)
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Free Movement of Persons
Protocol Relating to Free Movement of Persons, Residence and Establishment
PDF ↓Protocol Relating to the Definition of Community Citizen
PDF ↓Conventions
Convention on Extradition
PDF ↓Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters
PDF ↓Convention on Mutual Assistance in Custom Matters
PDF ↓Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Related Matters
PDF ↓Convention Regulating Inter-State Road Transportation between ECOWAS Member States
PDF ↓Convention Relating to Inter-State Transit of Goods
PDF ↓General Convention on Privileges and Immunities of ECOWAS
PDF ↓General Convention on Privileges and Immunities (Alternative)
PDF ↓General Convention on the Recognition and Equivalence of Degrees, Diplomas, Certificates and Other Qualifications in ECOWAS Member States
PDF ↓Supplementary Convention Establishing a Community Guarantee Mechanism for Inter-State Road Transit of Goods
PDF ↓Security, Defence & Arms
Protocol on Non-Aggression
PDF ↓Protocol Relating to Mutual Assistance on Defence
PDF ↓Protocol on the Fight Against Corruption
PDF ↓Protocol Relating to the Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peacekeeping and Security
PDF ↓Protocol Relating to the Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution — Revised
PDF ↓Protocol Relating to the Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution — (Alt. Version)
PDF ↓Court of Justice & Community Parliament
CCJ Supplementary Act Vol. 88 (English)
PDF ↓Supplementary Act: Reduction of Judges of ECOWAS Court to Five (2018)
PDF ↓Supplementary Protocol Amending the Protocol on the Community Court of Justice
PDF ↓Protocol Relating to the Community Parliament
PDF ↓Parliament Protocols
PDF ↓Supplementary Protocol Amending the Protocol Relating to the Community Parliament
PDF ↓Finance, Budget, Trade & Investment
Protocol on Conditions Governing the Application of the Community Levy
PDF ↓Protocol Establishing Value Added Tax in ECOWAS Member States
PDF ↓Protocol Relating to the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)
PDF ↓Protocol Relating to the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA)
PDF ↓Protocol Relating to the Definition of the Concept of Products Originating from Member States (2003)
PDF ↓Protocol Relating to the Contributions by Member States to the Budget of the Community
PDF ↓Protocol on Assessment of Loss of Revenue by Member States
PDF ↓Protocol Relating to Community Enterprises
PDF ↓Protocol Relating to the Fund for Co-operation, Compensation and Development
PDF ↓Supplementary Protocol Amending Article 1 — Contributions by Member States to the Budget
PDF ↓Supplementary Protocol Amending the Definition of Concept of Products Originating from Member States
PDF ↓Social, Health, Education & Culture
Protocol on the Establishment of a West African Health Organisation
PDF ↓Supplementary Protocol Amending the Protocol on the Establishment of the West African Health Organisation
PDF ↓Protocol on Education and Training
PDF ↓Protocol on Cultural Framework Agreement for ECOWAS
PDF ↓Energy, Telecommunications & Infrastructure
Protocol on Energy
PDF ↓Supplementary Acts on Telecommunications
PDF ↓Supplementary Acts & Instruments
Supplementary Act 2 (SUPPLE2)
PDF ↓Supplementary Act 4 (SUPPLE4)
PDF ↓Supplementary Instrument SU10F11
PDF ↓Supplementary Instrument SU057B1
PDF ↓Supplementary Instrument SU17521
PDF ↓Supplementary Instrument SUA3AD1
PDF ↓Supplementary Instrument SUA6251
PDF ↓Supplementary Instrument SUCC3A1
PDF ↓Supplementary Instrument SUDA7D1
PDF ↓Supplementary Instrument SUE2101
PDF ↓Instrument G9470471
PDF ↓Instrument PRB5FD1
PDF ↓Protocol Relating to the Re-establishment / Reinstatement Instrument
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