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SADC Legal Instruments 2000

Instrument Objective Date of Date of entry
signature into force
Protocol on Tribunal and Outlines the rules of procedure for the SADC Tribunal as well as its 07.08.00 14.08.01
the Rules of Procedure functions, composition and jurisdiction
Protocol on Legal Affairs Ensures that there is common interpretation and implementation of 07.08.00 09.01.06
legal matters relating to the SADC Treaty, protocols and subsidiary
legal instruments

Revised Protocol on Upon entry into force, this repeals and replaces the Protocol on 07.08.00 22.09.03
Shared Watercourses Shared Watercourse Systems signed in 1995 that entered into force
on 29 September 1998
Agreement for Agreement by the Governments of Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and 03.11.2000 03.11.2000
Establishment of the South Africa signed in Windhoek, Namibia provides a forum for
Orange-Senqu coordination and development in the basin through integrated
Commission water resources management, In line with the Revised Protocol on
Shared Watercourses

SADC Legal Instruments 2001

Instrument Objective Date of Date of entry
signature into force
153
Declaration on the An undertaking by the region to address the challenge of the illicit 09.03.01 09.03.01
control of Firearms, manufacturing, stockpiling of, trafficking in, possession and use of
Ammunition and Other firearms
Related Materials
Protocol on Politics, Establishes the objectives of the Organ on Politics, Defence and 14.08.01 02.03.04
Defence and Security Security, its operating structure and the guidelines for the Organ’s
Cooperation jurisdiction, methods and procedures, and relationship with
international agreements and other regions
Protocol on the Control Guides regional cooperation on the prevention and eradication of 14.08.01 08.11.04
of Firearms, Ammunition the illicit manufacturing, stockpiling of, trafficking in, possession and
and Other Related use of firearms
Materials in SADC

Protocol on Fisheries Guides regional cooperation on the harmonisation and 14.08.01 08.08.03
implementation of legislation on fisheries and the sustainable
management and protection of shared aquatic resources
Protocol on Culture, Outlines the cooperation in the region in the areas of cultural 14.08.01 07.01.06
Information and Sport exchanges, information sharing and sporting activities
Protocol Against Aims to promote and strengthen the development of mechanisms to 14.08.01 06.07.05
Corruption prevent, detect, punish and eradicate corruption in the public and
private sectors of the region as well as to facilitate and regulate
cooperation in matters of corruption among Member States
Declaration on SADC recognises the role of ICT in economic development 14.08.01 14.08.01
Information and
Communications
Technology