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SADC Legal Instruments 2005

Instrument Objective Date of Date of entry
signature into force
Protocol on the Facilitate entry into Member States without the need for visas for 18.08.05 Not yet in
Facilitation of Movement bona fide visits, permanent and temporary residence, and force
of Persons in SADC establishment of oneself and working in the territory of another
Member State
SADC Electoral Advisory SEAC established with the role of advisor to SADC structures and to 18.08.05 18.08.05
Council Electoral Commission of Member States.

SADC Legal Instruments 2006

Instrument Objective Date of Date of entry
signature into force
Revised Inter- A revision of the 1995 IGMOU establishing SAPP, the agreement was 23.02.06 23.02.06
Governmental MOU on signed by SADC Ministers responsible for Energy to bring in new
Southern African Power players and create an enabling environment for investment in the
Pool sector
Windhoek Declaration on Contributes to the attainment of the SADC Common Agenda through 27.04.06 27.04.06
a New Partnership a more effective partnership with better coordination and alignment
between SADC and the of procedures, and regular, institutionalised dialogue including
International exchange of experiences and effective practices 155
Cooperating Partners
Protocol on Finance and Advances harmonisation of financial and investment policies of 18.08.06 16.04.10
Investment Member States for consistency with the objectives of SADC and to
ensure that changes to these policies in one country do not cause
undesirable adjustments in other Member States
MOU concerning the The MOU seeks to establish and develop a Transfrontier 07.12.06 07.12.06
Establishment of the Conservation Area which will be called the Kavango-Zambezi
Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA)
Transfrontier
Conservation Area

SADC Legal Instruments 2007

Instrument Objective Date of Date of entry
signature into force

MOU amongst the The MOU is an undertaking by Member States to cooperate in 17.08.07 17.08.07
Member States of the financing the construction of the SADC headquarters in Botswana.
SADC on the New The host country was tasked with underwriting the SADC
Headquarters of SADC contribution towards a Public Private Partnership used for the
construction project
MOU amongst SADC The MOU provides a legal basis to establish a SADC Standby Brigade 17.08.07 17.08.07
Member States on the consisting of military, police and civilian components.
Establishment of a SADC
Standby Brigade