Article 158: The Development Fund

  1.         There is hereby established a Development Fund for the purpose of providing financial or technical assistance to disadvantaged countries, regions and sectors.
  1.         Subject to the provisions of this Article and relevant provisions of this Treaty, the Community Council, in collaboration with COFAP, shall:

(a)        determine the status, composition and functions of the Development Fund; (b)        determine the contributions of the Member States to the Development Fund.

  1.         The Development Fund may accept subventions from public or private sector entities of the Member States or from other entities external to the Community.  Subventions shall not be accepted nor applied by the Development Fund on conditions which discriminate against Member States, regions or sectors except in accordance with the provisions of this Treaty.