UNITED NATIONS
EcoNOMIC AND
SOCIAL COUNCIL
Distr.
GENERAL
E/CN.14/RES/140 (VII) 3 Maroh 1965
Original; ENGT.TSH
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ECONOMIC ~O~1ISSION FOR AFRICA Seventh session
Nairobi, 9-23 February 1965
CO-ORDINATION OF INDUSTRIAL INCENTlmb~· ~UIL
the Commission at its 0n 22 February 1965
The Economlc Commission for Africa
Recognizing the importance of co-ordinating programmes of indust- rial development in African countries in order to achieve maximum eoonomic growth,
Recognizing the dangers inherent in competition among African States in the pr-ovi saon of economic incentives and industrial legislation to attract capital investment,
~oting that a preliminary study of African investment codes inclUd- ing data on current legislation has been prepared at its re~uest and will sh.ortly be published,
1. Recommends to the Governments of member States and associate members of the Commission that they should review and if possible harmon- ize industrial legislation and incentives through the sub-regional offices of the Commission;
2. Re~uests the Executive Secretary to report to the Commission at its next session on the progress made.
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