as part of a phased restructuring exercise of the whole ECA secretariat, a number of Professional and General Service staff have been reassigned from headquarters to various MULPOCs. (ii) Assistance to subregicnal economic groupings 88. Assistance with regard to legal and economic issues has been rendered to PTA, ECOWAS, ECCAS, and to various ECA-sponsored institutions and other intergovernmental organizations. The main features of such assistance were as follows: (a) For ECOWAS, a draft protocol on Community enterprises and draft statutes for the tribunal were prepared. The secretariat also helped in the preparation and servicing of meetings convened to discuss the ECA report on proposals for strengthening economic integration in West Africa; - 30 - (b) A draft protocol with PTA on the relaxation and eventual elimina­ tion of visa restrictions was also prepared. In addition, a draft charter of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce in PTA subregions, a draft charter of the PTA Trade and Development Bank and various draft amendments to the PTA Treaty were submitted to appropriate PTA meetings; (c) For the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) , rules of procedure for the Authority of Heads of State and Government and the Council of Ministers as well as draft financial and staff rules were prepared as part of the various services the joint OAU/ECA secretariat has been rendering to this nascent organization. (b) ECA-sponsored institutions 89. The following main documents were prepared: (a) Management Agreement between ADB and the African Industrial Development Fund; (b) Staff regulations for RECTAS; (c) Draft constitution and rules of procedure for the African Federation of Chambers of Commerce; (d) Draft agreement on co-operation among intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) in West Africa; (e) Draft host country agreement between the Government of the Republic of Congo and the Central African Mineral Resources Development Centre. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) activities in providing assistance to regional economic groupings and institutions, as well as preparing documents for various organizations. The language used is focused on economic issues, such as trade, integration, and development, which suggests that the category should be related to economic development.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade