Export
Development Unit
EDU was established by the OECS on 1st November, 1997 in Roseau, Commonwealth
of Dominica. The Unit has assumed the responsibilities originally mandated to
the Eastern Caribbean States Export Development Agency (ECSEDA) , in the development
of the export manufacturing sector and to the Agricultural Diversification Coordinating
Unit (ADCU) in the promotion of non-traditional agricultural exports. Go
to EDU Home Page
Legal
Unit
The Legal Unit provides legal support to the OECS members, the Secretariat and
all subsidiary institutions of the organisation. The work of the Unit includes
law reform and harmonization; coordination of Judicial and Legal Reform activities
in the OECS; assistance to Member States in respect of the negotiating and adopting
of Treaties, and provision of routine legal services to the Organisation and
Member States, consistent with the status of the OECS as an International Organisation. More
Legal Unit details
Information Services Unit (ISU)
The Information Services Unit (ISU), which falls under the Research Communications and Information Services of the Director General’s Office of the OECS Secretariat, comprises the Documentation centre and Registry two Departments of the Secretariat concerned with the management and dissemination of information... More
ISU details
Pharmaceutical
Procurement Service (PPS)
Within the OECS the governing Authority established the OECS/Pharmaceutical Procurement
Service (OECS/PPS) as an agency of the OECS to invite tenders and award Regional
Price Contracts for the procurement of pharceuticals by OECS states Go to
PPS Home Page
Social
Development Unit
The OECS Social Development Unit (SDU) was created with funding from the UNDP
to help strengthen linkages between economic and social strategy development
and to provide the Secretariat with the capacity to assess and monitor human
and social development related activities, including poverty reduction, for purposes
of supporting the development planning processes in the sub-region. More
SDU details
OECS
Sports Desk
The OECS Sports Desk is a facilitator that will assist Member States with the
development and implementation of their national sports programmes and act as
a clearing house for information on sporting activities within the OECS region. Go to
Sports Desk Home Page
Trade Policy Unit
The OECS Secretariat established the Trade Policy Unit to assist Member States to formulate and implement trade policies and negotiate trade rules and arrangements which will facilitate sustainable development. More
TPU detailsGo to Trade Policy Home Page
Missions
The OECS countries are represented overseas by missions in Brussels and Ottawa.
