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The Andean Community of Nations (in Spanish: Comunidad Andina de Naciones, abbreviated CAN) is a trade bloc comprising the South American countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. The trade bloc was formerly called the Andean Pact and came into existence with the signing of the Cartagena Agreement in 1969. Its headquarters are located in Lima, Peru. Image File history File links Description: Map of Countries of CAN Beschreibung: Karte von LÃ¤ndern der CAN old image originally from Wikimedia Commons [:Image:Blank-South-America-map. ... Image File history File links Description: Map of Countries of CAN Beschreibung: Karte von LÃ¤ndern der CAN old image originally from Wikimedia Commons [:Image:Blank-South-America-map. ... A trade bloc is a large free trade area or near-free trade area formed by one or more tax, tariff and trade agreements. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Also called: La Ciudad de los Reyes (The City of Kings) Founded January 18, 1535 Subdivisions 30 districts Mayor Luis CastaÃ±eda Lossio Area 2,664. ...

The Andean Community has 120 million inhabitants living in an area of 4,700,000 square kilometers, whose Gross Domestic Product amounted to US$260 billion in 2002. goods and services, that is those goods and services that are consumed by their final user, and not used as an input into other goods. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Andean Community together with Mercosur comprises the two main trading blocs of South America. In 1999 these organizations began negotiating a merger with a view to creating a South American Free Trade Area (SAFTA). On December 8, 2004 it signed a cooperation agreement with Mercosur and they published a joint letter of intention for future negotiations towards integrating all of South America in the context of the South American Community of Nations, patterned after the European Union. Flag of Mercosur MERCOSUR Mercosur or Mercosul (Spanish: Mercado ComÃºn del Sur, Portuguese: Mercado Comum do Sul, English: Southern Common Market) is a trading zone between Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, founded in 1991 by the Treaty of AsunciÃ³n, which was later amended and updated by the 1995... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The South American Community of Nations (Spanish: Comunidad Sudamericana de Naciones (CSN), Portuguese: Comunidade Sul-Americana de NaÃ§Ãµes (CSN)) will be a continent-wide free trade zone that will unite two existing free-trade organizationsâ€”Mercosur and the Andean Communityâ€”eliminating tariffs for non-sensitive products by 2014 and... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The South American Community of Nations (CSN) (Spanish: Comunidad Sudamericana de Naciones, Portuguese: Comunidade Sul-Americana de NaÃ§Ãµes, Dutch: Zuid-Amerikaanse Statengemeenschap) will be a continent-wide free trade zone that will unite two existing free-trade organizationsâ€”Mercosur and the Andean Communityâ€”eliminating tariffs for non-sensitive products...

Recently, Venezuela has decided to join Mercosur. Some analysts have interpreted that it may leave the CAN in the process. [1]

Venezuela's official position appears to be that, by joining Mercosur, further steps can be taken towards integrating both trade blocs. CAN Secretary General Allan Wagner has stated that the Venezuelan Foreign Minister Alí Rodríguez has declared that Venezuela does not intend to leave the CAN, and its simultaneous membership to both blocs marked the beginning of their integration.[2] Colombian President Alvaro Uribe delivering a speech at the opening of the Fourteenth Meeting of the Andean Presidential Council, June 27, 2003 The Andean Community of Nations (in Spanish: Comunidad Andina de Naciones, abbreviated CAN) is a trade bloc that comprises the South American countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru... AlÃ RodrÃguez (in the center) with the presidents of Venezuela Hugo Chavez (left) and Peru Alejandro Toledo (right) AlÃ RodrÃguez Araque (born 1937) is a Venezuelan politician, diplomat, and oil adviser to President Hugo ChÃ¡vez. ...

1 History
2 Organization
3 Secretaries-General
4 Membership
5 Free flow of people
- 5.1 Andean Passport
6 See also
7 External links

History

The groundwork for the Community was established in 1969 in the Cartagena Agreement.
In 1976, Augusto Pinochet withdrew Chile from the Andean Community claiming economic incompatibilities.
In 1979, the treaty creating the Court of Justice was signed and the Andean Parliament created and the Andean Council of Foreign Ministers were created.
In 1983, the treaty creating the Court of Justice entered into effect.
In 1991, the presidents approved the open skies policy and agree to intensify integration.
In 1992, Peru temporarily suspended its obligations under the Liberalization Program.
In 1993, the Free Trade Zone entered into full operation for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
In 1994, the Common External Tariff was approved.

Colombian President Álvaro Uribe delivering a speech at the opening of the Fourteenth Meeting of the Andean Presidential Council, June 27, 2003.

In 1996, the Cartagena Agreement Commission approved the regulatory context for the establishment, operation, and exploitation of the Simón Bolívar Satellite System.
In 1997, an agreement was reached for Peru's gradual incorporation into the Andean Free Trade Zone.
In 1998, the Framework Agreement for the creation of a Free Trade Area between the Andean Community and the Mercosur was signed in Buenos Aires.
In 2000, a meeting of the South American Presidents, at which the Andean Community Heads of State and Mercosur decide to launch negotiations for establishing a free trade area between the two blocs as rapidly as possible and by January 2002 at the latest.
In August 2003, the Andean Community and Mercosur Foreign Ministers, during a meeting in Montevideo at which the CAN delivered a working proposal containing guidelines for the negotiation, reaffirmed their governments' political determination to move ahead with the negotiation of a free trade agreement between the two blocs.

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Organization

Andean Presidential Council
Andean Foreign Relations Ministers Council
Comission
Headquarters (Lima, Peru)
Andean Justice Tribunal
Andean Congress (Bogotá, Colombia)
Simón Bolívar Andean University

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Secretaries-General

Sebastián Alegrett (Venezuela) 1997–2002
Guillermo Fernández de Soto (Colombia) 2002–2004
Edward Allan Wagner Tizón (Peru) 2005–

Allan Wagner TizÃ³n (b. ...

Membership

The original Andean Pact was founded in 1969 by Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. In 1973 the pact gained its sixth member, Venezuela. However, in 1976 its membership was again reduced to five when Chile withdrew.

Recently, with the new cooperation agreement with Mercosur, the Andean Community gained four new associate members: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. These four Mercosur members were granted associate membership by the Andean Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in an enlarged session with the Commission (of the Andean Community) on July 7, 2005. This moves reciprocates the actions of Mercosur which granted associate membership to all the Andean Community nations by virtue of the Economic Complementarity Agreements (Free Trade agreements) signed between the CAN and individual Mercosur members. ^[3]

Free flow of people

From January 1, 2005, the citizens of the five member countries can enter the other Andean Community member states without the requirement of visa. The passengers should present the authorities their national ID cards. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Visitors to Venezuela will have to present their passports; they will then receive the Andean Migration Card (Tarjeta Andina de Migración), in which the time of temporary residence in the country is stated.

Andean Passport

The Andean passport was created in June 2001 pursuant to Decisión 504. This stipulates the issuing of a passport based on a standard model which contains harmonised features of nomenclature and security. The passport is effective in Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela; Bolivia and Colombia will start issuing Andean passports in early 2006. The Andean passport was created in June 2001 pursuant to DecisiÃ³n 504. ... The title page of European Union passports bears the name European Union, then the name of the issuing country, in the official languages of all EU countries. ...

External links

Andean Community membership

Category: Trade blocs

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	The Cartagena Agreement was subsequently modified in 1987 by the Quito Protocol (the Andean Pact Treaty), by the Trujillo Act of March 10, 1996, and by the Protocol of Sucre signed on June 25, 1997.
	The Court of Justice of the Andean Community (TJAC) is the judicial body and an integral part of the Andean Community.
	The mission of the TJAC is to ensure the respect of Community law, settle disputes arising from it, and consistently interpret it.

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