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Mercosur
The Southern Common Market (Mercosur), is a union subregional integrated by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, with Bolivia and Venezuela in the process of incorporation. Its partner countries Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It was established in 1991 with the signing of the Treaty of Asuncin.
Mercosur has sovereignty over a variety of natural resources, from Ecuador to Antarctica has 200 million people, generating a gross domestic product exceeding one trillion dollars (about 150 billion pesetas), and concentrates more than 54% of GDP in Latin America.
Mercosur
Objective
The primary objective of the Treaty is the integration of States Parties, through the following mechanisms:
Free movement of goods, services and factors of production between countries; The establishment of a common external tariff and the adoption of a common commercial policy; The coordination of macroeconomic and sectoral policies between the States parties; The harmonization of laws to ensure the strengthening of the integration process...
All countries have an average of skilled labor; Governments of the four countries adhere to democratic principles and respect for human rights while they are engaged, as far as possible, the harmonization of national legislation; Member countries there is political commitment to tackle the problems of health, education and poverty.
In Ecuador have total free access for goods 5800 Some tariff subheadings 5800 Ecuadorian export products come with periods of relief or removal of tariffs (taxes), immediately or over ten years, with the agreement between the Andean Community (CAN) and Mercosur, which will run from this April 1st.
Many of the "purposes" of the integration process has not been achieved in practice. Therefore, despite the name "Southern Common Market, Mercosur is not a common market. It is indeed a free trade area or, if you will, of an imperfect customs union or incomplete.
This is due to several circumstances:
Use of the preferences granted to Ecuador by the countries of MERCOSUR and the Rest of ALADI
80,00% 70,00% 60,00% 50,00% 40,00% 30,00% 20,00% 10,00% 0,00% Argentina Brasil Paraguay Uruguay Chile Mxico
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