The Andean Community of Nations (CAN)

The Andean community of nations

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TheAndeanCommunityofNations(CAN)
TheAndeanCommunityofNations(
atradebloccomprisingthe
PeruandVenezuela(whichisintheprocessofleavingthebloc).Thetradeblocwas
calledtheAndeanPactuntil
CartagenaAgreementin
TheAndeanCommunityhas
squarekilometers,whose
2005,including
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TheAndeanCommunityofNations(Spanish:ComunidadAndinadeNaciones,CAN)is
comprisingtheSouthAmericancountriesofBolivia,Colombia
(whichisintheprocessofleavingthebloc).Thetradeblocwas
calledtheAndeanPactuntil1996andcameintoexistencewiththesigningofthe
CartagenaAgreementin1969.ItsheadquartersarelocatedinLima,
TheAndeanCommunityhas120millioninhabitantslivinginanareaof
squarekilometers,whoseGrossDomesticProductamountedtoUS$745.3
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deNaciones,CAN)is
Colombia,Ecuador,
(whichisintheprocessofleavingthebloc).Thetradeblocwas
andcameintoexistencewiththesigningofthe
,Peru.
oninhabitantslivinginanareaof4,700,000
$745.3billionin

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TheoriginalAndeanPactwasfoundedin
§ Bolivia,
§ Chile,
§ Colombia,
§ Ecuadorand
§ Peru.
§ In1973,thepactgaineditssixthmember
§ In1976,however,
withdrew.
§ Venezuelaannounceditswithdrawalin
Communitytofourmemberstates.
§ Recently,withthenewcooperationagreementwith
Communitygainedfournewassociatemembers:
· Argentina,
· Brazil,
· Paraguayand
· Uruguay.




§ ThesefourMercosur
theAndeanCouncilofForeignMinistersmeetinginanenlargedsession
withtheCommission

§ Thismove
associatemembershiptoalltheAndeanCommunitynati onsbyvirtue
oftheEconomicComplementarityAgreements(FreeTrade
agreements)signedbetweentheCANandindividualM ercosur
members.

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Bolivia(1969),inprocessofjoining
Colombia(1969),intheframeworkof
Ecuador(1969),intheframeworkofUnasurandassociatememberof
Peru(1969)

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Venezuela(1973,2006

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Argentina(2005),intheframeworkof
Brazil(2005),intheframeworkof
Chile(fullmember1969

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TheoriginalAndeanPactwasfoundedin1969by:
thepactgaineditssixthmember,Venezuela.
,itsmembershipwasagainreducedtofivewhenChile
Venezuelaannounceditswithdrawalin2006,reducingtheAndean
Communitytofourmemberstates.
Recently,withthenewcooperationagreementwithMercosur
Communitygainedfournewassociatemembers:
Argentina,
Paraguayand

ThesefourMercosurmembersweregrantedassociatemembershipby
theAndeanCouncilofForeignMinistersmeetinginanenlargedsession
withtheCommission(oftheAndeanCommunity)onJuly
reciprocatestheactionsofMercosurwhichgranted
associatemembershiptoalltheAndeanCommunitynati onsbyvirtue
oftheEconomicComplementarityAgreements(FreeTrade
agreements)signedbetweentheCANandindividualM ercosur

inprocessofjoiningMercosur
intheframeworkofUnasurandassociatememberof
intheframeworkofUnasurandassociatememberof
2006),joinedMercosur
intheframeworkofCSN(SouthAmericanCommunityof
intheframeworkofCSN
1969,1976,observer1976,2006,associatemembersince
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itsmembershipwasagainreducedtofivewhenChile
reducingtheAndean
Mercosur,theAndean
membersweregrantedassociatemembershipby
theAndeanCouncilofForeignMinistersmeetinginanenlargedsession
onJuly7,2005.
whichgranted
associatemembershiptoalltheAndeanCommunitynationsbyvirtue
oftheEconomicComplementarityAgreements(FreeTrade
agreements)signedbetweentheCANandindividualMe rcosur
andassociatememberofMercosur
intheframeworkofUnasurandassociatememberofMercosur
SouthAmericanCommunityofNations)
associatemembersince2006)

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Paraguay(2005),intheframeworkof
Uruguay(2005),intheframeworkof
Venezuela(2006),intheframeworkof

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§ TheAndeanCommunityand
SouthAmerica.

§ In1999,theseorganizationsbegannegotiatingamergerwithaviewto
creatingaSouthAmericanFreeTradeArea

§ OnDecember8,2004
theypublishedajointletterofintentionforfuturenegotiationstowards
integratingallofSouthAmericainthecontextofthe
Nations,patternedafterthe

§ During2005,VenezueladecidedtojoinMercosur.Venezuela'sofficialposition
firstappearedtobethat,byjoiningMercosur,furtherstepscouldbetaken
towardsintegratingbothtradeblocs.

§ CANSecretaryGeneral
MinisterAlíRodríguez
CAN,anditssimultaneousmembershiptobothblocsmarkedthebeginningof
theirintegration.

§ HoweversomeanalystsinterpretedthatVenezuelamigh teventuallyleavethe
CANintheprocess.
Thispredictionseem
VenezuelanPresidentChávez'sannouncementofhiscountry'swithdrawal
fromtheAndeanCommunityafterstatingthat,asColombiaandPeruhave
signedfreetradeagreements(FTAs)withtheUnitedStates,theCommunityis
"dead".

§ OfficialsinColombiaandPeruhaveexpressedtheirdisagreementwiththis
view,asdidrepresentativesfromVenezuela'sindustrialsector(Conindustria).

§ Despitethisannouncement,Venezuelahasyettoformallycompleteallthe
necessarywithdrawalprocedures.

§ AccordingtoVenezuela'sCommerceMinisterMaría
entireprocesswilltakeuptofiveyears.Untilthen,Venezuelaanditspartners
remainboundbytheeffectsofthecommunity'spreexistingcommercial
agreements.
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intheframeworkofCSN
intheframeworkofCSN
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TheAndeanCommunityand Mercosurcomprisethetwomaintradingblocsof
,theseorganizationsbegannegotiatingamergerwithaviewto
SouthAmericanFreeTradeArea(SAFTA).
2004itsignedacooperationagreementwithMercosurand
theypublishedajointletterofintentionforfuturenegotiationstowards
integratingallofSouthAmericainthecontextoftheUnionofSouthAmerican
,patternedaftertheEuropeanUnion.
,VenezueladecidedtojoinMercosur.Venezuela'sofficialposition
firstappearedtobethat,byjoiningMercosur,furtherstepscouldbetaken
towardsintegratingbothtradeblocs.
ryGeneralAllanWagnerstatedthattheVenezuelanForeign
AlíRodríguezhaddeclaredthatVenezueladidnotintendtoleavethe
CAN,anditssimultaneousmembershiptobothblocsmarkedthebeginningof

HoweversomeanalystsinterpretedthatVenezuelamigh teventuallyleavethe
CANintheprocess.
ThispredictionseemstohavebeenfinallyverifiedinApril2006
VenezuelanPresidentChávez'sannouncementofhiscountry'swithdrawal
fromtheAndeanCommunityafterstatingthat,asColombiaandPeruhave
nedfreetradeagreements(FTAs)withtheUnitedStates,theCommunityis
OfficialsinColombiaandPeruhaveexpressedtheirdisagreementwiththis
view,asdidrepresentativesfromVenezuela'sindustrialsector(Conindustria).
nnouncement,Venezuelahasyettoformallycompleteallthe
necessarywithdrawalprocedures.
AccordingtoVenezuela'sCommerceMinisterMaríaCristinaIglesias,the
entireprocesswilltakeuptofiveyears.Untilthen,Venezuelaanditspartners
remainboundbytheeffectsofthecommunity'spreexistingcommercial
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,theseorganizationsbegannegotiatingamergerwithaviewto
itsignedacooperationagreementwithMercosurand
theypublishedajointletterofintentionforfuturenegotiationstowards
UnionofSouthAmerican
,VenezueladecidedtojoinMercosur.Venezuela'sofficialposition
firstappearedtobethat,byjoiningMercosur,furtherstepscouldbetaken
statedthattheVenezuelanForeign
hatVenezueladidnotintendtoleavethe
CAN,anditssimultaneousmembershiptobothblocsmarke dthebeginningof
HoweversomeanalystsinterpretedthatVenezuelamigh teventuallyleavethe
2006,with
VenezuelanPresidentChávez'sannouncementofhiscountry'swithdrawal
fromtheAndeanCommunityafterstatingthat,asColombiaandPeruhave
nedfreetradeagreements(FTAs)withtheUnitedStates,theCommunityis
OfficialsinColombiaandPeruhaveexpressedtheirdisagreementwiththis
view,asdidrepresentativesfromVenezuela'sindustrialsector(Conindustria).
nnouncement,Venezuelahasyettoformallycompleteallthe
CristinaIglesias,the
entireprocesswilltakeuptofiveyears.Untilthen,Venezuelaanditspartners
remainboundbytheeffectsofthecommunity'spreexistingcommercial

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§ ThegroundworkfortheCommunitywasestablishedin19 69intheCartagena
Agreement.

§ In1973VenezuelajoinsAndeanPact.

§ In1976,AugustoPinochetwithdrewChilefromtheAndeanCommunity
claimingeconomicincompatibilities.

§ In1979,thetreatycreatingtheCourtofJusticewassignedandtheAndean
ParliamentcreatedandtheAndeanCouncilofForeignMinisterswerecreated.

§ In1983,thetreatycreatingtheCourtofJusticeenteredintoeffect.

§ In1991,thepresidentsapprovedtheopenskiespolicyandagreetointensify
integration.

§ In1992,PerutemporarilysuspendeditsobligationsundertheLiberalization
Program.

§ In1993,theFreeTradeZoneenteredintofulloperationforBolivia,Colombia,
EcuadorandVenezuela.

§ In1994,theCommonExternalTariffwasapproved.

§ ColombianPresidentÁlvaroUribedeliveringaspeechattheopeningofthe
FourteenthMeetingoftheAndeanPresidentialCouncil,June27,2003.

§ In1996,theCartagenaAgreementCommissionapprovedt heregulatory
contextfortheestablishment,operation,andexploitationoftheSimón
BolívarSatelliteSystem.

§ In1997,anagreementwasreachedforPeru'sgradualincorporationintothe
AndeanFreeTradeZone.

§ In1998,theFrameworkAgreementforthecreationofaFreeTradeArea
betweentheAndeanCommunityandtheMercosurwassi gnedinBuenos
Aires.

§ In2000,ameetingoftheSouthAmericanPresidents,atwhichtheAndean
CommunityHeadsofStateandMercosurdecidetolaunc hnegotiationsfor
establishingafreetradeareabetweenthetwoblocsasrapidlyaspossibleand
byJanuary2002atthelatest.

§ InAugust2003,theAndeanCommunityandMercosurFore ignMinisters,
duringameetinginMontevideoatwhichtheCANdeliveredaworking
proposalcontainingguidelinesforthenegotiation,reaffirmedtheir
governments'politicaldeterminationtomoveaheadwiththenegotiationofa
freetradeagreementbetweenthetwoblocs.
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Exportaciones de la CAN hacia Rusia
( Estructura Porcentual %)
Bolivia
1%
Ecuador
81%
Perú
5%
Colombia
13%

§ InApril2006PresidentHugoChávezannouncedthatVenezuelawould
withdrawfromtheAndeanCommunity,claimingtheFTA agreementssigned
byColombiaandPeruwiththeUSAcausedirreparabledamagetothe
community.

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· AndeanPresidentialCouncilAndeanForeignRelationsMinistersCouncil
· CommissionHeadquarters(Lima,Peru)
· AndeanJusticeTribunal
· AndeanCongress(Bogotá,Colombia)
· LatinAmericanReserveFund
· SimónBolívarAndeanUniversity










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