Decisión Nº 741 de Comunidad Andina

• Jurisdicción: Comunidad Andina
• Número de decisión: 741
• Fecha de publicación: 22 Julio 2010
• Emisor: Comunidad Andina
• Año: 2010

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TWENTY SECOND MEETING OF

THE ANDEAN COUNCIL OF

MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

22 JULY 2010

LIMA - PERU

DECISION 741

Observers to the Andean Community

THE ANDEAN COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS,

HAVING SEEN: Articles 1, 3, 50, 51, 52, 136, and 137 of the Cartagena Agreement; Decision 458; Proposal 252/Rev.1 of the General Secretariat; and,

WHEREAS: One of the objectives of the Cartagena Agreement is to facilitate the participation of Member States in the process of regional integration, aimed at the gradual formation of a Latin American common market;

One of the mechanisms set forth to achieve the objectives of the Cartagena Agreement is to strengthen integration with other economic blocs and relationships with extra-regional systems in the political, social, and economic-trade spheres;

It is necessary to specify the formalities and conditions required to confer the status of Observer to third countries that are not Associate Members as well as to interested international organizations, so as to strengthen the relations of the Andean Community with other international community actors;

DECIDES:

Article 1.- The State or international organization, whose objectives include the promotion of integration and cooperation, interested in obtaining the status of Observer, shall submit its request in writing to the General Secretariat of the Andean Community, which shall inform Country Members with the purpose of making the corresponding consultations. The request shall state the interest in applying to the status of Observer.

In case of consensus, the Andean Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs may confer through a Decision, on behalf of the Andean Community, the status of Observer to third countries which are not Associate Members as well as to interested international organizations that have expressed their interest in becoming Observers and share principles and objectives of integration.

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