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The Organization of Cocoa Exporting Nations ("OCEN")
This treaty was drafted in December 4876 by the Kalistan Democratic Party.
Status: ratification[?]
Description[?]
The Organization of Cocoa Exporting Nations ("International OCEN"), headquartered in Sareven,Vrassa , Kalistan, is a coalition of states dedicated to the purpose of promoting the good and proper manufacturing, exporting and selling of drugs across the nations of Terra. The consistent purpose of all meetings of the OCEN, both the International and each subsidiary branch, is to promote trade of Vrassa Cocoa. ARTICLE I- International Provisions Clause 1 Whilst OcEN is ratified the following shall be carried out as a matter of government policy: a) All Signatory States will, upon ratification of the Treaty, open a Subsidiary Branch of OCEN within their state. Signatory States shall be responsible to name a Subsidiary Director of OCEN within their nation, and the subsidiary branch will be named "OCEN-(common name of the signatory State)" b In accord with the Governments of all Signatory States, OCEN Subsidiary Branches will perform the regulatory function of all signatory nations' national cocoa production to ensure that the highest quality cocoa & cocoa products such as cocoa powder, hot coca are maintained and available for trade both domestically and internationally. Only the highest quality products, which receive the official OCEN seal, may be sold internationally. International OCEN will work with signatory states to develop quality standards. C) All subsidiary branches of OCEN will periodically inventory their national productive capability and will place the summary of the audit in the OCEN Forum: D)Signatory States will work with their Subsidiary branches of OCEN to establish an annual conference in which representatives of all parties from all Signatory nations can discuss the actions and policies of the OCEN E)Signatory States will cooperate to develop a single selling price for all OCEN exports. This price is designed to guarantee each signatory State a fair share of all profits from international sales of OCEN products and to prevent destructive trade wars. Clause 2 a) International OCEN shall establish a committee whose role is to ensure that all Signatory States follow the international provisions and policy prescriptions established in this treaty. b) Furthermore, International ODEN shall seek to encourage non-member nations to also comply and to then ratify this treaty too. C) Governing body consisting of all nations who ratified the treaty be formed & President for Republic of Kalistan will be chairman & one member via election from nations who ratified treaty will be appointed President who will make appointment s of position / mana gment role D) It is funded by Republic of Kalistan & ODEN countries ARTICLE II- Kalistan-Specific Provisions Clause 1- Organization of OCEN-Kalistan a) OCEN-Kalistan will be Headquartered in Sareven Varsha,Varsha,Kalistan,Kaliburg & Ananto, Kalistan b) The Government of Kalistan will establish OCEN-Kalistan as an independent subsidiary Branch of OCEN. The Government of Kalistan shall exercise only advisory authority over OCEN activities and policies. c) The President of the Republic will name all Directors of OCEN-Kalistan. OCEN-Kalistan and the National Assembly of Kalistan will work in tandem to ensure complete freedom of use and distribution of all products and the setting of national food safety policy in Kalistan e) OCEN-Kalistan will be permitted to create its own subsidiary branches in each District, as needed. The Director of OCEN-Kalistan shall name directors of District subsidiaries. Clause 2- Function of ODEN-Kalistan a) ODEN-Kalistan will work with cocoa producers to ensure that all cocoa manufactured within Kalistan are of the highest quality. OCEN-Kalistan may offer advice and technical assistence in research and development of new or higher quality varieties of drugs in Kalistan. b) oCDEN-Kalistan will act as a clearinghouse for Cocoawithin Kalistan. While drug producers may sell their products within Kalistan independently, OCEN-Kalistan will strive to provide the best price point for producers, as well as a guaranteed buyer of drugs that allows for stability in markets and regularity in purchases. All Cocoa produced by the National Agricultural Administration or the National Service Program on nationalized farms will be sold exclusively to OCEN-Kalistan c) OCEN-Kalistan will only purchase the best quality cocoa and cocoa products .. OCEN-Kalistan will only certify a product with the OCEN seal if it meets certain high standards as set by OCEN-Kalistan's quality control board. For raw cocoa OCEN-Kalistan may only issue a certification if purity is independently measured at 98% or higher. d) OCEN-Kalistan retains exclusive discretion with regard to pricing of all drugs it sells within Kalistan, but prices may never be more than "at-cost". e) Participating countries will be paid Kalistan Rubel 100 per 1 kilogram of raw cocoa & 35 % sales commission of sales proceeds every year f) ODEN-Kalistan will not export with the aim of "dumping" Kalistani cocoa on world markets, and will not explicitly ignore international norms of free trade, except where explicitly forbidden to do so by Treaty to which Kalistan is a Party. OCEN-Kalistan will ignore local drug prohibition where it exists, except where explicitly forbidden to do so by Treaty to which Kalistan is a Party. g) OCEN-Kalistan will provide all chemical formulas and processes for all pharmaceuticals and therapeutic, and recreational drugs developed or utilized in Kalistan to the world, for free. h) OCEN-Kalistan will act as a seed/spore bank for all producers, without regard to nationality. All producers looking to begin growing naturallly / organic cocoa will need to fly to Kalistan to get starter kits and instructions on growing whatever they are interested in growing. ARTICLE III- Enactment This treaty will go into force in any Signatory State upon passage of a ratification act through the National Legislature. At this time, the signatory state shall be considered a full Member of OCEN, and will be given all technical assistance and financial support by International OCEN to set up a subsidiary branch of OCEN. ARTICLE IV- Non-Exclusion No signatory state is excluding from adopting Kalistan's model of a subsidiary Branch, and the Government of Kalistan will recognize the Signatory State's right to set up their subsidiary branch as they deem fit. Nor will subsidiary branches export OCEN products to other signatory states where OCEN exports compete in any way with domestic OCEN products. |
Articles[?]
The treaty consists of the following articles.
Ratifiers[?]
The treaty has been formally ratified by the following nations.
| Nation | Date |
| Republic of Malivia / Malivia Prajatantra Gantantra (Malivia) | January 5392 |
| Gweriniaeth Ffederal yr Alôr (Aloria) | July 4892 |
Pending Ratifications
Compliance[?]
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