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Founding Charter of the Artanian Community of Nations (ACON)
This treaty was drafted in September 4903 by the Volkspartij van Nationale Unie.
Status: ratification[?]
Description[?]
| Upon the ratification of this treaty the following provisions will take into effect: Article 1 "Economic Harmony" -Signatory member states will be part of the Artanian Community Economic Zone (ACEZ) -The Artanian Community Economic Zone eliminates all trade tariffs between signatory nations, minimizes regulations put on trade and ensures free and fair trade between its member states. -The Artanian Community Economic Zone will serve as the free trade zone of the ACON -ACON members may opt out of the ACEZ with a majority vote in their national parliament -A ACON fund will be created, every member state contributes 0.2% of their GDP to the fund, the ACEC may launch projects with this fund in member states to improve general living conditions, infrastructure, human rights and healthcare. Article 2 "Human Rights" -Signatory nations must respect human rights and ensure the freedom of religion, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and must have a market economy, which may be regulated but must allow a healthy dose of competition. -If a Signatory state does not abide by these principles it may lose its voting rights by invoking Article 5 Article 3 "Political Harmony" -The adult population of signatory member states will get full voting rights to elect the "Parliament of the Artanian Community" (PAC) -The Parliament of the Artanian Community consists of 635 representatives, elected through a proportional system that combines the votes of adult citizens from member states and divides them amongst the participating parties based on their share of the vote. -The Parliament of the Artanian Community may ammend, pass or reject bills that have been drafted by the Artanian Community Executive Commision (ACEC). If a bill is ammended it will need to be approved by a majority of member states. -The Parliament of the Artanian Community is elected every 6 years with no possibility for early elections. Article 4 "ACEC" -The Artanian Ecommunity Executive Commission is elected by a majority vote in the Parliament of the Artanian Community. -The ACEC consists of: President of the Artanian Community Secretary of Artanian Education Secretary of Artanian Culture Secretary of Artanian Cooperation Secretary of Artanian Economic Affairs -The ACEC may draft legislation that will take effect in all of the signatory nations of the ACON, this legislation needs approval from both a majority in the Parliament of the Artanian Community and of the signatory member states. -Laws passed by the PAC and proposed by ACEC are binding for member states, but member states may opt not to enforce these laws in practice. -The ACEC its prime repsonsibility is to further cooperation on the Artanian continent and ensure peace, prosperity and unity amongst Artanian nations. Article 5 "Violations" -If article 1 or article 2 are violated the ACEC may take action. -Possible actions to take include: Taking away member state voting rights Taking away the right to apply for the ACON fund Removing a member state from the ACEZ economic zone -ACEC will need majority approval from member states in order to impose these actions on another member state |
Articles[?]
The treaty consists of the following articles.
Ratifiers[?]
The treaty has been formally ratified by the following nations.
Pending Ratifications
Compliance[?]
The treaty contains no articles that can be verified.
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