Gregor
Lord of Altera
Centered around the Aechen Gulf and the Astenbech continent itself, the Astenbech Trade Zone is a trade bloc encompassing a Free Trade Agreement. While all ARCUTA members automatically are within the Astenbech trade zone, the reverse is not true however.
While there are little political ties other than economic in the union, ARCUTA holds most of the power and in essence controls which nations join or not.
Astenbech agreements/terms:
1: All members of the Astenbech have free passage for people between countries.
2: Import quotas and tarrifs are eliminated in the trade zone.
3: All members are rqeuired to adhere to a common external tariff to avoid tax evasion
4: All that are exported from a member state country, or imported from an external country are to be checked.
4.1: There are to be no further delays after the initial check.
4.2 ARCUTA representatives will anually inspect member states customs to see if they adhere to these standards.
5: Any member state can be removed from the trade zone at any time by ARCUTA vote.
6: Member states of Astenbech are not allowed to declare war upon eachother.
Astenbech joining process:
1: Astenbech is strictly invitation only.
2: All member states are to possess an economy strong enough to not damage the union upon joining.
3: All member states are to uphold the civil rights of people.
4: Joining members consent to an inspection by ARCUTA representatives to determine if nations meet the requirements.
While there are little political ties other than economic in the union, ARCUTA holds most of the power and in essence controls which nations join or not.
Astenbech agreements/terms:
1: All members of the Astenbech have free passage for people between countries.
2: Import quotas and tarrifs are eliminated in the trade zone.
3: All members are rqeuired to adhere to a common external tariff to avoid tax evasion
4: All that are exported from a member state country, or imported from an external country are to be checked.
4.1: There are to be no further delays after the initial check.
4.2 ARCUTA representatives will anually inspect member states customs to see if they adhere to these standards.
5: Any member state can be removed from the trade zone at any time by ARCUTA vote.
6: Member states of Astenbech are not allowed to declare war upon eachother.
Astenbech joining process:
1: Astenbech is strictly invitation only.
2: All member states are to possess an economy strong enough to not damage the union upon joining.
3: All member states are to uphold the civil rights of people.
4: Joining members consent to an inspection by ARCUTA representatives to determine if nations meet the requirements.