Freista Charter

Freista Charter

Long name: The Freista Charter, Founding Document of the Eastern Ecros Free Trade Area
Type	Supranational Charter
Context	Founding of the Eastern Ecros Free Trade Area
Location	Freista, Svedonia
Original signatories	Eleutherios Entropan Reykanes Svedonia Tirol
Parties	Eleutherios Entropan Montesayette Reykanes Svedonia Tirol
Language	Quebecshirite

The Freista Charter, full name The Freista Charter, Founding Document of the Eastern Ecros Free Trade Area is the founding charter of the Eastern Ecros Free Trade Area, a supranational trade bloc. The Charter governs how member states interact, join and leave the union.

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Comprised of Laws and Precedents, Signatory to all members of the Eastern Ecros Free Trade Area these Accords in this Charter defining the basic rights and services of inhabitants of all member states. The Freista Charter, Founding Document of the Eastern Ecros Free Trade Area thus signed by the founding members of the EEFTA, COMPRISING Fristaten Svedonien (Free Nation of Svedonia) Fraestat dl Tirol (Free State of Tirol) Lýðveldið Reykjanes (Republic of Reykanes) Ομοσπονδιακός Δημοκρατία από Ελευθέριος (Federal Republic of Eleutherios) Demokrata Federacio de Entropano (Democratic Federation of Entropan) Preamble: This Charter will hereby be solely referred to as one of the Following: The Freista Charter The EEFTA Charter The Treaty of Freista or other applicable title. The definitions used in this Charter are: EEFTA, Eastern Ecros Free Trade Area, the by Charter proposed customs and goods union between founding states of Svedonia, Tirol, Reykanes, Eleutherios and Entropan. Territory, the land area de jure governed by a member state of the EEFTA. Customs, a method of controlling trade whereby entry into a territory has to be monitored for any products to pay import tax on. Section I: Membership Clause A, Entry: Upon signing this Charter, the signer will be Signatory to all Sections including the Preamble of this Charter. The newly made Signatory will be confirmed by a Unanimous approval by all existing Member States. The confirmed State will from that point be considered a full Member State of the EEFTA, and be Subject to all Sections of this and following Charters of the EEFTA. Clause B, Secession: In the case a Member State wishes to exit the customs and trade union of EEFTA, the Member State shall submit to all other Member States a Declaration of Secession from the Trade Area, a DSTA. The DSTA will be effective at any point where all Member States honestly assess that the seceding State has set up a customs and trade border to all Member States, or following 6 months from DSTA, whenever is first, the seceding State shall no longer be considered part of the EEFTA. Clause C, Suspension: In the case a Member State wishes another Member State to exit the customs and trade union of EEFTA, the Member State shall submit to all other Member States a Suggestion of Suspension from the Trade Area, an SSTA. This SSTA has to be approved by a Unanimous approval of the existing Member States, excluding the proposed Suspended Member. If the SSTA is approved, the suspended Member State shall submit a DSTA within seven days. If no DSTA has been submitted within seven days, the SSTA Author shall fill out a DSTA on the suspended State’s behalf. Following this, the secession will proceed as described for Clause B. Section II: Customs Clause A, Internal: Presume a sovereign State with full isolation except customs control. The EEFTA shall function in this regard. There shall be free trade, movement of Goods, People and Services throughout all Member States, although each State shall maintain Passport Control. No Visa shall be required for an individual to travel from one Member State to Another. From outside, the EEFTA will resemble its own State, a union of customs. Clause B, External: Any customs-declarable Goods, when entering the EEFTA, shall be processed according to the recipient Member State’s taxes and duties. Any Goods traveling through the EEFTA Customs Union shall not be charged any taxes and duties except for spedition fee by the delivery company. Section III: International The EEFTA free movement of People shall also apply to any Embassy in a non-EEFTA State operated by a Member State as described in Section I. Thus any citizen of a Member State shall be permitted residence and/or aid in any non-member State where a Member State other than the citizen’s own operates an embassy. Section IV: Internal Affairs Clause A, Establishment of the EEC: This charter establishes the Eastern Ecrosian Council, EEC, which operates in the boundaries of this Charter. The EEC will serve as the Governing body of the Clauses of Section I, and of any changes to this Charter. The EEC shall also be able to invoke Section I Clause C if needed. Clause B, Staffing: The EEC will be staffed by two Delegates from each Member State. These Delegates are picked however the Member State of Origin sees fit, although each Delegate must serve a six month term, except in cases where they are unable to continue serving the EEC, at which point the Origin State shall declare a replacement serving at least the remainder of the previous Delegate’s 6 month limit. Section V: Modification In the case a Member State proposes to amend this Charter, they shall propose it to the EEC. An Amendment will only be passed with a unanimous vote for change.