In accordance with Article 43 of the Agreement, the agreement was to enter into force once it was registered with ALADI and incorporated into the national legislation of each of the Signatory Parties. The Signatory Parties can apply the agreement bilaterally as of the date the Agreement is registered with the ALADI.
The legal documents allowing the agreement to enter into force in each of the countries are as follows:
- Argentina: Nota EMSUR C.R. No 5/05 (13 January 2005) (CR/di 1937)
- Brasil: Nota Nº 10 de 02/02/2005 - Decreto Nº 5361 (13 January 2005) (CR/di 1951)
- Colombia: Nota Nº MPC-009 (28 January 2005) - Decreto Nº 141de (26 January 2005) (CR/di 1948)
- Ecuador: Nota Nº 8/05 (23 March 2005) - Decreto Nº 2675-A (18 March 2005) (CR/di 1987)
- Paraguay: Nota Nº RP/ALADI-MERCOSUR/4/ Nº 64/05 (22 April 2005) - Decreto Nº 5130 (19 April 2005) (CR/di 2000)
- Uruguay: Nota Nº 008/05 (3 January 2005) - Decreto 663/85 (27 November 1985) (CR/di 1932)
- Venezuela: Nota II.2.U3.E1/ A 545/04 (7 January 2005) - Decreto Nº 3.340 (20 December 2004) (CR/di 1934)
According to the ALADI Website, the agreement entered into force:
on 05 January 2005 between Venezuela and Uruguay and between Venezuela and Argentina;
on 01 February 2005 between Colombia and Uruguay and between Colombia and Argentina; between Colombia and Brazil and between Venezuela and Brazil
on 01 April 2005 between Ecuador and Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay;
on 19 April 2005 between Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela and Paraguay.
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