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Treaty Establishing the Caribbean Community and Common Market - CARICOM

ANNEX: THE CARIBBEAN COMMON MARKET

CONTENTS

Preamble

Chapter 1

PRINCIPLES

Article

    1. Establishment of the Caribbean Common Market

    2. Membership

    3. Objectives of the Common Market

    4. General Undertaking as to Implementation

Chapter II

ORGANS OF THE COMMON MARKET

The Council

    5. Establishment

    6. Composition

    7. Functions and Powers

    8. Voting

    9. The Common Market Secretariat

    10. Functions of the Secretariat

    11. Disputes Procedures within the Common Market

    12. Reference to Tribunal

Chapter III

TRADE LIBERALISATION

Article

    13. Exclusion From This Annex

    14. Common Market Origin

    15. Import Duties

    16. Export Drawback

    17. Revenue Duties and Internal Taxation

    18. Prohibition of Export Duties

    19. Dumped and Subsidized Imports

    20. Freedom of Transit

    21. Quantitative Import Restrictions

    22. Quantitative Export Restrictions

    23. General Exceptions

    24. Security Exceptions

    25. Government Aids

    26. Public Undertakings

    27. Cooperation in Customs Administration

    28. Import Restrictions Arising From Balance
    of Payments Difficulties

    29. Difficulties in Particular Industries

    30. Restrictive Business Practices

Chapter IV

COMMON PROTECTIVE POLICY

Article

    31. Establishment of Common External Tariff

    32. Operation of the Common External Tariff

    33. Treatment of Imports from Third Countries

    34. External Trade Policy

Chapter V

ESTABLISHMENT SERVICES AND MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL

Article

    35. Establishment

    36. Right to Provide Services

    37. Movement of Capital

    38. Saving in Respect of Movement of Persons

Chapter VI

COORDINATION OF ECONOMIC POLICIES AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

Article

    39. Consultation on Economic Policies

    40. Harmonisation of Fiscal Incentives

    41. Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Double
    Taxation Agreements

    42. Harmonisation of Laws

    43. Monetary, Payments and Exchange Rate Policies

    44. Ownership and Control of Regional Resources

    45. Coordination of National Development Planning

    46. Common Market Industrial Programming

    47. Joint Development of Natural Resources

    48. Marketing or Agricultural Products

    49. Rationalisation of Agricultural Production

    50. Cooperation in Tourism

Chapter VII

SPECIAL REGIME FOR THE LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Article

    51. Purposes of the Chapter

    52. Import Duties, Revenue Duties
    and Internal Taxation

    53. Common Market Origin

    54. Harmonisation of Fiscal Incentives

    55. The Common External Tariff and
    Common Protective Policy

    56. Promotion of Industrial Development
    in the Less Developed Countries

    57. Government Aids

    58. Public Undertakings

    59. Financial Assistance from
    More Developed Countries

    60. Use of Technological and Research Facilities
    in More Developed Countries

    61. Additional Special Arrangements for Belize

    62. Review of Mechanisms for
    the Less Developed Countries

Chapter VIII

GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article

    63. Legal Capacity

    64. Privileges Immunities

    65. Accession

    66. Amendments

    67. Recognition of Existing Integration Arrangements
    Within the Common Market

    68. Participation in Other Arrangements

    69. Withdrawal

    70. Relations With Other States and
    International Organisations

    71. Transitional Provisions

    72. Associate Membership

    73. Status of Schedules

SCHEDULES

    I. Products Excluded From the Annex to the Treaty in Pursuance of Contractual Obligations in Member States

    II. List of Conditions to be Complied with as Provided Under Article 14 of the Annex to the

    Treaty and the Rules Regarding Common Market Origin Appendix to Schedule II - The List

    III. Reserve List Applying to the Less Developed Countries

    IV. Transitional Arrangements for the Removal of The Protective Element in Revenue

    V. List of Products on which Member States may Maintain Export Duties

    VI. List of Government Aids

    VII. Marketing Arrangements for Unrefined Cane Sugar

    VIII. Marketing Arrangements for Selected Agricultural Products

    Appendix to Schedule VIII - Selected Agricultural Products

    IX. Marketing of Oils and Fats Products

    Appendix to Schedule IX - Substitutes

    Appendix to Schedule IX - Ancilliaries

    X. Protection of Guyanese Petroleum Products

    XI. Special Arrangements for Belize

SCHEDULE TO THE TREATY

FINAL ACT

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE COMMON EXTERNAL TARIFF FOR THE CARIBBEAN COMMON MARKET

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