Agreements and acts of the UNAC
The agreements and acts of the UNAC (the United Nations of the Auroran Continent) refer to the multilareral treaties orchestrated under the UNAC umbrella as well as statutes passed by the Auroran Parliament and the Council of the UNAC. Together, they form part of Auroran law, alongside case law of the Auroran Court of Justice. Some of the agreements were formed under the Auroran Continental Assembly and the Auroran Union and brought subsumed under the UNAC.
Agreements and treaties
In most cases, only the members of the Auroran Parliament and the Council of the UNAC who represent states that are parties to one of the below agreements can actually deliberate and vote on regulations and directives emanating from those arrangements to the extent that they do not arbitrarily prejudice other UNAC member states that are not member states. Parties to the agreements below resolve disputes arising from those agreements to the Auroran Court of Justice. The ACJ may also rule on whether an act passed under one or more of these agreements conforms to the agreement and subsequently strike it down. Member states of the UNAC are free to join the agreements once they meet criteria for membership. The agreements are not open to non-UNAC member states except as they agree.
Free Trade Agreement
The Free Trade Agreement builds on the free trade arrangement of the Auroran Continental Assembly. Participating states agree to remove tariffs on a schedule of goods and services originating from other participating states. The same taxes that would be applied on goods and services within a participating state are applicable to goods and services from other participating states. They also agree to eliminate arbitrary non-trade barriers. Safety and phytosanitary agreements are covered by other agreements. Participating states agree to set up common rules of origin that determine where a good or service originates.
Free Travel Agreement
This agreement requires that member states issue a common Auroran passport. This agreement stipulates that member states of participating nations should not require a visa to travel to other participating states. The arrangement also entails that citizens of countries that are not participating states can issue a common visa that allows them access to the other participating states. Participating states agree to remove border checks. They also agree to gave robust travel checks for citizens originating from outside of participating states as well as between themselves and non-participating states where they maintain a land or maritime border with a non-participating state.
Customs Union Agreement
Participating states agree to levy a common external tariff on goods and services originating outside of the customs union. Customs on goods and services originating outside of participating states are collected by the customs service of each member state. Participating states must participate in the free trade area to be eligible to participate. Countries agree to share the revenues from income from customs duties among each other according to a predetermined formula.
Free Labour Agreement
The free labour agreement stipulates that participating states will remove all barriers to citizens from other participating states working in their country. Although member stated are allowed to implement affirmative action policies, these policies should not be to the arbitrary exclusion of citizens from other member states. Participating states also participate in the free travel agreement. Where a citizen of a participating state is employed as a full time worker in another state, they can register as a tax resident in that country.
Agreement participation by state
| Agreement | Member states |
|---|---|
| Free Trade Agreement | |
| Free Travel Agreement | |
| Customs Union Agreement | |
| Free Labour Agreement |
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