WT/COMTD/82  
 
25 October 2013  
(13-5902)  Page: 1/59  
Committee on Trade and Development  Original: Spanish  
 
LATIN AMERICAN INTEGRATION ASSOCIATION (LAIA) 
BIENNIAL REPORT TO THE WTO 
Report to the WTO on instruments signed  
pursuant to the 1980 Treaty of Montevideo  
(for the period 1/1/2010 - 31/12/2011) 
 The following attached report was received from the delegation of Uruguay on 
23 September 2013 for circulation to WTO Members.  
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INDEX 
INTRODUCTI ON ............................................................................................................... 4  
SECTION I ..................................................................................................................... ... 5 
Analysis of Intra-Regional Trade Patterns over the period 1 January 2010 to 
31 December  2011 ........................................................................................................... 5  
THE RECENT PERIOD (2010 – 2011) .................................................................................... 6  
SECTION II ....................................................................................................................  10 
Description of the instruments signed by LAIA member countries pursuant to  
the 1980 Treaty of Montevideo for the period 1 January 2010 to 31 Dece mber 2011.................. 10 
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INTRODUCTION 
Pursuant to the obligation of WTO member countries to notify the instruments signed under 
paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause, in compliance with the Decision of 14 December 2006 establishing a Transparency Mechanism for Region al Trade Agreements, without prejudice to the 
individual notifications submitted by member co untries, and further to the reports submitted 
previously, the LAIA member countries, which no tified the 1980 Treaty of Montevideo (TM80) 
to the GATT in July 1982 (L/5342), submit the following Report on the Instruments Signed 
pursuant to the 1980 Treaty of Montevideo for the Period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2011. 
Section I analyses intra-regional trade patterns over the period 1 January 2010 
to 31 December 2011. 
Section II details the instruments signed by LA IA member countries within the TM80 framework 
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SECTION I 
ANALYSIS OF INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE PATTERNS OVER THE PERIOD 
1 JANUARY 2010 TO 31 DECEMBER 2011 
A LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE 
Throughout the 30-plus years of LAIA's existence, the total trade of LAIA member countries 
has been significantly dynamic: its exports have multiplied by 4.3, and its imports, by 3.6 (in constant dollars; see Graph 1), somewhat more than the increase in world trade, which in the same period multiplied by 3.3. Such trade performance has not been sustained; rather, 
it has undergone both growth phases and slowdown s, the latter marked by the crises affecting the 
region during the period. In the 1980s, trade was relatively stagnant (exports) and even shrunk 
(imports); it decreased again with the end-of-the-c entury crisis; and it dropped significantly with 
the collapse of world trade accompanying the 2009 crisis. Nevertheless, the region has been able 
to maintain, and even slightly increase, its participation in international trade (see Graph 1(b)) 
over a period during which a large number of coun tries and other regions in the world lost ground 
against Asia's powerful trade performance. 
Chart 1 Development of total trade of member countries (1980 - 2011)  
(a) Millions of 2011 constant dollars (b) Participation in world trade 
 
  
 
Although the extensive network of agreements in  force within the LAIA framework has enabled 
its growth, intra-regional trade was not unaffected by the negative circumstances which influenced world trade or by the business cycles of the region al economies. As a result, intra-regional trade 
and trade with the rest of the world (Graph 2(a), in both cases measured by imports) show similar 
upswings and crises. Nevertheless, trade with partner countries from the region shows increasing, if fluctuating, participation, in terms of both the destination of exports and the origin of imports (Graph 2(b)). WT/COMTD/82 
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Chart 2 Development of intra-regional trade (1980 - 2011)  
(a) In millions of current dollars (b) Participation in total trade 
 
 
THE RECENT PERIOD (2010 – 2011) 
The last biennium (2010-2011) was characterized by post-crisis recovery, which made it possible 
this last year to reach record trade values higher than those recorded prior to the crisis 
(see Graph 1(a)). As well, trade expansion was greater than the world average, which allowed the 
region to increase international participation in both flows during the biennium (see Graph 1(b)). 
This trade expansion was the result of the prompt recovery undergone by both the region's 
economies and international prices of staple commodities with a strong presence in the regional 
export basket. The former responded both to internal factors, such as the application 
of countercyclical economic policies, and to extern al factors, such as the aforementioned recovery 
in international prices. The latter, meanwhile, responded to the positive performance of the emerging Asian economies which continued to propel world demand for raw materials. 
Graph 2(a) shows that, following the notable drop  experienced in 2009 as a result of the crisis, 
intra-regional trade also underwent a significant re covery in the last biennium, with trade inside 
the region reaching record highs in 2011. 
Tables 1 and 2 show trade data for the last three years in current values and by country. 
They show that between 2009 and 2010, total trade in the region increased by 30.6% for imports, 
and by 28.6% for exports. In 2011, growth of bo th flows continued apace, although at somewhat 
lower rates than the previous year: 21.6% for imports, and 24.2% for exports. 
Rates of trade with the region were relatively similar in both years: 24% in 2010, and 21.7% 
in 2011 (measured by imports
1). Trade with the rest of the world, meanwhile, showed a greater 
slowdown (going from 32.1% to 21.6% for impo rts, and from 28.2% to 24.6% for exports). 
 
                                               
1 The year 2010 showed a significant difference in the ra te of increase of intra-regional trade, depending 
on whether it was based on export number s (30.6%) or on import numbers (24%).   WT/COMTD/82  
- 7 - Table 1 Total imports by country, by LAIA/Rest of the world origin for the years 2009, 2010, and 2011  
(Millions of dollars CIF) 
COUNTRY 2009 2010 2011 CHANGE 2010/2009 CHANGE 2011/2010 
LAIA REST OF 
THE 
WORLD TOTAL LAIA REST OF 
THE 
WORLD TOTAL LAIA REST OF 
THE 
WORLD TOTAL LAIA REST OF 
THE 
WORLD TOTAL  LAIA  REST OF 
THE 
WORLD TOTAL 
Argentina 15.242  23.545  38.786  22.800  33.992  56.793  27.995  45.941  73.937  49.6 44.4 46.4 22.8 35.2 30.2 
Bolivia 2.543  1.924  4.467  3.038  2.565  5.604  4.149  3.524  7.673  19.5 33.3 25.5 36.6 37.3 36.9 
Brazil 22.923  110.687  133.611  31.075  160.406  191.481  37.644  199.321  236.964  35.6 44.9 43.3 21.1 24.3 23.8 
Chile 12.378  26.414  38.791  15.993  36.852  52.845  19.921  46.495  66.417  29.2 39.5 36.2 24.6 26.2 25.7 
Colombia 8.262  24.557  32.819  10.737  29.851  40.588  14.526  40.050  54.576  30.0 21.6 23.7 35.3 34.2 34.5 
Cuba 3.740  5.166  8.906  5.409  5.238  10.647  6.545  7.411  13.956  44.6 1.4 19.5 21.0 41.5 31.1 
Ecuador 5.901  10.157  16.058  6.278  14.101  20.379  7.122  16.924  24.046  6.4 38.8 26.9 13.4 20.0 18.0 
Mexico1 8.133  226.252  234.385  9.621  291.860  301.482  10.086  340.770  350.856  18.3 29.0 28.6 4.8 16.8 16.4 
Paraguay 3.665  3.784  7.449  4.626  5.664  10.290  5.956  6.365  12.322  26.2 49.7 38.1 28.8 12.4 19.7 
Peru 7.085  14.719  21.804  8.944  20.969  29.914  11.194  26.650  37.844  26.3 42.5 37.2 25.1 27.1 26.5 
Uruguay 3.883  3.023  6.907  4.135  4.487  8.622  5.068  5.658  10.726  6.5 48.4 24.8 22.6 26.1 24.4 
Venezuela 13.130  25.321  38.451  9.849  22.294  32.143  11.118  24.719  35.837  -25.0  -12.0  -16.4  12.9 10.9 11.5 
TOTAL 106.884  475.550  582.434  132.506  628.281  760.787  161.324  763.829  925.153  24.0 32.1 30.6 21.7 21.6 21.6 
 
1 FOB values. 
 Note: Data on Cuba's trade with LAIA in 2011 were obtained from partners. Source: Data provided by member countries.  Prepared by the LAIA General Secretariat. 
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- 8 - Table 2 Total exports by country, by  LAIA/Rest of the world origin for the years 2009, 2010, and 2011 
(Millions of dollars FOB) 
COUNTRY 2009 2010 2011 CHANGE 2010/2009 CHANGE 2011/2010 
LAIA REST OF 
THE 
WORLD TOTAL LAIA REST OF 
THE 
WORLD TOTAL LAIA REST OF 
THE 
WORLD TOTAL LAIA REST 
OF THE 
WORLD  TOTAL LAIA REST OF 
THE 
WORLD TOTAL 
Argentina 22.954  32.718  55.672  27.966  40.221  68.187  33.388  50.562  83.950  21.8 22.9 22.5 19.4 25.7 23.1 
Bolivia 3.160  2.257  5.417  4.196  2.856  7.052  5.445  3.738  9.183  32.8 26.5 30.2 29.8 30.9 30.2 
Brazil 29.951  123.044  152.995  41.575  161.064  202.640  49.698  206.342  256.040  38.8 30.9 32.4 19.5 28.1 26.4 
Chile 8.457  41.465  49.921  10.954  56.470  67.424  12.506  68.260  80.766  29.5 36.2 35.1 14.2 20.9 19.8 
Colombia 8.077  24.773  32.850  7.409  32.252  39.662  9.793  46.380  56.174  -8.3 30.2 20.7 32.2 43.8 41.6 
Cuba 659 2.204  2.863  1.851  2.747  4.598  2.222  3.819  6.041  180.7  24.7 60.6 20.1 39.0 31.4 
Ecuador 3.321  10.542  13.863  4.262  13.228  17.491  5.452  16.840  22.292  28.3 25.5 26.2 27.9 27.3 27.5 
Mexico 10.124  219.497  229.621  15.125  283.106  298.230  19.203  330.365  349.568  49.4 29.0 29.9 27.0 16.7 17.2 
Paraguay 2.196  971 3.167  3.048  1.486  4.534  3.607  1.910  5.517  38.8 53.0 43.2 18.4 28.5 21.7 
Peru 3.640  22.265  25.905  5.241  29.294  34.535  7.049  37.638  44.687  44.0 31.6 33.3 34.5 28.5 29.4 
Uruguay 2.056  3.329  5.386  2.814  3.926  6.741  3.254  4.729  7.983  36.9 17.9 25.2 15.6 20.4 18.4 
Venezuela 6.409  51.194  57.603  7.475  58.311  65.786  9.600  83.002  92.602  16.6 13.9 14.2 28.4 42.3 40.8 
TOTAL 101.005  534.259  635.264  131.916  684.963  816.878  161.219  853.585  1.014.804  30.6 28.2 28.6 22.2 24.6 24.2 
 
Note: Data on Cuba's trade with LAIA in 2011 were obtained from  partners. Venezuela's data were obtained from partners for trad e with LAIA, and from Balance of Payments 
for total trade. 
Source: Data provided by member countries.  Prepared by the LAIA General Secretariat. 
 
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The countries which saw a greater increase in intra-regional imports during the two-year period 
were Argentina, Colombia, and Cuba, with vari ations exceeding 30% annually. Another important 
group of countries (Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Chil e, and Peru) experienced annual increases of over 
25%. Venezuela recorded a negative  rate during this period; however, the decrease took place 
in 2010, after which there was a partial recovery in 2011. 
The countries which saw the greatest increases in  their exports to the region were Cuba, Peru, 
Mexico, and Bolivia, all of which recorded rates exceeding 30% annually. Colombia saw the lowest rate of annual expansion during the period because in 2010 it experienced a decrease (due to the fall in sales in Venezuela), for which a signif icant expansion in 2011 more than compensated. 
Finally, as regards trade with the rest of the world,  most countries recorded higher growth rates in 
their imports from outside the region than in imports from within the region. Nevertheless, the outlook for exports was more varied, largely because in 2010, most countries saw a greater increase in sales to the region, while the situation reversed significantly in 2011. WT/COMTD/82 
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SECTION II 
DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENTS SIGNED BY LAIA MEMBER COUNTRIES PURSUANT  
TO THE 1980 TREATY OF MONTEVIDEO FOR THE PERIOD 
1 JANUARY 2010 TO 31 DECEMBER 2011 
For reference purposes, attached is an overvi ew of each instrument signed during the 
aforementioned period. 
INSTRUMENT PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES 
ECA 2.69 Brazil, Uruguay 
ECA 14.39 Argentina, Brazil 
ECA 18.69 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.70 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.71 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.72 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.73 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.74 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.75 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.76 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.77 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.79 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.80 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.81 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.82 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.83 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.84 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.85 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.86 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.87 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.88 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.89 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.90 MERCOSUR 
ECA 18.91 MERCOSUR 
ECA 33.8 Colombia, Mexico  
ECA 35.56 MERCOSUR, Chile 
ECA 36.27 MERCOSUR, Bolivia 
ECA 42.2 Amended Chile, Cuba 
ECA 46.2 Cuba, Ecuador 
ECA 55.2 Amended MERCOSUR, Mexico 
ECA 55.3 MERCOSUR, Mexico 
ECA 55.4 MERCOSUR, Mexico 
ECA 55.3 to Appendix I MERCOSUR, Mexico 
ECA 55.3 to Appendix II MERCOSUR, Mexico 
ECA 55.2 to Appendix IV MERCOSUR, Mexico WT/COMTD/82 
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INSTRUMENT PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES 
ECA 55.3 to Appendix IV MERCOSUR, Mexico 
ECA 58.5 MERCOSUR, Peru 
ECA 59.9 MERCOSUR, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela 
ECA 63.1 Uruguay, Venezuela 
ECA 66 Bolivia, Mexico 
ECA 67 Mexico, Peru 
PSA A25 TM 38.5 Brazil, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis 
NAM 1.17 Favouring Bolivia 
NAM 1.18 Favouring Bolivia 
NAM 1.19 Favouring Bolivia 
NAM 1.20 Favouring Bolivia 
NAM 1.21 Favouring Bolivia 
NAM 1.22 Favouring Bolivia 
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69th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 2 
(ECA 2.69) 
 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Brazil, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
24/08/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
24/09/2012 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 2.69 
LAIA member countries Brazil and Uruguay, which are also WTO member countries,  
signed Protocol No. 69 to Economic Complementation Agreement No. 2 pursuant to 
the Enabling Clause. 
The countries signatory to ECA 2 introduced th e following changes to the Agreement on the 
Common Automotive Policy between the Parties: 
Article 1, Scope: Specifies that the automotive products contained in Appendix I are listed in 
the 2007 version of the MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM). 
Article 6, Uruguay's Access to Goods Produced in Brazil: Import quota amounts are modified, 
with a 100% preference, for automobiles, auto parts, and utility vehicles. 
Article 8: The way in which quotas are distributed is modified. 
Article 9, Preferential Access of Products Exceeding Quotas: Importers can no longer choose 
not to have their imports taken into account within a quota. 
 
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39th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 14 
(ECA 14.39) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil 
 
2 Date of signature: 
03/03/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
18/03/2010 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 14.39 
LAIA member countries Argentina and Brazil, which are also WTO member countries, 
signed Protocol No. 39 to Economic Complementation Agreement No. 14 pursuant to 
the Enabling Clause. 
Extends until 1 January 2011 the deadline stipulated in the heading of Article 21 
of the Agreement on the Common Automotive Policy between the Argentine Republic and the 
Federative Republic of Brazil, included in the Annex which is part of the 
38th Additional Protocol, concerning the specific procedure for the certification of origin of 
buses (NCM 8706.0010, 8707.9090, and 8702.10.00). 
 
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69th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18  
(ECA 18.69) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
19/05/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
04/03/2011 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.69 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 69 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into the Agreement MERCOSUR Common Market Group Resolution 08/08  
on Specific Tariff Measures Based on Supply Considerations. Said specific measures consist 
of a reduction in Common External Tariff rates and the determination of a quantity for export. 
Rates shall not be lower than 2% and, in ex ceptional cases, the MERCOSUR Trade Commission 
may authorize a rate of 0%. Rates for applications from Paraguay will be 0%. 
Possible reasons for the implementation of these measures include an inability to ensure 
regular, fluid supply and a lack of exportable surplus in the region. 
The goal is to ensure an adequate supply of certain products in the MERCOSUR area. 
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70th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18 
(ECA 18.70) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
19/05/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.70 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 70 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into the Agreement MERCOSUR Common Market Council Decision 40/08 
on a Common Import Regime for Goods Intended  for Scientific and Technological Research. 
Determines that the import of goods by non-profit legal entities carrying out scientific 
and technological research activities shall be  exempt from payment of the Common External 
Tariff upon compliance with all other applicable requirements. 
 
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71st Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18 
(ECA 18.71)  
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
19/05/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
10/12/2011 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.71 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 71 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into the Agreement MERCOSUR Common Market Council Decision 57/08 
on Special Import Regimes. 
The aforementioned Decision extends until 31 December 2010 the deadline for the MERCOSUR 
Trade Commission to develop special common import regimes for specific sectors 
(aeronautics, education, health, naval, as well as goods for use in investment projects 
and land-based cross-border trade). It also extends the deadline for the Common Market 
Group to determine the treatment to be given to certain special customs import regimes 
adopted unilaterally by MERCOSUR countries. Ex cludes national regimes in effect because 
of their limited economic impact or their non- trade-related purpose. Also excludes sectors 
subject to the development of common regimes. 
 
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72nd Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18  
(ECA 18.72) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
12/10/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.72 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 72 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Formalizes in LAIA CMC Decision No. 59/08 on Capital Goods – Amendment to CMC 
Decision No. 34/03. 
Pursuant to this Protocol, which concerns the Common Regime for Non-Produced Capital 
Goods, as of 1 January 2013, the only imports accepted, with the benefits provided for in the 
current regime, are those of new, non-produced capital goods, and their parts, pieces, 
and components, included on the Common List, and identified with the codes classified as "BK"  
in the MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature. 
 
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73rd Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18 
(ECA 18.73) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
19/05/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.73 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 73 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into Economic Complementation Agreement No. 18 MERCOSUR 
Trade Commission (CCM) Directive 27/08 on the Amendment of CCM Directive 10/07, 
MERCOSUR Origin Regime. Said mandate is contained in an annex to the Protocol. 
The aforementioned Directive amends and establ ishes the specific requirement of origin for 
NCM tariff heading 8517.12.21, which refers to certain types of cellular telephones and other 
wireless networks. 
 
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74th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18 
(ECA 18.74) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
31/05/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.74 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 74 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into Economic Complementation Agreement No. 18 MERCOSUR 
Trade Commission Directive 06/09 on the MERCOS UR Origin Regime, set out in an Annex  
and including the aforementioned Protocol. 
The Directive approves the list of tariff items established in Common Market Group (GMC) 
Resolution 37/04, which provides for the creation of a list by country indicating the date 
on which each product will reach the 100% preference level, without quantitative ceilings, 
in the four States Party to MERCOSUR with  regard to each of the Andean Countries. 
Derogates CCM Directive No. 23/07. 
 
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75th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18 
(ECA 18.75) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
17/12/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.75 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 75 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates MERCOSUR Trade Commission (CCM) Directive No. 12/08 on the Amendment 
of CCM Directive No. 10/07, MERCOSUR Origin Regime. 
The Protocol introduces amendments to the Annex to CCM Directive No. 10/07, in accordance 
with the IV Amendment to the Harmonized Commo dity Description and Coding System and the 
resulting adjustments to the MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM), consequently 
amending the list of items subject to specific requirements of origin contained in the 
Agreement. 
Changes are made to 18 items, mostly products from chemical industries, and three new 
products, also from the same sector, are added to the aforementioned Annex. 
 
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76th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18 
(ECA 18.76) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
17/12/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.76 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 76 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into ECA 18 MERCOSUR Trade Commission Directive No. 07/09 on the 
Amendment to Directive No. 10/07 on the MERCOSUR Origin Regime. 
The amendment is in keeping with the IV  Amendment to the Harmonized Commodity 
Description and Coding System and with the resulting adjustments to the MERCOSUR 
Common Nomenclature. 
The amendments are as follows: 
- Replacement of the following headings: 
8517.62.63 with 8517.62.64 and 8517.62.65, 
5303.10.11 with 5303.10.10 
8452.29.29 with 8452.29.24, 8452.29.25, and 8452.29.29 
8458.90.99 with 8452.90.94 and 8452.90.99 
- Addition of the following heading: 
2309.90.50 
 
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77th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18 
(ECA 18.77) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
17/12/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.77 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 77 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into ECA 18 Common Market Council Decision No. 01/09 on the MERCOSUR 
Origin Regime. 
The Protocol approves the MERCOSUR Origin Regime, which is contained in an annex thereto. 
Said Regime establishes the MERCOSUR rules of origin and the provisions and administrative 
decisions to be applied by MERCOSUR member countries for the purposes of: 
qualification and determination of the originating product; issuance of certificates of origin; 
verification and control; and sanctions for the alteration or falsification of certificates of origin 
or for non-compliance with the aforementioned  processes of verification and control. 
The Certificate of Origin form template contained in Annex II to CMC Decision No. 01/04 
will be accepted for a 12-month period upon the entry into force of this Decision. 
 
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79th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18 
(ECA 18.79) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
17/12/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.79 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 79 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into ECA 18 MERCOSUR Trade Commission Directive No. 31/09 on Special Import 
Regimes. 
Under this Protocol, the Argentine List in the Annex to CMC Decision No. 03/06, Special Import 
Regimes, will include the regime which exempts fr om the payment of all tariffs on the import 
(for consumption) of various goods intended for the rehabilitation, treatment, and training 
of disabled persons, given that said regime has limited economic impact and 
a non-trade-related purpose. 
 
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80th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18  
(ECA 18.80) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
18/02/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
08/09/2011 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.80 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 80 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into ECA 18 MERCOSUR Trade Commission Directive No. 14/10 
on the MERCOSUR Origin Regime. Said Protocol will amend the Annex to the 
77th Additional Protocol to ECA No. 18, Appendix I to CMC Decision No. 01/09, eliminating 
items 1516.20.00 and 1517.90.90. 
 
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81st Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18  
(ECA 18.81) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
28/02/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.81 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 81 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into ECA 18 MERCOSUR Trade Commi ssion Directive No. 21/09 on the Adaptation 
of Specific Requirements of Origin. Said Protocol amends Appendix I to 
CMC Decision No. 01/09 and consequently amends the requirements of origin for the 
following items (NCM 2007) as follows: 
- Replaces the requirements of origin for items 8443.99.11 and 8443.99.21. 
 
- Incorporates the following items into the listing: 8443.31.11, 8443.31.13, 8443.31.19, 
8443.31.91, 8443.31.99, 8443.99.12, and 8443.99.60. 
 
- Eliminates from the listing: 8443.31.00, 8443.32.11, 8443.32.12, 8443.32.13, 8443.32.19, 
8443.32.35, 8443.99.13, 8443.99.19, 8443.99.24, 8443.99.31, and 8443.99.39. 
Once in effect, the Protocol will amend the following: the Annex to the 62nd Additional Protocol 
to ECA No. 18, Annex I to CCM Directive No. 10/07; and the Annex to the 77th Additional 
Protocol to ECA No. 18, Appendix I to CMC Decision No. 01/09. 
 
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82nd Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18  
(ECA 18.82)  
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
28/02/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.82 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 82 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into ECA 18 MERCOSUR Trade Commi ssion Directive No. 22/09 on the Adaptation 
of Specific Requirements of Origin. Said Protocol amends the specific requirement of origin 
established in Appendix I to CMC Decision No. 01/09 for the following NCM 2007 
tariff headings: 8517.12.11, 8517.12.12, 8517.12.13, 8517.12.19, 8517.12.22, 8517.12.23, 
8517.12.29, 8517.12.33, 8517.12.39, 8517.12.41, 8517.12.49, 8517.12.90, 8517.61.11, 
8517.61.19, 8517.61.20, 8517.61.43, 8517.61.49, 8517.61.91, 8517.61.92, 8517.61.99, 
8517.62.41, 8517.62.61, 8517.62.62, 8517.62.71, 8517.62.72, 8517.62.79, 8517.62.91, 
8517.62.93, 8517.62.95, and 8517.62.96.  
Once in effect, the Protocol will amend the following: the Annex to the 62nd Additional Protocol 
to ECA No. 18, Annex I to CCM Directive No. 10/07; and the Annex to the 77th Additional 
Protocol to ECA No. 18, Appendix I to CMC Decision No. 01/09.  
 
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83rd Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18 
(ECA 18.83) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
28/02/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.83 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 83 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into ECA 18 MERCOSUR Trade Commission Directive No. 04/10 on the 
Digital Certification of Origin. 
Said Protocol grants to digital-format certificates of origin and other documents related to the 
certification of origin the same legal validity and same force as such documents in paper 
format, provided that they are issued and signed electronically in accordance with the technical 
specifications, procedures, and other parameters established by LAIA. 
 
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84th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18 
(ECA 18.84) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
28/02/2011 
Date of entry into force: Did not enter into force.  
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.84 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 84 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into ECA 18 MERCOSUR Trade Commi ssion Directive No. 05/10 on the Adaptation 
of Specific Requirements of Origin. 
The Protocol amends Appendix I to CMC Decision No. 01/09, and consequently, the following 
items are either added to or removed from the NMC 2007: 
- Added: 2204.29.11, 2204.29.19, 2204.29.20, 2309.90.60, 6004.10.11, 6004.10.12, 
6004.10.13, 6004.10.14, 6004.10.31, 6004.10.32, 6004.10.33, 6004.10.34, 6004.10.41, 
6004.10.42, 6004.10.43, 6004.10.44, 6004.10.91, 6004.10.92, 6004.10.93, 6004.10.94, 
6004.90.30, 6004.90.40, and 6004.90.20. 
- Removed: 2204.29.00, 6004.10.10, 6004.10.20, 6004.10.90, and 6004.90.20. Once in effect, the Protocol will amend the following: the Annex to the 62
nd Additional Protocol 
to ECA No. 18, Annex I to CCM Directive No. 10/07; and the Annex to the 77th Additional 
Protocol to ECA No. 18, Appendix I to CMC Decision No. 01/09.  
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85th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18  
(ECA 18.85) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
28/02/2011 
Date of entry into force: Did not enter into force.  
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.85 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 85 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into ECA 18 Common Market Council (CMC) Decision No. 55/08 on the Regime for 
the Certification of Goods Originating in the SACU and Stored in Customs Warehouses 
of MERCOSUR States Party. 
The Protocol applies the regime established in CMC Decision No. 17/03, Regime for the Flow 
of Goods Originating in MERCOSUR and Stored in Customs Warehouses of One of Its States Party, to goods originating in the SACU and in accordance with the Origin Regime 
of the Preferential Trade Agreem ent between MERCOSUR and SACU. 
The regulations of the States Party which decide  to issue "Derived Certificates" within the 
framework of the Preferential Trade Agreemen t between MERCOSUR an d SACU must comply 
with the provisions of the Annex to the Decision, titled Regime for the Certification of Goods 
Originating in the SACU and Stored in Customs Warehouses of MERCOSUR States Party . 
 
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86th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18 
(ECA 18.86) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
28/09/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.86 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 86 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into ECA 18 Common Market Council (CMC) Decision No. 44/10 on 
the MERCOSUR Origin Regime. 
The Protocol extends until 31 December 2016 the MERCOSUR Origin Regime, provided for 
in CMC Decisions Nos. 01/04 and 01/09 (ECA 18.44 and ECA 18.77), for all intra-zone trade. 
 
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87th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18 
(ECA 18.87) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
28/09/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.87 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 87 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into ECA 18 CMC Decision No. 59/10 on Special National Import Regimes not 
contemplated in Sections VI and VII of CMC Decision No. 56/10. 
The Protocol establishes timeframes additional to those established in CMC Decision No. 57/08  
in order for the States Party to complete the tasks associated with the harmonization 
of the "special import regimes in MERCOSUR" and to eliminate the national regimes 
adopted unilaterally. 
 
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88th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18 
(ECA 18.88) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
12/10/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.88 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 88 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into ECA 18 MERCOSUR Trade Commission Directive No. 03/10 on the 
MERCOSUR Origin Regime (derogation of CCM Directive No. 06/09). 
1.1. GMC Resolution No. 37/04 provides for th e development of a country-by-country list 
which would indicate the date on which each prod uct is to reach the preference level of 100%, 
without quantitative limits, in the four States Party to MERCOSUR vis-à-vis each of the Andean 
countries. The Protocol approves the list of MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM) 2007 
items corresponding to goods originating in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. 
Said goods, once incorporated into a given g ood in the territory of one of the MERCOSUR 
States Party, will be conferred MERCOSUR origin. 
 
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89th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18 
(ECA 18.89) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
12/10/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.89 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 89 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into ECA 18 MERCOSUR Trade Commi ssion Directive No. 16/11 on the Adaptation 
of Specific Requirements of Origin for the purposes of eliminating situations in which the 
MERCOSUR Origin Regime creates market access conditions for States Party which are stricter  
than the conditions granted by MERCOSUR to third countries. 
The Protocol provides for the elimination of products from an annexed listing which is subject 
to compliance with specific requirements of origin. 
- The NMC 2007 items eliminated are: 0408.11.00, 0408.91.00, 1302.13.00, 1511.90.00, 
1513.11.00, 1513.29.10, 1601.00.00, 1602.10.00, 1602.20.00, 1602.50.00, 1702.40.10, 
2002.10.00, 2002.90.90, 2004.10.00, 2004.90.00, 2005.20.00, 2005.40.00, 2005.91.00, 
2005.99.00, 2006.00.00, 2007.91.00, 2007.99.10, 2007.99.90, 2102.10.10, 2102.10.90, 
2102.20.00, 2106.10.00, 2106.90.10, 2309.90.10, 2309.90.50, 2309.90.60, 2309.90.90,  
and 7017.90.00. 
 
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90th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18 
(ECA 18.90) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
12/10/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.90 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 90 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Incorporates into ECA 18 MERCOSUR Trade Commi ssion Directive No. 07/11 on the Adaptation 
of Specific Requirements of Origin. 
The Protocol makes adjustments to the listing of products subject to compliance with specific 
requirements of origin in order to adapt it to the amendments in the MERCOSUR Common 
Nomenclature and to update the specific requirements of origin for information technology 
and telecommunication goods. 
 
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91st Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 18 
(ECA 18.91) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 
 
2 Date of signature: 
12/10/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 18.91 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 91 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 18 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
Formalizes in LAIA MERCOSUR Trade Commission Directive No. 05/11 on Special 
Import Regimes. 
The Protocol adopts a classification system for the Special Import Regimes of the States Party 
in accordance with the current degree of computerization and the nature of each special 
regime. The following classification is thus adopted: 
 Sub-group A: Regimes which are computerized and in respect of which it is possible 
to provide the information referred to in Article 6 of CMC Decision No. 03/06. 
 Sub-group B: Regimes which are computerized but for which, on account of their 
non-trade-related nature, it is not possible to obtain all the data requested. 
 Sub-group C: Regimes which are not currently computerized and for which 
it is difficult to collect any type of data precisely because the regimes are not 
registered through a computer system. 
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8th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 33 
(ECA 33.8) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Colombia, Mexico 
 
2 Date of signature: 
11/06/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
2/08/2011 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 33.8 
LAIA member countries Colombia, Mexico, an d Venezuela, which are also WTO member 
countries, signed Protocol No. 8 to Economic Complementation Agreement No. 33 pursuant 
to the Enabling Clause. 
The Protocol introduces amendments to the Treaty as a consequence of Venezuela's 
withdrawal therefrom. The main amendments  include: the renaming of the Treaty, 
now the Free Trade Agreement between the United Mexican States and the 
Republic of Colombia; the composition of the Administrative Commission; changes to the 
Liberalization Programme, to the Specific Requirements of Origin, to the provisions related 
to the Regional Input Integration Committee, and to certification of origin; the incorporation 
of provisions regarding expanded origin accumulation; the empowering of the 
Administrative Commission of the Agreement to take decisions on the expediting of tariff 
reduction and the incorporation of goods theret o; and the amendment of the rules of origin 
and access conditions. 
 
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56th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 35 
(ECA 35.56) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile 
 
2 Date of signature: 
30/12/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
Between Argentina and Chile: 17/03/2011 
Between Uruguay and Chile: 05/04/2011 
Between Brazil and Chile: Did not enter into force. 
Between Paraguay and Chile: Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 35.56 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Chile, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 56 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 35 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
The Protocol amends Article 31 of the Agreemen t and stipulates that, as of 1 January 2017, 
products the manufacturing of which includes in puts imported temporarily or on drawback will 
not benefit from the Liberalization Programme established by the Agreement. 
 
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27th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 36 
(ECA 36.27) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia 
 
2 Date of signature: 
16/08/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
Between Argentina and Bolivia: 02/12/2011 
Between Uruguay and Bolivia: 01/02/2012 
Between Brazil and Bolivia: Did not enter into force. 
Between Paraguay and Bolivia: Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 36.27 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Protocol No. 27 to Economic Complementation Agreement 
No. 36 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
The Protocol amends Article 19 of the Agreemen t and stipulates that, as of 1 January 2017, 
products the manufacturing of which includes in puts imported temporarily or on drawback will 
not benefit from the Liberalization Programme established by the Agreement. 
 
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2nd Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 42 
(ECA 42.2) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Chile, Cuba 
 
2 Date of signature: 
11/11/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
27/01/2012 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 42.2 
LAIA member countries Chile and Cuba, which are also WTO member countries, signed  
Protocol No. 2 to Economic Complementation Agreement No. 42 pursuant to the Enabling 
Clause. 
The Protocol incorporates preferences and prov isions on the following: origin; technical 
standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures; 
sanitary and phytosanitary measures; and dispute settlement. 
Regarding rules of origin, the Protocol establishes the rules applicable to the exchange 
of products between the two countries for the purposes of qualification and determination 
of the originating product, certification of origin, issuance of the corresponding certificates, 
and origin verification and control. The Protocol includes specific origin requirements, 
which consist of chapter changes (1 to 8 and 10 to 14), for goods manufactured using 
non-originating materials, provided that such goods are the result of a production process 
which takes place entirely in the territory of one of the Parties. Lastly, for the purposes of 
compliance with rules of origin, materials originating in the territory of any of the two countries 
and incorporated into a given good in the territory of the exporting party are considered goods 
originating in the territory of the exporting party. 
Regarding technical standards, technical regula tions, and conformity assessment procedures, 
the Protocol aims to improve the implementati on of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers 
to Trade and make progress in the area of bilateral cooperation. 
Regarding sanitary and phytosanitary measures, the two countries have agreed to render 
effective the implementation of the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary 
and Phytosanitary Measures. 
Regarding dispute settlement, the regime will apply to disputes between Cuba and Chile 
concerning the implementation, interpretation, and application of the Agreement and of the 
instruments and protocols executed thereunder.  
 
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2nd Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 46 
(ECA 46.2) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Cuba, Ecuador 
 
2 Date of signature: 
10/03/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
13/12/2011 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 46.2 
LAIA member countries Cuba and Ecuador, which are also WTO member countries, 
signed Protocol No. 2 to Economic Complementation Agreement No. 46 pursuant to the 
Enabling Clause. 
The Protocol further develops preferences and incorporates new products for tariff reduction. 
It includes provisions on the following: origin; technical standardization; phytosanitary 
and zoosanitary standards; trade cooperation; dispute settlement; administration of the 
Agreement; and customs procedures and trade facilitation. 
The new tariff preferences benefit more than  800 products, which mostly receive tariff 
reductions of 50% to 100%. 
The eliminations, substitutions, and additions are contained in an annex to the Protocol. 
 
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AMENDED 2nd Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 55 
(Amended ECA 55.2) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (MERCOSUR States Party), and Mexico 
 
2 Date of signature: 
28/02/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Amended Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 55.2 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Mexico, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Amended Additional Protocol No. 2 to Economic 
Complementation Agreement No. 55 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
The Protocol substitutes Article 20, the final paragraph in Article 21, and Article 29 of Annex II 
to the Origin Regime Agreement. It introduces amendments to the origin certification regime  
regarding the period of validity of the certif icate of origin and the background statement. 
It also eliminates the requirement that certificates of origin should be issued as of the date 
of issue of the commercial invoice corresponding to the operation in question and no later than 
60 days thereafter. 
 
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3rd Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 55 
(ECA 55.3) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (MERCOSUR States Party), and Mexico 
 
2 Date of signature: 
09/09/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
Argentina – Mexico: 15/02/2012 
Brazil – Mexico: Did not enter into force. 
Paraguay – Mexico: Did not enter into force. 
Uruguay – Mexico: Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 55.3 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Mexico, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Additional Protocol No. 3 to Economic Complementation 
Agreement No. 55 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
The Additional Protocol extends to 31 December 2015 the deadline for the Parties to agree on 
the programmes, terms, quotas, and timeframes for free trade in order to establish the 
Trade Liberalization Programme for Buses and Trucks. 
 
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4th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 55 
(ECA 55.4) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (MERCOSUR States Party), and Mexico 
 
2 Date of signature: 
09/09/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
Between Argentina and Mexico: 15/02/2012 
Between Uruguay and Mexico: 11/04/2012 
Between Brazil and Mexico: Did not enter into force. 
Between Paraguay and Mexico: Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 55.4 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Mexico, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Additional Protocol No. 4 to Economic Complementation 
Agreement No. 55 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
The Protocol establishes that as of 1 July 2011 (the date on which free trade was achieved 
for all the goods covered by the Agreement, except for buses, trucks, and automotive parts), 
the provisions concerning rules of origin and technical regulations will continue to apply for all 
goods contemplated in the Agreement. It also establishes that the remaining access provisions 
contained in the Bilateral Appendices and their Additional Protocols will continue to apply until 
31 December 2015. 
 
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3rd Additional Protocol to Appendix I of Economic Complementation Agreement No. 55 
(ECA 55.3 to Appendix I) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (MERCOSUR States Party), and Mexico 
 
2 Date of signature: 
12/03/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
27/07/2010 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 55.3 to Appendix I 
LAIA member countries Argentina and Mexico, which are also WTO member countries, signed  
Additional Protocol No. 3 to Appendix I of Economic Complementation Agreement No. 55  
pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
By means of this Protocol, Argentina and Mexico incorporate products into the Annex 
on Automotive-Sector Trade between Argentina and Mexico. The products are automotive parts 
mostly classified in NALADISA 2002 chapters 39, 73, 84, 85, and 87. 
 
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3rd Additional Protocol to Appendix II of Economic Complementation Agreement No. 55 
(ECA 55.3 to Appendix II) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (MERCOSUR States Party), and Mexico 
 
2 Date of signature: 
09/09/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 55.3 to Appendix II 
LAIA member countries Brazil and Mexico, which are also WTO member countries, signed  
Additional Protocol No. 3 to Appendix II of Economic Complementation Agreement No. 55  
pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
The Protocol ratifies the full force and effect, until 31 December 2015, of the provisions 
established in the Bilateral Appendix in respect of the following: consumer guarantees 
and safety; exemption for imports from Mexico fr om the additional duty on freight charges for 
the Merchant Marine; and reciprocal trade of up to 250 armoured vehicles per year. 
 
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2nd Additional Protocol to Appendix IV of  Economic Complementation Agreement No. 55 
(ECA 55.2 to Appendix IV) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (MERCOSUR States Party), and Mexico 
 
2 Date of signature: 
21/12/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
01/01/2011 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreemen t (ECA) No. 55.2 to Appendix IV 
LAIA member countries Uruguay and Mexico, which are also WTO member countries, signed  
Additional Protocol No. 2 to Appendix IV of Economic Complementation Agreement No. 55  
pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
The Protocol establishes the quotas which Mexico and Uruguay grant each other for the import 
of automobiles and other commercial vehicles at a zero tariff rate, between 1 January 2011 
and 30 June 2011, provided that the countries comply with the provisions prescribed in 
respect of origin. 
 
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3rd Additional Protocol to Appendix IV of  Economic Complementation Agreement No. 55 
(ECA 55.3 to Appendix IV) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (MERCOSUR States Party), and Mexico 
 
2 Date of signature: 
22/02/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
1/04/2011  
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreemen t (ECA) No. 55.3 to Appendix IV 
LAIA member countries Uruguay and Mexico, which are also WTO member countries, signed  
Additional Protocol No. 3 to Appendix IV of Economic Complementation Agreement No. 55  
pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
The Protocol establishes that, as of 1 April 2011, Mexico and Uruguay will apply to their 
reciprocal trade a zero tariff rate (0%), with no quota restrictions, to imports of the automotive 
p r o d u c t s  c o n t a i n e d  i n  A r t i c l e  1 ,  s e c t i o n s  ( a )  a n d  ( b ) ,  o f  A p p e n d i x  I V  o n  A u t o m o t i v e  S e c t o r  
Trade between Uruguay and Mexico which comply with the origin-related provisions in Annex II 
of the Agreement. 
 
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5th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 58 
(ECA 58.5) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (MERCOSUR States Party), and Peru 
 
2 Date of signature: 
15/12/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
28/01/2011 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 58.5 
LAIA member countries Argentina and Peru, which are also WTO member countries, 
signed Additional Protocol No. 5 to Economic Complementation Agreement No. 58 pursuant 
to the Enabling Clause. 
The Protocol amends Appendix III to Annex II- A of ECA No. 58, Duty Relief Granted by the 
Argentine Republic to the Republic of Peru with Two or More Timetables Applicable to 
Each Item. Certain plastic, cotton, and knit fabric products benefit from the amendment. 
 
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9th Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 59 
(ECA 59.9) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (MERCOSUR States Party), Colombia and Ecuador 
(Andean Community Member Countries), and Venezuela 
 
2 Date of signature: 
22/12/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 59.9 
LAIA member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay (MERCOSUR States Party), 
Colombia and Ecuador (Andean Community Member Countries), and Venezuela, which are also 
WTO member countries, signed Additional Protocol No. 9 to Economic Complementation 
Agreement No. 59 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
When on 22 April 2006, it withdrew from the Cartagena Agreement, the Bolivarian Republic 
of Venezuela ceased to be a member of the An dean Community. In the light of this, of the 
interest of all the Parties Signatory to Economic Complementation Agreement No. 59 in 
continuing their joint effort to achieve the objectives established in said Agreement, and of the 
need to adapt the general regime of Economic Complementation Agreement No. 59 to the new 
status of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela so that said instrument becomes a tripartite 
agreement, this Protocol was executed. 
The Protocol modifies Venezuela's legal status in the Agreement, making the country a third 
Contracting Party, separate from Colombia and Ecuador. 
 
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1st Additional Protocol to Economic  Complementation Agreement No. 63 
(ECA 63.1) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Uruguay, Venezuela 
 
2 Date of signature: 
16/04/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 63.1 
LAIA member countries Uruguay and Venezuel a, which are also WTO member countries, 
signed Additional Protocol No. 1 to Economic Complementation Agreement No. 63 pursuant to 
the Enabling Clause. 
The Protocol replaces the list of preferences contained in an annex to Economic 
Complementation Agreement No. 63 between the Eastern Republic of Uruguay and the 
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela with a list of  preferences contained in the tariff code of the 
granting country (Venezuela).  
 
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Economic Complementation Agreement No. 66 
(ECA 66) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Bolivia, Mexico 
 
2 Date of signature: 
17/05/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
07/06/2010 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 66 
LAIA member countries Bolivia and Mexico, which are also WTO member countries, 
signed Economic Complementation Agreement No. 66 pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
The objectives of the Agreement are as follows: to stimulate trade growth and diversification; 
to eliminate trade barriers and facilitate the movement of goods; to promote conditions of fair 
competition in trade; to establish guidelines for future cooperation between the parties, 
both within the regional and multilateral fram ework, with a view to expanding and improving 
the benefits thereof; to create effective procedures for implementation of and compliance with 
this Agreement, for its joint administration, and for dispute settlement. 
The Agreement is divided into six parts and has 14 chapters, which cover the following: 
definitions; national treatment and market access for goods; agricultural sector 
and zoosanitary and phytosanitary measures; rules of origin; customs procedures; 
global safeguard measures; unfair international trade practices; standardization measures; 
transparency; administration of the agreement; dispute settlement; exceptions; 
and final provisions. 
The chapter on market access for goods provides for the elimination of all customs tariffs on 
originating goods (except for meat and offal, milk products, coffee products, cereals, flours, 
certain seeds, oils, sugars, cocoa preparations, fruit preparations, beverages, food industry 
waste, tobacco products, and organic chemicals). It introduces provisions regarding restrictions 
on customs drawback for exported products and duty deferral or suspension programmes; 
customs valuation; temporary import of goods; and duty-free import of samples with no 
commercial value. 
 
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Economic Complementation Agreement No. 67 
(ECA 67) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Mexico, Peru 
 
2 Date of signature: 
06/04/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
01/02/2012 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA) No. 67 
LAIA member countries Mexico and Peru, which are also WTO member countries, signed  
Economic Complementation Agreement No. 67, Trade Integration Agreement between the 
Republic of Peru and the United Mexican States, pursuant to Article XXIV of the 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 and Article V of the General Agreement on 
Trade in Services, notifying the WTO Co mmittee on Regional Trade Agreements 
and Council for Trade in Services thereof on 22 February through documents 
WT/REG308/N/1 and S/C/N/616, respectively. 
The objectives of the Agreement are as follows: to stimulate trade growth and diversification; 
to eliminate trade barriers and facilitate the movement of goods; to promote conditions of fair 
competition in trade; to establish guidelines for future cooperation between the parties, 
both within the regional and multilateral fram ework, with a view to expanding and improving 
the benefits thereof; to create effective procedures for implementation of and compliance with 
this Agreement, for its joint administration, and for dispute settlement. 
The Agreement has 19 chapters, which cover the following: initial provisions; general 
definitions; market access; rules of origin and origin-related procedures; mutual recognition  
of appellation of origin; safeguard clauses; sanitary and phytosanitary measures; technical 
barriers to trade; unfair practices; cross-border trade in services; investment; financial 
services; temporary entry of business people; mutual recognition of educational certificates 
and academic degrees; dispute settlement; tran sparency; administration of the agreement; 
exceptions; and final provisions. 
Regarding the chapter on market access for goods: the Parties undertake not to increase any 
existing tariffs or to adopt any new tariffs on originating goods subject to the Tariff Elimination 
Programme. The Parties will eliminate their tariffs on originating goods in accordance with the 
provisions of the Tariff Elimination Programme contained in the Annex to Article 3.4-A. 
Provisions are established in respect of the following: customs valuation; import and export 
restrictions; import licences and permits; export taxes; and special customs procedures. 
A Market Access Committee is also established. 
 
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5th Additional Protocol to Partial Scope Agreement No. 38 under Art. 25 of the 1980 
Treaty of Montevideo 
(PSA.A25 TM No. 38.5) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Brazil, Guyana 
 
2 Date of signature: 
03/12/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
5th Additional Protocol to Partial Scop e Agreement No. 35 under Art. 25 of TM80  
(PSA.A25 TM No. 38.5) 
Brazil, a LAIA member country, and Guyana, which are also WTO member countries, 
signed Additional Protocol No. 5 to Partial Scope Agreement No. 38 under Art. 25 of TM802, 
pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
The Protocol amends Annex I to the Agreement, incorporating the list of preferences granted 
by Brazil contained in Annex I to the Protocol, in NALADISA 1996, with 100% preference. 
 
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17th Additional Protocol to the Regional Ma rket-Opening Agreement Favouring Bolivia 
(Agreement No. 1) 
(AR.AM 1.17) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia , Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, 
Uruguay, and Venezuela.  
 
2 Date of signature: 
19/10/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
02/12/2010 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
17th Additional Protocol to the Regional Market-Opening Agreement Favouring Bolivia  
(Agreement No. 1) - (AR.AM 1.17) 
LAIA member countries Bolivia and Argentin a, which are also WTO member countries, 
signed Additional Protocol No. 17 to the Regional Market-Opening Agreement Favouring 
Bolivia, pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
By means of this Protocol, Argentina extends until 31 December 2010 the benefits granted to 
Bolivia which are stipulated in Annexes I and II to the 16th Additional Protocol to the 
Agreement (Article 4). 
 
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18th Additional Protocol to the Regional Ma rket-Opening Agreement Favouring Bolivia 
(Agreement No. 1) 
(AR.AM 1.18) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia , Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, 
Uruguay, and Venezuela. 
 
2 Date of signature: 
19/10/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
02/12/2010 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
18th Additional Protocol to the Regional Market-Opening Agreement Favouring Bolivia  
(Agreement No. 1) - (AR.AM 1.18) 
LAIA member countries Bolivia and Argentina, which are also WTO member countries, signed  
Additional Protocol No. 18 to the Regional Market-Opening Agreement Favouring Bolivia, 
pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
The Protocol incorporates products into th e Market-Opening List granted by Argentina 
to Bolivia and establishes specific requirements of origin for the clothing products sector. 
 
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19th Additional Protocol to the Regional Ma rket-Opening Agreement Favouring Bolivia 
(Agreement No. 1) 
(AR.AM 1.19) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia , Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, 
Uruguay, and Venezuela. 
 
2 Date of signature: 
27/10/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
19th Additional Protocol to the Regional Market-Opening Agreement Favouring Bolivia  
(Agreement No. 1) - (AR.AM 1.19) 
LAIA member countries Bolivia and Brazil, which are also WTO member countries, signed  
Additional Protocol No. 19 to the Regional Market-Opening Agreement Favouring Bolivia, 
pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
The Protocol extends the benefits stipulated in Annexes 1 and 2 to the 15th Additional Protocol 
to the Agreement (Article 4) until 31 December 2010. 
 
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20th Additional Protocol to the Regional Ma rket-Opening Agreement Favouring Bolivia 
(Agreement No. 1) 
(AR.AM 1.20) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia , Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, 
Uruguay, and Venezuela 
 
2 Date of signature: 
27/10/2010 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
20th Additional Protocol to the Regional Market-Opening Agreement Favouring Bolivia  
(Agreement No. 1) - (AR.AM 1.20) 
LAIA member countries Bolivia and Brazil, which are also WTO member countries, signed  
Additional Protocol No. 20 to the Regional Market-Opening Agreement Favouring Bolivia, 
pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
The Protocol incorporates wool, synthetic fibre, cotton, and silk products (Annexes 1 and 2)  
into the Market-Opening List granted by Brazil to Bolivia. 
In compliance with the provisions of the Or igin Regime of Regional Agreement No. 1 
(Chapter I, Article 6), where their manufacturing involves materials not originating from the 
countries party to said Agreement, products contained in Annexes 1 and 2 of this Protocol will 
be considered products originating from Bolivia in accordance with the following: 
1- When they are classified under a NALADISA (2007) heading different from the heading 
under which said materials are classified; or 
2- Where it is not possible to comply with the requirement established in (a) above, when the  
CIF port of destination or CIF seaport value of the non-originating materials does not exceed 
60% of the FOB export value of the final goods. 
Lastly, in accordance with Article 3, Brazil undertakes to streamline and facilitate import 
formalities by offering the possibility of automati c issuance of an import licence, provided that 
the corresponding order is properly prepared by  the Brazilian importer and the relevant legal 
provisions are obeyed. 
 
4 The text and the associated lists, annexes, and protocols: 
- Are attached for the Secretariat of the WTO (electronic format). 
- May be viewed at the following official link 
http://www.aladi.org/nsfaladi/textacdos.n sf/2892cb958a804aa703257 49000719b45 /c8890b48
6ed4c55f032577c4004fd75d?OpenDocument  
 
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21st Additional Protocol to the Regional Ma rket-Opening Agreement Favouring Bolivia 
(Agreement No. 1) 
(AR.AM 1.21) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia , Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, 
Uruguay, and Venezuela 
 
2 Date of signature: 
21/12/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
Did not enter into force. 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
21st Additional Protocol to the Regional Market-Opening Agreement Favouring Bolivia  
(Agreement No. 1) - (AR.AM 1.21) 
LAIA member countries Bolivia and Brazil, which are also WTO member countries, signed  
Additional Protocol No. 21 to the Regional Market-Opening Agreement Favouring Bolivia, 
pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
The Protocol extends the deadline established in Article 4 of the 20th Additional Protocol to the 
Agreement from 31 December 2011 to 31 December 2012. 
Also extended, therefore, is the timeframe for ob taining the benefits stipulated in Articles 2 
and 3 of the 20th Additional Protocol to the Agreement (origin regime and simplification of 
import formalities), without prejudice to the other provisions of said Protocol. 
 
4 The text and the associated lists, annexes, and protocols: 
- Are attached for the Secretariat of the WTO (electronic format). 
- May be viewed at the following official link 
http://www.aladi.org/nsfaladi/textacdos.n sf/2892cb958a804aa703257 49000719b45 /55b9701a
231b9e6d032577ca004677aa?OpenDocument  
 
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22nd Additional Protocol to the Regional Ma rket-Opening Agreement Favouring Bolivia 
(Agreement No. 1) 
(AR.AM 1.22) 
1 Members signatory to the Agreement: 
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia , Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, 
Uruguay, and Venezuela 
 
2 Date of signature: 
22/12/2011 
Date of entry into force: 
21/03/2012 
 
3 Brief description of the instrument: 
22nd Additional Protocol to the Regional  Market-Opening Agreement Favouring  
Bolivia (Agreement No. 1) - (AR.AM 1.22) 
LAIA member countries Bolivia and Argentina, which are also WTO member countries, signed  
Additional Protocol No. 22 to the Regional Market-Opening Agreement Favouring Bolivia, 
pursuant to the Enabling Clause. 
The Protocol extends the deadline established in Article 4 of the 18th Additional Protocol to the 
Agreement until 31 December 2012. 
Also extended, therefore, is the timeframe for obtaining the benefits stipulated in Annexes 1 
and 2 to the 18th Additional Protocol in respect of requirements of origin for wool or fine animal 
hair, synthetic fibre, and cotton products. 
 
4 The text and the associated lists, annexes, and protocols: 
- Are attached for the Secretariat of the WTO (electronic format). 
- May be viewed at the following official link 
http://www.aladi.org/nsfaladi/textacdos.n sf/2892cb958a804aa703257 49000719b45 /2d042bcf
5f6e3d660325799e00651d52?OpenDocument  
 
 
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