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MARCHE COMMUN SUD [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Intergovernmental Bodies and Committees
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A trading Union comprised of the following countries[,] Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, designed to promote free trade, a common customs policy in relation to other countries and a coordinated economic policy especially in key sectors.

OBS

Founded in March 1991 by the Treaty of Asunción between Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay which commits the signatories to the progressive reduction of tariffs culminating in the formation of a common market of 1 Jan. 1995.

OBS

The combined form of the countries resembles an ice-cream cone.

OBS

Mercosur: designation and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

Key term(s)
  • Southern Cone Market
  • Southern Common Market
  • Common Market of the Southern Cone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités intergouvernementaux
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Union douanière entre l'Argentine, le Brésil, le Paraguay et l'Uruguay pour favoriser la libre circulation des marchandises, l'application d'une politique douanière commune, ainsi que l'établissement de politiques économiques dans des secteurs clés.

OBS

Le Mercosur a été créé en 1991 par le traité d'Asunción.

OBS

Mercosur : désignation extraite du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduite avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Key term(s)
  • marché commun du cône austral
  • Marché commun du sud

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités intergubernamentales
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Unión aduanera formada por Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay y Uruguay que favorece el libre comercio entre ellos, una política arancelaria común frente a países terceros y la coordinación de políticas económicas especialmente en ciertos sectores claves.

OBS

Se creó en 1991 por el Tratado de Asunción.

OBS

Mercosur; MERCOSUR; Mercado Común del Sur: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que tanto "Mercosur", solo con inicial mayúscula, como "MERCOSUR" son formas válidas de escribir el acrónimo de "Mercado Común del Sur".

OBS

Mercosur; Mercado Común del Sur: designación y definición extraídas del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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