(EU) and the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR)? - FDCL
(EU) and the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR)? - FDCL
(EU) and the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR)? - FDCL
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Article 1<br />
Basis <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Agreement<br />
Respect for democratic principles <strong>and</strong> fundamental human rights,<br />
proclaimed by <strong>the</strong> Universal Declaration <strong>of</strong> Human Rights, underpins <strong>the</strong><br />
domestic <strong>and</strong> external policies <strong>of</strong> both Parties <strong>and</strong> constitutes an essential<br />
element <strong>of</strong> this Agreement. 40<br />
In <strong>the</strong> same way <strong>the</strong> agreement between <strong>the</strong> <strong>EU</strong> <strong>and</strong> Chile, passed on November<br />
18, 2002 <strong>and</strong> ratified in February 2003, also states in article 1:<br />
Article 1<br />
Principles<br />
Respect for democratic principles <strong>and</strong> fundamental human rights as<br />
laid down in <strong>the</strong> Universal Declaration <strong>of</strong> Human Rights <strong>and</strong> for <strong>the</strong> principle<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> rule <strong>of</strong> law underpins <strong>the</strong> internal <strong>and</strong> international policies <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Partie-s<strong>and</strong> constitutes an essential element <strong>of</strong> this Agreement. 41<br />
This democracy <strong>and</strong> human rights clause will also be an integral component <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> planned “Interregional Association Agreement” between <strong>the</strong> <strong>EU</strong> <strong>and</strong> MERCO-<br />
SUR.<br />
Moreover, <strong>the</strong> <strong>EU</strong>-Commission appears to have made big efforts to clarify even-<br />
40 Economic Partnership, Political Coordination <strong>and</strong> Cooperation Agreement between <strong>the</strong> European Community <strong>and</strong><br />
its Member States, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> one part, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> United Mexican States, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r part, p. 2, see: http://europa.eu.int/<br />
eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2000/l_276/l_27620001028en00450061.pdf.<br />
41 <strong>EU</strong>-Chile Association Agreement, November 18, 2002, p. 3, http://europa.eu.int/comm/trade/issues/bilateral/<br />
countries/chile/docs/euchlagr_i.pdf.<br />
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