Course summary (Central American Integration System (SICA))
Secretariat for Central American economic integration (SIECA). CA Tariff System (SAC). Customs and monetary union.
The Central American Integration System (SICA) is the institutional
framework of Regional integration in Central America, created by the
States of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and
Panama.
Associated states: Dominican Republic, Mexico, Chile and
Brazil. Regional observer: Taiwan, Spain, Chile and Germany, as Extrarregional observers. The headquarters of the
General Secretariat of SICA is in the Republic of El Salvador.
The Central American Integration System was established on December 13, 1991, by the signing of the Protocol to the Charter of the Organization of Central
American States (ODECA) or Tegucigalpa Protocol, which amended the Charter of ODECA, signed in Panama on December 12, 1962, and formally came into operation
on February 1, 1993.
Example of the course (Central American Integration System SICA):
The SICA initiative was widely supported by the United Nations General Assembly
(Resolution A/48 L of December 10, 1993), with the Tegucigalpa Protocol being
duly registered with the UN. This allows that it be invoked internationally as
it also allows SICA's regional bodies and institutions to interact with the
United Nations System.
The System was designed taking into account past attempts for regional
unification as well as lessons learned from a history of political crisis, belligerent conflict and dictatorial rule in Central America. These
considerations, coupled to internal constitutional transformations and the
existence of democratic regimes in the region, were contemplated in establishing
the fundamental objective of realizing the integration of Central America in
order to transform the area into a region of Peace, Liberty, Democracy and
Development, based firmly on the respect, tutelage and promotion of human
rights.
The General Secretariat is one of SICA’s regional operative body
created by decision of the Central American Presidents in the Protocol of Tegucigalpa in 1991 with the purpose of providing services and technical and
executive capabilities in support of the Regional integration efforts, particularly in the gradual and progressive construction of the Central American
Union. The Presidency of the General Secretariat will be rotated every six
months among the member states.
System, integration, Central, SICA, Area, free trade, Secretary, Economic, SIECA, Tariff, America, SAC, Union, customs, monetary
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