1 “MERCOSUR and other Latin American FCMs regulations” ALEJANDRO ARIOSTI, ENG. M.S. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (INTI) – PLASTICS CENTER – ARGENTINA

AS/COA Online looks at the origins, structure, and debates defining one of Latin America’s largest trade blocs.

The Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission is in charge of implementing the common trade policy of the European Union

India Free Trade Agreements with SAARC and SAFTA members and Other Countries.

Published at Reuters.com on March 9, 2018. Reporting by Daniela Desantis; Writing by Luc Cohen. ASUNCION (Reuters) – South American trade bloc Mercosur formally launched discussions for a trade deal with Canada on Friday, in a move officials said would signal an embrace of free trade at a time other countries are moving toward …

OVERVIEW OF FTA AND OTHER TRADE NEGOTIATIONS Updated May 2018 – Updates in red FTA NEGOTIATIONS Country Negotiating Directives Current Status Next Steps NORTH AMERICA

The Andean Community and Mercosur comprise the two main trading blocs of South America. In 1999, these organizations began negotiating a merger with a view to creating a “South American Free Trade Area” (SAFTA).

Jul 31, 2012 · Mercosur: Mercosur, South American regional economic organization. Mercosur grew out of earlier efforts to integrate the economies of Latin America through the Latin American Free Trade Association (1960) and its successor, the Latin American Integration Association (1980).

Mercosur (also known as Mercosul or Ñemby Ñemuha) is a South American trade bloc established by the Treaty of Asunción in 1991 and Protocol of Ouro Preto in 1994. Its full members are Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

The EU is negotiating a free trade agreement with Brazil as part of the EU’s Association Agreement negotiations with the Mercosur countries (which also include Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay).