Ouro Preto Protocol

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The Ouro Preto Protocol is a key 1994 agreement that gave Mercosur a formal institutional structure and legal personality, strengthening the South American trade bloc’s integration framework.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mercosur treaty
foundational document of Mercosur
international agreement
adoptedByOrganization Mercosur NERFINISHED
adoptedByState Argentina NERFINISHED
Brazil NERFINISHED
Paraguay NERFINISHED
Uruguay NERFINISHED
clarifies competences of Mercosur vis-à-vis member states
createsBody Administrative Secretariat of Mercosur NERFINISHED
Economic and Social Consultative Forum of Mercosur NERFINISHED
Joint Parliamentary Commission of Mercosur NERFINISHED
Mercosur Common Market Council NERFINISHED
Mercosur Common Market Group NERFINISHED
Mercosur Trade Commission NERFINISHED
defines decision-making system of Mercosur
legal personality of Mercosur under domestic law of member states
legal personality of Mercosur under international law
enteredIntoForce 1995
establishes institutional structure of Mercosur
establishesRule Mercosur decisions are taken by consensus
each Mercosur member state has one vote in decision-making bodies
follows Treaty of Asunción NERFINISHED
fullName Protocol of Ouro Preto NERFINISHED
givesLegalPersonalityTo Mercosur NERFINISHED
language Portuguese
Spanish
legalStatus constitutive instrument of Mercosur
namedAfter city of Ouro Preto
partOf Mercosur legal framework
predecessorTo Mercosur institutional reforms of the 2000s
purpose to consolidate the common market project of Mercosur
to strengthen Mercosur integration framework
region South America
regulates operation of Mercosur bodies
signedIn Ouro Preto NERFINISHED
signedInCountry Brazil NERFINISHED
signedOn 1994-12-17
significance marked transition of Mercosur from a treaty-based project to an organized international entity
provided Mercosur with capacity to enter into agreements with third countries and organizations
subjectMatter customs union governance
regional economic integration
trade policy coordination

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Treaty of Asunción followedBy Ouro Preto Protocol