Constitutive Treaty

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Constitutive Treaty
Treaty establishing the Union of South American Nations
Signed - location	May 23, 2008 Brasília, Brazil
Effective - condition	Scheduled to 2009 when ratified by 9 Member States
Signatories	12 Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Depositary	Government of Ecuador
Languages	4 Dutch English Portuguese Spanish
	Wikisource original text: Constitutive Treaty of the Union of South American Nations

The Constitutive Treaty of the Union of South American Nations was signed on May 23, 2008 during the Third Summit of Heads of State and Government held in Brasília, Brazil.^[1] It officially established the Union of South American Nations, a supranational continental union of twelve South American nations.

Contents 1 Signatories 2 Ratification 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Signatories

On behalf of Signed by  Argentina Cristina Kirchner  Bolivia Evo Morales  Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  Chile Michelle Bachelet  Colombia Álvaro Uribe  Ecuador Rafael Correa  Guyana Bharrat Jagdeo  Paraguay Nicanor Duarte  Peru Alan García  Suriname Ronald Venetiaan  Uruguay Rodolfo Nin Novoa  Venezuela Hugo Chavez

[edit] Ratification

The Constitutive Treaty of the Union of South American Nations will enter into force thirty days after the date of receipt of the 9th instrument of ratification. As of May 15, 2009, only Bolivia, Venezuela, and Ecuador had ratified the Treaty. Ratification was scheduled for completion in April 2009, but is still ongoing.^[2]

[edit] See also

• Cusco Declaration

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Constitutive Treaty of the Union of South American Nations Ministry of External Relations of Brazil