The Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) is an international economic organization designed to effectively promote the formation of a customs union and a single economic space among six CIS countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Moldova, Ukraine, and Armenia have observer status. (The rest is omitted.)

Contents

I. Introduction

II. The EurAsEC as an International Economic Organization
1. International Personality
2. Membership
3. Structure
4. Decision-Making

III. Free Trade Regime

IV. Formation of a Customs Union
1. Common Customs Tariff
2. Unification of Trade Regimes vis-à-vis Third Countries
3. Common Customs Policy
4. Trade Remedies
5. Non-Tariff Regulatory Measures
6. Rules of Origin
7. Dispute Settlement

V. The EurAsEC and the WTO
1. WTO Accession of EurAsEC Members
2. WTO-Compatibility of the EurAsEC Customs Union

VI. Conclusion

References

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