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InterAm Database
National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade


October 25, 1990

CHILE; ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; MEXICO; U.S.A.; VENEZUELA

Cooperation agreements between Chile and Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, the 
U.S.A. and Venezuela

TEXT:
Chile recently concluded the following agreements:
- for economic cooperation with Argentina (including bi-national enterprises, 
transportation, transit, energy cooperation. It will serve as a general basis for an 
agreement on economic cooperation to be signed within six months and a 
common marketby 31 December 1995); 
- for technical and scientific cooperation with Brazil. Also, a declaration was 
signed by the Presidents of both countries, promising to start negotiations for a 
broad agreement oneconomic cooperation;
- for economic cooperation with Mexico, providing for the creation of bi-
national and regional enterprises and free trade by 31 December 1995). By 1 
June 1991 duties on reciprocal trade should not exceed a common maximum 
set below the current national levels (with a regional preference for Laia);
- for commerce and investment with the U.S.A. (containing the basis for a free 
trade agreement);
- for economic cooperation with Venezuela (including the bases for future 
agreements on trade liberalization, investments and the avoidance of double 
taxation).