CAN: History

1969 The Groundwork for the Community is established in the Cartagena Agreement.

1973 Venezuela joins the Andean Pact.

1976 Augusto Pinochet withdraws Chile from the Andean Community on the claims of economic incompatibilities.

1979 The treaty that created the Court of Justice is signed and the Andean Parliament and the Andean Concil of Foregn Ministers are created.

1983 The treaty that created the Court of Justice enters into effect.

1991 The presidents approve the open skies policy and agree to intensify integration.

1992 Peru temoprarily suspends its obligations under the Liberalization Program.

1993 The Free Trade Zone is entered into full operation for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

1994 The Common External Tariff is approved.

1995 Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay are granted associate membership.

1997 An agreement is for reached Peru's gradual incoporation into the Andean Free Trade Zone.

1998 The Framework Agreement for the creation of a Free Trade Area between the Andean Community and Mercosur is signed in Buenos Aires.

2006 President Hugo Chavez states that Venezuela would withdraw from the Andean Community.

2008 Mercosur and the Andean Community formally establish the Union of South American Nations (USAN) to model after the European Union.