01-07-2015, 10:19 PM
Chapter II of the Charter of the Southern Cooperation Organisation describes the accession process. Those nations wishing to become members of the Organisation must go through the following process:
Those nations or international organisations wishing to become observers to the Organisation must fill out an application and submit it to the Secretariat. Such application will be reviews by the Secretariat and granted and denied also within thirty days of its reception. Observers may be removed by the Southern Council at any time, despite the previous approval of the Secretariat.
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Member Status
Please replace the first and the last [NATION] with the name of your nation, [CURRENCY] with the name of your currency, [FORM] with your form of government and [NAME] with the names as required, but know that all other [NATION] do not need to be replaced.
Since neither the Covenant on Freedoms and Dignities nor the Convention on Diplomatic and Consular Relations have been drafted yet, nations requesting membership do not need to ratify them.
Observer Status
Please replace [NATION] with the name of your nation or international organisation, [FORM] with your form of government, [PURPOSE] with your purpose and [NAME] with the names as required.
- Interested nations submit an accession application, as included below
- The Secretariat reviews the completeness of the application
- Complete applications are referred by the Secretariat to the Southern Council
- The Southern Council reviews the application and votes on it, no later than seven days after receiving it
Those nations or international organisations wishing to become observers to the Organisation must fill out an application and submit it to the Secretariat. Such application will be reviews by the Secretariat and granted and denied also within thirty days of its reception. Observers may be removed by the Southern Council at any time, despite the previous approval of the Secretariat.
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Member Status
Please replace the first and the last [NATION] with the name of your nation, [CURRENCY] with the name of your currency, [FORM] with your form of government and [NAME] with the names as required, but know that all other [NATION] do not need to be replaced.
Since neither the Covenant on Freedoms and Dignities nor the Convention on Diplomatic and Consular Relations have been drafted yet, nations requesting membership do not need to ratify them.
Code:
[b]APPLICATION OF ACCESSION TO THE SOUTHERN COOPERATION ORGANISATION[/b]
[b]STEP 1: BASIC INFORMATION[/b]
Full Name: [NATION]
Form of Government: [FORM]
Head of State: [NAME]
Head of Government: [NAME]
Minister of Foreign Affairs: [NAME]
[b]STEP 2: RATIFICATION OF FOUNDATIONAL TREATIES[/b]
Check with an X between the [] if [NATION] has ratified the following:
[] Charter of the Southern Cooperation Organisation
[] Covenant on Freedoms and Dignities
[] Convention on Diplomatic and Consular Relations
[b]STEP 3: COMMITMENT TO PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES[/b]
[NATION] hereby commits to the Principles and Objectives of the Southern Cooperation Organisation as enumerated and described in Chapter I of its Charter. In signing this commitment [NATION] understand that it is subjecting itself to binding responsibilities and therefore agrees to amend its national laws in compliance with the aforementioned Principles and Objectives and to be held to such common standards as are applied to all other members of the Southern Cooperation Organisation.
[b]STEP 4: PROOF OF COMMON ECONOMIC STANDARDS[/b]
Check with an X if the following are legal in [NATION]:
[] Foreign business operations within its national territory
[] National business operations within its national territory
[] National business operations in foreign territory
[] Exporting national goods to foreign territory
[] Importing foreign goods from foreign territory
Check with an X if the following apply to [NATION]:
[] Has a currency named: [NAME]
[] Its gross domestic product has grown at least an average of 1.5% in the past year
[b]STEP 5: PROOF OF MINIMUM DEMOCRATIC STANDARDS[/b]
Check with an X if the following apply to [NATION]:
[] Holds periodic elections to select national leaders
[] Government powers are divided into an executive, a legislative and a judicial branch
[] Citizens are allowed to vote in elections without discrimination on the basis of gender or personal wealth
[] Citizens are allowed to chose their residence and enter and leave [NATION] without unreasonable restrictions
[] Foreigners are allowed to enter and leave [NATION] without unreasonable restrictions
[] Individuals are allowed to criticise the government without punishment, arrest or harassment
[] Individuals are allowed to have their own beliefs, religious or otherwise, without restriction
[] Citizens are allowed to study in elementary school, high school and university without discrimination on the basis of gender or personal wealth
[] Citizens have access to healthcare at low cost without discrimination on the basis of gender, age, personal wealth of pre-existing conditions
[b]STEP 6: REQUEST FOR ADMISSION[/b]
[NATION] hereby requests to the Secretariat and the Southern Council due consideration for accession as a full member of the Southern Cooperation and offers to provide any further information necessary to process this request.
Observer Status
Please replace [NATION] with the name of your nation or international organisation, [FORM] with your form of government, [PURPOSE] with your purpose and [NAME] with the names as required.
Code:
[b]APPLICATION OF OBSERVER STATUS TO THE SOUTHERN COOPERATION ORGANISATION[/b]
[b]STEP 1: BASIC INFORMATION[/b]
[i]If a Nation:[/i]
Full Name: [NATION]
Form of Government: [FORM]
Head of State: [NAME]
Head of Government: [NAME]
Minister of Foreign Affairs: [NAME]
[i]If an International Organisation:[/i]
Full Name: [NATION]
Purpose: [PURPOSE]
Chief Executive: [NAME]
[b]STEP 2: REQUEST OF OBSERVER STATUS[/b]
[NAME] hereby requests to the Secretariat due consideration for the status of observer to the Southern Cooperation Organisation and understands that such a position does not grant the same duties and priviledges as those of members, nor can such a position be used to exert undue influence on the Organisation, under penalty of denial or withdrawal of status.
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