CIS DEAL

CIS DEAL
CIS GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
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HE MEMBER STATES Foster creativity and innovation that leads to
PROUDLY UNITED UNDER more advancement and better quality of life
THE BANNER OF THE for Commonwealth citizens.
COMMONWEALTH OF Protect and nurture common worker rights
INDEPENDENT STATES, and regulations that ensure Commonwealth
RECOGNISING THEIR COMMON workers live and work in conditions
FRIENDSHIP AND acceptable to the objective bona fide
WHOLEHEARTEDLY WILLING TO individual, and consistent with the objectives
of human dignity set by the CIS Charter.
GREATEN THE EXTENT OF THEIR
MUTUAL AMITY, HAVE RESOLVED TO Promote sustainable development
Undertake each of the following in means
respectful to the environment of the
Reaffirm and strengthen the pre-existing
Commonwealth
bonds of friendship between our Peoples,
and reassure each other that our faith in the Establish and enforce meaningful
greatness of the Commonwealth of environmental regulations to keep the
Independent States has not faltered, but Commonwealth as pristine as is enjoyable to
rather that it has indeed rooted itself deeper the citizens of the Commonwealth.
in our cultures.
Have hereby convened at its General
Play its role in a harmonious normalization Membership and unanimously agreed to the
of world trade that inevitably serves as a following provisions.
catalyst for lighter international relations and
cooperation.

Craft and entertain an enlargened, more

powerful and secure market for the goods
and services produced in their terriotries

Weaken trade barriers that restrain goods,

services and individuals from circulating
freely in the Commonwealth of Independent
States.

Establish and enforce clear, unequivocal and

mutually advantageous regulations governing
their trade.
Offer to project makers throughout the The General Membership of the
Commonwealth a predictable and Commonwealth of Independent States.
understandable commercial and business
2019.
environment.
Enhance the competitiveness of their firms,
unions and production units in Janusite
markets.

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CHAPTER I
ON TARIFFS AND QUOTAS
Article I
The provisions of this agreement shall apply
within CIS territory insofar as all nations
concerned are CIS member states or
otherwise part of the CIS.
CIS member states have no obligation to
comply to these rules when dealing with non
CIS member states and their nationals.
Article II
Defines a tariff as a fiscal barrier to trade in
the form of a tax or other compulsory
monetary levy applied only to foreign goods
and services, to which domestic goods and
services are exempt.
Article III
Defines a quota as a quantitative barrier to
trade in the form of a maximum quantity of
foreign goods or services that can enter a
given economy, which does not affect goods
or services produced within the given
economy.
Article IV
Insofar as it does not constitute illegal
import, no import quota shall be set by CIS
border agencies and their hierarchy towards
goods or services produced in the CIS.
Article V
Member states shall strive to reduce tariffs
between themselves on any good or service
not exempted in any part of this treaty by an
annual reduction of 0.5%
Member states may request for some
strategic sectors to be exempted. Such
decisions shall be made by the IDEATA.
Article VI
Member states enjoying a minimal rate of
Gross Domestic Product growth of 1.75%
annual shall benefit from and apply a
reduction of tariffs of 2% per year.
Article VII
It shall be the prerogative of individual
member states, the General Membership or
the International Development, Economics
And Trade Agency (IDEATA) to agree upon
tariff reductions exceeding those delineating
in the present accord for goods and services.
Article VIII
Within the sovereign territory of each
Member State, goods and services produced
in the CIS shall face the same regulations,
tax, administrative requirements and other
such legal requirements faced by
domestically produced goods.
CHAPTER II
OF DUMPING
Article IX
Defines “dumping” as a predatory pricing
technique that involves pricing a good or
service lower than:
a) The normal price of this good or
service on the markets of the
concerned economy or;
b) In absence of such price, the highest
of
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 i) The highest price of a like
good or service exported
internationally under
comparable conditions or;
ii) The cost of production of
this good or service.
Article X
It shall be lawful for member states to levy on
a dumped good or service a tax equal to the
lowest sum that, when levied, would erase ny
unfair advantage the good or service, or its
provider, obtained through dumping.
- Article XV
Article XI
It is understood that levies superior to the
margin between the dumped price and the
lowest lawful price of a product are unlawful
and categorized as unlawful tariffing when
masked as dumping penalties.
CHAPTER III
OF LABOR RIGHTS
Article XII
Any person enjoying the ability to sign
contracts shall be permitted to engage in any
contractual, consensual and legal activity
that is remunerated – known as work.
Any person engaging in work is a worker.
Article XIII
Having a person work by force, coercion,
blackmail or any other setup that does not
rely on the worker’s consent shall be defined
as slavery, even when such non-consensual
work is remunerated.
Unremunerated consensual activity shall be
designated as volunteering and shall be
permitted insofar as there is explicit
uncoerced consent given with knowledge
that the activity will not be remunerated.
Failure to meet this criterion will classify
such activities as slavery.
Article XIV
Slavery is illegal and unrecognized in all parts
of the Commonwealth. Member states shall
actively combat slavery within their borders
and the CIS.
New conditions unknown to the worker
before them giving consent are not covered
with the previous uninformed consent.
Rather, the worker must actively re-iterate
consent for work with the new conditions in
any such way member states define as legal.
Article XVI
It shall be unlawful for a single employer to
remunerate persons working for that same
employer differently for identical work
performed with the same quality.
The burden of proof to determine whether
there is a difference in the quality of an
identical work rests with the employer.
Article XVII
It shall be lawful for workers to form and join
any number of peaceful associations whose
objectives are to collateralize and converge
perceived problems and act as leverage in
numbers to obtain negotiating power with
employers.
Such a group is defined as a trade union.
Article XVIII
Trade unions may be registered across
several countries in the Commonwealth.
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 Article XIX
A trade union shall be treated like any other
non governmental organisation with respect
to its relation with local legislation.
Trade unions shall not be immune from
lawful retribution as a result of breaking local
laws, insofar as such local laws do not
prohibit the very existence of such unions as
defined in this present agreement.
Article XX
It shall be lawful for employers to form and
join any number of peaceful associations
whose objectives are to collateralize and
converge perceived problems and act as
leverage in numbers to obtain negotiating
power with trade unions.
Such a group is defined as an employer’s
organization, and shall be submitted to the
same rights and rules as a trade unions.
Article XXI
Workers are entitled to collectively bargain
with employers, whether they are members
of trade unions or not.
Employer’s organizations may collectively
bargain with trade unions, but not with
individual workers.
Article XXII
It shall be unlawful for minors to perform
work unless
a) An acceptable consent has been
awarded and
b) A governmental authority has
delivered a permit for such work
with the belief it is safe for the minor
to perform and that the minor has
consented to perform this work and
c) Specific provisions have been
establish to take into consideration
the possible weaknesses of a minor
and
d) The minor can unilaterally retract
from the deal at any time and
e) The minor is not aged below 14 years
old
Article XXIII
Failure to meet all of Article XXII’s provisions
concurrently will result in classification of
such activities as child labour.
Child labour shall be treated like slavery and
actively fought against by member states.
Article XXIV
No worker shall be expected to work for
more than 12 hours a day, nor shall they be
expected to work for more than 4
consecutive hours not separated by at least
45 minutes of break, nor shall they be denied
the right to be paid but not work for one day
a week, nor shall they be denied the right to
be paid but not work for at least 168
consecutive hours per annum not including
those hours they should not be working at
all.
Article XXV
Workers are entitled to work in a place
where their life, health, dignity and humanity
are not placed in danger
Article XXVI
It shall be unlawful for an employer to retain
the passport of a worker working for them.
Article XXVII
Migrant workers and workers from other CIS
countries shall not be more mistreated than
domestic workers on the basis of such origin.
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CHAPTER IV
OF ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATIONS
Article XXVIII
Resolves that CIS Member States should
value and take care of the environmental
heritage, and think of future generations
when taking decisions.
Article XXIX
Establishes the Commonwealth Institute for
Control of Environmental Regulations,
hereinafter CICER, as a Commonwealth
agency based in Coldwater, Iqaltut, in charge
of observing trends in the environment and
the respect of the environmental regulations
delineated in this chapter.
Article XXX
The release of toxic or otherwise dangerous
gases into the atmosphere by a company,
union, governmental institution or other
good and service creator shall be limited and,
when necessary, well documented and
ordered with reference to the day’s
atmospheric conditions and knowledge of
academic research relevant to the topic.
Article XXXI
The CICER shall devise and use one air
quality index computed equally in all
member states. Member states shall aim to
make anthropogenic causes for deterioration
in such index as rare and limited as possible.
The CICER shall publish a list of gases that
may be released in the atmosphere and
corresponding allowances in weight per
capita.
Article XXXII
The release of toxic or otherwise dangerous
liquids into the water or ground by a
company, union, governmental institution or
other good and service creator shall be
limited and, when necessary, well
documented and ordered with reference to
the day’s meteorological and fluvial
conditions, and knowledge of academic
research relevant to the topic.
Article XXXIII
The CICER shall devise and use one water
quality index computed equally in all
member states. Member states shall aim to
make anthropogenic causes for deterioration
in such index as rare and limited as possible.
The CICER shall publish a list of liquids that
may be released in the atmosphere and
corresponding allowances in weight per
capita.
Article XXXIV
The generation of waste through the creation
of unnecessary packaging or other means
shall be limited.
Member states shall devise initiatives to
better sort and recycle waste that can be re-
used.
Waste that cannot be re-used shall be stored
or destroyed in means that are respectful of
the environment.
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 Article XXXV
The CICER shall assist member states, who
shall be declared responsible for such
operations, of de-contaminating zones of
environment which have been accidently
contaminated by pollutants or other
dangerous products.
Article XXXVI
The CICER shall maintain and update a ban
list of chemicals not authorized in the
Commonwealth, and take member states not
respecting these limits to the International
Court of Justice.
Article XXXVII
The CICER shall review projects and establish
Environmental Impact Assessments before
advising member states to continue with or
suspend their projects.
Article XXXVIII
Member states shall thrive to spare as many
natural resources as feasible while
compromising with reasonable levels of
economic development.
Article XXXIX
The CICER shall establish a list of protected
species and ban all trade of such species
within the CIS and between the CIS and
other nations.
Article XL
Member states will be required to maintain a
positive eco-friendliness rating.
This requirement shall take effect 30 days
after the rest of this agreement.
CHAPTER V
ON VISAS AND OTHER STAY
PERMITS.
Article XLI
Defines a visa as a permit issued by an
immigration office that allows the holder to
travel to, reside in and perform certain
activities within the borders of a state for a
limited amount of time.
Article XLII
Defines an ordinary CIS passport as a
passport normally issued by a member state
or the CIS itself according to regular
procedures.
Emergency passports, official passports and
diplomatic passports are not ordinary
passports and are not subject to the
provisions delineated in the present
agreement.
Article XLIII
Defines transit as a period of time not
exceeding 72 hours where tickets to exit the
country by the 72 hour time limit are owned
and confirmed.
Transit shall be free for all CIS citizens in CIS
airports, train stations, ports, and other CIS
travel locations.
Article XLIV
Defines tourism as travelling to a foreign
nation for recreational purposes only.
CIS ordinary passport holders shall be
exempt from presenting a visa for tourism in
another CIS state.
A physical border where documents have to
be shown may still be established.
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 Article XLV gain unfair advantage in trade shall be
discussed in the IDEATA.
Defines business travelling as travelling to a
foreign nation for business purposes, Such programs unilaterally undertaken shall
discussing business agreements, selling or be met by resistance from the IDEATA in the
buying goods and services, work or any other form of currency purchases or liquidation.
activity generated from or around
production. Article XLIX

CIS ordinary passport holders shall be Initiatives shall be established for widespread
exempt from presenting a visa for business coverage of exchange bureaus or equivalents
for the first consecutive 14 days in another in the CIS allowing for CIS citizens to change
CIS state, with a 30 day cooldown between CIS currencies at no commission.
two such occurrences in the same CIS
member state.

A physical border where documents have to CHAPTER VII

be shown may still be established.
ESTABLISHMENT
Article XLVI
Article L
In all instances where obtaining a visa is
necessary member states shall strive to fast- The following accord shall take effect upon
receiving a majority vote from the
track CIS visa requests above foreign visa
Commonwealth of Independent States’
requests, and simplify documentation needed
General membership.
to obtain a visa.

If not already the case, member states shall Article LI

ensure they have significant consular
coverage around the CIS and allow for
coverage by CIS consular missions.
The provisions of the following accord shall
have force of law in all CIS territories present
and future.

Article LII

CHAPTER VI This accord may be amended or repealed by

the General Membership.
OF EXCHANGE RATES AND
Article LIII
CURRENCIES
Article XLVII The International Court of Justice shall be
the prime interpret of the provisions of this
The IDEATA shall form and maintain accord.
significant reserves of each member states’
currency.

Article XLVIII

Programs with massive effects to lower or

increase the value of a currency in order to

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