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Text of the International Free Trade Agreement.

We, The Signatories of this Document, Understanding that Free Trade is important to the success of our Economies do enter into the following Agreement of our own Desire and Free Will. We realize we reserve the right to leave the Agreement at any point at time.
Statement One

No Signatory nation shall level punitive tariffs or taxes against products imported by another Signatory Nation. This statement shall not include such things as National Sales Taxes except where those taxes are individually leveled against products imported by a Signatory Nation.
Statement Two
Signatory Nations shall act to Break or Ignore a Trade Blockade enacted against a Signatory Nation by Force if Nessecary. Signatory Nations shall not act to restrict trade to other Signatory Nations in any way. In other words, there shall be no embargoes on member nation's imports. If a product is legal to sell by a domestic corporation, then it’s legal to import as well.

Statement Three
Signatory Nations who do not hold to either of the above two Statements shall be removed as Signatories without Vote. Such a Signatory may not be reinstated without the Approval of all Current Signatories in Good Standing.
Statement Four
This Agreement shall not be subject to change. It is not seen as an Evolving Document but rather as a Static Agreement.

Statement Five

Any Nation, excepting those covered under Statement Three, may at any time become a Signatory to this Agreement.

Signatories:

Allanea

I will sign this treaty.

i will sing it to, but how? i'm new here

OOC: I recommend you read the stickers.

TSRM would prefer that it is an evolving document, but will sign anyway.

In other words, there shall be no embargoes on member nation's imports.

Presumably this is void if two signatory nations go to war?

Presumably this is void if two signatory nations go to war?
See statement three, I guess.

See statement three, I guess.

You do guess correctly.

Well, that doesn't necessarily answer it. For example, Bobtopia can go to war with Fredland without leveling tarrifs, or failing to break a blockade on him. Should Bobtopia in that case have to allow Fredland to continue imports?

So who's the agressor here?

Or perhaps we should add a simple non-aggression clause?

So who's the agressor here?

Or perhaps we should add a simple non-aggression clause?

Well, in my hypothetical situation, Fredland is. However, he's not damaging free trade. A non-agression clause would be good, not that I ever had any plans to sign this...

Hee.