South Benacian Community

The South Benacian Community is an international organisation in southern Benacia, aimed at facilitating economic and social development and trade. The countries are sometimes referred to as STUDS.

Members

•  Drak-Modan (1676)
•  Sanama (1676)
•  Tellia (1676)
•  Unified Governorates (1676)
  •  Sathrati (1676)

Institutions

The organisation is governed by the Council of the Community, consisting of the head of government or state of each member nation, or their appointed representative. The only exception is Sanama, since the Federal Council is the collective head of government and state. Sanama is therefore represented by the Federal Councillor for Foreign Affairs or another member of the Federal Council. Decisions in the council are taken unanimously, the South Benacian Community is not a supranational organisation.

Features

Customs union

The member nations are working towards abolishing all internal tariffs, rates and fees on goods in order to establish a customs union. The same tariffs will apply towards third countries outside the bloc.

Free trade area

The members intend to establish a free trade area for goods, with harmonised regulations. Spot checks will still be allowed on internal borders in order to combat trade and transport of illicit goods. What constitutes illicit goods will still be for each member nation to decide.

Police cooperation

The members have begun cooperating to combat international criminal organisations and networks.