Summary: The agreement widens the scope of the previous 1993 agreement. The main objectives of the agreement are to strengthen EU-Andean Community relations by developing political dialogue and reinforcing cooperation, and to create the conditions under which a feasible and mutually beneficial association agreement, including a free-trade agreement, could be negotiated between the parties.
Signed: 15/12/2003
Sanctioned and promulgated: 22/12/2006
International ratification: 21/04/2008