Charter of the South Ardian New Electorate (SANE)
Hosted and signed at Nanjing, Republic of China, April 2019
Rewritten at Nueva Lungsod, September 2019
Having determined that an alliance would be beneficial for the betterment of the continent and the member nations, a charter was made to bring the Southern nations of Ardia together.
Section 1
1. Members of the South Ardian New Electorate (SANE) shall all be members of the Ardian Assembly and shall agree with all the decisions made by that body.
2. Member states shall appoint a representative for the alliance. This representative shall be permanently based (with staff) at the Headquarters of SANE in the city of Nueva Lungsod, Dagohoy Province, Quintelia. This representative will vote in SANE meetings, taking into account the nation’s current opinions, stances, and beliefs.
3. Decisions of SANE are taken by the entire membership following a discussion in which the membership and any pertinent nation may participate. Decisions are made by vote in which each member of SANE shall have a single vote with a simple majority carrying the ballot. In the case of amendments to the SANE Charter a two thirds (66%) super majority will be required.
Section 2
1. All nations agree to lift any tariffs on any goods from any member of the alliance.
2. All member nations shall be given access to the Exclusive Economic Zones of each other and shall have the right to do any commercial or industrial activity subject to the provisions of articles 55-75 of the Fair Seas Concordat.
3. Citizens who come from SANE member nations can apply for a special visa that will allow 30-days travel between SANE member nations. Citizens with a criminal record cannot apply for said visa. If a citizen from a SANE member nation commits a crime, overseas or within their nation’s borders, their visa will be revoked.
Section 3
1. All member nations shall agree desist any aggressive military action against another member nation.
2. All member nations agree that an unprovoked attack against one is an attack against all.
3. All member nations agree that the use of military force of any kind is a final resort.
4. When deploying military force sanctioned by a vote of the SANE membership the members of SANE shall agree upon a commander for that operation and offer all reasonable support to that person.
5. All member nations agree to abide by the terms of the Uppsala Convention in any military action.
6. The member nations shall have a joint military exercise at once a year. Each member nation will have a turn at hosting the exercise each year.
Section 4
1. Any nation that has interest to be part of the alliance shall be able to apply for as long as it fulfills the following requirements:
a. The applicant is a member of the Assembly of Ardia
b. Accept all aspects and provisions of the treaty, and
c. Gain the support of the majority of voting
2. Any successful applicant nation must, unless they have already done so, within seven (7) days of admission into SANE sign the MCUR, Uppsala Convention and Fair Seas Concordat. If they have not, but are still a member of SANE, they must apply for the said organisations within 7 days of the passing of this treaty.
3.Observer states will assign a representative to take part in SANE meetings to voice their opinion, however, said representative does not have the right to vote. The representative will also be permanently based at the SANE Headquarters. Observer nations must also go through the same application process as other prospective members.
4. A Nation may withdraw from SANE by giving 60 days written notice to the organisation, the notice shall effect from the date of notice being served.
Originally written by King Ferdinand ‘Lapu’ Adartse (Quintelia), Emperor-Admiral Jingduming von Nanjing (SICR), and President Ebston Feish (New Derusmia)
Rewritten by Lord Emerson Ravenswood (Achkaerin), Empress Beatrice Anselmo (Rokkenjima), Emperor Axel Poniatowski-Esterházy (Krimeon), Secretary of State Keiko Uwi (Josai), Emperor-Admiral Jingduming von Nanjing (SICR) and President Ebston Feish (New Derusmia)