Trade Agreement of Interplanetary Capitalists / SCTAIC

TAIC is NOT an alliance, or an exclusive trade cartel. TAIC does not require your Org and its members to commit to any military action or agreement. We are here only to foster trade for and between TAIC signatories, engage large blocks of buyers in negotiations, and to provide a mechanism to address legitimate grievances between Orgs. If you research, mine, manufacture, source, and trade legal goods… TAIC is for you!

Key TAIC Benefits:
- reach 6,500+ SC players and potential buyers directly through TAIC. The reach of TAIC grows constantly.
- be part of a galactic trade body and have a say in the decision-making of a major SC institution
- there is no exclusivity requirement. Orgs can be members of the TAIC Council and any other type of alliance or agreement
- improve members’ abilities to trade with suppliers and buyers from other Orgs
- facilitation of unobstructed trade between TAIC signatories
- networking platform with other Capitalist-minded Orgs to build bilateral and multilateral relations, cooperation, alliances and agreements
- become part of the TAIC Marketplace, a dedicated area for the sale and trade of goods

If your organization is interested in joining the TAIC, please have an authorized officer of your organization contact AHomelessWalrus to receive an application form to be completed and submitted.

Chapter One: Objectives

Article 101: Establishment of the Trade Agreement
The Parties to this Agreement hereby agree to establish a binding Trade Agreement governed by the stipulations contained herein.

Article 102: Objectives
The objectives of this federation are to:
a) Eliminate barriers to trade in, and facilitate the cross-system movement of, goods and services between territories.
b) Promote conditions of fair competition between the Parties.
c) Increase substantial investment opportunities between and for the Parties.
d) Share relevant trade information between all Parties.
e) Treat Parties as priorities concerning operations, trade investments and the development of new territories.

Article 103: Obligations
The Parties shall ensure that all necessary measures are taken in order to follow the provisions of this agreement.

Chapter Two: Council

Article 201: Council Creation a) The Parties to this Agreement hereby establish a Council of Representatives, comprising one representative of each Party. Each Party shall maintain one seat on the Council, the time frame of which shall be unlimited.
b) Seats within the Council shall only be forfeited by a supermajority vote of at least 75% for either suspension or expulsion.
c) New Council members will be elected through a majority vote of at least 50% of the representatives of all signatories.
d) The Council can meet once a month on request of any Party or Council Members to consider a matter arising of greater urgency. Regular communication and/or votes may be held via usual communication channels (e.g. mail, forums) agreed upon by >50% of the members.

Article 202: Council Membership
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all signatories of TAIC must fit the requirement of a trading Organisation, that is, one of their primary focuses must be directed toward trade. The minimum member requirement in order to qualify as a candidate Organisation shall be no less than 50 members, however, Organisations of smaller size may be offered a non-voting TAIC membership if the Council approves; voting membership will be applied automatically to these Organisations once they reach 50 members. Additionally, Organisations in excess of 800 members shall be considered large enough to constitute as self organised bodies with substantial trading requirements and thus qualify for membership.

Article 203: Non-voting Council Membership Non-Organisations may be offered non-voting seats on the TAIC Council, this includes but is not limited to Alliances, Conglomerates, Coalitions and other Organisational groupings. Organisations with less than 50 members may be offered non-voting seats on the TAIC Council as well.

These Parties will be allowed to participate in Council discussions and deliberations, however will not be allowed to vote on such matters. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all other rules regarding membership status of a Party apply. Non-voting seats will be voted upon as detailed for voting members in Article 301.

Article 204: TAIC Administrator The TAIC Administrator shall be a position offered to all Parties. The number of TAIC Administrators is limited to five (5). The Administrator position shall be elected through a majority Council vote and will be served for one term, a period of six months; there is no limit to the number of times a citizen may be appointed TAIC Administrator.

The TAIC Administrator’s primary tasks and responsibilities shall be as follows:
a) Notify and inform all Parties of changes to TAIC;
b) maintain and update the TAIC website and forums;
c) host routine Council Meetings at least once per month;
d) chair all Council Meetings;
e) organise schedules, agendas, and votes.

Article 205: Vote of No Confidence
Should matters arise whereby Parties feel any TAIC Administrators have not fulfilled their role in a satisfactory manner, a Vote of No Confidence may be requested, which will required the seconding of another party member. Should this succeed, then the Council will discuss the reasons, followed by a voting period. Should the vote agree against the Administrator or Administrators, replacements must be elected within the week so that management may be maintained. In the event of a Vote of No Confidence passing, the remaining Administrators shall be tasked to take charge until a new Administrator is appointed.

Article 206: Non-Participation or Breach of Contract
Should matters arise whereby Parties feel that any other Parties are not attending frequently enough, or are failing to adhere to TAIC rulings, then a majority vote of >50% against this organisation may be requested. As long as the reasons for such a request are considered valid by the Council, then a voting period will ensue. The consequences of a successful vote will be at the discretion of the Council at such time. Regardless of any decision, a Party may only be suspended or expelled in accordance with article 201.

Article 207: Secondary TAIC Representatives
In order to combat complications should matters arise whereby a Party Representative will not be capable of attending a Council meeting, all TAIC Representatives are hereby eligible of allocating their own secondary stand-in member to represent their Party. This individual will be able to vote on matters arising in order to ensure that votes may still take place despite the Party Representative not being present.

Article 208: Council Votes
a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, in order to maintain fair governance for a vote to pass, a minimum of 50% of the current Council representatives must have voted within the voting period in order for the vote to be legitimate. If this is not the case, voting on the matter will be repeated until the quorum is met.
b) Voting periods may not be shorter than seven (7) calendar days, or longer than thirty (30) calendar days.

Annex 302.1
Profit Standardisation

1. Except as otherwise provided in the Parties Schedule provided in this Annex, the following staging categories apply to the Standardisation of Profit between Parties.
a) Profits on goods for in the items in Staging Category A in a Party’s Schedule shall be Standardised entirely within a period of 7 days from the Party’s official joining of the Trade Agreement;
b) Profits on goods for in the items in Staging Category B in a Party’s Schedule shall be Standardised over the course of 2 equal weekly stages from the Party’s official joining of the Trade Agreement, resulting in full Standardisation after a period of 14 days;
c) Profits on goods for in the items in Staging Category C in a Party’s Schedule shall be Standardised over the course of 3 equal weekly stages from the Party’s official joining of the Trade Agreement, resulting in full Standardisation after a period of 21 days;
d) Profits on goods for in the items in Staging Category D in a Party’s Schedule shall be Standardised over the course of 4 equal weekly stages from the Party’s official joining of the Trade Agreement, resulting in full Standardisation after a period of 28 days; or
e) Profits on goods for in the items in Staging Category E in a Party’s Schedule shall be Standardised over the course of 8 equal weekly stages from the Party’s official joining of the Trade Agreement, resulting in full Standardisation after a period of 2 months.

2. The base rate of Standardisation and Staging Category for determining the rate of Standardisation will be decided upon at the first committee meeting between Parties.

Chapter Four: Rules of Origin

Article 401: Originating Goods
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, a good shall originate of a Party where:
a) the good is wholly obtained or produced entirely in the territory of one or more of the Parties;
b) each of the non-originating undergo a change in classification as set by Annex 401.1 as a result of production occurring entirely by one or more Parties; or
c) the good is produced entirely in the territory of one or more of the Parties exclusively from originating materials.