Customs and Economic Union of Central Africa
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[[Image:Africa-countries-CEMAC.png|thumb|States of UDEAC]]
The '''Customs and Economic Union of Central Africa''' (or '''UDEAC''' from its name in [[French language|French]], ''Union Douanière et Économique de l’Afrique Centrale''), established by the Brazzaville Treaty in 1966, formed a [[customs union]] with [[free trade area]] between members and a [[common external tariff]] for imports from other countries. UDEAC signed a treaty for the establishment of a [[Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa]] (CEMAC) to promote the entire process of sub-regional [[economic integration|integration]] through the forming of [[monetary union]] with the [[Central Africa]] [[CFA franc]] as a common currency; it was officially superseded by CEMAC in [[June 1999]] (through agreement from 1994).
==Member states==
* {{flagcountry|Cameroon}}
* {{flagcountry|Central African Republic}}
* {{flagcountry|Chad}}
* {{flagcountry|Republic of the Congo}}
* {{flagcountry|Equatorial Guinea}}
* {{flagcountry|Gabon}}
==See also==
* [[Trade bloc]]
* [[African Economic Community]]
* [[Economic Community of Central African States]] (ECCAS)
[[Category:International economic organizations]]
[[Category:International organizations of Africa]]
[[Category:Former international organizations]]
[[Category:African Union]]
[[fr:Union des États d’Afrique Centrale]]
[[pl:Unia Celna i Gospodarcza Afryki Środkowej]]