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Center Region (Argentina)
The Center Region of Argentina is the political and economical association of the provinces of Cordoba, Santa Fe and Entre Rios.
The legal framework for this kind of regional association, the first and only in the country, is Article 124 of the Argentine Constitution.
These three provinces, located along the central and central-east part of the country, have a total population of 7,225,649 and an area of 377,109 km, being large enough to function as an operative unit in the international economy. The Center Region concentrates 53% of the production of grain, 70% of the manufacturing of agricultural machinery, 90% of the production of vegetable oils, 70% of the production of milk, the whole production of peanuts, more than half of the poultry, and 34% of the cattle in Argentina.
Pedro J. Frias, La Region Centro, geopolitica estrategica. Academia Nacional de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales de Cordoba.Origin
On 15 November 1973 an Intention Letter was signed by the governors of the three provinces , acknowledging their political interest in joining. The project, however, did not progress until 9 May 1998, when Ramon Mestre (governor of Cordoba) and Jorge Obeid (governor of Santa Fe) issued a joint declaration.
The Center Region was officially formed by Cordoba and Santa Fe by a treaty signed on 15 August 1998. Entre Rios adhered to the treaty on 6 April 1999.
Organization
The Center Region is administered by four main organisms:
'''Governors' Committee'(Junta de Gobernadores): It is formed by the governors of the members provinces, in command of the political management of the integration process and the actions needed to reach the goals set for the Region.
Executive Committee (Comite Ejecutivo''): It is in charge of implementing and executing the consensual policies of the Governors' Committee. Formed by the ministers and other top-rank officials of the different areas of each provincial administrations , or representatives thereof appointed by the provinces. The Committee is led by an Executive Board made up of one representative of each province.
Administrative Secretariat (Secretaria Administrativa): It coordinates the technical and administrative business of the Region, executes the actions commanded by the Governors' Committee and the Executive Committee, insures the fulfilling of the compromises derived from the foundational treaties and other norms, and assists the other organs of the Region technically and logistically.
Joint Parliamentary Commission (Comision Parlamentaria Conjunta): A group of four permanent internal commissions .
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