The free trade agreement between Colombia, Ecuador (of the Andean Community), Venezuela and the member states of MERCOSUR was signed on 18 October 2004 and registered with the ALADI as Economic Complementation Agreement Nº59. This agreement evolved out of the Andean Community-MERCOSUR negotiations, which were initiated on 16 April 1998 with the signing of the Framework agreement towards the creation of a free trade area between the Andean Community and MERCOSUR (AAP.A14TMNº11).

Documents relating to the negotiations
26-30 April 2004	Lima, Peru: Aide-mémoire of the IX Andean Community-MERCOSUR meeting
9-13 February 2004	Lima, Peru: Aide-mémoire of the VI Andean Community-MERCOSUR meeting
14-15 December 2003	Montevideo, Uruguay:  Statement of Andean Community-MERCOSUR Ministerial meeting
25-28 November 2003	Quito, Ecuador: Aide-mémoire of the IV Andean Community-MERCOSUR meeting
20-24 October 2003	Lima, Peru: Aide-mémoire of the III Andean Community-MERCOSUR meeting
24-25 September 2003	Montevideo, Uruguay: Aide-mémoire of the II Andean Community-MERCOSUR meeting
27-28 August 2003	Montevideo, Uruguay: Aide-mémoire of the I Andean Community-MERCOSUR meeting
04 August 2003	Andean Community proposal for Andean Community-MERCOSUR agreement
10 June 2003	Joint communiqué of Andean Community-MERCOSUR meeting of Foreign Ministers
16 April 1998	Framework agreement towards the creation of a free trade area between the Andean Community and MERCOSUR (AAP.A14TM No. 11)
Source: MERCOSUR Secretariat

According to Article 46, the Agreement shall be indefinite and will bilaterally enter into force between the Signatory Parties who have notified the General Secretariat of ALADI that they have incorporated it into their national legislation. The General Secretariat of ALADI shall inform the respective signatory parties of the date of the bilateral entry into force.

The legal documents allowing the agreement to enter into force in each of the countries are as follows:

- Argentina: Nota EMSUR C.R. No 5/05 (13 January 2005) (CR/di 1937)
- Brasil: Nota Nº 10 de 02/02/2005 - Decreto Nº 5361 (13 January 2005) (CR/di 1951)
- Colombia: Nota Nº MPC-009 (28 January 2005) - Decreto Nº 141de (26 January 2005) (CR/di 1948)
- Ecuador: Nota Nº 8/05 (23 March 2005) - Decreto Nº 2675-A (18 March 2005) (CR/di 1987)
- Paraguay: Nota Nº RP/ALADI-MERCOSUR/4/ Nº 64/05 (22 April 2005) - Decreto Nº 5130 (19 April 2005) (CR/di 2000)
- Uruguay: Nota Nº 008/05 (3 January 2005) - Decreto 663/85 (27 November 1985) (CR/di 1932)
- Venezuela: Nota II.2.U3.E1/ A 545/04 (7 January 2005) - Decreto Nº 3.340 (20 December 2004) (CR/di 1934)

According to the ALADI Website, the agreement entered into force:

on 05 January 2005 between Venezuela and Uruguay and between Venezuela and Argentina;
on 01 February 2005 between Colombia and Uruguay and between Colombia and Argentina; between Colombia and Brazil and between Venezuela and Brazil
on 01 April 2005 between Ecuador and Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay;
on 19 April 2005 between Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela and Paraguay.

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, State parties of Mercosur, and Colombia signed Economic Complementation Agreement No. 72 on July 21, 2017. This agreement entered into force for Argentina-Colombia and Brazil-Colombia on December 20, 2017. The ACE-59 is still in force. The goods covered by certificates of origin issued in accordance with the provisions of Annex IV of ACE-59, will receive the current treatment for said Agreement.

Documents relating to the Entry into Force
December 2017	Ministerio de Industria y Turismo, Colombia. Information on ECA No 59
Source: Ministerio de Industria y Turismo, Colombia.

Article 40 of the Agreement establishe san Administrative Commission made up of the MERCOSUR Common Market Group and representaitves of the Andean Community signatories to oversee the implementation and operation of the Agreement.

Documents relating to the Implementation of the Agreement
28-30 June 2005	Montevideo, Uruguay. First meeting of the Administrative Commission
	Resolution No 01/05. Regulation of the Administrative Commission
	Resolution No 02/05. Creation of the ad hoc group on the dispute settlement regime
	Resolution No 03/05. Creation of the ad hoc group on rules of origin
	Resolution No 04/05. Modification of trade liberalization programme
	Annex 1 - preferences granted by Colombia to Uruguay Annex 2 - preferences granted by Uruguay to Colombia
	Resolution No 05/05. Amendments to the Appendices of Annex II on the trade liberalization programme
	Annex 1 - Concessions of Colombia to Argentina Annex 2 - preferences granted by Colombia to Argentina Annex 3 - preferences granted by Argentina to Colombia Annex 4 - preferences granted by Ecuador to Argentina Annex 5 - preferences granted by Argentina to Ecuador Annex 6 - preferences granted by Venezuela to Argentina Annex 7 - preferences granted by Argentina to Venezuela Annex 8 - concessions among Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay Annex 9 - preferences granted by Venezuela to Uruguay Annex 10 - changes to the preferences granted by Colombia to Uruguay Annex 11 - changes to the preferences granted by Paraguay to Ecuador Annex 12 - preferences granted by Paraguay to Ecuador
	Resolution No 06/05. Amendments to the Appendices of Annex IV regarding rules of origin
	Annex 1 - bilateral requirements: Argentina and Colombia Annex 2 - bilateral requirements: Argentina and Ecuador Annex 3 - bilateral requirements: Argentina and Venezuela
Source: Ministerio de Economía y Producción, Secretaría de Industria, Comercio y PyME, Subsecretaría de Política y Gestión Comercial de Argentina

• ALADI Secretariat
• MERCOSUR Secretariat
• Ministerio de Economía y Producción, Secretaría de Industria, Comercio y PyME, Subsecretaría de Política y Gestión Comercial de Argentina