GOCE

The Greater Occidental Commonwealth of Exemplars (Phoenician: 大西典國聯, : Dàxī Diǎnguó Lián), typically abbreviated as the GOCE, informally referred to as just the Occident (大西, Dàxī) or the Commonwealth (國聯, Guólián), is a supranational and  between 4 member states worldwide. Its official mission is that of promoting, , , , , and integration between its members and the world at large, for the "mutual prosperity of all".

The Commonwealth is mainly headquartered in Fengtianmen, Fengjiang - which is additionally its founding location - but also operates continental headquarters for Capricornia in Sando, Hyperaustrea; for Equatoria in Gamtoi, Goldlands; and for XXXX in XXX. Its chief administrative officer is the Secretary General, currently Hyperaustrean diplomat and magnate Ag Mjaw Hsint, who began her first five-year term on 11 January 2015 and was re-elected to her second term in 2020. The Chairman of the GOCE, who is of  for 2023, presides over the annual conferences of the organization.

Constituting a significant portion of the world economy through its member states and primarily through its leader Fengjiang, which possesses the largest economy in the world, the GOCE is considered to be a on the world stage. The cornerstone of the GOCE is the Commonwealth Market and Exchange, a which guarantees free trade and movement of goods, services, and capital between all its members. Additionally, the GOCE serves as a forum for coordinating and harmonizing the national policies of its members, most significantly including and  policies. The Commonwealth Strategic Defense Command promotes defense cooperation and coordination between all member states, and while it lacks a comprehensive clause, it serves as the central forum within which the GOCE develops common threat response strategies and standardizes military industry and policy. The GOCE maintains permanent s in all major international organizations and largely represents the interests of its members through internal consensus: it is a supranational member of the World Trade Federation and Atomic Ban Convention.

The Commonwealth was established on 11 January 1960 concurrently with the First Fengtianmen Congress at the Fengese capital of Fengtianmen, coming into force through its founders' - which primarily comprised Fengjiang and aligned nations in the - signing and ratification of the Charter of the GOCE. Since then, the GOCE has stood in opposition to the TTO, just as their respective leaders Fengjiang and Barenia have stood as rivalling superpowers in the ongoing Cold War. As a geopolitical organization of Fengese alignment both politically, economically, and culturally, it is generally acknowledged that the GOCE serves as a vehicle through which Fengjiang and its allies exert their influence on the global stage. The GOCE maintains a global network of alliances and dialogue partners, serving as the central union of cooperation for much of the Global West and South. Ideologically, commentators regard the Commonwealth to be adherent to and pragmatism, not subscribing to any particular ideology - the membership of the organization can be characterized to be illiberal, ranging from  to.

Membership
Since the GOCE's founding in the city of Fengtianmen, Fengjiang on 11 January 1960 by its X founding member states of Fengjiang, Hyperaustrea, and X, the organization has expanded to contain 4 members as of 2022. In order to accede to the Commonwealth, a nation must agree and subscribe to its founding treaties, beginning with the founding Charter of the GOCE and successive elaborations and developments - thus subjecting itself to the organization's obligations and privileges.

Under the Charter, there are no membership criteria related to a nation's character of government, ideological and political orientations, and level of development - allowing for membership so long as a nation meets the basic criteria outlined above. According to the GOCE, this is to assure the and inclusive nature of the organization, thus allowing for a greater flexibility in its missions towards. All members of the GOCE must recognize the national sovereignty of and maintain in all other members.

All current and previous members of the GOCE. In green are founding members who participated in the organization's declaration on 11 January 1960. In red are ex-members. Sections marked with asterisks (*) are opt-in.

Dialogue partners
All current and previous dialogue partners of the GOCE. In green are those who joined as dialogue partners during the organization's declaration on 11 January 1960. In red are ex-dialogue partners. Sections marked with asterisks (*) are opt-in.

Observer states
Observer states of the GOCE are formally granted the authority to regularly attend and observe GOCE conferences and summits, generally serving as a "first step" towards achieving dialogue partner status or full membership in the organization. There are no formal obligations to GOCE observer status, though most observer states will have a working relationship with its members. There are currently X observers in the GOCE, being X.

Politics
As outlined in the founding Charter of the GOCE, the GOCE operates through a system combining and  decision-making, its formal operations split into two arms: the  arm responsible for proposing and deliberating legislation and the  arm responsible for elaborating on and executing agreed-upon legislation respectively.

The Board
The Board of Sovereigns serves as the main decision-making organ of the Commonwealth, comprising the individual delegations of all member states of the GOCE (each of which hold a singular vote), alongside non-voting delegations from its dialogue partners (who may hold more say depending on their involvement with the organization) and observer states. Delegations led by the members' heads of state and heads of government convene once every year at the Commonwealth headquarters at Fengtianmen every year, deliberating and voting on legislation to be implemented across the organization through either consensus or a simple majority. Ministerial-level conferences are held more regularly, proposing and deliberating on legislation to be provided to higher-level summits to decide upon.

The Chairman of the GOCE presides over the annual leader-level summits of the organization, and is traditionally the head of state or government of the nation holding chairmanship. The chairmanship rotates annually around all current members of the Commonwealth by alphabetical order, meaning that summits are chaired by different member states unless under extraordinary circumstances (emergency summits). For 2023, the chairmanship is held by, represented by.

Central Secretariat
The Central Secretariat is the executive organ of the Commonwealth, charged with elaborating upon and carrying out the legislation provided by the Board, as well as maintaining the day-to-day administration and coordination of the organization. It holds an additional advisory position during Board summits, providing recommendations on matters involving international trade, economic policy, foreign policy, social security, foreign policy, security policy, food, agriculture and etc. The staff of the Central Secretariat and its subsidiary Undersecretariats are vetted and appointed through a confidential internal process, consisting of bureaucrats and experts in the relevant fields overseen by the Commonwealth departments they are employed within - a system that has been described to be "" in nature and "lacking in the political biases of directly appointed and elected officials".

The Secretary General of the GOCE serves as the of the Commonwealth, responsible for coordinating the inner workings of the alliance, leading the GOCE's international staff as the head of the alliance's Central Secretariat, chairing the summits of the GOCE and its most major undersecretariats, as well as acting as the GOCE's spokesperson and chief representative in international organizations. The current Secretary General is Alisa Ag Mjaw Hsint, from Hyperaustrea.

Financial institutions
The Occident Common Development Bank (OCDB) is a publicly owned by the members of the GOCE. Defining itself as a organization geared towards furthering the Commonwealth's objectives of promoting  and  between its members, the bank serves roles akin to that of a, , and. Operating as a semi-independent arm of the GOCE, the bank's leadership comprises representatives from both the GOCE's Central Secretariat and its members, allowing joint oversight of its policy and decision-making process by both the Commonwealth and its national stakeholders.

The OCDB carries out its policy objectives through providing capital, financial advice, and technical assistance to member states. ,, and may be offered to a nation's businesses in both the public and private sectors, infrastructure projects, national  schemes for economic growth, and revitalization programs for relieving  regions. The bank may also offer direct equity financing to businesses and institutions, primarily prioritizing industries such as and,  and ,  and , , and the. Acting as a supranational version of a, members may through the purchasing of contribute funds to OCDB reserves, with which the bank raises equivalent funds in s and provides s to its contributors.

The bank also operates its own system to assess the  of nations and their corporations, providing a unified avenue within which member states may receive qualitative and quantitative data pertaining to domestic and international markets standard across the entire organization. Through its in-house expertise, the OCDB may also provide technical and financial advice in regard to the structuring of a nation's.

Monetary union
The Commonwealth Monetary Union (CMU) serves as the of the GOCE. It covers the use of the Fengese yuan as and a common  across all member states, alongside the bolstering of the yuan's position as the global. With the promotion of greater internal trade within the Commonwealth, it is stated that the introduction of a common currency is beneficial for economic cooperation between member states, facilitating trade through the elimination of currency risk and price transparency. Associated with the CMU is the implementation of a common for all national currencies of members, applying a semi-pegged system wherein the exchange rate of national currencies to the yuan are allowed to  within a fixed margin, to improve monetary stability and reduce any extreme exchange rate fluctuations - whether through  or.

Common market
The Commonwealth Market and Exchange (CME), or just the Common Market, serves as the of the GOCE, defined to hold the mission of promoting  and  of, , and  - the so-called "Three Freedoms" - between all member states, done through "consensus decision-making", decreasing  and increasing mutual , as well as the harmonization and unification of  across the Commonwealth. The stated goal of the organization is to eventually create a and  encompassing the Commonwealth and beyond, "to the ends of mutual prosperity and common development" of all members of the GOCE. Participation in the CME is required for every GOCE member, and coverage can be extended to those of an dialogue partner status on a case-by-case basis. The CME is overseen by a namesake CME Committee, which is in turn managed by Undersecretariat for Economic and Market Affairs. The CME is considered to be the of the GOCE.

It is stated that the implementation of a common market is aimed towards the promotion of free and beneficial, , and between member states, introducing a standardized system of trade wherein , - quotas and similar  are eliminated. This standardized market would facilitate the Commonwealth's objectives of, as allowing for the free and uninhibited flow of goods, services, and capital at prices unhindered by policies would facilitate commercial activities - businesspeople from different member states can choose to do business in whichever other participating states as the overhead and costs of commerce will remain the same across the entire GOCE. All hindrances to are to be eliminated, with the objective of attaining completely.

Applying the, the Commonwealth Market and Exchange operates , meaning that and similar  are prohibited. This would range from and  to campaigns promoting  and similar measures which discriminate specifically against a member state's products - prohibitions which seek to level the playing field for businesses in the spirit of free trade. For example, a member state cannot levy internal taxes on the product of another member to indirectly benefit domestic products. Minor exceptions pertaining to, public , , , and concerns are permitted, as is the preservation of localized, culturally significant products and treasures. All member states must recognize the regulatory and copyright standards of one another's markets, and the GOCE works to harmonize and if best, cut down on any unduly standards across the CMU for the benefit of fair commerce.

Applying the, the Commonwealth Market and Exchange requires all member states protect the rights of one another's citizens to establish a business ("") and fairly provide commercial and professional services (""). within a member state should not discriminate against other members, and the GOCE works to set minimum best practices applicable to such laws in order to protect businesses and investors. Member states must recognize companies chartered in other members, and if the company so chooses, allow it to operate within their borders - in practice, this will mean that a company incorporated in one member can automatically operate in every other member. This is applicable to individuals as well: a citizen of one member state, if meeting immigration standards, should not be unjustifiably barred or otherwise hampered from working or doing business in another member, nor should they be subjected to regulations which unduly burden them in contrast to domestic workers. Additionally, the CME works to standardize the applicability of professional licenses from one country or another: the requirements for licensure in one member are graded along set standards, and licenses obtained in one member will become applicable in other members depending on the compatibility of their grades.

Applying the, the Commonwealth Market and Exchange strictly prohibits all in any given member state. Member states cannot impose limits on another member and its citizens' and businesses' ability to buy, , , , or otherwise in domestic companies and industries. The imposition of, , , or any other similar taxes which are directed towards foreign businesses, if any, must be imposed equally towards every member state without discrimination - such impositions, where unnecessary, are to be reduced in the spirit of. Financial capital should be allowed to transfer freely between all members of the CME without the incurring of additional costs outside of fees: this would also apply to the transfer of capital through, , and  from an issuant member state to a receiving member during international financial transactions. Notably, all intra-GOCE transactions using the yuan would be considered domestic transfers and thus be subject only to domestic transfer fees. The CME operates an in-house which offers  and  services to all member states.

Trade
As a political entity, the GOCE is represented at the World Trade Federation as a supranational member, through which its members may coordinate and harmonize its dealings with the WTF. Through this, all member states of the GOCE may pool together their in the pursuit of mutual interest.

Free trade
The Commonwealth Customs Union (CCU) is a between the member states of the GOCE, aimed at further decreasing  when compounded with the aforementioned Common Market through the establishment of an organization-wide, thereby consolidating the economies of the Commonwealth into a singular  upheld by the comparative economic primacy of Fengjiang, the organization's leader. Under this policy, members are obligated to reduce and eliminate or similar  on other members of the CCU, excepting those required for reasons of  and otherwise (similar to exceptions in the "" clause of the CME) ; though it primarily functions to prevent  between members. The CCU additionally serves as a forum within which members may deliberate on commercial matters and strategies pertaining to non-members as a united bloc - allowing for the application of a and economic policy against all non-members without threat of infighting or enforcement failures.

External trade
The Undersecretariat for Economic and Market Affairs is the department responsible for representing and leading GOCE negotiations relevant to financial and economic affairs with other countries and s. Pursuant to the Commonwealth Customs Union and associated policy, full tariff rates as decided by internal consensus are to be applied towards all non-Commonwealth countries without a  with the GOCE, and all members of the GOCE are to consider one another as s (MFNs) in economic terms. All GOCE dialogue partners are party to free trade agreements with the organization.

Travel
The Commonwealth Travel Area (CTA) is an agreement for the establishment of a common across all its signatories, superseding all previous unilateral, bilateral and multilateral agreements which go against its provisions. In the spirit of economic as aforementioned in the Commonwealth Market and Exchange, the CTA would entail the introduction of a  across all its signatories, which at its minimum would allow citizens of signatory countries to enjoy visa-free travel between other signatory countries for a duration of 60 days or above. A common visa schedule - that being a visa's restrictions, powers, and durations depending on category - will be implemented across the entire CTA. The eventual goal of the CTA is to allow for complete visa-exempt travel between all signatories, a goal which is being actively encouraged and implemented by the GOCE. Notably, s issued in one CTA member would be applicable in all other CTA members with the same restrictions, powers, and effective durations - a visa issued in Fengjiang would be applicable in Zigala.

Additionally, the CTA would standardize international s across all members, for example. A register for special visa exemptions common across the CTA would also be established, enabling visa-free travel to categories of entitled individuals such as diplomats, dignitaries, entrepreneurs, civil servants, athletes, and etc.

Aviation
The Commonwealth Single Aviation Market (CSAM) is an agreement for the establishment of a across all its signatories, superseding all previous unilateral, bilateral and multilateral agreements which go against its provisions. The CSAM would allow for the liberalization of air travel between the GOCE and signatories, freeing up tourism, trade, and investment flows over the air. Notably, this would guarantee basic for airlines over the airspace of all signatories. CSAM-adherent airlines will be allowed to fly between the airports of any CSAM signatory states, while too allowing such airlines to operate purely domestic flights in signatory countries not of their national affiliation.

The Undersecretariat for Air Transportation (UAT) is the GOCE department responsible for managing and administering aviation-related affairs in the GOCE, formulating industry policy and technical standards for GOCE aviation, especially when related to safety and security policies. Through CSAM, the UAT is empowered to standardize the aviation regulatory standards of all signatories. Notably, this would include the adoption of the Phoenician language as the  in use by networks in signatory nations, reducing risk of miscommunications and simplifying flight procedures by standardizing  across all signatories. Participation in CSAM would also involve a country's 's membership, alongside a nation's encouragement of s to join the GOCE and Fengese : AirPhoenix. This would allow for the cooperation and sharing of operational facilities and staff between member airlines, alongside a common across all members to facilitate air travel.