[4] The Brazzaville Treaty envisioned a customs union with free trade between members and a common external tariff for imports from other countries.
[5] In 1972, the framework was reformed with a treaty revision and new monetary cooperation agreement that resulted in the BCEAEC's renaming as BEAC and its relocation from Paris to Yaoundé.
[7] In 1994, UDEAC signed the Treaty of N'Djamena for the establishment of CEMAC to promote the entire process of sub-regional integration through the forming of monetary union with the Central Africa CFA franc as a common currency.
[11] CEMAC's objectives are the promotion of trade, the institution of a genuine common market, and greater solidarity among peoples and towards under-privileged countries and regions.
[13] The CEMAC's financial stability was threatened by the fall in the price of petroleum starting in 2014, as all members except CAR depend heavily on oil revenue.