CRIES intended from the beginning that the partnerships should be guided by a set of principles
gathered in the ASAT Charter35 which is attached to each contract between consumer and producer.
The ASAT Charter details the tasks of the producers and consumers. It implicitly mirrors the
values of the CSA partnership. In the words of an interviewed CRIES officer "The ASAT
Charter defines this type of local solidarity partnerships, establishes the principles that represent
the foundation of ASAT and the framework which describes the social change which CSAs
initiatives wish to generate. The Charter does not function as an internal functioning regulation,
it does not state strict obligations for the two parties, but rather the principles of ASAT identity.