Preamble
- Chapter One:Objectives
Article
101: Establishment of the Free Trade Area
Article
102: Objectives
Article
103: Relation to Other Agreements
Article
104: Relation to Environmental and Conservation Agreements
Article
105: Extent of Obligations
Annex
- Chapter Two: General Definitions
Article
201: Definitions of General Application
Annex
- Chapter Three: National Treatment and Market Access for Goods
Article
300: Scope and Coverage
Section A - National Treatment
Article
301: National Treatment
Section B - Tariffs
Article
302: Tariff Elimination
Article
303: Restriction on Drawback and Duty Referral Programs
Article
304: Waiver of Customs Duties
Article
305: Temporary Admission of Goods
Article
306: Duty-Free Entry of Certain Commercial Samples and Printed Advertising
Materials
Article
307: Goods Re-Entered after Repair or Alteration
Article
308: Most-Favored-Nation Rates of Duty on Certain Goods
Section C - Non-Tariff Measures
Article
309: Import and Export Restrictions
Article
310: Customs User Fees
Article
311: Country of Origin Marking
Article
312: Wine and Distilled Spirits
Article
313: Distinctive Products
Article
314: Export Taxes
Article
315: Other Export Measures
Section D - Consultations
Article
316: Consultations and Committee on Trade in Goods
Article
317: Third-Country Dumping
Section E - Definitions
Article
318: Definitions
Annexes
Annex 300-A: Trade and Investment in
the Automotive Sector
Section
1: Scope and Coverage
Section
2: Tariff Elimination
Section
3: Import and Export Prohibitions, Restrictions and Consultation Levels
Section
4: Bilateral Emergency Actions (Tariff Actions)
Section
5: Bilateral Emergency Actions (Quantitative Restrictions)
Section
6: Special Provisions
Section
7: Review and Revision of Rules of Origin 1.
Section
8: Labelling Requirements
Section
9: Trade in Worn Clothing and Other Worn Articles
Section
10: Definitions
Appendix
1.: List of Goods Covered by Annex 300-B
Appendix
2.1: Tariff Elimination
Schedule
2.1.B: Exceptions to Tariff Phaseout Formula Specified in Appendix
2.1
Appendix
2.4: Tariff Elimination on Certain Textile and Apparel Goods
Appendix
3.1: Administration of Import and Export Prohibitions, Restrictions
and Consultation Levels
Schedule
3.1.1: Schedule for the Elimination of Restrictions and Consultation
Levels on Exports from Mexico to the United States
Schedule
3.1.2: Restrictions and Consultation Levels on Exports from Mexico
to the United States
Schedule
3.1.3: Conversion Factors
Appendix
5.1: Bilateral Emergency Actions (Quantitative Restrictions)
Appendix
6: Special Provisions
Schedule
6.B.1: Preferential Tariff Treatment for Non-Originating Apparel and
Made-Up Goods
Schedule
6.B.2: Preferential Tariff Treatment for Non-Originating Cotton or
Man-made Fiber Fabrics and Made-Up Goods
Schedule
6.B.3: Preferential Tariff Treatment for Non-Originating Cotton or
Man-made Fiber Spun Yarn
Appendix
10.1: Country-Specific Definitions
- Chapter Four: Rules of Origin
Article
401: Originating Goods
Article
402: Regional Value Content
Article
403: Automotive Goods
Article
404: Accumulation
Article
405: De Minimis
Article
406: Fungible Goods and Materials
Article
407: Accessories, Spare Parts and Tools
Article
408: Indirect Materials
Article
409: Packaging Materials and Containers for Retail Sale
Article
410: Packing Materials and Containers for Shipment
Article
411: Transshipment
Article
412: Non-Qualifying Operations
Article
413: Interpretation and Application
Article
414: Consultation and Modifications
Article
415 : Definitions
Annexes
- Chapter Five: Customs Procedures
Section A - Certification of Origin
Article
501: Certificate of Origin
Article
502: Obligations Regarding Importations
Article
503: Exceptions
Article
504: Obligations Regarding Exportations
Section B - Administration and Enforcement
Article
505: Records
Article
506: Origin Verifications
Article
507: Confidentiality
Article
508: Penalties
Section C - Advance Rulings
Article
509: Advance Rulings
Section D - Review and Appeal of Origin Determinations and Advance Rulings
Article
510: Review and Appeal
Section E - Uniform Regulations
Article
511: Unifor Regulations
Section F - Cooperation
Article
512: Cooperation
Article
513: Working Group and Customs Subgroup
Article
514: Definitions
- Chapter Six: Energy and Basic Petrochemicals
Article
601: Principles
Article
602: Scope and Coverage
Article
603: Import and Export Restrictions
Article
604: Export Taxes
Article
605: Other Export Measures
Article
606: Energy Regulatory Measures
Article
607: National Security Measures
Article
608: Miscellaneous Provisions
Article
609: Definitions
Annexes
- Chapter Seven: Agriculture and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Section A - Agriculture
Article
701: Scope and Coverage
Article
702: International Obligations
Article
703: Market Access
Article
704: Domestic Support
Article
705: Export Subsidies
Article
706: Committee on Agricultural Trade
Article
707: Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes Regarding Agricultural
Goods
Article
708: Definitions
Annexes
Section B - Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Article
709: Scope and Coverage
Article
710: Relation to Other Chapters
Article
711: Reliance on Non-Governmental Entities
Article
712: Basic Rights and Obligations
Article
713: International Standards and Standardizing Organizations
Article
714: Equivalence
Article
715: Risk Assessment and Appropriate Level of Protection
Article
716: Adaptation to Regional Conditions
Article
717: Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures
Article
718: Notification, Publication and Provision of Information
Article
719: Inquiry Points
Article
720: Technical Cooperation
Article
721: Limitations on the Provisions of Information
Article
722: Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Article
723: Technical Consultations
Article
724: Definitions
- Chapter Eight: Emergency Action
Article
801: Bilateral Actions
Article
802: Global Actions
Article
803: Administration of Emergency Action Proceedings
Article
804: Dispute Settlement in Emergency Action Matters
Article
805: Definitions
Annexes
- Chapter Nine: Standards-Related Measures
Article
901: Scope and Coverage
Article
902: Extent of Obligations
Article
903: Affirmation of Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade and Other
Agreements
Article
904: Basic Rights and Obligations
Article
905: Use of International Standards
Article
906: Compatibility and Equivalence
Article
907: Assessment of Risk
Article
908: Conformity Assessment
Article
909: Notification, Publication, and Provision of Information
Article
910: Inquiry Points
Article
911: Technical Cooperation
Article
912: Limitations on the Provision of Information
Article
913: Committee on Standards-Related Measures
Article
914: Technical Consultations
Article
915: Definitions
Annexes
- Chapter Ten: Government Procurement
Section A: Scope and Coverage and National Treatment
Article
1001: Scope and Coverage
Article
1002: Valuation of Contracts
Article
1003: National Treatment and Non-Discrimination
Article
1004: Rules of Origen
Article
1005: Denial of Benefits
Article
1006: Prohibition of Offsets
Article
1007: Technical Specifications
Section B: Tendering Procedures
Article
1008: Tendering Procedures
Article
1009: Qualification of Suppliers
Article
1010: Invitation to Participate
Article
1011: Selective Tendering Procedures
Article
1012: Time Limits for Tendering and Delivery
Article
1013: Tender Documentation
Article
1014: Negotiation Disciplines
Article
1015: Submission, Receipt and Opening of Tenders and Awarding of Contracts
Article
1016: Limited Tendering Procedures
Section C: Bid Challenge
Article
1017: Bid Challenge
Section D: General Provisions
Article
1018: Exceptions
Article
1019: Provision of Information
Article
1020: Technical Cooperation
Article
1021: Joint Programs for Small Business
Article
1022: Rectifications or Modifications
Article
1023: Divestiture of Entities
Article
1024: Further Negotiations
Article
1025: Definitions
Annexes
- Chapter Eleven: Investment
Section A - Investment
Article
1101: Scope and Coverage
Article
1102: National Treatment
Article
1103: Most-Favored-Nation Treatment
Article
1104: Standard of Treatment
Article
1105: Minimum Standard of Treatment
Article
1106: Performance Requirements
Article
1107: Senior Management and Boards of Directors
Article
1108: Reservations and Exceptions
Article
1109: Transfers
Article
1110: Expropriation and Compensation
Article
1111: Special Formalities and Information Requirements
Article
1112: Relation to Other Chapters
Article
1113: Denial of Benefits
Article
1114: Environmental Measures
Section B - Settlement of Disputes between a Party and an Investor of Another
Party
Article
1115: Purpose
Article
1116: Claim by an Investor of a Party on Its Own Behalf
Article
1117: Claim by an Investor of a Party on Behalf of an Enterprise
Article
1118: Settlement of a Claim through Consultation and Negotiation
Article
1119: Notice of Intent to Submit a Claim to Arbitration
Article
1120: Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
Article
1121: Conditions Precedent to Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
Article
1122: Consent to Arbitration
Article
1123: Number of Arbitrators and Method of Appointment
Article
1124: Constitution of a Tribunal When a Party Fails to Appoint an Arbitrator
or the Disputing Parties are Unable to Agree on a Presiding Arbitrator
Article
1125: Agreement to Appointment of Arbitrators
Article
1126: Consolidation
Article
1127: Notice
Article
1128: Participation by a Party
Article
1129: Documents
Article
1130: Place of Arbitration
Article
1131: Governing Law
Article
1132: Interpretation of Annexes
Article
1133: Expert Reports
Article
1134: Interim Measures of Protection
Article
1135: Final Award
Article
1136: Finality and Enforcement of an Award
Article
1137: General
Article
1138: Exclusions
Article
1139: Definitions
Annexes
- Chapter Twelve: Cross-Border Trade in Services
Article
1201: Scope and Coverage
Article
1202: National Treatment
Article
1203: Most-Favored-Nation Treatment
Article
1204: Standard of Treatment
Article
1205: Local Presence
Article
1206: Reservations
Article
1207: Quantitative Restrictions
Article
1208: Liberalization of Non-Discriminatory Measures
Article
1209: Procedures
Article
1210: Licensing and Certification
Article
1211: Denial of Benefits
Article
1212: Sectoral Annex
Article
1213: Definitions
Annexes
- Chapter Thirteen: Telecommunications
Article
1301: Scope and Coverage
Article
1302: Access to and Use of Public Telecommunications Transport Networks
and Services
Article
1303: Conditions for the Provision of Enhanced or Value-Added Services
Article
1304: Standards-Related Measures
Article
1305: Monopolies
Article
1306: Transparency
Article
1307: Relation to Other Chapters
Article
1308: Relation to International Organizations and Agreements
Article
1309: Technical Cooperation and Other Consultations
Article
1310: Definitions
Annex
- Chapter Fourteen: Financial Services
Article
1401: Scope and Coverage
Article
1402: Self-Regulatory Organizations
Article
1403: Establishment of Financial Institutions
Article
1404: Cross-Border Trade
Article
1405: National Treatment
Article
1406: Most-Favored-Nation Treatment
Article
1407: New Financial Services and Data Processing
Article
1408: Senior Management and Boards of Directors
Article
1409: Reservations and Specific Commitments
Article
1410: Exceptions
Article
1411: Transparency
Article
1412: Financial Services Committee
Article
1413: Consultations
Article
1414: Dispute Settlement
Article
1415: Investment Disputes in Financial Services
Article
1416: Definitions
Annexes
- Chapter Fifteen: Competition Policy, Monopolies and State Enterprises
Article
1501: Competition Law
Article
1502: Monopolies and State Enterprises
Article
1503: State Enterprises
Article
1504: Working Group on Trade and Competition
Article
1505: Definitions
Annex
- Chapter Sixteen: Temporary Entry for Business Persons
Article
1601: General Principles
Article
1602: General Obligations
Article
1603: Grant of Temporary Entry
Article
1604: Provision of Information
Article
1605: Working Group
Article
1606: Dispute Settlement
Article
1607: Relation
Article
1608: Definitions
Annexes
- Chapter Seventeen: Intellectual Property
Article
1701: Nature and Scope of Obligations
Article
1702: More Extensive Protection
Article
1703: National Treatment
Article
1704: Control of Abusive or Anticompetitive Practices or Conditions
Article
1705: Copyright
Article
1706: Sound Recordings
Article
1707: Protection of Encrypted Program-Carrying Satellite Signals
Article
1708: Trademarks
Article
1709: Patents
Article
1710: Layout Designs of Semiconductor Integrated Circuits
Article
1711: Trade Secrets
Article
1712: Geographical Indications
Article
1713: Industrial Designs
Article
1714: Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: General Provisions
Article
1715: Specific Procedural and Remedial Aspects of Civil and Administrative
Procedures
Article
1716: Provisional Measures
Article
1717: Criminal Procedures and Penalties
Article
1718: Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights at the Border
Article
1719: Cooperation and Technical Assistance
Article
1720: Protection of Existing Subject Matter
Article
1721: Definitions
Annexes
- Chapter Eighteen: Publication, Notification and Administration of
Laws
Article
1801: Contact Points
Article
1802: Publication
Article
1803: Notification and Provision of Information
Article
1804: Administrative Proceedings
Article
1805: Review and Appeal
Article
1806: Definitions
- Chapter Nineteen: Review and Dispute Settlement in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Matters
Article
1901: General Provisions
Article
1902: Retenetion of Domestic Antidumping Law and Countervailing Duty
Law
Article
1903: Review of Statutory Amendments
Article
1904: Review of Final Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Determinations
Article
1905: Safeguarding the Panel Review System
Article
1906: Prospective Application
Article
1907: Consultations
Article
1908: Special Secretariat Provisions
Article
1909: Code of Conduct
Article
1910: Miscellaneous
Article
1911: Definitions
Annexes
- Chapter Twenty: Institutional Arrangements and Dispute Settlement
Procedures
Section A - Institutions
Article
2001: The Free Trade Commission
Article
2002: The Secretariat
Section B - Dispute Settlement
Article
2003: Cooperation
Article
2004: Recourse to Dispute Settlement Procedures
Article
2005: GATT Dispute Settlement
Article
2006: Consultations
Article
2007: Commission - Good Offices, Conciliation and Meditation
Article
2008: Request for Arbitral Panel
Article
2009: Roster
Article
2010: Qualifications of Panelists
Article
2011: Panel Selection
Article
2012: Rules of Procedure
Article
2013: Third Party Participation
Article
2014: Role of Experts
Article
2015: Scientific Review Boards
Article
2016: Initial Report
Article
2017: Final Report
Article
2018: Implementation of Final Report
Article
2019: Non-Implementation - Suspension of Benefits
Section C - Domestic Proceedings and Private Commercial Dispute Settlement
Article
2020: Referrals of Matters from Judicial or Administrative Proceedings
Article
2021: Private Rights
Article
2022: Alternative Dispute Resolution
Annexes
- Chapter Twenty-One: Exceptions
Article
2101: General Exceptions
Article
2102: National Security
Article
2103: Taxation
Article
2104: Balance of Payments
Article
2105: Disclosure of Information
Article
2106: Cultural Industries
Article
2107: Definitions
Annexes
- Chapter Twenty-Two: Final Provisions
Article
2201: Annexes
Article
2202: Amendments
Article
2203: Entry into Force
Article
2204: Accession
Article
2205: Withdrawal
Article
2206: Authentic Texts
- Notes
- Annex 401: Specific Rules of Origin
Section
A: General Interpretative Note
- Section
B: Specific Rules of Origin
- Annexes I through VII: Reservations and Exceptions to Investment,
Cross-Border Trade in Services and Financial Services Chapters
Annex I:
Reservations for Existing Measures and Liberalization Commitments (Chapters
11, 12, and 14)
Annex II:
Reservations for Future Measures (Chapters 11, 12, and 14)
Annex III: Activities Reserved to
the State (Chapter 11)
Annex IV: Exceptions from Most-Favored-Nation
Treatment (Chapter 11)
Annex V:
Quantitative Restrictions (Chapter 12)
Annex VI:
Miscellaneous Commitments (Chapter 12)
Annex VII:
Reservations, Specific Commitments and Other Items (Chapter 14)
- North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
Preamble
Part One: Objectives
Article
1: Objectives
Part Two: Obligations
Article
2: General Commitments
Article
3: Levels of Protection
Article
4: Publication
Article
5: Government Enforcement Action
Article
6: Private Access to Remedies
Article
7: Procedural Guarantees
Part Three: Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Article
8: The Commission
Article
9: Council Structure
Article
10: Council Functions
Article
11: Secretariat Structure and Procedures
Article
12: Annual Report of the Commission
Article
13: Secretariat Reports
Article
14: Submissions on Enforcement Matters
Article
15: Factual Record
Article
16: Joint Public Advisory Committee
Article
17: National Advisory Committees
Article
18: Governmental Committees
Article
19: Official Languages
Part Four: Cooperation and Provision of Information
Article
20: Cooperation
Article
21: Provision of Information
Part Five: Consultation and Resolution of Disputes
Article
22: Consultations
Article
23: Initiation of Procedures
Article
24: Request for an Arbitral Panel
Article
25: Roster
Article
26: Qualifications of Panelists
Article
27: Panel Selection
Article
28: Rules of Procedure
Article
29: Third Party Participation
Article
30: Role of Experts
Article
31: Initial Report
Article
32: Final Report
Article
33: Implementation of Final Report
Article
34: Review of Implementation
Article
35: Further Proceeding
Article
36: Suspension of Benefits
Part Six: General Provisions
Article
37: Enforcement Principle
Article
38: Private Rights
Article
39: Protection of Information
Article
40: Relation to Other Environmental Agreements
Article
41: Extent of Obligations
Article
42: National Security
Article
43: Funding of the Commission
Article
44: Privileges and Immunities
Article
45: Definitions
Part Seven: Final Provisions
Article
46: Annexes
Article
47: Entry into Force
Article
48: Amendments
Article
49: Accession
Article
50: Withdrawal
Article
51: Authentic Texts
Annexes
- North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation
Preamble
Part One: Objectives
Article
1: Objectives
Part Two: Obligations
Article
2: Levels of Protection
Article
3: Government Enforcement Action
Article
4: Private Action
Article
5: Procedural Guarantees
Article
6: Publication
Article
7: Public Information and Awareness
Part Three: Commission for Labor Cooperation
Article
8: The Commission
Section A: The Council
Article
9: Council Structure and Procedures
Article
10: Council Functions
Article
11: Cooperative Activities
Section B: The Secretariat
Article
12: Secretariat Structure and Procedures
Article
13: Secretariat Functions
Article
14: Secretariat Reports and Studies
Section C: National Administrative Offices
Article
15: National Administrative Office Structure
Article
16: NAO Functions
Section D: National Committees
Article
17: National Advisory Committee
Article
18: Governmental Committee
Section E: Official Languages
Article
19: Official Languages
Part Four: Cooperative Consultations and Evaluations
Article 20:
Cooperation
Section A: Cooperative Consultations
Article
21: Consultations between NAOs
Article
22: Ministerial Consultations
Section B: Evaluations
Article
23: Evaluation Committee of Experts
Article
24: Rules of Procedure
Article
25: Draft Evaluation Reports
Article
26: Final Evaluation Reports
Part Five: Resolution of Disputes
Article
27: Consultations
Article
28: Initiation of Procedures
Article
29: Request for an Arbitral Panel
Article
30: Roster
Article
31: Qualifications of Panelists
Article
32: Panel Selection
Article
33: Rules of Procedure
Article
34: Third Party Participation
Article
35: Role of Experts
Article
36: Initial Report
Article
37: Final Report
Article
38: Implementation of Final Report
Article
39: Review of Implementation
Article
40: Further Proceeding
Article
41: Suspension of Benefits
Article 42:
Enforcement Principle
Article
43: Private Rights
Article
44: Protection of Information
Article
45: Cooperation with the ILO
Article
46: Extent of Obligations
Article
47: Funding of the Commission
Article
48: Article 48: Privileges and Immunities
Article
49: Definitions
Part Seven: Final Provisions
Article
50: Annexes
Article
51: Entry into Force
Article
52: Amendments
Article
53: Accession
Article
54: Withdrawal
Article
55: Authentic Texts
Annexes
- Understanding Between the Parties to The North American Free Trade
Agreement Concerning Chapter Eight- Emergency Action
Article
1: Objectives
Article
2: Working Group on Emergency Action
Article
3: Functions of the Working Group
Article
4: Definitions