North American Free Trade Agreement Between
The Government of Canada,
The Government of the United Mexican States
and The Government of the United States of America


Table of Contents

Volume I

    Preamble

  1. 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
  2. Chapter Two: General Definitions
    Article 201: Definitions of General Application
    Annex
  3. 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
  4. Annex 300-A: Trade and Investment in the Automotive Sector

    Annex 300-B: Textile and Apparel Goods

  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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

  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. Notes
  26. Annex 401: Specific Rules of Origin
    Section A: General Interpretative Note
  27. Section B: Specific Rules of Origin
  28. 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)
  29. 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)

  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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

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