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• DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Binational Panel Reviews and Arbitral Panel Reports under the NAFTA. Organization of American States.
It contains the full text of the opinions and orders of the Panels on different subjects that deal with the Agreement.

The Experience of NAFTA Dispute Settlement Mechanisms: Lessons for the FTAA by Gustavo Vega Cánovas. El Colegio de México. Conference at the D´Etudes Internationales. University of Québec at Montreal.
March 20, 2003.
The author reviews the experience of each mechanism embedded in NAFTA, and reach some conclusions of this experience. In addition, he derives some lessons for the FTAA.

Final Report of the NAFTA Arbitral Panel on Cross-Border Trucking Services.
February 6, 2001.
It provides a general overview of the dispute, history of the proceedings, factual background, analysis of the issues, as well as findings, determinations, and recommendations.

Inventory of Dispute Settlement Mechanisms, Procedures and Legal Texts Established in NAFTA. Organization of American States.
Identifies Institutional Arrangements and Dispute Settlement Procedures; Model Rules of Procedure for Chapter Twenty of NAFTA; Code of Conduct for Dispute Settlement Procedures under Chapters 19 & 20 of NAFTA.

NAFTA Dispute Settlement. NAFTA Secretariat.
The NAFTA Secretariat, comprised of the Canadian, U.S. and Mexican Sections, is an organization, established by the Free Trade Commission, pursuant to Article 2002, Chapter 20 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It is responsible for the administration of the dispute settlement provisions of the Agreement.

NAFTA Dispute Settlement Systems by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, [et al.] Institute for International Economics.
June 2003.
Within NAFTA there are six dispute settlement systems. The authors analyze the framework for each NAFTA chapter, and provide a brief review of the reasons for creating the NAFTA dispute settlement systems.

North American Free Trade Agreement: U.S. Experience With Environment, Labor, and Investment Dispute Settlement Cases. General Accounting Office.
July 2001.
This report provides information on the institutional structure, principles, process, cases, and outcomes associated with (1) the environmental side agreement’s submission process, (2) the labor side agreement’s submission process, and (3) NAFTA’s investor-state dispute settlement mechanism. In addition, this report includes information on fines and trade sanctions under the side agreements, as well as summary data on cases filed under both the side agreements and chapter 11.

• HEARINGS

The Future of U.S. Economic Relations in the Western Hemisphere. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate. 108th Congress, 1st. Session. S. Hrg. 108-133.
May 20, 2003.
The purpose of this hearing was to determine what opportunities exist for enhanced trade in agricultural products between the United States and countries in the Western Hemisphere and what challenges and obstacles hinder development of this expanded trade.

NAFTA: A Ten Year Perspective and Implications for the Future.. Hearing before the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion of the Committee on Foreign Relations. U.S. Senate. 108th Congress. 2nd. Session. S. Hrg. 108-593.
April 20, 2004.
Free trade agreements such as NAFTA allow nations to find cooperative solutions to ever-changing conditions in the global economy. This hearing examines what has transpired over the last decade with NAFTA and what the future might hold for this agreement and its partners.

U.S.-Mexican Relations: The Unfinished Agenda. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate. 107th Congress, 2nd. Session. S. Hrg. 107-578.
April 16, 2002.
This was the first in a series of hearings whose purpose is to assess the challenges to economic growth, democracy and the rule of law facing countries in the Western Hemisphere. Among the questions that these hearings will focus on are whether existing U.S. policies are fully responsive to current circumstances that exist in the Americas, or whether those policies should be altered in order to better serve U.S. economic, political and national security interests throughout the Americas.

• INFORMATION SOURCES

Briefing Room: North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). U.S. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service.
ERS is the principal USDA agency involved in the preparation of the Department's Congressionally mandated NAFTA Report. ERS also conducts smaller research projects about NAFTA-related topics, including U.S.-Mexico transportation, the relative cost of agricultural inputs in Canada and the United States, and the potential impact of proposed trade agreements, such as the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA).

Canada and the North American Free Trade Agreement. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
Find the text of the Agreement, publications and general information. Topics include an overview of the NAFTA, rules of origin, temporary entry of business persons, NAFTA institutions and contacts.

Center for Trade Policy Studies. CATO Institute.
Collection of documents focusing on trade, published by the Center, that provide evaluations of policies and offer proposals for reform.

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). United Nations Organization.
The purposes of the Commission are: contribute to the economic development of Latin America and the Caribbean, coordinate actions directed towards this end, and reinforce economic relationships among the countries and with the other nations of the world, as well as to promote the region's social development.

Foreign Trade Information System (SICE for short from its Spanish acronym). Organization of American States.
SICE is the OAS Trade Unit’s Foreign Trade Information System. Its goal is to provide the most complete information and documents on trade in the Western Hemisphere as possible. It centralizes the location of public -- but often difficult to locate or obtain -- documents on their Web site in the four official languages of the OAS (English, Spanish, Portuguese and French).

The Language of Trade. U.S. Department of State. International Information Programs. July 2000.
It contains a glossary of trade terminology, a list of acronyms used in international trade, and a chronology of major events in international trade since 1916.

Integral Information System on Foreign Trade (SIICEX). Ministry of Economics.
Through this portal you can obtain, in just one place, information on foreign trade: laws, regulations, treaties, tariffs, statistics, bulletins, etc.

NAFTA Resources. LANIC (Latin America Network Information Center).
List of sites that include related academic resources, documents, and publications, news, etc.

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). U.S. Trade Representative.
It offers links to: Doing business in the NAFTA countries, reports and publications, speeches and testimony, and press releases.

NAFTA Web Site. U.S. Customs & Border Protection. Department of Homeland Security.
It presents in alphabetical order a definition of terms used in international commerce, as well as links where more information and related documents can be found.

Regional Trading Blocs. Institute for International Economics (IIE).
Full text of IIE studies: Policy Briefs, Working Papers, speeches and testimony on international economic policy. The Institute's current priority is attached to globalization and the backlash against it, reform of the international financial architecture, and new trade negotiations at both the multilateral and regional levels.

United States Foreign Trade Highlights. U.S. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration.
It provides data on U.S. international trade in goods and services. Emphasis is on goods trade: aggregate exports and imports, U.S. commodity and country/regional trade balances, and shifts in the commodity composition of U.S. exports and imports with major trading partners and regions.

Western Hemispheric Trade Information Center. Texas A&M International University.
The Center's main objective is to provide an electronic repository of textual data for the sole purpose of educational research.

• INSTITUTIONS

Border Environment Cooperation Commission. English / Spanish
The BECC with headquarters in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, assists local communities and other sponsors in developing and implementing environmental infrastructure projects, and certifies projects for North American Development Bank financing.

Border Trade Alliance.
It is a grassroots, non-profit organization that serves as a forum for discussing and advocating issues pertaining to free trade, cross-border economic development and quality of life.

Commission for Labor Cooperation. English / Spanish
The Commission for Labor Cooperation, consisting of a Ministerial Council and a Secretariat, is an international organization created under the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation ("NAALC"). The NAALC is the first agreement, and the Commission is the first organization, linking labor rights and labor standards to an international trade agreement.

NAFTA Secretariat. English / Spanish
The NAFTA Secretariat, comprised of the Canadian, U.S. and Mexican Sections, is a unique organization, established by the Free Trade Commission, pursuant to Article 2002, Chapter 20 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It is responsible for the administration of the dispute settlement provisions of the Agreement.

North American Development Bank. English / Spanish
The NADBank established in San Antonio, Texas, is a bilaterally-funded, international organization, in which Mexico and the U.S. participate as equal partners in a joint effort to preserve and promote the health and welfare of border residents and their environment.

North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation. English / Spanish
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is an international organization created by Canada, Mexico and the United States under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC). The CEC was established to address regional environmental concerns, help prevent potential trade and environmental conflicts, and to promote the effective enforcement of environmental law.

North American Plant Protection Organization. English / Spanish
A regional plant protection organization of the International Plant Protection Convention, coordinates the efforts among Canada, the United States and Mexico to protect their plant resources from the entry, establishment and spread of regulated plant pests, while facilitating intra/interregional trade.

U.S. Commercial Service. U.S. Department of Commerce.
This service has the goals of assisting American companies to start business in Mexico, support them to increase their participation in the market, as well as to solve trade barriers that could arise. Additionally, orients Mexican companies and institutions which are doing business with American companies, or are willing to do them.

• LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS

Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS). U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (Turn on NAFTA filter)
It is a searchable database of CBP rulings that can be retrieved based on simple or complex search characteristics using keywords and Boolean operators.

NAFTA Legislative History. U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
It contains the text of the Public Law 103-182 "An Act to implement the North American Free Trade Agreement" (also known as the Customs Modernization Act), as well as House and Senate related reports.

NAFTA-Related Rulings. U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
It contains the full text of a variety of determinations made by the Commercial Rulings Division of the U.S. Customs. Each one includes: tariff number, facts, issues, law and analysis, and holding. The topics are numerous and range from marking of automobile convenience nets to folklore apparel from Mexico.

• MANUALS AND FORMS

The Certificate of Origin for the NAFTA; Procedural Updates, and New Acceptable Formats. U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Directive No. 3810-014A. July 26, 2005.
This directive updates policy guidelines for the NAFTA Certificate of Origin (Certificate) for importations of goods into the United States on which NAFTA preferential tariff treatment is claimed.

NAFTA Certificate of Origin through U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Form 434): Revenue Canada (Form B232).
Downloadable form of the certificate.

NAFTA: A Guide to Customs Procedures. U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
It is a reference guide indexing the customs procedures used in each country to give effect to specific provisions, intended for the benefit of traffic managers, customs brokers, importers and others active in trade under the NAFTA.

• REPORTS

2007 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. U.S. Trade Representative.
2007.
Chapter for Mexico.
An inventory of the most important foreign barriers affecting U.S. exports of goods and services, foreign direct investment by U.S. persons, and protection of intellectual property rights.

Country and Industry Market Reports. U.S. Government Export Portal. Access to the U.S. Commercial Service Market Research Library containing more than 100,000 industry and country-specific market reports, web sites, events, and trade directory listings. Included Reports: Country Commercial Guides, Industry Sector Analyses, Marketing Insights, Multilateral Development Bank Reports, Best Markets, and other Industry/Regional Reports.

Effects of North American Free Trade Agreement on Agriculture and the Rural Economy / Steven Zahniser and John Link, editors. Economic Research Service, USDA. WRS-02-1.
July 2002.
U.S. agricultural trade with Canada and Mexico has nearly doubled since the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). While only a portion of this overall increase can be attributed solely to the agreement, NAFTA has allowed competitive market forces to play a more dominant role in determining agricultural trade flows among the three countries. By dismantling numerous trade barriers, the agreement has contributed to an expansion in U.S. agricultural exports and increased the domestic availability of various farm and food products. In addition, NAFTA has established rules and institutions that mitigate potential trade frictions and promote foreign direct investment.

Impact of the NAFTA on U.S. Automotive Exports to Mexico: 5th and Final Report to Congress. U.S. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration. Office of Automotive Affairs.
July 1999.
This report concludes that the benefits achieved at present by the NAFTA in expanding U.S. automotive exports to Mexico have more than compensated for the costs--in a macroeconomic calculus--that have been incurred by the U.S. economy.

Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for the 109th Congress by K. Larry Storrs, CRS Specialist from the Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division.
Updated June 2, 2005.
The United States and Mexico have a special relationship under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The friendly relationship has been strengthened by President Bush’s meetings with President Fox. Major issues of concern to Congress are trade, immigration, drug trafficking, and political rights.

The Motor Carrier Moratorium, Mexico, and NAFTA. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
November 27, 2002.
Factsheet that outlines the main events on Mexican carriers seeking to operate in the United States beyond a limited zone along the U.S.-Mexico border.

NAFTA: a decade of strengthening a dynamic relationship. U.S. Trade Representative, Canadian Minister for International Trade, and Mexican Secretary of the Economy.
October 2003.
English / Spanish
The NAFTA is an example of the benefits that all countries could derive from moving forward with multilateral trade liberalization. Farmers, workers and manufacturers benefit from the reduction of arbitrary and discriminatory trade rules, while consumers enjoy lower prices and more choices.

NAFTA at Eight: a Foundation for Economic Growth. U.S. Trade Representative, Canadian Minister for International Trade, and Mexican Secretary of the Economy.
May 28, 2002.
English / Spanish
Despite the slowdown of the world economy in 2001 and the terrible events of September 11, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), in its eighth year, continues to provide benefits to consumers, farmers, workers and businesses in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The NAFTA partners are cooperating to advance trade liberalization within North America, in the negotiations for the Free Trade Area of the Americas, and the World Trade Organization.

NAFTA at Seven: Building on a North American Partnership. U.S. Trade Representative, Canadian Minister for International Trade, and Mexican Secretary of the Economy.
July 31, 2001.
English / Spanish
"Seven years of expanded trade, increased employment and investment, and enhanced opportunity for the citizens of all three countries have demonstrated that NAFTA works, and will continue to work," state the commercial representatives of the three countries.

NAFTA at Ten: Factsheet. Office of the United States Trade Representative.
December 2003.
English / Spanish
Statistical evidence of a success story.

NAFTA Good for Farmers, Good for America - Factsheet. Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
June 2001.
This factsheet states that America’s farmers have benefited greatly from NAFTA, because it’s meant more export opportunities. Since NAFTA was approved in 1993, United States agricultural exports to Mexico have nearly doubled.

NAFTA Labor Side Agreement: Lessons for the Worker Rights and Fast-Track Debate by Mary Jane Bolle, CRS Specialist in International Trade, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division.
Updated January 11, 2002.
NAFTA was the first trade agreement ever linked to worker rights provisions in a major way. Its companion "side agreement," the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC) went into effect with NAFTA on January 1, 1994. The NAALC agreement is "broad" in that NAFTA signatories agree to enforce their own labor laws and standards while promoting 11 worker rights principles over the long run. However, under NAALC, sanctions as an enforcement tool are applicable to only three of the 11 labor principles (pertaining to minimum wages, child labor, and occupational safety and health), and are not applicable to three basic rights: the right to organize, bargain collectively, and strike.

NAFTA: Related Environmental Issues and Initiatives by Mary Tiemann, CRS Specialist in Environmental Policy.
March 1, 2000.
Since NAFTA's inception, its environmental implications have remained a subject of debate and legislation. Ongoing issues include NAFTA's possible environmental effects, border funding, and the implementation of NAFTA-related environmental agreements. This report provides an overview of NAFTA's environmental provisions and associated agreements and initiatives, and discusses recent issues and congressional activities.

NAFTA State Studies. Council of the Americas and U.S. Council of the Mexico-U.S. Business Committee.
It contains studies assessing the impact NAFTA on 31 U.S. states. These reports provide trade data through the end of 2001 and demonstrate that NAFTA has been beneficial for the U.S. state economies.

NAFTA's Impacts on U.S. Agriculture: Trade & Beyond. Economic Research Service, USDA. Agricultural Outlook.
October 2002.
NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, has generally benefited U.S. agriculture and related industries. U.S. agricultural trade with Canada and Mexico more than doubled during the 1990s, a development to which NAFTA contributed. Beyond direct trade impacts, NAFTA established rules and institutions that mitigate potential trade frictions, promote foreign direct investment, and facilitate discourse on environmental issues.

North American Free Trade Agreement: Coordinated Operational Plan Needed to Ensure Mexican Trucks’ Compliance With U.S. Standards. General Accounting Office.
December 2001.
The Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2002, enacted in December 2001, provided increased funding for safety activities related to Mexican motor carriers and set forth a series of requirements that the Department of Transportation (DOT) must meet before Mexican trucks can travel beyond the commercial zones. This report examines (1) the extent to which Mexican-domiciled commercial trucks are likely to travel beyond the U.S. border commercial zones once the border is fully opened, (2) U.S. government agencies’ efforts to ensure that Mexican commercial carriers meet U.S. safety and emissions standards, and (3) how Mexican government and private sector efforts contribute to ensuring that Mexican commercial vehicles entering the United States meet U.S. safety and emissions standards.

Partners in North America: Advancing Canada's Relations with the United States and Mexico - Government Response. Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
[2003]
It contains the Canadian government response to 38 recommendations of a Standing committee, which were delivered on December 2002.

Reports to the NAFTA Free Trade Commission. Organization of American States.
Includes a variety of topics: agricultural trade, financial services, investment and services, rules of origin, temporary entry of business persons, etc.

Trade and the Americas by Raymond J. Ahearn, CRS Specialist from the Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division.
Updated October 19, 2004.
The Summit of the Americas, held in Miami during December 1994, led to ongoing Congressional interest bearing on three inter-related trade policy issues. The first involves an invitation extended to Chile to join the North America Free Trade Area (NAFTA). The second focuses on preferential tariff treatment for countries of the Caribbean and Central America. The third concerns movement towards a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). In addition, a fourth issue has arisen concerning a request by the Andean countries to extend the Andean Trade Preferences Act (ATPA) beyond its scheduled December 2001 expiration date.

• SCHEDULES

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated. U.S. International Trade Commission.
The HTSA provides the applicable tariff rates and statistical categories for all merchandise imported into the United States; it is based on the International Harmonized System, the global classification system that is used to describe most world trade in goods.

North American Industry Classification System. U.S. Census Bureau.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) has replaced the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. NAICS was developed jointly by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to provide new comparability in statistics about business activity across North America.

• STATISTICS

Border Trade Data. Texas A&M International University. Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development.
Through this page you can obtain figures for U.S. exports and imports. Reports can be found for activity by U.S. border port of entry/exit. It also contains a data compilation about crossings through the international bridges in the South Texas Border, as well as a summary of key economic factors that signal local growth and development.

Foreign Direct Investment in the U.S. : Balance of Payments and Direct Investment Position. U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Detailed annual balance of payments and position estimates: capital flows, income, by country and area of the world, as well as industry detail for position, etc.
Selected tables / interactive tables

Foreign Exchange Rates. U.S. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration.
It provides the annual average of foreign currency units per U.S. dollar.

Foreign Trade Highlights. U.S. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration.
This web site provides data on U.S. international trade in goods and services. Emphasis is on goods trade: aggregate exports and imports, U.S. commodity and country/regional trade balances, and shifts in the commodity composition of U.S. exports and imports with major trading partners and regions.

Foreign Trade Statistics. U.S. Census Bureau.
It offers statistics (monthly reports, imports and exports by country, trade balances, commodity trade); information (codes, classifications, regulations, Automated Export System, quality reports, etc.); as well as services.

Merchandise Trade Reconciliation: United States - Mexico - Canada. U.S. Census Bureau.
Differences between the official trade statistics released by the U.S. and Mexico, and Canada during the period.

Mexican government foreign trade statistics. Ministry of Economics.
Mexico's trade statistics by country and main products, foreign direct investment, trade reports, and tariff information.

North American Transportation in Figures. U.S. Census Bureau [et al.]
English / Spanish
It provides a comprehensive overview of transportation statistics in North America. The report contains over 90 data tables, supported by graphs, figures, maps, and a number of appendixes.

State Exports. U.S. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration.
This web site contains export data for a limited number of major U.S. export markets. All data presented are based on the Census Bureau's Exporter Location (EL) series, which allocates exports to states on the basis of the location of the exporter of record.

State Exports by Country. U.S. Census Bureau.
The top 25 export countries for each state, with four years of historical information.

TradeStats Express. U.S. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration.
Get the latest national trade data (U.S. merchandise exports, imports, and trade balances), as well as state export data (state and regional exports of merchandise.) Retrieve, visualize, analyze, print, and download your customized output, which can be by individual countries, geographic regions, or trading and economic regions, including NAFTA.

U.S. Direct Investment Abroad : Balance of Payments and Direct Investment Position Data. U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Detailed annual balance of payments and position estimates: capital flows and income by country and area of the world, as well as industry detail for position, etc.
Selected tables / interactive tables

U.S. International Services: Cross-Border Trade & Sales Through Affiliates. U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
These files contain historical data for U.S. international services, which are published annually in the Survey of Current Business, the monthly publication of the BEA.

U.S. International Transactions Accounts Data. U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
It provides interactive access to the U.S. International Transactions Accounts, which are presented in a set of 11 tables. To view the most recent data for an entire table, you can click on the table title. To customize your data selection, click on the button next to the table title.

U.S. International Transactions, by Area - Canada. U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
The user can retrieve annual statistics according to his needs: establish comparisons between periods of time for the entire accounts or just for specific figures for the country: exports, imports, balance on goods and services, direct investment, etc. The backfile covers since 1960.

U.S. International Transactions, by Area - Latin America and Other Western Hemisphere. U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
The user can retrieve statistics according to his needs: annual or quarterly, establish comparisons between periods of time for the entire accounts or just for specific figures for the region: exports, imports, balance on goods and services, direct investment, etc. The backfile covers since 1960.

U.S. International Transactions, by Area – Mexico U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
The user can retrieve annual statistics according to his needs: establish comparisons between periods of time for the entire accounts or just for specific figures for the country: exports, imports, balance on goods and services, direct investment, etc. The backfile covers since 1986.

U.S. Top Trading Partners. U.S. Census Bureau.
It allows you to select the month for which you would like to see the top countries with which the United States has a deficit, surplus and total trade, from January 1998 to the current month.

U.S. Total Exports, Imports, and Balances by Area and Year. U.S. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration.
It contains annual figures of trade with the world, NAFTA, Japan, European Union, Asean, etc.

U.S. Total Trade Balances with Individual Countries. U.S. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration.
Annual statistics by region, trade partners (European Union, NAFTA, APEC), and country.

U.S. Trade Balance with Canada. U.S. Census Bureau.
It contains figures (since 1985) of exports, imports and trade balance presented by year and month.

U.S. Trade Balance with Mexico. U.S. Census Bureau.
It contains figures since 1985 of exports, imports and trade balance presented by year and month.

U.S. Trade by Commodity with Canada. U.S. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration.
It provides total exports and imports, type of product, and top 20 commodities.

U.S. Trade by Commodity with Mexico. U.S. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration.
It provides total exports and imports, type of product, and top 20 commodities.

U.S. Trade by Commodity with NAFTA. U.S. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration.
It shows figures for the top 20 commodities.

• TREATY AND SIDE AGREEMENTS

NAFTA Text. Organization of American States.
English / Spanish
Full text of the Agreement.

North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation. Organization of American States.
English / Spanish
Full text of the side Agreement signed by the U.S., Canada and Mexico reconfirming the importance of the environmental goals and objectives of the NAFTA, including enhanced levels of environmental protection.

North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation. Organization of American States.
English / Spanish
Full text of the side Agreement signed by the three parties convinced of the benefits to be gained from further cooperation between them on labor matters.


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