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| Name: | North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). |
| Country: | United States of America, Canada, Mexico |
| Subject(s): | International agreements |
| Type of legislation: | International agreement |
| Adopted on: | 1992-12-17 |
| Entry into force: | |
| ISN: | ORG-1992-IA-67254 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=67254&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Text in English  NAFTA Secretariat (consulted on 2009-10-05) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Allows free trade between Canada, USA and Mexico. Article 102 outlines the objectives which are to: - eliminate barriers to trade in and facilitate the cross-border movement of goods and services between the territories of the Parties; - promote conditions of fair competition in the free trade area; - increase substantially investment opportunities in the territories of the Parties; - provide adequate and effective protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in each Party's territory; - create effective procedures for the implementation and application of this Agreement, for its joint administration and for the resolution of disputes; and - establish a framework for further trilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation to expand and enhance the benefits of this Agreement. |