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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Main Region

First Region

Canada; Mexico; United States of America
International agreements
1992-12-17
International
International agreement

Second Region

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.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    1994-01-01
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