Table of Contents

• Part One: General Part
• Part Two: Trade in Goods
• Part Three: Technical Barriers to Trade
• Part Four: Government Procurement
• Part Five: Investment, Services and Related Matters
• Part Six: Intellectual Property
• Part Seven: Administrative and Institutional Provisions
• Part Eight: Other Provisions

Preamble

The Government of Canada, the Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of the United States of America, resolved to:

• STRENGTHEN the special bonds of friendship and cooperation among their nations;
• CONTRIBUTE to the harmonious development and expansion of world trade and provide a catalyst to broader international cooperation;
• CREATE an expanded and secure market for the goods and services produced in their territories;
• REDUCE distortions to trade;
• ESTABLISH clear and mutually advantageous rules governing their trade;
• ENSURE a predictable commercial framework for business planning and investment;
• BUILD on their respective rights and obligations under the
  General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and other multilateral and bilateral instruments of cooperation;
• ENHANCE the competitiveness of their firms in global markets;
• FOSTER creativity and innovation, and promote trade in goods and services that are the subject of intellectual property rights;
• CREATE new employment opportunities and improve working conditions and living standards in their respective territories;
• UNDERTAKE each of the preceding in a manner consistent with environmental protection and conservation;
• PRESERVE their flexibility to safeguard the public welfare;
• PROMOTE sustainable development;
• STRENGTHEN the development and enforcement of environmental laws and regulations; and
• PROTECT, enhance and enforce basic workers' rights;

HAVE AGREED as follows

Part One: General Part

• 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

Part Two: Trade in Goods

• 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 Deferral 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

Annex 300-B: Textile and Apparel Goods

• 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
    • Annex 401 - Specific Rules of Origin (January 1^st, 2003)
    • Annex 403.1 - List of Tariff Provisions for Article 403(1)
    • Annex 403.2 - List of Components and Materials
    • Annex 403.3 - Regional Value-Content Calculation for CAMI

• 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
    • Articles 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: Uniform 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
      • Annex 702.1 - Incorporation of Trade Provisions
      • Annex 702.3 - Intergovernmental Coffee Agreement
      • Annex 703.2 - Market Access
        • Appendix 703.2.A.4 - Goods not Subject to Annex 703.2.A.4
        • Appendix 703.2.A.13 - Determination and Adjustment of Net Production Surplus
      • Annex 703.3 - Special Safeguard Goods
  • 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 Provision 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

Part Three: Technical Barriers to Trade

• 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

Part Four: Government Procurement

• 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 Origin
    • 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
    • Annex 1001.1a-1 - Federal Government Entities
      • The Schedule of Canada has been revised - September 2007 (html|pdf)
      • The Schedules of the United States and Mexico have been revised - December 2004
    • Annex 1001.1a-2 - Government Enterprises
      • The Schedule of Canada has been revised - September 2007 (html|pdf)
      • The Schedules of the United States and Mexico have been revised - December 2004
    • Annex 1001.1a-3 - State and Provincial Government Entities
    • Annex 1001.1b-1 - Goods
    • Annex 1001.1b-2 - Services
      • The Schedule of Mexico has been replaced with a new Schedule - December 2004
      • Appendix 1001.1b-2-A - Temporary Schedule of Services for Mexico
        • The Temporary Schedule for Mexico has been replaced with a new Schedule - December 2004
      • Appendix 1001.1b-2-B - Common Classification System / Services
    • Annex 1001.1b-3 - Construction Services
      • Appendix 1001.1b-3-A - Common Classification System / Construction Work Codes
    • Annex 1001.1c - Indexation and Conversion of Thresholds
    • Annex 1001.2a - Transitional Provisions for Mexico
    • Annex 1001.2b - General Notes
    • Annex 1001.2c - Country-Specific Thresholds
    • Annex 1010.1 - Publications

Part Five: Investment, Services and Related Matters

• 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
  • Section C - Definitions
    • Article 1139: Definitions
  • Annexes
    • Annex 1120.1 - Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
    • Annex 1137.2 - Service of Documents on a Party Under Section B
    • Annex 1137.4 - Publication of an Award
    • Annex 1138.2 - Exclusions from Dispute Settlement
  
  

• 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
  • Annex 1210.5 - Professional Services
    • Section A - General Provisions
    • Section B - Foreign Legal Consultants
    • Section C - Temporary Licensing of Engineers
      • Appendix 1210.5-C Civil Engineers
  • Annex 1212 - Land Transportation

• 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
    • Annex 1310 - Conformity Assessment Procedures
  
  

• 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
    • Annex 1401.4 - Country-Specific Commitments
    • Annex 1403.3 - Review of Market Access
    • Annex 1404.4 - Consultations on Liberalization of Cross-Border Trade
    • Annex 1409.1 - Provincial and State Reservations
    • Annex 1412.1 - Authorities Responsible for Financial Services
    • Annex 1413.6 - Further Consultations and Arrangements

• 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
    • Annex 1505 - Country-Specific Definitions of State Enterprises

• 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 to Other Chapters
  • Article 1608: Definitions
  • Annexes
    • Annex 1603 - Temporary Entry for Business Persons
      • Section A - Business Visitors
      • Section B - Traders and Investors
      • Section C - Intra-Company Transferees
      • Section D - Professionals
        • Appendix 1603.A.1 - Business Visitors
        • Appendix 1603.A.3 - Existing Immigration Measures
        • Appendix 1603.D.1 - Professionals
        • Appendix 1603.D.4 - United States
  • Annex 1604.2 - Provision of Information
  • Annex 1608 - Country - Specific Definitions

Part Six: Intellectual Property

• 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

Part Seven: Administrative and Institutional Provisions

• 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: Retention 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
    • Annex 1901.2 - Establishment of Binational Panels
    • Annex 1903.2 - Panel Procedures Under Article 1903
    • Annex 1904.13 - Extraordinary Challenge Procedure
    • Annex 1904.15 - Amendments to Domestic Laws
    • Annex 1905.6 - Special Committee Procedures
    • Annex 1911 - Country-Specific Definitions

• 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 Mediation
    • Article 2008: Request for an 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

Part Eight: Other Provisions

• 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

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)
  • Schedule of Canada
  • Schedule of Mexico
  • Schedule of the United States
• Annex II:
  • Reservations for Future Measures(Chapters 11, 12 and 14)
  • Schedule of Canada
  • Schedule of Mexico
  • Schedule of the United States
• Annex III:
  • Activities Reserved to the State(Chapter 11)
  • Schedule of Mexico
    • Section A - Activities Reserved to the Mexican State
    • Section B - Deregulation of Activities Reserved to the State
    • Section C - Activities Formerly Reserved to the Mexican State
• Annex IV:
  • Exceptions from Most-Favored-Nation Treatment(Chapter 11)
  • Schedule of Canada
  • Schedule of Mexico
  • Schedule of the United States
• Annex V:
  • Quantitative Restrictions(Chapter 12)
  • Schedule of Canada
  • Schedule of Mexico
  • Schedule of the United States
• Annex VI:
  • Miscellaneous Commitments (Chapter 12)
  • Schedule of Canada
  • Schedule of Mexico
  • Schedule of the United States
• Annex VII:
  • Reservations, Specific Commitments and Other Items (Chapter 14)
  • Schedule of Canada
    • Section A
    • Section B
    • Section C
  • Schedule of Mexico
    • Section A
    • Section B
    • Section C
    • Section D
  • Schedule of the United States
    • Section A
    • Section B
    • Section C