The agreement NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) defines a free trade area of 430 million inhabitants trained by the United States, Canada and Mexico. Signed by the presidents of these three countries on October 7th, 1992 in San Antonio (Texas), the treaty came into effect on January 1st, 1994. This agreement is intended to facilitate the trades and the investments between the partners. It includes a vast program of elimination of the customs duties and reduction of the non-tariff barriers. NAFTA comes along with measures relative to the investment, to the services, to the intellectual property, to the competition and to the regulation of the various trades and investments.
[...] The signatory countries knew how to turn to account the acquired experience within the framework of the NAFTA to negotiate the other agreements of free trade. So, since 1994, numerous agreements have been signed. Canada concluded agreements of free trade with Chile, Costa Rica, countries of Central America. The United States widened their sphere of influence by signing agreements with Chile, Israel and Costa Rica. Mexico opened its market to other countries like Chile, the European Union and Latin American countries and currently negotiates with Japan and Argentina. [...]
[...] North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its consequences The N.A.F.T.A. (North American Free Trade Agreement) defines a free trade area of 430 million inhabitants within the United States, Canada and Mexico. Signed by the presidents of these three countries on October in San Antonio (Texas), the treaty came into effect on January This agreement is intended to facilitate the trades and the investments between the partners. It includes a vast program of elimination of the customs duties and reduction of the non-tariff barriers. [...]
[...] Furthermore, the place of the NAFTA in the world trade is not as important as we could imagine it. Indeed, the NAFTA represents of the world trade against for the EU and for Asia. The agreement also appears as an unbalanced regional zone as its world imports are much more raised than its exports. Through these figures, NAFTA appears as an unfinished and inequitable regional agreement. III. The NAFTA, about two decades of exchange: a reserved balance sheet If NAFTA opened the borders, and facilitated trade within the countries of North America, it has come under scrutiny. [...]
[...] The coordinators of the NAFTA are, as for them, in charge of the current management of the agreement and its application. Consisting of Ministers of three countries, committees and working groups stand for discussion, reflection on the deepening of the agreement and the dialogue to avoid the disputes and resolve existing disputes. Finally, the NAFTA secretariat is charged with the administration of the mechanism of regulation of the disputes. Finally, four parallel agreements came to be added to this set. [...]
[...] • The NAALC (North American Agreement of Labor Cooperation) encourage the actual application of the national legislations of the work. • The CLC (Committee of Labor Cooperation) was established in this context Expectations of each of the members The variety of the motives which urged three states to sign this agreement reflects the economic, political, cultural and social differences which exist between these three countries. For the United States, NAFTA is a means to prevent the formation of economic fortresses. [...]
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