North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): Related Links

NAFTA Briefing Room Congressionally Mandated NAFTA Report

Official NAFTA Documents

• Text of NAFTA
• North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
• North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation
• Understanding Between the Parties to the NAFTA Concerning Chapter Eight - Emergency Action
• NAFTA’s tariff schedules (Annex 302.2) may be found in Message from the President of the United States Transmitting North American Free Trade Agreement, Texts of Agreement, Implementing Bill, Statement of Administrative Action and Required Supporting Statements, 103d Congress, 1st Session, House Document 103-159, Volume 2, November 4, 1993.

NAFTA-Related Organizations

• NAFTA Secretariat. Administers NAFTA’s dispute settlement process.
• North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation. International organization created to implement NAFTA’s side agreement on the environment.
• North American Commission for Labor Cooperation. International organization created to implement NAFTA’s side agreement on labor.
• Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation. Private, nonprofit organization created in pursuit of Article 707 of NAFTA to facilitate the resolution of disputes within the North American produce industry.

U.S. Department of Agriculture

• Foreign Agricultural Service. Country and commodity information.
• Information on Free Trade Agreements. Information on the free trade agreements the United States has completed or is in the process of negotiating with several countries and regions.

Other U.S. Government

• Congressional Budget Office. The Effects of NAFTA on U.S.-Mexican Trade and GDP.
• Department of Commerce
  • International Trade Administration. Import Administration. Antidumping and countervailing duty cases.
  • Census Bureau. Trade data.
• International Trade Commission (ITC). Reports and publications concerning NAFTA and antidumping and countervailing duty investigations.
• U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). NAFTA page.

International Organizations

• International Monetary Fund (IMF). Country reports and other NAFTA-related materials.
  • How Has NAFTA Affected the Mexican Economy? Working paper by IMF researchers.
• Organization of American States (OAS). Foreign Trade Information System (SICE—Sistema de Información al Comercio Exterior). Extensive compilation of materials about NAFTA and other trade agreements involving OAS members.
• World Bank. Lessons from NAFTA for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Canadian Government

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Canadian agriculture, environment and sustainability, finance and economics, markets and trade, and research and innovation.
  • Market Analysis Division. Important notices, biweekly.
• International Trade Canada. Trade negotiations and agreements, dispute settlement, export and import controls, and trade policy.
• Statistics Canada. International trade data.

Mexican Government

• Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca, y Alimentación (SAGARPA—Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing, and Food). Mexican equivalent to USDA. Data, activities of secretariat, and policies.
• Secretaría de Economía (SE—Secretariat of Economy). Cabinet-level secretariat with similar responsibilities as the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Trade data, trade agreements, and anti-dumping and countervailing duty cases.
  • Integrated Evaluation of the Impact and Implementation of NAFTA’s Agricultural Chapter (in Spanish)

Other

• Farm Foundation. Numerous NAFTA-related materials under the category of globalization.
• North American Agrifood Market Integration Consortium (NAAMIC). Workshop series about the ongoing integration of North America’s agrifood sectors. Involves persons from academia, government, and the private sectors of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.