NAFTA, Canada, and Mexico: Related Links

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Official North American Free Trade Agreement (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, attaché reports.
• 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.
• World Agricultural Outlook Board. Supply and demand estimates, weather and climate.

Other U.S. Government

• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). World Factbook.
• Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The Effects of NAFTA on U.S.-Mexican Trade and GDP.
• Department of Commerce
• International Trade Administration (ITA). 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.
• Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).
  • NAFTA page.
  • Reports and publications, including National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers and Trade Policy Agenda and Annual Report on the Trade Agreements Program.

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.
• Foreign Affairs and 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.
  • Apoyos y Servicios a la Comercialización Agropecuaria (ASERCA—Supports and Services for Agricultural Marketing). Administers marketing supports and direct payments to producers. Program information.
  • Servicio de Información y Estadística Agroalimentaria y Pesquera (SIAP—Agri-food and Fishing Information and Statistics Service). Similar to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Production data, presentations from Mexican outlook fora, and other agricultural information.
• Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo Rural Sustentable y la Soberanía Alimentaria (CEDRSSA—Center of Studies for Sustainable Rural Development and Food Sovereignty). Research center located within the Mexican Chamber of Deputies (similar to U.S. House of Representatives). Data, activities of center, and publications.
• Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI—National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Information). Centralized statistical entity, similar to U.S. Bureau of the Census. Wide variety of economic data.
• Secretaría de Economía (SE—Secretariat of Economy). Cabinet-level secretariat with similar responsibilities as U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. International Trade Commission, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Trade data, trade agreements, antidumping and countervailing duty cases.
• Integrated Evaluation of the Impact and Implementation of NAFTA's Agricultural Chapter (in Spanish)
• Sistema Nacional de Información e Integración de Mercados (SNIIM—National System of Market Information and Integration). Database containing Mexican price data for various commodities.
• Banco de México (Bank of Mexico). Mexico's central bank. Macroeconomic data.
• Fideicomisos Instituidos en Relación con la Agricultura (FIRA—Funds Instituted in Relation to Agriculture). Financial and technical support institution integrated by four government trust funds geared to promote the agricultural and fishing sectors. Economic analysis and program information.

International Organizations

• CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center). Agricultural information.
• Inter-American Development Bank. Research and statistics by country.
• 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.
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Economic surveys and data.
• United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
• FAOSTAT. Data on production, trade, food balance sheets, fertilizer and pesticides, land use and irrigation, forest and fishery products, population, agricultural machinery, and food aid shipments.
• United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Statistical yearbook, economic survey.
• World Bank. Lessons from NAFTA for Latin America and the Caribbean.
• World Trade Organization (WTO). Trade topics, including dispute settlements.

Universities

• El Colegio de México, Programa de Estudios del Cambio Económico y la Sustentabilidad del Agro Mexicano (PRECESAM—Program of Studies of Economic Change and Sustainability in Mexican Agriculture). Results from survey of rural households throughout Mexico.
• Princeton University, Mexican Migration Project. Research effort by investigators at Princeton and Universidad de Guadalajara about Mexican migration to the United States. Data sets.
• Texas A&M University, Agricultural and Food Policy Center. Publications and models.
• Universidad Autónoma Chapingo (Autonomous University of Chapingo). Prominent Mexican agricultural university. Many products from research centers available online.

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.