NAFTA

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NAFTA was a trilateral trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico that created one of the world’s largest free-trade zones in North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf free trade agreement
trade bloc
abbreviation NAFTA
cameIntoEffectInYear 1994
countryInvolved Canada
Mexico
United States
createdOneOfLargest free-trade zones in the world
criticizedFor effects on Mexican agriculture
impact on manufacturing jobs in the United States
weak labor and environmental protections
enteredIntoForceOn 1994-01-01
frenchName Accord de libre-échange nord-américain
linked to: NAFTA
fullName North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
geographicScope territories of the United States, Canada, and Mexico
implementedUnder Bill Clinton administration
linked to: Bill Clinton
includesProvision Chapter 11 investor–state dispute settlement
government procurement rules
rules of origin
sanitary and phytosanitary measures
technical barriers to trade
temporary entry for business persons
knownAsInCanada NAFTA
knownAsInMexico TLCAN
language English
French
Spanish
negotiatedUnder George H. W. Bush administration
linked to: George H. W. Bush
negotiationStartedInYear 1990
objective eliminate tariffs on most goods traded between member countries
establish dispute settlement mechanisms
promote cross-border trade and investment
protect intellectual property rights
praisedFor increasing trade among member countries
integrating North American supply chains
region North America
replacedBy United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement
linked to: USMCA
replacedByAbbreviation USMCA
sectorCoverage goods
intellectual property
investment
services
signedBy Brian Mulroney
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
George H. W. Bush
signedOn 1992-12-17
spanishName Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte
linked to: NAFTA
terminatedInPracticeOn 2020-07-01
terminationReason superseded by the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement
type trilateral trade agreement

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Mexico formerMemberOf NAFTA
USMCA replaced North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
USMCA predecessor NAFTA
NAFTA fullName North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
NAFTA abbreviation NAFTA
NAFTA knownAsInCanada NAFTA
NAFTA spanishName Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte
linked to: NAFTA
NAFTA frenchName Accord de libre-échange nord-américain
linked to: NAFTA
U.S.–Mexico border relatedAgreement North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
Bill Clinton knownFor North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
linked to: NAFTA
T-MEC replaced North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
T-MEC predecessor NAFTA
Brian Mulroney knownFor North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
TLCAN fullName Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte
linked to: NAFTA
TLCAN acronymFor Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte
linked to: NAFTA
TLCAN refersTo North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
TLCAN commonEnglishName NAFTA
TLCAN economicBloc North American economic integration
linked to: NAFTA
Carlos Salinas de Gortari signed North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
103rd United States Congress enactedLaw North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
linked to: NAFTA
Clinton administration signed North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
Treaties of Mexico hasPart North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
ACEUM replaced Accord de libre-échange nord-américain
linked to: NAFTA
ACEUM replacedEnglish North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
ACEUM replacedEnglish NAFTA
ACEUM predecessor NAFTA
Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement supersededBy North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement followedBy North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement alsoKnownAs NAFTA
subject linked to: United States and Mexico
United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement replaced North American Free Trade Agreement
subject linked to: United States and Mexico
linked to: NAFTA
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada supportedAgreement North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
Ernesto Zedillo participatedIn North American Free Trade Agreement implementation period
subject linked to: Zedillo
linked to: NAFTA
George H. W. Bush administration signed North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
George H. W. Bush administration negotiated North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
North American truck market relatedStandard North American Free Trade Agreement legacy rules
linked to: NAFTA
North American market hasTradeAgreement North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
Stephen Clarkson fieldOfWork North American integration
linked to: NAFTA
1990s U.S. economic expansion associatedWith North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
Zapatista movement in Chiapas opposedTo North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
Zapatista Army of National Liberation opposes North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
United States–Latin America trade linkedAgreement North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
ALENA fullName Accord de libre-échange nord-américain
linked to: NAFTA
ALENA acronymFor North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
ALENA acronymFor NAFTA
ALENA nativeName Accord de libre-échange nord-américain
linked to: NAFTA
ALENA shortName NAFTA
ALENA alsoKnownAs NAFTA