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.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| North American Free Trade Agreement | 0 | 10 |
| Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte | 0 | 3 |
| Accord de libre-échange nord-américain | 0 | 2 |
| North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) | 0 | 1 |
| North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act | 0 | 1 |
| North American economic integration | 0 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
free trade agreement
→
trade bloc → |
| abbreviation | NAFTA self-link → |
| cameIntoEffectInYear | 1994 → |
| countryInvolved |
Canada
→
Mexico → United States of America →
surface form:
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 |
NAFTA
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Accord de libre-échange nord-américain
|
| fullName |
NAFTA
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
North American Free Trade Agreement
|
| geographicScope | territories of the United States, Canada, and Mexico → |
| implementedUnder |
Bill Clinton
→
surface form:
Bill Clinton administration
|
| 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 self-link → |
| knownAsInMexico | TLCAN → |
| language |
English
→
French → Spanish → |
| negotiatedUnder |
George H. W. Bush
→
surface form:
George H. W. Bush administration
|
| 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 |
USMCA
→
surface form:
United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement
|
| replacedByAbbreviation | USMCA → |
| sectorCoverage |
goods
→
intellectual property → investment → services → |
| signedBy |
Brian Mulroney
→
Carlos Salinas de Gortari → George H. W. Bush → |
| signedOn | 1992-12-17 → |
| spanishName |
NAFTA
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte
|
| terminatedInPracticeOn | 2020-07-01 → |
| terminationReason | superseded by the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement → |
| type | trilateral trade agreement → |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte
this entity surface form:
North American economic integration
this entity surface form:
North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
this entity surface form:
Accord de libre-échange nord-américain
this entity surface form:
North American Free Trade Agreement
this entity surface form:
North American Free Trade Agreement
this entity surface form:
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
this entity surface form:
North American Free Trade Agreement
this entity surface form:
North American Free Trade Agreement
this entity surface form:
North American Free Trade Agreement
this entity surface form:
North American Free Trade Agreement
this entity surface form:
North American Free Trade Agreement
this entity surface form:
Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte