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 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terminationReason superseded by the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement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

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NAFTA abbreviation NAFTA self-link
TLCAN acronymFor NAFTA
this entity surface form: Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte
TLCAN commonEnglishName NAFTA
TLCAN economicBloc NAFTA
this entity surface form: North American economic integration
this entity surface form: North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Mexico formerMemberOf NAFTA
NAFTA frenchName NAFTA self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Accord de libre-échange nord-américain
NAFTA fullName NAFTA self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: North American Free Trade Agreement
TLCAN fullName NAFTA
this entity surface form: Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte
this entity surface form: North American Free Trade Agreement
NAFTA knownAsInCanada NAFTA self-link
Bill Clinton knownFor NAFTA
this entity surface form: North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Brian Mulroney knownFor NAFTA
this entity surface form: North American Free Trade Agreement
ACEUM predecessor NAFTA
T-MEC predecessor NAFTA
USMCA predecessor NAFTA
TLCAN refersTo NAFTA
this entity surface form: North American Free Trade Agreement
this entity surface form: North American Free Trade Agreement
ACEUM replaced NAFTA
this entity surface form: Accord de libre-échange nord-américain
T-MEC replaced NAFTA
this entity surface form: North American Free Trade Agreement
USMCA replaced NAFTA
this entity surface form: North American Free Trade Agreement
ACEUM replacedEnglish NAFTA
this entity surface form: North American Free Trade Agreement
ACEUM replacedEnglish NAFTA
this entity surface form: North American Free Trade Agreement
this entity surface form: North American Free Trade Agreement
NAFTA spanishName NAFTA self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte