Table of Contents

PREAMBLE 1

PART ONE: OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE

Chapter One: Objectives and Scope 2

Article 101 Establishment of the Free-Trade Area

Article 102 Objectives

Article 103 Extent of Obligations

Article 104 Affirmation and Precedence

Article 105 National Treatment

Chapter Two: General Definitions 4

Article 201 Definitions of General Application

PART TWO: TRADE IN GOODS

Chapter Three: Rules of Origin for Goods 6

Article 301 General Rules

Article 302 Transshipment

Article 303 Consultation and Revision

Article 304 Definitions

Annex

Chapter Four: Border Measures 31

Article 401 Tariff Elimination

Article 402 Rounding of Interim Rates

Article 403 Customs User Fees

Article 404 Drawback

Article 405 Waiver of Customs Duties

Article 406 Customs Administration

Article 407 Import and Export Restrictions

Article 408 Export Taxes

Article 409 Other Export Measures

Article 410 Definitions

Annexes

Chapter Five: National Treatment 48

Article 501 Incorporation of GATT Rule

Article 502 Provincial and State Measures

Chapter Six: Technical Standards 49

Article 601 Scope

Article 602 Affirmation of GATT Agreement

Article 603 No Disguised Barriers to Trade

Article 604 Compatibility

Article 605 Accreditation

Article 606 Acceptance of Test Data

Article 607 Information Exchange

Article 608 Further Implementation

Article 609 Definitions

Chapter Seven: Agriculture 53

Article 701 Agricultural Subsidies

Article 702 Special Provisions for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Article 703 Market Access for Agriculture

Article 704 Market Access for Meat

Article 705 Market Access for Grain and Grain Products

Article 706 Market Access for Poultry and Eggs

Article 707 Market Access for Sugar-Containing Products

Article 708 Technical Regulations and Standards for

Agricultural, Food, Beverage, and

Certain Related Goods

Article 709 Consultations

Article 710 International Obligations

Article 711 Definitions

Annexes

Chapter Eight: Wine and Distilled Spirits 109

Article 801 Coverage

Article 802 Listing

Article 803 Pricing

Article 804 Distribution

Article 805 Blending Requirement

Article 806 Distinctive Products

Article 807 International Obligation

Article 808 Definitions

Chapter Nine: Energy 113

Article 901 Scope

Article 902 Import and Export Restrictions

Article 903 Export Taxes

Article 904 Other Export Measures

Article 905 Regulatory and Other Measures

Article 906 Government Incentives for Energy Resource Development

Article 907 National Security Measures

Article 908 International Obligations

Article 909 Definitions

Annexes

Chapter Ten: Trade in Automotive Goods 119

Article 1001 Existing Arrangement

Article 1002 Waiver of Customs Duties

Article 1003 Import Restrictions

Article 1004 Select Panel

Article 1005 Relationship to Other Chapters

Article 1006 Definitions

Annex

Chapter Eleven: Emergency Action 131

Article 1101 Bilateral Actions

Article 1102 Global Actions

Article 1103 Arbitration

Article 1104 Definitions

Chapter Twelve: Exceptions for Trade in Goods 134

Article 1201 GATT Exceptions

Article 1202 Protocol of Provisional Application

Article 1203 Miscellaneous Exceptions

Article 1204 Beer and Malt Containing Beverages

Article 1205 GATT Rights

PART THREE: GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Chapter Thirteen: Government Procurement 136

Article 1301 Objective

Article 1302 Reaffirmation of Existing Obligations

Article 1303 Scope

Article 1304 Coverage

Article 1305 Expanded Procedural Obligations

Article 1306 Monitoring and Exchange of Information

Article 1307 Further Negotiations

Article 1308 National Security

Article 1309 Definitions

Annexes

PART FOUR: SERVICES, INVESTMENT AND

TEMPORARY ENTRY

Chapter Fourteen: Services 151

Article 1401 Scope and Coverage

Article 1402 Rights and Obligations

Article 1403 Licensing and Certification

Article 1404 Sectoral Annexes

Article 1405 Future Implementation

Article 1406 Denial of Benefits

Article 1407 Taxation

Article 1408 Definitions

Annexes

Chapter Fifteen: Temporary Entry for

Business Persons 169

Article 1501 General Principle

Article 1502 Obligations

Article 1503 Consultation

Article 1504 Dispute Settlement

Article 1505 Relationship to Other Chapters

Article 1506 Definitions

Annex

Chapter Sixteen: Investment 181

Article 1601 Scope and Coverage

Article 1602 National Treatment

Article 1603 Performance Requirements

Article 1604 Monitoring

Article 1605 Expropriation

Article 1606 Transfers

Article 1607 Existing Legislation

Article 1608 Disputes

Article 1609 Taxation and Subsidies

Article 1610 International Agreements

Article 1611 Definitions

Annex

PART FIVE: FINANCIAL SERVICES

Chapter Seventeen: Financial Services 196

Article 1701 Scope and Coverage

Article 1702 Commitments of the United States of America

Article 1703 Commitments of Canada

Article 1704 Notification and Consultation

Article 1705 General Provisions

Article 1706 Definitions

PART SIX: INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS

Chapter Eighteen: Institutional Provisions 202

Article 1801 Application

Article 1802 The Commission

Article 1803 Notification

Article 1804 Consultations

Article 1805 Initiation of Procedures

Article 1806 Arbitration

Article 1807 Panel Procedures

Article 1808 Referrals of Matters from Judicial or

Administrative Proceedings

Chapter Nineteen: Binational Dispute Settlement in Antidumping and Countervailing

Duty Cases 208

Article 1901 General Provisions

Article 1902 Retention of Domestic Antidumping Law

and Countervailing Duty Law

Article 1903 Review of Statutory Amendments

Article 1904 Review of Final Antidumping and Countervailing

Duty Determinations

Article 1905 Prospective Application

Article 1906 Duration

Article 1907 Working Group

Article 1908 Consultations

Article 1909 Establishment of Secretariat

Article 1910 Code of Conduct

Article 1911 Definitions

Annexes

PART SEVEN: OTHER PROVISIONS

Chapter Twenty: Other Provisions 228

Article 2001 Tax Convention

Article 2002 Balance of Payments

Article 2003 National Security

Article 2004 Intellectual Property

Article 2005 Cultural Industries

Article 2006 Retransmission Rights

Article 2007 Print-in-Canada Requirement

Article 2008 Plywood Standards

Article 2009 Softwood Lumber

Article 2010 Monopolies

Article 2011 Nullification and Impairment

Article 2012 Definitions

 

PART EIGHT: FINAL PROVISIONS

Chapter Twenty-One: Final Provisions 235

Article 2101 Statistical Requirements

Article 2102 Publication

Article 2103 Annexes

Article 2104 Amendments

Article 2105 Entry into Force

Article 2106 Duration and Termination

 

PREAMBLE

The Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America, resolved:

TO STRENGTHEN the unique and enduring friendship between their two nations;

TO PROMOTE productivity, full employment, and a steady improvement of living standards in their respective countries;

TO CREATE an expanded and secure market for the goods and services produced in their territories;

TO ADOPT clear and mutually advantageous rules governing their trade;

TO ENSURE a predictable commercial environment for business planning and investment;

TO STRENGTHEN the competitiveness of Canadian and United States firms in global markets;

TO REDUCE government-created trade distortions while preserving the Parties' flexibility to safeguard the public welfare;

TO BUILD on their mutual rights and obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and other multilateral and bilateral instruments of cooperation; and

TO CONTRIBUTE to the harmonious development and expansion of world trade and to provide a catalyst to broader international cooperation;

HAVE AGREED as follows: