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: