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APPENDIX TO CHAPTER 4
NAFTA Intergovernmental Bodies
[Note: The provision in NAFTA or the separate agreement authorizing the creation of the body, and the organization or commission to which it reports, are listed in parentheses.]
Free Trade Commission [FTC]
n NAFTA Coordinating Secretariat
n FTC Secretariat (Article 2002)
Part Two of NAFTA: Trade in Goods
n Committee on Trade in Goods (Article 316, Finance)
n Working Group on Rules of Origin (Article 513, DFAIT)
- Customs Subgroup (Article 513.6, Revenue)
n Committee on Trade in Worn Clothing (Annex 300-B, Industry)
n Committee on Agricultural Trade [CAT] (Article 706, Agriculture and DFAIT)
- Working Group on Agricultural Grading and Marketing Standards (Annex 703.2.25, Agriculture and DFAIT)
- Working Group on Agricultural Subsidies (Article 705.6, Agriculture and DFAIT)
- Advisory Committee on Private Agricultural Disputes (Article 707, Agriculture and DFAIT)
- Working Group on Tariff Rate Quota Administration (CAT, Agriculture and DFAIT)
n Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards [CSPS] (Article 722, DFAIT, Agriculture)
- Technical Working Group on Pesticides (created jointly by CSPS and CSRM [see below])
- Trilateral/Bilateral Working Groups adopted from Canada-U.S. FTA (FTA Article 708, DFAIT):
| | • | Meat, Poultry and Egg Inspection Working Group (CSPS) |
| | • | Plant Health, Seeds and Fertilizers Working Group (CSPS) |
| | • | Animal Health Working Group (CSPS) |
| | • | Dairy, Fruit and Vegetable Inspection (CSPS) |
| | • | Veterinary Drugs and Feeds (CSPS) |
| | • | Food, Beverage, Colour Additives and Unavoidable Contaminants (CSPS) |
| | • | Packaging and Labelling Working Group (CSPS) |
| | • | Fish and Fisheries Products Inspection (CSPS) |
| | • | Pesticides Technical Working Group (CSPS) |
n Committee on Standards-Related Measures [CSRM] (Article 913, DFAIT)
- Land Transportation Subcommittee [LTSS] (Annex 913.5.a-1, Transport and DFAIT)
- LTSS I Driver and Vehicle Safety Compliance
- LTSS II Vehicle Weight and Dimension
- LTSS III Road Signs
- LTSS IV Rail Operations
- LTSS V Committee on Transportation of Dangerous Goods
- Telecommunications Standards Subcommittee
(Annex 913.5.a-2, Industry)
- Automotive Standards Council (Annex 913.5.a-3, Industry, Transport)
- Textile/Apparel Labelling Subcommittee (Annex 913.5.a-4, Industry)
Part Four of NAFTA: Government Procurement
n Working Group on Government Procurement (Article 1021, DFAIT)
n Committee on Small Business (Article 1021, DFAIT)
Part Five of NAFTA: Investment Services, etc.
n Financial Services Committee (Annex 1412.1, Finance)
n Working Group on Trade and Competition Policy (Article 1504, DFAIT, Industry)
n Working Group on Temporary Entry (Article 1605, Citizenship and Immigration)
n Working Group on Investment and Services (Chapters 11 and 12)
Part Seven of NAFTA: Administration and Institutional
n Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes (Article 2022, DFAIT)
n Working Group on Emergency Action (Article 2001(2)(d), Finance)
n Working Group on Dumping and Antidumping Duties (Joint Statement 12/2/93)
n Chapter 19 Working Group on Trade Remedies (Chapter 19 Article 1907.1)
Commission for Environmental Cooperation [CEC]
n CEC Council (NAAEC, Article 9-10)
n CEC Secretariat (NAAEC, Article 11)
n Joint Public Advisory Committee [JPAC] (NAAEC, Article 16)
n National Advisory Committees [NAC] (NAAEC, Article 17)
Commission for Labor Cooperation [CLC]
n CLC Council
n CLC Secretariat
n National Advisory Committees [NAC]
Review Processes
n Long-term review process — Automotive (Annex 300-A, paragraph 2)
n Long-term review process — GATT (Annex 300-B, Section 7.3)
NAFTA-Inspired Institutions
n Energy Efficiency Labelling Group
n Health Group
n Transportation Consultative Group
n Border Environment Cooperation Commission [BECC]
n North American Development Bank [NADBank]
n Working Group on Dumping and Antidumping Duties (Joint Statement 12/2/93)
Source: NAFTA’s Institutions: The Environmental Potential and Performance of the NAFTA Free Trade Commission and Related Bodies, Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Montreal, 1997 (accessed at: http://www.cec.org/files/pdf/ECONOMY/NAFTen_EN.pdf).
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