Nafta

Nafta in International Trade

Meaning of Nafta, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A free trade agreement comprising Canada, Mexico and the United States. The objectives of the agreement are to eliminate barriers to trade, promote conditions of fair competition, increase investment opportunities and also provide protection for intellectual property rights and established procedures for the resolution of disputes. Website.

NAFTA

The North American Free Trade Agreement, abbreviated as NAFTA, is a regional free trade area made up of:

Canada (CA) Mexico (MX) United States (US)

The agreement, which entered into force on 1 January 1994, seeks to eliminate trade barriers and faciliate the cross-border movement of goods and services. Dispute settlement is handled by the NAFTA Secretariat, which has a branch in each of the three countries.

NAFTA

See North American Free Trade Area.

NAFTA and the European Union

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See Also

• International Organization
• Foreign Relations
• Intergovernmental Organization
• Regional Organization
• Regional Integration

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See Also

• North American Free Trade Agreement

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Further Reading

• The entry “nafta” in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2009), Oxford University Press

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Further Information

NAFTA Secretariat

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Andean Pact

Mercosur

Hierarchical Display of NAFTA

International Organisations > Extra-European organisations > American organisation
Trade > Tariff policy > Tariff policy > Free-trade area
Trade > International trade > Trade relations > Free-trade agreement
Geography > Economic geography > NAFTA countries

NAFTA

Concept of NAFTA

See the dictionary definition of NAFTA.

Characteristics of NAFTA

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Translation of NAFTA

• Spanish: TLCAN
• French: ALENA
• German: NAFTA
• Italian: NAFTA-associazione
• Portuguese: NAFTA
• Polish: NAFTA

Thesaurus of NAFTA

International Organisations > Extra-European organisations > American organisation > NAFTA
Trade > Tariff policy > Tariff policy > Free-trade area > NAFTA
Trade > International trade > Trade relations > Free-trade agreement > NAFTA
Geography > Economic geography > NAFTA countries > NAFTA

See also

• Free-trade area
• Free-trade agreement
• NAFTA countries
• United States
• Canada
• Mexico

• North American Free Trade Agreement