United States - Mexico - Canada Agreement (USMCA) (2018)
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(d) non-infringing good faith activities that are authorized by the owner of a computer, computer system, or computer network for the sole purpose of testing, investigating, or correcting the security of that computer, computer system, or computer network;

(e) non-infringing activities for the sole purpose of identifying and disabling a capability to carry out undisclosed collection or dissemination of personally identifying information reflecting the online activities of a natural person in a way that has no other effect on the ability of any person to gain access to any work;

(f) lawfully authorized activities carried out by government employees, agents, or contractors for the purpose of law enforcement, intelligence, essential security, or similar governmental purposes;

(g) access by a nonprofit library, archive, or educational institution to a work, performance, or phonogram not otherwise available to it, for the sole purpose of making acquisition decisions; and

(h) in addition, a Party may provide additional exceptions or limitations for non- infringing uses of a particular class of works, performances, or phonograms, when an actual or likely adverse impact on those non-infringing uses is demonstrated by substantial evidence in a legislative, regulatory, or administrative proceeding in accordance with the Party's law.

5. The exceptions and limitations to measures implementing paragraph 1 for the activities set forth in paragraph 4 may only be applied as follows, and only to the extent that they do not impair the adequacy of legal protection or the effectiveness of legal remedies against the circumvention of effective technological measures under the Party's legal system:

(a) measures implementing paragraph (1)(a) may be subject to exceptions and limitations with respect to each activity set forth in paragraph (4);

(b) measures implementing paragraph (1)(b), as they apply to effective technological measures that control access to a work, performance, or phonogram, may be subject to exceptions and limitations with respect to activities set forth in paragraphs (4)(a), (b), (c), (d), and (f); and

(c) measures implementing paragraph (1)(b), as they apply to effective technological measures that protect any copyright or any rights related to copyright, may be subject to exceptions and limitations with respect to activities set forth in paragraphs (4)(a) and (f).

6. Effective technological measure means a technology, device, or component that, in the normal course of its operation, controls access to a protected work, performance, or phonogram, or protects copyright or rights related to copyright. (72)

(72) For greater certainty, a technological measure that can, in a usual case, be circumvented accidentally is not an "effective" technological measure.

Article 20.67. Rights Management Information  (73)

1. In order to provide adequate and effective legal remedies to protect rights management information (RMD, each Party shall provide that any person that, without authority, and knowing, or having reasonable grounds to know, that it would induce, enable, facilitate, or conceal an infringement of the copyright or related right of authors, performers, or producers of phonograms, knowingly: (74)

(a) removes or alters any RMI;

(b) distributes or imports for distribution RMI knowing that the RMI has been altered without authority; (75) or

(c) distributes, imports for distribution, broadcasts, communicates, or makes available to the public copies of works, performances, or phonograms, knowing that RMI has been removed or altered without authority, is liable and subject to the remedies set out in Article 20.81 (Civil and Administrative Procedures and Remedies).

2. Each Party shall provide for criminal procedures and penalties to be applied if a person is found to have engaged willfully and for purposes of commercial advantage or financial gain in any of the activities referred to in paragraph 1.

3. A Party may provide that the criminal procedures and penalties do not apply to a non-profit library, museum, archive, educational institution or public non-commercial broadcasting entity. (76)

4. For greater certainty, nothing prevents a Party from excluding from a measure that implements paragraphs 1 through 3 a lawfully authorized activity that is carried out for the purpose of law enforcement, essential security interests, or other related governmental purposes, such as the performance of a statutory function.

5. For greater certainty, nothing in this Article obligates a Party to require a right holder in a work, performance, or phonogram to attach RMI to copies of the work, performance, or phonogram, or to cause RMI to appear in connection with a communication of the work, performance, or phonogram to the public.

6. RMI means:

(a) information that identifies a work, performance, or phonogram, the author of the work, the performer of the performance, or the producer of the phonogram; or the owner of a right in the work, performance, or phonogram;

(b) information about the terms and conditions of the use of the work, performance, or phonogram; or

(c) any numbers or codes that represent the information referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (6),

if any of these items is attached to a copy of the work, performance, or phonogram or appears in connection with the communication or making available of a work, performance, or phonogram to the public.

(73) A Party may comply with the obligations in this Article by providing legal protection only to electronic rights management information.
(74) For greater certainty, a Party may extend the protection afforded by this paragraph to circumstances in which a person engages without knowledge in the acts in subparagraphs (a), (b), and (c), and to other related right holders.
(75) A Party may meet its obligation under this subparagraph if it provides effective protection for original compilations, provided that the acts described in this subparagraph are treated as infringements of copyright in those original compilations.
(76) For greater certainty, a Party may treat a broadcasting entity established without a profit-making purpose under its law as a public non-commercial broadcasting entity.

Article 20.68. Collective Management

The Parties recognize the important role of collective management societies for copyright and related rights in collecting and distributing royalties (77) based on practices that are fair, efficient, transparent, and accountable, which may include appropriate record keeping and reporting mechanisms.

(77) For greater certainty, royalties may include equitable remuneration.

Section I. Trade Secrets  (78) (79)

(78) For greater certainty, the enforcement obligations and principles set forth in Section J also apply to the obligations in this section, as relevant.
(79) For greater certainty, this Section is without prejudice to a Party's measures protecting good faith lawful disclosures to provide evidence of a violation of that Party's law.

Article 20.69. Protection of Trade Secrets

In the course of ensuring effective protection against unfair competition as provided in Article 10bis of the Paris Convention, each Party shall ensure that persons have the legal means to prevent trade secrets lawfully in their control from being disclosed to, acquired by, or used by others (including state-owned enterprises) without their consent in a manner contrary to honest commercial practices.

Article 20.70. Civil Protection and Enforcement

In fulfilling its obligation under paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 39 of the TRIPS Agreement, each Party shall:

(a) provide civil judicial procedures (80) for any person lawfully in control of a trade secret to prevent, and obtain redress for, the misappropriation of the trade secret by any other person; and

(b) not limit the duration of protection for a trade secret, so long as the conditions in Article 20.72 (Definitions) exist.

(80) For greater certainty, civil judicial procedures do not have to be federal provided that those procedures are available.

Article 20.71. Criminal Enforcement

1. Subject to paragraph 2, each Party shall provide for criminal procedures and penalties for the unauthorized and willful misappropriation (81) of a trade secret.

2. With respect to the acts referred to in paragraph 1, a Party may, as appropriate, limit the availability of its procedures, or limit the level of penalties available, to one or more of the following cases in which the act is:

(a) for the purposes of commercial advantage or financial gain;

(b) related to a product or service in national or international commerce; or

(c) intended to injure the owner of that trade secret.

(81) For the purposes of this Article, "willful misappropriation" requires a person to have known that the trade secret was acquired in a manner contrary to honest commercial practices.

Article 20.72. Definitions

For the purposes of this Section:

trade secret means information that:

(a) is secret in the sense that it is not, as a body or in the precise configuration and assembly of its components, generally known among or readily accessible to persons within the circles that normally deal with the kind of information in question;

(b) has actual or potential commercial value because it is secret; and

(c) has been subject to reasonable steps under the circumstances, by the person lawfully in control of the information, to keep it secret;

misappropriation means the acquisition, use, or disclosure of a trade secret in a manner contrary to honest commercial practices, including the acquisition, use, or disclosure of a trade secret by a third party that knew, or had reason to know, that the trade secret was acquired in a manner contrary to honest commercial practices. (82) Misappropriation does not include situations in which a person:

(a) reverse engineered an item lawfully obtained;

(b) independently discovered information claimed as a trade secret; or

(c) acquired the subject information from another person in a legitimate manner without an obligation of confidentiality or knowledge that the information was a trade secret; and

manner contrary to honest commercial practices means at least practices such as breach of contract, breach of confidence, and inducement to breach, and includes the acquisition of undisclosed information by third parties that knew, or were grossly negligent in failing to know, that those practices were involved in the acquisition.

(82) For greater certainty, "misappropriation" as defined in this paragraph includes cases in which the acquisition, use, or disclosure involves a computer system.

Article 20.73. Provisional Measures

In the civil judicial proceedings described in Article 20.70 (Civil Protection and Enforcement), each Party shall provide that its judicial authorities have the authority to order prompt and effective provisional measures, such as orders to prevent the misappropriation of the trade secret and to preserve relevant evidence.

Article 20.74. Confidentiality

In connection with the civil judicial proceedings described in Article 20.70 (Civil Protection and Enforcement), each Party shall provide that its civil judicial authorities have the authority to:

(a) order specific procedures to protect the confidentiality of any trade secret, alleged trade secret, or any other information asserted by an interested party to be confidential; and

(b) impose sanctions on parties, counsel, expert, or other person subject to those proceedings, related to violation of orders concerning the protection of a trade secret or alleged trade secret produced or exchanged in that proceeding, as well as other information asserted by an interested party to be confidential.

Each Party shall further provide in its law that, in cases in which an interested party asserts information to be a trade secret, its judicial authorities shall not disclose that information without first providing that person with an opportunity to make a submission under seal that describes the interest of that person in keeping the information confidential.

Article 20.75. Civil Remedies

In connection with the civil judicial proceedings described in Article 20.70 (Civil Protection and Enforcement), each Party shall provide that its judicial authorities have the authority at least to order:

(a) injunctive relief that conforms to Article 44 of the TRIPS Agreement against a person that misappropriated a trade secret; and

(b) a person that misappropriated a trade secret to pay damages adequate to compensate the person lawfully in control of the trade secret for the injury suffered because of the misappropriation of the trade secret (83) and, if appropriate, because of the proceedings to enforce the trade secret.

(83) For greater certainty, a Party may provide that the determination of damages is carried out after the determination of misappropriation.

Article 20.76. Licensing and Transfer of Trade Secrets

No Party shall discourage or impede the voluntary licensing of trade secrets by imposing excessive or discriminatory conditions on those licenses or conditions that dilute the value of the trade secrets.

Article 20.77. Prohibition of Unauthorized Disclosure or Use of a Trade Secret by Government Officials Outside the Scope of Their Official Duties

1. In civil, criminal, and regulatory proceedings in which trade secrets may be submitted to a court or government entity, each Party shall prohibit the unauthorized disclosure of a trade secret by a government official at the central level of government outside the scope of that person's official duties.

2. Each Party shall provide for in its law deterrent level penalties, including monetary fines, suspension or termination of employment, and imprisonment, to guard against the unauthorized disclosure of a trade secret described in paragraph 1.

Section J. Enforcement

Article 20.78. General Obligations

1. Each Party shall ensure that enforcement procedures as specified in this Section are available under its law so as to permit effective action against an act of infringement of intellectual property rights covered by this Chapter, including expeditious remedies to prevent infringements and remedies that constitute a deterrent to future infringements. (84) These procedures shall be applied in such a manner as to avoid the creation of barriers to legitimate trade and to provide for safeguards against their abuse.

2. Each Party confirms that the enforcement procedures set forth in Article 20.81 (Civil and Administrative Procedures and Remedies), Article 20.82 (Provisional Measures), and Article 20.84 (Criminal Procedures and Penalties) shall be available to the same extent with respect to acts of trademark infringement, as well as copyright or related rights infringement, in the digital environment.

3. Each Party shall ensure that its procedures concerning the enforcement of intellectual property rights are fair and equitable. These procedures shall not be unnecessarily complicated or costly, or entail unreasonable time-limits or unwarranted delays.

4. This Section does not create any obligation:

(a) to put in place a judicial system for the enforcement of intellectual property rights distinct from that for the enforcement of law in general, nor does it affect the capacity of each Party to enforce its law in general; or

(b) with respect to the distribution of resources as between the enforcement of intellectual property rights and the enforcement of law in general.

5. In implementing this Section in its intellectual property system, each Party shall take into account the need for proportionality between the seriousness of the infringement of the intellectual property right and the applicable remedies and penalties, as well as the interests of third parties.

(84) For greater certainty, and subject to Article 44 of the TRIPS Agreement and this Agreement, each Party confirms that it makes those remedies available with respect to enterprises, regardless of whether the enterprises are private or state-owned.

Article 20.79. Presumptions

1. In civil, criminal, and, if applicable, administrative proceedings involving copyright or related rights, each Party shall provide for a presumption (85) that, in the absence of proof to the contrary:

(a) the person whose name is indicated in the usual manner (86) as the author, performer, or producer of the work, performance, or phonogram, or if applicable the publisher, is the designated right holder in that work, performance, or phonogram; and

(b) the copyright or related right subsists in that subject matter.

2. In connection with the commencement of a civil, administrative, or criminal enforcement proceeding involving a registered trademark that has been substantively examined by its competent authority, each Party shall provide that the trademark be considered prima facie valid.

3. In connection with the commencement of a civil or administrative enforcement proceeding involving a patent that has been substantively examined and granted by the competent authority of a Party, that Party shall provide that each claim in the patent be considered prima facie to satisfy the applicable criteria of patentability in its territory. (87) (88)

(85) For greater certainty, a Party may implement this Article on the basis of sworn statements or documents having evidentiary value, such as statutory declarations. A Party may also provide that these presumptions are rebuttable presumptions that may be rebutted by evidence to the contrary.
(86) For greater certainty, a Party may establish the means by which it shall determine what constitutes the "usual manner" for a particular physical support.
(87) For greater certainty, if a Party provides its administrative authorities with the exclusive authority to determine the validity of a registered trademark or patent, nothing in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall prevent that Party's competent authority from suspending enforcement procedures until the validity of the registered trademark or patent is determined by the administrative authority. In those validity procedures, the party challenging the validity of the registered trademark or patent shall be required to prove that the registered trademark or patent is not valid. Notwithstanding this requirement, a Party may require the trademark holder to provide evidence of first use.
(88) A Party may provide that this paragraph applies only to those patents that have been applied for, examined, and granted after the entry into force of this Agreement.

Article 20.80. Enforcement Practices with Respect to Intellectual Property Rights

1. Each Party shall provide that final judicial decisions and administrative rulings of general application pertaining to the enforcement of intellectual property rights:

(a) are in writing and preferably state any relevant findings of fact and the reasoning or the legal basis on which the decisions and rulings are based; and

(b) are published (89) or, if publication is not practicable, otherwise made available to the public in a national language in such a manner as to enable interested persons and Parties to become acquainted with them.

2. Each Party recognizes the importance of collecting and analyzing statistical data and other relevant information concerning infringements of intellectual property rights as well as collecting information on best practices to prevent and combat infringements.

3. Each Party shall publish or otherwise make available to the public information on its efforts to provide effective enforcement of intellectual property rights in its civil, administrative, and criminal systems, such as statistical information that the Party may collect for those purposes.

(89) For greater certainty, a Party may satisfy the requirement for publication by making the decision or ruling available to the public online.

Article 20.81. Civil and Administrative Procedures and Remedies

1. Each Party shall make available to right holders civil judicial procedures concerning the enforcement of any intellectual property right covered in this Chapter. (90)

2. Each Party shall provide that its judicial authorities have the authority to order injunctive relief that conforms to Article 44 of the TRIPS Agreement, including to prevent goods that involve the infringement of an intellectual property right under the law of the Party providing that relief from entering into the channels of commerce.

3. Each Party shall provide (91) that, in civil judicial proceedings, its judicial authorities have the authority at least to order the infringer to pay the right holder damages adequate to compensate for the injury the right holder has suffered because of an infringement of that person's intellectual property right by an infringer who knowingly, or with reasonable grounds to know, engaged in infringing activity.

4. In determining the amount of damages under paragraph 3, each Party's judicial authorities shall have the authority to consider, among other things, any legitimate measure of value the right holder submits, which may include lost profits, the value of the infringed goods or services measured by the market price, or the suggested retail price.

5. At least in cases of copyright or related rights infringement and trademark counterfeiting, each Party shall provide that, in civil judicial proceedings, its judicial authorities have the authority to order the infringer, at least in cases described in paragraph 3, to pay the right holder the infringer's profits that are attributable to the infringement. (92)

6. In civil judicial proceedings with respect to the infringement of copyright or related rights protecting works, phonograms, or performances, each Party shall establish or maintain a system that provides for one or more of the following:

(a) pre-established damages, which shall be available on the election of the right holder; or

(b) additional damages. (93)

7. In civil judicial proceedings with respect to trademark counterfeiting, each Party shall also establish or maintain a system that provides for one or more of the following:

(a) pre-established damages, which shall be available on the election of the right holder; or

(b) additional damages. (94)

8. Pre-established damages referred to in paragraphs 6 and 7 shall be in an amount sufficient to constitute a deterrent to future infringements and to compensate fully the right holder for the harm caused by the infringement.

9. In awarding additional damages referred to in paragraphs 6 and 7, judicial authorities shall have the authority to award those additional damages as they consider appropriate, having regard to all relevant matters, including the nature of the infringing conduct and the need to deter similar infringements in the future.

10. Each Party shall provide that its judicial authorities, if appropriate, have the authority to order, at the conclusion of civil judicial proceedings concerning infringement of at least copyright or related rights, patents, and trademarks, that the prevailing party be awarded payment by the losing party of court costs or fees and appropriate attorney's fees, or any other expenses as provided for under the Party's law.

11. If a Party's judicial or other authorities appoint a technical or other expert in a civil proceeding concerning the enforcement of an intellectual property right and require that the parties in the proceeding pay the costs of that expert, that Party should seek to ensure that those costs are reasonable and related appropriately, among other things, to the quantity and nature of work to be performed and do not unreasonably deter recourse to those proceedings.

12. Each Party shall provide that in civil judicial proceedings:

(a) at least with respect to pirated copyright goods and counterfeit trademark goods, its judicial authorities have the authority, at the right holder's request, to order that the infringing goods be destroyed, except in exceptional circumstances, without compensation of any sort;

(b) its judicial authorities have the authority to order that materials and implements that have been used in the manufacture or creation of the infringing goods be, without compensation of any sort, promptly destroyed or, in exceptional circumstances, without compensation of any sort, disposed of outside the channels of commerce in such a manner as to minimize the risk of further infringement; and

(c) in regard to counterfeit trademark goods, the simple removal of the trademark unlawfully affixed is not sufficient, other than in exceptional circumstances, to permit the release of goods into the channels of commerce.

13. Without prejudice to its law governing privilege, the protection of confidentiality of information sources, or the processing of personal data, each Party shall provide that, in civil judicial proceedings concerning the enforcement of an intellectual property right, its judicial authorities have the authority, on a justified request of the right holder, to order the infringer or the alleged infringer, as applicable, to provide to the right holder or to the judicial authorities, at least for the purpose of collecting evidence, relevant information as provided for in its applicable laws and regulations that the infringer or alleged infringer possesses or controls. This information may include information regarding any person involved in any aspect of the infringement or alleged infringement and the means of production or the channels of distribution of the infringing or allegedly infringing goods or services, including the identification of third persons alleged to be involved in the production and distribution of the goods or services and of their channels of distribution.

14. In cases in which a party in a proceeding voluntarily and without good reason refuses access to, or otherwise does not provide relevant evidence under its control within a reasonable period, or significantly impedes a proceeding relating to an enforcement action, each Party shall provide that its judicial authorities shall have the authority to make preliminary and final determinations, affirmative or negative, on the basis of the evidence presented, including the complaint or the allegation presented by the party adversely affected by the denial of access to evidence, subject to providing the parties an opportunity to be heard on the allegations or evidence.

15. Each Party shall ensure that its judicial authorities have the authority to order a party at whose request measures were taken and that has abused enforcement procedures to provide to a party wrongfully enjoined or restrained adequate compensation for the injury suffered because of that abuse. The judicial authorities shall also have the authority to order the applicant to pay the defendant expenses, which may include appropriate attorney's fees.

16. Each Party shall provide that in relation to a civil judicial proceeding concerning the enforcement of an intellectual property right, its judicial or other authorities have the authority to impose sanctions on a party, counsel, expert, or other person subject to the court’s jurisdiction for violation of judicial orders concerning the protection of confidential information produced or exchanged in that proceeding.

17. To the extent that a civil remedy can be ordered as a result of administrative procedures on the merits of a case, each Party shall provide that those procedures conform to principles equivalent in substance to those set out in this Article.

18. In civil judicial proceedings concerning the acts described in Article 20.66 (Technological Protection Measures) and Article 20.67 (Rights Management Information):

(a) each Party shall provide that its judicial authorities have the authority at least to: (95)

(i) impose provisional measures, including seizure or other taking into custody of devices and products suspected of being involved in the prohibited activity,

(ii) order the type of damages available for copyright infringement, as provided under its law in accordance with this Article,

(iii) order court costs, fees or expenses as provided for under paragraph 10, and

(iv) order the destruction of devices and products found to be involved in the prohibited activity; and

(b) a Party may provide that damages are not available against a non-profit library, museum, archive, educational institution, or public non-commercial broadcasting entity, if it sustains the burden of proving that it was not aware or had no reason to believe that its acts constituted a prohibited activity.

(90) For the purposes of this Article, the term "right holders" includes those authorized licensees, federations, and associations that have the legal standing and authority to assert those rights. The term "authorized licensee" includes the exclusive licensee of any one or more of the exclusive intellectual property rights encompassed in a given intellectual property.
(91) A Party may also provide that the right holder may not be entitled to any of the remedies set out in paragraphs 3, 5, and 7 if there is a finding of non-use of a trademark. For greater certainty, there is no obligation for a Party to provide for the possibility of any of the remedies in paragraphs 3, 5, 6, and 7 to be ordered in parallel.
(92) A Party may comply with this paragraph by presuming those profits to be the damages referred to in paragraph 3.
(93) For greater certainty, additional damages may include exemplary or punitive damages.
(94) For greater certainty, additional damages may include exemplary or punitive damages.
(95) For greater certainty, a Party may, but is not required to, put in place separate remedies in respect of Article 20.66 (Technological Protection Measures) and 20.67 (Rights Management Information), if those remedies are available under its copyright law.

Article 20.82. Provisional Measures

1. Each Party's authorities shall act on a request for relief in respect of an intellectual property right inaudita altera parte expeditiously in accordance with that Party's judicial rules.

2. Each Party shall provide that its judicial authorities have the authority to require the applicant for a provisional measure in respect of an intellectual property right to provide any reasonably available evidence in order to satisfy the judicial authority, with a sufficient degree of certainty, that the applicant's right is being infringed or that the infringement is imminent, and to order the applicant to provide security or equivalent assurance set at a level sufficient to protect the defendant and to prevent abuse. That security or equivalent assurance shall not unreasonably deter recourse to those procedures.

3. In civil judicial proceedings concerning copyright or related rights infringement and trademark counterfeiting, each Party shall provide that its judicial authorities have the authority to order the seizure or other taking into custody of suspected infringing goods, materials, and implements relevant to the infringement, and, at least for trademark counterfeiting, documentary evidence relevant to the infringement.

Article 20.83. Special Requirements Related to Border Measures

1. Each Party shall provide for applications to suspend the release of, or to detain, suspected counterfeit or confusingly similar trademark or pirated copyright goods that are imported into the territory of the Party. (96)

2. Each Party shall provide that a right holder, submitting an application referred to in paragraph 1, to initiate procedures for the Party's competent authorities (97) to suspend release into free circulation of, or to detain, suspected counterfeit or confusingly similar trademark or pirated copyright goods, is required to:

  • Chapter   1 INITIAL PROVISIONS AND GENERAL DEFINITIONS 1
  • Section   A Initial Provisions 1
  • Article   1.1 Establishment of a Free Trade Area 1
  • Article   1.2 Relation to other Agreements 1
  • Article   1.3 Relation to Environmental and Conservation Agreements 1
  • Article   1.4 Persons Exercising Delegated Governmental Authority 1
  • Section   B General Definitions 1
  • Article   1.5 General Definitions 1
  • Section   C Country-Specific Definitions 1
  • Chapter   2 NATIONAL TREATMENT AND MARKET ACCESS FOR GOODS 1
  • Article   2.1 Definitions 1
  • Article   2.2 Scope 2
  • Article   2.3 National Treatment 2
  • Article   2.4 Treatment of Customs Duties 2
  • Article   2.5 Drawback and Duty Deferral Programs 2
  • Article   2.6 Waiver of Customs Duties 2
  • Article   2.7 Temporary Admission of Goods 2
  • Article   2.8 Goods Re-Entered after Repair or Alteration 2
  • Article   2.9 Duty-Free Entry of Commercial Samples of Negligible Value and Printed Advertising Materials 2
  • Article   2.10 Most-Favored-Nation Rates of Duty on Certain Goods 2
  • Article   2.11 Import and Export Restrictions 2
  • Article   2.12 Remanufactured Goods 2
  • Article   2.13 Transparency In Import Licensing Procedures 2
  • Article   2.14 Transparency In Export Licensing Procedures 2
  • Article   2.15 Export Duties, Taxes, or other Charges 3
  • Article   2.16 Administrative Fees and Formalities 3
  • Article   2.17 Committee on Trade In Goods 3
  • Chapter   3 AGRICULTURE 3
  • Section   A General Provisions 3
  • Article   3.1 Definitions 3
  • Article   3.2 Scope 3
  • Article   3.3 International Cooperation 3
  • Article   3.4 Export Competition 3
  • Article   3.5 Export Restrictions - Food Security 3
  • Article   3.6 Domestic Support 3
  • Article   3.7 Committee on Agricultural Trade 3
  • Article   3.8 Consultative Committees on Agriculture 3
  • Article   3.9 Agricultural Special Safeguards 3
  • Article   3.10 Transparency and Consultations 3
  • Article   3.11 Annexes 3
  • Section   B Agricultural Biotechnology 3
  • Article   3.12 Definitions 3
  • Article   3.13 Contact Points 3
  • Article   3.14 Trade In Products of Agricultural Biotechnology 3
  • Article   3.15 LLP Occurrence 3
  • Article   3.16 Working Group for Cooperation on Agricultural Biotechnology 3
  • Chapter   4 RULES OF ORIGIN 4
  • Article   4.1 Definitions 4
  • Article   4.2 Originating Goods 4
  • Article   4.3 Wholly Obtained or Produced Goods 4
  • Article   4.4 Treatment of Recovered Materials Used In the Production of a Remanufactured Good 4
  • Article   4.5 Regional Value Content 4
  • Article   4.6 Value of Materials Used In Production 4
  • Article   4.7 Further Adjustments to the Value of Materials 4
  • Article   4.8 Intermediate Materials 4
  • Article   4.9 Indirect Materials 4
  • Article   4.10 Automotive Goods 4
  • Article   4.11 Accumulation 4
  • Article   4.12 De Minimis 4
  • Article   4.13 Fungible Goods and Materials 4
  • Article   4.14 Accessories, Spare Parts, Tools, or Instructional or other Information Materials 4
  • Article   4.15 Packaging Materials and Containers for Retail Sale 5
  • Article   4.16 Packing Materials and Containers for Shipment 5
  • Article   4.17 Sets of Goods, Kits or Composite Goods 5
  • Article   4.18 Transit and Transshipment 5
  • Article   4.19 Non-Qualifying Operations 5
  • Chapter   5 ORIGIN PROCEDURES 5
  • Article   5.1 Definitions 5
  • Article   5.2 Claims for Preferential Tariff Treatment 5
  • Article   5.3 Basis of a Certification of Origin 5
  • Article   5.4 Obligations Regarding Importations 5
  • Article   5.5 Exceptions to Certification of Origin 5
  • Article   5.6 Obligations Regarding Exportations 5
  • Article   5.7 Errors or Discrepancies 5
  • Article   5.8 Record Keeping Requirements 5
  • Article   5.9 Origin Verification 5
  • Article   5.10 Determinations of Origin 5
  • Article   5.11 Refunds and Claims for Preferential Tariff Treatment after Importation 5
  • Article   5.12 Confidentiality 6
  • Article   5.13 Penalties 6
  • Article   5.14 Advance Rulings Relating to Origin 6
  • Article   5.15 Review and Appeal 6
  • Article   5.16 Uniform Regulations 6
  • Article   5.17 Notification of Treatment 6
  • Article   5.18 Committee on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures 6
  • Article   5.19 Sub-Committee on Origin Verification 6
  • Chapter   6 TEXTILE AND APPAREL GOODS 6
  • Article   6.1 Rules of Origin and Related Matters 6
  • Article   6.2 Handmade, Traditional Folkloric, or Indigenous Handicraft Goods 6
  • Article   6.3 Special Provisions 6
  • Article   6.4 Review and Revision of Rules of Origin 6
  • Article   6.5 Cooperation 6
  • Article   6.6 Verification 6
  • Article   6.7 Determinations 6
  • Article   6.8 Committee on Textile and Apparel Trade Matters 6
  • Article   6.9 Confidentiality 6
  • Chapter   7 CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION AND TRADE FACILITATION 6
  • Section   A Trade Facilitation 6
  • Article   7.1 Trade Facilitation 6
  • Article   7.2 Online Publication 6
  • Article   7.3 Communication with Traders 6
  • Article   7.4 Enquiry Points 6
  • Article   7.5 Advance Rulings 6
  • Article   7.6 Advice or Information Regarding Duty Drawback or Duty Deferral Programs 7
  • Article   7.7 Release of Goods 7
  • Article   7.8 Express Shipments 7
  • Article   7.9 Use of Information Technology 7
  • Article   7.10 Single Window 7
  • Article   7.11 Transparency, Predictability, and Consistency In Customs Procedures 7
  • Article   7.12 Risk Management 7
  • Article   7.13 Post-Clearance Audit 7
  • Article   7.14 Authorized Economic Operator - AEO 7
  • Article   7.15 Review and Appeal of Customs Determinations 7
  • Article   7.16 Administrative Guidance 7
  • Article   7.17 Transit 7
  • Article   7.18 Penalties 7
  • Article   7.19 Standards of Conduct 7
  • Article   7.20 Customs Brokers 8
  • Article   7.21 Border Inspections 8
  • Article   7.22 Protection of Trader Information 8
  • Article   7.23 Customs Initiatives for Trade Facilitation 8
  • Article   7.24 Committee on Trade Facilitation 8
  • Section   B Cooperation and Enforcement 8
  • Article   7.25 Regional and Bilateral Cooperation on Enforcement 8
  • Article   7.26 Exchange of Specific Confidential Information 8
  • Article   7.27 Customs Compliance Verification Requests 8
  • Article   7.28 Confidentiality between Parties 8
  • Article   7.29 Sub-Committee on Customs Enforcement 8
  • Chapter   8 RECOGNITION OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES' DIRECT, INALIENABLE, AND IMPRESCRIPTIBLE OWNERSHIP OF HYDROCARBONS 8
  • Article   8.1 Recognition of the United Mexican States' Direct, Inalienable, and Imprescriptible Ownership of Hydrocarbons 8
  • Chapter   9 SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES 8
  • Article   9.1 Definitions 8
  • Article   9.2 Scope 8
  • Article   9.3 Objectives 8
  • Article   9.4 General Provisions 8
  • Article   9.5 Competent Authorities and Contact Points 8
  • Article   9.6 Science and Risk Analysis 8
  • Article   9.7 Enhancing Compatibility of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 9
  • Article   9.8 Adaptation to Regional Conditions, Including Pest- or Disease-Free Areas and Areas of Low Pest or Disease Prevalence 9
  • Article   9.9 Equivalence 9
  • Article   9.10 Audits  (4) 9
  • Article   9.11 Import Checks 9
  • Article   9.12 Certification 9
  • Article   9.13 Transparency 9
  • Article   9.14 Emergency Measures 9
  • Article   9.15 Information Exchange 9
  • Article   9.16 Cooperation 9
  • Article   9.17 Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 9
  • Article   9.18 Technical Working Groups 10
  • Article   9.19 Technical Consultations 10
  • Article   9.20 Dispute Settlement 10
  • Chapter   10 TRADE REMEDIES 10
  • Section   A Safeguards 10
  • Article   10.1 Definitions 10
  • Article   10.2 Rights and Obligations 10
  • Article   10.3 Administration of Emergency Action Proceedings 10
  • Section   B Antidumping and Countervailing Duties 10
  • Article   10.4 Definitions 10
  • Article   10.5 Rights and Obligations 10
  • Section   C Cooperation on Preventing Duty Evasion of Trade Remedy Laws 10
  • Article   10.6 General 10
  • Article   10.7 Duty Evasion Cooperation 10
  • Section   D REVIEW AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT IN ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY MATTERS 10
  • Article   10.8 Definitions 10
  • Article   10.9 General Provisions 11
  • Article   10.10 Retention of Domestic Antidumping Law and Countervailing Duty Law 11
  • Article   10.11 Review of Statutory Amendments 11
  • Article   10.12 Review of Final Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Determinations 11
  • Article   10.13 Safeguarding the Panel Review System 11
  • Article   10.14 Prospective Application 11
  • Article   10.15 Consultations 11
  • Article   10.16 Special Secretariat Provisions 11
  • Article   10.17 Code of Conduct 11
  • Article   10.18 Miscellaneous 11
  • Chapter   11 TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 11
  • Article   11.1 Definitions 11
  • Article   11.2 Scope 12
  • Article   11.3 Incorporation of the TBT Agreement 12
  • Article   11.4 International Standards, Guides and Recommendations 12
  • Article   11.5 Technical Regulations Preparation and Review of Technical Regulations 12
  • Article   11.6 Conformity Assessment 12
  • Article   11.7 Transparency 12
  • Article   11.8 Compliance Period for Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures 13
  • Article   11.9 Cooperation and Trade Facilitation 13
  • Article   11.10 Information Exchange and Technical Discussions 13
  • Article   11.11 Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade 13
  • Article   11.12 Contact Points 13
  • Chapter   12 SECTORAL ANNEXES 13
  • Article   12.1 Sectoral Annexes 13
  • ANNEX 12-C  INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 13
  • Article   12.C.1 Definitions 13
  • Article   12.C.2 ICT Goods That Use Cryptography 13
  • Article   12.C.3 Electromagnetic Compatibility of ITE Products 13
  • Article   12.C.4 Regional Cooperation Activities on Telecommunications Equipment 13
  • Article   12.C.5 Terminal Equipment 13
  • Chapter   13 GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 13
  • Article   13.1 Definitions 13
  • Article   13.2 Scope 14
  • Article   13.3 Exceptions 14
  • Article   13.4 General Principles 14
  • Article   13.5 Publication of Procurement Information 14
  • Article   13.6 Notices of Intended Procurement 14
  • Article   13.7 Conditions for Participation 14
  • Article   13.8 Qualification of Suppliers 14
  • Article   13.9 Limited Tendering 15
  • Article   13.10 Negotiations 15
  • Article   13.11 Technical Specifications 15
  • Article   13.12 Tender Documentation 15
  • Article   13.13 Time Periods 15
  • Article   13.14 Treatment of Tenders and Awarding of Contracts 15
  • Article   13.15 Transparency and Post-Award Information 15
  • Article   13.16 Disclosure of Information Provision of Information to Parties 15
  • Article   13.17 Ensuring Integrity In Procurement Practices 15
  • Article   13.18 Domestic Review 15
  • Article   13.19 Modifications and Rectifications of Annex 15
  • Article   13.20 Facilitation of Participation by SMEs 16
  • Article   13.21 Committee on Government Procurement 16
  • Chapter   14 INVESTMENT 16
  • Article   14.1 Definitions 16
  • Article   14.2 Scope 16
  • Article   14.3 Relation to other Chapters 16
  • Article   14.4 National Treatment 16
  • Article   14.5 Most-Favored-Nation Treatment 16
  • Article   14.6 Minimum Standard of Treatment  (6) 16
  • Article   14.7 Treatment In Case of Armed Conflict or Civil Strife 16
  • Article   14.8 Expropriation and Compensation  (7) 16
  • Article   14.9 Transfers 16
  • Article   14.10 Performance Requirements 16
  • Article   14.11 Senior Management and Boards of Directors 17
  • Article   14.12 Non-Conforming Measures 17
  • Article   14.13 Special Formalities and Information Requirements 17
  • Article   14.14 Denial of Benefits 17
  • Article   14.15 Subrogation 17
  • Article   14.16 Investment and Environmental, Health, Safety, and other Regulatory Objectives 17
  • Article   14.17 Corporate Social Responsibility 17
  • ANNEX 14-A  CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW 17
  • ANNEX 14-B  EXPROPRIATION 17
  • ANNEX 14-C  LEGACY INVESTMENT CLAIMS AND PENDING CLAIMS 17
  • ANNEX 14-D  MEXICO-UNITED STATES INVESTMENT DISPUTES 17
  • Article   14.D.1 Definitions 17
  • Article   14.D.2 Consultation and Negotiation 17
  • Article   14.D.3 Submission of a Claim to Arbitration 17
  • Article   14.D.4 Consent to Arbitration 17
  • Article   14.D.5 Conditions and Limitations on Consent 18
  • Article   14.D.6 Selection of Arbitrators 18
  • Article   14.D.7 Conduct of the Arbitration 18
  • Article   14.D8 Transparency of Arbitral Proceedings 18
  • Article   14.D.9 Governing Law 18
  • Article   14.D.10 Interpretation of Annexes 18
  • Article   14.D.11 Expert Reports 18
  • Article   14.D.12 Consolidation 18
  • Article   14.D.13 Awards 18
  • Article   14.D.14 Service of Documents 18
  • APPENDIX 1  SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS ON AN ANNEX PARTY 18
  • APPENDIX 2  PUBLIC DEBT 18
  • APPENDIX 3  SUBMISSION OF A CLAIM TO ARBITRATION 18
  • ANNEX 14-E  MEXICO-UNITED STATES INVESTMENT DISPUTES RELATED TO COVERED GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS 19
  • Chapter   15 CROSS-BORDER TRADE IN SERVICES 19
  • Article   15.1 Definitions 19
  • Article   15.2 Scope 19
  • Article   15.3 National Treatment 19
  • Article   15.4 Most-Favored-Nation Treatment 19
  • Article   15.5 Market Access 19
  • Article   15.6 Local Presence 19
  • Article   15.7 Non-Conforming Measures 19
  • Article   15.8 Development and Administration of Measures 19
  • Article   15.9 Recognition 19
  • Article   15.10 Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises 19
  • Article   15.11 Denial of Benefits 20
  • Article   15.12 Payments and Transfers 20
  • Chapter   16 TEMPORARY ENTRY FOR BUSINESS PERSONS 20
  • Article   16.1 Definitions 20
  • Article   16.2 Scope 20
  • Article   16.3 General Obligations 20
  • Article   16.4 Grant of Temporary Entry 20
  • Article   16.5 Provision of Information 20
  • Article   16.6 Temporary Entry Working Group 20
  • Article   16.7 Dispute Settlement 20
  • Article   16.8 Relation to other Chapters 20
  • ANNEX 16-A  TEMPORARY ENTRY FOR BUSINESS PERSONS 20
  • Section   A Business Visitors 20
  • Section   B Traders and Investors 20
  • Section   C Intra-Company Transferees 20
  • Section   D Professionals 20
  • Chapter   17 FINANCIAL SERVICES 20
  • Article   17.1 Definitions 20
  • Article   17.2 Scope 20
  • Article   17.3 National Treatment 21
  • Article   17.4 Most-Favored-Nation Treatment 21
  • Article   17.5 Market Access 21
  • Article   17.6 Cross-Border Trade Standstill 21
  • Article   17.7 New Financial Services  (4) 21
  • Article   17.8 Treatment of Customer Information 21
  • Article   17.9 Senior Management and Boards of Directors 21
  • Article   17.10 Non-Conforming Measures 21
  • Article   17.11 Exceptions 21
  • Article   17.12 Recognition 21
  • Article   17.13 Transparency and Administration of Certain Measures 21
  • Article   17.14 Self-Regulatory Organizations 21
  • Article   17.15 Payment and Clearing Systems 21
  • Article   17.16 Expedited Availability of Insurance Services 21
  • Article   17.17 Transfer of Information 21
  • Article   17.18 Location of Computing Facilities 21
  • Article   17.19 Committee on Financial Services 21
  • Article   17.20 Consultations 21
  • Article   17.21 Dispute Settlement 21
  • ANNEX 17-A  CROSS-BORDER TRADE 22
  • ANNEX 17-B  AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES 22
  • ANNEX 17-C  MEXICO-UNITED STATES INVESTMENT DISPUTES IN FINANCIAL SERVICES 22
  • ANNEX 17-D  LOCATION OF COMPUTING FACILITIES 22
  • Chapter   18 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 22
  • Article   18.1 Definitions 22
  • Article   18.2 Scope 23
  • Article   18.3 Access and Use 23
  • Article   18.4 Obligations Relating to Suppliers of Public Telecommunications Services Interconnection 23
  • Article   18.5 Treatment by Major Suppliers of Public Telecommunications Services 23
  • Article   18.6 Competitive Safeguards 23
  • Article   18.7 Resale  (7) 23
  • Article   18.8 Unbundling of Network Elements 23
  • Article   18.9 Interconnection with Major Suppliers 23
  • Article   18.10 Provisioning and Pricing of Leased Circuits Services 23
  • Article   18.11 Co-Location  (8) 23
  • Article   18.12 Access to Poles, Ducts, Conduits, and Rights-of-Way  (9) 23
  • Article   18.13 Submarine Cable Systems 23
  • Article   18.14 Conditions for the Supply of Value-Added Services  (11) 23
  • Article   18.15 Flexibility In the Choice of Technology 23
  • Article   18.16 Approaches to Regulation 23
  • Article   18.17 Telecommunications Regulatory Bodies 23
  • Article   18.18 State Enterprises 23
  • Article   18.19 Universal Services 23
  • Article   18.20 Licensing Process 23
  • Article   18.21 Allocation and Use of Scarce Resources 24
  • Article   18.22 Enforcement 24
  • Article   18.23 Resolution of Disputes 24
  • Article   18.24 Transparency 24
  • Article   18.25 International Roaming Services 24
  • Article   18.26 Relation to other Chapters 24
  • Article   18.27 Telecommunications Committee 24
  • Chapter   19 DIGITAL TRADE 24
  • Article   19.1 Definitions 24
  • Article   19.2 Scope and General Provisions 24
  • Article   19.3 Customs Duties 24
  • Article   19.4 Non-Discriminatory Treatment of Digital Products 24
  • Article   19.5 Domestic Electronic Transactions Framework 24
  • Article   19.6 Electronic Authentication and Electronic Signatures 24
  • Article   19.7 Online Consumer Protection 24
  • Article   19.8 Personal Information Protection 24
  • Article   19.9 Paperless Trading 24
  • Article   19.10 Principles on Access to and Use of the Internet for Digital Trade 24
  • Article   19.11 Cross-Border Transfer of Information by Electronic Means 24
  • Article   19.12 Location of Computing Facilities 24
  • Article   19.13 Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Communications 24
  • Article   19.14 Cooperation 24
  • Article   19.15 Cybersecurity 25
  • Article   19.16 Source Code 25
  • Article   19.17 Interactive Computer Services 25
  • Article   19.18 Open Government Data 25
  • ANNEX 19-A  25
  • Chapter   20 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 25
  • Section   A General Provisions 25
  • Article   20.1 Definitions 25
  • Article   20.2 Objectives 25
  • Article   20.3 Principles 25
  • Article   20.4 Understandings In Respect of this Chapter 25
  • Article   20.5 Nature and Scope of Obligations 25
  • Article   20.6 Understandings Regarding Certain Public Health Measures 25
  • Article   20.7 International Agreements 25
  • Article   20.8 National Treatment 25
  • Article   20.9 Transparency 25
  • Article   20.10 Application of Chapter to Existing Subject Matter and Prior Acts 25
  • Article   20.11 Exhaustion of Intellectual Property Rights 25
  • Section   B Cooperation 25
  • Article   20.12 Contact Points for Cooperation 25
  • Article   20.13 Cooperation 25
  • Article   20.14 Committee on Intellectual Property Rights 25
  • Article   20.15 Patent Cooperation and Work Sharing 25
  • Article   20.16 Cooperation on Request 25
  • Section   C Trademarks 25
  • Article   20.17 Types of Signs Registrable as Trademarks 25
  • Article   20.18 Collective and Certification Marks 25
  • Article   20.19 Use of Identical or Similar Signs 26
  • Article   20.20 Exceptions 26
  • Article   20.21 Well-Known Trademarks 26
  • Article   20.22 Procedural Aspects of Examination, Opposition, and Cancellation 26
  • Article   20.23 Electronic Trademarks System 26
  • Article   20.24 Classification of Goods and Services 26
  • Article   20.25 Term of Protection for Trademarks 26
  • Article   20.26 Non-Recordal of a License 26
  • Article   20.27 Domain Names 26
  • Section   D Country Names 26
  • Article   20.28 Country Names 26
  • Section   E Geographical Indications 26
  • Article   20.29 Recognition of Geographical Indications 26
  • Article   20.30 Administrative Procedures for the Protection or Recognition of Geographical Indications 26
  • Article   20.31 Grounds of Denial, Opposition, and Cancellation  (17) 26
  • Article   20.32 Guidelines for Determining Whether a Term Is the Term Customary In the Common Language 26
  • Article   20.33 Multi-Component Terms 26
  • Article   20.34 Date of Protection of a Geographical Indication 26
  • Article   20.35 International Agreements 26
  • Section   F Patents and Undisclosed Test or other Data 26
  • Subsection   A General Patents 26
  • Article   20.36 Patentable Subject Matter 26
  • Article   20.37 Grace Period 26
  • Article   20.38 Patent Revocation 26
  • Article   20.39 Exceptions 26
  • Article   20.40 Other Use without Authorization of the Right Holder 26
  • Article   20.41 Amendments, Corrections, and Observations 26
  • Article   20.42 Publication of Patent Applications 26
  • Article   20.43 Information Relating to Published Patent Applications and Granted Patents 26
  • Article   20.44 Patent Term Adjustment for Unreasonable Granting Authority Delays 26
  • Subsection   B Measures Relating to Agricultural Chemical Products 27
  • Article   20.45 Protection of Undisclosed Test or other Data for Agricultural Chemical Products 27
  • Subsection   C Measures Relating to Pharmaceutical Products 27
  • Article   20.46 Patent Term Adjustment for Unreasonable Curtailment 27
  • Article   20.47 Regulatory Review Exception 27
  • Article   20.48 Protection of Undisclosed Test or other Data 27
  • Article   20.49 Definition of New Pharmaceutical Product 27
  • Article   20.50 Measures Relating to the Marketing of Certain Pharmaceutical Products  (48) 27
  • Article   20.51 Alteration of Period of Protection 27
  • Section   G Industrial Designs 27
  • Article   20.52 Protection 27
  • Article   20.53 Non-Prejudicial Disclosures/Grace Period  (51) 27
  • Article   20.54 Electronic Industrial Design System 27
  • Article   20.55 Term of Protection 27
  • Section   H Copyright and Related Rights 27
  • Article   20.56 Definitions 27
  • Article   20.57 Right of Reproduction 27
  • Article   20.58 Right of Communication to the Public 27
  • Article   20.59 Right of Distribution 27
  • Article   20.60 No Hierarchy 27
  • Article   20.61 Related Rights 27
  • Article   20.62 Term of Protection for Copyright and Related Rights 27
  • Article   20.63 Application of Article 18 of the Berne Convention and Article 14.6 of the TRIPS Agreement 27
  • Article   20.64 Limitations and Exceptions 27
  • Article   20.65 Contractual Transfers 27
  • Article   20.66 Technological Protection Measures  (65) 27
  • Article   20.67 Rights Management Information  (73) 28
  • Article   20.68 Collective Management 28
  • Section   I Trade Secrets  (78) (79) 28
  • Article   20.69 Protection of Trade Secrets 28
  • Article   20.70 Civil Protection and Enforcement 28
  • Article   20.71 Criminal Enforcement 28
  • Article   20.72 Definitions 28
  • Article   20.73 Provisional Measures 28
  • Article   20.74 Confidentiality 28
  • Article   20.75 Civil Remedies 28
  • Article   20.76 Licensing and Transfer of Trade Secrets 28
  • Article   20.77 Prohibition of Unauthorized Disclosure or Use of a Trade Secret by Government Officials Outside the Scope of Their Official Duties 28
  • Section   J Enforcement 28
  • Article   20.78 General Obligations 28
  • Article   20.79 Presumptions 28
  • Article   20.80 Enforcement Practices with Respect to Intellectual Property Rights 28
  • Article   20.81 Civil and Administrative Procedures and Remedies 28
  • Article   20.82 Provisional Measures 28
  • Article   20.83 Special Requirements Related to Border Measures 28
  • Article   20.84 Criminal Procedures and Penalties 29
  • Article   20.85 Protection of Encrypted Program-Carrying Satellite and Cable Signals 29
  • Article   20.86 Government Use of Software 29
  • Article   20.87 Internet Service Providers 29
  • Article   20.88 Legal Remedies and Safe Harbors  (119) 29
  • Section   K Final Provisions 29
  • Article   20.89 Final Provisions 29
  • ANNEX 20-A  ANNEX TO ARTICLE 20.50 29
  • ANNEX 20-B  ANNEX TO SECTION J 29
  • Chapter   21 COMPETITION POLICY 30
  • Article   21.1 Competition Law and Authorities 30
  • Article   21.2 Procedural Fairness In Competition Law Enforcement 30
  • Article   21.3 Cooperation 30
  • Article   21.4 Consumer Protection 30
  • Article   21.5 Transparency 30
  • Article   21.6 Consultations 30
  • Chapter   22 STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES AND DESIGNATED MONOPOLIES 30
  • Article   22.1 Definitions 30
  • Article   22.2 Scope 30
  • Article   22.3 Delegated Authority 30
  • Article   22.4 Non-Discriminatory Treatment and Commercial Considerations 30
  • Article   22.5 Courts and Administrative Bodies 31
  • Article   22.6 Non-Commercial Assistance 31
  • Article   22.7 Adverse Effects 31
  • Article   22.8 Injury 31
  • Article   22.9 Party-Specific Annexes 31
  • Article   22.10 Transparency 31
  • Article   22.11 Technical Cooperation 31
  • Article   22.12 Committee on State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies 31
  • Article   22.13 Exceptions 31
  • Article   22.14 Further Negotiations 31
  • Article   22.15 Process for Developing Information 31
  • Chapter   23 LABOR 31
  • Article   23.1 Definitions 31
  • Article   23.2 Statement of Shared Commitments 32
  • Article   23.3 Labor Rights 32
  • Article   23.4 Non-Derogation 32
  • Article   23.5 Enforcement of Labor Laws 32
  • Article   23.6 Forced or Compulsory Labor 32
  • Article   23.7 Violence Against Workers 32
  • Article   23.8 Migrant Workers 32
  • Article   23.9 Discrimination In the Workplace 32
  • Article   23.10 Public Awareness and Procedural Guarantees 32
  • Article   23.11 Public Submissions 32
  • Article   23.12 Cooperation 32
  • Article   23.13 Cooperative Labor Dialogue 32
  • Article   23.14 Labor Council 32
  • Article   23.15 Contact Points 32
  • Article   23.16 Public Engagement 32
  • Article   23.17 Labor Consultations 32
  • ANNEX 23-A  WORKER REPRESENTATION IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN MEXICO 33
  • Chapter   24 ENVIRONMENT 33
  • Article   24.1 Definitions 33
  • Article   24.2 Scope and Objectives 33
  • Article   24.3 Levels of Protection 33
  • Article   24.4 Enforcement of Environmental Laws 33
  • Article   24.5 Public Information and Participation 33
  • Article   24.6 Procedural Matters 33
  • Article   24.7 Environmental Impact Assessment 33
  • Article   24.8 Multilateral Environmental Agreements  (6) (7) 33
  • Article   24.9 Protection of the Ozone Layer 33
  • Article   24.10 Protection of the Marine Environment from Ship Pollution 33
  • Article   24.11 Air Quality 33
  • Article   24.12 Marine Litter 33
  • Article   24.13 Corporate Social Responsibility and Responsible Business Conduct 33
  • Article   24.14 Voluntary Mechanisms to Enhance Environmental Performance 33
  • Article   24.15 Trade and Biodiversity 34
  • Article   24.16 Invasive Alien Species 34
  • Article   24.17 Marine Wild Capture Fisheries™  (17) 34
  • Article   24.18 Sustainable Fisheries Management 34
  • Article   24.19 Conservation of Marine Species 34
  • Article   24.20 Fisheries Subsidies 34
  • Article   24.21 Ilegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing 34
  • Article   24 Conservation and Trade 34
  • Article   24.23 Sustainable Forest Management and Trade 34
  • Article   24.24 Environmental Goods and Services 34
  • Article   24.25 Environmental Cooperation 34
  • Article   24.26 Environment Committee and Contact Points 34
  • Article   24.27 Submissions on Enforcement Matters 35
  • Article   24.28 Factual Records and Related Cooperation 35
  • Article   24.29 Environment Consultations 35
  • Article   24.30 Senior Representative Consultations 35
  • Article   24 Ministerial Consultations 35
  • Article   24.32 Dispute Resolution 35
  • ANNEX 24-A  35
  • ANNEX 24-B  35
  • Chapter   25 SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES 35
  • Article   25.1 General Principles 35
  • Article   25.2 Cooperation to Increase Trade and Investment Opportunities for SMEs 35
  • Article   25.3 Information Sharing 35
  • Article   25.4 Committee on SME Issues 35
  • Article   25.5 SME Dialogue 35
  • Article   25.7 Non-Application of Dispute Settlement 35
  • Chapter   26 COMPETITIVENESS 35
  • Article   26.1 North American Competitiveness Committee 35
  • Article   26.2 Engagement with Interested Persons 36
  • Article   26.3 Non-Application of Dispute Settlement 36
  • Chapter   27 ANTICORRUPTION 36
  • Article   27.1 Definitions 36
  • Article   27.2 Scope 36
  • Article   27.3 Measures to Combat Corruption 36
  • Article   27.4 Promoting Integrity Among Public Officials™  (7) 36
  • Article   27.5 Participation of Private Sector and Society 36
  • Article   27.6 Application and Enforcement of Anticorruption Laws 36
  • Article   27.7 Relation to other Agreements 36
  • Article   27.8 Dispute Settlement 36
  • Article   27.9 Cooperation 36
  • Chapter   28 GOOD REGULATORY PRACTICES 36
  • Article   28.1 Definitions 36
  • Article   28.2 Subject Matter and General Provisions 36
  • Article   28.3 Central Regulatory Coordinating Body 36
  • Article   28.4 Internal Consultation, Coordination, and Review 36
  • Article   28.5 Information Quality 36
  • Article   28.6 Early Planning 36
  • Article   28.7 Dedicated Website 36
  • Article   28.8 Use of Plain Language 36
  • Article   28.9 Transparent Development of Regulations 36
  • Article   28.10 Expert Advisory Groups 37
  • Article   28.11 Regulatory Impact Assessment 37
  • Article   28.12 Final Publication 37
  • Article   28.13 Retrospective Review 37
  • Article   28.14 Suggestions for Improvement 37
  • Article   28.15 Information About Regulatory Processes 37
  • Article   28.16 Annual Report 37
  • Article   28.17 Encouragement of Regulatory Compatibility and Cooperation 37
  • Article   28.18 Committee on Good Regulatory Practices 37
  • Article   28.19 Contact Points 37
  • Article   28.20 Application of Dispute Settlement 37
  • ANNEX 28-A  ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE SCOPE OF "REGULATIONS" AND "REGULATORY AUTHORITIES" 37
  • Chapter   29 PUBLICATION AND ADMINISTRATION 37
  • Section   A Publication and Administration 37
  • Article   29.1 Definitions 37
  • Article   29.2 Publication 37
  • Article   29.3 Administrative Proceedings 37
  • Article   29.4 Review and Appeal 38
  • Section   B Transparency and Procedural Fairness for Pharmaceutical Products and Medical Devices  (3) 38
  • Article   29.5 Definitions 38
  • Article   29.6 Principles 38
  • Article   29.7 Procedural Fairness 38
  • Article   29.8 Dissemination of Information to Health Professionals and Consumers 38
  • Article   29.9 Consultations 38
  • Article   29.10 Non-Application of Dispute Settlement 38
  • ANNEX 29-A  PUBLICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION 38
  • ANNEX 29-B  PARTY-SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS 38
  • Chapter   30 ADMINISTRATIVE AND INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS 38
  • Article   30.1 Establishment of the Free Trade Commission 38
  • Article   30.2 Functions of the Commission 38
  • Article   30.3 Decision-Making 38
  • Article   30.4 Rules of Procedure of the Commission and Subsidiary Bodies 38
  • Article   30.5 Agreement Coordinator and Contact Points 38
  • Article   30.6 The Secretariat 38
  • Chapter   31 DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 38
  • Section   A Dispute Settlement 38
  • Article   31.1 Cooperation 38
  • Article   31.2 Scope 38
  • Article   31.3 Choice of Forum 38
  • Article   31.4 Consultations 38
  • Article   31.5 Good Offices, Conciliation, and Mediation 38
  • Article   31.6 Establishment of a Panel 39
  • Article   31.7 Terms of Reference 39
  • Article   31.8 Roster and Qualifications of Panelists 39
  • Article   31.9 Panel Composition 39
  • Article   31.10 Replacement of Panelists 39
  • Article   31.11 Rules of Procedure for Panels 39
  • Article   31.12 Electronic Document Filing 39
  • Article   31.13 Function of Panels 39
  • Article   31.14 Third Party Participation 39
  • Article   31.15 Role of Experts 39
  • Article   31.16 Suspension or Termination of Proceedings 39
  • Article   31.17 Panel Report 39
  • Article   31.18 Implementation of Final Report 39
  • Article   31.19 Non-Implementation - Suspension of Benefits 39
  • Section   B Domestic Proceedings and Private Commercial Dispute Settlement 39
  • Article   31.20 Referrals of Matters from Judicial or Administrative Proceedings 39
  • Article   31.21 Private Rights 39
  • Article   31.22 Alternative Dispute Resolution 39
  • ANNEX 31-A  FACILITY-SPECIFIC RAPID RESPONSE LABOR MECHANISM 39
  • Article   31-A.1 Scope and Purpose 39
  • Article   31-A.2 Denial of Rights 39
  • Article   31-A.3 Lists of Rapid Response Labor Panelists 39
  • Article   31-A.4 Requests for Review and Remediation 40
  • Article   31-A.5 Requests for Establishment of Rapid Response Labor Panel 40
  • Article   31-A.6 Confirmation of Petition 40
  • Article   31-A.7 Verification 40
  • Article   31-A.8 Panel Process and Determination 40
  • Article   31-A.9 Consultations and Remediation 40
  • Article   31-A.10 Remedies 40
  • Article   31-A.11 Good Faith Use of the Mechanism 40
  • Article   31-A.12 Expansion of Claims 40
  • Article   31-A.13 Review of Priority Sectors 40
  • Article   31-A.14 Cooperation to Promote Compliance 40
  • Article   31-A.15 Definitions 40
  • ANNEX 31-B  CANADA-MEXICO FACILITY-SPECIFIC RAPID RESPONSE LABOR MECHANISM 40
  • Article   31-B.1 Scope and Purpose 40
  • Article   31-B.2 Denial of Rights 40
  • Article   31-B.3 Lists of Rapid Response Labor Panelists 40
  • Article   31-B.4 Requests for Review and Remediation 40
  • Article   31-B.5 Requests for Establishment of Rapid Response Labor Panel 40
  • Article   31-B.6 Confirmation of Petition 40
  • Article   31-B.7 Verification 40
  • Article   31-B.8 Panel Process and Determination 40
  • Article   31-B.9 Consultations and Remediation 40
  • Article   31-B.10 Remedies 40
  • Article   31-B.11 Good Faith Use of the Mechanism 40
  • Article   31-B.12 Expansion of Claims 40
  • Article   31-B.13 Review of Priority Sectors 40
  • Article   31-B.14 Cooperation to Promote Compliance 41
  • Article   31-B.15 Definitions 41
  • Chapter   32 EXCEPTIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS 41
  • Section   A Exceptions 41
  • Article   32.1 General Exceptions 41
  • Article   32.2 Essential Security 41
  • Article   32.3 Taxation Measures 41
  • Article   32.4 Temporary Safeguards Measures 41
  • Article   32.5 Indigenous Peoples Rights 41
  • Article   32.6 Cultural Industries 41
  • Section   B General Provisions 41
  • Article   32.7 Disclosure of Information 41
  • Article   32.8 Personal Information Protection  (8) 41
  • Article   32.9 Access to Information 41
  • Article   31.10 Non-Market Country FTA 41
  • Article   32.11 Specific Provision on Cross-Border Trade In Services, Investment, and State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies for Mexico 41
  • Article   32.12 Exclusion from Dispute Settlement 41
  • Chapter   33 MACROECONOMIC POLICIES AND EXCHANGE RATE MATTERS 41
  • Article   33.1 Definitions 41
  • Article   33.2 General Provisions 42
  • Article   33.3 Scope 42
  • Article   33.4 Exchange Rate Practices 42
  • Article   33.5 Transparency and Reporting 42
  • Article   33.6 Macroeconomic Committee 42
  • Article   33.7 Principal Representative Consultations 42
  • Article   33.8 Dispute Settlement 42
  • Chapter   34 FINAL PROVISIONS 42
  • Article   34.1 Transitional Provision from NAFTA 1994 42
  • Article   34.2 Annexes, Appendices, and Footnotes 42
  • Article   34.3 Amendments 42
  • Article   34.4 Amendment of the WTO Agreement 42
  • Article   34.5 Entry Into Force 42
  • Article   34.6 Withdrawal 42
  • Article   34.7 Review and Term Extension 42
  • Article   34.8 Authentic Texts 42
  • ANNEX I  EXPLANATORY NOTE 42
  • ANNEX I  SCHEDULE OF MEXICO 42
  • ANNEX I  SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES 46
  • ANNEX I  SCHEDULE OF CANADA 47
  • ANNEX II  EXPLANATORY NOTE 49
  • ANNEX II  SCHEDULE OF MEXICO 49
  • ANNEX II  SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES 50
  • APPENDIX II-A  United States 51
  • ANNEX II  SCHEDULE OF CANADA 51
  • APPENDIX I  Canada 52