Title:General Part -- Chapter 1, 
Author: White House
Document-Date: 29 Sept 1993
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                                      GENERAL PART 
 
                                      Chapter One 
 
                                       Objectives 
 
 
            Article 101:   Establishment of the Free Trade Area 
 
                 The Parties to this Agreement, consistent with Article 
            XXIV of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, hereby 
            establish a free trade area. 
 
 
            Article 102:   Objectives 
 
            1.   The objectives of this Agreement, as elaborated more 
            specifically through its principles and rules, including 
            national treatment, most-favored-nation treatment and 
            transparency, are to: 
 
                 (a)  eliminate barriers to trade in, and facilitate the 
                      cross-border movement of, goods and services between 
                      the territories of the Parties; 
 
                 (b)  promote conditions of fair competition in the free 
                      trade area; 
 
                 (c)  increase substantially investment opportunities in 
                      the territories of the Parties; 
 
                 (d)  provide adequate and effective protection and 
                      enforcement of intellectual property rights in each 
                      Party's territory; 
 
                 (e)  create effective procedures for the implementation 
                      and application of this Agreement, for its joint 
                      administration and for the resolution of disputes; 
                      and 
 
                 (f)  establish a framework for further trilateral, 
                      regional and multilateral cooperation to expand and 
                      enhance the benefits of this Agreement. 
 
            2.   The Parties shall interpret and apply the provisions of 
            this Agreement in the light of its objectives set out in 
            paragraph 1 and in accordance with applicable rules of 
            international law. 
 
 
 
 
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            Article 103:   Relation to Other Agreements 
 
            1.   The Parties affirm their existing rights and obligations 
            with respect to each other under the General Agreement on 
            Tariffs and Trade and other agreements to which such Parties 
            are party. 
 
            2.   In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement 
            and such other agreements, this Agreement shall prevail to the 
            extent of the inconsistency, except as otherwise provided in 
            this Agreement. 
 
 
            Article 104:   Relation to Environmental and Conservation 
                           Agreements 
 
            1.   In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement 
            and the specific trade obligations set out in: 
 
                 (a)  the Convention on International Trade in Endangered 
                      Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, done at Washington, 
                      March 3, 1973, as amended June 22, 1979, 
 
                 (b)  the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the 
                      Ozone Layer, done at Montreal, September 16, 1987, as 
                      amended June 29, 1990,  
 
                 (c)  the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary 
                      Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, 
                      done at Basel, March 22, 1989, on its entry into 
                      force for Canada, Mexico and the United States, or  
 
                 (d)  the agreements set out in Annex 104.1, 
 
            such obligations shall prevail to the extent of the 
            inconsistency, provided that where a Party has a choice among 
            equally effective and reasonably available means of complying 
            with such obligations, the Party chooses the alternative that 
            is the least inconsistent with the other provisions of this 
            Agreement. 
 
            2.   The Parties may agree in writing to modify Annex 104.1 to 
            include any amendment to an agreement referred to in paragraph 
            1, and any other environmental or conservation agreement. 
 
 
            Article 105:   Extent of Obligations 
 
                 The Parties shall ensure that all necessary measures are 
            taken in order to give effect to the provisions of this 
            Agreement, including their observance, except as otherwise 
 
 
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            provided in this Agreement, by state and provincial 
            governments. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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                                                                Annex 104.1                                              
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                                      Annex 104.1 
 
             Bilateral and Other Environmental and Conservation Agreements 
 
 
            1.   The Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the 
            Government of the United States of America Concerning the 
            Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste, signed at Ottawa, 
            October 28, 1986. 
 
            2.   The Agreement Between the United States of America and the 
            United Mexican States on Cooperation for the Protection and 
            Improvement of the Environment in the Border Area, signed at 
            La Paz, Baja California Sur, August 14, 1983. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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