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Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) – Protocol replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement with the agreement between Canada, the United States Of America, and the United Mexican States
Canada, the United States of America, and the United Mexican States (the “Parties”),
Having regard to the North American Free Trade Agreement, which entered into force on January 1, 1994 (the “NAFTA”),
Having undertaken negotiations to amend the NAFTA pursuant to Article 2202 of the NAFTA that resulted in the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America, and the United Mexican States (the “CUSMA”);
HAVE AGREED as follows:
1. Upon entry into force of this Protocol, the CUSMA, attached as an Annex to this Protocol, shall supersede the NAFTA, without prejudice to those provisions set forth in the CUSMA that refer to provisions of the NAFTA.
2. Each Party shall notify the other Parties, in writing, once it has completed the internal procedures required for the entry into force of this Protocol. This Protocol and its Annex shall enter into force on the first day of the third month following the last notification.
3. Upon entry into force of this Protocol, the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation, done at Mexico, Washington, and Ottawa on September 8, 9, 12, and 14, 1993 shall be terminated.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed this Protocol.
DONE at Buenos Aires, this 30th day of November, 2018, in triplicate, in the English, French, and Spanish languages, each text being equally authentic.
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FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF
CANADA
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FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES
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