Common Contracts
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Mode 4 Commitments by Developed Countries in North–South Regional Trade AgreementsRegional Trade Agreements • January 14th, 2014
The North American Free Trade Agreement (1994) was the pioneer agreement and template for many subsequent RTAs. With respect to labour mobility, it contains a chapter entitled ‘Temporary Movement of Business Persons’, whose purpose is to facili- tate temporary entry for business people, working in the area of both goods and services. NAFTA also contains an ‘Annex on Professionals’. The Annex is intended to promote the development of mutually acceptable standards for licensing and certification of professionals, based on factors such as educational background, qualifying examina- tions and experience. A qualifying list of 62 professions is set out in an Appendix to the agreement. The USA originally placed a quota on the number of professionals that could be admitted from Mexico at 5,500 per year, but that category is now uncapped, as it is by Canada, for professionals from Mexico.
