North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) • April 29th, 2008
Contract Type FiledApril 29th, 2008Signatories Canada, Mexico and United States Date of signature December 17, 1992 Ratifications CanadaNorth American Free Trade Implementation Act of June 23, 1993 MexicoExecutive Decree of December 14, 1993. Published in Diario Oficial de la Federacion on December 20, 1993 United StatesUSA – NAFTA Implementation Act (1993) Entry into force January 1, 1994 Objectives 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;