Course summary European Union EU Mexico Free Trade Agreement FTA:
The European Union (EU) - Mexico
FTA (Free Trade Agreement) is broad and comprehensive and covers trade in goods and services and has specific
chapters on access to public procurement markets, competition, intellectual
property rights and investment.
In terms of trade value, Mexico ranks 21th among European Union trade partners
and 18th amongst its export partners. The EU is Mexico's second biggest export
market after the United States,
and the third largest source of imports after US and
China. The EU and Mexico have concluded
a Free Trade Agreement which entered into force in October 2000.
Trade in goods
- EU goods imports from Mexico 2009: €9.9 billion
- EU goods exports to Mexico 2009: €15.9 billion
Around 7.000 firms in Mexico have received investment from the EU. This means
that there is participation by European investors in 22% of all the firms in
Mexico that have received foreign
direct investment (FDI).
Example of the course European Union EU Mexico Free Trade
Agreement FTA:
