Free Trade Agreement Mexico EFTA European Free Trade Association

Course summary Free Trade Agreement Mexico - EFTA (European Free Trade Association):

The Free Trade Agreement between the EFTA States (European Free Trade Association) and Mexico entered into force on 1 July 2001.

The Agreement covers trade in industrial products as well as fish and marine products. In addition, bilateral agricultural agreements between the individual EFTA countries and Mexico have been concluded which form part of the instruments creating the free trade area.

The objectives of the EFTA States - Mexico Free Trade Agreement (FTA) are:
(a) the progressive and reciprocal liberalization of trade in goods, in conformity with Article XXIV of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (hereinafter referred to as “the GATT 1994”);

(b) to provide fair conditions of competition affecting trade between the Parties;

(c) to open the government procurement markets of the Parties;

(d) the liberalization of trade in services, in conformity with Article V of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (hereinafter referred to as “the GATS”);

(e) the progressive liberalization of investment;

(f) to ensure an adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights, in accordance with the highest international standards; and

(g) to contribute in this way, by the removal of barriers to trade, to the harmonious development and expansion of world trade.

Mexico is one of the EFTA States’ most important trading partners in Latin America and an important market for its exports, with significant growth potential.

Example of the course Free Trade Agreement Mexico - EFTA (European Free Trade Association):

The EFTA States - Mexico Free Trade Agreement (FTA) consists of nine Chapters with a total of 85 Articles, twenty-one Annexes, four Joint Declarations and a Record of Understanding (table of contents).
- General provisions
- Trade in Goods
- Services and Investment
- Competition
- Government Procurement
- Intellectual Property
- Institutional Provisions
- Dispute settlement

EFTA member states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland

Example of the course Free Trade Agreement Mexico - EFTA (European Free Trade Association) in Spanish:

 Educational level: Continuing education / Executive education programs.