NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement

EENI- School of International Business

Subject: The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
2. Background of the North American Free Trade Agreement
3. Institutions of the NAFTA
4. The NAFTA Free Trade Commission
5. Economic Impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
6. The NAFTA rules of origin
7. Economic facts about the North American Free Trade Agreement
8. The NAFTA Dispute Settlement

The objectives of the subject “The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)” are to:

1. Understand the aims and institutions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
2. To assess the benefits and economic impact for the NAFTA countries
3. Analyse the process of economic integration and foreign trade between Canada, the United States, and Mexico
4. Know the dispute settlement mechanism
5. Understand the rules of origin of the NAFTA

Sample of the subject - The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):

Description of the Subject: The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

In 1994 was created the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a regional trade bloc formed by the United Mexican States, Canada, and the United States (America).

1. The North American Free Trade Agreement eliminates all import tariffs (15 year period)
2. Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), all non-tariff barriers to agricultural trade between the United States and the United Mexican States were eliminated
3. The North American Free Trade Agreement is one of the biggest free trade areas in the World (444 millions of people)
4. Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), international trade of products between the United States, Canada, and Mexico has tripled (946 billion dollars)
5. International Trade of products between the NAFTA members - the United States, Canada, and Mexico-: 2.6 billion dollars each day (108 million each hour)
6. The three NAFTA's countries are mostly Christians

The North American Free Trade Agreement is an FTA between the Latin American and the North American Economic Areas of the Western Christian Civilisation.