European Free Trade Association-Mexico FTA

1. Introduction to EFTA States-Mexico Agreement
2. International Trade in Goods and Services under the Agreement
3. Advantages for exporters
4. The EUR.1 Movement Certificate
5. Foreign Trade between Mexico and the European Free Trade Association member countries (Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein)

The Subject “Mexico-EFTA Free Trade Agreement” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Languages: or México AELC Mexique European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

Mexican Economy, Carlos Slim, Competitive Advantages, Jalisco, Nuevo Leon, Chihuahua...

Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and EFTA.

The Free Trade Agreement between the European Free Trade Association and Mexico entered into force in 2001.

The Mexico-EFTA Free Trade Agreement covers International Trade in industrial products as well as fish and marine products.

Furthermore, a bilateral agricultural agreements between EFTA individual countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) and Mexico have been finished and form part of the instruments for creating the Free Trade Area.

The objectives of EFTA-Mexico Free Trade Agreement are to:

1. Reach progressive and reciprocal International Trade in Goods liberalization
2. Provide a fair competition conditions affecting bilateral trade between Mexico and the European Free Trade Association States
3. Open Government procurement markets of Mexico and EFTA
4. Reach Trade in Services  liberalization
5. Reach Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) progressive liberalization
6. Guarantee an adequate Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection
7. Contribute, by trade barriers removal, to the world's trade development and growth

EFTA-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (FTA) consists of 9 Chapters and 85 Articles:

1. General dispositions
2. International Trade in Goods
3. Trade in Services
4. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
5. Competition
6. Government Procurement
7. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
8. Institutional dispositions
9. Dispute Settlement

Mexico is one of the European Free Trade Association States largest trade partners in Hispanic America and a significant market for its Exports, with a substantial growth potential.

Sample - Mexico-EFTA Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

Mexico belongs to the Hispanic American Economic Area and EFTA to the European area.