Understanding the North American Free Trade Agreement : legal and business consequences of NAFTA / by Leslie Alan Glick.

Understanding the North American Free Trade Agreement : legal and business consequences of NAFTA / by Leslie Alan Glick.

Second edition.

ix, 147 pages ; 21 cm

9065448462
9789065448460

T 213 GLI.U

An overview of the key provisions and impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the effect it will have on employment, the environment, tariffs, and the various industry sectors such as automobiles, financial services, textile production, telecommunications, insurance, advertising, energy and transportation. The book also offers an overview of the Environmental Side Agreement and the Labour Side Agreement.

Price : NLG; Supplier : Nedbook International, Amsterdam; Recd 27/02/95; Table of Contents : 1. Introduction; 2. The North American Free Trade Agreement : A. NAFTA is not a common market; B. Effect on employment; C. Effect on environment; D. Effective date and implementation process; E. Amendments, withdrawal accession; F. Dispute resolution; 3. The NAFTA : what changes to expect : A. Tariffs; B. Motor vehicle sector; C. Textile products; D. Investment; E. Settlement of investment disputes; F. Financial services; G. Insurance; H. Telecommunications; I. Energy; J. Advertising; K. Cross-border trade in services; L. Transportation; M. Bus transportation; N. Investment in transportation; O. Technical and safety standards : related issues; P. United States perspective of NAFTA with regard to transportation; Q. Canadian perspective of NAFTA with regard to transportation; R. Mexican perspective of NAFTA with regard to transportation; S. Intellectual property; T. Health and phytosanitary regulations; U. Government procurement; V. Rules of origin; W. Customs administration; X. Safeguards; Y. Unfair trade practices : antidumping and countervailing duties; Z. Agriculture; AA. Antritrust law : 1. Competition policy, monopolies and State enterprises; BB. Temporary entry for business persons; 4. The supplemental agreements : A. The environmental side agreement : 1. The interest groups; 2. Analysis of the proposals; 3. The side accord; 4. The proposals and the side accord; 5. Conclusions; B. The labor side agreement : 1. Principles; 2. Institutions; 3. Avenues of consultation; 4. Dispute resolution; 5. Joint cooperative programs; 6. Transitional adjustment assistance program; 7. Withdrawal; 8. Reaction to the labor accord; 9. Job growth theory; 5. Conclusion; Appendix 1. Eligibility for temporary business visas; Appendix 2. Annex 303.2 : tariff elimination;.

Deventer : Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers, c1994.

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