On Wednesday, October 11, 2017, the United States, Canadian and Mexican governments began the fourth round of North American Free Trade (NAFTA) renewal negotiations. During this session, set to run until October 17th, more than two dozen topics will be discussed by officials.
Negotiation progress in round three resulted in the new NAFTA Competition Chapter whereby the three nations agreed to “obligations providing increased procedural fairness in competition law enforcement so that parties are given a reasonable opportunity to defend their interests and ensured of certain rights and transparency under each nation's competition laws. “
A tri-lateral press event, including U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Mexican Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, will be held at the close of the negotiations on October 17th.
Additional details regarding the start of NAFTA Round 4, can be viewed at:
