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NAFTA Commission Documents

In October 2003, U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick met with his Canadian and Mexican counterparts at the annual meeting of the NAFTA Free Trade Commission in Montreal. As part of the ongoing commitement to make NAFTA more responsive to the needs of the public, the Commission produced two statements to enhance the transparency and efficiency of NAFTA's investor-state arbitration (Chapter 11 of the NAFTA Agreement):

- an affirmation of the authority of investor-state tribunals to accept written submissions (amicus curiae briefs) by non-disputing parties, coupled with recommended procedures for tribunals on the handling of such submissions; and

- endorsement of a standard form for the Notices of Intent to initiate arbitration that idsputing investors are required to submit under Article 1119 of the NAFTA.

Text of the statement and other documents from the meeting are listed below.

 
NAFTA Commission Announces New Transparency Measures
Contact: Richard Mills/Ricardo Reyes | (202) 395-3230
 
NAFTA at 10 Free Trade Commission Joint Statement
 
Joint Statement of NAFTA Governments on Steel Committee
 
NAFTA Free Trade Commission Statement on Non-Disputing Party Participation
 
NAFTA Free Trade Commission Statement on Arbitration
 
NAFTA Free Trade Commission Statement on Open Hearings




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