Protocol Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement with the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada
Text as of 2026-09-28
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About this law
- Kind
- Treaty
- Number
- Protocol (Buenos Aires, November 30, 2018)
- Issued by
- Governments of the United States, Mexico and Canada (file published by USTR)
- Country
- Canada
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1. Upon entry into force of this Protocol, the USMCA, attached as an Annex to this Protocol, shall supersede the NAFTA, without prejudice to those provisions set forth in the USMCA that refer to provisions of the NAFTA.
2. Each Party shall notify the other Parties, in writing, once it has completed the internal procedures required for the entry into force of this Protocol. This Protocol and its Annex shall enter into force on the first day of the third month following the last notification.
3. Upon entry into force of this Protocol, the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation, done at Mexico, Washington, and Ottawa on September 8, 9, 12, and 14, 1993 shall be terminated. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed this Protocol. DONE at Buenos Aires, this 30th day of November, 2018, in triplicate, in the English, Spanish, and French languages, each text being equally authentic. ________________________________ FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ________________________________ FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES ________________________________ FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA <!-- page break --> Annex <!-- page break -->