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Provisions on Trade in Services in Trade and Integration Agreements in the Western Hemisphere
Part I: Sub-regional Trade and Integration Agreements XXII. Provisions Other than GATS*: B. Quantitative Restrictions
* Note: In
addition to those sections corresponding to the provisions of the GATS, NAFTA
and the Group of Three also include a provision on Local Presence and
Quantitative Restrictions which is also found in the Bilateral Free Trade
Agreements between Mexico/Bolivia, Mexico/Costa Rica and Canada/Chile (discussed
in Part II).
NAFTA
Article 1207: Quantitative Restrictions
Within one year of the date of entry into force of this Agreement, each Party shall set out in its Schedule to Annex V any quantitative restriction maintained by a state or province, not including a local government. Each Party shall notify the other Parties of any quantitative restriction that it adopts, other than at the local government level, after the date of entry into force of this Agreement and shall set out the restriction in its Schedule to Annex V. The Parties shall periodically, but in any event at least every two years, endeavor to negotiate the liberalization or removal of the quantitative restrictions set out in Annex V pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 3.
Group of Three
Article 10-08: Non-discriminatory Quantitative Restrictions
2. Within one year of the date of entry into force of this Agreement, each Party shall subscribe to a Protocol containing the quantitative restrictions referred in paragraph 1. 3. Each Party shall notify the other Parties of any quantitative restriction that it adopts, other than at the local government level, after the date of entry into force of this Agreement and shall set out the restriction in the Protocol mentioned in paragraph 2. 4. The agreements resulting from the negotiation for liberalization which is the object of paragraph 1 shall be contained in Protocols.
Andean Community
Central America/Dominican Republic
Periodically, at least one every tow years, the Parties shall try to negotiate to liberalize or eliminate:
Each Party shall notify the other Parties of any non-discriminatory quantitative restriction that it adopts after the date of entry into force of this Treaty, and shall set out the restriction in the list referred in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Mercosur
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