Canada

Article XXIV of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (“GATT 1994”) (and the Understanding on the Interpretation of GATT Article XXIV of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994) may prevent some of the U.S. demands made at the start of the NAFTA modernization/renegotiation talks this week.  Article XXIV of

Canada

On May 18, 2017, the newly confirmed United States Trade Representative (Ambassador Lighthizer) formally notified the United States Congress that President Trump intends to initiate negotiations with Canada and Mexico to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”). The May 18, 2017 letter sets into motion a 90-day countdown for the first formal