North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation

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The North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation is a side accord to NAFTA that established a framework and commission for trilateral environmental cooperation and enforcement among the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf environmental agreement
international treaty
side agreement to NAFTA
aimsTo address potential environmental impacts of trade liberalization in North America
countryParty Canada
Mexico
United States
createsMechanism factual records on environmental enforcement
public submissions on enforcement matters
enteredIntoForceDate 1994-01-01
establishesBody Commission for Environmental Cooperation
establishesCouncil Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
establishesJointBody Joint Public Advisory Committee
focusesOn effective enforcement of environmental laws
environmental protection
sustainable development
geopoliticalContext North American economic integration
hasAcronym NAAEC
hasEnforcementDimension review of persistent pattern of failure to enforce environmental law
hasInstitution Commission for Environmental Cooperation
hasLegalNature binding international agreement
hasPartyStatus trilateral agreement
hasScope environmental law enforcement cooperation
trilateral environmental cooperation
hasSecretariatCountry Canada
hasSecretariatLocation Montreal
isEnvironmentalSideAgreementTo NAFTA
isLinkedTo North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
isPredecessorOf environmental cooperation provisions of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement
language English
French
Spanish
objective enhance compliance with environmental laws
promote public participation in environmental decision-making
promote transparency in environmental governance
promotes cooperation among environmental authorities of the parties
providesFor cooperative environmental projects
environmental information exchange
region North America
shortName NAAEC
signedAsSideAccordTo North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA
subjectMatter conservation of biodiversity
environmental impact of trade
pollution prevention
typeOfCooperation intergovernmental cooperation

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United States–Canada environmental cooperation basedOn North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
Commission for Environmental Cooperation legalBasis North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation