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Marginal note:Secretary

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• (2) The Secretary is responsible for fulfilling the mandate of the Section. In doing so, the Secretary shall

  • (a) provide assistance to the Free Trade Commission;

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  • (c) support — as the Free Trade Commission may direct — the work of other committees and groups established under the Agreement;

  • (d) otherwise facilitate — as the Free Trade Commission may direct — the operation of the Agreement; and

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Marginal note:Definitions

• 2 (1) In this Act,

  Agreement

  Agreement  means the North American Free Trade Agreement entered into between the Government of Canada, the Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of the United States of America and signed on December 17, 1992, and includes any rectifications thereto made prior to its ratification by Canada; (Accord)

  Free Trade Commission

  Free Trade Commission  means the Free Trade Commission established under Article 2001 of the Agreement; (Commission du libre-échange)

Marginal note:Free Trade Commission

12 The Governor in Council may appoint any member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada to be a representative of Canada on the Free Trade Commission.

Free Trade Commission

Marginal note:Canadian Section of Secretariat

14 The Canadian Section of the Secretariat is established within the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development for the purpose of facilitating the operation of the Agreement, including the work of panels, committees and scientific review boards that may be established in accordance with the Agreement.

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